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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-24
GOSH

Old Lady--Tut, tut Do you know
what becoaes Of little boys who tell
Abs?
Willie Hibrow Jagged five)--Oh, that
Is an optional matter with the boys
parents. Some are foolishly threat
ened with eternal damnation corporal
punishment is inflicted on some: 9th
ers are lncarcerated for short periods
Of time in cellars, sheds and closets or
are Inundated by being put prema-
turely to bed. Others are subjected to
a course of light mental gymnastics
containing smatterlng child psychol-
ogy, psychopathy, psychomancy, often
times with an element of alectryo'
nancy of dactyliomancy. After ALL the
question is one of belief I'm or
against a personal devil. Personally,
+
(But the good old lady was gnsping
for breath.)
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-24

single unpleasant thought of what
may follow. EATONIC Tablets, good
tasting, quick acting, and absolutely
harmless, have already proven an un-
told blessing to thousands of people.
One or two EAToNIC Tablets after
meals work wonders. They sweetsn
and purify the stomach by neutralig-
ing the trouble-making acids and gases
and stop the gripping pains of indiges-
ton and other stomach and bowel
disturbances.
And the best part OF it is-you can
be your own judge. Just try EATONIC,
Let your own stomach tell you the
truth. II you are not pleased then
they don't cost you one penny.
Druggists are amazed at the aston.
ishing reports from EAT0NIC users.
who have found EAT0NIC a quick,
wonderful relief for stomach ailments.
So we tell you TO get q large box OF
EAT0NIC from your druggist, whom
you know and can trust, and then
II RAT0NIo Ia not suited 10 your case.
return IL 10 your druggist ut once and gee
back your money. That's q fair, square
offer Every person IL urged 10 make the
test, Let your own stomach tell you tha
truth. 30 start using KAToNI0 today. L..
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-24

About two in the morning I was
awakened by some one shaking me by
the shoulder. Opening my eyes saw
a regimental sergeant major bending
over me. He had lighted lantern In
his right hand. | started TO ask him
what was the matter when he put his
finger to his lips for silerce and whis-
pered;
Get on your equipment, and, with
out any noise, come with me-
This greatly mystiied me, hut l
obeyed his order.
Outside of the billet, ! asked him
what was up, but he shut me up with:
Don't ask questions, it's against or
ders. don't know myself"
1t was raining like the mischief
We splashed along a muddy road for
about fifteen minutes, finally stopping
at the entrance of what must have
been an old barn. In the darkness I
could hear pigs grunting, as If they
had just been disturbed. In front OF
the door stood an officer in mack
(mackintoshl. The II. S. M. went up
to him, whispered something, and then
left. This officer called TO me, asked
my name, number and regiment, at the
same time, In the light of lantern he
was holding, making q notation in a
little book
When he had finished writing, he
whispered:
go into that billet and wait orders,
and no talking. Understand"
/ stumbled into the barn and sat on
the floor in the darkness. | could see
no one, but could hear men breathing
and moving; they seemed nervous and
restless. know | was.
During my wait, three other men
entered. Then the officer poked his
head In the door and ordered
Fall In, outside the billet, In single
rank"
We fell In, standing at ease. Then
he commanded:
squad Shun NuInDeF!
There were twelve of us.
"Right-Turn Left-Wheel Quicl
March p And away we went. The
rain was trucking down my back and
| was shivering from the cold.
With the officer leading, we must
have marched over an hour, blowing
through the mud and occasionally
stumbling into shell hole in the road
when suddenly the officer made lief.
wheel, and we found ourselves in sor
of enclosed courtyard.
The dawn was breaking and the
rain had ceased.
In front of us were four stacks OF
rifles, three to stack.
The officer brought us to attention
and gave the order to unple arms. We
each took a rife. Giving us "Stand al
ease,' in a nervous and shaky voice
he informed
Men, you are here on q very solemn
duty. You have been selected as Q
firing squad for the execution of sol
der, who, having been found guilty
of grievous crime against king and
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-24
Empey, in the next Install
ment, tells the gripping story Of
a coward" whose streak Of yell
low turned white.
GRO BE CoNTTNuED)


II was holiday week but mother
and child had managed somehow to
get a whole seat on the car Sudden
" the little girl slid off the seat, and
facing her mother, cried out, with
anguish in her childish voice: "Oh
mother, forgot to git anything fer
teacher"
"Well. what Nv it7" the mother an
swered tartly. "She didn't git nuthln'
fer you" and she sat the child down
hard on the seat, partly TO keep the
woman in the aisle from taking any
privileges, and partly, perhaps 10 i'm
press on the child the Christmas spirit
as she saw It.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-24

stumble, he would turn the air blue.
A certain section OF our trenches
was held by the Royal irish rifles. For
several days very strong rumor went
the rounds that German spy was In
our midst. This spy was supposed to
be dressed In the uniform of British
staff officer. Several stories had been
told about an officer wearing red
band around his cap, who patroled the
front-line and communication trenches
asking suspicious questions as to loca-
ton of batteries, machlne-gun emplace-
ments, and trench mortars. II shell
dropped In battery, on machine gun
or even near a dugout, this spy was
blamed.
The rumor gained such strength that
an order was issued for all troops to
Immediately place under arrest anyone
answering to the description Of the
spy
Atwell and I were on the qui vive.
We constantly patrolled the trenches
at night, and even In the day, but the
spy always eluded us.
One day while in communication
trench, we were Mortified to see our
brigadier general, Old Pepper, being
brought down it by big private of the
Royal Irish rifles. The general was
walking in front, and the private with
fixed bayonet was following in the
rear.
We saluted as the general passed us.
The Irishman had broad grin ON his
face and we could scarcely believe our
eyes-the general was under arrest.
After passing few feet beyond us, the
general turned, and said in a wrathful
voice to Atwell:
TELL this d--n fool who am. He's
arrested me as spy"
Atwell was speechless. The sentry
butted In with
"None O. that gassin' out O you.
Back to headquarters you goes, Mr..
Fritz. Open that face O. yours again,
an I'll dent in your napper with the
butt O. me rifle"
The generals face was a sight to be-
hold. He was fairly boiling over with
rage, but he shut up.
Atwel tried to get in front of the
sentry to explain to him that 1t really
was the general he had under arrest.
but the sentry threatened to run his
bayonet through him, and would have
done it, too. SO Atwell stepped aside,
and remained silent. | was nearly
bursting with suppressed laughter One
word and would have exploded. 1t
Is not exactly diplomatic to laugh at
your general in such a predicament.
The sentry and his prisoner arrived
at brigade headquarters with disas-
trous results to the sentry.
The joke was that the general had
personally issued the order for the
spy's arrest. 1t was a habit Of the gen.
eral to walk through the trenches on
rounds Of inspection, unattended by
any of his staff. The Irishman, being
new In the regiment, had never seen
the general before, so when he came
across him alone in a communication
trench, he promptly put him under ar
rest. Brlgadier generals wear red
band around their caps.
Next day we passed the Irishman
tied to the wheel of timber, the be-
ginning of his sentence of twenty-one
days, field punishment No. 1. Never
before have ! seen such a woebegone
expression ON mans face
For several days, Atwell and made
ourselves scarce around brigade head
quarters. We did not want to meet
the general.
The spy was never caught
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-24

country, has been regularly and duly
tried and sentenced to be shot at 3 :2S
a. IN. this date. This sentence has been
approved by the reviewing authority
and ordered carried out. 1t is our duty
to carry ON with the sentence of the
court.
"There are twelve rifles, one Of
which contains a blank cartridge, the
other eleven containing ball cartridges.
Every man Is expected to do his duty
and fire to kill. Take your orders from
me. Squad-'Shun !"
We came to attention. Then he left
My heart was of lead and my knees
shook.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-24

Mrs. Dubwaite and Mrs. Twobble
seem to be on friendly terms.
eyes, indeed. They've been that
way for number Of years"
How do you account for the fact
they never fall out, as most women do
sooner or laterr
"Well, their husbands incomes are
Identical; both are passably good
looking; they have about the same
amount Of money to spend for clothes,
Injuries and amusements, and there
are neither children nor poodles to stir
up strife In fact, they'd have hard
time finding something to squabble
about. Birmingham Age-Herald.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-24
Corn Flour OUTPUT.

II is estimated that during the last
10 months the output of corn flour has
increased 500 per cent. There Is now
enough cornmeal being turned out tc
care for all demands in the United
States. The remarkable increase In
output, which is certain to become
greater each succeeding month, is due
In considerable part to the conversion
of much wheat-milling machinery into
committing machinery.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-24
CHAPTER XIV.
The FirSaS Squad.

A few days later had orders to re-
port back to divisional headquarters,
about thirty kllos behind the line. I
reported to the A. p. M. assistant pro-
vost marshaD. He told me to report
to billet No. rs for quarters and ra-
tons.
1t was about eight o'clock at night
and was tired and soon fell asleep in
the straw of the billet. II was a mis-
cradle night outside, cold. and drizzly
raia was falling
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-24

Queered Himself Right There.

She was about to marry Mr.. Money
bags, and 1t was case of May and
December. party was given to cele-
brate the engagement, and one Of the
guests was requested by the hostess
to sing. !
Eyes, do, Mr.. Sweetnote," remarked
the prospective bride. do you hap
pen to remember My Sweetheart When
a BoyT'
"Great Scot y exclaimed the vocalist
Remember him You must take me
for a centenarian II
He was not invited to the wedding.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-24
Still on the Job.

1.-THE old-fashloned door-knocker
seems to have gone out Of STYLE" re-
marked the Observer of Events and
Things, ''but, don't make any mistake.
opportunity is still On the job"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-24

Synopsis-Fred sinking Of the Lutan with the loss OF
American living in Jersey CITY,
ens private in the British army AFTER
experience recruiting officer London he sent to tram
he first hears the sound big guns anu
of Coolies After brief period or training
Empes company frontine trenches where he takes
fire while the bullets whz overhead Empey
that death turks always In the trenches
Chaplain distinguishes himself by cung wounded under not
fire. pick has experience trench digger
in No Mans Exciting experience listening detail Tx
citing duty Back In rest bies Empey
writes stages a Once in the front trenches
Fmnev goes successful but costly attack the
German lines afterwards Empey and his comrades repu
determined gas attack launched by the Germans.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-24

Love may intoxicate man, but mar
riage sobers him.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-24

In times of peace girls prepare the
trousscau.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-24
Should Read Mrs. Monyhan's
Letter Published by
Her Permission.

Mitchell, Ind.--"Lydia E. Pinkhan'e
Vegetable Compound helpedm SO much
New Britain herald., 1918-07-17

course, the term luxury is a relative
one. The fur of Fe1is domesticus,
$25 photograph, 50-cent socks, near
diamonds and filled gold watches may
De highly priced indulgences to some
people. They are quite proper OBJ
Jects OF taxation on a reasonable
scale They are being extensively
bought just now by the pro1teers of
war labor and, no doubt, an enormous
revenue can be derived from them
and a thousand similar articles with
out hardship or oppression to any one,
buyer or seller. But it is rather alb
surd to call them luxuries
The fact is, this new departure in
Federal taxation appears to be mado
rather from the point of view of Scot
land Neck, North Carolina, than from
that of the United States. The termi-
nology gets mixed from having it's
foundation in the standards of a busy
center with a population of 1348, a
railway station, telegraph office,
money order Post Office and an ex-
press connection, as we are assured
by the veracious Rand and McNal1y.
Thus we find a hotel bill exceeding So
a day per person "a. o., presumably
presented as an extravaganza requir-
q mere New Yorker may seem almost
funny: but it really is not more so
than almost all the other standards
of maximum exception, given in the
tentative schedules, the metropolitan
standard and not that of Scotland
Neck being applied to them.
In a word, the new tax plan, while
Fundamentally sound, is apparently in
the hands of men incapable of apply
ig it wisely. First of all they know
little or nothing about the United
States broadly speaking. In the sec
ond place, they miss the point of their
own good idea; they are trying to
make of it something that it is not
and cannot be and that would render
it fiscally unproductive. Finally, they
seem strangely blind as to the practi-
cal workings of taxation. To illus
trate, they schedule a so per cent. tax
on the retail price of watches and
clocks. Apparently they do not see
that this would virtually stop all sales
of these instruments, that the Treas
ury would, therefore, derive no rev.
enue from the tax and the net result
would be the ruin of an industry and
a branch of retail trade and a new
and formidable displacement of labor
with a corresponding CONFUSION to
face when the war is over.
Enthusiastically the ways and means
committee has started on a, good trail.
Perhaps few weeks of study and
outside advice from people who know
and are not actuated by prejudice
alone, may save them from blunder-
ing in it's pursuit. The signs are not
unhopeful. It is something even to
have a sane idea launched We look
enthusiastically to see q new light
spread in the taxation darkness which
has for the last year or two brooded
over Washington.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-17
a Dynasty of Madmen.

Contributed by Robert H. Davis to
! the National Security Leagues cam
paign of Patriotism Through Educa-
tom
America cannot contemplate defeat;
! a lasting victory is alone admissible.
| If we lose this war with the Prus-
slams it will be our last war; if we win
| this war against the Prussians, it will
| be the last war. We are fighting a
dynasty of madmen, unprecedented
| with the idea that they are chosen by
the Divine Will to conquer very ma
ton not of their blood.
They have the primitive impulses
Of red men, with whom this country
has already had some experience. A
typical Prussian was the late Geroni-
mo, chief of the Apaches, a medi-
cine man with high rating as tor
turer. It made little difference to
Geronimo whether his victim was
male or female, old or young. The
sight of human blood appealed to
him. He was known among bis peo-
pie as THE Apache Devil" Even so
they revered him.
He was the wickedest Indian that
ever ranged the North American con-
tinent. He took the warpath with
out JuSt11cat1On, ra1QeQ tne SETTLE
ments, shot the peaceful peoples from
ambush, broke every truce, and car
red on a campaign of shocking bru-
tality until finally exhausted by his
own vicious career, he surrendered
and died military prisoner at Fort
Sill.
Sitting Bull, chief Of the Sioux de-
veloped the Pressian monarchia1 trait
of remaining in his tepee while his
braves went out to die. He was not
even present at the Custer massacre in
rived shortly afterward to decorate
himself, and subsequently toured the
country as the chief who wiped out
Clusters command. Sitting Bull was
a long-range blood drinlxer. He also
organized the Messiah craze, another
Prussian device designed to camou-
f1age inherited savagery, and mislead
his disciples.
The Hohenzollerns are to the world
what Geronimo and Sitting Bull were
to the American plains, It is their de-
struction, or ours. The scouts of the
Prussians are among us; the torch Is
in their hands; their poisoned arrows
are on the wing; the Prussian Mes
siah'' who prefers to burn churches
rather than to pray in them, is on the
march. We must cross our thresh-
Odds and meet them, or they will
cross our thresholds and destroy US.
If Germany is victorious, the world
is lost: if Germany is defeated. the
world is saved.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-17
COMMUNICATED.
OUR ASSYRIAN CITIZENS.
What They Are Doing to Help Win
the War.

Editor of the Herald:
Hoping that you will kindly publish
the following statement in your
esteemed paper, 1 beg to submit this
article about my countrymen
The occasion Of the 4th of July cell
ebration has left q feeling of doubt in
our minds as to whether the people
of New Britain knew who we were.
and what we meant, and for that rea
son it was deemed nece ssary to give
some explanation.
The earliest history Of our colony
in New Britain dates from about 895.
For a number of years the public
hardly knew there was such a nation
represented in this city until the lat
ter end of 1904 when a brotherhood
was ORGANIZED at the South church,
under the name of the Persian Assy-
rian brotherhood. Since that time
we have been known as Persians,
and as Assyrians by some OF the peo-
pie No doubt both names are right;
Persia, being the name of the country
from where we came; AsSyr1anS, de-
noting our nationality. In reference
to the conditions of the world and
ourselves as there are ASSyrlans from
Turkey here also, we would rather go
under our national neutrality-suspicious.
as matter of satisfaction to all AS
syrians in the world. It is a matter
of perfect right to use our real ma
tional name. Now the question may
arise as to who are the Assyrians.
The old history will tell you we were
the first followers of Christ. Remem-
Der the three wise men represented
on our float on Elihu Burritt day in
May, 1910? This nation has kept the
New Britain herald., 1918-07-17
The Strain of the Kings.
(Charleston News and courie

Charleston News and Courier1
It takes pretty tough monarch to
stand the strain. of war like this
one. Francis Joseph of Austria could
not do 1t because he was too old. He
had been through great deal in his
long life and was better used to strife
and excitement than most monarchs:
but he had already passed the allotted
span of mans years and this great
struggle broke him down. The Car
OF Russia was not of the right stuff
for such an ordeal as that through
which Russia passed. Perhaps no
monarch in his place, no matter how
strong and capable, could have avert
ed the storm that swept Russia; but
Nicholas could not even make a real
effort to avert it.
Ferdinand, the long-nosed ruler Of
Bulgaria, is of another sort. He Isl
tough enough, in all conscience, if
current report be true and an able
man within limits. His namesake Of
Roumania, a member of the Hohen-
zollern house, has fallen upon misfor-
tune and has had to bow to the gale:
but to have come through it at all he
must be possessed of considerable
stamina. Hapsburg Charles, Francis
Joseph's successor, is struggling in
the tempest now and there is little
likelihood that he will weather it sue
cessfully and gain safe harbor with
his crown still on his head.
For English George the conditions
are different. He is a king, but Great
Britain is in all save name a republic.
Albert of Belgium is every inch ~
man. The hordes of the Hun have
swept him from his capital but not
from the hearts of his people: and a
day will come when--if he does not
meet a soldiers death in the means
time-he will return to Brussels hons
ored and praised by the world. Vic
tor Emmanuel of Italy small of sta
ture but great of heart, has faced
with courage and common sense some
difficult situations and has conquered
them all. William Hohenzollern the
center of the most powerful autoc-
racy the world has ever seen, owes
much to the fact that this autocracy
needs him and must in it's own inter-
ests protect him. That he is of tha
tough monarchs everyone will grant:
but how much he owes to his own
toughness and how much to circums
stances history must decide.
We come at last to Mohammed Of
Turkey. This Sultan had no hickory
quality. He was as soft as warm
wax. He held the title but not the
power, and doubtless he bothered his
brain, such as it was, but little about
Turkeys war problems. Yet it Is
said that the war weighed on him
heavily and it is not surprising to
learn that he has gone. He was not
OF tho stuff that these stern times res
quire.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-17
ABOUT SHOPPING.

These days are typical dog days,
-sultry and exceedingly depressing.
Nearly every day for the past week
there has been a thunderstorm
which is indicative of oppressive hu-
nudity. At such times most every
body avoids the streets as much as
possible during the hours when the
sun beats down upon the thorough
fares Consequently an extraordinary
amount of shopping is done late in
the afteroon, at stores which close at
o'clock, Or $50, and in the evening
hours at drug stores and other shops
which keep open after that time.
If the shopper is considerate, he or
she will make all necessary purchases
earlier in the day, and not compel
the store clerks to work so hard to-
tired after having been on their feet
since morning. We have seen irate
customers pour out torrent of abuse
on fatigued clerks because the latter
did not attend to their wants with the
customary promptness. Not infre-
quently, the customer entered the
store a second or two before the
doors were closed, and demanded inn
mediate attention from an exhausted
clerk who was all ready to depart for
home. Such customers should not
forget that there is a state law which
prohibits the employment of girls for
more than certain hours every day,
and that If the proprietor of the store
permits his clerks to work over hours,
he is liable to a fine.
There need be no disputes of diff
ferences between a clerk and a Gus
toner, if each tries to be consider
ate of the others feelings. a clerk.
~ esurse, should always be polite,