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Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19
THE KAISER DRAWS THE ISSUE.

Either German principles OF right, freedom,
morality and honor must be upheld, or Anglo
Saxon principles, with their idolatry of NAM
mon, must be victorious" said the kaiser in his
| speech in celebration Of his thirtieth anniver-
sary as emperor And he drew the issue plainly
German principles Of right, freedom, moral
| ity and honor" burst into sudden activity in the
summer of 1914. Prior to that time they had
been busy under the surface. Secret treaties
with the car Of Russia, the sultan of Turkey, a
system of espionage that encompassed the world
were the expressions of the morality and honor
Of which the kaiser boasts.
In August, 1914 Belgium got taste of what
the German war lords look upon as right and
freedom. Liege and Louvain were early exam
pies, and the outrages OF unspeakabie character
that turned the happy provinces of Liege, Lux
emburg, Namur and Hainault into regions of DESC
lation, sorrow and degradation will stand forever
as proof of Germany's sense of honor, while out
ragged maidens, crippled children, murdered men
and women provide lasting monument to the
morality of the emperor and his hosts.
Intrigue in America, acts of war against our
peace and welfare, plots to destroy our govern
ment at home. carried on through official agen-
cies, furnish Americans with ample evidence of
how far the kaiser and his kind are to be trusted
Murder on the high seas, bombs dropped on
hospitals and sleeping hamlcts every form of
savage cruelty practiced with cold-blooded pur-
pose on helpless victims are forms of expression
OF the German sense of right, freedom, morality
and honor"
AS to AngloSaxon principles, were they of
the same quality as the German, the victory of
the Hunnish horde would have been complete
many months ago, and the world would now be
controlled and directed from Berlin. The fact
that we are in the war at all is the best possible
answer to the sneer Of the kaiser whose effront-
cry increases as his doom becomes more mmi-
nent
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19
AT the Wrong End Of Life.

1t is one of the disadvantages of the posi-
tion of the New England Protestant min
lister that his work, in the long run, tends to
degenerate into sort of mortuary function
His success in the parish really seems to be
measured by the number of people he has
managed to bury. The gateway at which he
stands is distinctly marked Exit" in the first
place, there are generally more deaths than
births in his parish, and in the second, the
early days of even such children as are born
among his people do not in any way involve
his ministrations, as they do those of his
Roman Catholic brother, who is always the
chief figure at the inevitable and required
christening who may be said to guard and
sguide the earliest footsteps of the lambs of
Mis- flock, and whose later functions at the
confirmation of the young Christian are an
event in the life not only of the new COM
municant, but of his entire family. 1t is a
defect of the New England and Evangelical
system which, as we have said, tends to re-
move the minister from the beginning of life
and associate him only in marked manner
with its dark decline.
This thought is brought to the mind by
the publication of some statistics connected
with the ministry of certain venerable man
of God in one of Our smaller New England
NltlSSs hio SSlliShaH VIII 10 HoW III
85th year, has occupied one pulpit for 50
years. In that honorable haf-century he has
baptized l23 children which is at the rate of
little less than two and one-half baptisms
per year. A very good parish" this re-
spectacle religious flock has always been
called; but it has, in half-century of ex-
stence, been able to bring fewer than three
children year to its altar There have been
more in the parish, without a doubt; it must
be merely that they have not been brought
in for baptism, for the same minister has
during the pastorate ofhciated at 3lS mar
riages. But when it comes to funerals, the
parish is strong. The venerable Clergyman
has officiated at 629, which is at the rate of
one funeral for every month of his half-cen-
tury and 20 more worked in at intervals
along the way. For him. the pastorate has
been just one burial after another. No mat
ter what cheerful tendencies his theology
may have had at the start, he must at last
have felt the shadow Of the tomb descending
upon it.
Perhaps this is the secret Of Our Puritan
ism--that we have always associated our re-
ligion too little with the sweet smiles and
the innocent babbings of infancy and too
much with cold and grabbed age. If the faith
of our Puritan fathers ever really is ere
formed" perhaps it may be desirable so to
re-balance it that it will pick up the thread
of life at the cradle instead of conhning its
minstrations so closely to the lengthening
shadows of later years -Roston Transcript,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19
Where Omaha Loses Our.

AS reported by the New York Times the gov
ernment has spent $2s,l73.4l7 during the last
six months on additional army hospital establish
ments A soo-bed addition to the hospital at
camp Dodge, over at Des Moines, has taken
$soo0oo of this money improvements costing
$l72o,OOo are going up at Denver and others at
posts in the south and east, but in this, as in
other army activities Omaha remains a Step
child despite the exceptional facilities at Fort
Crook easily convertible to hospital purposes
Our senator and congressman at Washington
must be easy when representatives of states like
Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Colorado and
Iowa play all around them. tf
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19

alter the artificial limbs according assany de-
| fects become manifest.
l may also say, for it is an important
| point, that the limbs made for the common
soldier are the same as those made for the
colonel, and the one gets them gratis just as
the other does. Not only that, but we have
national institute whose duty is to take
care Of these limbs, renew them and alter
them free of cost, as long as the soldier lives.
What are the limbs like? Well, for in
stance, even where man has lost both
hands we have fitted artificial ones which
enable him TO write with pen or pencil to
use knife and fork to button his clothes and
to shave with safety razor. Thus we get
rid of the constant depression from which a
soldier would otherwise suffer were he to
feel dependnt upon some friend for every
hands turn in his daily life, !
One of the great sources of success in ap-
plying these limbs is the special Italian sys-
tenn, the theory OF which was laid down by
Vanghetti, of making the amputation so that
the muscles from the living part of the arm
can be attached in such way to the artificial
limb as to get an organic muscular cohnec-
ton. Thus the natural muscles of the living
arm actually can be got to work the artificial
fingers or leg, as the case may be. | have
made several of these connections with full
success And the system is now becoming
almost the rule all over the country. 1t is
special Italian invention, though some of
the German professors want to claim the
credit for it.
The most important feature, however, OF
one Italian system is the insistence on. re-
training. If the soldiers disablement does
not at)w him to follow his ordinary calling
i'll life and if he be not of independent means,
he is absolutely bound to spend at least
month or six weeks in the training school,
There he is asked to choose a trade or call
ing IN keeping with his physical ability. We
keep him for at least about six weeks, and
show him the whole system in working or
der OF course, if he cannot be persuaded
we must allow him to go home, for, after
all, we are free country. But when he re-
finer technique OF vine culture, wine making,
mains he is put through thorough course
of training.
During these first weeks in the school the
new limbs are fitted, for the school works in
connection with the orthopedc institute
In the school we teach the lliterate peasants
to read and write We teach all sorts of
designing and drawing, all commercial sub
lectS, all the artisan trades and also technical
farming. Generally we give preference to
these trades that can be practced at home,
and we DO not encourage largely such trades
as would call for work in large factories In
the case OF farmers or farm laborers, who
are too seriously injured to undertake the
heavy work in the fields, we teach them the
nne technique of vine culture, wine making
cheese making, etc. And it generally hap
pens that these disabled men return to life |
better fitted for their work than they were
bofore the war
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19
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Letter Carriers and the Press.

Lincoln, Neb., June 15.-To the Ed
itor of The Bee: At the state conven-
ton of letter carriers held at Omaha,
May 80, 1918, the following resolutions
Of appreciation wero adopted:
Whereas, The press of the Unite
States has ever shown a friendly in
terest in matters pertaining to the well
fare Of the National Association of
Letter Carriers in general, and the
Nebraska papers in particula. have
at all times espoused our cause for
the good of the organization and the
betterment of the service, and,
Whereas, We appreciate to the
fullest extent their hearty co-opera-
ton in our laudabls efforts, therefore
be it
Resolved, That we, the members of
the Nebraska Association of. Letter
Carriers, in convention assembled, do
hereby express our thinks to the vari-
GUS publ -~tions for their assistance"
WALTER D. SHEAR, Secretary,
1440 Peach, Lincoln, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19


is. Freight and passenger rates arx
raised from 20 to 33 1-S per cent. N
looks as though the consumer has ts
pay the bill, and the section men are
all consumers, SO it will cost them even
more to live and THY will not be able
20 lay up anything for their support
for the coming winter, and most OF
them have families of at least four or
five to keep in clothes and feed, and
II any one Of them gets sick the
doctors bill, whic-- has advanced from
so to SO 1-3 per cent. II you just open
a doctors door and ask question 1t
costs from $3.50 to 81, and II he pre-
scribes for you the druggist gives it a
boost, and IS bill looks like nothing.
Took you about Is minutes to hand it
over and 1t took you 20 hours to set it
in the sun at 104 in the shade.
y BEE READER.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19

Not that it cuts any figure, but curiosity might
be better satisfied If Tom Tibbles, Of the hyphen-
ated World-Herald staff OF editorial writers
would tell what he thinks Of Edgar Howard's
scheme to attach legal tender qualities to the
Liberty bonds
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19

Those little sparks noted in the city council
chamber may be but static, due to excessive heat,
but they certainly are signs of life.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19

The epistolary exchange between the gov
crnor and the Nonpartisan league would be edi-
tying under more favorable conditions. As it
Is, the public is too busy with more important
matters TO read either side
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19

AT least one u-boat will not report to Berlin
on the result Of its trip to American waters 1t
encountered an American submarine and any
doubt as to the outcome was quickly dispelled
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19

The Nonpartisan league does not seem to
show up specially we'll in the Minnesota primary.
Nebraska is as much against sedtion and dis
loyalty as is Minnesota
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19

Let us hope the weather man tries no more
Of his freak experiments on this region during
the summer. One is enough.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19
SMILING LINES.

No" said the positive girl. Il viii never
tie myself down to ohs man."
Perhaps" he replied sarcastically. "ie
I organize . sydicate you will consider.
our offer. Transcript a.
Little Miss, three years old very observ-
ing, called on her grandaunt the other
day. Come again." said grandaunt in
farewell. -sF- IS
Father next morning said; Goodbye.
Little Miss"
Goodbye. Come again." she replied in
polite t0nes.--Detroh Free Prsss
'Flubdubs wife doesn't show him nucA
IS
Probably she doesn't feel that she ou--
him any" ~
"How's that7" y
Seems her mother picked out her nus.
band for her,"-Louisvlie urier-JourpaA
why ars you opposed - ,.rw vSssn ~--e'
ing?"
Because, Judging from her houseclean-
ing orgies. she will go in for too many
sweeping reforms. San francisco Chron-
cle. d
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19

Michigan and Wisconsin boys are holding a
sector on German territory. This may convince
the kaiser that Americans have reached the front
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19

republicans in favor of open discussion Of treaties
But SO bourbons lined up against the proposal,
thus keeping the party straight on its record Of
opposition to progress.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19

These are the days when the balloonist has a
decided advantage over ordinary mortals, so far
as cool air is Concerned. ..
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19

Austrians were promised food when the,
reached ltaly's plains, but the army still Il
hungry.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19

Mrs. Lillian Busch's experience is proof of
the inceasing value of American citizenship
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19

Old Sol makes the corn sprout-aso the can
didates.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19

Charles Creighton won the 500
yard race, John Mier the 100, Jim
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19
Just so Years Ago Today

The prohibitionists held a meeting
at DR.. F. D. Wilson's office. There
was a full attendance and measures
were taken to make an aggressive
campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19
IO[1AY
)ne Year Ago Today in the War.

)ne Year Ago Today In the War.
Russian war mission, headed by
Minister Bakhmetieff, arrived in
Washington.
Vice Admiral Sims designated to
AXE general charge of allied naval
,orces In Irish waters during absence
u British naval commander.
rhe Day We Celebrate.
Gen. Sir Douglas Haig born in Scot
and. 81 years ago.
Vance c. Mccormick, chairman of
he exports administrative board,
,orn at Harrisburg, Pa. 46 years ago.
DR. Hill M. Bell, retiring president
II Drake university, born in Licking
county, Ohio, IS years ago.
Edward v. Cicotte, pitcher for the
Chicago American league base ball
cam. born in Detroit, 81 years ago.
rhis Day in History.
1Sl1--Samuel Chase, q Maryland
signer of the Declaration of Independ-
.nce. died. Born in Maryland, April
III, 174l.
1ss6--The Saxon army, king and
government joined the Austrians
against the Prussians.
lS67--Henry Dodge. first United
States senator from Wisconsin, died
At Burlington, Ia. Born at Vincen-
nes, Ind, October ~. l7S1.
1B93--Rt Rev. Maurice r. Burke,
frst Catholic bishop OF Cheyenne, was
ssansfesred to the see Of St. Joseph.
NJ
IL
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19
Twice Told Tales
Too Much For Hin,


Captain Bruce Bairnsfather Of "Old
BilP' fame tells an amusing story of
soldier who thought he would take
advantage Of his chum's being on
sentry duty at the barracks gate, to
slip out after tattoo in order to visit
his best girl.
That's all right" said his chum,
"but may be relieved before you re-
turn, so had better give you the pass
word to enable you to get back into
the barracks in any case"
"Right-o!" said Tommy. whats
the word?"
"Idiosyncrasy."
"What?"
'Idiosyncrasy."
II guess I'll stay in barracks for
this evening" said Tommy Chicago
Post.
Battle Souvenir.
Private Jenkins, home from
France, was seated in the village inn
one evening surrounded by group
Of admirers.
II suppose" said old Farmer wur-
eel, 'ye had some narrow escapes out
yonder."
Well" answered the Tommy,
nothing to speak Of much, but / re-
member one night ! felt like a drink,
soil goes down to the estamint. I'd
just got me and on the door-knob,
when just then old Fritz sent one of
lis big ones over right on the house,
and, believe me, il knocked the ole
blooming show down, and left me
standing there, silly like, with the
knob of the door in me and. Lon
don Tit-BiIs.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-19

Hart the running jump, Bolen and
Connors the three-legged race and
John Ennis and Miss Nellie Kiley the
waltz prize at the picnic of the Du-
rant Hose company at Fremont
j. B. Brewer. grand patron OF the
grand chapter of the Order of the
Eastern Star, left fer Lincoln to pre-
side over the 18th annual eonciave
which opens there.
Charles F. Taylor. president Of the
Louisville, Ky, pressmen's union, was
given reception at the residence of
Thomas Granville. 1896 Twenty-sec-
ond street, by pressmen, stereotypers
and electrotypers' union No. 80.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13

Charles Martin left Monday for
Wheeling where he will enter the Ell
Ho;t Business College.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Dent. OF Fair
mont, spent Sunday with relatives in
the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn D. Watts and
little son. OF Fairmont. are here the
guests OF Mrs. Watts parents, Mr.. and
Irs. Thomas.
Miss Mary Taught. OF Earnshaw,
was visitor in the city yesterday.
DIR. o. C. Brady. OF H-adestown, was
a professional visitor here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. SeaIl, Of
this city and Mr.. and Mrs. Gore Brad
ley, OF Littleton, attended the funeral
of Mrs. Reeves Bradley at Barrack-
vile Sunday
Benjamin F. Wells. OF Glover Gap
was q business visitor here yester-
dag.
Barr Hammond. OF Fairmout. Paul
Smith and Elmer Stewart. OF Farm
ington. attended the party given for
William Schoop in High street Mon
day evening.
c. B. Woodruff. OF Moundsvil1e. was
Il business visitor here Tuesday.
Mrs. AIonzo Price spent SUNDAY
with her sister, Mrs. Dee Watkins, OF
Fairmont.
William Gilungham. OF Littleton,
was in the city yesterday on business.
Roy Fl. Stewart was in Fairmont
on business yesterday.
Mrs. Ralph Burt. OF Fairmont. was
the guest of relatives here yesterday.
Webster Grove and Herschel Smith.
of Morongah. were among those be-
fore the registration board yesterday
here
Dallas Hamilton has returned to Is.
V. [. at Morgantown after visit with
lis parents here.
The Misses Mary and Ella Prim. OF
Grafton. spent the weekend with rel
atives here.
Miss Christine Morrison has gone
20 Cleveland, Ohio. to buy millinery
for Morrison and Humes.
Dewey and Ira Shaffer, OF Fairmont.
spent Sunday with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. N. W. Shafter here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orion Lazear, OF Sis
tersvilIe. are guests Of relatives IN
the city.
Harry J. Haught was a business Wis
itor in Fairmont Monday
Mrs. oscar Hayes has returned
home after visit with her sister,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
WEpNEspAY EVENING. FEBRUARy Is, 1878.
WHITE House CONFERENCES.

ToDAY President Wilson is scheduled to bssin
series of conferences with members OF Congress
Republicans as we'll Democrats. The immediate
object agreement on program Tor the re-
organization of the government 70 bring about the more
efficient conduct of the but 1t is animated that the
conferences will be carried throughout the continuance
of the war if they prove of any practical value
The idea an excellent and IS the belief of is
newspaper that much practical good will come OF 1t II 1t
does not turn out that it was adopted late. Il
think great pity that it not adoped long ago And
m that connection interesting although 1t probably IS
not at all important note that this very plan tor BRING
INTO accord with each other TIE conduct OF the war and
to prevent opponents of the administration from taking
advantage of the peace time machinery OF Congress 10
block the efforts OF the President suggested by Senator
Knox Of Pennsylvana in speech which nc made carly
m The war extra session At the time MIR. Wilson
having trouble with the members Of his party who
held then as they hold row, important committee char
anhIps and were using their power to embarEass the
administration.
But Senator Knox probably will not remind the Pres-
Gent of this circumstance For the present ii does not
matter so much whose idea 1t is the logical thing
TO do and if MIR Wilson adopted 1t willingly and means
to go about IN that spirit without winch tie success OF
he undertaking would BE impossible the political phase
of tie war quite likely aspect before very
Isns TO. Tie first thing it M do viii be 10 smoke out the
little Democrats who have been Playns politics all the hme
aud 1rs making the position Of the President mo.e difficult
al tne when every one should be doing everything pos
s;EIe to support him. OF sill also smoke out
te Republicans who have been seeking 10 subordinate
rational 10 partisan interests That too will be good
thing The people want this fought to hnlsh III TIC
r;cEest and best way possible. and they do not want
1Ii;ciq.s Of anv stripe 10 interfere with that object
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
BEAUTIFUL HAIR
THICK, WAFY, Fret
FROM DANDRUFI
Draw a Moist Cloth Through Hair a
Double It's Beauty ut Once.
Save Your HafrI DandruR pisappeSl
and Hair Stops Coming Out.

Immediate? Yes! Certain2 that
the joy OF 1t. Your hair become
light, wavy, fluffy. abundant and ap
pears as soft lustrous and beautif1
as a young girls after an application
of danderine. Also try this-moiste
a cloth with little danderine anE
carefully draw it through your hair
taking one small strand at 4 time.
This will cleanse the hair Of dust
or excessive oil, and in just fer
minutes you have doubled the beaut
OF your hair. A delightful Surprisl
awaits those whose hair has beer
neglected or is scraggy, faded, dry
brittle or thin. Besides beautifyinf
the hair. Danderine dissolyes every
particle OF dandruff; cleanses, purt.
fes and invigorates the scalp, for
ever stopping itching and falling hal
but what will please you most VIII
be after a few weeks use, when you
see your new hair-fine and doWny
at first-yes-but really new hair
growing all owe. the scalp.
Danderine is to the hair what fresh
showers of rain and sunshine are 70
vegetation. 1t goes right to the roots
invigorates and strengthens them.
It's eXhnirating, stimulating and hte'
producing properties cause the haiFF
TO grow long. strong and beautiful-F
You can surely have pretty charnl-
ing luStrous hair, and lots OF 1t, Il
YOU will spend a few cents for a. bot
lie of Knowiton's Danderine from
any drug store or toilet counter and
try 1t as directed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
TRIUNE.

Luther Fletcher was at Clarence
Rumble's last Sunday.
Most all the children that have the
whoopinS cough around here are some
Joseph Stevens and Samuel Estel,
OF Fairmont. were visiting the for
mer's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Stevens here last Saturday night and
Lester Fletcher vas visiting Larney
Carlow last Sunday.
Hearl Moran who works at the
White Day mill. was visiting his par
ents on Burners Ridge over Sunday.
Mrs. Hilda Bunner and two children
spent the past week with her parents.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

The Mar;insburg World reports that
a number OF farms in the northern
end of Berkeley county, totalling about
5000 acres. hare been cleaned since
the first week in January OF cedar
rust. the enemy 70 the apple industry
in the section, by a force Of about Ten
men under the direction OF A. W
Brown. The work is directed by the
State authorities but is being done
actually by local men Farmers have
shown the utmost cooperation IN
work. which has been done on their
plants. Among plants already worked
over are those belonging TO ]. E Ba-
ker. ]. E. PorterGIed. D. H. Dodd, c.
E. Martin, Mrs. Bell Mcdonald. and
Mr.. Sam Lefcve. all lying between
Falling Waters and Little Georgetown.
The work will require about two
weeks longer to be complete. The
work this year has been the biggest
undertaking in the six years OF cedar
rusting determination in the county.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-13

According to the Cologne Gazette, the German gov
eminent is packing city OF Stuttgart with prisoners
C war in aEowed attempt to discourage air raids in
reprsa1 for those by the Germans That sounds
natural but when the time for shooting up Ger
many from the air America Will have voice in the
matter and not much ammunition will be wasted in in
discriminate bomb dropping. If Germany is wise it
viii drop this prisoner barrier and keep right
with the policy which it is reported been adopted
at Essen where the famous Krupp works is being put
under ground.