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New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
IheMail Bagof
llerra del
Fuego
Huddled Little (v on the Frinee He'll The

x PEAklNG of odd, tucked awo,.
corners of the globe and the now,
aspects Of life they are bound %
present to the sophisticated and oftor
pampered regions where humanity con-
gregates most thickly, here is a tale to,o
by Walter X. Putney in "St. Nicholas
Magazine" which will be found inter.
esting:
"How many people know shat South Amer
lea can boast OF the simplest postoaics ),
the world 1t would take considcrah,.
guessing on the part Of the reader to locate
this postoffice, for he would find it at the
very end OF the continent. Even tlen h.
might not recognize it.
"Opposite TERRA del Fuego is a very
high, rocky cliff overhaneing the Strait of
Magellan, anG from one of the rocks is sus-
pended, by a long chain, barrel which re-
ceives mail. To be sure, there is no post
master, nor is there any regular letter car
through the strait stops and sends boat "a
this curious little postotlice, looks over tho
letters that in it to see if there are snv
for the men on board that particular shin
ard places therein letters for seamen on
board ships that are known to be headed
for the strait.
"Who was the person that first though.
of such scheme VIC are not told, but the
sailors think a great deal of their unioue
postoffce, and there has never yet. to any,
body's knowledge, been any violation of the
confidence reposed in it. When sailor
sends a letter to it addressed to another
seaman he is absolutely certain of its de-
livery. It may be that one OF the two sea-
men is on vessel which is not expected to
pass by this ocean postofice, but the letter
may have on it request that a vessel going
east or west shall pick it up and deliver it
to some point where the seaman will be sure
to receive it. In this manner letters have
been known to make their way to the Arctic
Ocean, or even to India"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Getting Behind
the Ukraine
Mystery

TT TOOK long time to map Russia,
geographically, and now the
Western world is in the midst of
hurried and difficult attempt to
map Russa-spiritually and physically
The Ukraine, after months of it in the
headlines. hurled at the world as so
many shells, remains mysterious. A
correspondent for "The New States
man." the London weekly, writes enter
taningly and illumnatingly of this un-
known part of the Russian world:
The social structure of the Ukraine ex-
plains its politics. 1t is a country of the
size of France almost exclusively agri-
cultural; practically without any important
industrial towns except for few large
ports Odessa, Nicolaietf); amazingly uni
form in it's social structure, with its social
and economic stratitcation strongly empha-
sized by difference of languages, culture and
religion. The peasants speak the Little
Russian dialect which a small group of
nationalist intelligentsia, processing
Ukrainian nationality distinct from that of
the Great Russians, tries to develop into a
separate language.
"Whether q 'Ukrainan nationality really
exists is usually discussed in terms in
which the question can receive no answer.
Were one to ask the average peasant in
the Ukraine his nationality he would an
swer that ne is Greek Orthodox; if pressed
to say whether he is Great Russian,
Pole or a Ukrainian, he would probably re-
ply that he is a peasant; and if one in
sisted on knowing what language he spoke
he would say that he talked the local
tongue Or even should he say that he is
'Russky' this answer would hardly pre-
judge the question of Ukrainian national
ity; he simply does not think of nationality
in categories designed by the intelligentsia.
COR again, if one tried to find out to what
state he desires to belong, whether he wants
to be ruled by an ALI Russian separate
Ukrainian government, one would find that
in his opinion all governments are alike
nuisance, and that it would be best if the
Christian peasant folk were left to them
selves.
"All the big landowners and practically
the entire Christian population of the
towns speak either Polish or Great Rus
sian. There are no more Ukranian mob
men and big landowners in thS Ukraine than
there is Nonconformist Alstocracy in
Great Britan-the Ukranian may rise to
higher rank, but he then ceases to be what
his fathers were. To give but a few ex-
amples: The notorious reactonary Durnovo
the fatherin-aw of the new Ukrainian
dictator, Hetman Skoropadsky), the Octo-
brlst Rodzianko, the Cadet Terestchenko,
were all of Ukrainian extraction, but none
of them thought or thinks himself essen
TALLY different from the Great Russians.
AS a rule, it suffced for the Ukranian
peasant to leave his village community in
order to lose his marked provincial pecu-
larities and his dialect. The larger part of
the tchinovniks and the school teachers
and priests in the Ukraine sneak Great Rus
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
NHEY nave been a long time coming
overseas, these two, but the visit
prg are bo,o l.z4

overseas, these two, but the visit
Il ors are here at last and Nenette
and Rlntintin must soon become
as good friends for US as they are for
Paris, where they adorn every boulevard.
John Walker Harrington writes in "'The
Evening Post Magazine" that they may
already be found at Upton and Camp
Meade, and the stores are selling them
BY the thousands. In France they have
brought wonderful luck. Foch is only an
instrument of the gods, the true Partisan
will tell you. 1t is Nenettc and Rintintn
who have been their true ambassadors,
and the Boche fees from them az from
the plague. Mr.. Harrington explains their
utility:
"The figures are Kind Of war charm.
They are survival Of the smooth. round
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

r TOOK long time to map Russia,
geographically, and now the
Western world is in the midst of
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
[ rom the Edg';e
of the
Sahara

II ME perspective of the world war
4 is so vast that much of it is
A lost to the view of Western
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-19
Corn Husking 9 Gents
In Southeast Counties

Centerville, Sept. 12.-At a meet
ing here yesterday afternoon of re-
preventative farmers from Yankton
Clay, Union, Turner and Lincoln
counties elected by their counties at
previous township and county meet
ings it was decided to recommend to
all farmers the use of every possible
labor method known during the COM
ing corn husking season. In order
to facilitate the moving of corn husk-
ing into this territory, which has a
big corr crop, this season. is was de-
cided to offer a good stiff wage for
husking, and for that a it was
decided to recommend a wage of Q
cents per bushel when the ORR must
be scooped and / cent less when the
farmer furnishes an elevator. Good
huskers will be able to make from
SO to $40 per day and board.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-19
Where's A Recsonc

That the Lyceum and Chautauqua
are undeniably regarded by the gov
eminent as one phase OF war work,
Is shown in a letter written by Presi-
dent Wilson to the president of the
International Lyceum Association in
which he says, Let me express the
hope that you will let no discourage
ment weaken your activities, and that
the people will not fail in the support
of a patriotic institution that may be
said to be an integral part of the
nation defense" He also adds that
in his opinion the work the lyceum
and chautauqua are doing have not
lost Importance because of war but
rather gained new opportunities for
service.
Surely, in these times. no lyceum
lecturer or entertainer is giving a
program without an effort to stimu-
late the spirit of loyalty and patriot
ism. For these and other reasons, the
public will have more than an ordin-
airy interest in the Miller Lyceum for
the coming season.
No pains or expense has been spar
ed in arranging this years program.
Among the lecturers, musicians and
entertainers, composing the six num-
bers. will be some or the best coming
to the state. Watch next weeks Issue
for furfhcr ~ ADJ
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-19
COLONISTS HAD LAST LAUGH
yankee DOODLE" Composed by Brit.
;sh Officer In RidicuIe, Became
War Song Of Free Men.

History tells us the origin of our
national march-the famous yankee
Doodle" For more than 150 years 1t
has led us to victory. Few, perhaps,
remember that to an English wit and
musical genius we are indebted for the
old tune. But true it is, although it
was composed in a spirit of raillery,
awakened by the sight Of the Yankee
Doodles who came to town. In answer
to General Amherst's appeal to the col
onies for aid.
1t was In the summer of 1755 that
the British army was encamped On the
east bank Of the Hudson, a little below
Albany.
They were to open a campaign against
the French Canadians. and the we'll
disciplined and uniformed troops
awaited the arrival of the volunteers.
In they came, a motley crowd, old
men. middle-aged men and young men,
but oil with brave hearts beating and
strong arms ready to do battle. Some
were mounted On ponies, others on old
farm horses. taken from the pillow, and
many, with a zeal which knew no IA
tigue, hurried In on foot.
Each carried his own outfit and pro-
visions. No two were dressed alike;
there were long coats and short coats,
and no coats at all; there were high
hats and low hats, covering closely
cropped heads, or wigs with flowing
curls. In they marched, ana the regu-
lar soldiers made merry at their ex-
pense.
Even the officers were not better
hammered, and the surgeon, Doctor
Shackburg, entertained his friends mt
mess by playing yankee Doodle"
which he had composed In derision Of
the volunteers.
Greatly to the amusement Of the
British officers, the provfncials receive
ed the tune In good fafth. when Doctor
Shackburg gravely assured them that
1t was q celebrated air Of martial
music" and daily 1t was heard played
In their camp.
Little did those merry E~nglishmen
realize that the time would come when
to those ringing notes the same colon
lists would march to freedom.
Twenty years later yankee Doodle"
cheered the heroes Of Bunker HilE and
later still. more than ever endeared to
American hearts, II was exultantly
played as Lord CORVALLIS army
marched Into %Sssss:.szsstoH camp =.
Yakkta1n,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-19
JUST AMERICAN

Just today we CHANGED to meet
Down upon the crowded street;
And l wondered whence he came,
What was once his nations name.
So asked him, Tell me true,
Are you Pole or Russian Jew,
English, Scotch, Italian, Russian,
Belgian, Spanish, Swiss, Moravian.
Dutch or Greek or Scandinavian"
Then he raised his head on high,
And he gave me this reply,
What | was Is naught to me,
In this land OF Liberty,
In my soul as man to man,
| am just American"
Author Unknown
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-19
Building Projects
To. Council Of Defense

Huron, South Dakota, Sept. H.
The United States War Industries
Board, thru the National Council of
Defense, have asked the various State
in passing upon proposed construct
ton. This is a part of the new plau
of the War Industries Board by which
permits from the Board will be re-
quired for all construction projects.
The procedure will be as follows:
/. The person interested in a con-
struction project will apply, swith a
full statement of the facts under oath
to the Executive Committee of the
County Council of Defense where said
project is located.
2. The Executive Committee CT
said County Council of Defense will
then investigate the necessity of the
proposed construction and transmit
its recommendation, with a summary
of the facts, to the State Council for
review.
3. The State Council, or its Exec
utive Committee will review each
case.
(a). If the State Council decides
in favor of the construction, it will
at once send its recommendation. with
a full statement OF all the facts, 10
the Non-War Construction Section of
the Priorities Division of the War In
dustries Board. The Non-War Con-
struction Section will then grant or
withhold the permit and notify the
State Council of Defense, and also
the individual concerned of its &C
ton.
(b). If the State Council. decides
against the proposed construction, it
will notify the person concerned that
his project has been disapproved.
A. The State Council will report
monthly to the Non-War Construction
Section all applications submitted -
it, including those decided adversely.
George W. Wright,
Chairman Elk. Com.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-04

The automobile industry employs half as many
people as are employed by all the railroads of the
United States.
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THE Official
CASUALTY LIST
Continued from Page Three.)

Allen. Atkinson. Kan; NJ. Andras.
Mahanoy City. Pa; Oscar Appelseth,
Clarksfield, Mimi; H. o. aker. Sugar
Grove, Va; L. S. Barker Mt. Clemens,
Mich; L. c. Beach, Eureka Springs,
Ark. q A. ]. Becker, Merrill. Mich; L..
Beckher, Rhoda, Ky; F. Boryschewski,
Yonkera, n. Y; A. E. Campbell, VIII.
lows, Cal, J. C. Coleman. Buffalo, N.
" M. A. Della, Chicago, ILL.,; ]. NJ.
Doran, San Francisco, CAL; Lloyd S.
DuBose. Americas, Ca: j. A. Duncan,
Wapella, ILL.,. Minard J. Enright, Raw
son, O.; R. K. Entwistle, Chicago, ILL.,;
VIM. NJ. Evans, Windsor, Conn; A.
H. Foreman, Columbus, O.; c.. G..
Frauenpreis, Jr., Pittsburg, Pa: Chas.
w. Gibson, Algona, Ia; w. L. Gross.
Pemberton, o.; E. n. Guillory, Vile
Platte, La; c. G. Gustafson, Titus
vile. Pa; Near D. Harlow, Dixfield,
Me-; Ben. T. Harvi1l. Humphrey, Ark;
Obey D. Haycraft, San Antonio. Tex;
c. w. Hirst, Beloit, Wis; Edward r.
Hopkins, Catasauqua, Pa; j. S. Hop
wood, Providence. r. l.; K. W. Hum
phries. Columbia, La; S. C. Jones
Pickens, S. c.; A. kalivoda. Toronto,
o.; Jas. Katsar, Detroit, Mich; L. G..
kendrick, Runge, Tex; L. A. Kent.
Jersey Shore, Pa: A. F. Keslar. Cone
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TEMPERANCE NOTES
AUTHORITATIVE TESTIMONY.
By the National Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union.)


Mayor Speer OF Denver, speaking to
500 leading citizens OF that city at q
luncheon, referred to the fact that
when the prohibition issue Was before
the people In 1914 he voted wet and
said that were 1t to come up again he
would vote dry. One result o. pro-
hibition has been the lowering OF the
tax rate. There had been deficit at
the close of the city's business for
number OF years." said the mayor. II
am glad to report that at the close OF
1915 we had cash surplus Of $135. 900,
and in addition thereto paid special
improvement taxes on parks, fire.
houses, courthouses, city hall and bath
house. to the amount Of $4,000. We
also remedted acoustic defects and
decorated the Auditorium.
For 1917, city taxes were lowered
ID per cent-or $4S0000 less money
will be collected as city taxes this
year than during the previous year.
The success of no city depends upon
the sale of liquor. and Denver today
Is better off than it was when saloons
were running
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maugh. Pa; Ira D. Kitner, Jackson

maugh, Pa: Ira D. Kitner, Jackson
vile. H.; ]. Knopf, New York, \. K:
A. O. Kurtz, San Francisco, Cal, T.
o. Lesley, Pelzor, S. c.; s. Mcbride.
Harbor Springs. Mich; Y. p. Mckay,
Braddock, Pa: Don Albro MA1fn.
Webberville, Mich: l.. A. Major, New
Roads, La; f. J. Marficie. South
Omaha. Neb.; j. f. Niederhauser.
Monroe, Wis; C. Pernaitis. Bridgeport.
Conn; p. Policicchfo.s Boswell. Pa:
Jos. T. Prendergast, Clinton, Mass:
w. Pukmel. Lodi, y. j.; s. Roth.
Cleveland, Ohio: A. E. Russin, Jeffer-
sonvi1le. VT: Chas. ". Schlosser,
Scranton. Pa; L. c. Schrier, Athens.
Pa: D. A. Settle. Malta. O.: j. Stanley
Battle Creek, Mich; r. Sheridan, st.
Louis. Mo-; Jas. r. Sleeth. Ronceverto.
w. Va; E. II. Smelling, Calhoun Falls.
s. c.; E. j. Snyder, Lancaster, Pa: J.
C. Spalick, Etna, Pa; C. Spitalf Chi
cago, ILL., C. 3. Station. Donwood. W.
Va: Adam a. Stern, Utica, N. T.; J.
r. Stockman, Forest Hill. La; E. ".
Strayhorn, University, n. c.
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the designation. company and regiment, or pat
terry and regiment, IS vel ~ that of the branch
of the service to wilscI fe be'ongs. There are
machine gun companies ARD nlachine gun bat
talions, entirely different md ssparate organiza-
tions. In some of the engineer Examinations
there are several different batsaioas, aach bat
talon having company designatiesas s1f me as
companies of other battalions.
For these organizations it is thereEore neces-
sary to give both designation of the company
and the number of the battalion as well as
the regiment. majority of the improperly
addressed mail shows carelessness rather than a
lack of knowledge of the proper address.
The War Department has now under advise
ment proposition to stop all incompletely adj
dressed mail at New York, returning it to the
sender. This would great deal of time
and relieve much disappointment and anxiety.
With what has been done or is now being done
to insure the prompt delivery of mall there
should be no occasion for delay or non-delivery
Of letters to soldiers in France if those writ
ing them from home will realize that the slightest
inaccuracy or obscurity in the address Of letter
is almost certain to cause delay and may result
in non-delivery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-04
WHO is GUILTY.

Compensation! Yes. we believe In
1t. We published recently an ac-
count taken from the Chicago papers
Of the diabolical cruelties inflicted by
drink-crazed man on his wife ana
five helpless children. When the mon
sters who poisoned that man and
turned him loose to work his alcoholic
spite on his own household have COM
pensated that heart-broken wife and
those bruised and bleeding children !;
when those monsters have somehow
recovered for that. wife the love they
have stolen from her; when they have
given back to those children a father
whom they can respect. then we will
give audience to brewers and distillers
while they talk about compensation
The American Issue. And the man
who votes "wet," where does he come
in?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-04

The high price of linen is due in large measure
to the enormous demand for this material for
covering aeropane wings
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-04
WOUNDED Degree undertermined.,

WOUNDED degree Undertermined.)
Lieut.. William T. Williams, MUIR
ply. n. c..
Serseants.
NJ. ]. Connolly. Troy. II. Y: U. r.
McKown, Wisner, Neb.: David A.
Tuck, Richmond. Va: r. Wagner,
CLYDE. Tex; Roy w Watson, Houston,
Tex; G. Werthwein, Jersey City, N. j.;
w. T. Connolly. New Brunswick, N. J.:
Arthur @. Dobson, New York, NJ Y:
Z. n Frazer, Mooresville, Ind. f. A
Temple. Huntington, w Va; Carmen
Most. Mocanaaua. Pa: W. B. Rose
Tulsa. Okla.
Corporais.
Rodney F. Hunt, Barre. Mass: VIM.
u Vogel, Bound Brook, n. J.; John d.
Bosley. Lafayette, Tenn. w Domrzi-
ski. Chicago, ILL.,: F. P. Williams, East
Liverpool. o.
Bugler Homer Chastain. Cora Tex.
Musician NJ. visa ntos. Plymouth.
Mass.
j Cook Ray r. Wynn, Corning. Ia
PFivates.
A. 3. Amundson. Mcintosh. MINI.
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A farmer of Jersey County, Ill.,, is the inven.
tor of device with which he claims to have
caught IS bushels of grasshoppers in single
day.
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NATIONAL BANKS AND LIBERTY BONDS

NATIONAL BANKS AND LIBERTY BONDS
The Comptroller of the Currency has made an
interesting statement of the part the national
banks played in the three Liberty Loans.
He reports that $4,000, 100000, little more
than half of the aggregate of the loans passed
through national bank channels. By far the
greater part of this was absorbed by individual
subscribers On June 20 only about $500, 00O,-
900 of Liberty bonds, constituting less than 8
per cent Of their assets, were held by national
banks. At the same time the national bank
loans on Liberty bonds were only $457,000,000,
or 1-2 per cent of their assets.
These figures are taken by the Treasury De
partment to indicate that Liberty bonds have
been taken largely by individual investors and
are being held by them.
The Comptroller of the Currency has no juris-
diction over and makes no reference to the banks
of the country other than the national banks, but
it is believed that an investigation would show
that most of the other banks were equally active
in the loans.
Secretary McAdoo, in speaking of thework of
the banks for the various loans, made no distinc-
ton between national and other banks in prais-
ing their efficient assistance and cooperation,
and he has expressed the hope and belief that in
the coming loan they will continue the policy
which has been of such tremendous service to the
Treasury and the country
It is well here, however, to quote further from
Secretary McAdoo's statement regarding the
banks. :,
The loan must have the support of the people
of America. The support of the banks, great as
their support is, and welcome it u.s. and splendid
as it has been, is not enough alone to carry the
burden. The only true way to finance
this war is to sell the Liberty bonds to the
people of the United States. The more people
who buy $50 bonds, 500 bonds, $500 bonds, the
better it is for America and the more discourage
ing it is for our enemies"
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dollar is slacker-turn it into Thrift
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-04
THE coUNTRYs NEED,

There is no such thing as pacifism
now" said William Jennings Bran,
addressing Cornell university students,
and he argued for nationwide prohi-
bition on the ground that in this crisis
our country needs young men with
"clean and quick-thinl,ing brains, men
with steady nerves and muscles"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-04
LIQUID a--Ap COSTLY.

Liquid pread' is costly. Science
declares that "a man would have to
swallow daily 108 glasses of beer at
a cost of $40 to supply the amount
of proteids needed, or 50 glasses to
furnish the carbohydrates"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-04

DIR. wHIDDEN's DRUG STORE
ZOE s. PaIafox ST Phone S24
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Registry of Trained Nurses at Whits,
Pharmacy. Day Phone $50. NiRht SO