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The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19

The thirst for luxury and amuse-
ment which Is said to be one of the
predominant traits of the American
people is one that could very well be
suppressed to a greater extent dsring
the war than it has been so far, If we
are to believe a great many students
of public affairs. Senator Thomas of
Colorado voiced the feelings of a good
" number of his colleagues when he
condemned the tea fights, cabarets,
hotel orchestras and '.funkeys,p the
glitter of Broadway, and all the other
devices of the devil which We're per
missable in peace time. over us all, y
asserted Thomas, "stalks the specter
of possible defeat. May it never come !;
If II does it will be due to our indiffer-
ence to our duty and our failure to
meet a world crisis fraught with terri
BILE consequences to humanity and TO
civilization"
The Colorado senator does not for
an instant believe in cutting out ev-
cry source of amusement. but he does
feel that the people should be ready
to sacrifice In some measure now in
order to prevent far greater sacrifices
later.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up DO years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels. AID.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19

Not AGAINST Him.

docs he understand women?"
YES, but he has some good quail
Duly News.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19

Good resolutions are not character.
but only the staging by which char
dcter may be built.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19

Good reading acts upon the mind
HE furnlture.poIIsh in the parlor.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19

It Is quite likely that many things
will be done on account of the war.
and among them we may finally reach
point where price fixing will be
adopted Notwithstanding the dee
lamations against 1t that have been
heard in both houses of congress. and
the assertion that we have passed no
law authorizing anybody to fix prices
of commodities. it is a fact that there
has been great deal of price liking
on many of the important articles OF
commerce in this country. And what
is more, there will be general price
fixing If the so-called .'profiteers' con
tinue to abuse the patience of the gov
eminent by charging exorbitant prices
for the necessaries of life
There are a great many things which
the war may do before it is ended. and
this much may be set down as certain:
Whatever is necessary to win the war,
that will be done, whether 1t is fix
ing prices of commodities, fixing wages
of labor, or doing anything else that
Is required to make success of the
greatest undertaking of all time.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19

What has become of the good old
stock of men who went through the
school of hard knocks?
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19
Accounting for IL.

"He wrote me very lame apology"
"Bnt. then, YOU know, he's sprained
his wrist"
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19
GOOD HousEkEEpERs MnNnra

GOOD HoUsEKEEPERs WONDER
How they ever got along without Red
Cross Bali Blue. This really wonder
full blue makes clothes winter than
snow. Get the genuine Red Cross Bali
Blue at your grocers.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19

It Is the will and not the gift that
makes the giver.-Lessing
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19
Rescue.

Father-Gome right out in the back
gard, my son; I'll make you see stars.
Son-Are YOU going to make an
American flag, father?
Father-What do you mean, you
young rascal?
Son-Why I'm going to provide the
stars, While you furnish the stripes.
Father calling on his neek1-Where
did You inherit this brillianey? Off
with your coat, son, I must save you
or perish in the attempt.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19

The United States senate has q way
all its own and no other legislative
body or business organization proceeds
in like manner or under similar
rules. The senate will start in earn
estly on one subject and debate Ii for
little while in the morning. Then 1t
will shift to another and there will be
talk on that. Perhaps a very impor-
tant bill will be brought up. Dozens
of senators Will descant upon its i'm
portance, and after that bill has been
under vigorous discussion, oftentimes
with important amendments suggest
ed, 1t will be laid aside and another
measure taken up.
Sometimes senator's complain of this
method of doing business and the in
congruities of such methods of legis-
lation are pointed out. why not
take up measure and finish it and
then 90 on to something else?' they
often ask. Probably from the time the
senate has been in existence. certainly
for at least so years according to men
who have been around the body that
long, the senate has been proceeding
very much along the lines that are
now in vogue and the answer to all
the "why" questions has been the same
as 1t is now; that is, such questions
are never answered.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19

They love their land because IT Is
their own, and seorn to give aught 9th
er reason why.-IIalloek
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19

A woman usually has a rug In front
of the mirror to cover the hole In the
carpet.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19
Paternal Piuuancy.

SAY, pop, do airplanes fight In the
war zoneT'
No, my son; they fight In the
bone"
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19

IN times such as these there are
bound to be explosions. Several weeks
ago everything was cunning along
smoothly, and then there was the
Chamberlain explosion. which result
ed in several days of ardent debate of
a more or less partisan nature. Then
the country settled down and Wash
ingten seemed to be very quiet, when
all at once the senate blew up with
a bang. Senator Lodge lifted the lid
and other senators followed In severe
criticism of the failure to properly
put the army IN fighting trim and fur
nish 1t with all the implements that
1t needed.
No doubt the last explosion was due
to the nervous condition Of senators
who were Just then feeling very ap-
prehensive on account of the great
German drive. Probably there will be
similar explosions as the war pro-
crosses, for it is not In the order of
things for everybody to be satisfied
with the conduct of the war.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19

Eliminating Wear and Tear.
Romeo swore by the moon.
Saving daylight" he explained
New York Sun.
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19
The oft.

could you get anything out of that
handsome fool at eardsa" yes;
did the handsome thing"
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19

Every person ana every organiza-
ton, in fact, the whole people. iudg-
Ing from what has been said and
written on the subject, are in favor
Of having congress make provision for
utilizing the immense water power
In this country which is now going
to waste. By petitions, memorials,
votes OF organizations and other &C.
tvities. congress is besieged to make
provision for Harvesting the millions
In water power that now run wild"
For many years propositions have
been pending In congress to carry out
this very idea, the utilization of the
water power of the country for manu-
featuring, making electric light. and
using 1t for whatever is necessary.
Sometimes the senate passes bill
and sometimes the house passes a
bill for utilizing water power. The
two bills are never alike; In fact, the
differences between the senate and
house on this subject have been so pro-
nounced that it has been impossible to
enact legislation of any kind.
Recently the administration Mas
taken hold of the subject and bill
has been prepared by three different de-
partments interested. the war depart
ment, the interior department, and the
agricultural department. The house
has gone to the extent of creating a
water power committee, made up of
men from three different committees of
the house, who are supposed to be In
control of various phases of water
The Monticellonian., 1918-04-19

After man has been In the senate
for term or two, he generally mas
developed into an iRcurable optimist
or an incurable cynie-or often a
mixture of the two. There Is no place
like the senate chamber for breeding
sarcasm, and not day goes by with
out some ironic references having been
made Senator Gore of Oklahoma re-
marked recently that an appropriation
of 100000 for the eradication of a
certain potato disease, which had been
included in former agricultural bills,
was not part of the 191S-19 bill as
the disease had finally been stamped
out
"Ah!" interjected Senator Gallinger
THAT is one of the most remarkable
things that has ever been brought to
my attention-that an. appropriation
disappeared from the bill the succeed
Ing year"
II mention it," replied Gore. "as
novelty without precedent and proba-
ably without parallel in the future"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11

surroundings of these great gatherings of men pleasant and happy places for the men who are offering their all to their country. To the Mothers Con gress, too, has been given the priv ilege of "mothering" the boys in yet more practical manner by providing them with United Service Clubs. These attractive houses, which are placed at the disposal of the enlisted men in many of the largest cities. provide accommodations, rest and wholesome recreation for the boys in khaki and the boys in blue, for every mothers son to whom they may offer their hospitality.
 ChiIdren's Bureau
 No Mothers Day chronicle would be complete without mention of the mother of the children of this country, Miss Julia c. Lathrop, Director of the Federal Children's Bureau, who is at this moment mothering every one of the 1O,00O,000 babies in the United States with all the fervor of her great heart. It was Miss Lathrop who ln- augurated the Children's Year move ment last month. her object being to save at least one-third of the prevent able 30O,000 infant deaths which oc- cur each year in the United States.
 There is no more precious day Tn all the year than that which is dedi- cated to the Mothers of America, and men and women, boys and girls every where should be proud to wear the white carnation, emblem of the purity and loyalty and sacrifice of mother hood. The hearts of mothers every where are in. this war; they are stand ing solid1y behind their sons in the camps and in the trenches. great strong bulwark of staunch endeaTor to help and to heal. ''We are not doing our bit" wrote one mother in the far west, i've are doing our all for the boys who are far away fight ing that the liberty of our beloved land may remain unbroken. Our hearts are with them In the fight, and our hands are willing and active In their support in the battle for free dom and for God"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11

the spirit of the men and women who achieved American independence" and urged them to cherish, maintain and extend the institution of American freedom, and to foster true patriotism and love of country.
 Woman's Relief Corps
 "The Woman's Relief Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic is an organization made up largely of moth- ers," said one of the past vice-presi- dents of that organization. Many of it's 100, 900 members knew the rigors of war as it touched their very fire sides in the Civil War in this country. As girls and young women they did their part in that day, and later when war was again with us in the Spanish American conflict they did not finch, but arose in all their strength and helped their sons and grandsons called to the colors. Now despite sorrow and suffering of two past conflicts the noble wives, sisters and daughters of Civil War veterans are again working with every nerve for this latest tur- moil into which this country has been plunged"
 National Congress Of Mothers
 "Ours is the work of handling the children and the homes of the men who have gone to the war" said Mrs. Frederic Schoff, of Philadelphia, Pres ident General of the National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Asso- ciations herself the mother of two sons fighting the cause of the Allies. The Mothers Congress has done effec- tive work in securing pensions for | widowed and dependent mothers in several states. In speaking of this phase of her work Mrs. Schoff said: "The value of mothers as factor in keeping the body polite clean and pure and wholesome is the underlying principle in favor of this measure of protection to the mothers of our | land."
 This corps of women also has been active in mothering the men in the camps and cantonments throughout the land, cooperating with the Army, Navy and Y. M. C. A. in making the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
MrS JosephuS Daniels.
 Wife Of the Secretary Of the NavyWho IS Mother" to oAll the Boys of the Fleet
has added years sufficient to give him
;G.CZhE2lMv Mz5zYnr

has added years sufficient to give him the full strength of manhood.
 Secretary and Mrs. Franklin K. Lane have given a son to the service of Uncle Sam's Army. Secretary Lane recently added his tribute to the "lads who are far away" when he said: Because of this war many of us are deprived of the privilege of having our sons with us. We can, nevertheless, carry before us the pie ] ture of that stalwart figure in khaki, the square-jawed hero of a new crusade, and be joyful for the sacri- flee that we have made in a just cause"
 It is to the naval branch of the service that the Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Houston have given their only son. Humphrey F. Redfeld, the one son of the Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Redfield has also chosen the 1 Navy as his branch of war work and | is serving as ensign on one of the vessels of the American fleet.
 To the Secretary of Labor and Mrs. W. B. Wilson is given the credit of l having SSuI ouI IuIGG SOuS lO serve their country on the field of battle; and a fourth stands ready for the summons when it comes. The two elder Wilson boys have secured com missions in the United States Army, but the third enlisted as a private | and is stoutly shouldering the gun of the man in the ranks. Beyond this immediate sacrifice for the cause, the United States Secretary of Labor is proud of telling that twelve of his nephews are striking for the cause of freedom in foreign lands.
 It was with intense feeling that Secretary Wilson recently made the following statement to other parents:
 My boys are taking their chances, and if any mishap comes to them over there I shall grieve for their loss; I shall grieve for their injury as you will grieve for the injury or loss of your boy But if that loss comes, or if injury comes. in the course of the regular struggle, where they are supplied with all munitions, where they are taken care of as they should be taken care of, then my grief will be mingled with a spirit of pride that members of my family have made part of the sacrifice necessary for the maintenance of our institu- tions."
 A Great Task
 Mothers Day, celebrated the second Sunday in May throughout the length and breadth of the land, sees the American mother justly honored. for she is not only sending forth her sons to do battle for right principle. but having sent them forth she is turnine her own mind and her own hand to individual and cooperative work ot immense value to her country. The mothers of the nation today compose a strong part of the countrys bull wark. The mothers of America took } for their own long ago the words o1 7 President Wilson when he said in hi. ; great war message: we must realize } to the full how great our task is, ant how many things, how many kinds ot
 elements of capacity and service i } involves"
 5 The women's organizations, nationa 5 and local, throughout the countr, 5 from the great seven million strons . National Council of Women to tn, g smallest village auxiliary of tn,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11

is today woman near to her term of four score years, but of highest pa triotism. Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood is now the only living founder of this great organization which has patriot ism as its cornerstone. At this years meeting Mrs. Lockwood, Honorary Chaplain General for Life, of the Ma tional Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, once more called upon her dear girls" to con tinue in their efforts to "perpetuate
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11

American Red Cross, are one and all standing hand in hand a solid wall
 of loving mother love and mother work behind their dearest and best who are serving in the trenches. As this chronicle is being penned, one of the most vital of womens organiza- tions in this country, the National So- ciety of the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution, is in Congress at the National Capital. These representa- tives of 130,000 women have stood
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11

bravely by their pledge made a year ago to the President of the United States. As descendants of the men and women who founded this nation on the basis of human liberty, they are today making every sacrifice for their country and they are rendering to the Government all the service of which they are severally and collec- lively capable
 Mother Of Daughters
 The Mother" of the Daughters"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
LAND

And your brave sons must strike their
 blow
 Lest evils worse betide. An, with what grief you bid them go Yet with what swelling pride! O mothers of the land no tongue Can 6tly hymn your praise. The sweetest carol to you sung
 But i'll your worth portrays; To every life some strength you lend. Some gracious excellence. And we before your goodness bend In humble reverence.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
NEWTON D. BAKER.

77BE MOTHERS of America must keep our faces to the AAE sun, so that the shadows will w fall behind. Our work is very plainly set before us. It is for us to make America a good place for our men to live in. After those men have saved America for us it is our wom- ems work to make it fit for them.'
 This is the special Mothers Day mes sage sent by Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the Secretary of the Navy, to the mothers of America for Mothers Day, 1918. Mrs. Daniels realizes, as do all real mothers, that this Mothers Day of 1918 is to mean more than it has ever meant to the millions of mothers throughout the land. Never before in the history of the world have mothers been called upon to sacrifice as they are. giving up today without stint and without complaint.
 Letters Attest Loyalty
 Letters by hundreds from the moth- CTS of the country are being received daily by the Government, and these letters attest the loyalty and the gen.
 
 America have given of their richest and best treasures for the cause of their country. One woman wrote, q have given my three boys to the mili- tary service of my land; my two daughters have offered their services as trained nurses to the Red Cross i; is there not something which their mother may do for her country?"
 Answers to letters such as this go out from the Government in words, kindly and carefully considered words, but not in words alone. The best answer comes to the mothers in the way in which the sons of the Admin istration heads have entered the war Not one son of a Cabinet member is stacker. Every one has gone to war, or has offered his services for war.
 In his pleas for the nations wealth to assist in its battle for liberty the v Secretary of the Treasury again and again points to the fact that he too mas given all of his sons to the Great Cause. Secretary McAdoo has three boys and all of them have chosen the most hazardous lines of service. The eldest, now on the high seas, is in command of a submarine chaser. the second is an ensign in the flying corps of the Navy, while the youngest, whose tastes and talents run to ma chinery, is at persent serving as ma. chinist mate in the Navy aviation corps. '.t
 Mother Of Navy
 In talk before the National Geo graphic society, the Secretary of the Navy, in reply to his own question; What do you think of the American Army?" said: T think so much ot it that have placed one of my two sons to serve in it. The other is ir the Navy. Mrs. Daniels might fitly be called the Mother of the Navy such is her devotion not alone to hel own two boys, but to every othel mothers son in the sea-going brancl of Uncle Sam's service. No reason able distance is too long. no troubl, too great for the wife of the Secretar, of the Navy to take it if by so doinI she may make "my boys" a shad more comfortable. a bit lighter hearted"
 The elder of the two sons of tn Attorney-Gen and Mrs. Thoma Watt Gregory, Thomas Watt. Jr., i an enlisted man in the United State Navy. The younger has every inter ton of joining up" as soon as h
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
o MOTHERS OF THE

We turn to you in all our woe,
 And never turn in vain. You lay our burdens on your heart, Despite the load 1t bears; You ease forlus each aching smart.
 And dissipate our cares. o mothers of the land! you tread
 Today a thorny path; For Europe's soil with blood is red
 Through baked ambitions wrath
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
TO THE MOTHERS OF
AMERICA

AMERICA.
 l bring you a message from your boys in France. They are cheerful and earnest and full of fight-as proud of their coun- try, as their country is proud of them.
 From you they yet draw in- spiration, and to you they send a message filled with determi- nation and with hope. They hope to make this war the last war that America will ever have to fight against a military despotism, and they want to fight till that hope has been achieved.
 They ask you to be of good cheer, to be with them fondly in your thoughts, and to sustain your hearts in the day of battle as they will sustain theirs.
 NEWTON D. BAKER.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-08-26

zadoces Ge bombas de mano, que tan
imDortantes seryicios prestan en- la
guerra de trincheras.
RecientemenJe, en- la practica de
ese eiercicio. IN americana. CASTOR
Sarre, miembro De la Legion EEtran-
iera. estableci6 I'm nUevo record mum
dial en- F~oatainn!eau, en- n pract!ca
de lamar granadaS de mano. FL atIe-
Ia americana arroj6 una de esas gTa-
nadas a una d; tancia dc Setenta me-
tros = so cer3rmetros. o sean POGO
mas O menos 250!pies. Hace algunos
amos. Sarre fuG muy dado al juego
de baseball, habiendo sidO el pitcher
de una novena dc IL ~cscue!a prepa-
rator;a en- donda hizo SIS estudios. en-
los Estados.Un;Gos.
e. record anterior &c lanZamiento
de granadas. puesto por otro eX-ju-
eador de baseball. de nombre Sho-
ckers, fut de IS metros. 81 cent?
mentros.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-08-26
Sc emprsnde una campaEa contra Ia
peste blanca.

meses cue duraron las obras, Y al mis-
MO tempo que vigilaba de cerca los
trabajos de ~perforacion, Sc ocupaba
con asiduidad de la salud de sus ira
bajadores teniendo II satisfaction de
Drevenir esas epidemias que cast
siempre Sc ccban donie Sc aglomeran
muckCS ooerarios, Y que tan desaStro-
Sos son en- las regiones del globo ex-
Ducstas & las ~iufiuencias tropicales.
No puede negarSe que fueron mu-
chos los obreros que pagaron con ST.
vida las impT ..deciGS inherentes a ira
bajos tan pciiErosas como 81 reali-
zado; pero estas d~ssgracias. cierta-
mente ~deplorables. no pueden evitar-
Sc, V los americanos no hacen de elias
Ell r,enor case, porque las c~onsideran
om Getalies obligados del trabajo.
Pero Barbicane profcsaba principles
opuestos V los apiicuba en- tcda oca-
sion Y momerto: asi fue que, MERGED
. So solicitud, a ST. inteligencia, a ST.
beneficiosa intervention en- los casos
dificiles Y & 81 prodigiosa se~Gacidad,
el promedio de las catastrofes no eX-
cedi6 al de las naciones de Cltramar,
citadas como modelos por 81 lujo de
precauciones, entire ot-as, Francia.
donde Sc calcula que cure IN acct
dente por csda doscientos mil frances
de trsbajos.