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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-08
GERMANS MAY STRIKE
NEXT NEAR ST. MlHIEL,
TROOP MOVEMENT NOTED
What Future Holds for American Troops in That
Sector Has Not Been Disclosed Be Used
in Hard Fighting

With the American Army in France, June 8.-Amer-
lean troops the front northwest of Chateau Therry
moved down the enemy with much gun and rifle fife at
midnight last night when the Germans made attack
on their positions They fought like demons and at
point killed 100 Germans.
Before they made their attack the Germans sent
smoke cloud, supposedly of black During the
fighting the Americans wore gas masks.
PREPARING FOR NEW DRIVE
With the French Army in France, June 8.-The
revival Of artillery activity in the sector between Noyon
and Montdidier is claiming attention today. Whether
the Germans intend to deliver another blow here with
their still powerful cannot be foreseen, but the
indications point to such event.
The second Franco American attack in the neigh
borho0d of and Bouresches was bril-
liant to the allied arms It continued yes
terday with advance in the Chezy sector, further
northwest on the line
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DRAKE ATTORNEY HERE.
John !Selb Of Drake is in Bismarck
ON legal business.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-08
a NEW BUICK.

DIR. A. L. Kershaw, well known Bis
marck dentist, is driving a new Buick
roadster.
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By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Continued on Paso Tlh.rrss) z. g.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08
STREET CAR MEN ARE NOT FOOLS

TN HIS address to the operative EN-.
= ployes, Mr.. Mitten, of the p. r. T., laid
stress upon the rule that nhotormen and
conductors could not be permitted to wear
union buttons while on duty.
No other attitude would be just either
to the men or the public at this time.
To grant the request would Immediately
plunge the men into a rivalry to see which
Of the three unions into which they are
divided would prevail. That would be fatal
to efficiency when efficiency is needed most.
It is fatty declared that this decision has
nothing to do with membership in any
union which man sees fit to Join. That
is his own business. So it reduces the
button question to a quibble IL any Of the
carmen are still so foolish as to insist
upon It,
The public is not in any mood to suffer
inconvenience in service for such a petty
point.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08
THE READERS VIEWPOINT
Mr.. McFee in New Orleans

70 the Editor Of the Epening Public Ledger:
Sir-By the kindness of a friend I have
read my friend Mr.. William McFee's delight
Iul ietter published recently in three INSTALL
ments in The Chatting Dish
USED to be the proprietor of "Alison'n
Old Booke Shoppe" which Mr.. McFee mem
lions IN his letter. The shop was on Royal
street, New Orleans, only a few doors from
the late Armand Hawkins's famous antique
store, which used to be a favorite resort of
eugene Field and Lafcado Hearn. My place
became, as old book shops do. the resort for
any visitors with literary tastes who came
to the vieux carre, or French quarter of
the quaint old Crescent City.
At that time McFee was engineer on the
Cartago, of the United Fruit Company, which
then flew the British flag, and during the
intervals of his stay between saiings made
the old booke shoppe" his club of an eve
ming. Many delightful talks we had about
literary London and about cabbages and
kings. l was privileged to read ALIENS"
one of Mr.. McFee's novels, in proof while
he was correcting it. 1t was during that
time that the world war started, and we had
plenty to talk about. The Kansas lawyer"
was still in New Orleans when l left there
recently to come to Chicago, and the little
Englishman from Mexico was still sojourning
there when l left. / never laughed so much
as over McFees graphic portrait of Smith"
which was not his name. Truly those were
the days" and l remember them affection.
atey, Sincerely yours,
STEPHEN II. ALISON.
Chicago. August 4.
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MARSHAL. EOCH

THROUGH the pageant of French his
l. tory CLEANS the fame of gallant mar.
shals. All of them were brave and able
though some-Bernadotte, for instance
and Bazaine--lived too long. In spite OF
certain shadows, however, the lustrous list
forms an epic of glory. Ney, Massena
Soult, Lannes. Lefebvre, Villars, Turennes,
Bugeaud, MacMahon will be names eyok-
ing thrills when Hindenburg and Luden.
dorff are ranked by an unclaimed world
as brutal manifestations of an ugly
tyranny.
Proud Of the heroic title, France with.
held it from any of her defenders from
MacMahon to Joffre. Too deeply cher
ished to be cheapened, the great distinction
was kept inviolate. When Joffre won II
civilization quivored with ecstasy. Un-
conquerable France had been born anew.
And now Ferdinand Foch is his brother
marshal Seldom have firmer hands thar
his welded the precious baton. History
will proclaim Foch as prime agent of
victory at First Marne" and the organizer
and directe.- Of the brilliant action which
| saved uu sspd rs9e = The same
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08
SHOOTING TIED RABBITs

GERMAN ideals of sportsmanship have
- seldom been more effectively realized
than in the sinking of the anchored and
unarmed Diamond Shoals lightship off Hat
teras. Beating up lame shoemakers in
Zabern is a poor game by comparison.
A cripple might use his crutch as a
weapon. and even Sias Veg, with
wooden leg" enjoyed considerable powers
Of locomotion. Hospital ships, though as
yet unconvoyed, are often armed and en-
dowed with good speed possibilities Bomb
ing schoolhouses from the sky may be fol-
lowed by serious counter-attacks by foe
airplanes or anti-aircraft guns.
In all of the above sports 100 per cent
Hun efficiency is not guaranteed But
hurting defiance at stationary vessel is
something to make both blood and iron
simultaneously tingle with glee Admiral
Mahan, with all his voluminous knowledge
of sea warfare, never dreamed of such an
undertaking. Nelson or Collingwood
Perry, Farragut or Dewey, never once con.
sidered embracing such an opportunity
The whole concept is thoroughly original
enthusiastically German.
The only drawbacks to this innovation
are the limitation of the supply of anchored
enemy ships manned by superannuated
seamen and the profusion of craft that
! still persist both in moving about and
carrying guns.
Judging from the latest reports from
Wilhelmshaven, the recent restlessness OF
the foes naves has caused the loss OF
some fifty U.boats. There is said to have
been revolt in, the sea rats chief lair. II
is questionable whether even the complete
victory off Hatteras is sufficient compen
sation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

NOT PEACE, BUT THE SWORD

WON HERTLING, as chief of staff for
v the German peace offensive. once more
emits his familiar mumble-bumble in terms
too ridiculous for serious discussion.
Lloyd George matches him with straight
from the-shoulder talk that is n knockout
blow to the cynical barterers in Teutonia
and the spneless head-shakers in Allied
lands.
Thus goes the battle for peace-atany-
price-all against the crybabies.
When peace comes the first word Of it
will come from the Allied commanders, not
from Potsdam.
When peace comes Washington will
have much to say about how and where
snd what.
D Just now Washington Is too busy making
war in the most righteous and exalted
cause it was the good fortune of any nation
ever to fight for. and there could be no
greater good to the future of the whole
world than that this is true.
Before we can make peace we have a
big job to finish. and we are going to
do 1t.
The KaiSers evident desire for peace
comes just sixteen months too late.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08
Tipping VS.. Thrift Stamps

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-n seems to the writer that the almost
universal habit of tipping, which is in vogue
in restaurants, depots, barber shops, etc,
should in such strenuous wartmes as we are
now experiencing, be abandoned. at least for
the present, and the money thus virtually
wasted be diverted to some Of the numerous
war funds for the boys over there, who are
risking their lives and making many sacri-
fees for those who remain at home, and this,
too for a very, very small compensation
The man behind the gun" is, in my opin-
ion vastly more entitled to the sum that the
tips amount to than those of our civilians
who stand behind bars and BARRIERS chairs
or wait in restaurants and cafes, and who
are now, under protection of labor unions,
ENJOYING comfortable surroundings, etc, at
dictated wages, and to my mind not any
more entitled to tips than are conductors on
street cars or clerks in stores. The ordinary
man will spend in week about fifty cents
(some even more) for this foolish habit of
tipping, and trust some of the readers Of
This article will follow me in carrying out
my idea of abolishing tips and buying thrift
stamps instead. A. M.
Philadelphia. August 2.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08
PINOCHLE AND WAR

TT WAS odd that the railroad admins
L tration should issue an order against the
ancient institution of the railway card
game just as a number of society women
of this city signed their names to a cutting
pronouncement asking all people to refrain
from wasting their time and energy AT
bridge whist till the war is over.
Card games at best are merely a relief
from boredom. There is no reason why
any one should be faced with the necessity
OF killing time in days when there aren't
enough hands available for imperative
tasks. Card parties are going out of
fashion. Now they will be less popular
than ever. But the women who made the
formal protest had better reason on their
side than the railroad administration can
claim in this instance
It is true that the commuter who duIls
the ennui of his afternoon trip home with
= sketchy game Of whist or poker might
find better things to do. There is much to
read, much to think about and many fast
moving issues that man should keen in
step with through the serious study that
Is possible In half hours with a good book.
But the commuter who works in his war
garden at night and in the Office during
the day isn't always in receptive mood
Immediately before dinner. The railroad
administration seems minded to discipline
him too severely The order was issued
the railroad men say, to eliminate the prac.
tice OF seat hogging. But there Is likely
20 be q geaeral feeling that the railroad
odministratior y hnepmins too fond OF
49, ~ G101 epqsayoi- places where
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08
BALLAD MADE IN HOT
WEATHER u

that frisk, and sprinkle
The moss they overspill;
Pools that the breezes crinkle;
The wheel beside the mill,
With its wet, weedy frill;
Wind-shadows in the wheat;
A water-cart In the street; y.
The fringe of foam that girds rs
An islet's ferneries;
A green skys minor thirds
To live, l think Of these. MI
OF ice and glass and tinkle, sa
Pellucid silver-shrill,
Peaches without a wrinkle;
Cherries and snow at will
From china bowls that fill
The senses with a sweet
NERVOUSNESS of heat: s
A melons dripping sherds; ~
Cream-clotted Strawberries II
Dusk dairies set with curds- E
To live, I think Of these!
Vale-lily and periwinkle;
Wet stone-crop on the sill; r
The look of leaves a-twinkle
With windlets clear and still; X
The feel of a forest rill
That wimples fresh and fleet
About ones naked feet;
The muzzles Of drinking herds;
Lush flags and bulrushes;
The chirp of fain-bound birds z
To live, 1 think of these!
William Ernest Henley
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Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

shipping. T@Fl
2, "a Roland fer an Oliver" means tit for tatI
Roland and Oliver were paladins Of Chaple7
magne. The legend Is that whatever 0uo|
achieved the other tried to 0utyie. A.
many rOmances were told Of these kptGht3
that whenever q person told an imprnbubI6|
story to Outdo one related before II wna
called giving a Roland for Oliver.
g. Craonne: an important city of France. abou1
five miles north Of the tlsne, almost uoutk
Of Laon and northeast OF Soissons. ,l7 4
A. General Horyath; the anti -Bolshevik dlctstar|
Of one section Of Siberia. ri
s. The Amazon Is the largest river Ia ssuth
America. ~ Il
6. Reign Of Terror; the period in the Fyeqfh
Revolution between the overthrow OF ne
Girondists. May 81. 1873, and the tan o<
Robesperre. July 81. 1904. ~
= odyssey: Homer's epic Doem Of the wanGors
- ings and adventures Of Ulysses tOdyas0Qo)
on his voyage home from Troy to Itha6n.
8. Denver Is both the capital and metropslis q
Colorado. INK
o. Old Hickory; an epithet applied to AnArou
Jackson. t|s, (
IN "a monarchy Is like man-of-Wan -~~&<
A"' shots between wind and water knrkII
exceedingly; there Is danger ~ cao2
Sat y democracy u q raft. Yes 1|
ssrily overture u. u u VISA pIo(<
t,ssxE'lS - - 4 IS .sssses ~ 81 49, -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

The lot that the former French minister
Malyy once misrepresented in Parliament
was decidedly more enviable than the one
which will now be his as discredited exile
from his fatherland. Z,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

The primary meaning
A Sort of Good OF ''marechal," ac-
Luck Horseshoer9 cording to the French
dictionary. Is horse
shoer." 1t thus becomes still further evident
that even before he became Marechal Foch
the superb generalissimo had his stoed of
victory well heeled with iron.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08
Joined the Dodo

What has become of the old-fashionet q
summer magazine, with it's three hotion
stories, an article on the trusts and 245
pages advertising perforated underwear
Rochester Post Express.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08
What Do You KnO,v?
QUIZ

1. Who was Mesmcr? ttr
2. Where is Camp Sheridan:
3. What the Colossus Of Rhodes:
4. Who Is Admiral Reinhardt Scheer2
s. What was the curfew bell?
6, Foch's 'Fabian policy" was recently man
toned. What Is the allusionS l
T. Where is Kandalaska?
8. Who was dubbed "Expounder Of tho CensSj
tution"? T'7,'1
0. What Is the poetical name Of the United
10. Who said. every man feels instlnctlveIy
that all the beautiful sentiments in M
world weigh less than lovely action &
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

The statements that Austrians are .Iiv-
ing in the middle age" and that middle-aged
non do not make the best fighters seem
suesestiyely to harmonize.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

The best time in which to enjoy the
torrid dogdays is September, for they'll be
"doggone days" when that happy month ar
rves.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

It is perfectly obvious what kind of a
time the German soldiers who have charac-
terizsd our fighters as "Satans" must have
been having.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

It is inadvisable for even the most agile
TO walk on his hands during this weather,
The pavement's too hot
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

In SO far as they relate to the gunnery of
American troops, Germany would richly well
come modification Of war aims"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

r.. Physicists say that heat is form of
motion. Therefore we propose to be as mo-
tionless as possible
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A RoHtop Desk Gathers No Moss

New York has troubles of her own. Six
teen juvenile Able Cohens were lost at
Coney Island the day before yesterday. and
not single Smith.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

blood.stained stream. The entire world Of
liberty applauds the bestowal of so signal
distinction upon its great leader.
Marshal Of France!-the name throbs
like an epic in the hearts Of freemen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

Gabriel d. Fahrenheit Gied in 1896, but
his mercury keeps marching up the tube.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

Dove Dulcet was due to give us a poem
today. but his wife reports that he was
overcome by 1t isn't the heat it's the -.
AS an evidence of his honorable inten-
tions, she sends us the manuscript just as
it was when the ambulance came round
for Dove. AS many of our readers may
never have seen a poem in the dough, be-
fore baking, Mr.. Dulcet's manuscript is
worth reproducing just as it is:.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

Speaking of wiseacres. the wisest Of all
are those that are producing corn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

The best Endorsement of our policy n
send troops to Siberia comes from Germany
she q tlrsadx sore about II. Il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

'Ienine," says headline. threatens
war on Japan" Is the rash Bolshevik aware
thr.eonly some four or I'VE thousand Siberian
separate him fropSta post of extreme
,sfors ~ walls e$sz0h,Q1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

We are ANXIOUS not to annoy the weather
man. but he seems to be putting the hives
In his archives.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Is crclu-
sirely entitled to The use for republication
of all netcs dispatches credited to it or not
othertctSe credited in this paper, and also
the local neWs published therein.
All rights Of republication of special dis
patches herein are also reSerUed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

TEAR READER, the Gownsman will not
believe that you are an Unimaginative
critic; but, are you only a saint? or are you.
perhaps, an angel?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

A I'D so this bard keeps under cover,
\ And hides his belfry from the sun:
I'll tell the soda clerk I love her,
And call Herr Fahrenheit a Hun.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

German stock seems to be OF the rolling
variety. Rollipg steBei'x down hui
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08
SOCRATES.


Tic SaNons are re-
Pathological ported to have be
haved very badly" at
the second Battle of the Marne. 1t may be
recalled that they acted in much the same
way during the first historic engagement
along that river Is it possibly because of
their names typographical relationship with
the prefix "anglo" that such disclination to
fight against liberty was twice evidenced?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

IF l were the Kaiser, to show that I did
4 not fear ideas any more than I feared
other nations, l would have this credo and
this catechism distributed among my sub
Jects. 1t would show them what evils
am saving them from and just what the
idealism Of a money. y.grubbing nation is
worth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

The very mildest conversation becomes
a hot discussion under present weather con-
ditions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08
THE CHAFFINC DISH
At the TOP of the Tube

WHEN lovely summer gets too blazing
w My mind is slippery as a fish:
I'll borrow Mr. Goldsmith's phrasing
And twist it for The Chatting Dish.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08
CHILBLAINS

CHILBLAINS
When bowling blizzard comes
Thumbs, strums, drums, numbsseP)
Aloud I cry jubilee
............. said M wife to me!
The mercury swarms 3aon, up the tube,
life .
............... said to my wife!
(Strife, knife. fife. rife. Or try rhyme
1cires-bires?)
And so, all down the ......... street
Prickly heat
(,oheat, meat, neat, eat beat, feat, sedt9s?)
Hertling keeps putting out some very
quaint and cheerful peace terms, including
the payment of an indemnity by the Allies
to recompense Germany for all the money
she has spent in crushing us.
Now that the Kaiser's edition of Shake.
speare is being edited Herr Hertling might
turn to Act Four. Scene l. of Macbeth,
where he will read:
Though the yesty waves
Confound and swallow navigation up;
Though bladed corn be lodged and trees
blown down;
Though castles topple on their warders
heads;
Though palaces and pyramids do slope
Their heads to their foundations; though
the treasure
OF Natures germens tumble all together
Even till destruction sicken; answer me
To what / ask you.
We may erpect an dbject apology from
| the German ndUy UndOubtedIU tb.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

Dear Socrates: The Crown Prince
seems to be coming into his Aisne.
SMEED.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

being killed as soon as his Kaiser feels
the need of n little eXaltation.
Is the German soldier ready to die for
his kaiser?-Surely.
And what is the Kaiser ready to do for
the German soldier?-Why, to let him die.
The German soldier fights to be sure of
the privilege of being deprived of his
rights. The American soldier fights to be
sure of being able to enjoy his rights.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

0. Henry had joke he trd.' rery fond
Of about hanging your hat on Cape Hat
terds and going n By the Labrador. Per-
hdps that's trhdt the U-bodt tcds trying
to do.
The back Of our chair is so hot that we
hate to lean back, and if we bend forward
the smell of burnt typewriter keys inter-
feres with our punctuation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08
Why Not Admit 1t?

From Greenlands icy mountains
To blistered Chestnut street,
It isn't the humidity,
It's nothing but the heat.
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ftvT,HE angel. how ridiculous!" said the
u. C. And after some argument as to
the incongruity of lmousines and angels,
.ither within them or outside. some discourse
wore or less learned on palanquins gigs and
sedan chairs as more appropriate. sir. TO the
antioue spirit of the locus of the action" the
II G. settled into the lowest center. so to
sneak of his gravity with the words Ana
What does it all mean? story, sir, shouo
always be significant. edifying able to give
On account of Itself" Yes" said the
Gownsman, "and there should always be a
nail for a wooden head with heavy mallet
handy. Don't you see. my poor U. c. the
aura of her ladyship was tainted?"
WIN sure enough, the AURA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

We may erpect an dbject apology from,
the German nduy. Undoubtedly the
U.boat thought that Hghtsh.o lcaS hos
ptal reSSel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

his quarters on the Tesle he left his
sharing soap behind. But he 1cds careful
to take his razor acith him. He kne,o our
colored troops ccre near.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08

THE party-forgive me--the beatific group.
| the heavenly three, the celestial aggrega-
tiop continued their stroll. And before long
there rolled past them a handsome limousine.
manned with chauffeur and footman in livery,
on the luxurious upholstery of which lolled
beautiful lady dressed, painted and scented
to the eyes yet not so obtrusively as to de-
ceiye anybody, except, perhaps a saint The
saints looked and admired-at least far
we may decorously suppose even Saint
Anthony was permitted to appreciate the ex-
cruciating charms of the houri-demons who
atteupted his undoing. But now it was the
angel who held his nose.