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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-21
chICACO CONCERN
BUYS SEED BONDS
Money Is to Aid Farmers of
Montana in Putting in
Spring Crops.
TOTAL HALF MILLION
Will Bring Friendly Suit to
Test Validity of
Mason Act,

Helena, March ga. j. Leach &.
20, Chicago, We're awarded the half
million dollars worth of Montana
bonds, sold today under the Mason act.
There were "a bidders. The validity of
the bonds is to be tested in a friendly
suit filed in the state supreme court
by the state council Of defense. The
money Is to so to stimulate crops.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-21
Missoula Company Files
Incorporation Articles

Helena, March 20.-Special-TheL l..
F.. Harris company of Missoula has
filed articles of incorporation with the
secretary of state. The company, the
of which are Hugh r.
Forbis, Clarence j. Forbis and J.. T..
Harris. will handle dairy products. The
capital of the firm is given as $4,000
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-21
Homesteaders May Leave
Claims to Work on Farms

Helena, March 20. According to
"ofd received al the local office from
the general land office today, the
homestead laws have been SO modified
that homesteaders may leave their
claims for amy length of time 10 per-
form farm woik for others,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-21
PLAN BIC drive
AGAINST GOPHER
Western Montana Will Wage
Fight on Pests That
Threaten Crops.
DIRECTED FROM HERE
Entomologists at B0zeman
Come to MissOula to
Take Charge.

Western Montana land, harboring
thousands of gopners and ground
squirrels, will be the scene of an anti
pest drive, engineered by j. II. Parker,
assistant In the entomology depart
ment at Montana state college, AMI
| A. +. Taylor, assistant in the biological
survey work.
Messrs. Parker and Taylor arrived in
Missoula yesterday and will make Mis-
so,ila their headquarters for about 10
days. They will conduct the drive in
iMssoula, Sanders and Ravalli coun-
ties.
$500 Subscribed.
Ravallis has contributed $1,000 to-
ward the fund for eradication Of the
pests. Missoula has given $500 and
Sanders $i00. The poison plant will
be located in Missoua and the farmers
will be able to buy it at cost. Hulled
oats and strychninc will be used in the
composition Of $4,000 pounds of the
poison and the cost Of making 1t will
be 80 cents quart. 1t is prepared
and sacked in sufficient quantities to
iuiHisH Daat loi HUM wv W 11V Aui
rows, while 16 quarts Is sufficient to
rid quarter section OF the pests. The
cost will be less than one third OF a
cent for every gopher or squirrel killed
by the poison.
Aid in Tick Fight.
The anti-pest drive has an important
bearing upon the eradication of ticks
also. say tick specialists. The
gophers carry the ticks when in their
dangerous stage and death to gophers
means determination of The poisonous
tick.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-21

sometimes at barbed wire entangle-
ments where Russian soldiers fell.
more or less convincingly. in great
numbers.
An interesting Pathe Weekly is also
on the program.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-21
Interesting Pictures Taken in
Petr0grad Oh Bill at
Empress.
FIGHT UNCONVINCING
Scenes Supposedly Taken at
Front Not Quite Valid
Apparently.
Bills at MissouIa
Playhouse Today.

Playhouse Today.
Observation-Disclosures vaudeville. Two
shows, 1880 and 8.
Empress--"The German Curse in
Russia and Pathe weekly.
lsis-Dorothy Phillips In broadway
Love-"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-21

a mans idea of sympathy is to look
Nsad and pat girls hand.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-21

No great man needs brass band.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
RAILROAD MAN IS ARTISTIC
Towerman at Pomona, CAL, Not Salts
fled to Have His Place Re-
oarded az Eyesore.

The towerman Of the Southern Pa
cific railroad at Pomona, CAL, is an ex.
ception to most men In his line Of
business. He Is not satisfied to have
his tower looked upon by the villagers
and travelling public as an eyesore,
says writer In Boys World. Conse-
quently he planted vines around II
and trained them into designs, so as
to conceal the unsightly outlines of
his NEST" He trained some of the
vines to grow into the shape Of the let
tiers as" and "P," the initials of the
road for which he works. He also
made a neat border around his yard
with whitewashed stones, and planted
variety of flowers, and even vege-
tables. In the yard he built tiny
house to add variety to the landscape.
He raises enough vegetables In this
unique garden for the use of his fam,
lily.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
LOCOMOTIVE BUILT ON COAST
Liberty Engine of Pacific Type, Just
Completed, Is First in Twenty
Five Years.

The first locomotive constructed on
the Pacific coast In a quarter Of CEN
fury has just had its maiden trip over
the Southern Pacific lines, having
hauled part of the draft contingent
from Sacramento to Oakland and
thence to Roseburg, Ore. In its first y
hours services the new engine covered
1,040 passenger miles, which is consid-
cred an exceptionally fine showing.
The locomotive was constructed in the
Southern Pacific shops In Sacramento
and is of the Pacific type. Six CONSOLE
dalton engines for freight service and
three ten-wheelers are also being built
In Sacramento, the ten costing $780,
600, and constituting part of the South
ern Pacific's order for IS new engines.
The Liberty engine" as it has been
nicknamed, has traction pull Of As
40 pounds.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
Time-Savlng Hoist.

Most Of the labor and time usually
consumed in lifting paper stock to the
top of fiat press In printing estab-
lishment are saved through the use of
an elevating mechanism that is now
being adopted. A steel framework,
carrying motor and hOisting outfit,
is attached at the feeding end of a
press. The paper is moved beneath ii
on a small truck. Cables are then at
tached to the latter and power applied.
When the Up of the stack reaches
the desired height, the hoist stops. As
the feeder removes the paper the re-
malnder is raised automatically so that
the stack is maintained at the proper
elevation until eXhausted.-POpular
Mechanics Magazine.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OF WOMEN
FOR VARIOUS BRANCHES OF RAILWAYS

to work in our purchasing departments.
We are training women to sell tickets,
to act as watchmen at railroad cross
ings. In our shops women are learning
to run lathes, drills and other small
tools, and we expect to employ women
as assistants in stations.
Heavy Work Barred.
"There is no work done on railroads
which q woman cannot do, except the
heaviest manual labor requiring phys
ical strength. Women could not lay
railway ties. They should not be called
upon to do work which would Overtax
their strength. We are not used to
the idea of the performance of manual
labor by women in this country. We
don't like to see women do hard work.
But there Is nothing about railroad
work requiring skill or accuracy which
women cannot do. We have had one
woman watcher at a railroad crossing
up the state for the last ten years.
War Gives Opportunity.
"Our present work is conferred large
ly In the organization and training of
women for employment by the rail-
roads. We cannot tell how long the
war will last or how many men eve
may lose by the draft. We want to be
ready. The women we are training are
in many instances relatives Of our en-
ployees. They have taken up railroad
work eagerly and energetically. Their
contribution to the Industrial welfare
Of the country will be of tremendous
benefit to women. Many women have
extraordinary energy and power for
constructive work which has never
been put to practical use. The war
gives them an opportunity to serve
their country and themselves.
"In Europe women have proved their
capacity to do the work of men and
American women are demonstrating
equal efficiency in every field they have
entered"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
Poetry Without Rhyme.

Poetry without rhyme consists Oh
iambic pentameters, Is the most ele-
waited of all measures, and the most
difficult to compose. 1t is produced
entirely by musical disposition of the
poetical feet, frequent diversions, and
the introduction of those peculiarities
by which poetry is distinguished from
prose. A correct ear, a delicate taste.
and true pOetical genius are essential
TO success in blank verse. Milton has
made a more effective aSe of, blank
verse than any other poet in English
literature.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
y RICE AND you GROW FAT
~. s'sin Not Only a Splendid
est 10 Among Cheaper
fssds On the Market.

i, one Of the few food products
- - s not adanced in price, as
i - semphis Commercial-Appeal.
= ss about four pounds of rice
Mfser. A quarters worth of
~ = afry you further than so
nm !. urn Of beef. A quarters
49, nee win carry you as far as
y. worth of flour. S
ma J ,s.,' wholesome food. Fashion
Mn |. 'e'uction Of the greatest food
~ : nee requiring it to be pol.
W.. . !, ought to be a law for
~ ~ whitening of flour and pol
: a., = nee The law should be
we Whole grain should be
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
PUT PERIsc0PEs ON TRAINS
Optical Devices Arranged to Enable
Driver to Obtain Indirect View Of
Train or Track.

Among the latest articles patented
in South Africa are periscopes for
engine drivers, They consist Of two
mirrors or equivalent optical devices
arranged one below the other and
placed on the roof or sides Of loco
motive or railway vehicle, to enable
the driver or guard to obtain an in
direct view of the track or train, End
to enable the guard by means Of a
lamp to flash signals or colored lights
TO a reflector on the engine.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03

ground into -four. People would have
better teeth and better digestion.
But this article is about cheap food
and not about the business of keeping
healthy.
Rice Is the chief diet of about third
Of the population of the world. The
rice-eating Jap whipped the filling our
Of the tallow and fiour-eating Russian.
man can go farther on u rice diet
than on any other single article of food
that is grown.
So, If you do not want to spend all
your money for food, buy rice.
If you want to have q variety in your
diet, and that cheaply, buy sweet pO-
tatoes. And if you want q dessert buy
some molasses. Rice, sweet potatoes
and molasses are the only food prod
ucts we know of that are not high.
Eat rice, it is healthful; and eat rice,
it is cheap.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
FLIVVER IS ENTIRE RAILWAY
Rolling Stock Of Louisiana Road Con-
sists Entirely Of a Small
Automobile.

Most Of the rolling stock Of the
Christie & Eastern railway between
Christie and Peasen, La, two towns
In Sabine Parish, consists Of small
automobile which is operated as full
f1edged railway train-locomotive, ex-
press car, passenger coach and all. 1t
runs on regular time table schedule
and does q thriving business In both
passenger and express traffic. The
auto has been made through q truck
attachment and special body into quite
q railroad coach.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03

Women have made n splendid start
In various bT ranches of railroad work to
make up wartime deficiencies of men,
according to reports Of the New York
Central railroad, where President AL
fred Fl. Smith has ordered the en-
ployment and training of feminine
workers wherever possible in all de-
partments.
A gang of 80 women, under direction
of woman bOokkeeper, is employed
by the New York Central at Collin
wood, O., In sorting 5000 tons of scrap,
nuts, steel plates, spikes, bolts, brake
shoes-practically every part of SUI
perannuated engine or a broken-dOwn
car. These women examine and sort
every piece of scrap; they do the work
as well as men and appear to like it.
A. T. Hardin, senior vice president
in charge of operation OF the New
York Central. who promulgated an or
der to all officers to begin the en-
plOyment and training of women for
the various branches of the service
which they can perform. beginning at
first with the least labOrious work." Is
quoted by the Railway Employe as
saying, concerning progress Of the
movement:
Receive Same Pay.
''The first rule we laid down about
the increased employment of women
made necessary by the war was this ::
The woman who does the same work
Us a man will get the same pay as a
man. Those women who are sorting
scrap get an average of $3.50 a day
just what a man would receive for
similar work.
1--WE have increased greatly the num-
Der Of women employed in our audit
ing department. We have women In our
car department to keep track of the
movements of 100000 cars. They keep
a record where each car goes and what
1t does every day. We have put women
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
CIvArtON
Handear for Repair Work.

found convenient, writes Roy II. Post.
on of Flat River, Mo-, In Popular Me-
chanics. 1t is strongly built of oak
and mounted on an axle fitted to a set
of fiange wheels. The frame is sup
ported ON the axle by means of two
bearings of strap iron, formed as
shown in the detail, and bolted to the
frame.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
Loyalty of Conductors.

A resolution expressing their COM
mon, answering and continued 10y
atty to the war aims of Canada and
the United States" was adopted by
of 100000 American
and Canadian railroad conductors now
In convention at Ottawa. The resolu-
ton was forwarded to Sir Robert BOr-
den, prime minister of Canada.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03

why, where is the dinner basket -
Il couldn't remember one of them,
ma'am."
why, l thought you could renem-
Der each article by the one before it,"
Faith, ma'am, l had nothing to
remember the first one by"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
4 Case Of Memory

NJ N.Y.. said her mistress, 81
~ s,Dss suao |. Of steak. bag of salt.
y prns pepper, q loaf of bread,
n a. ,a.e Of butter. Do you think
'sats ,ssa aeaaoer them all? Or shall
y 4 o ma,an, ! can remember one
hi s, as. When 1 have bread l
/ kpos, vu'ter' and when l have
4 u u ssss want pepper and salt"
~ =. g and don't be too long"
Z ,s vas not long; she was back
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
Gasoline Locomotives.

Gasoline locomotives up to 1G0 horse
power are being built for handling
freight cars about railroad and fac
tory yards.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
Paradox.

There is only one way that people
can live happily-thats together"
Yes, and there is only one way that
people can live at peace-and. that's
part."-Judge.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
Women on Scottish Roads.

Employment of women on the Scot.
fish railroads has doubled since the
war began.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
Garments Union in Canada.

Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
have 80 Canadian local unions.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
HANDCAR FOR RAILROAD USES
Device Shown In Illustration, Built Of
Strong Oak, Mounted on Axle,
Is Convenient.

For use In repair work on tracks
and other railroad equipment the
handcar shown In the illustration was
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03

Railroads In British Empire.
There are 100000 miles of railroads
In the British empire.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-27
Offer Caused Dissatisfaction
(By Associated Press.)

London, Sept. 27.-Premier Malin-
off, Of Bulgaria, has made an offer OF
an armistice to the Allies, according
to Berlin message transmitted by
the Exchange Telegraph at Copenhag-
en-. The message states that the pre-
mier's offer was made without sup
port from other members of the cab
met or the King. It is said the Of
fer caused great dissatisfaction and
that strong military measures have
been taken to support the Bulgarian
front, according to statements from
Sofia via Jassy. 1t Is added a counter
movement has already been set afoot
This seems to indicate revolution
is in progress in Bulgaria). This Is
the first indication Of any move OF
Bulgaria to approach the enemies
with conciliatory proposals. The move
of the premier as described might Or
dinarily be considered in broad way
to amount to revolutionary act, ana
possibly points to the execution OF 3
coup de'etat in Sofia.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-27
PASCo COUNTY LAD
EXPERIENCES THE
HORRORS OF WAR
(Orlando Reporter-Star)

The following letter was written
by Allen II. Clements, who is one Of
the only two boys from Pasco coun-
ty as yet wounded In action, accord
ing to reports to date, the other one
was Cpl. Alfred F. Hendry, son Of
Mrs. A. |. Hendry, of Dade City, who
is in hospital now recovering from
five shrapnel wounds. This letter
from young Clements to his brother
tells of his wounds and subsequent
capture by the Germans and Of his
rescue by the French who drive the
Germans back in such a hurry that
they had no time to bother with
Clements. He had hard time but
he is now in good hands and fighting
his way back to recovery. His let
ter:
Base Hospital No. 36, July 30, 1918
Dear Leon: | am going to write
you a line or two. don't guess you
can read it for am lying on my back
so you know | am having a time OF
it.
I was wounded last Monday week
ago but am getting along good and |
think will be able to hop around
some in a week or two longer. Yes
I want to tell you l had some time
after was shot | got 1t twice In
the thigh and once in the arm, and
then the Germans got me and they
would do nothing for me or give me
ANYTHING to eat for three days. All
could do was to lay there and suf-
fer. One the morning of the third
cav the French drove them out.
They went so fast they could not fool
with me or they sure would have
killed me. Take it from me | sure
was glad to see the Frenchmen that
time for | thought It was all off with
me. and it came very near it, too.
Give my love to all and be good.
HOMER.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-27
NO MAN ON A JOB
A WOMAN CAN FILL
So Orders U. S. Employment Service
and He Who Sticks to Non.Essen-
tial Work Will Be Deemed
Stacker

Washington, Sept. 27.-Drastic in
structions. intended to force men out
of non-essential employment, have
been issued by the United States EN-
ployment Service. 1t has sent out
this telegram to State Department
of Labor:
"PIease give publicity to the fact
that, because of present million
and a half labor shortage, both
skilled and unskilled in rwa indus
tries, with an increased army COM
ing Nathan A. Smyth, Assistant d.
rector General of the United States
Employment Service, is today mall
ing to all community labor boards IN
struction3 to prepare and publish in
every city in the country lists OF non
essential positions now held by men
that could be filled by women
"The result will be that men fall
ing or refusing to get out of such
nositions of their own accord and
toke IN essential work will be looked
rnon as slackers. The order is in
tended to force the hand OF both
~, essential labor and the employ
ors tbereof The lists probably will
;no,,do clerks and office help. tick
- soI,ors of all kinds, attendants and
similar occupations.
This is in line with General crow
dor,s work or fight order, with the
instructions already issued fod tne '
nlacing ofwomen in industry with
tbe order of the War Industries
poord stopping unnecessary con-
t.,,.t,or - with the action limiting
SonL ,oans and the taking OF raw
.o,,o,. 80 from non-essential indus
tries. .,.,r,o.o,v
welcome the most drastic Of all u, Ior !,
Community labor boards. 1t will IN
s ~. tbat no man shall occupy a posi-
"i' ,h,ob a woman can fill TINS
Nation Nat must work or fight and ,i.,,no the
ordar m%,.rD is made necessary because s
III ,-,ovors of non-essential labor nave
en- = r,o m.nv cases failed to meet the Is
sue squarely ...,,oo,,on of
,t0s lists is to be progressive ,l s-,rn IN
'Ins nartsr lt with the lines drawn
.,D1.or 'nsi from day to day, as various
a,,notiops are comber for men,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-27
TRAVELLING MEN
BIG BOOSTERS FOR
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 27.-Twenty
thousand commercial travelling men,
all vigorously at work for the Fourth
Liberty Loan, Is force expected to
make itself felt within the next few
weeks, for they are trained statesmen.
and their hearts are in the work.
They form the Associated CONNER.
cial Travellers for National Service.
The body was organized last Febru.
ary, and its influence was strongly
manifested in the Third Liberty
Loan, though there were only about
5000 members then.
Organized in the Sixth Federal Re-
serve District for service here, It
soon became apparent that 1t was I'm
possible to confine travelling men
within any state or district lines, on
account Of their interlapping terri
tories. Facing this difficulty, the
Executive committee directed that
every worthy commercial traveller
who applied and signed the pledge
card be extended a cordial welcome,
as 1t was all for Uncle Sam anyhow.
The result has been that statesmen
from every state from New York to
California came flocking in. The
plan had touched a popular chord.
This gave rise to some complications,
which, however, have been happily
adjusted.
Every A. C. T. is free to work any
where and conform to the regula-
tions Of any other Federal Reserve
District, since his pledge only in
wolves service for all war measures.
especially Liberty Bonds, to be rem.
dered in his own way.
There are in this district around
10000 members of the A. C. T. leav.
ing 5000 in other states north, east
and west with some from Canada.
When this trained body of sales
men shows up in the Fourth Cam.
paign as 1t is pledged to do, the re.
suit of this organized effort will
make big showing when the count.
ing is made. In many places individ-
ual statesmen and groups, are volun-
teering their services to the County
Chairman in whose territory it best
suits them to sell Liberty Bonds. Ad-
ministrative forces have requested
all members of the A. c. T. to devote
each Saturday, and the closing
Thursday and Friday, exclusively 10
the campaign.
The official organ, Service" has
been recently issued to all members,
and another issue is now on the press
". T. DuBose, an ex-commerciaI
traveller of Nashville, is Director Of
Travelling Mems Activities.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-27
Calls For October Draft
Men Cancelled Owing To
The Serious Spreading OF
Spanish Influenza
(By Associated Presg.)

Washington, Sept. 27.-Spanish in
fiuenza is sweeping through all except
thirteen army camps, and has caused
a tremendous increase in the army
death rate at home. For the week
ending Sept. 20, the rate was A per
cent, compared with 23 per cent. the
preceding week.
The cancellation Of calls for the
entrainment of $4,000 draft regis
trants between Oct. and II Is due
to serious conditions in many camps.