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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07
OUR SAMMEES ABROAD.

We are always Interested in the
comments of the English and
French newspapers on the ap-
pearance and conduct Of our SOL
diers. The American soldier is,
in many respects, a new type for
their study. The foreign impress
sion of our people has been gath
cred from the tourists who visit
abroad, and it is by no means dis
loyal to say that this impression
has, in many instances, been I'M
pleasant The conclusion that
Americans are boastful, vain and
given to love Of money, and that
they are often crude is wrong;
but many of us arc Of that class
which the foreign critics have
seen at its worst. The foreigner
who visits us in our own coun-
try returns with an impression
distinctly more favorable.
Young Americans, officers or
soldiers, in the present army are
quite new to the English and
French. We might almost say that
he issa new type of the American
tourist. Thus, the Observant Lon
don editor finds that the Ameri,
can soldiers are modest, good hu.
mored, not laxative, and with {
certain seriousness of manner
that is lacking in the devil-may-
care style of the British "Tommy.'
1t is noticed, also, that our sol
diers are educated. well informed
and, especially, that they have
good manners.
This war is big cauldron anC
in the sitting at the end, the PEG,
Piles of the earth will have a vast
ly better understanding Of one
another.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07
Am orleans Under Fire
By Albert Payson Terhune
The Battle of Port Republic.

1t has been called
merely the prelude conflict
The
of 1862
Republic OF his march,
Union PortR
the
of
the by
carroll
yn
lhough jackson defending Republic
the village. straight the s onge foe
me ey impulse Of their
fled across the bridge that
Carroll
bdg-he
- . easily have from continuing
THROWN have held him
against the
main Union should
But Carroll
Naturally Conedeaes
lack of numbers the
Republic
There Tyler
roll Meanwhile
me o meet Them
And another defeated
Before Tyler and Carroll
WHERE CAVALRY
"DlD
Louisiana brigade ! I
individual
orce
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07
THE DAILY mSSoULIAN
esrAeLisHED 1879
MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1918.
A BAD MESS.

The Democratic leaders who
are shooting away war critics OF
the conduct Of the war have
something Of job to explain con-
ditions in New York harbor,
where more than 400 steamships,
aggregating 100000 gross, are
being held through lack of coal.
The piers are so filled, that ships
are compelled to anchor in the
bay or in the North River until
room is afforded. Twenty-Five
steamships of a French line have
been waiting for coal since No
vember 81, and among these are
four ammunition ships. Fifteen
ships, ranging from 500 to 10000
gross tons are operated by Brit
ish company on through service
TO England, and the others are
freighters engaged in carrying
supplies to our allies.
Does any one venture to say
that this congestion is not inter-
fering with the progress Of the
war, and will some one explain it
by anything less than that Of the
grossest inconsistency? There is
no lack of. coal in America and
nearly all of the important mines
are within a thousand miles OF
New York. We are told, and per-
haps tr,ithfully, that the trouble
is due to the inability of the rail
roads, through the lack OF equip
ment or other lacks.
That may be true, and yet we
must look back to last summer
when a coal administrator and
railroad board were appointed to
solve this very problem. The
ships are here in the harbor to
tell lis that no progress has been
made. The situation would be bad
enough, if the country merely
lacked coal for heating the homes
and such factories as were mol
engaged in the war industries; il
is infinitely worse and, indeed, in
comprehensive when we think
that for lack of coal, it is impossl-
BILE at this time to transport a vas'
amount of munitions, stores AND
provisions to our allies who are
pressed for help.
The big problems facing this
country at the beginning of the
war were the gathering Of an
army and food supplies. 1t is
positively a matter of national
humiliation that, with these prob.
lens soinear solution, coal, which
issin abundance, cannot be stnret
nm tho waiting ShiDS.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07
Hits From Sharp Wits

Lima Beane says hopeless debt Is
the deepest hole 4 fellow can fall into.
Toledo Blade.
The coal situation is the kind Of
shame that isn't MANIFESTATIONS
American.
The straight and narrow path is
about the only highway that is never
overcrowded.-Bingh Press.
We could dispense with all our
cheerful losers for the sake of a few
modest winners.-Binghamto Press.
The Millions for defense" includes
both dollars and men.-Los Angeles
Times. -..
Under the Maryland compulsory
work law bootblacks are classed as
idlers. Is that an intimation to young
men that while the nation is at war
they must not spend their time acquir-
ing polish?-PittsbIrgh Gazette
Times.
Women hate to answer questions.
but love to ask shem.-Chicago News.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07
A FOOLISH CAMPAIGN.

We think that our dry friends
may well take General Pershing's
word in the policy of permitting
American soldiers in France to
drink light wines and beers. The
argument favoring that policy
does not differ from that which
we ventured regarding cigarettes
for the soldiers. The light red
wines of France contain q very
small amount of alcohol and are
quite harmless if taken in moder-
alton, as most certainly they will
be in General Pershing's army.
The decision in such matters
should be left entirely to the mill
tary authorities, since they will
be responsible for the work of the
soldiers. 1t is a subject on which
no civilian should feel qualified
to pass judgment, and we can
think Of no more useless waste
of time and effort than fanatical
propaganda to make the fighting
American army abroad bone dry.
Besides, there is another OBJ
stacle. The sale Of these light al
coholic beverages is both permit
ted and encouraged by the French
government.
The very noticeable absence Of
drunkenness in the armies Of our
allies is explained by the excel
lent food and the light French
wines and beers given to the men.
BY that method the authorities
can enforce the rule forbidding
the use of real liquors. 1t is alb
surd to think that millions Of men
from whom desperate fighting is
to be expected, and who have
been accustomed to drinking al
coholic liquors can be suddenly
deprived Of them without creating
snllenness, discomfort, and I'M
questionable inefficiency.
This question is entirely re-
moved from the policy of cam
|paign of prohibition in the United
States, and must be treated &C
cordingly. The best way is to
cease worrying over it and inter-
fering with it while it is in the
hands of the military authorities.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07

was travelling in a northern English
county and stopped for the night at
wayside inn. During his stay the
local postman brought a letter to one
of the serving maids. Sir Rowland
CHANGED to be standing by and saw the
girl return it to the postman. saying
that she could not pay the shilling
due. The knight made inquiry and
learned that the letter was from her
brother. So he paid the fee and gave
her the letter.
This incident convinced him that the
post needed reorganization and he set
out to devise a system by which postal
fees would be collected in advance.
From this grew the postage stamp.
Following its use in England other
countries quickly adopted the plan
which is now universal. "a
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07
TEN AMERICAN WOMEN.

When heroic France had
stopped the German drive and
hurled back the hordes of Huns
from the Marine early in the war,
there began a gradual recovery
by the armies of'the allies of ter
ritory of which the Germans had
had earlier possession. And all of
this territory was found to have
been devastated almost beyond
hope OF reouilding. Not only had
it's civilian population been re-
moved in most cases to Germany
hut it's buildings and orchards and
fertile fields were made unfit to
serve the uses of population I'M
til months of labor had been eN-
pended upon them.
At this time there was formed
in New York city, by Miss Anne
Morgan, an organization of ten
women who, as a unit OF the
American Fund for French
Wounded, went into this devas-
tated region. Their work since
then. forms one Of the finest
chapters of service written since
the war began.
Miss Margaret Stevenson, one
OF the ten, recently came back to
America, and she has told some
thing of their work. Her story
merely adds to the fame of the
group which already had pre-
coded her to America.
They have helped rehabilitatc
some twenty-seven of these dew
astated villages. They have
opened schools. They have sup
piled with the necessities of life
the old people who have been
sent hack TO their ruined homes
after their exile TO Germany. Her
recital of the return of these I'M
happy people to their homes is
illustrative of the pathetic cir
cumstances and heroic spirit
which filled north France after
the battle of the Marine:
.sThere are only old people and
Young children left to carry or
this great work." she says. ''Bu1
/ wish you could see how eagerl,
these old men and women start te
work again. They return from
Germany enfeebled by suffering
and age, dragging their grand
children behind them. But thu
moment they reach their helovea
BIZ of soil they are revivified
made strong and purposefu|
Their vitality is unbelievable"
According to Miss Stevenson
this part Of France was in Ger
n,aupossession for thirty months
Leaving it, the Huns neglected
tliIng to make its ruin com
lete. The work, which is beinl
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07
Stamps Is Years Old

Something like $4,000 kinds Of pos
tage stamps are in use throughout the
world. Three quarters of a century
ago postage stamps were unknown, in
story connected with their origin.
which investigators believe to be true.
From the earliest times govern
ments maintained a postal system, and
frequently there were competing or
ganization similar to the express COM
panies of today. And in many cases
the postage was collected on delivery
About Is years ago Sir Rowland Hill
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07
Misscula, Mont, Jan. 2.

Missoua, Mont, Jan. 2.
Editor Missoulian:
VIII you kindly publish In the
columns of your valuable paper the
enclosed clipping taken from the Ma
:ional Tribune. 1t appears at this
time to be very pertinent and espe-
cially so to the parents of sons who
are with our army and at the front,
1t certainly has a very discouraging
outlook to those of us who are giving
our all in responding to the ever
growing fund to give aid and comfort
to our boys and further the cause for
which they so hcrocially responded.
That Is true American spirit. inspired
by the deeds of our forefathers. If
this is true, why should we not in the
same spirit insist upon thorough In
vestieation and a cleaning out OF the
corruption that is known to be raging
rampant in the various national de-
partments.
At the present 1t appears to be an
age of investigation. Why not, for the
cdification and benefit Of n suffering
people, 20 to the foundation and see
who is at fault. then kick him out.
&c. S. PAxSON."
The Clipping.
Official Washington and congress
have become one big question mark
That question Is "why"
Why do we have do depend on our
allies for machine guns and rifles?
Why are we short of rifles?
Why are men in the army camps
dying like flies because they have no
proper clothing for winter weather?
Why n shortage in shoes, overcoats
and uniforms?
Why the "broomstick' brigades?
Why does the shipbuillng program
lag until everybody is fearful that
there will never be enough ships to
beat the German submarines?
Why is there n sugar shortage when
the production of sugar is the greatest
in the history of the world?
Why n coal famine when the mines
have produced 5O,O0O,O0O more tons
this year than last year?
Why did the buerau Of public infor-
nation cost $1,35O.0OO to date without
giving any real information?
Dozens of other pertinent questions
are being asked along these lines.
The answer may be summed up in a
few words: Mismanagement from top
to bottom.
This mismanagement has been
caused by two Acknowledgements the
United States was not prepared for
war and would not be prepared despite
| the warning sounded four years ago by
citizens and organizations like the Ma
| tional Defense league, and because GER
tain officials OF the government from
clerks to cabinet officers do not
measure up to their jobs and it is
| feared never will.
There are some army officers and
civilians in high places who would
measure up to a $40 a week clerkshin
and even have difficulty in filling that
kind of a position.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07

done by these American women,
is rejecting credit not only to
themselves, but to the whole ma
ton, for it merely is a concrete
illustration of the American de-
sire to aid unhappy France. And
there is room for more of such
women as Miss Morgan and Miss
Stevenson in that battle-scarred
land.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07
LETTERS FROM the
MISSOUlIAN FAMILY

The Muscular invites letters
from its readers on all topics Of
interest. The signatures and ad-
dresses Of correspondents should
be sent az evidence Of good faith,
though anonymous signatures may
be sent for tho letters as printed,
it desired. All communications
should be limited to 200 words and
addressed to the editor.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07
Home!
Stories of Canadians Who
Returned From War.
BY Sergeant Richard Fitzgerald

On tour Tor British Canadian Recruit
ing Mission.
Sergeant Fitzgerald wears the kings
and queens medals and ribbon for his
services in the South African wars;
also King Georges badge which he
received in 1914 and the Canadian
badge for service at the front.
I was wounded at the Aisne when ]
was blown into the air by one of the
largest German shells, which we call
Jack Johnsons." My injuries were
so great I was removed at once to q
British hospital where I lay for II ant
| one-half months.
I went to France as a British re.
| servist with the first troops to leave
Canada after the outbreak of the war
in August, 1914. / was one of thai
army the kaiser called contemplate,
which fought through the battle O.
Mons. the Marine, Aisne, and held thu
million Germans with a handful O.
| 10000 men. We were terribly shor
of guns and ammunition, but we wer,
all veterans, British regulars, ant
every shot counted; every bullet scoret
| a hit.
When I was discharged from tn,
service as of no further use. / returned
to Canada. But recuperated so fas
that in four months I re-enlisted il
the Canadian army service corps as
chauffeur in the armored car section
and went again to France. Over there
collapsed again from the gases an,
my old wounds. The gases affecte,
my eyes. have been blind tire
times this year, and one lung Is don
for, and the tissues OF my left sid
and back are said to be affected. NJ.
left arm has been temporarily para
lyZed.
Now every man with red blod Il
his body must come forward. II he /
married. the government will take car
OF his wife and family: they try I
see that she gets as much or almos
as much as before he enlisted. II h
has n good job. it is his now becaus
his comrades have been fighting 70
him.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07
WHERE CAVALRY
Ibid ITS BIT"

10 years old must be accompanied by
their parents would help. More power
to the splendid community chorus and
to De Loss Smith who is the biggest
part of 1t.
MRS. 4. c. w.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07
Regains Citizenship
to Fight for U. s.

Discharged from the British army
Crockett was without a country as he
did not take out the necessary papers
which would qualify him for citizen
ship in the British empire when he
swore allegiance to the king and for
feited his birthright Of American citi-
zenship.
when President Wilson declared
war against autocracy. Crockett with
true democratic spirit, volunteered for
service in the American army. Re-
cruiting officers temporarily post
poned accepting his application for en-
listment as they were unable to deter
mine his nationality.
"Crockett's case was Investigated.
and finally an appeal was made to
congress early in the last session to
make some provision for re-instating.
not only Crockett. but the hundreds OF
former American citizens now with the
allied armies on the battlefields OF
Europe" !,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07

One Chinese province annually ex-
ports more than 1so. tons of pea
nuts. all because an American mis-
sionary several years ago gave a ma
tive convert q quart Of California seed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07
Food Saving Hunehss
From Hoover.

From Hoover. .. ...-
II you have a sweet tooth, pull 1t.
Potato and onion! What salad for
Saturday night when you don't expect
company.
Why worry about wheat and sugar
SO long as there is corn bread and
molasses?
Corn meal shipped from America to
Europe will not keep. Use the corn
meal at nome. 1916 DIS tea1 atsg ~
A loaf OF good bread can b made
from nine ounces Of flour and eight
ounces OF potatoes.
The food administration, wants
housewives to experiment with 9eu1
substitutes In bread making.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-07
A Communication.

Editor Missoulian: The title of the
Armenian and Syrian relief committee
ia somewhat misleading. because the
committee cares not only for Armeni-
ans and Syrians, but for all the vic
Tins of Turkish cruelty in western
Asia.
The Greeks form large part OF
these war sufferers. Since Greece
turned decidedly to the support of the
allies. at least one million Greeks have
persisted by massacre and deportation.
| This is the report Of survivor, one
of a party of 1000 rescued by a Rus
sian fleet:
after drafting all men between the
ages of l6 and 60 for army service,
| the old men, women and children were
kept until at a convenient time they
were towed out into the Black sea and
dumped overheard like so much gar
hage."
Probably the outrages and massacres
lately committed in Asiatic Turkey
cannot be matched for enormity and
extent in all history. SO much this
survivor SAYS: German efficiency
has simply organized the natural hru-
tality of the Turk and made it many
times moro effective than ever before
| The only hope of the hapless sur
vivors lies In America, and the Ar
menian committee is almost the sole
agency through which this relief can
reach them.
Some persons may feel exempt from
obligations to these most unhappy VIC
| tins because they have given to the
| Red Cross. but tho bed Cross does not
take them under its care and throws
the responsibility upon this special
committee.
As the result of efforts since the
Thanksgiving day offerings. including
them, Missoula has sent about $500 to
this relief work. This is good be-
ginning. about one fifth of the amount
Missoula should give.
Many have not vet responded to the
appeal. Will they not reconsider and
make generous gift?
WM. ABER.
| To the Editor:
| Sir: am sure that we all enjoyed
| the reunion of the community chorus
yesterday. 1t seemed to me that the
people sing better than ever and
could tell from Professor De Loss
Smiths manner that he was more
pleased with the singing. would not
miss one of these meetings for any
thing. The Missoulian has certainly
shown what newspaper can do to
help our city. There is one change that
| l would like to see. Three of the boxes
and many seats were filled with small
| children without their parents. OF
course we want the children there. But
1t does not seem right for so many
grown people to stand while SO many
seats are occupied by little children
who do not sing at all. I hope the
committee will try to solve this prob
lem. a rule that all children under
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-05-29
MERCHANTS TO
CLOSE TOMORROW

Whereas, the Congress of the
United States OH the End day of last
April passed resolution setting aside
Thursday, May 30th as a day of hui
initiation, prayer and fasting, and the
offering of fervent supplication to
Almighty God for the safety and
welfare of our cause, His blessings
upon our arms and a speedy restora-
ton OF an honorable and lasting
peace to the nations of the earth"
and as the president has made pub
lie proclamation of the same:
|. Clayton Jay, Mayor of the city
OF Fitzgerald, do hereby respectfully
request and urge that all places OF
business and amusement be closed Oh
that day, and that the people of all
creeds assemble themselves in their
several places of worship at appoint
ed hours, and both publicly and pri-
'Vately strive to carry out the spirit
OF the day according to the request
OF the Congress and the President If
our great nation.
And we, the undersigned merchants
and business men of Fitzgerald do
hereby agree to close our business in
accordance with the above proclama-
ton for the entire day Thursday, May
the 30th: (Signed)
{. A. Fretwell, ]. H. Mayes, G. H.
Johnson. ]. w. Leatn, J. H. Evans.
c. A. Miller, w Raine, Fitzgerald
Drug Co. L. S. Cobb, M. Gottlieb, ].
B. Wall, Waters Cigar Stand, Chero-
Cola Bottling Co., Gleaton Motor CT
Co, Sandlin Furniture Co, w. F.
Jones, Russell Bss,hers, Planters
Warehouse & Loan Co, Casper Hide
F; Skin Co.. New York Cafe hours close
! 2 to $50 P. M, open 6 to 9 p M.
Greek American Restaurant closed
all day, Mrs. NJ. p. Broughton, f. P
Wightman, Jake Sedlmeyer, L. O.
Iisdel. ]. A. Justice, Stevens Furni-
ture Co., Beall Grocery Co.. H. A.
Burkhart, H. H. Toelken, Standard
| Oil Co., c. Kilburn. City Drug Co..
Vendomc Grocery. The Herald ]. B.
Seanor, Farmer & Garbutt, Winn's
Garage, w. w. Bowen. Wiley Burke
B. L. Mobley, w. T. Watson, M. B.
j Mobley, Cash Drug Store, Big -Four
Pressing Club, c. Floyd. New York
Pressing Club, Henry Parker. Jo-
seph Anderson. Griner Motor Car
Co, Fitzgerald Hardware Co.. Phoe-
nix Warehouse Co.. H. B. Isler, Da-
Wis Bros. Co., City Barber Shop, Alb
rams Dry Goods Co.. Palace Barker
Shop, Wilson Co. w. K. Edwards
L. S. Young. Fitzgerald Motor Sup
ply Co, Bargain House, L. Keim, W.
4, Fountain James H. Dodgen,
White Swan Laundry, Fitzgerald Ten
Cent Store, L. C. Montague. II. L.
Manon, Bradshaw Music Co., ]. A.
Jones, B. Goldenberry, Mcclellan
Stores Co., McCarty- tombstone Co.,
The Fair Store. ]. H. Churchwell, R.
|. Maffett, Gungl & Garwood, A. H.
Thurmond Auto Co., !. c. Bush. F.
B. Knorpp, Johnso., Hardware Co.,
Williams Market, Cable Piano Co.,
Dixie Service Station. Cole Motor Co.
c. P. Mcmillan, T. S Graham, ]. H.
Benton, M. J. Smith, Jr., Kratzer's