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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

The Irish World, the Gaelic Amer
lean and the New York Freeman's
Journals have recently been denied
the privilege of distribution thru the
United States Mails. 1t is charged
by the authorities that the papers
contained editorial comment Sin vio-
lation of the Espionage Act.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

A recently enacted law requires
all lawyers to register-and pay a
fee too! Accepting fees is a lawyers
long suit, but paying one out is
anything but in keeping with the
climbs of the law" Perhaps some en-
terprising illegal light" of Bolshe-
wiki temperament will contest it.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

Under the new wage scale now
being adopted by the Building Trad
es Council in Spokane, and which
will be effective April 1, Bricklayers
will get So a day, Carpenters Sc and
Painters $3.50. All based on an
8 hour day
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

There is one actress on Broadway
who boasts she has "never in all her
life married Nat Goodwill" and the
brokers on Wall street can't figure
out who it can be.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

There's nothing to life, but living,
Says a cynic along Broadway;
I see now where they get that noise
Sufficient unto the day"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

cigarettes and Whiskey" is title
of new society" magazine published
in Chicago. I must get copy of
that, l like to keep posted on the
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

Have you TUBERCULOSIS? CA
TARRH? ASTHMA? OR ANY
THROAT TROUBLE? Don't suf-
fer. A physician will treat you
free of charge. Call or write for
information. White Cross Research
laboratory, 300 Alaska Building,
Seattle.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

eve butchered our pet pig and it
weighed 1872 pounds dressed" writes
an old lady in Colusa county Cal, to
Hoover. We have known dressed
chickens" to weigh as much in Che
Ian county. (Of course this doesn't
mean that they ought to be
"butchered"0
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

"Fools argue while wise men talk
it over" is much quoted saying.
This is an awful town for argu-
ments.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

"Matrimony to take one of the
towns debutantes soon" says ru-
mour. Tick! Tick! "Close that
key"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

in seven inch "scare
head" type. Wonder if this paper is
trying to kid people?
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

doings of the Observation-Disclosures" =
know such a lot of them.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

A widow in Florida is advertising
for another husband; and she has
five children. Evidently believes in
the Wall street adage that "there's
one born every minute"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

old "Queen City" is promised some
exciting campaigning in the coming
city election. Attaboy!
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

If Trotzky's first name isn't "Kis
met"-well it ought to be.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

One young lady reader asks if
Cashmere and Peshastin are the
only two suburbs of Leavenworth."
Yes, as far as we know, they are.
You see, Wenatchee isn't a suburb
yet.
Tho Ctrollor
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

Someone says there is another
Trotzky in Leavenworth. If there
is, he's sucker to stay here.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

81 will run" says Gill, Seattle May
or. So will about six others. The
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

"Irishman weds German Princess
in Portland" is news story. Birds
of a feather
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

The Loyal Legion is coming.
Plenty of good work for it to do.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25
PASSED BY THE CENSOR

Il
There is one actress on Broadway
who boasts she has "never in all her
life married Nat Goodwin" and the
brokers on Wall street can't figure
out who it can be.
"Matrimony to take one of the
towns debutantes soon" says ru-
mour. Tick! Tick! "Close that
key"
A widow in Florida is advertising
for another husband; and she has
five children. Evidently believes in
the Wall street adage that "there's
one born every minute"
"Irishman weds German Princess
in Portland" is news story. Birds
of feather
The Loyal Legion is coming.
Plenty of good work for it to do.
The Darlington, N. D., Record
notes that that state has the most
perfect law in the United States for
the care of the blind baby. There
was a time when they had the fin
est law in the world for the care of
the blind pig.
A New Version
Mary had little skirt;
Twas up to date, no doubt,
For every time she got inside
She was nearly halfway out.
A German newspaper has publish
ed story that the German troops
have "invaded New York and are
now marching on to Washington,
D. c." Evidently some of Luden-
dorff's work in his capacity of "Ad-
vertising Specialist" to the Kaiser.
Over at Gold Bar, Wash, some
women contract "Hay Fever" And
then come here to get cured. Must
be the climate-It's really wonder
full, they say.
Since the government has started
taking over factories-they've got
new Operator" at Tumwater. Some
people are easily scared.
"We are at warl" yells a Frisco
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

eve are at warl" yells a Frisco
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

A New Version
Mary had a little skirt;
Twas up to date, no doubt,
For every time she got inside
She was nearly halfway out.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25

Since the government has started
taking over factories-they've got
new Operator" at Tumwater Some
people are easily scared.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
STORES OF THE WAR
With the British in Mesopotamia.

With the British in Mesopotannia.
 Correspondence of The Associated Press):
 Warlike scenes encompass places made sacred by Biblical stories or as sociation with Biblical characters along the British lines in Mesopo- tamia.
 Going from Nahaf to lillian, one passes Kufa, with it's beautiful mosque, built upon the spot where according to popular belief, Jonah was cast up by the whale Half an hour later, the traveller comes upon another shrine, the tomb of Ezekiel, revered by MosIem and Jew alike.
 The next relic one passes is Birs Nimrud, a huge mound of earth with rock like brick foundation sur mounting it, which according to Arab tradition is all that remains of the Tower of Babel But here the scien- tist come in with his disappointing researches and tells us that it is mere ly a piece of work dating no further than NebuchadneZzar. The tower re- mains in view until one enters Hillah Here science and local traditions agree, and one may look upon the identical chamber where Belshazzar saw the 
 handwriting on the wall. The story of Noah and his flood is a tale easily credible in Mesopotamia. It nearly repeated itself in the first two years of the British struggle towards Bagdad. It takes little imagination to picture the dove seeking a resting place between Kut and Oli Gharbi. | Those who survived the July of 1917 can easily believe the story of Shad- aI nd n7~ there is any doubt in their minds, it 1 will concern only the artificial origin of the fiery furnace.
 Babel, the mixing of the tongues and languages;- is still in progress in Mes 1 opotamia. Moreover, new tongue 1 is arising to increase the original con- l fusion a compact of English, Arabic
 and French. In the new tongue, rail-
 road is called ''shemmin duffer,'' 9
 corruption of the French "chemin- de- fer" An automobile is called "stren- bill'' which is as near as the Arab can
 bet to the English pronunciation. | At Eden the Arabs have coined a | verb srom an English expletive- l "damful- ni" to abuse, which is con- 1 jugated in all the Arab moods and tenses,-'I damfuled you" He dam fuled me-" with the proper Arab in factions.
 The British soldier. too, is broaden I ing his vocabulary Two of the com honest Arab words "imshi" or go ant
 "makoo," or there is none, have beer Iadopted into army parlance. In Bas lrah one may hear the soldiers calling
 out for 'bil1- 1-bella1n." Bellam il
 Arabic is a boat, and fbilI" is tn,
 proposition 'in,' but Tommy Atkins f
 never purist even of his owl language.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
THE WAR PRIMER 5y National Geographic Society.

Compeiune, the most important city along the line of the attempted ad- vance of the Germans. on the Noyon- Montifdier front, is the subject of the following war geogra phy bulletin is sued today from the Washington headquarters of the National Geo graphic Society.
 Situated on the southeast bank of the River Oisne, just a mile below it's confluence with the Aisne, the city of Compeigne, with population of 1T, 900 at the outbreak of the war, is 52 miles by rail northeast of Paris on the Paris-St Quentin, railway 45 miles southeast of Alniens, and 25 miles west of Soissons!
 Tt is one of the most interesting cities in this part of France, having been known as Compendium in the days of Clovis. Its beautiful location, on the northwestern fringe of the su- perb forect of Compeigne, made it a favorite country residence of many French monarchs. The forest, which contains more than 35,000 acres and is 5S miles in circumference, was for centuries a great royal hunting pre- serve.
 Tt was Louis XIV who commission ed Gabriel to build the magnficent bpdldce which is still well preserved and it was that monarch who here welcomed Marie Antoinette, the ill- fated daughter of Maria Theresa tc France when at the age Of 15 she be. came the bride of the dauphin, the future Louis XVI It was here alst that that other Austrian princess Marie Louise. spent her brief bu happy honeymoon with Napoleon I As an evidence of the Emporer's in. fatuation for his bride tan infatuatio1 which caused Metternich to write tha
 he is so evidently in love with he that he connot conceal his feelings ant all his customary ways of life ar, subordinate to her wishes) there il still to be seen in the park surrounding | the palace an iron trellis which he or dered built to remind the 19-year -olt l empress of her favorite trellis a
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
Views of the Vigilantes
EVERY MAN HAS HIS DUTY
By Raymond S. Spears

Every citizen is the guardian of his own share or portion of the National Honor. Upon him rests the duty, and sometimes the necessity, of performing some task or undertaking some feat that will cause him certain efforts and demand of him definite sacrifice for the common good. If man does not know what is within his power to ac- complish, and what rests upon him to do, then he is ignorant of the funda- mental requirements of his situation His first public task is to discover his duty, and then he must do it.
 It may be that the faithful per formance of single thing, oft repeat ed. may serve to redeem the pledge mere living is sufficient to prove against each individual. Thus the workman driving rivets in ships plates may be doing his utmost and his best; on the other hand. men living in the comfortable seclusion of study and theory, may very well discover that their portion can be done only by abandoning their comfortable and habitual 1ethargy for a daring and active life.
 But the fact remains, that no man
 can neglect a national duty without peril to his own conscience, and per- | haps to his own country. Consider the archer, in the old days, whose ar
 row, in the cloud of his fellows miss
 iles struck through to the heart of the
 opposing general-as when the un-
 famed hurler of a javelin, in the hosts of Sapor, found with his lance the l liver of Julian, pagan emperor of the
 Roman Empire. Suppose that man
 had faItered in his strength or effort
 How often has a falsely made fire
 arm failed the soldier How ofter ] far has individual human neglect re-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
oEr rHE WHOLE sroRY

From all indications the surface has only been scratched in regard to the graft operations which have been go- Ing on in regard to the government contracts. But it has been indicated that not only are civilians involved therein but that the operations have been carried on through officials of the army This is shown in the ar- test of Lieutenant Staley of the quar-
 termaster's reserve corps on the Charge of accepting money rom a rajncoat company for making a fa- sorable report following an inspection ef the concerns facilities for manu- featuring raincoats for the army. but further evidence of it is given in the statement to the effect that since his arrest he has given some "very in- teresting information to the depart
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Schonbrum. This incident is remini- scent of the devotion displayed by the Babyionian king who built one of the seven wonders of the world-the hang ing gardens-in order that his bride might not be without her native mountain scenery even on the plains of the EuphrateS.
 Tt was at Compeigne that one of the saddest episodes in French his tory occurred--the capture of Joan of Arc by the Burgundians in 1430, fol- lowed hy her nartyrdom at the stake just twelve months later in Rouen.
 Before the war Compeigne was an industrial town of considerable i'm pertance, it's chieA activities being boat-building, rope making, distilling, and the manufacture Of chocolate, machinery. sacks chemicals and hats. It also. carried on a thriving river borne traffic in. timber and coal, and
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
ment of justice.

uent or JuStlce.
 Steps which have been taken point to the fact that the department is ai- ready well informed regarding certain phases of this business. and it is to be expected that the raids which it made upon the offices in many cities about the country will give it much more valuable information upon which to base further action in this direction. It is too early of course to expect a full disclosure of the conditions which have been found. but whatever they are and whoever are involved there should be no let up. The entire mat ter needs to be sifted to the bottom. all of the facts ascertained as far as possible and following the conviction of those guilty the full penalty should be imposed and all such activities guarded against in the future. It Is impossible to believe that those in volved in such profteering were not fully aware of just what they were doing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
LESSON FOR YOUNG SOLDIERS

z President Wilson has again spared -the lives of American soldiers sen stenced to death by court martial. Dis- .cipline must be had but his action is Thoroughly justified, for as long as we -Are not taking the lives of the enemy Agents in this country who have brought about such losses and de- struction and given such aid to the enemy we should not take those of our own soldiers who are fighting for us across the water.
 'r There have been other instances where clemency has been extended in a similar manner. It is of course not to be accepted as a result thereof that the soldiers need in the future to have no fear of the court martial. There are rules which have got to be re- 1spected. Orders must be obeyed and vigilance must be exercised by those who are assigned to guard duty There can be no relaxation of army regulations in this respect and there is no likelihood that there will be. but 1t has been perfectly evident, as point ed out by the president in his order gardening the soldiers, that the of fenses which have been committed ahus far by those who have violated 1he regulations have been wholly fres From disloyalty or conscious disregard pf duty.
 . The safety of fellow soldiers ant 1he cause for which they are fghtins must not. however, be imperiled. This rannot be too clearly understood ever by the newest soldier, and, ever Enough the penalty imposed by tn, court martial has been set aside thert can be no question but what a mos Vital lesson has been learned by thos, who have been pardoned and tha they and all others acquainted witt their cases will in the future be bette soldiers. The experiment is at leas worth the trial.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Col. Roosevelt is not probably with out appreciation of the value of money and food economy and like peaceful methods of winning the war, but he is contemptuous of the spirit which makes too much of it. Fifty-f fifty
 bread is all right, but a 30 Ameri- canism, which thinks self denial is
 equal to fighting and the sufficient substitute for it which some like to | think, is worthless. He was moved to this by seeing signs, Food will win
 the war" Tt will be men and not
 money or food that will win the war Col. Roosevelt must not be misun- derstood He no doubt fully approves the giving of money and the saving of food by those who have nothing better to give. They are very potent military instrum entalities. But he is disgusted by the kind of war mak ing which encourages the idea that
 we can make saving and giving do for fighting.-Waterbury American. i Every day is finding Connecticut
 more and more dependent upon motor
 truck transportation, and the system 1 of state highways which makes such 1 transportation practicable.
 Yet II IS hard to hark back 1n mem ] ory to few years ago when our lex ! travagant" expenditures on state high
 ways were being denounced. ard critics
 of the governor Git was Governor i 'Ba.ldwin) were bemoaning the fact
 that Connecticut was being plunged head over heels in debt.'
 Now the most important use of all i has 'developed-the use of these fine roads for motor truck transportation when the railroads are burdened to the very limit. In what fine pickle we
 should be without theml
 If there ever was a lesson thai should be thoroughly driven home tc Jus it is the lesson that good roads pay-we cannot have too many ot
 them. There are many. many beauty
 spots left in the state of Connecticut
 waiting to be called to the magic toucl
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Tho woman who has spent most of her time on the boat trip sitting in the cabin working on piece of em- broidery-it apparently started life white as the driven snow, but which has assumed a discouraged looking drab appearance-speaks ..
 Well, if I ever undertake to take another boat trip with pack of youngsters I'll hire an assistant. through with this. If the first one amt doing something they hadn't ought to, then it's the next one every minute of the time.
 Now, look at that Herold right this minute, climbing up Ion that rail, bet he falls overheard before we get anywhere to speak of and of course his pail blame me. He's that kind of a man.
 T guess one of them old maids that's sitting there will make dnim get down. Yes, I thought she would. They seem to kind of keep watch out, her and her sister. I've been watching them quite bit and guess it'd be real blessing to them to have something to do.
 Why, declare she's going to have Harold sit down by her and tell him a story. Amt that nice? I believe I'll have Mabel go over and listen, too.
 Sure, that's one of my young ones, pulling her gum in and out I cer- tainly do wish she'd learn to chew it more dignified.
 "Mabel-Mabull! Yes, I certainly did call you. Now, don't get sassy, You didn't have any call to answer me back. All yoa had to do was just to-
 Now, you listen to me and quit pulling your gum forth and back like little Hottentot. It ain't nice bit 1 to do that.
 tWeli, because it ain't and because I tell you it ain't. That's all you 1 got to know about it..
 Listen. Don't you want to go and get Johnny and go over and sit down l by that lady that's telling Harold a story and listen to it
 Here, Mabel, you Mabull You gc and get Johnny first Wasn't that what I told you to do? Honest, never saw kids that didn't obey better than what you kids do. It's just wearing@me out that's what it's doing i And your pa just backing you up halt the time when he's at home. Now you hurry up and go and find Johnny and go over and listen to the story.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
THE AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE.

While there is no evidence to indi- cate that Austria has given up it's en- -'deavor to break through the italian Sline, and it seems altogether improb- able that 1t would admit an\ utter failure without further trial in view of the long and elaborate preparations which have been made, the situation in that theater of the war makes it evident that unless something entire ly unlocked for develops Austria has done it's best and the result is a de- cided victory for the defenders.
 Austria started out with an elabor- ate programme. After bringing up q great army of guns and about Q hun dred divisions of troops it figured on smashing the Italian line from the sea 10 the mountains. It was inspired doubtless by the first day accomplish shents of the Germans in France and hoped to do likewise. Had it been able to do what it has planned it would be now many miles onto the Venetian plains, making it necessary to evacuate Venice and it's convey ances would be hustling back into the dual monarchy with the great loads of IOot WHICH IL Hau peen expecting to get
 -- But Austria has not been able to get in four days where it had planned 10 be in one. At points it has lost in- stead of gained and such advances which it has made are of no import ance but have been accomplished at 9a tremendous cost This discloses the great resistance which the Italians seand the allied troops assisting them sshave been making. and it is not i'm sprobable if Austria ceases attack dng that an Italian offensive will Hollow. If conditions are ripe for it 2 decidedly serious blow might be ad. ..ministered to Austria right now.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
it's asparagus farms were famous,

it's asparagus farms were famous.
 ''tn 1914 Compeigne offered a stern resistance to the Prussians, and in the Franco Prussian conflict of 1ST0- 1871 it was one of the headquarters of the German army.
 Now and for all time to come Compeigne will be dear to the hearts of the French people not because It was once favorite residence of Louis KY, Louis XVI. Napoleon I, Louis Phillipef and Napofeehs II. but because on Christmas Eve,s 1894 there was born here Georges sGuyhemet. Ace of Aces the foremost airman- of France, who before his tragic death at the age of 23 had won every honor that his grateful country could bestow upon the matchless defender"
 Fortune never smiles on a man who stares her out of countenarice