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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20
UP TO AMERICA TO WIN WAR
Collapse of Russia Places the Burden
of Eliminating the Hun on Shout
ders of the Yanks.

Daily 1t grows more certain that the
world war is to be fought till one. side
or the other is PROSTATE. The war
would have been over months ago If
Russia had not collapsed; but with
treason In the cars cabinet and lun-
acy and stupidity pervading the Rus
STA proletaHat, that mighty empire Of
the north became an inert and impo-
tent mass at the mercy of Germany.
And as for Russia, her fate will be
determined by the world congress that
will write the peace when the war Is
over. 1t will be about the mightest
Job human statecraft ever undertook
and an impossible Job unless Germany
or the entente is then as helpless as
Russia is now.
With the western front reinforced
by the millions of veterans Germany
had in Russia, the German people have
become as confident of victory ms they
were when the first gun was fired. At
this moment Germany. rulers and peo-
pie alike, feel assured as TO the out
come. There is determination TO
annex all of Belgium, all of France
now held by the German armies and
all of the possessions of Belgium and
France in Africa. Discussion is now
going on in the German press as to
the amount of the money indemnity
the enemy shall pay. Already Russia
Is carved by the German sword. And
If Germany shall succeed in her pres
ent intentions she will be as complete
mistress of the world as 1t now is
known as the Rome of julius Caesar
was mistress of the world as 1t was
known on the eve Of the Christian era.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20
A Paper Controller.

Great Britain now has its Paper
Controller, concerning whose identity
there has been flutter of excitement
in the publishing and newspaper
worlds. There is. however, very much
less talk and less fuss about the ad-
vent of this new official than there was
over the subject of the introduction
of food rationing, although the limo
walton is capable of having much
greater effects on the life of the coun-
try than the mere reduction of the
consumption of certain food supplies
II. A. Vernet, on whom it has de-
volved, is director of the Under
ground Electric Railways company.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20

The power of the president cover
congress was never better illus
trated than on the day when he
delivered his message to the two
houses saying that they should stay
in session and pass revenue bill.
There was not man within The
sound of his voice, either senator or
representative, or any other employee
about the capitol, that was not in
tensely in favor of postponing revenue
legislation in order that congress
might adjourn and not be compelled
to stay here through the hot summer
months. In fact, delegations of CON
gressmen, headed by what was at one
time called the Famous Southern
quintet" meaning Senators Simmons
of North Carolina and Martin of Vir-
ginia, and Representatives Kltchin of
North Carolina Sherley of Kentucky
and Garner of Texas, had labored ear
nestly with Secretary McAdoo and
with the president urging them not TO
keep congress in session and showing
that II would be politically disastrous
to the Democratic party TO do w. And.
yet when the president delivered his
dictum saying that revenue iegis!a-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20
Use for Hemlock Bark.

Spent hemlocll bark, which has been
used chiefly for fuel, may soon be i'm
portant in felt manufacture. Expert
ments have shown that this bark can
he substituted for 80 per cent of the
basic material now chiefly rag stock,
used in roofing felts. If the bark is
used for the 100000 tons of felt made
in this country annually. there will
he a saving, ii is thought, of about
81 100000 a year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20
X-Rav Reflectors.

Mica has been found an excellent
material for concentrating mirrors for
X-rays. Glass will not do, because,
smooth as it Is, it is too rough for the
extremely minute X-rays, which are
much smaller than light waves. Glass
diffuses the X-rays, much as a rough
surface diffuses light waves, but 1t was
found that the surface of mineral crys-
tails were of the requisite smoothness
for rejecting X-rays, and of them mica
is the most adaptable, being readily
split into sheets.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20
Coolies, Ears Detect Peril.

London.-Ofiicers home from the
front testify to the acute hearing pow
ers displayed by the Indian and Chi
nese cpolie laborers with the troops
in France. These eastern auXilaries
are ever the first to detect the near
ness of a hostile airplane and to fall
prone as a measure of self-protection.
In this way they give a valuable lead
10 the British and French soldiers,
who are comparatively slow in detect
Ing the difference in sound between
the rival mir machines.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20
FARMERS ARE WORKING HARDER

And using their feet more than ever before.
For all these workers the frequent use Of
Aliens Foot=Ease, the antiseptic powder to
be shaken into the shoes and sprnkled in the
foot-bath, increases their efficiency and in
sures needed physical comfort. 1t takes the
Friction from the Shoe, freshens the feet,
and prevents tired, aching and olistered feet.
Women everywhere are constant users Of
Aliens Foot Ease. Don't get foot sore, get
Aliens Foot Ease. Sold by dealers every
where, 25c-AdV.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20

Senator Swanson Of Virginia made
record with the naval appropriation
bill, getting It through in one after
noon, although It was the largest naval
appropriation bill ever passed aud
contained legislation of vast import
ance to the navy in the future. And
the Virginia senator would have used
only one-thlrd of the time If there had
not been a prolonged discussion over
the stop-watch and efficiency systems
in connection with labor on govern
mcnt work. The debate and votes on
this and kindred subjects show whit
a power labor has become In the poll
lies of the country.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20
Many Kinds Of Courage.

The essential meaning of courage lies
IN the word itself. II comes into Eng
fish by way Of the French courage.
which comes In turn, from the Latin.
cor. meaning heart" Courage Il
heartage. keeping the heart steady
even in the presence Of disturbing con.
ditions. Sometimes 1t appears In the
ability 10 keep the heart from flut.
tenng when sudden danger thrent.
ems; sometimes 10 tile ability t. keen
going when lfe settles down into a
grind and the heart would sink to de-
@puir hut for persistent courage.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20

Former Senator Chauncey NJ De
pew, who was in Washington for few
days recently, is a conservative on the
subject of prohibition and if he had
been in the senate he would not have
voted for the prohibition amendment
which is going to be one of the live is
sues in the campaign this fall. Mr..
Depew says that Notwithstanding the
fact that only a very small percent
age of the people Of New York would
vote for ratifying the prohibition
amendment, 1t is likely that the legis-
lature to be elected this fall will
adopt 1t. lie points out that those
who are advocating the amendment
are so very determined that they win
secure pledges from candidates for
the legislature and that these candl-
dates are timid enough to promise to
vote for the amendment In order to
assure their elections. II is sort of
self-preservation measure and mem
bers of the legislature know that If
they do not pledge themselves to sup
port the amendment they will be
marked men when the next election
comes around. Just ms senator's and
representatives In congress give at
tention to the wishes of their home
folk, so do the members of state leg
islatures, and that is why the prohi-
bitionists are confident that they are
going to win enough states to ratify
the amendment after the election this
fall.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20

ton should be passed without an "a
iournment, he was applauded vigor'
ously.
Never before did 1t take the presi-
dent so long to decide a question, ana
the decision finally rested with Sec
retary McAdoo. The president at one
time, according to the report of the
senators and representatives who VS.
tied him. was inclined to listen TO
their arguments and arrange a COM
promise, but in the end the compro-
mise was discarded and congress was
told to stay In session and pass the
revenue bill. They did not like IT,
but they applauded the presidents
utterances as If they enthusiastically
endorsed all he said.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20
Safety for Engines.

A safety device for engines running
through storm and cold consists of per-
forated pipes which are run up along
the engineers window, one inside and
one outside. The compressed air from
these pipes prevents accumulation Of
frost and mist.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20
Natural Idea.

Pop, Is an abyss anything that's
sleepy
"Of course not, child What put
that into your hcadT
"Well, people always talk about It
as yawning."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20

Patriotism of high degree is
shown by millions of people who
cannot 90 to war, according to re-
ports that have been received in Wash
ington from various parts of the coun-
try. AS an instance of this patriotism
the oversubscription to the Red Cross
fund is cited, but it Is shown in other
ways that do not get before the public.
The care that is given the soldiers
and sailors is greater than was ever
before heard of in any war. Possibly
1t was because of the reports that the
camps and clothing were inadequate
last winter that an extra effort was
made on the part of the people to sup
ply all possible deficiencies and make
up TO the men who are going to fight
the battles of the country any short
comings that might have inadvertent-
ly occurred in the rapid mobilization
of an army.
Foremost In this work nave been
the women of the country, who have
been doing everything in their power
W lulHlNl NiblulIlS anu NoA'NNAiiNhNN'
for the troops. The fact that the Red
Cross fund was oversubscribe0 is be-
lieved to be due largely to the work Of
the women in their Red Cross uni
forms who have been soliciting funds.
The authorities also give great cred
1t to the Y. NJ. G. A. organization
which has established rooms at every
camp and by which extraordinary eff
forts have been made to furnish the
soldiers with books and entertain
ments. The manner in which people
have volunteered their services In
these entertainments is one of the
features that has gratitied the authori-
ties.
Take II all in all, there is abundant
evidence that the people of this coun-
try, with very few exceptions, are
heart and soul interested in the war
and are doing everything they can to
help the soldiers and sailors who must
fight the war, and make them comfort
able, not only while at home, but so
far as is their power while they are
abroad.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20
Receive German Paper Cloth.

The first sample of German paper
Of a paper wrapper for German
helmet sent 10 Sergt. Maj A. S. Kirk
wood of the British recruiting mission
as trophy of war. The cloth resem-
bles rather fine burlap in appearance,
but on cutting the wrapper 1t was dis
covered the strands were of rolled
paper. Some of these contain print
indicating the "cloth" was made from
ordinary newspaper. 1t is said much
of this is being worn by Germanys
civilian popuation.-St. Paul Dis
patch.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20

When former Senator Joseph w.
Bailey retired from the United States
senate he was about the only strenu-
Gus defender of the constitution left
on the Democratic side. Il was Sen
ator Bailey's complai.., that even such
an able constitutional lawyer as the
late Senator Bacon had almost de-
serted him and that he was the lone
figure left who was devoted TO the
constitution according to Democratic
ideals.
If Mr.. Bailey keeps track of senate
proceedings at the present time he
will observe that there are others fol-
lowing in his footsteps. Senator Reed
of Missouri and Senator Hardwick or
Georgia are never missing when the
necessity arrives for taking care or
the immortal document which has had
to undo rgo severe strain under recent
administrations. OF course there Is
always a strain upon the constitution
during war times, and there are rea-
sons to believe that If "strict con-
struction" should be applied there are
quite n number of instances when the
constitution has been disjointed In
order to meet war exigencies.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20
Women to Take Census.

Women fill the places of men. now
in the army, in taking Cleveland's an
nual school census this year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20

Envy always puts us further from
the thing we envy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20
Best Paid Writer,

Rudyard Kipling is probably the best
paid of all short story writer's. His
price is $500 a 1000 words.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20

Commissioner Cato Sells of the hu-
reau of Indian affairs is not waiting
for the adoption of the woman suf-
frage amendment before putting equal
suffrage principles into practice. He
recently appointed Miss Florence Eth
eridge to n probate attorneyship un-
der his bureau in Oklahoma. The
duties of the new attorney will consist
of sort of motherly supervision over
Indian children and incompetent In
dian grownups, TO see that no one
buncos them out Of their property.
Considerable responsibility attaches to
the work for there is probably no
weather. class of people in the world
today than the oklahoma Indians with
their valuable oil lands.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20

Provost Marshal General Crowder
and his assistants intend to search all
the corners of the country for slackers
and for those who would escape doing
service for the country. There is a
strong public sentiment backing up the
men who are enforcing the draft laws,
particularly since the reports have be-
gun TO arrive showing that many
Americans are making the supreme
sacrifice for the honor Of the country.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20

~ don't believe l would be alive to
give this testimony if it weren't for
Doan's Kidney Pills, says Mrs. Julia
a. Thomas, ll25-A 4, Missouri Ave, East
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06
THE BLACK HORSE GUARD.

Forward. Hot" rings out the clear
command and down the road sweep thirty
stalwart men, erect and handsome, with
a look of pride in their eyes. No, they
are not mailed and helmeted knights of
tho days when knighthood was in flower.
though they are none the less knightly
or chivalrous; neither are they members
of the renowned and immortalized Light
Brigade, though they are just as brave
and loyal
Who are they, then? Whence do they
come? They are the far famed Black
Horse Guard of Auxiliary Remount De-
pot No. 308. Upon these thirty horse
men and their prancing chargers de-
wolves the sole duty of guarding the con-
fines Of the Remount Depot and faith
fully do they perform their duty. Woe
betide the lad who thinks he can run
the gauntlet of the watchful guards with
out pass
Sergeant Mccartney, who commands
the guard is splendid, ciean-cut sol
der and a good disciplinarian. He eX
poets his men to do their duty and they
know this and do it. There is no golden
road to~advancement in this guard eX-
cept the road of honest promotion won
by duty faithfully done. Under the lead
ership of Sergeant Mccartney and his
assistants, Corporals Ewing and Mutulis.
the Black Horse Guard is one of the
d distinctive features of the Remount De-
pot and to be member of it is consid-
cred an honor
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06
WHEN THE CHIEF euAlLED.

Two or three years ago Uncle Sam is
sued mandate to the effect that the
Indians in the future should take unto
them. Ives but one wife. Quanah Par
ker, chief of the Comanches. appearing
before the Committee on Indian Affairs
told its members that many of the men
of his tribe had more than one wife. He
was admonished to go home and tell them
that this condition of affairs could no
longer exist and that the surplus wives
must be sent home to their parents.
Last session Parker again appeared be-
fore the committee, and the following
conversation took place between him and
a committeeman:
Did you tell your bucks that they must
have but one wife, Parlxer?"
Yes, tell 'um,' responded the Indian;
Did you get rid of the extra wives?"
Yes, all gone" answered the chief.
But. urged the committeeman,. Il am
told that you yourself have six wives"
Yes, me got six said Parker.
Now, this win not do, Parker. You
have to get rid of those extra wives. You
go home and tell them to leave, Send
them back to their parents Tell them
to go home.
You tell 'un." reenonded the Indian
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06

he went to the war, ana it was some
thing like ten years before he return
ed to the native hunts he knew so well.
At ball one night he met the beau
teous Gladys May. married now. and 1t
was with matronly condescension that
she elected 10 look upon hims
After ten years we meet again.
Gladys" said John Henry, eagerly
stepping forward to take her hand
i trust you still remember me-"
Let me see,' nused the fair GLADYS
May, with an Indifferent expression,
was it you or your brother who used
to be an old sweetheart of mine?"
Really, don't know" came back
the cruel response of John Henry.
Probably it was my father "--Phila-
detphia Telegraph
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06
A Bluff That Worked.

Ollie James is a big man personally
and politically He is United states
senator from Kentucky, and he weighs
a +rifle more than three hundred ana
fifty pounds. e,.o,,
ON one occasion, in travelling from
New York to Washington, ne paFeiy
caught the midnight train ana as
covered that the only berth left was an
MINER. Having learned from expert
epca that the process of coiling up his
three hundred and fifty pounds and
his six feet three inches In an upper
berth was tough stuff. he was indlg-
nant. He was particularly enfaged
when he noticed that the lower dlfecf :
Nv under his berth was occupied by
small man who tipped the scales at
not more than hundred and twenty
Ollie grasped the curtains OF the
berth, shook them vigorously, groWied
once or twice, and remarked Vlilolc-
lively to the porter:
$50 I've got to sleep in an upper
have r? The last time / did that 1t
was on a trip from Frankfort to
washington, and the blamed thing
broke down and mashed the man I'M
der me. Throw that grip up there, and
I hope to Heaven the berth will hold
me-"
Then he went back to the smoker
and had cigar.
When he returned, the little man was
in the upper.-Popular Magazine.
After the War.
They were speaking of faded en-
chantment and shattered ideals at
dinner the other night, when Charles
S. Ashley, who has just been elected
mayor of New Bedford, Mass, for the
seventeenth time, was reminded of an
incident along that line.
In the happy past, the mayor said,
John Henry was madly in love with
Gladys May, but there came one of
those silly little quarrels and the fair
one told the youth to hastily beat it
from her papa's porch.
John Henry did beat it. Moreover,
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06
The Star SpangIed Banner
Additional Stanza.

When our land Is illumined with lib
erty's smile,
If a foe from within strike blow at
her glory,
Down, down with the traitor that
dares to defile,
The flag or her stars and the page
of her glory.
BY the millions unclaimed who our
birthright have gained,
We will keep her bright blazon for
ever unstained,
And the Star Spangled banner in
triumph shall wave
While the land Of the free is the
home of the brave"
(This version is attributed to DR.. Oh
er w. Holmes.)
Another version attributed to Lowell
varies considerably from above, es
pecially in these closing lines:
"And the Star Spangled Banner, a
free flag, shall wave
Ger a land redeemed, that knows
not q slave"
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06
HERoIsM perennial

Tae globes irdling message sent by
the provost of the University of Penn
sylvania in this season to every living
alumnus is especially significant in
these Christmas and New Year weeks
that are the first since our entrance
into the war.
The leaflet this year carries the
words of brave Major General John
Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, uttered
when he threw off his gown in the
pulpit and disclosed a colonePs uni
form. Muhlenbeg was q member of
the class of 1853
The words are:
In the language of Holy Writ, there
is a time for all things-a time TO
preach and time to pray; but these
times have passed away. There is a
time to fight and that time has now
come
AS fit pendant from the present
generation there is printed the noble
last letter written by Edwin A. Alb
hey, of the class Of 1912, to his par
ents
A lieutenant in the Fourth Canadian
Army, Abbey was killed in action at
Vimy Ridge.
He writes:
81 do not think of death or expect it,
but am not afraid of it, and Will give
my life gladly if it is asked"
That is the characteristic spirit that
animates the men of old PennsylVa-
MIA
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06
lnillrv and InsuIt.

"John, John,' Whispered an aIaIng "a
wife, poking her sleeping husband in
the ribs. wake up, John; there are
burglars in the pantry and they're eat
FsWen, what DO we care" num6led
John. rolling over, 80 long sas they
1on't die in the house?"
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06
Lob Fiji for the Army.

"Father," inquired the little bFaln7
twister of the family, when will our
little baby brother be able to talk?o
ooh, When he's about 8, Ethel. He's
only a baby yet, Ethel. Babies cant
"oh, yes, they can, father" insisted
Ethel. for Job could talk when he
"Job What do you mean?"
Eyes" said Ethel Nurse was tell
ing us today that it says in the Bloie
Job cursed the day. he was porn =
Stray Stories.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06
Lielned Ia Heaven.

Mother" said little Mabel. 40
missionaries go to heaVen?
"Why, of course, DEAR" her mother
replied.
do cannibals?"
mo, | am afraid they don't"
But, mother" the little girl insist
ed. If a cannibal eats missionary,
he'll have to go, won't he?"-New YORK
Evening Post.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06
TIGHT Est in War Times.

Henry ]. Waters, president Of the
Kansas State Agricultural College,
tells of young man who was collect
ing funds for benevolent institution.
He attempted to collect dollar from
an old man who was noted for his
closeness. The youth approached the
older man and stated his mission ana
asked for a dollar, saying he was col
lecting for the Lord.
old man. We'll young man, how old
are you?"
II am 25," answered the young man.
Gwen, 1 am rs years old, and as you
are only rs years old l think that !
will get to see the Lord sooner than
you. / will hand Him the dollar my
self kansas City Star.