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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-05
JOURNEY TO COLOGNE.

The greatest number of prisoners
from Louvain, however, were as
sembled at the station and taken by
trains to Cologne. Several witnesses
describe their sufferings and the ILL
treatment they received on the jour
ney. One of the first trains started
in the afternoon. 1t consisted of
cattle trucks, about 100 being in
each truck. 1t took three days to
get to Cologne. The prisoners had
nothing to eat but a few biscuits
each. and they were not allowed to
get out for water and none was CIV
en-. On wagon the words Civilians
who shot at the soldiers at Louvain"
were written. Some were marched
thru Cologne afterward for the peo-
pie to see. Ropes were put about
the necks of some and they were told
they would be hanged. An order
then came that they were to be shot
instead of hanged. A firing squad
was prepared, and five or six persons
were put up, but were not shot.
After being kept week at Cologne
some of these prisoners were taken
back-this time only thirty or forty
in a truck-and allowed. to go free
on arriving at Limburg. Several
witnesses who were taken in other
trains to Cologne describe their ex-
periences in detail. Some of the
trucks were abominably filthy. Pris-
oners were not allowed to leave to
obey the calls of nature; one man
who acquitted the truck for the pur-
pose was killed by bayonet. De-
scribing what happened to another
body of prisoners, witness says
that they were made to cross Station
Street, where the houses were burn
ing, and taken to the station, placed
in horse trucks, crowded together,
men, women, and children, in each
wagon. They were kept at the sta
ton during the night, and the fol-
lowing day left for Cologne. For two
days and half they were without
food, and then they received loaf of
bread among ten persons, and some
water. The prisoners were after
ward taken back to Belgium. They
were, in all, eight days in the train
crowded and almost without food.
Two of the men went mad. The
women and children were separated
from the men at Brussels. The men
were taken to suburb and then to
the villages of Herent, Vilvorde, and
Sempst, and afterward set at liberty.
This taking of the inhabitants, in
Guiding some of tho influential citi-
zens, in groups and marching them
to various places, and in particular
the sending of them to Malines and
the dispatch of great numbers to
Cologne, must evidently have been
done under the direction of the
higher military authorities. The ILL
treatment of the prisoners was un-
der the eyes and often by the direc-
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25
Pics Never Eat Too Much.

Even the pig knows how to protect himself against dangers arising from indiScretieus in eating. not only as to quantity, but as to the proportion of the various food constituents. This is shown by Evyard's experiments. He allowed pigs to feed themselves ad lihitum with corn, meat, meal. oilmeal, salts and the like, from separate hop pers. During early growth, when new tissues were being made rapidly, those pigs ate much larger proportions of protein than when growth became slower. Later. when smaller amounts of corn were eaten, the protein deti- ciency thus caused was met by an In crease in the amount of meat-meal eat en. Under these conditions of free choice feeding the pigs grew faster than any previously recorded which had been fed on mixtures made for them by the combined talent of agri- cultural experts, trained both in the science of nutrition and in the practice of feeding-Thomas B. Osborne, in At lantic.
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25
BRIEF INFORMATION

E. F. Budding wants 100000 Amer ican eonvicts put to work in muniton plants.
 Women will be employed as enumer- atCrs when the next census is taken i'll 1920.
 The present constitutional govern ment of Mexico incorporated in the new constitution. promulgated on Feb ruary ,, 1917, the most advanced la Dor legislation In the world along the lines adopted by New Zealand.
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25

he smiled that he would $250 he Il iled. "Aunie began laundry bill week?' It's the "Ihe been raising little haven't raised the 
  hardship   boss ain'
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25

Tuesday morning, q few minutes be- fore nine o'clock. It was at that curve at Second and the Avenue southeast. which jerks the life out of you when
 the conductor stops short to let you out. and the corner was crowded with clerks waiting for a car that didn't come. After waiting and waiting, with every second trimming eff the time to get to work, big automo- bile whizzed into sight carrying only a chauffeur and a biz military man an blue and gold. When fhe officer
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25
NIL SON RELIES ON
 POPULAR SUPPORT
LIKE ROOSEVELT, HE APPEALS TO THE COUNTRY WHEN HE
 MEETS OPPOSITION.
SUFFRAGE ACTION EXPLAINED
That Proposition and Prohibition Bring to Fore Question Whether Legislator Should Vote Only According to His Own Views.
By ARTHUR W. DUNN.

Washington.-Pre Wilson, like Theodore Roosevelt, relies upon the people for support. It was Rooseyeits policy. when he wanted to put any thing through congress and was met with an adverse majority, or opposl- ton among the leaders which was able to defeat what he wanted, to place the whole matter before the people in such Il way as to bring the pressure of pub lie opinion upon congress and force It to act. No other presidents have ever used the power of public opinion to secure action with the same effective ness as Roosevelt and Wilson. Neither Cleveland, Harrison. Mckinley nor Taft ever put into operation the pow CT of publicity and pressure from the people as have Roosevelt and Wilson. In regard to legislation which he deems of great importance and where there is intense opposition, the president al- ways appeals to the people. Before the United States entered the war he even went so far as to make a tour of the country and urge the necessity of an increased army and navy because 1t was well-known that there was ma 1ority in congress against such in- creases. And so it was in regard to the selective draft law; he made 1t plain what was needed and q reluctant congress voted for what he recom- mended. One of President Wilson's closest friends in the United States senate explained his appearance be. fore the senate on the suffrage ques. ton by saying that favorable results were expected after the people had been heard from. He said that Wheth- CT senators would change or not de pended upon the telegrams they would get from home after the people had read the presidents address urging the adoption of the suffrage amendment He said the president did not expect that his personal statement in his ad dress to the senators would have the effect, but the effect would come from the people, as it had in the past, IL support of the president for anything that he deemed necessary to win the war.
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Omens on Horses.

There are several omens dealing with horses A warrior likes his mount to neigh before going into battle. as this is sign of victory. To meet piebald horse is lucky, and if you meet anoth- CT soon after you H1ay express any wish and get 1t granted horse with white star on it's forehead is anothEf lucky sign, but to meet q white horse means bad luck. unless one spits at it. This averts the i'll luck. Another bad sign ia for a horse to neigh opposite the Goor of house. It means sickness to one of the inmates.
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25
Concerning Patents.

The length of time 1t takes to obtain a patent depends partly on the nature of the application. that is, the thing to be patented, and partly on the skill with which the case is presented. There are forty distinct divisions in the patent office, each division having In charge specific class or variety of work. Each application is examined in the order of filing and some of the divisions are considerably behind in their work. An application may be acted or promptly or only after weeks or months.
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dates to get all the votes they could.
 An observing newspaper man who has recently had an opportunity to take a trip throughout the country dis triets finds that the people are talk ine about winning the var and are more interested in the Liberty loan md the success of the American troops than they are in anything else. An experienced politician who has been a member of the house and gov ernor of his state, and is new Unit ed States senator, once mede the sage remark that the American people set tied only one thing at time. And fhe one thing which the American peo- ple now are settling is the German autocracy. That Is wfat they are thinking about in the cities and Tn the towns and throughout the farming districts. Almost without exception everybody is engaged Tn an earnest effort to do what he can to win the war
 Naturally there is not any time for politics. Most of the people do not believe that it makes any difference whether there is a Republican or Dem- ocratic house of representatives. The men of both parties have been praised on all sides for what they have done to aid the president in carrying on the war and it is no doubt a fact that whichever party Is in power, the same strong support will be accorded the administration until success IS achieved.
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25

A full-grown elephant can carry a load of three tons upon it's back.
 London, England, county council has opened classes for girls employed at the ministry of food
 The Washington police force Is to be filled from the limited service depart. ment of the national army.
 The formation of an official all-won- ems council to deal with the problems of women workers is announced by Miss Mary Van Kleeek. director of the woman-in-industry service of the fed. eral department of labor.
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25

 Q be of he q well youth of carried Heinies the world
  this carried himself evidently had wiped the admission of his the army ml-
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telling her MIss JFssIe dBVuV IE,
 'Yessum, Mlttie lef' me last Mon day to run nelllvator in a sto'. They las to get to work fust thing in the ,nawnin', so she's gone bodin' with some yother gals that lives higher than I does. An I can't wiring out like uster, Miss Jessie. Pears to me my vris' bones is givin' out-peafs to me so. Mittie says she ain't goin' to play on the washbode no mo, because washin' is slow def. but tell her ne1n- mine she hnnnfer change her tune
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25
Bricks From Ashes.

The great resistance to heat of ordl- nary coal ashes tas suggested the use of this material for fire brick in place of fireclay. It is claimed that suit able binder has been provided In new process, and several thousand experi- mental bricks already made are being tested, both as fireproof building ma .terial and as furnace lining.
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25

ITdS dfWdTs WUHV TTIF WdsTHTIss TVT VIrfo mans family, and has always received q good price for the work. Living in the mans property, there was sort of understanding between them about the washing, and the man little dreamed that the war would affect the state of his shirts, etc.
 But the war does | lot of things.
 The first thing it did to this mans wash was to advance the price from SI to $1.50. The man eheerfully ac- u..io.nnd ..tEI n high cnst nf living n
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  goin' well off right Miss Jesse War all fohtyf  vha make it. Jessie?'
  could faithful
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 he to
  d her e.
 pushing else get but the officer beckoned nd the been i o sode ell he wills straig to heaven when he lies"
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25

Probably it is just as well that there should be q cessation of politics during the period that the Lib erty loan Is going over. It is doubtful whether the people of the United States will care to have more than two weeks of real campaigning this year. Here in Washington, of course, politics are on tap all the time and there Is q great deal of interest as to whether the house will be Demo- cratic or Republican rext time, or whether the Republicans will make any particular gains in the senate. But that is not the case outside of Wash ington. This has been shown in the primary campaign where such a very small percentage of the total vote has been cast, although vigorous efforts have been made on the part of eandi-
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and the man Who never has felt bul- let's sting-alI of them are there.
 Ii is the raw recruit that interests me most. Catch him either when he is entraining for camp for the first time or just getting back on his first leave. Then the women are in the picture in large numbers When he goes away to camp-with fearful eyes and apprehension. But when he re- turns-ah, then, there is change. The woman folks come with faces beaming pride and hearts thumnine
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25

UeeH UTdhutu HdIHFe-IaktT, ISsI d0 liberty to tell the following tale-also true.
 '.Bees must have marvellous noses" :" he said. Ignoring the noses. l asked him why he attributed marvellous pow CTS of smell to bees.
 Well. you sec" he said, it's this way. went down to the corner grocery store the other day to buy a bottle of grape juice. It was one of those warm days. and on my way shome I had to mass Il yard surrounded
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25

President Wilson deligats in sur prise parties. From the time he be- came president he has taken occasion to surprise people in different ways, to surprise senators and representa- tives by visits to the capitol; to sur prise officials in the departments by dropping in on them unexpectedly. or course the greatest surprise was when he decided to deliver his messages in person to congress. His most recent surprise was upon the senate of the United States, and that. indeed, was a very great surprise. For the presi- dent to go to the senate and in speech directly urge them to vote for a constitutional amendment was some thing entirely out of the ordinary; something which never happened be- fore in the history of the government. One reason why the senate was taken by surprise was because congress has been of the opinion that the amending of the Constitution was wholly leg isiative function, that this was one act in which the concurrence of the executive was not required and which rested wholly with congress. There fore, there was a great deal of con- ment in and about the senate upon the surprise which the president sprang upon that body ty going to them and urging them to vcte for wom- ar suffrage. Naturally the public comment was very guarded and not very critical, but what senators said in private indicated plainly that they thought the president had talked very bold course.
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25

bufng o flying head
  h n hec my m juice" 1 And d cup" outn n of the hottie
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25

An important point was raised in the debate on woman suffrage. which las not received much attention, but 1t Is known that 1t has been the source of deep consideration in tie Southern states. It is in re- gard to the status of the negro when this war Is over and when the negro soldiers return to the United States. The point was raised In the senate by two Southern senators, Hardwick of Georgia and Vardaman of Mississippi, both of whom have been defeated for renomination. Both were somewhat alarmists on the subject. Hardwick said
 The South is going to have a heavier white mans burden to carry than 1t ever had in that period of re- construction which followed the Civil war. That may sound like a strong statement to senators who do not live in the South and who may not under stand the situation"
 He then went on to explain what had happened in the South in the way of revising the electoral franchise, which was done for the purpose of keeping the negro from voting. In state constitutions, in order to allow white men who could not pass eduea- tional tests to vote, provisions were made that soldiers and the descend ants of soldiers could vote. Hardwick went on to explain:
 "Now this war has come on. We have drafted impartlally from the male population of the South, and if the war lasts long we will draft hun dreds of thousands and it may be a million or more negroes of voting age in the South, who will go into the service of the country under the Stars and Stripes and to France When they come back, under our own state constitutions, the only ones we could write under the Constitution of the United States, they come back as fully enfranchised as any white voter in any one of the states, and they come back exempt from the educa- tional tests and the property tests of the states of the South."
 Vardaman, although supporting woman suffrage, said there was force in the objection which the Southern men made that 1t would be more diff ficult to get along with the negro wOm- an than the negro man. But referring to the other phase of the situation, In regard to what will happen after the war, he said: This war is going to intensity the difficulties which must be met at first by the Southern white people. The arrogance and impudence of the negro ex-soldier will enhance the white mans burden"
 While these are the only utterances made publicly, there has been great deal of discussion among men in the South and considerable apprehension expressed about what will happen in relation to the negroes when these sol diers return from the war. However, that will be only one of the many problems which the war will place be- fore the American people.
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25
Quite Simple Matter, as Auntie Explained It

ACERTAN gentleman who has his real holdings little
  expeiencng difficulty recently bis wk wash The oored
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Just So.

Many great man's reputation for wit is due to his having been inter- viewed by bright reporter.
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25

For many years it has been a ques- ton whether senator or representa- tive in congress should represent his constituents by his votes. or vote his own convictions. A great many years ago, it is said, senator's especially took the ground that a man should vote according to his own views and not ac- cept the dictation of his state, whether voiced by a legislative resolution or by some action taken by the people at the polls. For the last quarter of cen tury there has been more or less con troversy on the subject As a usual thing men vote according to what their constituents want. That has been the case in regard to prohibition Let a state go prohibition and it is almost certain that it's senators will vote for any prohibition measure that comes up. On the other hand, senators rep resenting states which are wet often times vote prohibition because of the strong prohibitionist sentiment that exists In certain sections of their states.
 In regard to woman suffrage num- Der of senators have voted according to the demands of their constituents without regard to their own personal views. At the same time great many senators from nonsuffrage states ear nestly supported the suffrage amend ment. One rather interesting phase of the suffrage situation was the fact that Senator Calder of New York be- came a suffragist when New York voted for suffrage, but Senator Wads- worth remained true to his convictions and would not be influenced by the action of his state. Senator McCum- Der of North Dakota announced that his convictions were opposed to wom- an suffrage, but as his state had voted for woman suffrage he would support the amendment. Senator Borah of Idaho was conspicuous example of a man from suffrage state who stood staunchy in the face of great pres sure and opposed the suffrage amend ment because he believed suffrage was a matter belonging to the states. although he himself believed in wom- an suffrage and had supported 1t in his own state.
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25
Ejat-Faced.

Advertisement-"H wanted for bride with built-in features. I'-anscript.
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Bee Really Deserved Feast That lie Finally Got

HAVING written stories of that sings takes IL attacked
 the the house
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No Doubt at All About Future of Soldier Man.

many
  te chances missed the
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Hard to Explain What BaIky Wris Bones Meant

DRoGRFSs them
 white snowdrop all because her ganddaughter
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k} WASH SHlNGTONf.} .}| E9a Es5sl;, SIDELIGHTS ... .z#Asa =ls l,asI Outdid Soldier Son ia His Military Swagger

WASHINGToNThe of
 " the day and night balefeds back tlem
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-01

II cos; mo a dollar.
Yeah, Costs money 20 got \ Job
with tho railway company.
looked At another cnvclope
they'd given me. then. and found
that | had TO go to tho photographer
and have my picture taken. liked
that part Of II. until I found out they
ua. tho pictures for a ''roruca' gal.
isry" they keep In all their offices
turnout tho country. And | won
dercd when I first read tina, alp why
they wanted ~ prints Of me.
Pretty popular" said
Tha; set me back so orn,s.
Ono dollar and a half. and I was
SIN just student conductor"
Cashins in my photo receipt and
the mcdioo's statement. I was given
a letter TO Instructor Hertz. North
Seattle barns. and instructed TO go
to work at o'clock wednesday
morning.
Old Man Zero on Job
did. But old man Zero was on
the job ahead Of me.
Scene. North Seattle barns. Tho
curtain rises on Instructor Hcrtx
giving me tho up and down
Now all you've got to do In learn
and work" he says. "You'ii go
out this morning and run with Sam.
my Lovestein. Sammy's a good fei.
low. and youll like him He'll teach
you tho biz
II don't know whether he1i trust
you with change" looking me over
pretty carefully, ~ao you ought to
have about 81 worth for yourself"
You'll pick up Sam down by the
o.W. station at sec" he ended. "and
work with him today and tomorrow
| Friday. you don't work. but come TO
the barn. and wen have school"
To-day I work" I thought. and
tomorrow 20 back to writing about
how cold II In on these open cars"
Treat People Right. lie Says
At SIG I shook hands with Sam.
Dye ever work tho csrs?" he asks
me.
No.
Well. It's easy. Watch me. All
you've got to do In be courteous.
make the right change. know the
streets on your run and tho transfer
points--but the main thing In to
treat the people right"
He had the right idea For. all
day. people gave him n CHEEKY smile
-"Hclloi How are your" And
there wasn't a kicker riding on his
boat.
off We went. From the depot we
headed for Cowen park. Snappy
weather Ia great stuff-if you're ice
skating or sitting In front OF an open
fire. But there's n mighty stiff breeze
blows off Lake Union. And there
was about aH much heat In our car
as you find In n guaranteed.to.keep
butter hard and meat fresh rcfrigerat.
or.
Taking an enrful from Jovcstcin.
I stuck an oar into the conversation
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-01
sos TO Sis a month.

Sos TO sif5 \ month.
Now copy these streets You'll
hav. 10 know en- all before Instruc-
tor Hertz viii qualify you"
And for half an hour. between lot
ting off and taking on passengers.
and watching tho money roll In. i
took down the name Of every street
from Yeslcr way to Cowen park.
Ding. The Jobs 0v~
Then managed to ask what Love
stein thought about letting the won
en- run the carr. He didn't know,
hut h. didn't think 4, would work. !
accused him OF professional jealousy
but he didn't fall
40 jus, went on working
Ding,
Here's where we're relieved. 1905
o'clock. Come back 90 the barn nj
sls and we no out TO do n swing
down by the shipyards."
But. I've been working on the
railway I'm no; working there any
more
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-01
GILL MADE CASHIER

Y. l. GIN Thursday was elected
cashier OF tho Union Savings and
Trust Co. succeeding Roilin San.
ford. now vice president Of the wash.
ington Mutual Savings bank. GIN
has been deputy state bank cxasnin-
er for five and half years.