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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
me DAILY mSSOUlIAN
eSTADlIeHEp 1879
rHuRspAY, JANUARY 81, 1918.

Old Boreas is with us again
with q touch as tender as a Huns
conscience.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

Better an ounce of today than a
pound Of tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
The Imperial Crocodile.

The crocodile should henceforth be sacred ami
NAL in Germany That country's imperial master
has patterned after it several notable occasions
tie beginning of the he sorrowed over the
French, great people once but now sadly degen-
crate" He would be sorrowing still over them if
they hadn't given him real sorrow over the
fact that they brave virile and indomitable
His sadness over the destruction of Louvain is
still remembered of the finest examples OF
crocodile tears produced in any country And
now he grieves the destruction occasioned by
the present offensive What have not done 10 pre-
serve the world from such horrors." he exclaimed
with that ready instinct imperial Justification SO
often exhibited 1t would take much time to
enumerate the things that he had done to pre-
serve the world from the horrors in question The
world accords the latest example of crocodile sorrow
merely passing glance of contempt
By this time, all probability. his grief has be-
come more sincere II concealed The noun
tains of German dead afford him ground for genuine
perturbation. The failure Of the German drive 10
cut through the allied lines with the expected celeritv
must likewise awaken anxiety in the imperial mind
But this he naturally says nothing that sort of
thing publication. 1t would not help bolster
his dynasty with the deluded populaton-Chf-
cago Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
With Other Editors
Criticism.

Among the speakers at the dinner of the Amer
lean Newspaper Publishers association, including
Secretary Baker and Secretary Daniels there was
general agreement frank and full criticism of
the conduct of the is necessary.
That goes without saying But there are numer-
newspapers and politicians that seem to think
that nothing else is really necessary Criticism has
its essential place in as well as in peace; but
how many Americans would be satisfied when they
have finished their course with epitaph like this?-
HERE LIES
JOHN DOE.
WHO ~ THE MIDST OF THE
GREATEST AND MOST
DEVASTATING WAR OF
ALL HISTORY,
IN WHICH FOR MANY YEARS
THE FATE or CIVILIZATION TREMBLED
IN THE BALANCE
REMAINED BRAVELY AT HOME
AND CRITICISED THE
ADMINISTRATION
REQUIESCAT IN PACE
We doubt if among the most frreconcabIe
opponents of the government there are many who
would care their fame upon such an achieve
ment and that the legacy of service to
their children.-New York World
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02

fulness more than worry. Even
this grayeness, however, was ban
ished under the influence of Edna S
winning ways.
Dear, l have something dread
fully important to tell you she
announced one evening. Il have
been reckoning up and find that
| have got to turn over new leaf -
In what way, little woman p
questioned Harry.
I've been living too extrava CANT
ly and we must economic. No, no,
dear, do not tell ME | have nothing
TO do but enjoy myself and you will
do the providing. Why we are
saving nothing and where are our
cherished plans for home? Father
told me only yesterday thai just as
soon as we can build a house he
will gladly donate the lot next to
him"
We shall reach il in time"
prophesied Harry cheerily.
And ! want to help. Now, there
is the automobile. Winter is COM
ing on and We use it SO little even
in summer. Another thing. | want
TO help every way | can >Just think!
az the end of the year | may be
able to hand you quite sum Of
money. How that may help YOU
out! for | believe you have over
taxed yourself in catering TO all my
foolish whims."
Harry asserted strenuously that
he had but one motive In life. to
give her everything she wished for.
but the relieved glow that came TO
his eyes told that she had hit the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
7TlHIlEs DAILY SHORT STORY

Il think, too, knowing the manner
| of manNHarry is. that he will bene-
| fit from the lesson taught. | shall
keep my eyes on him and make him
tell me the real condition of affairs
| if | see him getting too worried"
1t was the first break for Nellie
| in a hitherto calm and happy life.
1T is all my fault" she constantly
sible little woman that she was, she
sat down all by herself and medi-
tated over every phase of the COM
pick situation.
I've let Harry take an expensive
| fiat, and buy an automobile, and
cater to all my expensive whims as
though he were made OF money"
she censured herself. Poor, dear
fellow: he has never tried to re
strict me. because he loves me so.
From what father says, Harry has
got into debt over two thousand
dollars. What can | do TO help
him out of il %
To her artless method OF reas SON
ing Harry had simply overdrawn
until he owed the firm d large
amount. He held good position,
he was a valuable man in his place
and of course il was ridiculous TO
suppose that he had been in any
way criminally culpable. or the
firm would not have kept him in its
employ.
Never had Edna been more low
ing and gentle than during the days
succeeding TO these disclosures.
There had been an unusual gravity
about Harry, seeming to be thought
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02

of citizenship Mary Roberts Rinehart gives this;
There is nothing that will so mold this
public into great nation to teach it that the
liberty it holds dear is now. 5 it always has
been. gift. but a right that must be paid
for
Liberty is right, it is the right of every
other people capable ofself government, but
not have it for nothing We must pay whatever
price is necessary maintain it, for without it life,
have been taught to look upon it, will be
worth little, and present material resources will
he turned into liabilities
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
A LOYAL HELPER.
BY Jessie Ethel Sherwin.

NOW, QOn get nySLeTlCdl, Euud.
"Oh, it is all my fault"
In a wild paroxysm of emotion
Edna Lyall. the bride of a year,
wept upon the shoulder of her faith
er. He looked plying and serious,
but did not speak until she had
fully sobbed out her grief and self
reproaches. Then he said:
You must be sensible and do
nothing to discourage Harry, or let
him suspect what | have told you.
He continues to hold his position at
the plant, so the trouble must have
been adjusted. 1 fear that cousin
of his, Alec Thorpe, who has left
town, may have led Harry to gam
BILE or speculate. AT all events,
Harry has become involved. He
came to me to borrow two hundred
dollars. 1t was after ne left that l
found a scrap Of paper with some
notations on it. l was pretty well
startled, for II indicated that he
owed the ffm nearly two thousand
dollars"
"Oh. father" gasped Edna.
Il would not humiliate Harry,
nor NEEDLE in his affairs by letting
him know what ! suspect" went on
Mr.. Worth.
But what can ii all mean, faith
err" questioned Edna anxiously
You don't believe he has been dis
honest? -
Il think that he has overdrawn
his limit and Is paying for his ex-
travagance," responded Mr.. Worth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
Buy Bonds OUer Here
TO Back the Boys
OOer There
Peace Overtures.

In the reported overtures advanced by Austria foH
aly's consideration it may he that the first
love in the great Teutou peace offensive that has
Zen expected near the finish Of the present drive
France The allies are on the alert. They have
hticipated such movement for number Of weeks
bd they know that its purpose is similar to those
OBVIOUSLY emanating from Teutonic sources
IMPLY TO bring hostilities close while the kaiser
bids the advantages that will support his claim to
Is own people that he has won great victory
bthing he knows. will keep the Germans together
lck of the military party except victory, some
Iing that can be construed as such. If the
be stopped now the ambition OF the Hun may be
salized. The longer it continues. however, the
ore remote the chance.
As Judge Martin }. Wade stated before the Tri-
lty Press club Tuesday evening. the allies
hrned. and their knowledge should be their protec
bn. A false peace would make vain the sac
bees the world has undergone since 1914. 1t would
llount to a surrender Of the vital principles for
hich the allies are fighting and time when
ere is every reason hope that the scale is finally
ID permanently turning in their favor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
Cleaning the Walks.

While cleaning up Rock Island why neg
1ect the sidewalks?
1t is that the walks in the business district
always have been cleaned, fashion. 1t is left
to business concerns to take of those that
in front of their premises. Not all firms do it equally
well Some less tidy generally than others and
the walk usually gives first evidence of the fact
Occasionally there is property vacant for awhile
and cleaning up in front of that particular place is
nobodys business. The work be satisfac-
tory done if it is left to individuals.
There ought to be sidewalk cleaning gang at
work all the time looking after the premises OF Bill
Smith who doesn't clean his walks we'll as those
OF Bob Jones, who does The cost could be dfstrib-
ured pro and probably would be greater than
under the present system, rather lack of it. If
the results not better than at present at
least have the satisfaction of firing the cleaners.
DO we hear a second to the motion?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
A Case Of @Heart Failure

n NdSt
Mr. b. was man as years old,
six feet tall, weighing $40 pounds,
outstanding, clear-eyed, and, accord
ing TO popular impression, the very
picture of health. He had plenty
of color in his cheeks and plenty of
flesh under his vest. 1t looked good
to the casual observer To the crit
zeal eye of his doctor it spelled ar
terial degeneration. The high color
on the cheeks when closely exam
ined were seen to depend on numer-
Gus minute dilated vessels hardly
noticeable few feet away. Mr. B.
had a position of great RESPONSE
bility where he plugged away some
IL or IA hours day every day in
the year. Mr.. B. had no very bad
habits. He smoked not, neither did
he drink-though he had done so a
little in his earlier days.
Mr.. BIS blood pressure was mod
erately elevated above the normal
bounds for a man of his age. He
was occasionally annoyed by mo-
+mentary spells of dizziness, due, he
felt sure, to bilious liver
though how a mans liver could
make him dizzy is more than Mr.
BIS physician could imagine.
Mr.. BIS kidneys were all right.
He said so himself when the doctor
suggested an analysis. But never
theless the microscope disclosed a
few hyaline casts in one or two
specimens examined at intervals.
There was no albumin found. There
was no other sign of disease noted
in Mr.. B. s routine examination, ex-
cepting this: Mr.. B. could hold his
breath only 80 seconds, try as he
might. Mr.. BIS doctor could hold
his 40 seconds, but he didn't say so
to Mr.. B. at the time
Mr.. BIS physician regretted he
was unable to prescribe any medi-
cine. He did prescribe, however.
He prescribed an eight-hour day
for Mr.. B., certain reasonable di-
etetic restrictions, also regular
Sunday rest from work, and a two
weeks outing at least twice year
Mr.. B. owned considerable real es-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
HOME IN CAPITAL.

A fine, large house has Just been
purchased in Washington, bv the
local court of the National Order
of the Daughters of Isabella. This
Catholic organization has a mem
bership OF 10000 women. with
branches in 30 states. The work
of the Daughters of Isabella par
allels. in a degree, the work of the
Knights of Columbus, according TO
a statement of Mrs Margaret l..
COope. worthy grand regent of the
Washington court
War activities of every conceiv-
able character will be conducted
through committees at the new
house in Washington. A limited
number of rooms will be rented to
Catholic women doing war work
here, and entertainment will be pro
'yided for soldiers and women who
have come to the national capita |
for government service and are
strangers in our midst" said Mrs.
Coope.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
The Day i'm Davenport

survived by his brother Charles OF
the Velie Motor company of Mo
! line. and two sisters, Mrs. Ellen Will
liams of Burlington and Mrs. Ed
Bailey of Des Moines: one nephew
H. c. Krebs of Rock Island also sur
wives.
John Noal, aged 70, died yester-
day morning at $50 o'clock at a
local hospital. The remains were
taken to the o. c. Hill funeral par
lors, 415 Harrison street. Efforts
are being made to locate relatives.
yintOn Man On Trial.-When JOS
eph Rupert of Vinton was placed
on trial in United States district
court agents of the department of
justice declared that sensational
disclosures regarding the defend
ants alleged pro-German activities
would be revealed before the hear
ing was concluded. Rupert is held
under the espionage act. He is al
legged to have met two soldiers at
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cific railway station, Davenport,
some weeks ago, and to have in
formed them how easy it was for
them to desert" The government
agents believe that Rupert, despite
the 'latter's protest that he was
only joking" may have been en-
ployed to spread German propagan-
da among the enlisted men.
FOrgetfuIness Costs S1OO.-"For-
getfulness" cost Elmer Gutenberg
er of Muscatine just 500 in United
States district court yesterday. Ell
mer failed to remember that he had
transported liquor across the Mis-
sisSippi river at Muscatine in a skiff
for another party. He remembered,
as far as his recollection went. that
it was for his own personal use
However, when reminded by gov
eminent agents following his ar
raignment yesterday he admitted
that the liquor was %for some one
else" He was fined 500 for his
forgetfulness and $50 and court
costs for illegal transportation. He
promised the court to secure a DO
sitiOn recognized under the law and
TO transfer no more liquor. Gus
Koepping. also of Muscatine, who
was charged with bringing liquor
from Illinois into Iowa, was assess
ed 5000 and costs by Judge Martin
J. Wade. William Monihan was
sent to jail for two months follow
ing a plea of guilty to being an in
mate of a house CT prostitution
within the five-mile zone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02

! mark and that he would be grateiui
for her cooperation,
There was a new surprise for nm,
when a week later Edna advised
him that she had rented two rooms
in the fiat they did not need 10
couple of lady school teachers al d
remarkably liberal price. IL was
truly wonderful what the sale OF
the automobile, and the rent money,
and Nellies' saving on househoiu
expenses amounted 10 in year
At its end she came to him one eve,
ming. fushe and eNultant anu
placed a wallet in his hand.
Harry" she said, there is near
ly $500 In this. and you are to taAe
it and help pay your debts, ana l ~
so glad TO think l can give II
'Debts?" repeated Harry. Why
Edna. dear. / have nonet
But what you borrowed OF papa
and the $4,000 of the firm
oh. so you know OF that, "
youY' cried Harry You dear,
sweet. loyal little wife, the S-Vo
was paid months ago and the S2'VVV
/ never owed. i guaranteed IT'S pay
ment. 1t worried me for time. %,
Alec Thorpe had oYerdraWn u AAu
has paid IL back. This money you
have saved you will contInned "
keep
AS a nest egg start for our new
home. yes" cried the enraptuIsU
Edna.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02

There seems to be a common disposition to look
for a wild orgy tonight mark the closing OF saloons
in Rock Island 1t is to be hoped that antcipa
tions will not be verified Judging by the verdict at
the spring election majority of the people con-
slider the loss small one and occasion for weep
ing crashing OF teeth other display emotion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
NEAITH TALKS
BY WILLIAM .l, -. BRADY RAD nd.
- " ~
20 AuTffOR

| tate and had a good salary, but he
absolutely refused to take any of
the doctors advice.
One day, some two or three years
later, Mr.. b. collapsed shortly after
half-mile walk to church and was
dead before anyone realized It.
Heart failure was the popular YER
diet. About as truthful as the us
ual popular notion of heart disease.
Mr.. b. had cardio-vascular dis
ease, all right. His heart probably
was as much involved as his ar
teries and his kidneys. He had
"Bright's disease nephritis, as
much as he had heart and arterial
generation. But in all likelihood
poplexy-hemorrha in the brain
was the cause of the sudden
death. Heart failure doesn't cause
sudden death at all
The only lesson in Mr.. BIS case
was that, regrettable as it seems in
retrospect, the average hard-nead-
ed citizen who is overweight and
enjoys a hearty appetite is very
hard headed indeed when 1t comes
to taking medicine that can't be
fed from spoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Elementary Notion of AutOintOxica
ton.

...... doctors told me it was
autointoxication, but calomel and
other physics do not seem to give
relief
Answer-It is a great mistake to
assume that the protein ailments
produced by administration can
be materially altered by any physic.
In fact, the use of cathartics some
times aggravates the very symp-
toms you would relieve.
Freezing a Mole.
How can a mole be removed from
the face? Is freezing safe? E. B.
Answer-Electroly carbon di-
oxide snow Cfreezing) or surgical
removal under local anesthetic, de-
pending on the situation, size and
character of the lesion. 1t is for
the doctor to decide in each case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02

Two days left in which subscriptions for third
Liberty loan bonds may be made Saturday evening
will mark the passing of this opportunity to serve
your country by oanng it part of the fruits of your
labor enable it to carry your
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02

| Convicted of SeditiOn. = Fred
Mouch, charged with sedition, was
convicted of the crime after trial
/ which lasted but one hour in the
| United States district court here
The jury was out less than five min
utes Mouch will be sentenced late
to-day The maximum penalty for
the charge is 20 years in the fed
eral penitentiary and fine of &c.
| 900. Mouch was arrested after he
| had told three soldiers they were
fools TO wear uniforms and salute
the flag" The defendant declined
counsel and conducted his own de-
Tense.
Name New Members Health Board
Hugo Eckmann and George
were named new council members
for the board of health at the regu-
lar meeting of the board of health.
It was also proposed at the meeting
to establish a free dispensary for
the treatment of venereal diseases
at the city armory.
Sent to LeavenwOrth.-Co
On two counts for breaking into
/ box cars containing interstate ship
ments Jack Jarvis and Charles
Thompson were sentenced to serve
, a year and six months in the federal
penitentiary at Leavenworth. Ac-
cOrding to the testimony introduced
during their trial in United States
court here, the men entered the
freight car at West Libert. They
were apprehended before they had
succeeded in getting away with a
large quantity of valuable merchan-
disc.
Marriage Licenses.-Harold Tay-
Tor, McCIandobero, Ill, and Eta
Moore, HAVANA, ILL.,; N w In
graham. West Liberty, Iowa, and
Mary E Sullivan, Davenport, Iowa; ;
Alfred F. Goodnow, Rock Island,
and Leora A. Ise, Davenport; Har-
ry A Isenberger, Keota, Iowa, and
Blanche Ash, Fort Madison, Iowa.
0bituary.-James B. Mccain of
South Haven, Mich, passed away
at a local hospital after a short ill
ness. The deceased had been en-
ployed as a machinist at the Rock
Island arsenal He was a member
of the Court of Honor and of the
Catholic Altar society of South
Haven. Those left to mourn his
demise are his wife, Mrs. Jane Nc
Cam, and one daughter, Margarine
William Krebs died at local hos
pital after short Illness. He is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02

Fate, and not German good intent, saved the hos
garding its Red Cross flag, attacked it. One tor
do missed and another struck but failed to ex-
5de. Had the Teutons accomplished what they
tempted more than four hundred wounded soldiers
cbably would have gone to the bottom of the sea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02

Rock Island needs 100000 to make the Liberty
loan subscriptions for the lower end of the county
total million and a half. Twelve hundred people
taking $50 bond each will put it over
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-02

Bought Liberty Bond!
Buy More
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
HOMEGROWN XMAS
TREES POPULAR

Homegrown Christmas trees are
going to be greatly in demand this
year. according to Richmond dealers,
owing to the scarcity Of the Western
pine variety of tree which has for
merly been popular. Expensive and
congested transportation is blamed
for the scarcity of the western trees.
All those which were shipped in have
already been sold. according to the
dealers. Prices on Christmas trees
will remain about the same, they say.
The biggest sale Of turkeys for at
least three years has been reported
by produce dealers.
Everybody seems overlooking with
Christmas spirit, according to the
shop keepers. and preparations are
being made everywhere for the hap
pest and jolliest Christmas that has
been known for great many years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
UNIQUE CURE FOR
WOUNDED SOLDIERS

LONDON, Dec. 1S.-A moving pic.
ture audience in bath tubs through
which warm water flows is the enter
tainment oddly provided in film
shows by the American Y. NJ. c. A. at
the hospital under the shadows OF
Kings College, Cambridge, where
wounded men from France are treated.
In one ward certain of the patients
who have had. very serious, septic
wounds are having the water treat
ment
To look at these men you might
think they were lying comfortably in
bed, propped up with pillows. They
are really sitting in bath tubs in water
to their waists. A constant stream
of water with q temperature of ninety
eight is kept running through the tub,
purifying and cleansing the wounds,
which have no other dressing. A kind
of magnified lap-board covers the top
of the tub and is in turn covered by
a long, bright patch quilt. And there
the men sit on air cushions, leaning
against air pillows day and night,
sometimes for weeks at a time. Only
the most serious cases are put into
these baths, men who otherwise have
little chance Of recovery and none
without the amputation Of a limb.
But never yet has case so treated
been lost.
Its beastIy uncomfortable the first
WEEK. said the record case Of the ward,
a British Tommy, who was for eleven
weeks in the bath. Your legs ache,
40 ant n
week, at most, you get over that,
and then it is more comfortable than
being in bed. In fact, after they put
you back in bed you can't sleep for
while, it's so hard
The American Y. NJ. C. A. has been
sending these men movies" twice
week A screen has been arranged
at one end of the hut and there all
the screen favorites play their parts
while the men sit comfortably in their
warm tubs. And when the show is
over al lthey have to do is to turn out
the lights and go to sleep.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
Functions of u. S. Labor
Bureau to Be Explained

A meeting Of all employers of labor
will be held in the Commercial Club
rooms at 4:30 o'clock Wednesday aft
ernoon for the purpose of having
Lawrence Handley of the United
States Employment Office explain the
functions of that Office.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
Colds Cause Headaches and Pains.

Feverish headaches and body pains
caused from a cold are soon relieved
by taking LAXATIVE BROMO QUI-
NINE tablets. There's only one Bro
mo Quinine. E. w. GROVES sigma
ture on the box 30c-Adv.