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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03

victim, he could see the room be-
hind him, he could see the hall
with the other guard running
along it; he knew somehow that
there was a pistol in the belt of the
man who lay at his feet, and. with
out conscious will of his own, his
hand found it and .jcrked it out.
That other figure had reached
the threshold, and Dan was con-
scious oil his red face and staring
eyes and open mouth. He was
conscious OF a hairy hand closing
on a pistol butt, and, again with
out willing it, he jerked his WI
hand up and fired y * *
And the next moment. with one
arm about kasia, he threw back
the bolts of the front door, flung
it open, and fled down the steps
INTO the street:
That was all Dan ever reme,n-
bcred OF those fierce instants.
They appeared to him afterwards
as a series OF tableaux, each stand
ing distinctly by itself, uncon-
nected with the past OF with the
future, and he felt himself to be.
not AN actor in them, but a puppet
moved by wires. 1t was as though
his brain had leaped from n
mountain top to another, across in
tervening valleys buried in fog.
But the instant his feet touched
the pavement, the instant the fight
was won, his will asserted itself
and his brain began again to work
commercially. And the first thing
he remembered doing was holding
up his hand and staring at it,
astonished that it did not hold a
pistol. He had no recollection of
having dropped it.
I'VE must get help!" Kasia
painted. my father is there!"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
xxx.
THE ESCAPE.

That evening remains in Dan
Webster memory as the most
crowded and most glorious of his
life. Its supreme moment was
when kasia Ward gave herself in
to his arms and raised her lips to
his in confession and surrender.
and it left them both dazzled and
breathless; but at last they we're
able to speak coherently.
$50 you are a prisoner, too?"
Dan asked.
Eyes,
81 suspected it. How splendid
that | have found you!!'
lit was silly of me to be fright
ened-l might have known it was
you.'
How could you have known?'
l., Admiral Pachmarin told me he
had set a trap for YOU"
Dan glanced about the room
quickly.
They must not know | am
here, he said, lowering his voice.
kasia sprang to the switch and
snapped out the lights. Then she
took him by the hand and led him
to a couch in corner of the
room.
s'If we sit here" she said, "and
speak very lows no one can hear
US"
They sat down, but some mo-
ments passed before the conversa-
ton was resumed.
Now we must be sensible" she
said, drawing away from him.
They may go into your room at
amy moment, or come i'm HERE
'That s true" Dan agreed. And
then he remembered. .s:Kasia,''
he said, hoarscly, ''some one stole
the box, after all!n'
He heard her quick gasp of dis
may.
Mot Pachman!' she cried.
No. not Pachmam; | don't
know who it could have been UNI
less it was that fellow Chevrial,s =
and he rapidly told her the whole
story. 81 know | was an awful
chump to let Chevrial put it over.
me like that" he concluded.
Once we re out of here, I'm 60
ing to scour New York for him"
Don't take it so to hearth she
protested, pressing his hand. cit
WASH t any fault Of yours; and be-
sides it doesn't matter so much.
since it wasn't Pachmann. Per-
haps we can get it back-if we
can t, why father will make an
other! Come" she added, rising,
1.-THE first thing is to escape. Can
we get over the WALTZ"
1T looked pretty formidable:
but | don't e what else we can
do. We can't fight IL way out
l haven't anything to fight with
mo; that is too dangerous
agreed kasia, quickly. There's a
regular giant of a mar on guard
out there
Two of them,, said Dan. 81
was an infant in their hands. Did
you hear me smashing things?
There ism t much of the furniture
left in that room upstairs-and it
did me good!"
81 did some smashing myself
laughed Kasia; there are the
pieces Of q chair over there by the
wall"
Dan laughed in sympathy, with
a heart surprisingly light. After
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03
Statue to Ervatt.

London.-CBy Mail.)-A striking
marble memorial to Captain Fryatt. the
merchant ship captain who was exc
cuted by the Germans. has Just been
erected in London. An inscription re-
cords merely that it is the gift of "neu-
trail admirers of his brave onduc and
heroic DEATH The cost was contributed
by the Netherlands section of the
League of Neutral States.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-03

Reports that tho Pacific Coast
league would not continue the o.ms
next season have been indignsntIv
Denied by Allan I. Baum, president
q the organization. Baum declares
tnnt baseball on the coast 10 In az.
'cellsnt shape and that though there
are pr,oble!ue 70 b dealt with there
- no doubt HHat they will be worked
cut suece:stully. Baum has roasted
use pesstmtsts who regard the
chances Of minor league baseball
aext season with gloom.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
Talk of the Tolu,1
They Should Have Given Her
nThat Book With Printing in H.

|, "There are many queer and funny
things which happen here in the IL
tbrary, during the day." said one of the
librarians in the citys library yester-
day, land there are many which are
not M funny or queer as they are ex-
aanerating. Many of the youngsters
wis come for DUUJkg have some very
original names for the stories which
they want, and usually these names are
conical. At other times some Of the
older people make amazing requests of
the same nature.
"Just a few days ago woman came
in and asked for See Some More Lilies
After moments questioning we
found out that the book she wished
was Sesame and Lilies
"But yesterday woman came In.
marched up to the counter, and said
that she wanted the book with q red
back, black covers, and red corners
which she bad last night She did not
know the name OF the book or the au-
thor but she0couldn't se9 what differ
ence that made. She was quite put out
because we could not grant her wish.
She didn't know that all OF our re-
bound books have red backs and black
covers"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
WE MUST RAISE BEETS.

In response to an appeal from
the government, the beet sugar
companies have made flat rate
Of $40 a ton for sugar beets of
this years. crop. The obvious
purpose is to arouse the farmers
to the necessity of greater pro-
duction Of sugar, and thus the
appeal OF the government is,
primarily, to the farmers them
selves. This is a patriotic call Of
the highest Importance and yet
the farmers are not asked to fore
go profits or to make special
sacrifices. With an average yield
Of twelve tons to the acre, and, in
some instances, fourteen, t h G
raising Of sugar beets should
prove very profitable business.
We cannot think that the farm
ers OF western Montana will be
~less. patriotic than those of Colo
RADIO and Wyoming, who have
responded splendidly to the APP
peal OF the government, and will
break all records this year, in
raising bcets.
The need Of sugar for our allies,
our armies, and for ourselves will
be very great. In France there
are but twenty sugar factories in
operation, where there were 2i0
before the war. We can imagine
no disgrace that would hurt more
than the failure to meet this de-
nland. We have the soil, a great
factory that is doing its utmost to
build up this industry, and will do
everything to aid the farmers. All
that is lacking will be the patriot
ic willingness of the farmers to
do their utmost, and we feel as
snred that in this respect, there
will be no blot on The splendid
war escutcheon of Montana to
This date.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
PUSH THE LOAN.

The third Liberty loan drive is
on, and it must be put over with
All the energy, speed and loyalty
that our citizens can summon.
Money must be had and the
people must furnish it: otherwise
the big German drive in France
will continue straight ahead
across the Atlantic ocean into our
own Uuited States of America.
Fancy then, how we Americans
would kick ourselves for our stu
pid, selfish indifference and utter
lack of realization as to the mean
ing of this war. That, however,
ought not to be necessary to inn
press us with the seriousness OF
things and the necessity for very
prompt and general action in fur
nishing the loan that is asked by
the government.
Every citizen of Missonla coln-
tn must search his heart and his
pocketbook the coming week and
strain to the utmost for full per-
Torrance of his duty.
A meeting will be held this af-
ternOOn at the MissOula theatre
TO cheer the cause on. Good
speakers will be heard, the COM
munity chorus will be there, and
il is hoped there will be general,
concerted effort to inaugurate this
movement with the right spirit, so
that it will go rapidly ahead on
It's own momentum. This can be
done only, if everyone takes the
duty to his or her home.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
Library Clipping File
Covers World War.

One of the wonderful and valuable
departments that is being developed In
Missoula, step by step with the world
war, is the clipping file at the Missoa'a
public library. An expert. Miss Janet
Num-, who has worked in the New
York state library and in the Spokane
CITY library with notable success, goes
OK err Il or Is of the leading daily news
papers each morning. selecting such
articles and illustrations as will be OF
interest to patrons of the reference de-
ma rtment, this month and % years
from now. Miss Num- does the same
service with weekly and monthly
papers and with the many public bull
letins. She catalogues and files the
clippings in disable form for citizens
who want to know Of world affairs;
for students who have to write themes
to satisfy Unsuitable instructors and for
coming historians and novelists. Miss
Num- has material upon The Ameri-
lcan Expeiitionary Force" upon RE
| lief work" women in the War"
Forecasts of Results" "Reconstruc-
lticn;" e-education Of Disabled Sol
diers," and upon a long list OF topics,
too many to name in this writing. but
mot too many to render Missoula read
serx an inestimable inspiration.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
RAISING FOOD AT HOME.

II should be understood at the
outset, that any movement to in
crease the food supply from the
gardens, to conserve food and to
lpreserve il by canning can sue
coed only by the closest organiza-
ton, and the cooperation and
enthusiasm of all Of the people
of the community.
There is nothing TO be had in
sporadic gardening. If labor is
to be hired, there is an actual loss.
If we are to get results, we must
work together on large scale.
The Chamber of Commerce, the
Women's Council of Defense and
our new school gardener can
plan, organize and do much, but
the actual work must be done by
the men and women of the com
mnnity, themselves, and the boys
and girls who will work effective
ly only under organized direction.
OF course, we should profit by
the experiences of last year. We
know now that we did not get
into the work Fundamentally.
Some of the gardens in the vacant
lots were sadly neglected before
the summer was half advanced.
Every available bit of space
should be cultivated intelligently,
and later the canning should be
done under some form Of coop
Grafton.
Who, for instance, knows now
whether there will be a supply of
cans when the vegetables are
ready for the market? There is
no sancr, or more effective form
lof war work at home than in
creasing the food supply, and
there are few people in Missoula
who cannot aid in this work. Let
lcvcryone take hand.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
Homely Girls Most Efficient I
Workers---C Champion Tells Why

about the time they have acquired ex-
pc rience they leave to get married.
The lure OF the uniform is SO strong
just now that it must be particularly
difficult to keep employed a young,
pretty, unmarried girl. On the other
hand, there are many slightly Older
women, the wives and relatives of SOL
diers, who are being forced into en-
ployment. There are other mature
women whose regular work, Is some
sort OF luxury trade smashed up by the
war. Why not give these women n
chance in the factories, offices and in
our own kitchens?"
Then how much less distracting
to the male workers In an office Is
the presence of plain young woman
instead of a rose and gold blonde
suggested to Mrs. Gabriel. when the
latter passes down through n row Of
desks to the water cooler every man
in the place must waste at least a
minute lifting his head to look. But
surely you don't tell the plain women
whom you place in positions that it
is their lack of pulchritude which is
getting them the jobs?" i
II wouldn't be so cruel and untacts
full" Mrs. Gabriel protested indig-
nantly. For that matter, every WON
an has something attractive about hen
l simply believe that the woman who
has to win her way in the world by
something besides her face qualifica-
tons Is likely to prove a more efficient
and purposeful worker than the pretty
empty headed little creature And
after all, when an employer hires a
typist, a factory hand or a cook, he If
not selecting "a window decoration" !;
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
Preachers Too Popular
To 30 Neishbors.

did you ever live next door to
predcher?. It is a strain upon Chris
tan forbearance." So spoke the man
who resides on one corner o. Scuta
Sixth street. east and Gerald avenue.
."Yes," he continued, "Onr neiehoor
astor is so wonderfully attractive. All
Ahe lonesome dogs and stray cas- come
10 his door. A long line OF cooling
brides and grooms may be seen carr :,
ing official documents that look Ike
licenses and green bills that look like
wedding fees. Then come the doves
and the robins and the pigeons. The
last to come to this pastors house 10
a woodpecker. We hear 1t knocking
and rush to the front door to let IN
our guests. Then We discover one
more of Gods wild creatures that mas
been attracted by the good grace OIL
the preacher. who lives next door.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
Strong Man Develops One
and One Half H. p.

Interesting attempts have been made
to determine the maximum external
power capable Of development by men
OF good physical endowment. Tests
have been made by racing strong
youths up flights Of stairs. Their
weights, the heights ascended and the
seconds spent In the ascents have
been measured. FROM these figures
the amount OF work accomplished has
been computed. says Popular Mechan-
ice.
One fellow. the best athlete In the
group. weighed 1853 pounds at the
time of recent experiment. In six
seconds. from standing start, he
raised himself to height Of 1855
feet. His. average power was thus
sl2.33 pounds-feet per second. or the
equivalent Of is horse power. This
result was attained without special
training.
Experiments have been made In Diff
ferent places and II has been found
that the inclination Of q stairway.
within the limits OF ga degrees and
3s.4 degrees. has no appreciate effect
on the results. Up to 1912 feet the
generation of energy accelerates rap
idly. but after that point the increase
is not SO great. The greatest efficiency
is obtained on a course reaching to .
height OF about 20 feet. The effect Of
fatigue is noticeable when far greater
| heights are attempted. -I
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
NOT ENCOURAGING.

Even in the stress of war the
people should not overlook the
importance of studying the work
ings of the government operation
of the railroads. 1t is the
mightiest experiment of the gov
ernment undertaken since the
foundation Of the Republic, but
unless the people keep them
selves informed of the actual re-
suits of this great change that is
quietly under way, they will he
unable to reach q satisfactory de-
cision as to the success or failure
OF it later, when the necessity as
q war measure no longer exists.
We need hardly say that with
respect to service to the people
the government operation of the
roads marks a thorough retro
gression. Train schedules have
been cut i'll most parts of the
country and shippers are working
under great disadvantages. If this
loss of service is made necessar,
to increas0energy in the prosecn.
ton Of the war, there will be M
just complaint. We, must conccn
trate all things TO the winning o
the war and make all necessar,
sacrifices.
On the other hand, we are in
formed that for the first time i
many years, in January, the frs
month Of government control, tn
railroads were operated at
Ios1nd nearly $1,000, 900 as again.
apfoflt Of S67 COO. 600 for the SAN
m6llth Of 1917. While the iigur,
for the past three months are n
at hand, the results indicate tn
sllizoss q better record is mad
NJ government will lose mon,
= compensating the railroads /
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
rs Years Ago
What Missoula Was Doing
on This Date in 1898.

A. ]. Urlin, c. w. Lombard and J. +.
Reinhard We're today selected as a
jury commission. which is to select
trial jurors for the coming terms OF
court
II. Kohn has received n letter OF ac-
ccptance from the Honorable Mas
sena Billiard of Helena to deliver the
Grafton at the odd Fellows 'aaniver-
sary in this city on April 2S.
Ex-clerk Bogart. who has the cons
tract for transcribing the Flathead
county records, began his job last eve
ming. doing the work at night. He Is
assisted by c. A. Gray and l.. j.
Warner 1t is calculated that the job
will last for five months.
The commissioners of Ravalli and
Missoula counties will meet in joint
session at the courthouse tomorrow
for the purpose of ascertaining the
proportion OF the indebtedness of Mis-
soula county to be assumed by Raw
ALI. The commission consists Of Ma
| rion. Kline and Pierce for Missouia
Johnson, AIittower and Williams fos
Ravalli and Honorable Horace r. Buck
| OF Helena
! The legal lights played a star en-
Eagement at the courthouse yester-
day and last night. and throughout the
entire session of the district court tbs
spacious apartment Of justice wal
crowded to the doors listening to argu.
ments pro and con of Attorneys Mar.
shall. Mcconnell. Smith and Wood il
the celehrated England Va Kennedl
trial.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
1.-THE basis of their average earn
|ings Of the past three years.
Since Mr.. McAdnn has used the

lJnc udSls VI tIlcII dNCI0SC GuA
|ings Of the past three years.
Since Mr.. McAdoo has used the
axe vigorously on expenses, the
public will not find it easy to I'M
derstand the loss in net earnings,
even though the heavy winter
billiards interfered with the traf-
fic. Billiards are not novelties in
this country.
The mail service belongs cs-
sentially to the field of public
ownership, as a matter of protec-
ton to the people. Nobody would
consent to the carrying of the
mails by a corporation which
would have access to communica-
tons of all sorts. For generations
there have been heavy deficits in
the postoffice department, which
of course are made up by taxation
in some form.
The matter of taxation to make
up the deficit in the management
of the railroads, however, is a far
more serious matter. We do not
think that the case of public own
ership will be benefited, if the
people are compelled to pay the
deficit Of government operation
where none existed before.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
TX. Meanwhile the Neutrals Wait and Sees Stockholm
August. 1915.


have to the and letters that they signed
this business minimum in eepng with what their believed
month. H..
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looked Swedish
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
Highest Telephone Line
Is in Colorado

Engineers of the Mountain States
Telephone and Telegraph company
have installed what they believe to be
the highest telephone service in the
world. says the Electrical Experiment
er. On the Denver eadville toll route
the company has constructed the Sec
ton Of the line that crosses Argentine
Pass at an altitude Of 1880 feet. The
newly-built section II only one and
three -tenths miles in length. and II II
estimated that the cost OF construc.
ton was more than tl2,0OV.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
FOR YOU, MOTHER
I'm going across for you. Mother.

I'm going across for you. Mother,
I'm going across for you
You never thought when I was kid
And played at soldiers, too.
And drew my little tin saber out
To capture pirate crew.
That I would ever a soldier be
So far away from you.
But I'm going across for you, Mother.
I'm going across for you.
I'm going across for you. Mother.
I'm going across for YOU
The Germans talk of their Fatheriand.
| love my Father, too.
But Motherland It is to me
Whenever l think Of you;
You gave me life, you gave me heart,
And / give them both to you,
For I'm going across for you. Mother,
I'm going across for you.
I'm going across for you. Mother.
I'm going across for you
To you the Hun shall never come
To do what he can do.
I think of Belgium. think of France.
of submarine. Zeppelin, too,
OF the women and children who went
Il
to death
With the Iusitania's crew,
So I'm going across for you. Mother.
I'm going across for you.
| I'm going across for you. Mother.
I'm going across for you
And day and night I'll dream OF home
Until my dreams come true.
And In my heart meath the midday sun
And Under the starlight dew
There'll be an echo Of your prayers,
For I'll be praying for you.
I'm going across for you Mother,
I'm going across for you.
| I'm coming back to you. Mother,
| I'm coming back to YOU
And won't We laugh at my little tin
| sword
| And the things I used to do?
And your baby. just think. veteran
with maybe medal or Awo)
And the Prince Of Peace, yes. Christ
win bless the earth anew.
Himaelf
And I'm coming back to you, Mother.
I'm coming back to you.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14

"The situation is undoubtedly
unpleasant" said Major-Gcneral
Maurice. Quite British, that re-
mark and characteristic Of race
whose indomitable resistance lies
within careful reserve. No spill
ing of foolish words or display of
emotions with those people, no
matter how grave may be the
crisis.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14

Do your bit for the community
by catching dog poisoner and
having caught him, see that he
does not get away before he suf-
fers punishment that will remind
us of the things the Huns did to
the Bclgians.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14

They are seeing things in Butte
again. One of the hardships of
the hour is the uncertain effect of
these substitutes for the liquor
that gentlemen We're accustomed
to drink bcfoh' the wah'.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14

Are you smoking too much,
walking from one room to the
other, looking out of the windows
and talking in monosyllables? Do
not be alarmed. You are but one
of the many who are getting ner-
vous while awaiting the grand
rush by General Flush.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14

Little Holland should console
herself with the thought that the
Huns would have taken her ships
on the other side anyway, if we
had not beaten them to it at our
end. Besides, the Huns would
have kept them.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14

We are to have the circus, las
usual" providing the cruel Huns
guns do not shoot across the At
lantic and Kill the children before
the season opens.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14

The kaiser's Colt protects those
who protect themselves. If you
do not believe it, how do you ex-
plain the charmed lives of the
kaiser's six sons?
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14

To paraphrase General Haig,
we would like to see a lot of Huns
IN this country with their backs
to the firing wall.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14

The last Liberty Bond may
catch the last Hun with his foot
of first base. You never can tell.