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The Nevada County picayune., 1918-01-24
WHAT THE RED CROSS \ M IH
 IS DOING AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
DEPARTMENT OF CIVILIAN RELIEF.

Servce-By the language of its charter and also by American Red responsible for the welfare of the soldiers and sailors responsible for the families living within jurisdiction Cross Chapter has organized HOME SERVICE SECTION usually composed of exceed and It is the duty these Home Service that soldiers sailors family suffers the front They give them m ways follows:
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-01-24

Her Susceptibility to BarsaIns-Wom-
 sn Have More Strength In Their Leeks Than We Have Ia ovr La~s. Men AiIuds to Thsr as Weaker ves-
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-01-24
Tn. sloaan of Woman.

Women not only make the home worth while, but they make the local town, the countryside and the whole "ommunity worth while Wherever tIerc is found movement on foot for thc uplft and betterment of com aunity interests and conditions wom- ans power and woman's influence can a'~ays be found behind It Woman's s'ognn is Purity of home purity of ,.pnmunity and the home town and home merchant forever"
 ''h" mail order patrons are not will >d!y and consciously in the wrong; tney are merely mistaken. They are u nse the language of jokesmith of 4 dead century-trying to skin a Hint worth nickel and spelling jack knife worth a dollar.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
TO BRING THE WAR HOME.

The opening OF Fort Misso,lla
as a hospital for wounded and
disabled soldiers brought back
from France, which plan was re-
Gently announced in news dis
patch from Washington, will
serve more than one useful end.
or course, it is scarcely ncccs-
sary to call attention to the wis
dom of utilizing the military
plant at Missoula, especially now
that we arc engaged in great
war. To have such a place virtu-
ally untenanted, especially during
those months Of the year when
nature is at its kindcst, would be
little short of criminal. The plant
is here. All that remains is to
make it4Eeady for use. - a.. .-
But there is another side to the
story. The opening of the fort to
the wounded and disabled boys
who have offered their bodies to
the cause of liberty will do more
than anything else could to bring
the war home to us here in our
pleasant valley, far from the
scenes of the conflict. 1t will
make us realize more fully the
awfulness of the situation in
which the world now is because
Of the insane ambitions Of the
kaiser.
II is possible that some of our
own boys from western Montana
may be brought to the fort to be
cared for They will come to us
and tell us terrible stories Of the
barbarity of the Hun. They will
rouse us to a more certain real
ization that this war cannot be
lost. And by this rousing Of as,
they will do much to help in the
great work Of putting down the
enemy at home. When some pa
triotic Missoula man has heard
the story from the lips of SOL
der OF the butchcry by the Hun,
he will be in no humor to stand
for the scditious and traitorous
utteranecs of a tcutOmaniac.
When these crippled boys come
to us and tell their stories, they
will bring the war home. Then
let the seditionist beware
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
"SAURE" IT is.

Sir James Murray, the author of the
new English dictionary, was once a
guest at literary dinner at which
a member of the company. greatly dar-
ing, started discussion concerning
the pronunciation of certain words.
Have you noticed. Sir James" he
said. that in the entire English Ian
guage there is only one word begin
ming with .su' that is pronounced as
though beginning with 'sh? This one
is sugar. Having made an exhaustive
study of the subject you may take it
from me that this is So
Bored though he was. the native po-
likeness of the distinguished dictionary
maker did not desert him.
Assuming an expression of interest,
although his eyes twinkied behind his
glasses, he quietly asked, Are YOU
sureo"--Chicago Herald.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
SPOILED FRUIT.

We quite agree with the lew
istOWn Democrat-\cWS in its re-
innate OF Senator Sherman Of ILL
noiS. We think this senator poor
stuff. He is not even Il flake
statesman" as the Democrat
News calls him. His recent rahid
outburSt against the Himini~tra-
tlun was on Il par with the late
Senator Stones attack ON Run~c-
welt. our memory Of Sherman
dates back Ia his Scrvirr in The
Illinois legislature when hr used
10 Keep a barrel vi apples III his
room at The old LELAND hotel in
Springfield. In lieu Of cigar or
drink, which a gentleman could
still take in those days without
rlsklng his reputation. Sherman
would invite the visitor to have
an apple OF course that was all
the pose Of fake statesman. but
Sherman got away with it. His
close companion was a picture of
Lincoln, taken in his younger
days, and it was commonly known
in Springfield that Sherman, each
morning on arising. placed the
photograph alongside the mirror
and patiently laborel until he
had adjusted his coGntenance TO
4,eseusble that Of Lincoln so close
4 that he actually came to be-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
A MAN OF THE PEOPLE.

Representative Scott Ferris of Okla
homa. who is training for the senate
rial race, is a man of the people. A
recent experience he had proved it,
Ferris was down in the Usage coun-
try looking after some cattle land
when night overlook him and he
stopped at the home of renter for
shelter and food. When breakfast was
served. all OF the members OF the
household poured their coffee into their
saucers to let il cool, and Ferris did
likewise. A few moments later, ac-
cording to a friend who accompanied
Ferris, two of the womenfolk were
overheard discussing the congressman.
"He seems plain. don't hep" one
said.
Yep. he, does. -,the Other, replied.
Ale saucers his coffee, juss like any
body that wasn't stuck s.,lp Nsald. -
Elisha Hanson in Cartoons Nigga zine.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1918.
THE MAN FIRST.

One of The Missoulian Family
writes to us as follows:
"Your editorial on Charles NJ.
Schwab was very interesting, but
in picking him as possible prcsi-
dental candidate you overlooked
the thing that kills it. Schwab is
a Roman Catholic and among his
gifts is that of Roman Catholic
cathedral to his birthplace, l"-
retto, Pennsylvania. Don't you
know that the American people
will not elect a Roman Catholic
to the presidency"
No, brother, we don't know
anything of the kind. We do
know that one splendid result OF
this war is that it is rapidly re-
moving prejudice, intolerance
and bigotry. Furthermore, we
believe that If the American peo-
plc in 1920 are drawn from all
directions howard II certain man
who has made good by reason Of
his patriotism and ability his
religion will he the least OF OBJ
stacles. The last presidential
candidate to he target for re-
ligious attack was lanes g.
Blaine, who came within one hair
OF being neutrality-suspicious. of the
United States. That is a long
time ago, and the people OF this
country have broadcned in spirit,
in sylnpathics, in human kindness
and finally, we think have been
brought by the war to point
where they would be contcmptu-
Gus If any one who raised a re-
ligio,ls issue in q political cam
paigIl.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
In Other Papers
TIE WHEELER CONTROVERSY.
The Great Fails Tribune.

\ difference of opinion has arisen ~
Washington over the choice of "a
United SatteS district attorney for
Montana. our two senators have not
been able to agree upon this subject.
senator Walsh says he believes the
present incumbent has discharged the
duties of that important office, in such
a way that he is entitled to a reap
pointment. Senator Myers differs, and
emphasizes his judgment in the matter
with the opinion that theNpeople of
Montana are not satisfied with the
record of Mr. Wheeler and that they
do not desire to have him reappointed
Senator Myers further suggests the
appointment of stephen j. Cowley of
Great Falls as a gentleman of high
legal ability and one who has given
freely much patriotic endeavor and
time to war work From The Tribune's
Viewpoint, senator Myers has by q
long way the better, of the argument.
| If this contention could be settled to-
day by referendum of the people OF
| this state Mr.. Wheeler would lose out
| under an avalanche of adverse ballots.
I If they don't get a change there will
surely be some howl go up. This is
the emphasis that has to be placed
upon the situation at the present mo-
ment regardless of the merits or de-
| merits of Mr.. Wheeler or the prefer
enee of the able and loyal senator who
| lfls been faynring his appointment.
| We believe that Senator Walsh will
realize what is here Set forth before
many days. If he expects the favor of
| his constituents our Judgment is that
lie will have to withdraw his support
from Mr.. Wheeler. The distinguished
senator from Montana has run in on
a sidetraci. lie should back mp right
away and get on the main line.
The enthusiasm of Great Falls Is
very naturally with Senator Myers
and for Mr.. Cowley, n weiiknown
| ro Sident attorney OF this city and one
who. has given his time for many
months to the service of the govern
ment. Many other sections OF Mon
tana have already seconded the sug-
eestiou Nearly all of Montana, so far
| rs we know. demands n change.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
NOTHING LEFT TO SHAVE.

Recently an esteemed citizen dropped
into Il tonsorial establishment 10 have
his alfalfa reaped. and being somewhat
weary, he soan fell asleep. For some
minutes the barber made valiant at
tempts to proceed, but finally he
paused and gently shook the man in
the chair.
Excuse me, sir" he said, but
would you mind coming out of your
trance for a little while. ! find 1t i'm
possible to shave You while YOU are
asleep"
Impossible 10 shave me while | am
asleep" responded the customer. won
deriugly. Why is it impossibleaa BE
Cause" explained the barber as softly
as possible. when you fall into SUM
Der your mouth opens so wide that
cannot find your facc,-Daytan. Ohio.
News. 80 E
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
Il Have No Lover on the
the Battlefield

l nave no lover on the battle field
do not go with sickenng fear at
heart.
And when the crier calls the latest
horror ST.
do not start
| nave no lover on the battle field,
am exempt from terror of the nieh
can lie down, serene and disrega riding
Until the light.
but on tho battle-fiel had | a lover.
How life would purge itself of petty
pain.
And what would matter all the petty
losses
The petty gain?
| should be one with those who suffer
greatly
With pain all pain above.
And l should know then, beyond per
adventure.
The heart of Love,
Jessie Il. RittenhOuse.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
War-Has- -Eve,s
Acted As Spur
to U. S. Genius
Torpedo, Ironclad, Revolver,
Among Inventions Made
by Yankees.
BY ALBERT pAYsON rERHUNE.

Whenever n war starts in, the very
first thing some American inventor
does is to devise n brand new instru-
mcnt Of warfare. something never
thought Of by anyone else; something
Whole science of arms II happens. ev-
cry time
If it were not for these war-inspired
Yankee inventions, the boys at the
front might now he fighting with flint
locks, and relying on cavalry scouts
I" do the work now accomplished by
airship and telephone and motor car
Name almost any war you choose
and you will find it has led some
american TO produce a new and ter
rihle invention. For example:
In the early days of the Revolution,
in ITS, IL Connecticut patriot named
David Bushnell hit on a plan to clear
our harbors of the British war ships
with which our puny newborn navy
could not cope. SO he invented the
torpedo. His idea was to fasten IA small
powder magazine to the bottom of an
anchored ship. and to explode it by
means of clock work apparatus. lie
! worked out n model which was to be
loaded With 100 pounds of gunpowder.
land he perfected the clock work at
t@chmcnt.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30

THIS IS THE LIFE.

\ correspondent of the Chicago
Daily News, in offering an arg,i-
mcnt for The carrying Of rcvolv-
crs outside. rather than under
meath The coats Of policemen,
writes:
In Montana, where pistols are
commonly carried aud a seconds
delay means the death of the dill
atory one, a man carries his gun
where he can reach 1t most quick
ly. and God help the one who is
slow
Sure. bat why not tell it all. In
Montana there is the established
custom of giving automatic re-
volvcrs to babies, instead of rat
ties and silver cups. Thus the
child energies into the kinder
gartcn with the trigger finger
well developed. Under our sys-
TEN Of competitive scholarships,
The training continues, until the
average boy on reaching the
grade schools is, able to draw a
gun" many times his size and
with such rapidity that no NOV
ing picture machine operator has
been able to get film. AS a re-
suit, ten-ycar-old Montana boys
are sought by our ncighboring
states as deputy shcriffs.
Since suffrage arrived, our girls
have been trained TO the use of
ant0matics which are always
worn on the outside in belts to
match the gowns. One of the in.
tcresting sights to visitors in Mis-
sonla rs that OF Il group of high
school girls at our moving picture
theatcrs, shooting he villains on
the screens before the operator
can move them out of the way.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
|lieye that he was Lincoln reincar-

lieye that he was Lincoln reincar-
mated.
Poor old Illinois doesn't de-
serve to be the goat for such scna-
tors as Sherman and Lewis. and
we are hopeful that out Of the
ruck Of the war they will get
something better. Among the
Republicans we have our peri
Scope fastened on Governor Low
|dcn and Mcdill Mccormick. Low
den is proving to be a real war
governor who may easily reach
presidential proportions in Two
wears
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
The "Wild, Free Woman -

Sh" marricl-hu she
hc
arise frecw D bOlrO
a. m and cooks her husbands breakfast while he sweety
been
efficiency
80 +.
tn" chief
in do
husbands dinnf-"tile he
II he
the bic
down ON h'r Wild
low husan
her and does N
She be mans saye
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30

In commenting on the contro-
vcrsy that has arisen over the
United States district attorney
ship Of Montana, the Great Falls
Tribune says very. pcrtincntly
'Ir this contention could be
settled today by a referendum of
the people of the state MIR.
Wheeler would lose out under an
avalanche of adverse ballots" We
believe the Tribune's view to be
correct, and if Senator Walsh
persists in his attitude our con
tcmporary's opinion will be veri-
fled by Il referendum to be taken
next November.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30

There should he no sympathy
for the Ovando farmer arrested
IN charges Of Scdition, preferred
10y his sons. We would prefer a
coyote in tn" family to 4 pro-
icrman.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30

Wheeler has one strong, elc-
mental characteristic of the old
time political heller. He thinks
of nobody but himself. Every
one can 60 into the ditch, if he
gets his. If he falls over the
breastworkS, he insists that Sen
a'or Walsh must go with him
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
TIVE DANGER.

The gay ,,oung lieutenant having
good time with all those pretty girls i
Waking big chances"
"In what 'Eayr' Il
isn't 1t always dangerous when
spark gets r9ear too mucs, powders'
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30

Have you done your bit to make
the lntcrScholastic track meet a
success? If not, dig. into your
lcanS and bring ont enough for a
Thrift Stamp, besides.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30

Don't practice the goose step
yet. The royal dancing master at
Berlin must finish the session
with John Bull, before he reaches
our line and, believe us. he will
be a changed man when John
finishes with him.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30

Then came the sticking point How
was he 10 get far enough under water
unob$"rvcd to fas,cn the thing to the
bottom Of Il deep draught warship?
This puzzle led him TO another and far
more murderous invcntion--thc sub
marine. There had been crude expert
nlcnts in building suhmersible ships
from time to time for many years
But they had accomplished nothing of
note. Bushnell now set out to dev isc
d submarine that woi,ld carry his tor
pedo under water to the ship he
wanted to sink. He made what was
called "a tortoise shaped diving boat
of boiler iron. which was driven by n
sort of propeller and which would con-
tain enough air to support a man for
half an hour He named it THE
American Turtle"
Attaching his torpedo to the bow of
this. he approached the British war
ship Eagle. in New York harbor, one
hight in 1915. There was a screw for
fastening the torpedo to the Eagles
bottom. The casting off of n line was
to start the clock work. But the
Eagles metal shcathing was too tough
for the screw to penetrate. And the
first submarine attack was a failure.
The next year. off New London. Bush
nell crept under the water in his
Turtle" to a British war schooner
alongside the frigate Cerberus. at
tached his torpedo and blew her up.
This schooner was the first vessel to
be sunk by a torpedo or by a suhma-
rinp
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30

This IS wonderful weather for
IN hour before breakfast in the
b'll You can guess, If you are real
ly interested in winning the war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30

"Thc people who wish to de-
>troy us are digging their own
graves said the kaiser the 9TH
'r day. All right, Bill. Look at it
That way, if You like, but don't
kick later when the returns from
the missing precincts are in.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30

Let us make cleanup week in
\lI>N"'DIa This spring II real Job
by clearing the pro-Grrman> ont
along with the winters garbage
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
FIRST PUBLIC LIBRARY

The frs, free public library in
America supported isyalupuAr araxa-
tioii, was establish4d bic snt4 s4va town
mee.ins, at Petessbs6titfo ash ,olG3k. H..
eighty-five years ago.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30

The kaiser should finish the lob
with the fellows of his own size,
h"ior" kicking little Holland on
the shiuS.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30

by winning the govrrnorship
of ONO, Nick Longworth will fl
nalIN emerge from the >on-in-
law class.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30

About 30 per cent of the oil abb.
sorbed by waste or rags used "a w4p- !
ing machinery is recovered by CEN
trifusal machine that an Englishman
has invented
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30

In picking a fight with Holland,
Germany doesn't even take the
trouble to tear scrap of paper.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30

Who is to be the Hobson of this
war?
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
Bohemians I Have Met
By Helen Rowland -'.- '-~ ..-~,
The ''Radical."


$ a head"
n a a
~ i
of a
Il
His Of $ ornethin
OF
he to
$ $
q he
he his dinner his
bi.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30

turned to the problem of rapid fire
pistol. Iii 1880 he produced a weapon
d' scribed as II pistol with :. revolving
Cylinder. This phrase was. almost as
awkward as had been tive mu2zle-
loading and one shot sidtsrrm so 1t
vas cut down 10 "rcvolNts."
Tho early indian ways led Ameri-
can settlers To study rur Il WAY whore
by the cumhrous mn s,,cts of their
time could be made IN ore accurate and
deadly. SO they hi: on Il plan for
sr'aSinG bullets antt FOR l.ngthcning
The Eun harrcis. Tnus il clumsy and
Snort ranged ana .nncertain wcapon
soon h"ram" thrice as effective ms
h"roiofore--aS tho British were to
i'"rh H' l.eNinEloh and at Bunker lliil
A'rship Another American Invention.
me hirShin, Still another Yankee
product, has rev oIutioni2ad land war
Tar" in Europe today ms much rs ever
th' fank"" iropIClad changed sea right
mr. TWO of, the best guns used at
IN" front N-thc Lewis and the
Browning; J" of American invention.
Tn" ''Suhm ninc KILLER" and the nom
latest DEVICES for bringing war up 10
date.
inc allies have looked to Uncle Sam
Ion ala. nd they have not looked in
VAN. lfIt perhaps the method by
"h1ch '!r may lead them most quickly
10 the Inevitable Hour Of Victory will
not - merely by means of men and
tood and munitions. Perhaps il may
De ~ some new American war engine
"h Ch shall be as effective against the
er envy as a ten-inch she'll against an
l>l5 wooden frigate.
The idea is not AT all ont of the
hounds of probability. The nation
which invented the torpedo and the
submarine and the anship is not Yet
barren of inventive genius. Other wars
have famed this genius into a destruc-
tive flame. The present war will he
no execution
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
The "Temperamentalist."


eg
II
from he 10
e
o
has
g her
Il
She would he II nice K
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
Robert Fulton's Idea.

Robert Fulton, another American,
seized on the idea of Bushnelrs twin
inventions. When France was at the
height OF the Napoleonic wars, he per-
fected a submarine In which he once
stayed under water for five hours. 1t
vas known us "A Submarine Torpedo
l;oat. for Use in Naval War" His
ment on Bushnelrs. The French gov
eminent rejected it as being too deadly
for both the attacked and the attaCkor
Napoleon also rejected Fmlton's steam
boat invention Offered him for war
u"e) as "imprac ticable.'
In the Civil war the Confederates
improved stll further on Fulton ana
Bushnell by inventing and using n
little fleet of submarines known as
"pavids," which did considerable
minor damage to Yankee warships
These "Davids" We're IS feet long and
made of boiler iron. Their torpedocs
were primitive but powerful
The first really successful torpedo,
the Spar" by the way came into use
during the'CiVil war. II was used not
only by submarines hut by regular
Hatships. II was a metal cylinder fun
OF powder and stuck on the end of n
long pole, It's point was then sub
merged. in clos" quarters fighting. and
rtmmed against the onemy'S hull be.
low the water line, exploding by con
tact or by lanyard trigger.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
Submarine Mine Also Yankee Idea.


The submarine mine. too. Is n Yam
Nrr invention. bred of war. In one
Shape or another. the idea Of the m
dtrwatcr mine dates back for hun
dreds OF years. hut in tts first useful
form il was invented and employed by
america in lts7, the third year of the
revolution. The first "electricallv
tired" mines were invented and used
during our Civil war. Twenty eight
ships were sunk or damaged by them
in tn" course of that conflict.
As everyone knows. America rcvo-
luiioni2ed all naval warfare during the
tlril war by ErCssonS invention of
The armor-c clad fighting ship. His
Monitor and the Confederate Merri-
mac ended forever the era of wooden
craft and made possible the present
day supcrdreadnouSht- as war
driven Yankee ingenuity devised the
Submarine and the torpedo which could
il future years sink the ironclad
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-30
Samuel Colts Revolver.

The Black Hawk war ravaged the
west. In. that type of border warfare
tM pie8 NAs AN, sneedful. And ashe
pmtol WAS almost as awkward to load
as was the old-fashioned rifle. So,
another Yankee inventor-Samuel Colt