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The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-26
KEEPING Up TO NOW

Because of omitted details in royal
training, a monarch recently deposed
lost his empire For the same reason
another monarch was forced to abdi-
cate.
How true this is of all men. If
they lag behind they are likely to lose
their small empires. A man who
does not-all men can-keep up to
now is out of the race: he is put in
the class of the never-to-be. Still,
there is another side to keeping up
to now. A man must not think he
is going far beyond now or he will
be cut off, pauperless, from the rest
of mankind.
Nicholas of Russia Jagged behind
the progress of the time. William of
Prussia thought he was forging ahead
but in reality the world was not de-
generated enough to bow to his twist
ed will
Tagging behind is easy; going too
far beyond-in ones minds also
easy, but keeping up to now is diff
ficult task. The trials are many and
strong minded men are needed.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-26
THE NEW BOOKS
"JOan and Peter.

H. G. Wells, in his new novel Joan
and Peter, the Story of Education"
gives us a keen insight into the lives
of two English children from their
birth, in the reign of Queen Victoria,
through the present war.
Joan and Peter are foster brother
and sister. They go through many ex-
periences together from babyhood,
through public schools, Oxford and
in the great world war.
Peters parents die when he is young
and he and Joan are left under the
guardianship of Cousin Oswald. Cou-
sin Oswald is always travelling in far
off countries and does not get to care
for them as he wishes, although he
champions them in their small mis-
doings.
The lives of Joan and Peter touch
many of the radical movements in
English life in the last twenty years,
beside the artistic side. The work
is brilliant, absorbing and revealing.
(The Macmillan Company, New
York; cloth; 594 pages; $1.75)
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-26
United War Work GiverS

Another installment of names of Co
lumbia contributors to the campaign,
in addition to those already published
follows:
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-26
.JeMs and Germanism.c

In Jews and Germanism," Abra-
ham Wallenstein gives us a vivid ac-
count of the treatment of the Jews in
Lithuania and Poland by the Germans.
Their trials and tribulations are
more than Americans had suspected,
according to Wallenstein. and if they
have been treated half as cruelty as
he pictures them, another charge will
be placed against Germany at the
great peace conference. When twen
ty persons are forced to live in by
II room, with no food except what
they can pick from the ground, with
the children's bodies shriveling up,
their bones softening until they are
unable to walk. Germany must answer.
George H. Doran Company, New
York, paper; IA pages; 5 cents)
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-26
COMMONPLACE

Did you ever notice, in August, aft
er a hard rain, the imprint of leaves,
especially maple leaves, on the side
walk as you came to work?
And did it or did it not strike you
as something out of the ordinary?
Did you stop to see how those prints
had been made on the sidewalk or
did you merely pass on without the
least desire to see how perfectly each
vein was outlined on the cement?
If you are of the latter type, most
likely you said to yourself, That is
only commonplace" But to wonder
is far from commonplace, and you
wondered how the print came there
but dismissed it as too childish
thought for your matured person.
Those of an investigative turn of
mind Immediately try to conjure up
the chemical formula that makes the
print of a green leaf on a cement
walk a copper color. Those with the
artistic side to the fore exclaim over
the unique tone. The botanist opens
his microscope and with a sigh of dis
gust because the form of the real leaf
is not so easily traced, leans over to
inspect the lind"
Which is the commonplace, the print
of the leaf on the walk or the person
who passed on muttering common
nlace"2
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-26
The National Livestock Market

NATIONAL STOCK YARDS. EAST ST.
LOUIS, ILL.,, Nov. 26.-The live stock mar
kct for today was as follows:
CATTLE: Receipts 5000: Market strong
Native beef steers S17.JOdS1S.JO.
Yearling steers and heifers S9.JO@S16OO.
Cows SIjOG$12.JO.
Stockers and feeders SS.5OdS12OO.
Fair to Prime Southern beef steers $10.-
0O@S11.TO
Beef cows and heifers $7.5OdS15OO.
Calves $1.IJ6 S17.2J.
HOGS: Receipts 1900: Market steady.
Mixed and butchers SI7.3JdS1T.SO
Good and heavy S11.65dS1T.SJ.
Rough S16.4OdSlG.JO
Light S11.3JMS17.5L
Pigs Sl3OOMSl6.OO
Bulk Sl1.3JdS1T.I0.
SHEEP: Receipts 1000: Market strong
Sheep and ewes 5000 5000.
Lambs S16OOd$165O.
Ewes S11OO@$12.O0.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-26
Hay From Sugar Cane Tops In Hawaii.

HONOLULU, T. H, Nov. 25.-Ex-
perts here have perfected a process
for making hay from sugar cane tops,
$4,000 tons of which a available in
Hawaii each year. The sugar cane
hay is said to be as good as timothy.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-26
Notice to Merchants.

In view of the fact that Thursday
is Thanksgiving Day. the one-delivery-
a-day rule for merchants is hereby
annulled insofar as deliveries made on
Wednesday, Nov. 81, are concerned.
Orders taken Wednesday may be de-
livered that day.
FRANK B. ROLLINS,
County Food Administrator
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-26
Real Estate Transfers.

J. f. to Clarence E. Carlos, NE
SW 19-49-13 .......-.......-...........S1 $1,000. 90
Elsus B. Taylor to W. C. Phil
lippe NE pit Sc NV SW 2S-
50-13 & SW NE 12-51-14 .-.... 1S50.00
E. E. Bradley to Henry Robin
son SW Sc S12 NV Sc
1; & NJ NE & pit NJ g.
57-13 .-.,-..-..--.,-.-.-,,..-.,-,.,-... e. 100000
Henry Robinson to o. X. Ev-
ans NJ Sc & VIZ of Sh
Sc & E pit Sc SW .-...........-.... 6OO0.O 90
o. L. Evans to E. E. Bradley
VIZ NV & W pit NV SW G.
51-1S .,,,,....,-........................ 100000
j. W. Gordon to J. W. Vesser
SO & 33 CHS Add Columbia 100000
A. n. Evans to L. W. F'inni-
cum Its 9, 10 & IL, Blk 1
Fyfer's sub Flyers Add -- 10000
Henry Hildebrand to ]. L.
Burroughs 1t in Rocheport 10000
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-26
BULBS

Bulbs for fall planting have just ar
rived.
COLUMBIA FLORAL CO., Phone 366.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
CALL DRAFTED MEN FEB. %
Crowder Sets Date for Marshallng Of
Last increment of First Call
$4,000 to Camps.

Washington, Feb. 6.-ProvoSt Mar
Shal General Crowder announced on
Monday that the movement of the last
increment OF the men selected I'm the
first draft will begin on February %,
and continue for period of five days.
This will complete the operation of the
first draft, as all states will have fur
nlshed their full quqotas.
The number of men which will be
started to the cantonments on Febru-
airy % are:
Camp Devons, Mass. 6,575: Upton,
y. Y, 1900; Dix, y. j., 1000; Meade,
Nd, 5000; Lee, Va. 5000; Jackson
s. G. 1888 (negroes); Gordon. Ga,
$500 (negroes) Grant. H.. 5000; Tay-
ler, Ky, 6,2si; Dodge, Ia, 14,.oiS !;
Funston, Kan, 2,232; Travis. Tex
1868; Pike, Ark, 1000 (negroes).
General Manager Plez of the emer-
gency fleet corporation asked govern
ors Of all states To help enroll 250,-
900 workers in the ship yards by is
/ suing proclamations calling mechanics
10 enroll In the United States public
reserve
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
GAINS MANY NEW MEMBERS
Red Cross Adds approximately 17,500,.
900 in the Recent Big
Drive.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. S.-F1gures
now available on the Red Cross Christ
mas membership drive show total
enrolment of %, 3,475, 900, or % per cent
OF the population of the United States.
OF this total the Red Cross had
about G,000,000 members before the
Christmas drive started, so that the
gain from the drive was approximately
II 100000 new members. The central
division, of which Chicago is the head
quarters leads the other twelve divis-
ions of the country In the number Of
new members enrolled Christmas week.
BY divisions, the gains were as fol-
lows: Atlantic. 100000; Central, 81
COO 900: Gulf, 3S4 ,OO0 Lake, 2,3OO, 900 ;
Mountain, 276,000; New England G70.-
600; Northern, 65S,0O0 Northwestern,
G93 900 Pacific 327 900; Pennsylvania.
100000; Potomac, 100000; South
crn 10000; Southwestern, 3,25O.OOO.
Unprecedentcdly unfavorabe wealth
cr prevailed during the drive so that
the showing is considered exception
ally good. Final figures are not ex-
pccted to change the foregoing estl-
mates to any considerable extent.
One of the chief benefits anticipated
from the enlarged membership is the
addition Of thousands of active work.
ers to Red Cross chapters where sup
plies are being prepared for our army
and navy and the military forces and
civilian populations of the allies.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
FOR TRANSPORT SERVICE.
Licensing Of All Glasses of Exports
and imports Planned.

Washington. ID. C.-Licensing of all
classes of American exports and i'm
ports is planned by the government
as its first step in reducing the coun.
try's less essential foreign trade to
release ships for The transport OF
troops and supplies.
Already most of the export com.
modities are under license, but licens-
ing has been extended to few of the
import materials.
A plan worked out by the shipping
board contemplates cutting imports
probably in half to divert a million
tons of American shipping engaged
In coastwise and Pacific and South
American trade to the trans Atlantic
service. The place of the tonnage re.
moved will be taken partly by neutral
ships obtained recently by negotia.
tions.
The war trade board has taken up
the shipping board plan for considera
tion and will decide what class of ex
ports and imports can best be dropped
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
HAS SHIPS TO CARRY TROOPS
Navy Has Transport Facilities to Take
100000 to France Soon-New
Attack on Baker.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Secretary Dan
iels authorized the statement on Mon
day that the navy Is assured of enough
transport facilities To make sure that
there will be 100000 American troops
in France early this year, rs was stat
ed by Secretary Baker recently before
the senate military committee.
Secretary Bakers recent statement
TO the senate military COMMITTEES that
the United States would have 100000
soldiers in France early this year and
that prospects were not unpromislng
cor ships to carry 1,0o0,OO0 more, who
would be ready in the course of the
wear, was characterized by Senator
Hitchcock in a. address to the SEN
ate as absolutely preposterous and
so exaggerated as To convey
nm entirely false impression as to
what we can do and what we are do
Ing"
In fiery fashion Senator Williams
renlied 10 Henator Hitchcock'S attack
on Secretary Bakers statement
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
FARMERS HOLD A
WAR CONFERENCE
DELEGATES SEND A MEMORIAL
TO WHITE HOUsE-URGE
SPECIAL COMMISSION.
SEEK PARTNERSHIP IN WAR
President in His Reply Promises to
Give Careful Attention to Suoges-
tlons--Counts on United Help Of
Soil TIllers in the Final Contest.
x.s,.n x,s.papst rnLn. N.r. s.-,-cs.

Western Newspaper Uulou Sew, Service.
| Washington, -. G.. Spokesman Of
sixteen national farm organizations
and many smaller ones, holding war
Gme conference here at the call OF
The federal board OF farm loans, pre-
Sented memorial to President VIII
son urging definite governmental
measures for speeding up agricultural
production
The delegation asked for tn" ap-
pointment of a special commission OF
nine farmers to advise on agricultural
problems and represent the farming
viewpoint for the furluoghing oi
trained farm workers now in the army
80 long AZ their services may be con
sidered more useful in productive ag-
riculture than the military service;
that the draft regulations be inter-
preted so az to stop the placing OF
skilled farm workers, farmers and
bona fide farmers in class that pro
vision be made for furnishing farmers
seed, feed. fertilizers and machinery;
that steps be taken 10 promote short
time loans 10 finance the production
of crops, and that if the policy of price
control is to prevail It be applied to
what farmer buys as well as 10 what
he sells
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
PUT U. S. SOLDIERS IN CAGE
Germans confine Americans for Four
Days Without Food or Water to
Make Them Submissive.

With the American Army in France.
Feb. 4.-Germany has adopted cruel
and barbarous methods of treatment
toward American prisoners of war In
order to make them divulge military
information, according to what is
apparently trustworthy information
reaching headquarters.
An order To the German troops di-
reefs that all prisoners be confined in
an iron cage for four days without
food or water TO make them 'submis-
sive." The cages, It was specified,
should be so small that the men would
have TO stand up all the time.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
PUNISH LABOR CHIEFS
SCORE CALLED FOR MILITARY
SERVICE IN GERMANY.
Population Is Warned Against Dis
turbances-Strikers in Clash
With Police.

Zurich, Feb. 4.-Twenty strike lead
ers have been called up for military
service by German military leaders as
a further efferOt to break the morale of
the protesting workers, according to
German dispatches received here.
London, Feb. A three days strike
has been declared in Munich, accord
ing to a Central News dispatch from
Amsterdam.
In Berlin, the dispatch adds, the
Orenstein & Koppel Locomotive works
employees have joined the strike move
ment.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen says the Berliner
Tagezlatt reports that the police seized
the trade union building In Berlin and
arrested Delputy Koersten and other
leaders.
The commander in chief of Branden-
burg province, which includes Berlin,
has issued warning to the population
against disturbances, which, he an
nounces, will be suppressed, accord
llIS W d SlultulNll W ALI
Sterdam from Berlin.
1t Is declared In the statement that
there are no indications of an eXten-
sion of the strike in Berlin and that
outside the capital there has been lit
tie spread OF the movement.
All public meetings in Germany
were prohibited by order Of the SUI
perlor command in an effort to sup
press the general strike.
There was clash between strikers
and the police in the northwestern part
Of Berlin. One policeman was killed
and another injured seriously and 4
dozen strikers were injured.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
U. S. MEN IN FIGHT
CENSOR PERMITS ANNOUNCE
MENT OF LOCATION OF TROOPS.
First Real Battle on U. S. Front in
Lorraine is Considered Ameri-
can Triumph.

With the American Army In France
Feb. 6.-American troops now are oc-
cupying n sector of the Lorraine front
I'm France.
This announcement is permitted by
the military censors.
The whole American sector Is re-
sounding with the boom of guns. Air
men became exceedingly active along
tie American front during the day.
A German barrage fire at sundown
opened the heaviest bOmbardment or
many days along the American sector
the American artillery replying shell
for Shell as the firing Of the heavy
guns spread along several kllomeaters
In front.
Two Americans were killed and nine
wounded during the bombardment ana
one suffered shell shock.
The German trenches are battered
to ruins as n result of the first artil-
lery battle of the war between Amerl'
can and German troops.
Officers who have returned from a
survey OF the havoc wrought by the
Yankee shells declare that the action
was complete and indisputable VIC
tory for the American gunners.
Three direct hits were obtained upon
German dugouts, which were utterly
destroyed; large portion of the Ger
ldan front-line trench was battered
into n crumpled mass of earth and con
crete, and great gaps were torn In the
barbed wire entanglements.
Compared with the German losses,
the American casualties of two killed
and nine wounded appear Insignificant
After the bombardment wounded
American soldier was discovered In
IUsitlon where It was necessary 10
carry him over trench top to field
dressing station.
A medical corps man displayed the
Red Cross and the Germans ceased
firing until the man was removed.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
COL. ROOSEVELT UNDER KNIFE
Former President Operated Upon at
Oyster Bay for an Abscess-Re-
moved to New York.

Oyster Bay, n. Y, Feb. 7.-Col
Theodore Roosevelt was operated upon
several days ago for an abscess, it was
learned when he was removed to New
York city, where he will be nearer his
physicians. A number of engagements
have been cancelled.
The colonel remained in bed for only
n few days, rising on Monday with the
declaration that he felt all right.
When the colonel arose on Tuesday
he did not feel so well and, after con-
sulting his physicians, decided to go to
New York to be under their direct
care.
1t was stated that the ex-presidents
condition was excellent and that he
will be about in Il week or ten days.
The colonel was scheduled to leave
here on Saturday and make addresses
in Des Moines, Milwaukee and De-
troit.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
Reply of President.

After listening to the memorial
President Wilson made this reply:
IL cannot, of course, answer ofihand
so important memorial as this, and
need not tell you that it will receive
my most careful and respectful atten-
tion Many of the questions that are
raised here have been matters OF very
deep and constant concern with us
for months past, and | believe that
many of them are approaching as sue
Cessful a solution as we can work out
for them. but just what those steps
are | cannot now detail to you You
are probably familiar with some of
them.
II want to say that | fully recog-
nze that you. gentlemen, do not mean
that your utmost effort will be depend
ent upon the acceptance of these sug.
gestions. | know you are going to
do your level best in any circum-
stances. and | count on you with the
utmost confidence in that There has
never been time, gentlemen, which
tseted the real quality of folks as this
time Is going to test it; because we
are lighting for something bigger than
any mans imagination can grasp. This
is a final tackle between the principles
that America has been always op-
posed TO, and was organized to fight,
and the things tAat she stands for
II is the final contest, and to lose 1t
would set the world back-not a hun
dred. perhaps several hundred-years
in the development of human life
This thing cannot be exaggerated In
its Importance and ! know that you
men are ready. as | am. to spend every
ounce Of energy we have got in solv
ing this thing. If we cannot solve
II in the best way, we will solve II
In the next best way, and il the next
best way is not available, we will
solve 1t in the way next best to that
but we will tackle II in some way and
do il as well as we can"
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
ELEVEN SPIES
FOUND GUILTY
Franz RnteIen and Ten CODE
iendantS Convicted in
New York.
CONSPIUED TO SINK SHIPS
Each Man Is Sentenced to Eighteen
Months in Federal Prison at At
lanta and Fined 2,ooo-csIIed
Murderers.

New York, Feb. 7.-Franz Rintelen,
German agent, and ten co-defendants'
all Germans, were found guilty by q
federal jury on Tuesday of conspiring
to destroy munltiOn and food ships OF
the entente allies.
Each man convicted was sentenced
to IS months I'm the federal prison at
Atlanta, Ga, aud to pay fine OF w.
600 This Is the maximum penalty.
The defendants were characterized
as "murderers ut heart" by United
States Assistant District Attorney
james W. Osborne, Jr., in summing up
for the government. He asked for
verdict Of guilty, declaring the prose
cution had proved its case.
These mef were willing to strike a
neutral IN the bnck in order to prove
loyalty to the fatherland."
Mr.. Osborne added: Let US assume
that the German government knew
nothing about the plot, but the fact re-
mains that these cOnsplrators planned
this dastardly crime"
The attorney attacked the defense
Of some Of the accused that they
thought they were making bombs for
a Legitimate purpose and asserted
that ltintelen had opened bank ac-
count for 100000 in an international
bank, indicating existence OF n fund
for the alleged conspiracy.
The alleged conspiracy involved also
the shipment of bombs to the Pacific
coast to be placed on vessels sailing
for the Orient. In all 33 ships valued
at more than S4,OO0,O00 were said to
have been damaged
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
BREAD RATION IN EFFECT
Food Administration Orders Supplies
Cut to Meet the Situation and
Provide for Future.

Washington, Feb. IA two-ounce
bread ration was ordered on Tuesday
nv the food administration for patrons
of hotels. restaurants and dining cars.
This allowance is about that now OBJ
served in England.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
Eour Killed on Snow Plow.

Bangor, Me-, Feb. S-Four persons
we're killed and II injured when a
train crashed into a snow plow stalled
IN a great snowdrift. a second plow
that was following the train tore into
il. adding to the wreckage.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
lncinerated In Mansion

Stamford, Conn, Feb. S.-Wiliam
Jay Barker, a wealthy manufa eturer
of hair tonics, was burned to death
early Wednesday morning In fire
which destroyed his mansion at River
side, Conn.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
Raise Print Paper Price

Washington, Feb. s. - Canadian
newsprint paper prices have been re-
vised by the government to give the
manufacturers an average Of So. 10
ton for the ten months ending May /,
an Increase of $40.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
One Plunqer Chaser a Day.

Washington, d. C.-The keel of the
first supersubmarine chasers being
constructed at the Ford motor plant
has been laid Secretary Daniels an
nounced. 1t is expected that one YES
sci will be finished every day when
operations are in full swing. ~
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
Larue Army in the West.

With the French Armies In the Field.
Feb. THE Germans to date have
concentrated between $50 and 100 di-
visions (2,70O,000 to 2,S50,000 men) on
the western front in preparation for
their expected spring offensive.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
Eastern Warehouses Burn.

NcWburgh, \. y Feb. S.-The wharf
and warehouses of the Central Hud-
son Steamboat company and the J. w.
Matthews & Co. wholesale grocery
warehouses were destroyed by fire.
The loss is put at 100000
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
First U. S. officer to Land in France.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. Yale
Alumni Weekly announces that Lieut.
Col. G. Arthur Hadsell of the class of
'94 was the first American officer in
command of the first American sol
dlers 70 set foot on the soil OF France.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-15
Accepts a Place in France.

Dallas, Tex.-J. II. Elliott, general
manager of the Texas and Pacific rail.
road, has accepted an appointment as
assistant general manager of the rail.
road OF the American forces in France.