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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
Sport of Killing Men
Don c. Seitx, in leslie's.

Far off in France the smoke clouds rise
As the cannons thunder when
We so to join in the greatest game
In the sport Of killing men.
Here is no place for gentle thoughts.
No room for humane things:
But blood and blows and sudden death
The trump cards of the Kings.
Dealt out to us who bear our share
In the middle of right and wrong,
Yet thrill with joy at the battle cry.
Though few against the strong!
With sword and song We join the host,
Thin spread in the fighting ranks,
To lend hand in the desperate work
And follow the clanking tanks.
Across the fields where flowers grow
And lowing kline once fed
With steel and flame we do our bit
To multiply the dead!
The dead alone who count in war
AS stakes in the royal play,
Once men like us with hearts and souls
Now spurned and cast away!
SO face the game with the best to
match
AS the cannons thunder when
We charge and fall at the trumpet s
call
In the sport of killing men!
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
WOMEN IN WAR
By Albert Pavson Terhune
Clara Barton, Mother Of the American Red Cross


long iuphany the Red
had already deahess gratitude.
Clara Barton. the Nightingale noble
wrought by Miss nightingale the ea duplicated by Miss Barton
Civil She little had wrecked
ra health by school teaching by responsibilities
could j #GMI4ts.
Civil herself into the
nursing and condition of hospitals
She at the 'front.' ong amid shot and SHE'LL at no less than 10
of the conflicts fiercest battles NsA
which
needfu There throng of Union soldiers listed
missing More than 10000 this of
whose friends could gain definite of Them ~
founded inquiry
health and unfainE enlisted in the task finding
of the horde of missing For four
FOUR YEARS SPENT long She hed at this task nvgatns
At HARD TASK the records of hospitals prisons and battle
blazing spirit could
demand And this trip Europe
Barton enrolled herself
here she into
@ nntr - the formed sa Cross society for the aid Of wars
Treaty the only
nation Of my Joined the Red Cross
hospitals She wrote later
people understand Of
which had of doing Back to America
Of opposition when she tried to
tourgo the Red Crpaa. $685.
make provision for the wunded one official snnsy
her plea The United States VIII never nave an
othew WI awe lesson!"
Barton kept BY sheer energy and genius she
esthe United states Con March issa) signed the
Treat
The its
continued her abo until
International Congress of Berne adopted the
America
FIRST Red that longer con-
relief Miss Bartons new
eanes
famne and flood
Cross. or Our Lady
charity of the mghest
HOLES forces in all national life .
Atlantic the whole world has abundant
cause to bless halowed name Of Clara Barton
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
ONE BIG HELP.

The great German drive, fright
ful as it is, and filled with the
direst possibilities, has had a ire
meEdous and most beneficial eff
feet on this country. 1t has
aroused our people as nothing
else could have done, to the pos
sible fate in store for them, if
they lose this war, and il has
made them see the possibility of
losing it. From ocean to ocean
there has been a Strengthening
Of the spirit and renewed deter
mination to prosecute the war
with the utmost vigor. AS we
have seen in our own commune
ty the people have been aroused
to tho Importance Of cleanup
OF pln-German agitators and
sympathizers. Over at Wolf
Creek near Helena, the 9th
er night, a -Non-Partisan league
speaker was hurried out of town
suddenly, not because there was
any very great feeling against
the Non Partisan league, but be-
cause the citizens were not dis
posed TO listen to any speaker Of
an organization that at any time
carried the faint Of disloyalty.
Another effect has been the I'M
covering by congress Of condi.
tons that would be almost Mdi.
crO,ls, ii the business were not sc
tsagicz General Wood on arriy-
~ IA - day said thAt there
- lneticana1rrIanl
~ zs-tEsS 11xUzfk1unnfh
! - .aiEesaf nnxy sailt tina
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
Mn. MARTIN, AGAIN.

Our friend, Robert Burns Mar
tin after having been famed from
one town 10 another by angry,
hut patriotic citizens. finally got
a hearing at the Non-Partisan
league convention at st. Paul and,
among other things, said this:
erie most patriotic movement in
America today is the movement of
the Non Partisan league in trying
fus keep up the spirit of the men
On the farms
Oh, sure! Keep up the spirit
oisthe farmers by lying to them,
by diverting their attention from
the war to all sorts Of evils that
do not exist, by taking sixteen
dollars from each Of them, one
half Of which you keep as a fee
for agitation, while the rest goes
to Townley's strong box to be
used for the advancement of a
new political party, by using this
money for politics when it might
be used to buy seed wheat or Lib
crty bonds, by discouraging the
purchase OF the first issue Of
Liberty bonds so that North Da-
kOta stood at the bottom of the
list, by agitating for everything
but the winning Of the war in the
hope that the farmers may be-
come SO discontinued that they
will run after you like sheep over
a fence, so that you may keep on
the payroll while Townley counts
the money.
Oh, no, Mr.. Martin! You cam
not get by with that. The spirit
OF the men on the farms is kept
mp by the men themselves, not by
you. II you would keep your own
spirit right, abandon the barn
Storming circuit and get into
some useful war work.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
THE GREAT GUN.

The only really fascinating
mystery Of the war is that Of the
new wonder gun Of the Huns. 1t
is a subject of thrilling in
terest that is not wholly lost by
the terrific drive on the west
front.
Despite the various reports, tho
gun has not been located within
a radius Of six miles. Besides, no.
body yet knows whether it is a
gun. There is a theory that the
shell is dropped by a flying ma
chine carrying no human passen-
ger but q dynamite charge on
wings, and that il may travtl
as far as the sender chooses. The
fuel, fed automatically to the fly
ing engine, takes the place of the
powder charge and offers the
widest possibilities. 1t might
carry thousand pounds of dyna-
mite when developed.
Hudson Maxim, who knows
most Of the time what he is talk
ing about, doubts the existence OF
a gun capable of sending shells
seventy-four miles, though he adj
mits the possibility. Admitting
the existence Of this gun, ii is
estimated that the weight of the
projectile is $50 pounds, that the
gun would not survive more than
hundred rounds, and that each
round costs $1,000.
Around the single fact that
mysterious shells dropped into
Paris at the rate Of four an hour
and that these could not have
been dropped by airplanes, all
theories are of little value. The
Huns must be getting a good
laugh out Of it, and the allies may
at least, pause to doff their hats
III admiration of the Huns genius
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
u. s. RED CROSS
FIRST FORMED.
Some Famous Authors
Are in French Army

MANY eminent French men of letters
are fighting on the battle front or
serving their country In other capaci-
ties, but perhaps the most eminent is
Marcel Provost. the poet-novelist. NJ.
Provost, now in his fifty-sixth year,
is captain OF artillery attached to
the ferces guarding Paris. He is one
OF the forty .tmmc.&als. of the French.
.uratfeny. having achieved that honor
In 1903. when he MAS elected To- take
the place vacatet By yictorten Sardou.
the dramafist.e-z--.s ,--..s-.
t--Dsstdea 1f.-IrnYnxxfhsE
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

the first Of July. Since then this
estimate has been steadily re-
duced until finally the chairman
of that board ventures the pre-
diction that we may have 1900
planes there by the first Of next
October.
The German offensive is open
ing the eyes of the patriotic but
blind partisans who have held
their hands in holy horror at any
one who venturcd to criticize the
conduct OF the war. A good many
timid partisan congressman are
beginning to inquire out loud why
a country that invented the air.
plane should not have more than
one in the participation of the
war after almost year.
The most awful heritage that
we could hand down TO succeed
ing generations, if we lose this
war, is The excuse that we We're
too late. Zoo late" was Gronchy
at Waterloo, and, as q result, Ma
pOlcon's star set forever.
1t may not be too late if we
rally all our resources, if our
congressman with their energy
and courage start things hurry
ing at Washington, and if we fl
nally decide with ourselves that
nothing that intcrfcrcs with this
war is to prevail, neither politics,
business, nor anything that may
divert our attention from the
most important task that was
ever given to humanity.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

Perhaps you have been Won
dering what your Uncle Joe Can
non is doing in these strenuous
war times. We are not able to
offer his daily schedule Of duties
performed, but he is on the job
somewhere, despite his eighty
two years. Recently he was
asked why SO many of the army
reserve officers in Washington
wore spurs. "The reason is sim
pie" Uncle Joe said. ut is to
keep their feet from sliding off
the desks"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

As keynote worth remember
ing we offer this extract from a
recent speech of EIihu Root. I'VE
will fight with all the logged per-
severance, all the bulldog cour-
age, the incapacity to realize de-
feat, and, therefore the capacity
for victory, which we rightly III
herit from the men who made
the liberty OF The Angio-Saxon
race"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

Apparently there is long dis
lance gun at the white house,
dropping shells into the Wiscon-
sin senatorial campaign, just TO
show that non-partisanship is
the finest thing in the world
when it can be used to increase
a democratic majority in the
United States senate.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

Is it more important to elect
q north side or south side cam
didate to the school board than to
elect the best candidates, regard
less of the geographical division
Of the city? Think it over, and
let us see II we can not get to-
gethcr on the platform of forget
ting politics and serving the tax
payers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

bers, Including Henri Bernstein, the
cramatist. who Is gunner at Fort
Havre. Athc Marquis Robert de Flers.
Reynnldo Hahn, who Is a private, or
vas, at last reports. serving In the
ArEonne. Etienne Rey. Francois de
Tcssan. Marcel Boulenger. and num-
Der of other French writer's of wide
fame are among Frances fighting men.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
A BIG PAYING JOB,

Nome, Alaska, March e7.-Big nav
days of 1898 are recalled by reports
from Dime Creek. a new Seward Pc
hinsuia camp, where it is said freight
ers are paid so ton for CARRYING
goods on their backs over a rough six
mile trail from Koyukuk river to the
camp.
Old-timers say but little better mon
ey was paid in the early days to the
men who packed merchandise on their
packs over the early .Chilkoot pass
-Srom .Skagwas and Dyea to the Yukon
river. --- --4---=-l---------. -.-----.---
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

The new German tobacco is a
blend of dried hops, mint, YER
bena, zennel, wild oats and bull
PUSHES, cOlored with extract OF
elderberrics. Do you wonder that
the Germans want to win the war
in a hurry?
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
WHY SETTING SUN so LARGE,

We all know an optical illusion
makes the setting sun seem larger and
often of an oval shape, but a recent ex-
PLANTATION by w. +. Badgley In Popular
Astronomy of some OF the causes
which bring this about is interesting.
The atmosphere near the earths' sur
face. when hot and dusty. acts as a
magnifying glass, so distant objects on
the horizon are seen through thick
layer of air, which increases it's size
many times. Looking upward. we see
through. more rarefied air, which does
not possess the magnifying power
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

Attorney General Fori's press
agent certainly stands we'll at the
office of the Non-Partisan Lead
er. There is, however, lingering
fear in our mind that he is over
playing the hand.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

We hope the Missoula lawyers
who make a specially of defend
ing pro-Huns will be kept busy
until the spring house cleaning
is finished.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

A machine has been invented for
chopping out young cotton plants at
the same time the crop Is being culti-
waited. work that heretofore has been
done by hand at much expense of
time and labor.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

The rumor of another often
slrc into Italy causes us to won-
der whether the Huns are Great
ing an army of Frankensteins TO
replace their waning man
power.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

We will have to hurry, if we
are to have the crown prince, as
one OF our circus attractions this
summer.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

Start chain telephone call for
support for Mrs. Farnsworth and
keep it going until the polls close
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
Use Of Word Hun
Opens Way to Trouble.

SoO W WIN SvOss
Opens Way to Trouble.
Now that we call the Germans Huns
what is to become of our old appela-
ton Of affection the abbreviated
Honey" or 'Hon?" remarked the limo.
cent bystander as he stood on the cor.
ner Of Main and Higgins.
"Of course the words do not mean
the same, but the trouble ID that they
sound alike. A man goes home now
and calls his wife Hon" he ID liable
to get a rolling pin laid across his,
brow. 8
There are lot of times when I
hate to call the Germans Huns be.
cause think II sounds too Affection
ate and then, on the other hand. when
use Hon. as term OF affection
1t sounds as though were calling
someone names.
Either way use the word now il
doesn't sound right The war has
brought on lot of necessary evils and
this is one OF them."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

To enable flshermen 70 Yet SOME rsst.-
. bracket to be clamped to the zsida OF
a boat or any convenient ledge 70 hold
the pole has been invented, a-pestleat
- 9a1oo aetingl@RAahgn1l0ON S0reo0lr
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

why an extra hour of daylight
unless it is used for winning The
war?
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
WHAT .coopsYe" MEANS.

Goodbye" is simply a. contraction
Of God be with you." To say "adieu
way Of saying, ITO God
-commrnsa you - The iiteral meaning
OF farewell is1.AIay vow 50sssAey-Svela.e
or "Fsrr yuu wrif--------.----.---.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

For Gods sake get the air.
planes, Gunga Dhin.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

Wise Is the man who can keep ap-
Rsasa1ees- ap and expenses down.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

A good citizen IL known BY the food
he eats.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-10-27

the prices are really rea-
sonablc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-01

rauding cats. Otherwise. Ihe keen little
fellows will fight shy Of using them
They. however are eSthetic and vain ir
choice NJ a summer home and prefer a
bright roof. a vanished or painted sx-
terror and all the modern touches which
make a brd-house attractive Many Of
the wren houses were open 10 the at
iacks OF English spauows by having too
large an entrance, the wren being 50
tiny that a silver quarter would cover
the opening in their own bird-made
homes.
Wren Houses Win Prizes.
Frank Rush Of the Wichita Reserve,
Cache. Okla. one Of the Judges, speak
ing Of the woodpccker houses entered
said. "The log which forms the wood
pecker house should never have a flat
smooth interior surface as the wood
pcckcr gougcs out, through the opening
made by his sharp bill only sufficient
room 10 hold a nest They never carry
ANYTHING IN 10 build with. but use the
tiny shaylngS they make while hollow
ing out their home
Many Of the log houses entered were
perfectly followed and closed at the
bottom by a smooth board The wood
peckcr prefers also a limb that leans
forward and has an oyerhanging branch
above.
Nj. II al. To,,te.n nY;ys uyinninp
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-01

bird a resting place in IRON, Of the
opening Both Of the premiums for the
fourth grade went 20 blucblrd houses
similar 10 the wren home only larger.
the colony houses for martins winning
both third premiums
While the ehickadee !, sometimes an
all winter bird and the blue bird an
early arrival. there arc few bird, here
now 10 take advantage Of these three
hundred homes. But wait few weeks
Great hordes will come trooping up
from the Gulf. led by n flock Of purple
martins and red headed woodpeckers.
the rear guard composed Of wren', nu-
matches, crested ily-catchers and ohicka-
dces fIocking IN migratory friendlinesS
which ends when family cares prompt
jealous vigilance
Birds Now Coming North.
The rush has begun, way down In
lrobical America. millions Of birds arc
whiuine northward, covering the over
seas Gulf trip less than twenty-four
hours OF tho many kinds Of birds max
ing this mad rush, twenty kinds will
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-01
LIFTING OF BAN ON MEAT
y PROVES PUZZLE TO MANY

Eyes. you can eat meat and sell meat
tomorrow" c, II. Russell food admin
istrator, told thirty-five persons over
the phone this forenoon and he fastened
to add, don't forget though, that while
neatless days have been abolished un-
til April 80, you are not supposed to
cat hens or pulets or sell them for
aneat purposes. They are protected by
law until April 80" Russell said he
Thought the removal Of the ban on
f1eat had been made sufficiently clear
BY what the newspapers had printed
about it until the phone calls began to
pour in on him all day Saturday and
this forenoon.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-01

make Oklahoma their summer home
Out Of these. eleven kind, will reaon
Oklahoma City and quietly look over
these homes, pronounce them safe for
family rearing and prepare 10 build.
Nature lovers will find during the sum.
mer purple martins, bluebirds. Carolina
wrens and Hcwick wrcnS, chckadec',
downy red bcllicd and red headed
woodpeckers. nuthalche' and crested
ilyoatohes nesting coiily while the
hedges trees and shrub, will teen with
mocking birds that come here for a 'pe.
cial purpose to find a proper place TO
rear their young
To induce them 10 come again pro.
lection should be given from cats, bird
hunting dogs, even the ubiquitous red
squirrel who comes into the city on his
early morning jaunt and rayagc, many
a bird home
Water Must Be Provided.
Water plays an important part In en-
ticing birds to remain II they cannot
get water in ono place they will go else
where. This is especially true Of rob-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-01

Three hundred bird-houseS were en-
tered IN the second annual bird house
contest Friday and Saturday at the
Chamber Of Commerce, under the aus
piccs OF the legislative committee Of The
city federation Of womcns clubs War
Savings and Thrift stamp prizes given
by the Rotary we're divided into four
teen premiums listed under two classes.
While bird-house architecture is new
to the school boys Of the city, many
ingenious and beautiful bird homes
were built. bark. grass and portions cut
from cottonwood. elm and ash tree
branches entering into their eon'truc-
tion.
Houses Of Many Types.
A mammoth colony house Of slucco
was entered while log cabins, grass
"wickiupS" and the Berlepsch type Of
log houses gave a variety suited TO the
most ultra bird taste. Lady Wren was
provided with tiny bark hlbitaronS. h0l-
lowed logs fell to the lot Of the ,aucy
woodpecker and colony houses built on
the apartment house plan were designed
to accommodate the purple martin, who
prefer a Hades Rest home with many
mansions.
Many OF the slight defects which bar
red an exhibit from prize winning, will
be eliminated next year. The stucco
martin colony house, real work Of in
genuty and skill was so cumbersome
as to be useless, as all martin colony
houses are mounted on the top Of a
high post, away from the reach Of ma
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-01

Barber. Edna Rice, Leona Wilson. TsR
Clarke, Runiee Rice, Lee Fish, ano
Clyde Drake.
Tho second grade pupils OF Wheeler
school, have constructed an artistic
Japanese tea house They have also
completed lovely little booklet, with
tho inscription Spring" a. a title cover.
-----
Three sewing machines have been puff
chased by The pupils Of Wheeler school
pfeyiou, 10 the purchase mothers
NJ the school furnished machines. They
were. however needed m their homes
for spring sewing m
"rm Saving K W" IL one Of the
striking posters made In Wheeler
school by seventh grade pupils, the
poster idea being taken from the model
school Of the University oi Chicago
Nearly all the pupil, in the Haw-
lhonr school have been yaccinated AZ
an insurance against smallpox.
Last Tuesday was set aside by the
children ol the lee school. N a ,pe-
rial thrift stamp day, when Miss Mae
Iiodincs class led the school with so
worth
On Friday afternoon the girls Of the
Hawthorne school played yolley ball
with a score oi " 10 ~.
Miss Marine Ray, principal Of the
Dmmrght school visited the Ice
school last week
The total sale Of thrift stamps Tor
the Hawthorne school Is 500.
Anna Jaronek, Paul Yount, Jessie
Murray. Lola kluus, Mildred Mat
lhews King Mcdonald and William
lIoldmen. pupils OF the Lee school
have a perfect record In spelling Tor
the last month. 3
Worn sheets and pillow cases 10
make handkercrcis for the soldiers
are needed by the junior Red Cross or
ganiIation in the Hawthorne school.
Soft scraps for gun wipes are also
needed
Vaughn Rsshcaub, one Of the kiddiss
In the kindergarten OF the Lee school
made enough money 10 buy several
thrift stamps by selling green onions
Ezra Barber. Waiter lone, and Mary
Annette Earp, all Of "A, Hazel Gofdoas
Angie Ferguson Of ~, Juanlta Snider.
boyd Nay and Jack Rise Of IA. Miss
Spanglers pupil, OF Wheeler school
have perfect record, for attendance this
month.
One Of the most beautiful floral dis
PLAYS In the city schools Is found "
Miss Rena Moons second and third
grade room at Wheeler school. This
| (con,lnusd on psas =, Column ".
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-01
Immediate Building
at Fair Is Urged

Recommendations that the board OF
directors Of the State Fair association
and the city commissioners proceed at
once to let contracts for the construc-
tion Of liberal arts building a wom-
ems rest and recreation building and
the completion Of the grand stand, were
passed by the board Of directors and
the Chamber OF Commerce following
,their luncheon in the Lee-Huckins hotel
|st noon Saturday
''i,A the joint meeting representa-
o bf the Chamber Of Commerce, the
association and the city commits
NJ we're present and discussed the
Nbility OF proceeding with the con-
bn Of buildings, 1t was stated
b in bonds and cash is available
ee mediate use The bonds were
Hast year and plans we're laid for
struction Of liberal arts build
sA." nediaiely after the old one was
destf5N Id by fire.
J ]. NJ. Owen, chairman Of the board
bf directors of the State Fair associa-
tion presided at the meeting