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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-22
Home!
Stories of Canadians Who
Returned From War.

Captain Owen has done some pretty
stiff fighting in the Ypres salient, the
battle OF the Somme, Nimy Ridge in
the battle of Arras. While vimy
Ridge was perhaps the most spectac-
ular the Canadians have ever been in,
in that 1t was carried out on schedule
time and was an unqualified success,
there was one experience during the
Somme fighting which stands out in
the mind Of every soldier who took
part. This was the attempt to take
Regina trench on October s, 1850
We had been fighting almost con-
tinuously from that date to October
when we received word to withdraw
| in order to be reinforced. The re-
Inducements consisted of only so men
| and Immediately we were informed
that we had to go sin again" and take
| Regina trench, a position considered
impregnable. which had resisted cap
| ture a number of times.
Our whole division went into this
attack on the evening of October Z,
| every man knowing he was cup
against the toughest proposition of
his life. The wirc was uncut and we
had to go over the top for five hun
dred yards before reaching the Ger
man trench, which we did at 1850 a.
IN.
4! All hell broke loose at this moment.
The Boche evidently were expecting
| us, and poured machine gun fire into
our ranks that rapidly thinned them
to an alarming extent. Shrapnel also
took heavy toll. and what was left
OF us when we reached the wire on top
of the German trench did not amount
to 'corporars guard"
fortunately for me, and for the
handful of men left of my company.
we struck n place where we secured an
entry into Regina trench. and with the
AID OF two heavy machine guns, held
that position throughout that long day
resisting every attempt of the Boche
to drive us out.
! Three times they came over en- masse
TO drive us out of our position, but with
| rifle and the Lewis machine guns.
| than which there are none better, we
were able to pour whitening fire
into the closely packed ranks of the
oneoming Germans, in each case driv-
ing them back with large number of
their dead and wounded on the ground.
As I said before, we held the posi- :
ton throughout the long day, and
withdrew under cover of the darkness
that night, taking our wounded with
us.
| Ont of llo of all ranks in my own
| company, that went into that attack,
only 20 returned. was the only Of
| fieer left in my company, and only
| two junior y. c. O.'s came back with
me.
Considered as a demonstration OF
the dash and courage of our infantry
it will have an inspiring significance.
We were back in the position from
which we started. SADLY thinned in
our ranks, but we felt no sense of de-
feat, feeling sure before we went into
the attack that II was not possible OF
success.
l Z
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hall under Spanish fire when
Stone was hiding eggs shells in
Missouri. Indeed, attacks by
Stone may be taken as prima
facie evidence for good faith in
the victim of his attack. Ii
Colonel Roosevelt, a citizen Of this
republic, having served seven
years as president, is not quail
flied student of governmental af-
fairs, then we must search vainly
| for a more competent critic.
As to the quality Of his patriotism,
we think that may be safely left
to the judgment of the nation and
as for any effort OH the part Of
the administration to gag him,
we think that will be futile.
This is not q Democratic war.
1t is a war of all the people of the
|country. II is the business Of all
the people, and if their chosen
Representative, Woodrow Wilson,
| is not conducting the war to their
satisfaction, there must be some
changes.
There has been q great deal OF
tolerance, extending almost to
charity, on the part of the people
Who gave the widest authority to
tnS president to fight this war.
DeServcdly he has the confidence
of tn people in his high patriot
ism, ia the lofty and patient atti-
tude thA he assumed in negoti-
ating whh Germany preceding
the war, aid in the wisdom and
justice Of tn cause Of which he
stands as spokesman and leader.
AS that is tr,iA it is just as true
that if this war Is not being con-
Quoted with such efficiency as is
possible, then it Is the highest
duty Of Colonel Rockwell as well
as of every citizen y demand a
change in methods apd to keep
demanding it until ne get it.
"Gumshoc" Bill StonA OF Mis-
souri,, will not get far 4 throw
ing dust over the eyes of Inc peo-
pie in this issue. The important
and immediate question is
whether the president staH}s for
the attitude and stateme1ts OF
Stone.
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Real Public Service.

Editor MfSSOuIian: -
You are doing a real public. service
in calling the attention of our citizens
to the importance of the proposed ac-
ton by the school board as announced
by one member.
The plain people with children have
but one aim and hope. which is to give
their children good education.
We have given the school board I'M
limited funds to obtain that end and
though expensive. as noted in our
taxes, we have attained a position Sec
ond to none in the entire state or even
in the northwest. AS there are plenty
Of facts and figures to substantiate
this statement, why Is it necessary for
a certain element to unsettle this con-
dition at the present time?
The record gained has been possible
whenever the superintendent had as
much authority as a section foreman.
Professor Rowe of the university, Is
one of the most competent men who
ever sat on the Missoula school board.
Has he stated that Superintendent
Williams is incompetent, or is his ad-
vice considered in this matter?
trust fathers and mothers will be so
interested in this important contem-
plated change that the public board
meeting Tuesday evening will see hun
dreds of them there.
1t is as important as Red Cross or
Community singing, as it's the result
of all we aim to do for our little ones
their education
AS we cannot all write letters let us
all be present to know why and who
| is responsible.
Don't let us put off action, for after
! Tuesday 1t will be too late.
We must demand then that the opin-
| ion of men like Chancellor E. c. Elliott
and President f. Q. Sisson and Pro-
fessor Daughters carry due weight In
a university city, when radical
! change is even contemplated.
Yours. respectfully,
ONE OF THE PLAIN PEOPLE.
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\ Nerves
And Fhe Remedy Uncle
Sn Is Applying.

That allqa lnces are being made by
the medical. apartment of the United
States army men subject to nerv-
GUS and mental disorders is the state
ment made by,i ajor Pearcc Bailey to
a writer for Cod Housekeeping.
"Men who hay been found guilty
of cowardice or d ertion in war time
were formerly ast or imprisoned"
he said. but todS9 We know they
are sick men and tyd !. them accord
ingly. Fear has Musical basis. It
is to deal with such s(ses which will
develop at the front 81 lat each base
hospital which goes abPad with our
troops will be equipped tith neuro-
psychopathic unit. Hero men who are
suffering nervously and ST cntally will
be given sedativo baths pa'pd psyche
logical treatment. Women nurses are
especially suited to adnihiyeter such
treatment. They do bettct york here
than men.
There are some men who.svbilc ap-
parently physically strong, VIII never
make soldiers because of maSytal in
stability. Others are unfit becaSSe Of
nervous disorders which develop 3nder
strain. What to do with men w10 arc
nervously and mentally disabled ts,one
Of the biggest problems In Europe 40
day. The extent Of these disabttt{es
is almost beyond belief. We hope 70
meet the problem In the United Ststen
army by wedding out such men whilS
they are still in the training Campo
Already physicians connected with
neuro- psychopathic units are examiri.
ing recruits. There are those whose
weakness is easily detected-the epilep-
ttic, the alcoholic. the insane, the fee
bie-minded. but there are others whose
disability is only apparent to an ex-
pert. They can not stand strain. they
| become hysterical and entirely UNI
| strung. Such men cannot DO depended
upon. They weaken the morale of M
army. They should not attempt to b.
soldiers. though they may be very use
full citizens In civil life. We are send
ing such men home from the training
camps"
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The Man Who Is Rejected
By b.. John II. Gu .yIo, Of The vioilantes.

American arms have lost their first
bout with the enemy and lost it on
American soil!
For Uncle Sam has been compelled
to reject from So to so per cent OF his
volunteers for physical reasons. thus
removing from tho combat forces,
thousands of men between the charmed
ages of 81 and 81 years, the stage in
mans existence when nature is most
kind to him.
This Is an economic war loss the ma
ton cannot--must not-stand. It is an
economic war loss tho nation need not
man power at an expense Of not more
than $50 to 800 per man.
Tho individual must be raised to the
requirements OF the army and navy
standards. This can be accomplished
within a period OF from one to six
months and the individual made ready
for military service or efficient civic
life.
In tho first draft but small per-
centagc of 100000 first called men
proved available for military service.
and the places Of the rejects were
filled by others probably vastly more
needed in the economic world, for
many OF those who failed physically
are Of the parasite class---men without
occupation who live on the product OF
others; and many OF the rest suffered
from minor complaints.
Yet but one to six months under
proper medical, surgical. dietetic and
disciplinary instruction in reclamation
bcantonments will make nine-tenths OF
these rejects fit--and in most cases
eager-for military service.
II is one OF the burning questions
OF the country today. Shall the Stacker
II e., the unfit physically or mentally
escape his share Of wars burden,
wfiid the very flower of American
manhood is called on to bear the load
for hi,p?
Ne" a nation of soldier mothers
shrieks IN protest, and mo" must be
the anssSer of the entire country, and
Treat every one alike"
Then" ono must reply logically,
adopt thereclamation plan: give these
rejects back stheir physical and mental
balance. and give Uncle Sam back
eligibles in TIM place of misfits--s, Ooo.-
coo of them ~ least for the army OF
civic life.
The SYSTEM Is simple. Replace bad
habits with Very good ones; replace
body clogging fpods with n simple diet.
teach him the elSp Of discipline. and
where necessary 4ye him remedial
surgery or medical t7latment combined
with proper exercise, fresh air and a
new will power Thsxyou will elimi
nate 30 per cent 6fStha .imperfections
and in their place have men fitted for
their country's tasks. n
Every American YOUTH would be
physically and morally greater II he
could have the advantage of such
treatment.
This is no visionary uplift Sfheme
though its eugenic effect and M re.
suits In increase Of efficiency. VIII. bt
nation. wide. The war is setting y aAN
standard OF super-men and when "a
war u over the weakling will ii
stamped a failure before he ha.
demonstrated that his fraxsled nerve,
hid heart ohstrpctea breathing An
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bad digestion initiate against putting
forth efficient effort.
But the principal question of today
are soldiers" and efficiency at
home Let us see how to reclaim
them from the mass of rejects.
First, the slacker--i. G., coward.
must be given confidence. What he
needs is perfected body and an APP
EHcation of what ] call ''massed psy-
cholory." BY this / mean association
with normal chaps. that his patriotic
urge may develop while he is being
refitted physically.
The German war machine is an evil
dencc Of what 'massed psychology
VIII do for the individual. The first
word the German baby learns is
KAISER then 'Gott." then ''vater'' and
'mntter." In building their race of
warriors the Germans have left out
tho finer things 80 that when the time
comes to advance into the face of al
most certain death there arc no soften.
ing influences.
Tho German soldier has been taught
to think along certain lines Associa-
tion with others of like mind have
soiidified his opinions. He has been
compelled to keep his body fit for ..the
great effort" The combination of rigid
training, simple diet, discipline and
"inassed psychology" has given him an
ineradieable personal psychology.
Physical rebirth of our rejects unde,
cantonment discipline win bring on,
! more highly imaginative Americans q
similar viewpoint quickly.
Thousands of men, as will be seer
by reference to the table appended
have been rejected for such mino,
causes as imperfect sight, fiat or weak
foot, alcoholism, varicose veins, yari.
coccle and hemmorhoids. Yet ma.
iority OF these are durable within 81
days.
The classification of 100000 mer
based on tho surgeon generals report
| ending June 80, 1917 is as follows
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Wants Action Deferred.

Editor MissOulian:
Following is q comparative mcmo-
randum of graduations from the eighth
grade from 1867. the year that Pro-
fessor Williams took charge of our
schools up to and including 19l6-17:
June, 1907-Graduates from the
eighth grade, % per cent passed.
January, 190S-End of first semester,
so per cent passed.
June, 190S-End of second semester,
rs per cent passed. ga. ''"'' abH'3"n
June, 190e--End of year. 90 per cent
passed.
From June, 1909. to June, 1917, 30 to
95 per cent passed.
June. l915-Pupils in all grades, IS
per cent passed.
June, 1s16-Pupils in all grades, "a
per cent passed.
June. 19l7--Pupils in all grades, 95
per cent passed.
This is a record that is equal to any
school in the northwest and superior
to n large majority of them.
In the matter of selecting a superin-
tendent for our schools, should like to
suggest that he be selected on his mer-
it's and all prejudice or favoritism be
eliminated.
Why not postpone the dismissal of
the present incumbent. Professor Will
lams, say. for one week. and let the
patrons of the schools, In conjunction
with the chamber of commerce and the
board of trustees select competent
committee composed of the best talent
in Mlssoula. Let this committee ex-
anime the work and credentials Of all
candidates; also the work and records
of our present superintendent, Profess
sor Williams. Let them recommend
to the school board the person they
deem best fitted for the position OF
superintendent of our schools and let
the school board abide by this decision.
and elect this person to that position.
believe under the present condi-
tons that the patrons Of the schools
are entitled to this much consideration
and are justified in demanding it from
the school board.
I will say, in conclusion, that school
board meetings are public meetings and
any person is entitled to be present at
any of these meetings, IL they choose.
/ Very truly yours,
NJ. r. HARDENBURGH.
116 West Cedar Street. City.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-22

That the peoples of the earth de-
sire peace. speedy and universal. Is the
veriest truism. for such yearning is
born out OF the travail and agony Of
three years of heI.like war. The one
guaranty upon which the bleeding
Peoples insist IL that the peace shall
be demscratlea (ons nose sther can be
just 'an& lasGa& Nat6as broas peace
and maos war. The psQple must breal,
lsaisers and make peacc.-Rabbi Stc-
phen 8. W1se.
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If Americans can press this war to
sictory-counting nothing worth while
except securing enduring peace-if We
can do this without our own souls go
ing down into the abyss of hate, our
nation will have risen to glory hith-
ePto deemed impossible among men.
Mind you. counsel no smooth words
in describing the murderous deeds con-
ceived by the German autocrats. ia
vor no quarter for the men responsible
for, the worlds war, though as to them
cur attitude should not be one Of ha-
tred.-Secretary Daniels.
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Coal is being shipped from
England TO the United States,
which is like sending Goals to
Newcastle, the difference being
that while We have plenty of coal,
we cannot get it TO burn. We
wish that England would also
send a coal administrator.
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When I say that nobody is allowed
to stand in the way. don't mean that
they shall be prevented by the power
OF the government but by the power OF
the American spirit Our duty. II We
are to do this great thing and show
America to be what we believe hsr to
he. the greatest hope and energy OF
the Morid-then We. must stand to-
gether night and day until the job -
fiuished.-President Wilson. -
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If the president raked the coun-
try with a fine comb in search
of a defender we don't know
where he could have found one
better designed to defeat his pur-
poses than "Gum Shoe Bill'
Stone.
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A country that Is too timid to fight
for Its rights will lose those rights. A
country that 10 TO cewarlly to pro-
ktect it's citizens win lose the support OF
hts citizens ana Is doomed to decay
sehd aestrl,ction.--H. A. Wagner. chair
- wisconsin Loyalty Legion.
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The war won't cost the poor man a
cent. 1t may cost poor mems lives.
But more men win be killed in indus
try and by such diseases us tubercu-
losis. spread by unfavorable conditions
of life. The toll will be upon land and
upon capital. The war will lower the
price Of land and this will help indus
try. Labor has more to win than any
one else. Capital hasn't n chance TO
gain special advantage. This is not a
rich mans war.-Clarence S. barrow.
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LETTERS FROM The
mISSOULllN FAMILY

The Nisseuiian invites letters
from ito readers ensalC topics %
interest. The signatures and a..
dresses Of correspondents should
b ssnt - evidence Ct eeod faith,
though anonymeus sienaturss may
be sent for the letters % printed,
II desired. All communications
should b limited 70 100 words and
addressed to the editore.
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The president should back
away from his opposition TO a war
council. There is enough spot
light TO go around.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-22

The closing of some of the east
ern picture theaters to conserve
coal may also conserve the morals
Of the patrons.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-22

No, dear reader, the Lewis gun
was not invented by Jim Ham. In
that case, it would have been q
pop gun.
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Now if the Bolshcviki will con-
tinuc their policy of killing their
own officers and kill enough of
them, the whole Bolsheviki prob
lem will solve itself.
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Some of President Wilson's cab
met members were pretty raw
hands when they first took office.
Butte Miner.
Right! And some Of them ar
still pretty raw.
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The first blue Monday in close
up week went by with no more
casualties tlfaAs were reported
from The HindenbIrK line.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-22

Dr.Gariield should not order a
halo for himself, just because he
has saved some people from
death by freezing.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-22

Some people are patriots and others
do not give hang whether their side
walks are cleaned or not.
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Here is your hat. Mr.. Baker.
Hurry or you will miss the 500
for Cleveland.
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Every man to his trade. includ-
ING university presidents,
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
BUSINESS USE FUR
 AUTO INCREASING. SAYS MITCHELL MAN

"It has been said time and again that 75 per cent of the automobiles in use today are used almost entirely for business purposes; but I want to add to that just little bit" said R. C. Rueschaw. vice president of the Mitchell Motors company. Inc, of Racine, Wis, land give it as my opinion that within six months we shall find that over 90 per cent of the motor cars will be used either for strictly business purposes or for pur poses that are necessary to an ulti- mate victory in the war"
 For a number of years now out at our big Racine factory we have been striving towards and succeeding in building what experience has proved to be a life time car" Several Mitch els now in use have been driven con- siderably over 200, 900 miles, with only the minor repairs and adjustments re- quired by any piece of mechanism.
 But at that we weren't satisfied; and when our country entered the fight to preserve freedom and democracy for our posterity. we decided then and there to build Mitchels still stronger, still more powerful and still more last ing.
 We knew, within few weeks after the president showed us our course, that America and the world would have to fall back upon the motor driven vehicle as it never had before. We knew that the automobile, to a
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24

ship. Thus motor car owners did not find it necessary to foreGo the patriotic pleasure of subscribing to the Liberty loans, Y. M. c. A., and Red Cross funds.
 "The new Mitchell six, the 40 h. D.. model is to a large degree counter part of it's predecessor the Mitchell Junior, still it is being built under such different conditions, and has been re- inforced and strengthened and inn proved in so many ways, that it is, in every sense of the word war time car.'
 '.All of the improvements have been made so that this new Mitchell could go out from our factory on it's busi- ness of helping to win the war, with all of us knowing and feeling down in our hearts that it would put up good fight and would play an important part in attaining victory.
 There's satisfaction to be had in its power, it's built-in strength and rigidity, it's comfort, it's conveniences and it's good looks. And there's an in- tense satisfaction to be derived by the people back at the factory from the fact that the famous Mitchell factory efficiency has made it possible for us to do all of these things directly for the people of America and indirectly for the government, without increasing the price of the car one penny The new Mitcheli-the wartime car, the thorough car and the thoroughly good car, costs more to build today, with all of its improvements than it did six months ago, yet the price to the con- sumner is exactly the same as it was then"