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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13


position to "Blighty-What Hopes|
When we returned to our billet from
the march, Curley Wallace, my the
atrical partner, came running over TO
me and said he had found a swanky
place in which to produce our show.
After taking off my equipment, and
followed by the rest of the section, l
went over to the building he had picked
out. 1t was a monstrous barn with
platform at one end which would make
an ideal stage. The section got right
on the job, and before night had that
place rugged out in apple-pie order.
The next day was Sunday and after
church parade we put all our time on
dress rehearsal, and it went fine.
/ made four or five large signs an
nouncing that our company would open
up that evening at the King George the
Fifth theater, on the corner of Ammo
street and Sandbag terrace. General
admission was one-half franc. First
ten rows in orchestra one franc, and
boxes two francs. By this time our
printed programs had returned from
| London, and I further announced that
on the night of the first performance
program would be given free Of
charge to men holding tickets costing a
| franc or over.
We had an orchestra of seven men
and seven different instruments. This
orchestra was excellent, while they
were not playing.
The performance was scheduled to
start at 6 p. m.
At :15 there was a mob In front OF
our one entrance and 1t looked like a
big night. We had two boxes each ac-
commodating four people, and these
we Immediately sold out. Then q
brilliant idea came to key Cohenstein.
/ Why not use the rafters overhead, call
them boxes, and charge two francs for
seat on them? The only difficulty
was how were the men to reach these
boxes, but to key this was a mere de-
tail.
He got long ropes and tied one end
around each rafter and then tied a lot
of knots in the ropes. These ropes
would take the place of stairways.
We figured out that the rafters
would seat about forty men and sold
that number Of tickets accordingly.
When the ticketholders for the boxes
got glimpse of the rafters and were
informed that they had to use the rope
stairway, there was howl Of indigna-
ton, but we had their money and told
them that If they did not like it they
could write to the management later
and their money would be refunded ;
but under these conditions they would
not be allowed to witness the perform
ance that night.
After little grousing they accepted
the situation with the promise that If
the show was rotten they certainly
would let us know about 1t during the
performance.
Everything went lovely and 1t was a
bowling success, until Alkali Ike ap-
peared on the scene with his revolver
loaded with blank cartridges. Behind
the bar on shelf was long line of
bottles. Alkali Ike was supposed to
start on the left of this line and break
six Of the bottles by firing at them with
his revolver. Behind these bottles a
piece of painted canvas was supposed
to represent the back of the bar, at
each shot from Alkali's pistol man
behind the scenes would hitsone of the
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13
Survey OF Food Stocks.

An inventory Of commercial stocks
of grain, flour, meal and other food
products is being taken each month by
the bureau of markets, United States
department Of agriculture, and the re-
suits published in new monthly pub
LEGATION called Food Surveys, two
numbers Of which have already been
issued. These monthly surveys began
April /, 1918.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13
FEEDING YOU

The average city man has
probably never realized that get
ting his feed to him on time Is
one of the most troublesome
things with which the country
has to deal.
In ordinary times 1t was not
so important that the city man
have such realization, but now,
in war time, 1t is an important
part OF "0ur Part In Feeding
the Nation"
The subjoined statement from
one Of the experts of the bureau
of markets, United States de-
partment Of agriculture, will
serve at least as an introduction
to one phase of the problem.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13
Said hv Cynln.

There are two literary maladies,
writer's cramp and swelled head. The
worst Of writer's cramp is that 1t Is
never cured, the worst Of swelled head
is that 1t never kills.--Coulson Kerna-
han.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13

"Cnn you tell me the nearest way
to Boylston streetT
"C-c-certainly. If you'n 1-j-iust t-t-t---
Say, ocean go with you and sh-sh-
show you quicker than ! ocean say
It."
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13

"I have q devoted husband"
"Uh"
"He phones me from the office every
day"
milne phones me once or twice ON
the way down."
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13

Empey tells In the next Install
ment how the war Is erumbIing
the British wall of caste, which
once was nsurmountsble.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13

Gro BE coNTINUED.l
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13

Speed is vital from the time the
stock leaves the producers hands I'M
til 1t reaches the packer and from the
time the product, fresh meat, leaves
the packing house until It reaches the
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-02-12

Pats to new victories. a. the sec
ond battle of Ypres detachments to
the right and left of his men were
forced back because of heavy casual
ties, and Niven was ordered to re-
treat.
4 played it like game Of poker"
the major said modestly, in describ-
the situation Il had only a pair Of
dirty deuces, but / didn't think the
other fellow knew It, so ! bluffed
him and refused to let him call me-"
Although almost surrounded, he held
on until dark when reinforcements
came. For this plucky, bulldog de-
fence, and for a similar achieve
ment when he held out with only
forty men, Majo- Niven received the
distinguished service order and the
military cross. In referring to the
German dug-out system and its ef-
feet upon the German morale, the
major says he observed that the
Germans "don't like to come out
where the noise Is"
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-02-12

pressed BY the United States with
less embarrassment than could Ger
many. He would probably have gone
much farther had il not been for the
embarrassments of Austria's alli-
ances and of her dependence on Ger
many
After all. the test of whether it is
possible for either government 10 go
any further in this comparison OF
views is simple and obvious. The
principles TO be applied are these;
First. that each part of the final
settlement must be based upon the es-
sential justice of that particular cause
and upon such adjustments as are
most likely to bring a peace that will
be permanent
second. that peoples and provinces
are not 10 be bartered about from
sovereignty TO sovereignty as if they
were mere chattels and pawns in a
game, even the great game. now for
ever discredited. Of the balance of
power: but that.
Third. every territorial settlement
involved in this war must be made in
the interest and for the benefit Of the
populations concerned. and not as a
part of any mere adjustment or com
promise of claims among rival states;
and.
Fourth. that all well defined ma
tional aspirations shall be accorded
the utmost satisfaction that can be
accorded them without introducing
new or perpetuating old elements of
discord and antagOnism that would
be likely in time to break the peace
of Europe and consequently of the
world.
Can Discuss Such a Peace
"A general peace erected on such
foundations can be discussed Until
such a peace can be secured we have
no choice but 10 go on. So far as
we can Judge these principles that
we regard as fundamental are al
ready everywhere accepted as inn
perative except among the spokes-
men of the military and annexation
lists party in Germany. II they have
anywhere else been rejected. the OBJ
jectors have not been sufficiently nu-
merous or influential 10 make their
voices audible. The tragieal eircum-
stance is that this one party in Ger
many is apparently willing and able
to send millions of men TO their death
to prevent what all the world now
sees to be just.
Il would not be true spokesman
of the people of the United States if
did not say once more that We en-
tered this war upon no small Occa-
sion and that we never can turn back
from a course chosen upon principle.
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man chancellor replied on the oath and
Count CZernin for Austria on the same
day L is gratifying TO have our de-
sire so promptly realized that all ex-
changes of view on this great matter
should be made in the hearing of all
the world Count CzeTnin's reply,
address on the Sth OF January. is ut
tered in a very friendly tone
He finds in my statement a suffi-
GENTLY encouraging approach TO the
view OF his OwA government to justify
him in believing that it furnishes a
basis for a more detailed discussion of
purposes by the two governments He
is represented TO have intimated that
the views he was expressing had been
communicated beforehand and that /
was aware of them at the time he was
uttering them; but in this am sure he
was misunderstood ! had received no
intimation of what he intended to say.
There was. of course. no reason why
he should communicate privately with
me | am quite content to be one OF
his public audience
Won HertIine Reply Vague
Count Won Hertling's reply is.
must say, very vague. and very con
fusing II is full of equivOcal phrases
and leads, it is not clear, where. But
It is certainty in a very different tone
from that of Count CZernin and appar-
emily of an opposite purpose. II con-
firms, l am sorry to say, rather than
removes. the unfortunate impression
made by what we had learned of the
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-02-12

1900 feet into the air and finally
returned in safety TO his own lines
without even a bullet hole through
his wings
AND the following afternoon"
he remarked m quite a matter Of
fact way, Il came back and got the
silver cOlored fellow who had led me
into the trap"
His example and that of Major
Hugh W. Niven, D. S. o and N C.,
one Of four surviving officers of the
original princess Pats" princess
Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
now in. service, should inspire every
Britisher and Canadian Of military
age IN the United States to volun-
teer for war service Major Niven
has probably seen more continuous
service at the front in France than
any other officer. He has hammered
the Germans and been hammered by
them for three years. and yet, after
a short furlough he has gone back
to help lead the glorious Princess
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-02-12

I'm going back and hope III get
into it where its thick" declared
Major ". a Bishop, v. C., D. S o.
and NJ C., upon the eve of his de-
parture for France. Major Bishop
has done his ~bit" by shooting
down forty-seven German aero
planes; he is known on two cont
nents as the worlds greatest air
fighter. and vet he was boyishly en-
thusiastic about hurying back TO
the firing line among the clouds. In
one battle be single-hznded attacked
two German aerodromes and IN two
hours destroyed nine enemy ma
chimes - On another occasion he was
lured into a trap by a silver colored
machine and found himself cut on
by two squadrons of German ma
chimes, twenty-four IN number. He
fed forty miles into German terri
tory hotly pursued by the enemy
" hose numerous machine guns
ra:ned bullets about him, climbed
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-02-12

Our resources are in part mobilized
now and we shall not pause until they
are Modified in their entirety.
Our armies are rapidly going to
the fighting front and viii 90 more
and more rapidly. Our whole
strength viii be put into this war OF
emancipation emancipation from
the threat and attempted mastery of
selfish groups of sutocratic rulers
whatever the difficulties and present
partial delays.
New international order
I'VE believe that our own desire
for a new international order under
which reason and justice and the
common interests Of mankind shall
prevail is the desire OF enlightened
men everywhere. Without that new
order the world will be without peace
and human life will lack tOlerabie
conditions Of existence and develop
ment. Having set our hand 10 the
task of achieving it We shall not
turn back.
Il hope that it is not necessary for
me TO add that no word Of what have
said is intended as a threat. That is
not the temper of our people. l have
spoken them only that the whole
world may know the true spirit Of
America-that men everywhere may
know that our passion for justice and
for self-gOvernment is no mere pas
sion of words. but a passion which,
once set in action. must be satisfied.
The power of the United States
is a menace 10 no nation or people,
II viii never be used in aggression or
for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of any selfish
interest of our own. II springs out
of freedom and is for the service OF
freedom"
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VIII DISSEMINATE SPEECH

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-THE office
here Of the committee on public mfor-
nation today prepared TO give world
wide circulation to the text OF Presi-
dent Wilson's address on information
al affairs before congress. This will
he done through the same agencies as
We're used in distributing the presi-
dents war aims address on January s
and his address urging a declaration
of war on Austria-Hungary of Decem-
her &
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-02-12
Use ALIENS fnnI=EASE,

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and spTinkled in the foot-ooth- lfyou WAfi resi-
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President Lays
DolUn Principles
For World Peace

CONTINUED from Page One)
light Of publicity and the worlds for
UNI
President Wilson himself today
seemed 10 recognize and call attention
10 that fact when he inquired, Is
Count Won Eertling not aware that he
is speaking IN the court OF mankind.
that all the awakened nations OF the
world now sit in judgment on what
every public man of whatever nation
may say on the issues Of the conflict
which has spread to every region OF
the wOrld?"
As has been done in the past the
presidents speech today was prompt
" cabled to all the principal capitals
OF the world for telegTaphic distribu-
ton.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-02-12

President Wilson spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the congress: On
the eighth of January, ] had the honor
of addressing you on the objects of the
war as cur people conceive them The
prime minister of Great Britain had
spoken in similar terms on the fifth Of
January. To these addresses the Ger
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-22

according to the deserters, eleven
Germans were killed and thirty
wounded while taking out the dead.
Believe as Projectors Used
American intelligence officers are
inclined to doubt the story regard
ing 800 projectors. American infor-
nation is that only seventy-five were
used.
An American patrol last night en-
tered the enemy first line and re-
manned there six hours, but did not
see any of the enemy. 1t is reported
that the Germans recently had con-
structed trenches that are concrete
half way up on the side.
Great activity continues behind
the enemy lines. Within the past
four days a number of rock crush
ers and concrete mixers have been
brought up and there are signs that
the Germans intended to construct
number of new pill boxes opposite
the American front. Several trains
of materials have arrived at towns
in the German lines during the past
twenty-four hours. To-day's reports
say three German airplanes flew over
various parts of the American front
line at daybreak and fired their ma
chine guns on our positions with
out result.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-22
ENROLMENT in
COUNTY IS HEAVY
Republican Party Has Great
Majority of Voters in
It's Ranks

Returns from the registry asses
sors in all but one of the ~ county
districts giving revised figures for
the party enrolment of voters show
that the Republican total is 1871
a majority of 6.135 over the entire
total of the Democratic, Socialist and
no party choice registrants, indicat-
ing sweeping majority for the
dominant party of the state.
While these returns are unofficial,
being taken from the totals given
in the books by the assessors, county
officials said a complete tally would
make practically no change. The
only district for which no return has
been received as yet, is Middle Pax
ton township.
The total enrolment by parties
follows: Republican, 3.1T7; Demo-
cratic, 3,345; Socialist, sos; no party
choice given, 3,392.
1t is not believed by officials and
party leaders that the total vote will
he quite as high as the total would
indicate as a number of voters who
are registered are in Army service.
A feature of the return is the unusu-
ally high totals from two Steelton
districts, the Second ward First pre-
cinct, having 1885 voters on the
books, and the Third, ward, Second
precinct, 971.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-22
$5O,00O For More
Tractors ON Farms

Fifty thousand dollars for the pur-
chase of additional farm tractors TO
help the farmers of Pennsylvania in
their spring plowing and other work
ed at the disposal of the special COM
inittee headed by Lieutenant Cover
nor McClain and in charge of the
tractors by the State Safety and De-
fense Commission to-day. This ac-
tion was taken following report sub
mitted by Secretary of Agriculture
Patton in which he stated that the
demands for the tractors were so
numerous that more than the original
forty would be needed. The board
thousand dollars for the first pur-
chase and after considering Mr.. Pat
toms statement made like sum
available. The number to be bought
which is in touch with the situation.
The commission to-day named two
new farm advisors and directed that
the whole corps should go out to
help the farmers on April l and work
until October. The last Legislature
the commission continued 1t last year.
ID, II. Watts, Kenmore, and Mrs. Il. q.
Benn, Williamsport. were added to
the original list. which includes l.. w.
Rosenberger. Franklin Menges, w.
Theodore Eittman, y. B.. Dorsett,
Charles G. McLain and J. Aldus Herr.
A report was received that the
state had been able at a cost of s., $40
to remove and destroy eight tons of
abandoned dynamite near Pittsburgh.
The owners had failed and the ex-
plosive was unclaimed. State police
guarded it after discovery and the
dynamite was taken away piecemeal
eral Z. X. Trent was in charge of
the ARRANGEMENT.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-22
100 CHILDREN In
PANIC REACH SAFETY
[COntinued from Eirst Pnge. /

tn the campus in an almost panic
stricken condition. Some of the old
er boys took care of the smaller
ones while many were so excited
they all tried to get out of the
building at once.
According to E. Snyder. superin-
tendent of the home. the fire started
In the woodpile, situated in the cell
lar near the front of the building.
The fire ate its way up through the
partitions and filed the rooms with
smoke.
Cause Undetermined
AS soon as the superintendent was
told of the fire he rushed to the cell
lar with observation-disclosures. He was
able TO extinguish the blaze after
much effort in the cellar, but it had
afeady gained headway in the parti-
ions. In the meantime an alarm
was sent in and the firemen arrived
Mr.. Snyder was unable to give any
cause of the fire. He said that no
children are permitted in this part of
the building and that he had lock ed
The entrance to the basement more
than an hour before. The damage
mostly caused by water and chem
icals, was estimated at several hun
dred dollars.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-22
Local Attacks by Germans
Repulsed by French Forces
BY .fSsocintcd PrcSS

Paris, March 22.-Local attacks
were made by the Germans at vari-
Gus points during the night, but
they achieved no success, the war
office announces. The enemy suf-
fered considerable losses.
The statement adds:
During the naval engagement off
Dunkirk on Wednesday night our
coast was bombarded near Hanne by
enemy warships. Along our whole
front to-day the enemy directed a
violent fire, employing gas shells,
against our. batteries, which respond-
ed vigorously. This unusually active
artillery fighting, with the use of
shells containing poisonous gas, was
continued throughout the day. Our
communications were bombarded
violently"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-22
Senator Jones Exonerates
Government in Food
and Fuel Shortage
N .4Esociated PrcEs

Washington. March 22.-Speaking
in defense of the food and fuel ad-
ministrations in the Senate to-day,
Senator Jones, of New Mexico, exon
Grated both of blame for the recent
sugar and coal shortages. He de-
clared their price-fiXing policies had
saved the country from ''chaos and
confusion"
Senator Jones, who was a member
of the manufacturers subcommittee
which investigated the sugar and
coal shortages. spoke in reply to
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
who recently denounced price-fxing
as failure, blamed the fuel scare
ity on Administrator Garfield and
asserted the sugar shortage was
largely artificial
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-22
BAD SPRAINS OR
MUSCLE STRAIN
Rub pain, ache, soreness and
swelling right out with
"St. Jacobs Liniment."

Rub it on a sprained ankle, wrist,
shoulder. back >or a sprain or strain
anywhere. that's when you realize
the, magic in old, honest "St. ia
cobs Liniment," because the moment
it is applied. out comes the pain, ache,
soreness and swelling. 1t penetrates
right into the injured muscles,
nerves, Iigaments. tendons and bones.
and relief comes instantly. 1t not
merely kills pain, but soothes and
heals the injury so quick recovery
Is effected.
Get small trial bottle of est.
Jacobs Liniment" right now at any
drug store and stop suffering. Nothing
else sets things straight so quickly
so thoroughly. 1t is the only appli-
cation to rub on bad sprain, strain,
brnise or .ielling.-Adv
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u. S. ARTILLERY
POUNDS HUN LINE

CONTINUED from First Page1
number of Germans deserted last
night and surrendered to an Ameri-
can patrol in certain wood: The
Germans approached the Americans.
shouting: Don't shoot" The pris-
oners were turned over to the
French.
Much information of value was
obtained from the deserters who said
they were fed up" with the war and
decided they would rather be pris-
oners. Included in the information
obtained from the men was the
statement that during the gas pro-
tector attack against the .american
lines on February %. nine hundred
projectors were employed. One half
the projectiles fired fell within the
German lines and the gas overcame
many of the Germans. The next day,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-22
FoOD SUPPLIES INCREASE

steadily increasing supplies of all
commodities are shown in the weekly
1000 census made to-day by the
pauphin County Food Administrator.
VINO reports a total of more than
1000 pounds of nine staple foods in
the hands of wholesale dealers. Po-
tatoes' exact totals of which are not
TO De secuerd. but which are estimat-
ed more than 10000 bushels. are
the most plentiful of all foods. and
consumers are urged to use them
literally.