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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-08
A DAYS PAY

Wednesday the sixteenth day of
October. 1913
But wait, l want to tell story:
In she'll hole at the edge of the
German trenches, on the Cambria
front AN American soldier lay dead.
Gashed with bayonets, riddled
with bullets, battered, bloody foam
oozing from his lips, painting, strain
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-08

Pendleton, Ore, he won first prize
lin 1917 and second i'm 1918, at Pen
dleton and Walla Walla. At Harve,
Mont. On the Fourth of July he won
first prize for bull-dogging, and Mrs.
Hastings won first prize for riding
bucking horses at Weiser in 1918.
The Hastings came in last We'd
nesday and are stopping at the Ec-
-cleS,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-08

Paul Hastings and wife hail from
Cheyenne, that old city of the plains
that is SO typical of everything west
ern. Hastings is a sta,waTt >sol Of
the plains and made the circuit of
Canadian round ups last year,
winning first money for y rid
ing bucking horses and for
"bull logging the steer at
Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. At
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
Children's Evening Story

Quite true. my lovs!" Rutty, Wfsn
agreed. But It's his sonr-ooe AG-oee
wants to work for US. And 0is yeAAg
lad 10 not full grown. I should tAySho
was hardly my size"
Though his wife hesitatsd, she eou1A
think Of no further objections. 70 IT
last she told Rusty that he might az
Chippy, Jr. to come back In the usosn-
Ing.
ing to LEAD to trouble" she eAA 49,
more. Rusty Wren said. 'NonesuDol~
He was overjoyed At the prospect OF
having = spry young hsper: AM NJ
hurried out to tell Mr.. cniDpyS "a
break.
That polite young man to0oh(9 hi
cap again, promised that he would re-
turn without fail, and then w0nt eh1p-
chipping away toward home, for It Was
already his bsdtime.
For all he was still hungry, Rusty
Wren slept better that night thAn he
had for q long while. He felt - u Q
great load had been lifted on hi
shoulders.
He slept 50 soundly. in fast. mat he
never walked up at all when FATTY Cocn
and Tommy Fox came at mtdnlShe -
view his sign, boy Wanted" ~
They made a good deal Of noise, -,
erumoline not a little because Hheee
was not tho least sign Of sign any,
As soon as he had engagsd Chtypv.
Jr., to work for him. Rusty Wren haA
taken down the sign, eBoy Wanted"
And 10 all further callers wSss 0sonA
to b disappointed.
'Aweu wyawythnoovtman -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
BY Lee Pape.
The Park Ave. News.

Sissiety. Mr.. Benny Pottses cook
entertained q pleecemAn in Mr.. Pott.
ses kitchin last Satidday eevnhg. Mr.
Potts allowing sevrel members ct 'sis.
siety to 20 back one by ono and ask
for o glass of water SO they Good -eea.
him, until after q vile the. cook shut
the kitchen door and put chair
agenst 1t. Among those who Wvot
back before the door was. shut Ard
saw him setting there was Mr.. A1tio
Alexander. Mr.. Charles (Puds) Sim
kins and Mr.. Leroy 6hoostsr.
Mulch Excitement Mulch ixctte-
ment was caused last Thenday AMIR.
noon by yells Of Stop ,theef. peorls
opening their windows and looking OF
and everybody stopping and tas0ig
Ground, but it was ,ony Skinny Max1D.
I'd Wernick and Lew Davis sstandl1l
erround the lam post seeing how loud
they Good yell 1t IN case they had ID
Intristing Facks About In61g1nG
People. Pubs simbins was y1Wlln0
on Broad street one day and 49,
stopped him, saying. Can you tan ~
ware Broad street is?" and Pubs Sim
kins was so serprixed he didsnt say
enything, and the man waWked away
thinking he dident know.
Pome BY Skinny Martin
None.
A man Is sooperior to q animal,
Weather hes Caucasian, black or red.
Because wat animal can tell the time
Vile standing on his he'd:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
A NEEDED LAW

The Courier is in hearty sympathy
with the bill fathered by Senator
Chamberlain which, II it becomes q
law, will compel persons arrested for
disloyaIty to stand trial before courts
martial instead of federal judges and
juries.
1t is eminently proper that the army
deal with spies and traitors. Certain
ly dislo}alty in civil life is entitled
to no more privilege than is disloyalty
on the part of q soldier. There is q
business.like speed about the proceed
ings Of military courts that robs the
defendants role of any trace Of pleas
ure. There are few lawyers wrangles,
fewer leisurely cohtinuances. The tes.
timony Is submitted, the verdict is an
nounced and the prisoner is set to
serving sentence: that is all there Is
to 1t except in the infrequent cases
when defendants are found not guilty.
Victor Berger and j. o. Bentall, II
they had been brought before courts
martial, would not now be spreading
the poison doctrines Of socialism and
disloyalty by their speeches and their
obvious contempt for the laws of the
land. Berger has been indicted for
seditious activity and is at liberty un-
der bonds while the time for his trial
in federal court approaches. He is
making socialistic speeches which
breed disloyalty. Bentall has been
convicted under the espionage act. but
while he awaits sentence by a,federal
Judge he is continuing his speeches Of
the sort which brought about his ar
rest and conviction.
This sort Of easy justice is not so
much fault of our court system as
of the existing laws, which were made
In and for peaceful times. The exact.
ment of the statute Senator Chamber
lain proposes would 60 far toward sup
pressing the sort OF treason which is
paraded now In defiance Of laws and
courts. "a
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
COURIER WANT ADS
READ Them
MA. cn,PPy's CON

Risty Wren was hurrying out OF nv
house TO find some supper for his ram
tly. when he almost bumped into
Young chap who was gAxtng Al inc
sign, boy Wanted" which still nuns
outside Rusty's door.
He was likely looking lad. who
wore 4 bay cap on his hsad. And ne
had excellent manners too. He eaio
Good EVENING"" to Rusty very pies
sanity ana touched his cap. NO douot
he would have taken 1t OFT naa II
not grown right on his mead. SEQ
yau want . boy" he observed.
II certainly do" said Husty ""'
Whats your name
They call me 'Chippy, Junior. he
youngster told him.
.Ts mat 40 :" Rusty exclaimed. Then
YOUR father must be Mr.. Chippy. who
lives An the wild grapevine on the stone
wall by the roadside.
Chippy. Jr., nodded brightly. And
when ne said. "Chip. chip. chip. CHIP,
Rusty knew that there could be no
doubt about It.
Wait ust a moment" he told CHIP
Nv. Jr. "I want to speak to my VIE
about YOU" And then he darted back
into his house.
"My dear" he said to Mrs. Rusty.
"rye found the very person! Little Mr.
chippy-s son Is outside and I'm sure
wa ought to be glad to have q modest
Young man like him to help U.S..
he comes from q good family. Mrs.
Rusty admitted. .'But don't YOU know
that the Chippys are bigger than We
are? Not much bigger. TO be sure. But
Mi. Chippy certainly couldn't GET
through our doorawy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
a CASE IN POINT
(From Thursdays Daily.)

(trOm InurSQayS DallyD
Finally, after a serious condition
| has been created as the result Of the
difference between the fuel and rail-
road administrations over the price
railroads should pay for their coal
during the current year, the question
has been settled by President Wilson
and there Is reason to hope for early
resumption of activity in the coal
mines, notably those of Iowa.
Dispatches from Washington TODAY
reveal the fact that the charges which
have. been made against the railroad
administration by coal operators are
founded on fact, that this government
bureau has been responsible for the
refusal bv the railroads to obey the
rules laid down by another govern
ment bureau, the fuel administration,
and that as a result there has been a
grievous loss of coal production.
The vicious system by which rail-
roads, for years. have compelled the
general public to pay a large share OF
their coal bills, lies at the bottom Of
the coal problem This was pointed
ott by The Courier almost year age
when the Lever bill was adopted. with
Its section continuing contracts until
April 1. AT that time, however, It
was thought the situation would DO
righted when the contracts expired,
but when that time came the railroad
administration, a government bureau,
actually supported the railroads in
their efforts to break down the price
rules made by the governments fuel
administration. In other words, the
railroad administration forced many
mines to close. and the result in Iowa
will be seen in reduced coal produc.
ton possibly throughout the remain.
der Of the year because mine workers
have left this field during the period
OF enforced idleness since April l.
Certainly this situation affords an.
other and startling proof Of the need
for supreme war council to decide
questions and differences between
government agencies. This one was
put up to the president after long de-
lay. He made quick and proper deci.
sion, the only regrettable feature be-
ing that his attention was not called
to the matter three weeks ago. 1t is
patent that he cannot give proper at
tention to all such dificulties without
neglecting others OF his multitudinous
duties.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
IN TIE ONE HOLE

s A Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune sends his paper q
dispatch which takes somewhat I'M
fair though claver advantage of the
democrats of the senate. He COM
ments on the fact that Senator Stones
death leaves the craftsmanship of the
committee on foreign relations vacant
and SUGGESTS that the democrats may,
or might, show an admirable spirit Of
wartime nonpartisanship by honoring
Senator Lodge, republican, with the
place.
The dispatch continues:
Senator Lodge Is the ranking
republican member OF this CON-
mittee and the Oldest member OF
the committee, In years OF service.
The republicans point to his loyal
y. record in the war and urge that
now Is afforded an opportunity for
the administration to demonstrate
its nonpartisanship, concerning
which there has been SO much
talk but little action.
Senate presidents are invested with
q great deal Of dignity, solemnity and
majesty, ON occasions. And this par
ticular senate chairmanship Is q high
" important one while America Is at
war, as il will be for long time after
the war ends. No doubt Senator Lodge
would make an excellent chairman.
Without doubt he would be filling that
cost now II the administration were
republican. But the correspondent has
selected = rather harsh test Tor inc
= r 4 ~
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
In Memoriam
Samuel P. Lawson.

Samuel P. Lawson was born April
II, 1855, in Hancock county, Tennes-
see, and departed from this life Nor
day, April S, 1918. after lingering i'll
ness. He was united in marriage to
Susan F.. Burns. December 16, 1880. To
this union were born nine children:
Fred and Emil. preceding him in
death; Mrs. C. G. DeBord, Mrs. w. NJ.
Hicks, Miss Effie, John l., Werner c.,
Harry A. and Jay F.. all Of Ottumwa.
Also two sisters and three brothers
survive him, Mrs. John Radcliffe OF
Muscatine. Mrs j. w. Martin OF Fair
field. Joseph OF Rustin. La. Andrew
of Sibo, Mo-. and George OF Muscatine.
r funeral services were held from
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
GARDEN CLUB
GAINS MEMBERS

Eddyville, April 2O.-The following
are enrolled in the Garden club for this
year:
Vivian Barton, Mildred Bs09.
Katherine Bolibaugh, Gertrude 01s11e.
Mark Crosson. Mona Donahue, K1Uee
Draper, Willie Dunning, John 04Ayaos,
Cora Ida Elliot, Marquette ~
Blight Evans. Mildred He4er. 1AGA
Hafer, Vernon Hatchett. Ahrsd 1hs-
kaden, Marguerite KaskaAsn. na6d
Lewis, Oral Lewis. Byron Lind, Victor
Land, H. b. Lucas. Raymond Ac0oA
Gertrude Mcmahon, Marie Moons1.
Wilbur Mooney, George Myers. Ruth
Newell. Harold Odem, Catherine Phil
lips, Frances Reed. Lula Reed, Victoria
Reed. Christina Laville, Albert Be-
crees, Dwight Secrees, Edith 6eNOes.
J. Wylie seifert. Russell shahan, ysAse
Shilling, Edna Tenant, EsthG Vince,
Goldie Waters and Lille WafstS
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
King Charles Letter To Prince
Sixtus Stirs WarrinQ Nati0ns1
THE young man pictured here IL
Prince 6ixtuS. the French broth

e~HH young man pictured here IL
Prince sixtus, the French broth
. er.inlaw Of Emperor Charles
of Austria, who received tho famous
peace letter. from his royal relative
and sent It. to the French authorities,
with the result that Austria and Ger
many are in q ferment of excitement
witch, has turned Count Csssnin out
of Emperor Charles cabinet and
pEumitee to have moro fa1feaching
tnduence.
Tho letter written by the Austrian
Emperor and dated March 81. 1917.
begsod Prince sixtus secretly and
uno6loially to inform President Poin-
care that he was ready to support BY
every possible means the Just claims
Of France relative to Als1oe-Lorraine.
French opinion, While In perfect
accord as to the diplomatic triumph
which Clemenceau has achieved, IL
divided a. to the reason for the -.
founding biunder the AustT1ans have
made in stirring up such q hornets
nest. One school inclines to the be-
lief that Emperor Charles in his let
ter az March Of last year was really
acting under the direction Of Ger
many. and that the plan was to
tempt France into separate na1otia-
lions for peace for the sole and OK
press purpose Of supporting Ger
many's traditional effort to SOW dis
cord among the allies opposed TO her.
Another section Of opinion while
not overlooking the Austrian love of
crooked diplomacy, prefers to ex-
plain what has occurred as merely
another typical manifestation of the
clumsiness which has Characterized
Austro- German diplomacy for many
years past.
Yet q third section OF opinion is
inclined to thin1 that the letter when
written was q perfectly genuine re-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
EAsTMAN's DEFENSE

Max Eastman, editor in chief of The
Masses, magazine which. with sew
eral Of its contributors, has come un-
der the ban Of the sedition laws. made
a peculiar plea from the witness stand
when summoned to testify in his own
defense at the trial of the case in New
York.
He declared that although he is edi-
tor of the magazine he does not con-
troll its utterances nor its policies. I'm
der tie arrangement with the contrib
utors, he told the court, he is required
to publish what they write.
Not only is this novel method OF
editing publication, but 1t illustrated
the extent to which pacifsts, pro-Ger-
man agitators and other disloyal citi-
zens go in their efforts to escape pun
ishment when once they are arrested
after haunting their disloyalty in the
faces of millions of patriotic Amert-
cans.
Eastman has been a leader and an
authority among the high priests OF
socialism and pacifism for months. He
was active in the ill-starred Lochner
peace league. He has lectured and
written extensively alongA the lines
against which the sedition laws are
aimed. He and his associates are un-
desirable citizens at any time and par
ticularly now, with the nation facing
the greatest crisis in its history.
And yet, courts and juries must lis
ten courteously to such an asinine de-
tense az Eastman offered in New
York. Possibly he may put it over"
too, and that is one more reason why
Senator Chamberlain's bill should pass
and such offenders should be tried be-
fore courts martial.
Onenses against the nation in time
Of war are properly military offenses,
not civil affairs. The army knows how
to deal out Justice in homeopathic
doses, without delay. foolishness or
unfairness.
The adoption Of the Chamberlain
bill would operate two ways. 1t would
bring about proper punishment for en-
emies of the nation and would reduce
very materially the number OF offend
ers because It would inspire fear
among them instead Of the contempt
they feel now for the complicated and
leisursly court system with It's many
opportunities for escape from deserved
punishment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
A cENaoR MIGHT HELP

There can be no question or Secfe-
tary McAdoo's patriotic aspirations
and intentions. but there is broad
ground for questioning the. wisdom
and diplomacy of the declaration
which is quoted as part Of one Of
his recent speeches. 1t is this: There
is not enough room in this great world
for the German flag and the American
flag and we are going to make the
American flag fly over Berlin before
we get through"
This is just the sort of talk the Ger
man junkers and 1mperialists need to
cement in their, support Of the efforts
and opinions Of the German public. It
affords them a splendid opportunity.
which NO doubt they have used al.
ready. to say to the German proletar-
lat, that the United States is engaged
In war OF hate. war Of extermina.
ton, ACKNOWLEDGMENT, conquest and
ruin. They have an excellent oppor-
tunity to gain belief when they point
out that no less an American official
than the secretary Of the treasury, tina
director general of all the railroads
and the presidents son-in-law has
made this astounding statement.
President Wilson has gone to ex-
treme lengths to assure the people Of
Germany and Austria that Americas
aim Is not to dismember their ma
lions, but ito insure for the people
themselves the sort Of government
which will permit them to enjoy the
sort OF freedom Americans enjoy. The
president has served notice on the en-
tente allies that when the thine shall
come for writing the peace treaty at
the end of the war the United States
will stand firmly against conquest and
for the perpetuity of proper govern
ments and proper geographical lines.
In q number Of official pronounce
ments the president has declared that
Americas aim Is to make the world
q decent place to live In, and not to
wrest territory nor indemnity from .
beaten enemy.
ndividually and unofficially. Mr..
Mc.Adoo has every right to entertain
such opinions of the German govern
ment and of Germany as he likes. but
when he speaks for the American gov
eminent he should observe the facts
and observe, as we'll, the principles
which the executive head OF the Amer
lean government has laid down as the
nations aims and reasons for going to
war with Germany.
At this time. with Russia wobbly
and with socialism In Europe consti.
tuting serious menace to the cause
for which the United States Is fight
ing. 1t is remarkable that Secretary
McAdoo would permit himself to voice
sentiments which not only are unwise
and impolitic but which are at vari-
ance with what every American knows
is the object Of the government and
its war aims.
1t may be that President Wilson
will be compelled to turn from some
Of his other and numerous tasks In
connection with prosecution of the
war to conduct primary class in
diplomacy and propriety for the most
exalted member Of his own admins
tration.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
WEEKLY COURIER. TUESDAY, APRIL %, 1911
he Nonpartis.n league or the red 90

| the Nonpartisan league or the red %.
cialists."
This was the declaration Of Judge
John F. MCGEE Of Minneapolis before
the senate military committee yeGter-
day in the hearing on Senator Cham
berlain's bill to put into the hands OF
the army the work Of trying perDons
accused Of sedition and o-German-
ism.
Minnesota has been the center OF
activity for the Nonpardsan league
for year or more. The I. w. w. and
the socialists have been active there
for much longer. In the iron mining
country and Minnesota's big woods
these anarchistic forces have had
their headquarters for long time,
and it was only when they began to
menace the government In it, prose
cution of the war that Minnesota Of
ficially entered on systematic cam
paign against them.
Judge MCGEE has been an active
leader in this campaign. As mem
Der OF the state public safety COM
mission he brought about the arrest
and prosecution of numerous aSita-
tors and enemies Of government
II there has been more publicity Of
Minnesota's drive against disloyalty
1t has been because the disloyalists
were inviting punishment BY their
open contempt for the laws and the
courts, with their deliberate methods
and frequent delays, II not miscar-
riages OF justice.
Minnesotans know whereof they
speak when, like Judge MCGEE, they
brand the Nonpartisan league and the
other branches of socialism az worse
and more dangerous to the nation
than the l. w. w.
The I. w. w. by its extreme law
lessness. viciousness and open de-
hance Of justice, makes itself an easy
target. The Nonpartisan league wells
its disloyalty behind camouhage Of
socialistic doctrines which deceive
many victims and confOund loyal citi-
Gems in their efforts to reveal actual
instances Of unpatriotic activity.
1t is for the socialist,the pacifist and
the pro-German who practices their
disloyalty under cover that the Cham
berlain bill is desired. Not only will
such law as 1t proposes provide a
method Of quick and adequate punish
ment for these Offenders, but tho
menace OF military trial and . sum-
mary verdict will discourage these
agitators far moro than any prospect
Of leisurely trial in a federal court.
with bondsmen continuances, stays
and technicalities.
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OVER THERE AND BACK

Dispatches from Washington bring
the welcome news that Secretary
Baker has recommended to President
Wilson an expansion ofc the, United
States army in accordance with .
new program which he II convinced u
Of vital importance.
1t lis q vast satisfaction and greatly
reassuring to learn that Mr.. Baker,
whose pacifist tendencies have been his
most notable characteristics. seems to-
have lost many OF them In his visit to
the battle zone. Washington cores
pondents say he Is emphatic in his
declaration that an army OF 100000
men must be trained without delay.
and that the preparation OF big force
Of fighters must be rushed without
waiting for the guarantee of trans
ports to carry them to Europe.
II this sort of program is essential
now, man with sufficient Of what Mr..
Baker is so fond Of calling "viston"
might have been able to discover the
fact months ago. 1t is more than re-
grettable that, IL he could assimilate
realization Of the necessities OF the
war only by visiting the front, he did
not make the trip couple Of years
ago.
II he could have done that there
would have been different sort of
war department In Washington last
year. There would have been less OF
the lethargy and red-tape delay which
has cost America and her allies SO
dearly. There would have been 4 real
and effective effort to carry out the
program which was announced . year
ago a. Americas for her first year Of
war. And there would have been a
record Of accomplishment now instead
of the list OF collapses. disappoint-
ments and failures which have been
revealed by official investigations.
II Secretary Baker IL to be an active
secretary of war. II he is to apply the
lessons which he could not have ig-
nored during his European visit, there
would be ample justification for some
American poet to write hymn Of
Thanksgiving. It will mean that one
Of President Wilson's chief burdens is
removed from his shoulders, and that
one of the pacifist spots in what
should be an aggressive. enthusiastic,
warmaking organization has been re-
moved
We may expect to hear less from
Mr.. Baker In the future about the war
5000 miles away from America, ard
more about the war which menaces
the government, institutions, tradi
lions and future of the United States.
II these hopes prove to be we'll
founded the visit Mr.. Baker made to
Europe must be given high place
among the important events in the
history OF the world war
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23

the home Of his daughter, Mrs. w. N.
Hicks, 4o1 South Sheridan avenue,
Wednesday afternoon, April 10. at 8
o'clock. The service was conducted
by Rev. John HASTE Of Fanon with
tho assistance Of Rev. M. e. Reusch
OF tho Willard Street M. q. church.
Tho pan bearers were sons and sons
in.law Of the deceased. Interment took
place in the Shaul cemetery.-Contrib-
uted