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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27
Peoples Letters
Prohibition.
Editor Nissoulian

'shA'oi
Sir: The Missoua County Prohi-
hition league considers it proper to in
form our friends and the general pub =
lie that we are continuing in the same
limo of work. We organized nearly
two years ago to place before the
voters Of the county the merits of the
prohibition bin submitted by our leg
islature for their approval or disap-
prevail, and the election returns showed
majority for prohibition in the
county of 1,4s5. and in the state. 2s,Ss6
And the legislature has approved the
amendment for national prohibition
and thereby placed Montana on the
roll of honor. being the sixth state OF
the union to approve the amendment.
All the states that have voted in this
amendment to this date have given
large majorities for it. Some one will
ask. Is not your work done and why
continue the organization? Our an
swer is, no law will be we'll enforced
unless we have officers in full sym
pathy with it, supported by a large
citizenship.
Our opponents gave us notice the
law could not be enforced and this i'm
piled their purpose to violate 1t by
bootlegging or otherwise.
When the vote was counted and gave
us such a splendid majority. we did
not build bonfires. or have torchligh,
professions. or In any way try to hui
| initiate our defeated opponents We
are now waiting with all the patience
| we can exercise for the time to com,
when tho law will go into effect, ant
| assure those now engaged In the liuuo,
| persecutc them or hinder them in thei,
endeavor to change their business into
! something that is lawful and useful IL
| the community. We have reason t,
! believe the great majority of them will
stand by the statement made by one OF
| their managers in the campaign, I,
| the effect that if they We're defeated il
the election they would cease the figh
to continue in the liquor business.
We will not. as an organization, en-.
| ter into party politics hut regardless.
of party affiliations will support fo
| city, county state and national office.
the candidates who give evidence OF
reliable and intelligent character ant
who can be relied on TO support tn,
prohibition laws of the state.
| In the great world war We observe
| some of our leading army officers hav,
expressed their greatest fear of defea
through the liquor traffic and 1t Is un,
lawful to sell liquor to man in sol
diers uniform, and that Germany nov
| prohibits the use of materials tina
| have food value for making beer. Also
our own government demands that W,
conserve food that our soldiers ant
those Of our allies at the front ma,
be fed: and that the citizens of on,
! allied nations and our own may no
starve; and that food will win the
war" and that the vast ma jority of tn.
breweries are owned by Germans. I.
a man patriotic that will patroniz,
these brewers and will not protec
against these German allies who vast,
orr food and fuel while our peopl,
suffer with hunger and coldo
| I. NJ. UNDERWOOD.
Chairman Nissoula County Prohibi-
ton LeasuA
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27
FEBRUARY ~. 1918.
TIME FODO SOMETHING.

the convincing editorial common
Of the Helena Independent, to bt
found in an adjoining column
concerning serious condition o.
affairs in Montana.
The housewives of Missould
need not be told Of the situation
They are familiar with it, They
even find ii hard to buy cornmeal
at a prevailing price higher than
wheat flour. We are entirely will
ing to use substitutes for wheat
but we should not be penalized
for it.
II the farmers Of the corn
growing states are boarding corn
then the government should find
means TO release the supply and
distribute it to the people at
price that will be not only profit
Y able to the growers, but fair to
The consumers who are asked to
save wheat.
Let the government go down
the line with price-fixing on &C.
reals so that no injustice will be
done to any section Of the coun-
try.
The national food administra-
ton told us last fall that there
! would be an adequate supply OF
good corn at fair price. Where
is this corn now?
Our friend, w. NJ Cramer Of
Plains, gives the view of the
farmers in q letter in which he
says that the farmers of Sanders
county have been waiting all
. winter for corn, which they were
advised by the food administra-
ton would come, if they would
be patient Finally few weeks
ago, carload of corn arrived. Mr..
Cramer nearly tainted when told
that the price was 81 per hun
dred pounds, but he rallied and
1 offered to take that amount as
he could save four and one-half
cents a pound on the corn by
grinding it at his own handmill.
He was then told that the corn
was too soft to grind, but he pur-
chased a sack for his chickens as
Mr.. Hoover had forbidden the
killing of chickens for a few
months. 1t was the poorest corn
he ever saw, filled with rotten
kernels caused by moisture. and
would have to be fed before warm
weather. Mr.. Cramer asks what
the producers of this corn re-
ceived, and raises the pertinent
!. inquiry as to how thc-American
people are to Hooverize under
these conditions.
He is as anxious as the rest of
us to win the war, willing to go to
any sacrifice, but thinks that the
results will be better if we Mon
tanans get a square deal from
Washington.
The solution of the difficulty
that is thrust upon the house
wives and the farmers alike, rests
with the national food admins
tration. 1t is their job and nc
time should be lost in finishing it
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27
Talk Of tie Tour,
Spirit ~ oeldisrs =
in Trenches "ovee Thers. =

In Trenches "ovse Thers.w 80.
DR.. George Sherwood Eddy, q 7. ii.
e. A. war work secretary, speaking Of
the spirit Of the men in the. trenches
"over there" tells this story:
Up in the front line trenches . shell
fell. In an instant twenty men wers
doomed to death or manglinx, when
quick as q flash. quick as thought, q
man. a former football player, threw
himself on the shell. and gathered to
himself a hundred deaths.
There was a report and when they
picked up what was left Of him. %
wounds blown through one leg, n
through the other, vet 10 men were
without a scratch or bruise because
one man gave himself for them.
THAT is the spirit Of. the men over
there. Have we that same spirit at
home? 1t is that spirit that will win
the war and make the world safe for
democracy"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27

Have you noticed that this talk
of consumption Of all wealth
comes from two classes? There
are the ones who haven't any Of
it themselves and the others who
are looking for the votes of the
first class next fall.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27

TrotZky may apply for the
twelve dollar a week reporters
Job that he left in New York to
become another Napoleon. He
might even get raise of salary
with permission to sign his name.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27

From the reports of Mr.. Heney's
inquiry, we conclude that the en-
phyes of the Chicago packers
have been taking a night school
course in camouflage.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27
Montana Boys Together
on. French Front.

The State University chapter Of the
Sigma Chi fraternity is pricing as one
of its most valuable possessions the roll
Of the submarine chapter" organised
by several Montana "Sigs" on their
way across the Atlantic with army
units. The roll is signed by nine men,
bers of the fraternity, four OF whom
are officers from Montana State Uni
versity. First Lieutenant Thomas
Busha sent the roll to his college chap
ter.
"This is our eighth day out from the
port of embarkation," he wrote. land
we expect to arrive in the morning. We
have had very good trip but / was
sea sick for three days. johnson and
Newman were bothered somewhat, but
Magraw has real 'sea-legs' and was not
troubled at all. We have ten Sigma
Chi men aboard and have held a meet
ing. l have nine signatures OF, our
submarine chapter roll, as we call 1t.
which / am sending you for the scrap
book. We have seen no U-boats, and
they will have to hurry II they get US"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27

All milk delivery. it is reported.
has been put on an afternoon basis,
BY the way what was awfully
funny about the milk man, any
how ?-Wallace Press Times.
You may search us. And the
longer the war lasts the more We
wonder.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27
Find Cecil Burlsish
Thoroughly American.

Cecil Burieigh, professor Of violin at
the State University, Is highly praised
in the February number of s'The Vic.
linist," which calls the Montanan a
vigorous and talented exponent OF the
American spirit. Says the magazine:
THAT there will be q distinctively
American music" no one can doubt.
And there has been much speculation
as to the form it will take, and the ma
terial on which it will be based.
1T remains to some composer to
find the mood-the spirit OF the Ameri-
can and voice it in song. American
violin literature has been materially
strengthened during the past few years
by the compositions of Cecil Burleigh.
The writings OF this youn0 composer
introduce us to the American musical
nature. It has the strength OF the pio-
neer and the idealism Of the American
Indian.
1.-THE compositions written by Mr..
Burleigh are typical of the west. They
are straightforward and manly, without
overdue sentimentality, short and terse.
Like Mcdowell, his compositions are
imbued with the spirit OF nature.
I'VE want to speak here OF the warm
welcome with which his works were re-
ceived by the American yiolinfsts Far
from the traditional characteristics Of
the musicians, they have welcomed the
fact that an American composer, q
confrere, should write works which
they could all feature on their pro-
grams.
1.-THE subjects which Mr.. Burleigh
chose are various and stimulating, hills,
rocks, distance, and Indian camp. etc.
His writing is in the most advanced
style, free as to form, and unrestrained
as to harmonic structure. Mr.. Bur-
leigh writes with the conviction OF hav-
ing something worth while to say. The
violin is Mr.. Burleigh's instrument. and
consequently he has fine sense OF its
technical possibilities"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27

The names Of Nick RomanOff
and family have not appeared
lately in the society columns of
the Petrograd newspapers. Moth
ing wrong, we hope.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27

The war will be over when the
Huns can no longer hold the
bread line.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27

The Grand Duke Nicholas, if
alive, must be oiling up a last
laugh on the Bolshevik bunch.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27
Richards Stusnped.
by Spanish Report.

D. D. Richards, secretary Of the Mis-
soula Chamber Of Commerce, leaned
back in his office chair and frowned
puzzedly. Unusual as 1t seems, Mr..
Richards continued to frown.
Through the mornings mall he had
received a volume OF Spanish material
Of some kind-he knew not what.
Slowly he translated the title. "Tho
First National Congress Of the Busi-
ness Men Of Mexico" was his decision
after ten long minutes Of mental strain.
He turned the pages carelessly. He
glanced at the last page. In the top
left hand corner were the figures 496.
He started. Four hundred and ninety
six pages, and each page more than an
hours job.
He laid the book carefully on his
desk and regarded it thoughtfuHy.
Not chance. I'll give that to Pro-
lessor Scheuch's class in Spanish at
the University, he murmured."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27

There will be real meaning to
the next view with alarm" plank
in the Bolsheviki platform.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27

1t is far better to offend some PEG
pie than 1t Is to oblige them.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27

Watch out for the fellow who
does not carry Uncle Sans union
Icsrd.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27

The widows might may be the result
Of practical experience.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-27

Honesty Is the best policy. but some
people believe In m0dssation in all
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-07
KENTUCKY RACING
DATES ALLOTTED
THE DERBY WILL BE RUN ON
MAY II. THE OPENING DAY
OF CHURCHILL DOWNS.

Lexington, Ky. Aprll 6.-The State
Racing commission. at its meeting
here today awarded the spring racing
dates for the Kentucky tracks. There
will be sixty eight days of racing,
running from April %, the beginning
of the Lexington meeting. until July
-, the end of the Latonia meet. The
dates awarded follow:
Lexington, April % to May 9.
Churchill Downs, Louisville, May II
to 25.
Douglas Park, Louisville, May 27 to
June IL.
Latonia, June IL to July Is.
The Kentucky Derby will be run on
May II.
The State Racing commission also
affirmed the decision of the National
Owners and Breeders association to
give $500, 900 to the American Red
Cross: allotted $160,00O to licensed
racing associations; $4,000 to horse
owners. to breeders $4,000 and train
ers and Jockeys and employees racing
associations, $4,000,
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-07
Recall This--When the Lights Go Out

Sunday wherever
then be extin-
will
"oh God the nation. born
bless
their representatives authority.
ain thnt
righteousness
Of
a o
Bless Thee, Third Liberty Loan with the benedc
of impede
sanotied will through
successful
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-07
ARKANSAS QUOTA IN
NEW DRAFT 2,735
MEN WILL BE SENT TO TRAINING
CAMPS DURING THE FIVE
DAY PERIOD, BEGINNING
EEls. APRIL 20.

Washington, April G,-Approxi-
mately 10000 men will be sent to
training camps during the five day
period. beginning April %, under or
ders sent to state governors today by
Provost Marshal General Crowder for
mobilization of the April call of the
second draft. This is three times the
number it was originally planned to
call and is nearly twice the monthly
quota based on the calling of 500, 900
men over a period of nine months.
Calling out of the increased number
was made by the decision of Presi-
to the need of France and Great
Britain for reinforcements in the
great battle in Picardy. Vacancies in
national army divisions resulting from
the withdrawal of men to complete
national guard and regular army units
and for the formation of special tech
nical units asked by General Pershing
will be made good by the April draft
Those divisions farthest advanced in
training are to receive first attention
in order that the maximum number of
complete units may be sent abroad
soon.
When a basis for establishing state
quotas has been found, due credit
against future increments will be
given Among the ment to be called
will be approximately 116,700 whites
and S3,700 negroes.
The assessment of Arkansas is
2,735 men.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-07
GERMANS CONTINUE THEIR PLUNCINC TACTICS

scriptions in advance. however, and
had filed reports before the campaign
opened officially Misunderstanding
the contest rules eliminating consid-
Grafton Of these in determining the
standing of the town on the national
honor roll. 1t will take a week or
more or examine the various reports
and determine which are fully en-
titled to bona fIde consideration and
it may be impossible to determine
which was first.
The honor roll of communities
which reported having subscribed
their full quotas included the follow
ing: Arkansas-Greene county, Win
chester, Layaca, Texas -Wilbargcr
county.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-07
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
IN SUBSCRIPTIONS PLEDGED
The Official Attitude is That the
Country Shall Know the Result Be
ing Obtained From Day to Day
Without Regard TO Whether They
Are Optimistic or Depressing. =,

Washington, April 6-This was O
DAY of enthusiastic patriotic cele-
0rations, backed up by subscriptions
to The bonds Of the third Liberty loan.
Throughout the United States COM
munities observed the anniversary of
the nations entrance into the war and
gave material evidence of their sup
port by pleJging millions of dollars
to insure successful continuance OF
the struggle against Germany.
While parades and public meetings
-'*ere- IN progress In nearly every city
kilograms were pouring in to Liberty
loan headquarters at the treasury
telling of towns which had exceeded
their quotas in the first day of the
four weeks campaign, or within the
first hour
More than $50 had reported when
the headquarters closed tonight and
more still We're coming in
Sioux City. Iowa. and Lynn. Mass,
were the largest cities exceeding their
allottmepts and thereby winning the
right to fly the honor flag of the third
Liberty loan. The fact that most
others were small towns prompted an
announcement by the treasury that
their aggregate subscriptions were
lnfiniteSimal. compared with the
three billion dividend and today's re
port should not be conducive to op-
timism regarding the final outcome.
1t was impossible even to estimate
The days subscriptions since workers
in most cities reported they were too
busy celebrating to count their
pledges Monday or Tuesday cam
paign headquarters expects to nave
precise reports from every federal re-
serve district and to be able to mark
the daily harvest of the nations war
credit drive
These reports are to contain no
water" or "eXaggeration.' it was an
nounced The treasury managers to-
day telegraphed district directors to
make every effort to report actual fig
ures of subscriptions excluding all flu
ture pledges or promises so that there
will be no duplication of subscrip-
tions in the curreNt tabulations The
official attitude is that the country
shall know the results being obtained
from day to day without regard to
whether these are optimistic or de-
pressing.
Officials tonight estimated that
more than two hundred communities
had placed themselves on the honor
roll today by oversubscriptions
Sharply at nine o'clock the officia
opening hour came the first report
and score arrived within few min
utes. These had solicited their sub
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-07

New York. April 6-The Germans
are continuing their plunging tactics
in the Amiens battle area, with their
operation rapidly developing into a
greatly magnified Verdun
The similarity with the classic ex-
ample of the German attempt to bat
ter down an enemy by sheer force is
daily growing. Tnis development OBJ
trudes itself, not only because of the
narrowing of the area involved in the
attack and the practice Of hurting
great masses of troops at the defend
ers of narrow front, regardless of
sacrifices, but by reason of the newly
developed tendency to alternate the
attacks with rest periods for one sec
tor, while the other is in action.
Thus Saturday the main attack was
delivered on the allied center after
the blow launched north of the Somme
on Thursday and that driven into
the north of the river on Friday had
spent themselves.
Saturdays big plunge appears to
have had its starting point Just to the
south of the Somme, where the Brit
ish right flank is near the junction
point with the French.
Apparently aiming at the Amiens
railway, in the vicinity of COrbie
about ten miles east of Amiens, the
enemy threw heavy masses OF troops
toward the opposing line from Vaire
Wood, east of Corbe.
The battle here seemed likely to de-
velop into one of importance, as af-
fecting the tenure of what remained
to the entente allies of the weGged
shaped piece of ground in the angle
formed here by the Somme and the
Ancre,
The Germans did not renew their
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-07

Is highly improbable that the attempt
to cut the two armies apart can meet
with success
The enterprise in the Albert re-
gion is believed to inaugurate a
"pinCher" moveemnt through ap-
preaching Amiens from another di-
rection. If successful the British line
to the south would be undermined and
the main salient of attack made wide
enough for a possible tlrning move
ment in either direction.
Admittedly officials here are not
closely advised as to the progress OF
the fighting Dispatches from General
Bliss and Pershing have always been
belated and they, therefore are ex-
tremely cautious in discussing devel-
cpments.
The general situation as to the
American war supplies appeared more
satisfactory to the senators today on
the basis of the weekly progress re-
ports they studied There was dis
tinct evidence, it was said, of increas
| ing production. The aviation situa
ton was described by Senator Hitch
cock. however, as very bad
President Wilson gave new impetus
to the war work during the day by
| the appointment of Edward H. Stet-
tinius as second assistant secretary OF
war. in charge Of all industrial and
commercial aspects of the department
| In effect Mr.. Stettinius becomes di-
/ rector of munitions, with full author
! ity to act.
At the same time Frederick keppe
was appointed third assistant II
charge Of the non military aspects OF
military life He will supervise al
matters relating to vocational train
| ing and recreation in the service.
| With these appointments, Secretary
Baker on his return from Europe viii
be free to devote himself to the larger
matters of policy and hold within his
own control under the advice of tht
general staff. all purely military mat
ters. Information and impressions
gathered by Mr.. Baker during his trlI
TO Europe in this critical moment FOL
the allied cause are expected to hell
aim materially with the problems viii
which he will have to deal.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-07
WASHINGTON is
Disturbed over
BATTLE REPORTS
REPEATED ASSURANCES OF AL,
LIED LEADERS DO NOT CORRe.
SPoND WITH OFFICIAL
REPORTS.
Officials Were Impressed by the
Nearness of the German Lines to
Amens and Not Inclined to Regard
the Menace in That Region as Defi-
nitely Checked.

Washington, April 6.--Repeated as
Amiens in Picardy will not be cap
tured, did not lessen today the anxiety
with which officials here examined
brief and unsatisfactory official state
ments from London and Paris for
clear knowledge of the progress OF
the battle. Members of the senate
military committee, who were given
their weekly report on war prepare
tions in the United States by the wal
department, again studied the battle
situation on official maps. They were
impressed by the nearness Of the Ger
man lines to Amiens and not inclined
to regard the menace in that region
as definitely checked.
As the lines lay early today il
seemed probable that heavy artillery
brought up by the Germans com
manded the eastern approaches to the
town and the railway functions IL
that direction If so, the communi-
eating lines radiating from Amiens or
that front must be virtually useless
to the British army.
The official statements failed tt
disclose the situation in this regard
II was noted that press dispatches
laid stress on the fact that thus tal
the Germans have been unable t'
widen the salient they have projected
,nto the allied lines. where the British
and French armies overlap. officlal'
here agree that as long as the flank'
of this main operation are checked
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-07
W. EATtiE
FOREC A S1

Forecast fer Arkansas. Sunday, fair
and warmer; Monday generally fair.