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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-08
THE COAL SITUATION.

The admonition of the fuel adj
ministration to lay in our next
winters coal. supply during the
spring and summer months is
timely. Early buying and storing
is declared to be an act as patriot
ic as the purchase of Thrift
Stamps, or the planting of a war
garden.
Coal, as we'll as wheat and Ger
tain other commodities during
these critical times, must be re-
garded in terms of international,
as well as national needs. Dis
patches from the central eastern
states declare that coal mines are
beginning TO shut down already,
because there is too much coal
on the surface and lack Of nee
essary orders to keep it moving.
In view of the experiences OF a
few months ago, when industry
was forced to curtall production
and thousands Of homes in the
congested centerS were not heat
ed because Of the shortage of fuel
To say nothing of the suffering
and worry occasloned by the sit
uation. it would seem that this
question would not require con-
slant urging to cause the CON
sumner TO act speedily.
1t has been estimated that 100
100000 ions of coal must be pro-
duced this year by the mines of
America to meet the current de-
mands. This is almost i00,O00,00O
tons in excess of the amount
mined during 1917. The Amcri-
can army in France will require
considerable percentage of tn,
greater production or 49,500,OOt
tons, according to recent est
mates.
1t is apparent that unless a ma,
jor part of the country's coal i:
moved during the summer wher
the problem of transportation j.
most easily solved, the rail
roads will face the same Difficult
ties they encountered last winter
despite the enormous climina
ton Of unnecessary haulage
which has been ordered undo
the new plan of the fuel and rail
road administrations.
Aside from the greater ease Q
Transportation during the warn
months, the mines are able t
raise greater tonnage to the sur
face. Thus the argument deyel
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-08
Seventeenth Decisive Battle
Biggest in Worlds History
BY Albert Payson Terhune.

hoastful with too much ease and
wealth and power, she had at last tried
t. inflict tyrannical rule upon all the
re st of the world. Arminius and a
band OF other so-called "barbarians"
rebelled. and they struck staggering
bow to Rome's very heart in this
battle. winning an overwhelming vic
tory and clearing the way for new
era of freedom. Here. for the first
time. Rome's tyranny was checked and
her power overthrown.
The sixth was the battle of Ch,lonu,
when the kaiser's admired forebear
Attila. met ana was routed by IL
| smaller party which had made a stand
against his attempt to overrun and en-
| slave all Europe.
The seventh was at Tours. when
France stemmed the wave of Saracen
| invasion which was threatening to en-
| gulf Europe and TO destroy the Chris
tian religion. The victory at Tours
VAS glorious triumph both for civili-
cation and for religion.
The eighth was the battle of Hast =
| irgs. when the French conquered the
| boorish and duh Saxon race Can off,
' S'Sot W WHICH was MIS-
/ governing England. This battle blazed
the way for progress and education
| ard liberty.
| The ninth was Joan of Arcs inspired
victory over the English invaders at
| Orleans, a victory which woke France
| to new national life and eventually set
her free from the yoke of serfdom.
The tenth was the route of the Span
| ish Armada. the huge fleet sent out
from Spain to destroy England and
| to wreck the work the English were
then doing for human advancement A
small British fleet, aided by a terrific
tempest, wiped out the self styled In
vincible Armada"
The eleventh was the battle of Blen-
REIN, when England and her allies
hi oke down the martial world domino =
ton which the French king. Louis
XIV. was trying to build up at hu-
mani;ys expense.
The twelfth was when Russia, at
t Fultowa. put an end to the designs of
the Swedish king. Charles XII. 10
CT nquer the world and to establish a
lr,ilitary despotism.
The thirteenth was the battle Of Sar-
atoga. the turning point of the Ameri-
can revolution. In that fight Englan d's
strongest army was forced to surrender
to the patriots, a surrender which won
us our alliance with France.
! The fourteenth was the battle of
Ealmy. There body of supposedly
tdisorganized Frenchmen conquered and
drove back a huge allied army which
was seeking to take advantage of the
| French revolution to dismember
| France.
! The fifteenth was the overthrow of
Napoleon at Waterloo, when autocratic
militarism received a death blow at
the hands of an alliance that stood for
democracy.
The battle of Gettysburg may be ac-
counted the sixteenth. as 1t marked
the turning point of the civil war and
> led to the final triumph which main
tanned the United States as one great
nation instead of several groups Of
d states. secs 49,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-08

For a week the whole world has been
waiting GREATNESS for every scrap of,
news obtainablc from the great battle.
of the west, the mightiest conflict In
all history, the battle on whose out
come hangs the fate and the future Of
civilization
This is not the first. nor the tenth,
time that the whole future of mankind
has depended on The winning or the
losing of one battle Tacticians all
agree with Sir Edward Creasy's claims
that, up TO 1851, there had been exactly
Is such world changing battles. Get,
tsharg, few years later. was &C
knowledged- as the 10th. Thus the
present battle is the 18th all-decisive
battle of the world since the dawn of
| history.
There have been bloodier and more
spectacular struggles than some of
those cited by Greasy, but none upon
| whose outcome so much depended,
Here. in brief is the list of his Eff
teen Decisive Battles" with the prob
lens and the result, for humanity, in
olved in each:
| The first was Marathon, between the
little army of Greece (which stood for
democracy and freedom and enlighten-
meno and the host of one million in
Nading Pcrsians, who We're seeking to
bind the earth to slavery and to the
wishes of Il single tyrant. The Greeks
were victorious. The Persians We're
hurled out of Greece in utter defeat.
The second was the battle of SYRIA =
hn A thn,, In 4
cant from much wealth and success
They departed from their early demo
cratic ideals and strovc to spread
broadcast n military autocracy--not
wholly unlike Germanys. \ grea,
| Athenian army invaded Syracuse. Tn.
defenders fought so heroically for lib
erty and for national independence
that the Athenians were routed. The
military do 1ineering of Athens was
wholly destroyed.
The third was the battle of Arbela
Persia, recovering from her defeat a,
Marathone had once more sought tc
rule the world and to destroy all seeds
Of progress and personal liberty. The
entire earth was in peril of subsection
from this tyrannical country. AleNan-
der the Great, with n far smaller but
far better drilled Greek army. met the
Persian hosts at Arbela, He not only
annihlated the foe, but he smashed
rtrshia's dream of world dominion
enc and for all time.
The fourth was the battle of Me-
taurus. Rome had succeeded Greece
as the standard bearer of democracy
and freedom. Carthage with power
almost as great and quite as barbaric
rs had been Pershia's) sent her fore
most general, Hannibal. to conquer the
whole known earth. Hannibal was
making a success of the bloodthirsSy
job when he FLASHED with the Roman
army of democracy at Metaurus. IL.
was there overthrown. So was Garth
ages last hope of claiming a free world
into military slavery to a tyrant
The fifth battle was fought at Teu-
toburg between the disciple of freedom
Arminius, and the Romans. Rome had
ceased to be democratic. Heavy 81
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-08
Stand Up
Time for Counting Noses
Is Here.
Roundup Tribune.

Nounoup tribune.
Held back by fear Of causing dissen-
ton in the community, there are men
who hesitate TO denounce those who
half heartedly support the government.
not daring to openly oppose vigorous
prosecution, of the war. Other good
intentioned but weak persons fear to
hurt the feelings Of German sympa.
thizers with whom they have lived in
neighhorly intimacy and SO conven-
iently close eye and ear to evidences
G. disloyalty.
The Tribune has no sympathy with
this 'y-monthed attitude. 1t be-
lieves the time has come when men
should be willing to stand up and be
counted-when actions, and not words,
should be accepted as the only true
gauge of patriotism. In this hour of
peril there is but one standard of
worth-unqualified loyalty to the
AIperican government and whole
souled support OF those entrusted with
, Its administration.
There is no room in this or any other
| American community for any other
sort of men. There is no place in bust
! ness or society for faint hearted wob-
| blers They must square their shout
ders. grid up their loins and catch
step In the procession. II il means loss
of business, then business must be lost:
! If 1t means the breaking Of friendly
ties. then friendships must be broken;
II it means the disruption Of families,
then the bonds OF relationship must be
forgotten.
| There should be no dissension in
Roundup, or in any other American
community. for the very simple reason
that necessity compels all men to take
the same side. II there are any who
refuse to go with us the whole jour-
ney. they must be cast out from among
us. Let them go where the need of
true men is less urgent. Let them
nerd together that We may know upon
whom to depend. Let us have no more
doubt as to where any man stands in
this world conflict.
| The Tribune wants neither the
friendship nor the patronage of any
man or woman who does not measure
up to the full standard of American
citizenship. and II any reader of these
, lines does not give them his full APP
! probation and support nc is at libert,
to regard them as personally hostile
to him and to all that he processes or
believes.
| Lip loyalty will not serve. Patriotic
mouthings carry no weightof convic-
! ton. Henceforth men must be judged
by what they do, not by what the,
say. The burden OF war rests on al
shoulders, and all must bear 1t. Ameri-
can boys are being killed on European
battlefields. American men at home
must furnish the money with which to
| equip and maintain our armies and aid
! our allies. Refusal to do our part is
! just as reasonable as desertion by a
! soldier on the firing line. In this re-
spect there is no difference between
! alien and native born American citi-
/ zens. and the man who Is not called to
shoulder a gun Is none the less bound
| BY duty to do his hit in other ways.
II there is a man in Roundup who
fails or is unwilling to do all that he
humanity can do. point him out. Name
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-08
"oERvlE GLOOM

Mrs. Higgins was an incurablo
grumbler She grumbied at everything
ard everyone. But at last the vicar
thought he had found something about
which she could make no complaint
the old lady's crop OF potatoes was
certainly the finest for miles around.
"Ah. for once You must be well
pleased" he said with a beamin9 smile,
rs he met her in the village street.
"Everyone's saying how splendid your
potatoes are this year." The old lady
glared at him as she answered:
They're not SO poor. But where's the
bad ones for the pigs?"-PhiladeIphi
Star,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-08
LET'S SEE HER PICTURE.

At certain church it is the invari-
able custom of the clergyman to kiss
the bride after the ceremony. A young
woman who was about to be married
IN this church did not relish the pros
pect and instructed her prospective
husband to tell the clergyman that she
did not wish him to kiss her. The
bridegroom oheyed the instructions
given,
We'll. Harry" said the young wom-
an when he appeared, did you tell the
minister that l did not wish him to
kiss me-"
Yes"
What did he say"
ale said that in that case he would
charge only half the usual fee Tit
Bits.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-08
A SAD AWAKENING,

The foreman of construction gang
was walking along his section of the
railway one day when he came upon a
iaborer fast asleep in the shade of a
fence Eyeing the man with a stern
smile, he said:
shape on, We idle spalpeen. slape on.
So long as we slape we've got n job.
but when We wake up ye're out Of
MurEh! The Youths Companion,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-08
Talk Of tie Te,g,s
Service Fssg Wins
Genuine Admiration,

No patriotic display which Missoula
has made since the beginning oe tho
war has aroused greater admiration Dc
more loyal spirit than the. coNnty.s
service flag. which swung over HigGins
avenue at the north end OF the bridto
yesterday has inspired.
The immense banner. floating gently
in yesterdays sunlight. caught tie
eyes Of all who walked or rode ON the
avenue. Little groups stood near Il
all day. counting the stars and dis.
c,issing the service they represent.
1t had been presumed that the flags
chief value would be as a reminder OF
these war years, but It Il serving a
useful purpose already. making Mis-
soula realize her part in the war and
stimulating the patriotism Of all be-
holders. sH.-,..,.--
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-08
THE BULL IN JOkNNlE,'

a Tommie was standing kneedeep in
mud and water in the trenches
Are you a corporal" asked a man
approaching.
No, my deah fellow, I think I'm a
blooming buirush."-Judge.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-08

him. and then drive him out OF the
city. He is no longer entitled to the
privilege Of citizenship and has for
feited biz xs4ht to peosecltea pnaer tie
goveruWea9 be win not sSaeeetS
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-08
NOTHING EXCEPTED.

Anxious Wife-"Everything is Kolnk
ul these days."
Sick Husband-~Yes. can feel even
my temperature rising."-Baltimore
American.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-08

"Bolshevikism." remarked the Man
tn the car. lis theory set to the music
OF nocturnal cats out Of tune on .
foggy night.-Toledo Blade. !
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-08
Sunshine Draws Hundreds
Out Into Country.


Where the deuce have you put my
steel rod?" .&t
Nav. do you know where my
ketcher's' mitt is"'
Have you seen my white shoea?'
Missoula mothers were bombarded
with questions like these all day yes.
terday. Father turned the house in.
side out in search of his fishing outfit.
Johnny wanted to inaugurate the base.
ball season, and didn't know where he
had misplaced his glove and bat and
ball. Sister dragged out summer
clothes for the occasion.
The day gave Missoula the first real
taste Of spring. A clear. blue sky and
warm sunshine emptied all houses and
put the whole city out OF doors. Those
who had automobiles whirled away for
the Bitter Root or the Blackfoot: 9th.
ers hiked to Greenough park. where
spring is just beginning to manifest
herself. or strolled about town. No
one stayed at home. No one. that Il,
save mothers, whom the revolutionary
effects of the first day Of spring left
quite exhausted.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-08
Mareh Songs Take Place
Of 0aotime II Army.


It's no longer ragtime for the army.
It's march time. The choruses 70
popular songs are to be sung n march
time in the Y. NJ. c. A. buildings at
cantonments ind military posts In tho
future, so that the men when they
march may sing. It Is another step In
creating a great singing army. one that
can find enjoyment In marching to
their own songs. ~
Every soldier IL urged to learn the
first and last verses OF THE star
Spangled Banner and all the verses Of
America" Two national hymns 70
be emphasized are "Battle Hymn Of tho
Republic and the "Marseillaise." Four
folk songs agreed upon are "Old Black
Joe" "Old Folks at Home my Ken.
tucy Home" and Roll! Jordon. Roll"
Here are the popular songs In the
national repertoire: Its Long Way
to Berlin" Joan Of Arc" Long Boy"
Great Red Dawn" There's q Lone.
Long Trail Pack Up Your Troubles"
1.-THE Ladies' Who Fought and won.''
"Going Back Home" and Il May Be
Gone for Long, Long Time." E"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-04
BY EDWINt

cut cut the picture on all four sides.
Then carefully fold dotted line its
entire iepgth. Then dotted f1no 2. and
30 on. Fold each sNtion underneath.
accurately. When completed turn over
D nd YOU II hnd surprising result. Save
the pictures.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-04
MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME

OKLAHOMA county has struck It's stride in the matter
- Of purchasing war saving, stamps, and Is now taking
II, regular quota OF those first aids to liberty. For that
we should hold our heads a little higher, and even point
with pride occasionally. Such investment, as We have
frequently reiterated, is a help to the county, the city and
the individual as well as TO the nation, TO help which is
the primary purpose Of such a loan, and this patriotic
the country makes. When one can save money and also
help save the cause Of human liberty, there is no occasion
for hesitation, and the momentum already gained should
carry US farther.
II should carry Is above the quota set for two reasons,
and possibly several others. In the first place, the stamps
continue to be a most desirable security for the small in
weston, encouraging thrift with absolute safety and ade-
auate interest. Secondly, there is the fact that there is a
shortage in the past to overcome. For a time there was
hesitancy and the thrift stamps didn't sell as rapidly as they
should. The county dropped behind in its quota, and that
lost time should be made up. Let il never be said, after
this struggle is over, that our people were delinquent in
their duty 10 their country,
And, despite the profits and security, purchasing thrift
stamps Is first Of all a duty. This is our war, and the
one who doesn't help as best he can in winning il is shirk-
ing his duty to Just that extent. Strikers and slackers
are not popular now, and will become more unpopular as
The strain OF conflict increases. You will not want II
said later that you belonged to either class that through
failed to do your best when your best was needed as
never before. To avoid SUCH aSpersion, increase thrift
stamp purchases If you can, and get others to do likewise,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-04
the Waste and Win the War"
OUR MILLIoN.DoLLAR GARDENS.

EVIDENTLY the garden campaign in Oklahoma City is
going strong, when c. II. Donart, It's guide and mentor
estimates the output at a million dollars worth Of food
stuifs for the season. That was the goal set when the
seed catalogues we're consulted last winter, and tentative
plans for the campaign formulated. A million dollars
worth OF home grown vegetables should go far toward re-
dueing grocery bills and feeding the hungry within our
gates. And this is the year when food production Is more
important than ever before, making the man with the hoe
. hero In his modest and safe and sane way.
But, while the outlook is excellent, we must not forget
that il is a promise still and that the million dollars hasn't
been collected. The garden sass /, still in embryo form
for the most part, and steady and intelligent work will
be needed to make the promise a reality. With an extra
hour Of daylight to The good, there should be time enough
for the necessary labor, and only the will to work is es-
sential to success, providing the weather man treats US
kindly through the summer months. II il important,
therefore, that the good start made shall cause no inten-
sive town farmer TO rest on his laurels or loaf on the job.
Keep evcrlastingly at II until the frost is on the pumpkin
and other scenery next fall, and this pleasing prophecy Of
the garden director will come true.
Indeed, II might be possible to improve on this early
estimate, and produce more than a million dollars worth.
Il coyld be done with a favorable season, and everyone
showing industry and endurance. Food prices arc such
that II doesn't take as much to be worth a million as in the
cheap days OF old, However, some will weaken when the
sultry summer days make garden work something like a
Turkish bath and the lettuce Is wilted before being served
There are always some like that, but II those who have the
Stamina to see II through will keep pegging away, the
ihortage may be overcome and great will be their reward
,ext winter.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-04
AN OUTLAW SCHOOL BOARD.

CCHooL strike, usually seem the silly efforts Of i'm.
- pulsive youth, and get little support from those Of ma
.ufe years and better judgment But II isn't strange that
ninety percent Of The patrons OF the consolidated school
near Luther, Okla, are backing the pupils in their effort
to enforce the new time schedule, nor that the teachers
are in sympathy with the striking students, The school
board is absolutely wrong, and Is ignoring a law Of the
land, for that is what this new time regulation is More
over, the school board is unpatriotie. The daylight-say-
ing law was passed as a war measure, and as such deserves
to be observed by ali who wish to prove their patriotism
All industries and most individuals have adjusted them
selves to the change, and willingly made such sacrifices
as are entailed by early rising and change Of schedules
Most Of the people are patriotic, and willing to do what
they can to help.
But a puny rural school board chooses 10 defy the gov
eminent, and should forfeit their petty offices for they
effort. Such, men have no proper place in directing the
educational affairs Of this state or any part Of II, even
in a small way. Patriotism should be taught IN every
school, and a school canno, be as patriotic as It should
Il those who guide It's destinies are Of uncertain loyalty.
Defying the government at a time like this is not a matter
to be lightly undertaken, and il is a pity that more drastic
punishment than removal from office cannot be applied
TO such offenders.
OF course the school children will win their strike,
for the county superintendent, under whose authority the
striking school belongs, has announced that,, but such a
victory doesn't excuse the conduct Of the school board.
Their action should be branded to the world as what II
is: Defiance Of the nations law, and obstruction to a plan
considered helpful to the country.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-04
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OUT IN THE COUNTRY.

I ET'S seek the rural regions,
pastures let us stray, where cos
calves, in %legions, and highces1
lambkins play. Now spring with floYI
is wreathing the landscape everywA@
and there's no charge for breathing |
wholesome country air. The couufry
enchanting upon a smiling morn, vii
husbandmen are planting two-bopeS|
bushel corn my thoughts | cannot ut(
as | 40 drilling round, where wives l
making butter that brings six bits
pound. The nights are growing short
the bright days longer grow, and hid
once worth a quarter, now bring q bl|
a throw. Where crystal streams
flowing, I see the cattle browse:
laughing maids are going, to milk.
spangled cows. l say, ooh, griSl
hollow, I'll have some milk, | thin
They say, "All you can swallow,
twenty cents a drink" Where sunbea|
lightly culver upon the wooded flad
drink the brawling r%iver-there ISL
charge for that The signing zephj
bring me the song of babbling riff; 4
bees come up and sting me, and id
present a bill. Let's seek the ri
males, the lane and lonesome pike sd
things are cheap as blazes-the elima
and the like.