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sort of rat. Trotzky is his ideal;
American ideals his favorite target
He comes TO America only TO sneer
and to try to wreck. His strongest
characteristic is contempt for the
true American. For the present his
soap-box is in storage-until after the
war
The Intellectual Rat: In this species
the sexes are about equally divided
OF many nationalities, sometimes
even American At college they
learned so much that they've never
been good for anything since They
smile pityingly when anyone displays
an emotion so common as patriotism
talk much of Internationalism, and are
really dangerous because clever
enough to fool lot of people.
The Pacifist Rat: rare species
Willing to take everything and give
nothing. product OF congenital and
racial causes. Must be watched close
ly when II comes time 10 talk peace.
At the bottom of the list because he
is the most pitiable. but not to be
peter any more than the others.
There are other rats than these.
but for an example this will suffice.
We must stop petting them. We must
remember our boys in France-mete
out to them wartime treatment.
DON'T PET A RAT: TRAP 1T!
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Don't Pet a Rat
BY Henry Oyen
of The vigilantes.

1t took war to show, US what a
fine lot of rats we have been petting
in this country. For some unfathom-
able reason We have created for our
own self-delusion a national myth
which we have caller THE Melting
Pot" II was beautiful thing. We
talked about 1t, We wrote about it,
we believed in ii. We said-and we
actually believed we were talking like
reasoning beings; Drop rat in The
Melting Pot and it comes out an
American"
So we dropped them in-the rats
along with the stock that makes good
Americans. And the rats came out
rats. They are showing their breed
now. Uncle Sam goes to war. and the
rats nibble at his heels. Therefore,
we have one course to adopt toward
them:
DON'T PET A RAT: TRAP 1T.
The rats are of various types. Let
us label them:
The pro-German Rat: The one from
Germany itself. He is the most OBJ
yious OF all Usually he is big, fat
gray fellow. Most Americans of Ger
man antecedents are good Americans
The rat is still German. Before the
war he marched boldly around the
country, shifting at our national in
stitutions, sneering consistently, and
preaching the superiority of German
efficiency. He is still with us, but
since We entered the war he has, be-
ing rat, run for cover. He tries to
align himself with the loyal Ameri-
cans of German descent. But he is
still rat. still a pro-German. In
the event of a German victory he
would be out in droves, jeering our
defeat. He buys Liberty bonds. but
. the only reason he does it is to make
us think he is not rat. II is the par
ticuIar duty and privilege of all, loyal
Americans of German breeding to
help put him out of business.
The I. w. w, Rat: Darker and thin,
ner than his pro-German brother but
of the same species. More active
Having been allowed to run wild he
has exaggerated ideas Of his own inn
portance, His idea Of Liberty is Lii
cense. He squirms piteously when
trapped. and he is being trapped in
considerable numbers.
The Foreign Agitator Rat A fuzzy
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MISS DEAN DIED IN puesLo.

Word has been received nese OF the
death Of Minerva Dean at the home
OF her uncle in Pueblo. on Wednes-
day of this week, after brief III
ness. Miss Dean was until lately. en-
ployed as bookkeeper at the office of
the Wann Motor company on Macon
avenue and resided at 1904 Green
wood avenue
Death, IT is reported, was due TO in
juries received in an auto accident
near Pueblo about week or ten days
ago The car in which she was riding
turned over and she was badly hurt
Her injuries were internal. principally
in the side and were not at first be-
lieved to be very serious. Her par
ents arrived in Pueblo from Admire,
Kansas. on Thursday, and will take
the body there for burial.
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Help save sheep.

The dog rIghtfnlly holds a strong
place In the minds and affections Of
men. The owner OF good dog finds
In HIN most faithful friend. But II
sometimes happens that the dog most
highly esteemed is also one that kills
and worries the most sheep and IL the
most cunning In obscuring the evil
dencer Of his guilt. A well-bred dogs
habit Of lying inIioccntIy asleep In the
front yard during the daytime Is not
proof that the same dog does not kill
sheep ut night. Because of the eco
noinic loss occnsioned by sheep-kililng
dogs, and because such dogs bring. the
whole Of their kind into bad repute.
the true admirers and friends Of this
animal should help to further any
steps likely TO result In the limitation
Of the activity Of these dIscrediting
members Of noble rnce. One 6f the
most practicable methods Of accom-
pIishing this result seems to be to
place upon dogs such tax a. will re-
ducs the number OF soperfluous ones
and result in fewer being kept By per
sons who cannot or will not give then,
the attention necessary to prevent the
formation Of hnbits and associations
that Lead 70 sheep killing.
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eovernmen. Fence.

inches higher a bnrbcd wire; 8
inches higher a second barbed wire I;
inches above this n third bsrbed
wire. Total height 81 inches. The
farmer who does not object TO placing
his flock in corral each night may
eliminate The necessity for building
dog-proof fences around his fern by
inciosipg small area with such n
fence and making II practice Of placing
his nock therein ut night.
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TOO MUCH FOR JESSE.

II WIS Liberty Day and San Diego
was crowded with uniformed men. for
thousands of soldiers and sailors We're
taking advantage of pass TO break
the monotony OF camp life. The spir-
II OF Jesse James. visiting earth ON
o cavstion. encountered the army
KHAKI. and the navy blue at every
turn. Feeling the pangs of hunger.
Jesse entered restaurant.
Now for good feed he said. as
he settled comfortably in vacant
chair. for his pockets were filled with
gold. After ordering. he watched
with interest the gay hilarity of the
service men. al, carcfree and happy.
But upon finishing his meal he was
grieveousiy surprised at the meal
check which was presented for pay
ment Surely. he thought. there must
be mistake: but n cold. biase head
walter Informed him that the bill WAS
right and itemized correctly.
Reluctantly paying the amount. as
he left. he was heard to muttsr:
Il don't see how these men can
do 1t on $50 per. Why. I'm broke al
ready" And he laughed sarcsstical-
ly as be said: This is no place for
me. And they call me bandit aud
highwayman. but I'm sure Il piker
compared TO these merchants"
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CANNES KEEP MANY
FROM GROWING SHEEP

Crop reporters In 30 farm
states submitted estimates In
1al3 which showed that the
number Of sheep In those states
could be increased 15O per cent
without displnring other live
stock. Such an increase would
place approximately 34.0Oc.00U
more sheep In these states than
there are now. OF 1.411 an
swers received to the question
as TO whether sheep raising Is
profitable In the farm states.
Ss7 answered Yes" OF SsS
answers as 10 the causes pre-
venting increase in ths numbers
Of sheep 53i said Dogs"
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st. Louis Twins
to War Together
BY FRED 5. FERGUSON


UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
With the American Forces in Pic
ardy. June IL. tBy Mail)-When you
go 10 war twice at the same time in
the same outfit. maybe you can CON
slider you are really doing your part
to whip the Boche. At least Walter
and Albert Grierson are inclined to
feel that way about II. The only way
It can be done. however. is 20 be n
twin.
Walter and Albert are twins. Their
father and mother live at 1912 Lucas
ave. ST. Louis. And II Mr.. and drs.
Grierson think they had hard time
telling Walter and Albert apart when
they were little, they ought to sec the
sergeant and company commander
trying IL. After you know how to iden.
tify the twins. it's easy. Walter Tor
is IL Albert7) has mole on one foot.
But the sergeant cant tell the twins
to take on their shoes every time he
wants to pick one of them for some
particular job. The result is that Wal
ter and Albert are fighting the war
both together and separately. for
themselves and for each other. and
in addition are-and also is--carry.
Ing on a mail courtshIp.
DO THE GIRLS KNOW.
They are writing Giendine and Ger
aldine Smalley. who live In Sheldon.
III ClendIne and Geraldine are
twins. Walter or Albert Is writing
Glendine and Albert or Walter is
writing Geraldine.
Walter or Albert-anyhow one of
the twins first told the story as he
sat In the window OF the United Press
billet one warm evening In Picardy.
Wagons. guns and camions were roll
Ing and r,imbling by. The twins are
with an engineering outfit. and It was
too early yet for them 10 set out for
their work of stringing wire. and dig
ging trenches and dugouts. AS Wal.
ter. or Albert. talked Of Delmar. the
bridge, the river and other things OF
home. the other one came up. II was
like seeing double. Their TIN hats
were even at the. same angle.
hosopv KNOWS piFFERENcE.
''You sec, Ms like this" said Al.
bert" When walter"--that identi:
fled Albert when Walter is work
Ing and IL tired. and I'm fresh. slip
out and relieve him. and nobody know
the difference. Then. II get tired.
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VISITED HIS PARENTS
HERE ON WAY HOME.

q. F. Singer, popular locomotive
engineer In the service the d. k
r. O. Railroad company. with head
quarters In salida. stopped over In
Canon City Saturday of last week for
a short visit with his parents. MIR.
and Mrs. Frank Singer. at 4sl Rudd
avenue, while en- route home from
visit TO Denver. Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
singer sr, with their grandsons.
Frank T. Singer and Allen Keat Sing.
or. took their guest to sallda BY auto
and spent the day In the Chaffee
county metropolis.
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FENCE PROOF AGAINST
VARIOUS ouADRuPEDS

Here are the specifications for a dog
and coyote-proof fence which has been
designed and tried out by the forest
service of the Cnlted States depart
ment OF agriculture: Posts IN feet in
length. set 2i1 feet In the ground nnd
1G feet apart: n barbed wire stretched
fiat y the surface of the ground; 3
inches higher a 36-inch woven wire
fence having finch triangular mesh I:
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rnIs MEANS U.

Food conservation in this country
is also necessary as weli as in Eng
land. where placards on the wall pro-
claim:
If u fast. beat u-boats:
II L feast. u-boats beat 4.
Boston Globe.
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4 MORO 70 the WISE.

Canon City should turn out In full
force for the concert given in the near
future BY the 18th Infantry Colo
RADIOS OWN band. This band. now
touring the state. is rated as one Of
the best military musical organiza-
tions on the Pacific coast. Don't fail
to hear them.
Tough luck. girls. but Handsome
Jack" Barsby. the popular young
band leader. of the l57th Infantry. X
a married man and from the last re-
port is still on speaking terms with
his wife.
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(This column edited by d. G.. Price.
Headquarters Company 18th In
fantry. 40th tSunshine) Division.
Camp Kearney. Calf, will appear
weekly. in The Daily Record.)
From the way those United States
marines went ahead the other day. it
may possibly have penetrated to Hin
denburg's Uranium that there may be
thing or two doing by the time a
million Yankees get into the trenches.
SAFETY FIRST.
Why don't you enlist in the army,
Rastus? Where's your patriotism /"
asked Mr.. White. meeting the darky
on the tsreet.
"oh. Use done jined. sah''' smiling
ly answered Rastus.
Yes. sab. Use now member of b.
company
Glad to hear it. but what regiment
are you in?"
mo regiment to it. sah-just plain
B, company b here when de others
go and d here when dey get back.
Many of the young fellows wouldn't
hesitate in eniisting in the army If
they could get General work
No. Cynthia. General Debility Is not
the father of Corporal Punishment.
but he is close friend of Major
League and former employer of Pri-
vate Entrance.
uNMAskED.
She--"Tom. dear. l have at last dis
covered that love you"
He.-"Ah. you have heard then.
that my uncle has left me s5.0o0?"
She.-"Sir? After that remark. we
must part forever; heard that it was
s5o.eoo."
The news dispatch which told that
the officers have TO fight the Yankee
soldiers to keep them from going too
far into the German trenches is only
a forerunner of what will happen
whom the big movement 10 the east.
ward once gets under way.
1t is much better to be a pocket.
book patriot than mere button-hoie
one.
Sergeant.-'Dress up that line.
Private Jones. look at your feet-ihey
are far ahead of the rest-puli 'em
back,"
Pvt. Jones tfront rauk)--Sorry.
sergeant. but those feet belong 10 Oh
son in the rear rank"
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he Gomez out and relieves me- an,s
SO long ns one OF us Is where one or
the other Is supposed 10 be-weli.
there you are"
No one in the company knows one
from L other. On one occasion a new
sergeant wRs In charge OF the detaoh-
ment working on n dugout Albeit
and Walter we're working from oppo-
site sides. Just as Walter left the
dugout with wheelbarrow filled with
dirt. Albert left the other end OF the
runway and came down another path
with his empty. The sergeant didn't
know there were two OF them. Ev-
erytIme he looked up he saw a Grief-
son loading and starting on with "a
wheelbarrow. The sergeant figured
this man Grierson was doing twice
NJ much work as any other man on
the Job and went to the lieutenant to
tell him about II. Then he learned
there were two OF them.
THEY WORKED IN BANKS.
Before eniistins in the army 10
geiher the Gricrsons worked in din
erent banks In st. Louis II 80 hap
pened that each was at the pnas-booiS
window in his respective bank. pe-
positors with accounts in both banks
began to consider taking the PLEDGE
II they went from one bank directly
to the other. until they learned how
things stood
The sergeant and the company coni-
msnder have given II up. They na-
sign Albert and Walter 20 work. and
80 long as n Grierson is there. that is
good enough.
The twins are over here because
they want to help win the awr. They
are not yet 21. Therefore. they would
not have been drafted. but they are
doing the war double.
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TYPHOID s: :: e:
~sI~

eaey. snd harm,essness, Of Antiyphoid vsccinsfion
yonr family II y mose vItaith house insurance.
Ask pour ph5ylclans druggist, o. send fos Have
you nsd Iyphoidl" telling OF Typhoid Vaccine,
uE 0jTye1 LABORATORY, esenelev, Csi
ssesssiss sAee,sss ssssns sssss .. Gov. tseEsss
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Did you do your share in the ". 5.
s. campaign n not. II Is not too
late to do your best
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Helping the Meat and MIX Supply


DOGS THREATEN NEEDED INCREASE IN SHEEP
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CAMOUFLAGE
BY D. C. p.

tThis column edited by D. G. Price.
Headquarters Company 18th In
fantry. 40th tSunshine) Division.
Camp Kearney, Calf, will appear
weekly. in The Daily Record.)
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From the way those United States
marines went ahead the other day. it
may possibly have penetrated to Hin
denburg's Uranium that there may be
a thing or two doing by the time a
million Yankees get into the trenches.
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II is much better to be a pocket
book patriot than a mere bntton-hoi,
one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-17
JUDGE MACNEILLE
IN RECREATION BOARD
Mayors Appointment Assures
Election of Cudehus as
Fairgrounds Supervisor

Judge MaCNeille, of the Municipal
Court. has been appointed by Mayor
Smith to membership In the board of
recreation. thus assuring the election of
Edward X. Gudehus former secretary
of Senator Ware, as supervisor of city
Fairgrounds.
The appointment of Judge MacNeille
creates a quorum of the board in SYM
pathy with the Administration.
President Ernest L. Tustin and three
other members, Miss Sophia L. Ross.
the Rev Dr. Henry Berkowitz and Will
liam \. Stetcher. recently refused the
Civil Service Commissions certifcaton
of Gudehus. with an average of II.
Tustin, Miss Ross and Berkowitz. after
refusing to resign upon request from
Mayor Smith. We're removed, Mr..
Stecher then resigned.
The votes that assure the election of
Gudehus are those of Robert Smith,
James A. Hamilton, T.. J. Lafferty, Will
mer Krusen, Director of Public Health
and Charities Mayor Smith and Judge
MaCNeille. The latter is a Ware fol-
lower.
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PHILADELPHIA FLIER BAGS
TWO BOCHES IN ONE BATTLE
American Squadron Brings
Down Six Enemy Planes on
Single Day Without Loss of
Man
Lieutenant Wilbur White, Jr.,
Successfully Engages Kai.
ser's Air Scouts Above
Clouds Over German Lines

HOW American niers downed SIX
l. i German planes in one day duly 24)
is wildly described by Lieutenant Will
bur w. White. Jr.. Of the aviation section
Of General Pcrshng's army In a letter
to his wife, who lives at 5l4S Hazel
avenue.
Lieutenant white did not figure in the
air battle that resulted in finishing the
careers of four of the bOChcs which took
place on the morning of July "a, but
late that afternoon he personally aC-
counted for two of the enemy scouts in
desperate three-cornered fight. far
above the clouds
After describing how engine trouble
had forced him to go back to camD
during the morning ratrol Lieutenant
White wrote:
our crowd. eleven machines in all
had bumped into a squadron of fifteen
boche machines. There had been a Won
derful scrap, but our boys knocked down
SIX of the Germans without losing a
man.
About > O'Clock that afternoon we
started out on patrol duty again I
was leading. but had to drop out when
only a short distance from camp. as my
engine went dead. dived straight
down for about 1000 meters, then
Strengthened out and my engine started
once more.
Then | set out to find the bunch. but
| they had vanished. The clouds were
hanging at about a 25OO-meter level and
I decided to go above them and look
around. ! went up to about $1,000 feet
and was about 200 meters above the
clouds when ! saw two German scout
planes sailing along about 100 meters
below me, just as peaceful as you please
ut certainly was lucky for me that
had risen when | did, for If | had beer
ten seconds slower | would have beer
meat for them, as they would have beer
, above me and between me and the sun
'They could not see me at all. any
more than ! could have seen them il
the positions had been reversed.
Il sneaked up on them as cautiously
as ] could and was fifty yards from
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TWO FLOORS IN CITY HALL USED
AS HOTEL FOR MEN IN SERVICE
Desks and Tables in Select Council Chamber and Finance
Committee Room Make Way for Cots-Kitchen and
Other Accommodations Provided

The lofty-ceilinged assembly rooms of
Select Council and of Councils Finance
Committee on the fourth floor of City
Hail. where the city fathers wrestle with
municipal problems have become dormi-
tories for visiting soldiers and sailors.
The space formerly occupied by the
padded chairs and the ornate desks of
the City Legislators is now covered with
cots, comfortable cots, with air-cushion
pillows and spotless sheets. Each big
room holds sixty cots with ease and as
many more can be set up in the cool
corridors.
The two big assembly rooms will be
used as dormitories until councils are
reconvened in the autumn.
The official host of the transient mill
tary and naval men Is Councils joint
special committee on care, sustenance
and relief of those in the military and
naval service. Isaac d. Hetzell, Select
Councilman from the Eighteenth Ward,
is chairman, and Charles b. Hall, clerk
of Select Council secretary.
For it's various special functions this
committee has an appropriation of
$500. 900. About s170,000 of that amount
has been spent. Mr.. Hall estimates that
in the last five months more than 1000
soldiers and sailors have been guests
of the city. About 100 families of
Philadelphia service men are receiving
monthly allowances from the special
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COLLEAGUES TRIBUTE
Z TO SENATOR CALLINCER
By the United Press

WashinGton, Aug. 17.-Senator Gal
linger's death at Franklin, N. H., today
takes from the Senate one of it's most
striking Republican figures.
His death caused profound grief
among the Senators who were about the
: Capitol today.
His death constitutes a grave loss to
the Senate and to the country at this
critical time" said Senator Curtis, of
Kansas Republican Senate whip.
"He was a remarkable floor leader. 1t
is with profound sorrow that We learn
of his death,
was absent from the city today. Other
Democrats joined with the Republicans
however, in tribute to the minority
leader
Senator Gallinger celebrated his eighty
first birthday recently. At that time
tribute was paid him in the Senate by
prominent members of both parties. One
Of Gallinger's most famous speeches was
delivered January 81, 1915, when he
utes against the shipping board bill. II
is one of the longest Senate speeches or
record A few weeks later he spoke
continuously for four hours and twenty
Ave minutes on the same subject A,
that time he was seventy-eight year.
old.
the Senate, undoubtedly will succeed
Gallinger as floor leader. Senator Cur
tbs has conferred with the sergeant-at
arms regarding the funeral committee t
attend Gallinger's funeral
The Senate probably will suspend it,
Monday session in tribute to Gallinger
but demand for action on the man-powe
bill may hold up this course.
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SELF-SACRIFICE COMMENDED
Italian Soldier Gives Blood to
Save Negro Comrade

Private Deminico Desimore. an Ital-
ian drafted man of New Jersey, has been
publicly commended by his commander
for voluntarily submitting to blood
TRANSMISSION at Camp Dix to save the
life of a negro soldier there. He was
selected from among six soldiers who
volunteered for the operation.
Private Desimone was cheered by his
comrades when the letter of commenda-
ton from Captain Andrew Mcbride, as
sistant to the commanding officer, was
read to him in their presence yesterday
in the base hospital Y. NJ. G. A. audi
torium at the cantonment. 1t follows:
MY Dear Private Desimone - The
courage displayed by you in giving your
blood to another soldier so that he
might be benefited by it is commend
able and an exhibition which calls for
the highest commendation.
II trust that you may speedily re-
turn to your full strength, so that you
will soon be able to take your place by
the side of the other brave soldiers of
our country"