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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-03-15
WERE TWO GREAT STATESMEN
Bismarck and Cavour, Men of the
Highest Genius and Most Profound
Diplomatic Skill

AT nearly the same date the world
heheld an empire OF Germany and Il
kingdom of Italy reviving the old Go
ries of distant past and giving a ma
tional character and a national spirit
to millions who had long cherished II
common language and common habits
of life
Two great statesmen were foremost
in the achievement of that splendid his
torical result, Bismarck in Germany,
Cavour in Italy, says the Youths Com
panion. Both were men of the highest
genius, of wide insight, of profound
diplomatic skill and OF indisputable
patriotism. But their aims were total
ly different. Bismarck had no faith in
the people and sought to make an abb
solute empire on the medieval model
of fixed classes. each working Ia its
sphere for the good of the state, and
the whole eliminating in God APP
pointed. God supported monarchy. Ca
| YOUR. although he believed it best to
retain the monarchical form, worked
from the beginning to establish thor
oughly modern democracy; a govern
ment that should be essentially of the
people, by the people and for the peo-
| pie.
Bismarck summed up his theory of
government in the celebrated phrase
that power must be sustained "by blood
and iron" Cavour said of himself In
a phrase far more deserving of ce-
lebrity, 81 am the child of liberty, and
to liberty l owe all that ! am" The
hearts of modern Germany and modern
Italy are disclosed in those two say
ings of their greatest sons and we can
see today what different results are
produced by different teachings.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-03-15
CHAPTER x.-Continued.

''Sorry ! can't stay to see you off"
he told Buck maliciously. 'Ive decid-
ed to let you go alone and take your
own time about starting. AS long as
that cayuse stands where he Is you're
safe as a church. And you've got the
reins. You can kick Off any time you
feel like it. Sabe?" He studied Bucks
horror marked face pitilessly.
you've got about one chance in a
million that you can make that pinto
stand there till some one comes along"
he pointed out impartially- I'm will
ing to give you that chance, such as it
is. And Ii you're lucky enough to win
out on it-well, I'd advise you to do
some going. South America Is about
as close as you'll be safe. Folks around
here are going to know all about you,
old timer, whether they get to read
what's on your back or not.
"And on the other hand, it's mil
lion to one shot you'll land where your
ticket reads. I'd hate to gamble on
that horse standing In one spot for two
or three days, wouldn't your" He
wheeled Rather unobtrusively, his eye
on the pinto. II hope he don't try to
follow" he said. II want you to have
q little time to think about the things
l said to you. Well, SO long,"
Ward rode back the way he had
come, glancing frequently over his
shoulder at Buck, slumped in the sad
die with a paper pinned to his back
like a fire warning on tree and his
own grass rope noosed about his necl
and connecting him with the cotton
wood limb six feet above his hat crown
Ward had not ridden hundred yard'
before he heard Buck Olney scream
Historically for help. He grinnet
sourly, with his eyebrows pinched to
gether and that hard, strained look il
his eyes still "Let him holler awhileI
he gritted. "Do him good, hang himi
Until distance and the intervening
hills set a wall of silence between
Ward heard Buck screaming in fear o
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-03-15
CHAPTER xi.
Fortune kicks Again.


TT was past noon when Ward rode
down the steep slope to the creek
bank just above his cabin. He was
sunk deep in that mental depression
which so often follows close upon the
heels of a great outburst Of passion.
Mechanically he twitched the reins and
sent Rather down the last shelf Of bank
and he did not look up to see just
where he was. Rather was well train
ed horse, since he was Wards. lie
obeyed the rein signal and stepped OIL
two foot bank into nest OF loose plieu
rocks that slid treacherously under his
feet. Sure footed, though he was. he
stumbled and fell, and it was sheer in
stinct that took Wards feet from the
stirrups in time.
Ward sprawled among the rocks,
dazed. The shock Of the fall took him
out of his tit of abstraction and he
pulled away from Rather as the horse
scrambled up and stood shaking before
him. He tried to scramble up also.
Ward sat and stared stupidity at his
lef. leg where, midway between his knee
md his foot, it turned out at an unnat.
ural angle. He thought resentfully that
he had had enough trouble for once
without having a broken leg on top OF
1t all.
Now this is one deuce of fix" he
stated dispassionately, when pain hac
in a measure cooled his first anger. He
hooked around him like man who il
taking stock Of his resources. He was
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-03-15
"Has-Anybody Been Here Lately"

too alive and saw too clearly the posi-
bilities for her never to have dwelt
upon this very crisis in her life. But
whenever she had tried to think what
it would be like she had always pic
tnred Ward beside her, shielding her
from dreary details and tightening her
burden with his whimsical gentleness.
She had felt sure that Ward would
ride down every week for news of her,
and she had expected to find him there
waiting for her after that last letter.
Whatever could be the matter2 Had
he left the country?
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-03-15
Mea Query.

He tpompously)- have many sol
emn thoughts to be read In my mind.
She (sarcastically)- in calf?
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-03-15

About 10000 church bells in Ger
many have been melted for NUM-
tons of war.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-03-15
Ward Rode Back the Way He Had
Come.

death, screaming until he was so
hoarse he could only whisper, scream
ing because he had not seen Ward take
his knife and slice the rope upon the
limb SO that it would not have held the
weight of a rabbit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12
BANKERS IN CITY
Executive Committee of State
Association in Session.
Working on Legislative Pro-
gram for Next Winter.
TAX PROBLEMS DISCUSSED
Secretary Grover Refused To
= Make a Statement.
Others, However, Told Purpose
of Meeting.

Members of the executive commit
tee of the Kansas State Bankers as
ISOLATION are working out legislative
program and planning banking activi-
ties to meet war conditions, at spe-
ciaI meeting today in the offices OF
Walter E. Wilson, state bank commits
sioner A legislative committee Will
be named at today's session Taxation
problems were also discussed at to-
days session.
A number of members of the exec
utive committee are attending the
meeting Legislation affecting bank
ing interests is one of the problems be-
ing seriously discussed by committee
members. A special committee will be
named to outline the banking program
before the next legislature. 1t is prob
able that statement as to desired leg
islation will be withheld pending meet
ings of the special committee.
Tax Problems Discussed.
Members of the state tax commits
sion met with the executive committee
today. Tax problems were discussed,
as we'll as proposed amendments to
existing laws.
Secretary Grover of Arkansas City
was the mysterious party at the days
session. Growers responsibilities for
the secrets of the state organization
were thoroly. appreciated by himself.
The state association has always main
tanned a policy of frank discussion of
problems and policies. So Grover
smashed established customs today by
declaring he could not discuss pro-
ceedings and that nothing would be
given the press concerning the COM
mittee's actions.
You don't assume that it isn't the
public's business concerning any ac-
ton you take?" Grover was asked.
Nothing to Give Out.
'Well. that's it, but I don't know
that 1 would put it just that way"
said Grover. This is an executive ses-
sion and we haven't anything tt give
OUT
Many members of the committee,
however, were less mysterious than
Grover. They frankly stated that the
purpose of the meeting was to discuss
war conditions as confronted by state
banks, taxation. legislation and even
the ever-present problem of the fed
eral reserve s6tem as faced by the
smaller banks The meeting will
probably adjourn late this afternoon.
President Wickweizer of Quinter is
presiding at today's session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12
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w.aves. We aim to look cool as well
rs to feel it.
Granting the thinness of the main
mate rial to be used, the question
comes up as to the kind of slip to go
under it as a foundation. This is the
rock on which many costumes go ship
wreck. To economic there is to ruin
the frock. To get something that is
cheap and hangs badly is to be guilty
of bad management. And in this day
of shrieking efficiency no woman
wants to be arraigned for lack of it.
Here's the best way out of the Diff
ficulty II you determine to have sew
eral tea gowns to fill in the ward
robe between now and the first OF Oc-
tober: Get one admirable slip for all.
The woman who is given to sport
clothes finds that one well built wash
satin petticoat takes the place of sew
eral poor ones, and this same verdict
applies to the one foundation for tea
gowns.
It can be made in the house. It can
be worn under thin evening gowns for
dances. 1t will last hru the summer.
And it can be as theatrical or as de-
mure Is ones fnclinations.
The Slip That Goes With Tea Gowns.
Usually there is a determined effort
made to keep the under slip from
Oriental transparency. We have not
progressed very far along that path in
the last ten years, for clothes are all
most as akin to wells as they once
were in Byzantium days.
This season, however, there is a
stronger tendency than before to keep.
until after the war is won. the Direc-
toire license that has passed without
much protest for a decade. Our cloth
ing is thin, and much of 1t Is Oriental
In drapery and arrangement, but slips
are worn next to the body that have
the intention of concealing-
If. therefore. a chiffon slip is ar
ranged for the Single foundation that
Is to serve for many thin gowns. - is
built over an extra. thin satin that
does not add to the bulk or fall into
ungainly folds and thicknesses. but
merely serves to make US more careful
OF the proprieties.
The sketch shows such a slip. 1t
was designed by a house that knows
to the uttermost the cleverness of
handling tranparencies.
1t is made of yellow chiffon hang
ing over the faintest tone of blue satin
and the ruffles are edged with picot
ribbon In the same shade. The hem is
slightly irregular, lifting at the sides.
down the sides of the ' frills. The
bodice Is surplice, cut over the arms
A few roses in yellow and blue drip
down the sides of the frills. The bod
| ice Is surplice. cut over the arms
in Grecian fashion and held on each
shoulder by a small rose. There is a
| tight brassiere of flesh pink chiffon
placed over the top of the blue satin
lining to hold in the figure and pre-
vent that too negligee appearance that
many women carelessly contrive to
get in a tea gown.
The waist is outlined with a few
strands OF the blue ribbon tied in
front.
TIuIesS oua Sva mtg IN ,yse ANYTHING sc
kshockingly warm as red, or so de-
I pressfngly hot as black, this Sip will
serve for all the vagaries one may in
dulge in tea gowns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12
BIC BLOW COMING
Germans Still Holding Back on
Major Offensive.
Recent Attacks To Divert Allies
From Their Plans.
AlIHTRIl'S pnWER IL IINIISEn
AUSTRIA'S POWER IS UNUSED
Many Fresh Divisions Ready
for Great Struggle.
Heaviest Drive Against British,
Is London's Guess.

London, June 12.-Tuesday's Ger
man official statement would seem to
bear the Interpretation that the Ger
man high command considers that the
objects of its latest offensive already
have been attained and that now the
French are making successful coun-
ter attacks, the thrust will not be pur-
sued further.
The great question to military crit
les here Is whether General Won Lu-
dendorffs plans vet are fully revealed
and If the foregoing Interpretation is
correct 1t would bear out the view held
by many military experts that the
great stroke of the central powers on
the western front is stih to come
The theory advanced by these crit
les Is that the big offensive of March
81 and May 81 both developed sue
cesses far SURPRISING the anticipations
of the German command, were devel-
oped much further than originally in
tended and that the smaller often
sives of April on the Ypres front and
the present thrust on the Noyon-
Montdidier front were engaged in as
diversions to keep the Franco-British
forces engaged and to prevent them
from making counter offensives while
the Germans were restoring and con-
soiidatfng their lines, repairing the
confusion and disorder produced by
the unexpected depth of their ad-
vances. and completing preparations
for their main blow.
The opponents of this theory point
to the fact that the Germans still have
a large number of fresh divisions
ready TO throw into the gigantic strug
gle and that Austria's power is still
unused sf s.t
The opinion is advanced that it will
not be long before the heaviest attack
yet seen will be launched by the Ger
mans and probably against the British
front with the object of again at
tempting to divide the allied forces
and reach the channel norris
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12
FREE PHONE SERVICE
Companies May Grant This to Help
Farmers in Harvest.

Telephone companies will be per-
mitted to grant free service as an aid
to the government and the farmers in
meeting the harvest hand situation.
An order from the public utilities COM
mission today authorizes the free serv-
ice in certain cases.
Many patriotic organizations In the
state are handling the volunteer har-
vest army problem. In order to Sc
cure the best possible service, extern
sive use iof the telephone is necessary.
Yet the harvest hand orga MIA lions
have 10 money for the payment of
tolls. In several instances telephone
companies have agreed to provide free
service. providing proper arrange
ments could be made with the state
commission. The commission today
authorized the granting of free serv-
ice to the men in charge of the har-
vest hand campaign
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12
S. o. S. CALL OF GOD
Rev. j. o. Williams Wonders II the
Churches Will Hear 1t.

This evening at $3.50 will witness the
last service of the meeting conducted
by tho Rev. ]. o.. Williams. This
promises to be one of the very best Of
the series of sermons. The eervice
will take nature of a farewell to the
minister. who leaves Thursday for
Columbus, o.
The minister spoke Tuesday night
from the lessons drawn from the sink
ing of the Titanic. There was a nice
crowd present and all seemed to en-
JOY the sermon. He spoke of the claim
made that the Titanic would not sink
but the claim was not well founded.
The massive ship did sink and he
made it plain that there was only one
thing that was sure, and unsuitable
and that was the word of God. He
told how the owners put fifteen mil
lions of dollars in that floating palace
and just about twenty-five dollars in a
lifeboat. So people would give fahu-
lous amounts for pleasure and pride
but would give pennies for poor,
church. schools and the building of
character. He showed that the Cali
fornfa was just a few miles away. and
could have saved all on board, but thew
had closed the wireless station and did
not receive the distress call. He won
dered if the individual. and church
would close UP this summer and God
would send ar S. o. s. call and the
church would not get the message.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The F. A. u, No. 1902, will give a
home social at the home of Mrs.
Thomas Berridge, corner Seward and
Oak.
Miss Edna Remback. 14O5 West
Sixth avenue, will leave Friday for
Washington to accept a position in
the internal revenue department.
I. D. Graham, chairman of the
Shawnee county draft board. will
evening on the work of the local
board.
For the second time this week To-
peka undertakers had no deaths or
funerals to report. Apparently the
death rate is undergoing a. change for
a lower percentage than last month.
Uncle Sam is taking no chances or
E. C. Paxton. of the bureau of crop
estimates, into Kansas to see just
about how much the war program
may depend upon this state in the
way of wheat for the fighting men
At a meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Topeka Automobile asso-
citation at the Chamber of Commerce
this noon officers were elected to d.
rect the destinies of the orga niZation
for the year. The officers were: Le-
Roy Powell, president: Albert Nagle,
vice president, and T. C. Whitaker,
treasurer.
Charging that the defendant refused
to cook his meals and care for his
home, and that she used indecent Ian
guage toward him, Melvern Miller to-
day filed suit for divorce from Isabel
Miller. The petition says the Millers
were married in Topeka Besides a
divorce, Miller asks custody of the
child, Melverh, Jr., years old.
The fourteen men who have passed
the preliminary examination for the
navy during the last three days are:
William Hensley. Boston, OKLA; Leon
Berl Allen, 1142 West street, Topeka;
Thomas r. Weaver, sos Lincoln; Cecil
w. Trap, Alma; Byrl B. Hickman
Columbus; Claude o. Martin, May
eta: Herschel Weaver. Fifth Avenue
hotel; Ernest D. Griswold. SIS Fifth;
Cassus Stitt, 404 Monroe; Frank
Swager, Cherryvale; Volney e. Rudy
PIT East Laurent; Harold Goble
Riley; George E. Bailey. 202 Chand.
Ter; August C. Merlinger, 11S North
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12
WOULD HIKE RATES
Kansas zInterurban Lines Want to
:. Charge More for Services.

Kansas interurban railway COM
panies want the benefits of the new
passenger and freight rate hikes, as
applied to steam railways under the
order Of Director General McAdoo.
Practically every road in Kansas has
applied to the public utilities commits
sion for a three-cent fare rate and an
advance Of rs per cent in freight
rates.
Altho the McAdoo order specifically
states that the benefits of Increased
rates shall not apply to interurba n
companies, these companies now look
to the state commission for relief II
is probable that the complaints of the
various companies will be considered
at a hearing when all applications will
be consolidated. The commission to-
day announced that It would take up
the interurban cases during the week
of July 2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12
RUSH TO ALTAR!
Big Percentage of Young Sol
diers Are Marrying.
S5 Out of III Licenses to Draft
EIigibles.
ALL Wed SINCE FIRST OF MAY
Topeka Girls Brave and Show
Real Love.
Then, Too, as Brides, They Get
Army Benefits.
ALL WE'D SINCE FIRST OF MAY

Scores of Topeka young men of mil
itary age, records of the Shawnee
county probate court show. are as
cending to the marriage altar before
entering military Service. Ninety five
of, the 1T marriage licenses issued
from the office of Ralph Cav. pro-
bate judge, since May 1 were obtained
by men less than 81 years old. A
good percentage of the ninety-five Ii
censes were issued to men of the class
of 1913 which registered June s.. and
the records show that the daily num-
Der of 1913 men who are becoming
bridegroons, only to leave their brides
in a few weeks or months. is increas-
ing.
Under all draft rulings in effect at
this time marriages do not affect the
military classificati ton Of men in this
years class or those who registered
June last year.
Many Now in Service.
An examination of the probate
court records show that many Of the
men obtaining licenses to marry in
the last month have already entered
military service or are in the current
draft calls. The fact that they have
assumed the responsibilities of hus-
bands has no bearing on the service
expected from them by the country.
Several reasons for the hasty war
marriages" are advanced. 1t is very
probable that the brides themselves
| are not the least to blame. American
girls hear lot about the wiles OF
French maidens, and why shouldn't a
bird in the hand be worth two in the
bush?
Other Good Reasons
Again, soldiers sweethearts receive
no allowance from the government.
Soldiers wives do. A soldier cannot
name his sweetheart as his beneficiary
In his life insurance policy, but he
may name his wife.
Then, of course. there Is a certain
spice of romance about being a war
bride. The proudest women in To-
peka are these brides. Who can dis
pute that they are the bravest?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12

pink roses.
The main thing. the dominant fact
is that the French have persuaded the
Americans to accept the English fash
ion Of wearing tea gowns as substi-
tutes for half-worn evening frocks the
habit that most of us have fallen into
since the war began over there.
The custom Of the country has been
to dress for dinner. or tea, even II the
change was slight; we long since
learned that it was extravaganza of
the foolish kind to keep on the after
noon clothes or street costume for the
hours after o'clock. The partly
seemed to be the fitting and economi-
cal one to set apart for candlelight.
and the habit was never one to en-
courage.
Far too many women looked a bit
soiled. and often shabby in spangles.
or satin. and net that should have been
relegatcd to the waste basket. A piece
of fresh muslin would have given a
far sweeter, cleaner result. There is
something about dishevelled evening
finery, out of its proper setting that
has the same ghastliness of a de-
serted banquet hall the morning after.
The incoming of the tea gown for
spent in ones own house may give
women a good reason to throw, into
the scrap heap the bits of fantastic
finery that were held together by a
silk lining, and use the latter as the
foundation for a new garment. Good
Innings are valuable. They save time
and vitality as well as money. AS the
fundamental part of a new tea gown
they are worth five times more than
an evening gown that no longer has
reason for existence.
1t is not necessary to buy expensive
materials for these summer indoor
robes. They are built up Of many
leftover pieces without losing pres
tige. In them the woman bent on
economy, insisting on the utilization of
whatever the past season has cast up
on the shores of the sewing room,
can secure striking result II she
does not lose all sense of values and
color combinations.
The Fabrics Used Are Very Thin.
In the winter those women who
understand the effort of France and
England to make the tea gown a robe
of indoor Importance, took hold of
satin and chiffon velvet, trimmed them
with gallons and metallic isces, and
came forth into their own dining
rooms arrayed somewhat after the
manner Of Queen Genevieve; and such
costumery was not amiss in houses
that were quite as cold thos, stone
palaces of the early ages in damp Eng
land. We understand, at last, why
warm fabrics were invented, a sense
that seemed to have deserted US en-
tirely in the last few decades
But under the stress of summer
weather we are eagerl forgetful of
the bitter and hopeless cold of this
planet last winter which gave US an
unhappy feeling that another glacial
period might be slipping down on the
pleasant places from the Arctic re-
giof 8; our convictions turn in a Diff
ferent direction now and we think of
those illustrated Presbyterian hells
that filled our childhood with such
deep misery.
And such thinking turns our atten-
ton to the most transparent and cool
est fabrics. The tea gown aopears at
its hest when chiffon. net tulle. crepe
enc even oreandie. that most beloved
cf the seasons f. brics. are used We
discard bright colors along with heavy