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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-03

BY concurrlng in the prohibition
amendment TO the agricultural extern
sion bill the house Of representatives
Inst week made II certain that the
country would he bone dry from July
]. 1919, until the war Is over and the
armed forces dcmnbIlized. The manu-
faciure Of wine Will cease on May
next The president already has or
dered the cessation Of the making Of
beer after December !.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-03
At Current Rates.

NJ GUT CTTN TNdNCo-
as she very rich?"
"She must be. She takes glass
Of milk at every meal"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-03

line, were the centerS of bloody COM
bats for days, and Fayet, only about
mile and half from st. Quentin,
also was the scene of terrific fighting.
BY taking Selency the French estab-
liShed themselves in strong positions
two miles from the western envirOns of
ST. Quentin, 1t seemed evident that
Marshal Foch could capture that city
at any time he wished, but at an ex-
Tense in lives which he was endeavor-
ing t. avoid by the slower method OF
Investment.
n-
The news of the week was so good
that ii seems necessary once more TO
warn the people of the United States
against undue optimism concerning the
early coming of peace. Allied com
handlers and statesmen agree in the
opinion that unless there is a sudden
and unexpected collapse Germany cap
well hold out for at least another year,
and that we must make all our prepara-
tons for a war that will not end before
1920 if then. Moreover, the prevail
ing idea that the morale of the German
soldiers has greatly declined is mistak-
en-. They are still in most cases fight
ing hard, despite their recent reVerseS,
and low morale is observable mainly
in prisoners, where it is to be expect
ed. Germany is by no means at the
end of her resources, the distance to
the Rhine is great and her resistance
may be- expected to grow stronger, the
closer the allied armies get to German
territory. The final outcome. as has
been said many times in this review,
is not in doubt, but the greatest blows
for civilization and freedom are yet
to be dealt.
The state herald., 1918-03-15
ST. PATRICK PAID HIS WAY
In He "cenfssslens" Hs Tells Of He
custom-Nsvsr Asked for
centributlens.

Always chsry Of "sending round the
plate" Patrick paid his own way
through the Green Isle. m he emphat-
icaiiy relates In his Confessions"
"But when II happens that I baptised
20 many thousand men did I accept
ever . scrcpail "a Celtic coin Of the
value Of about six ccnts) from thsmr'
hs wrote. "Teii me. and I will return
Il to you. Or when the Lord ordained
clergy through my humility and min
istry. did ! confer the grace grutu.
itouslyf n I asked any Of them even
the value Of ny shoe. tell me. and !
viii repay you more. I rather spent
for you - far a. I was ablA and
among yeu and svsfywhsrs for you ]
endured many psrils IN distant places.
whses neos lad bssn farther o. ha1
svoe cone b baptise or ordalA ~
eisrU o. eoaAsH ~ pssplAs 4.
The state herald., 1918-03-15

Ten miles for nicksl. Always buy Red
Gross Bag Blue; have beautiful. clsar
whits clothes. Adv.
The state herald., 1918-03-15
increase N WESTERN
CANADA ACREAGE
viii Prove a Big Factor In Win.
nina the War.


Reports to hand indicate that West.
ern Canada has q vastly increased
acreage ready for crop this year over
last year. The splendid open fall Of
1917, gave better opportunity for fall
plowing than for some years. Work
In the fields was almost continuous
until the end Of November. In fact, In
the neighborhood Of Pincher Creek,
Alberta, there was sufficient mild
weather In January Of this year to
permit farmers 10 plow, and many
took advantage Of It. A great many
Americans owning land In Canada
moved up last year. and this has also
helped to increase the acreage. They
came into possesEion Of the land at
prices varying from $15.00 to 5000
IN acre. and with the proven yields
Of wheat running from twenty and a.
high az fifty bushels per acre. with q
ct price Of $221 q bushel. they could
Join production and patriotism to.
gether with q big margin Of profit.
The Post-Intelligencer Of Seattle,
Wash. gives q very conservative state.
ment Of the agricultural development
and opportunities In Western Canada.
IN Its Issue Of December II, 1917, II
nys:-
"since the beginning Of the year
American emigration into Canada has
been greatly stimulated according to
the reports Of the Dominion authori.
6es. and has been almost entirely made
up Of farmers attracted BY the fertile
and comparatively cheap wheat lands.
SWhatevef may be said Of wheat
culture a. Q profitable avocation In
ordinary years. since the beginning Of
he war II has offered advantages
quite beyond the usual opportunities.
War has doomed the price Of wheat
until the farmer now receives around
y for his product at his granary.
Average crops, according to the adap.
tation Of coll and climate are from
II to % bushels to the acre Even
the minimum crop. at $2 per bushel.
brings In these war times reasonable
profit Before the war wheat culture
was fast being abandoned by farmers
who worked intelligently for results
on the right side Of the ledger. II has
been the popular crop for new coun.
tries. but when the pioneers settled
down to business II was generally
corn, hogs. cattle and diversifed farm.
ing that brought the profits. Iowa and
the Dakotas In turn. as their prairies
became settled. mortgaged the land on
wheat culture and afterwards paid OF
the mortgages with corn and hogs.
~War 10 thus bringing a temporary
Encouragement to wheat farming.
Many Of the ranchers Of Manitoba. Sas.
katchewan and Alberta laid away
$4,000 to $4,000 In the banks last fall.
Il may Be pointed out. however that
tho growing Of wheat II not the only
indueement which IL leading settle
msnt to Canadian lands. Low taxation.
favorable agricultural climate. and
profitable prices not only for grain but
for hogs, cattle and all forms Of farm
produce all contribute their share
toward the rapid settlement Of the fer
t1le lands Of Western Canada. a."@Ad.
yoftiooment.
The state herald., 1918-03-15

It was the man within the plainly
clad form. the spirit that lighted the
kindly eye, the love that prompted the
tongue to utter appeals, to give timely
warnings and>to promise contentment,
prosperity and happiness to all who
would live right one toward another.
thus pleasing God and making for
peace and good will on earth.
Great he was indeed. else he could
not have done % great good toward
all men.
The state herald., 1918-03-15
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint Of water add l or. Bay
Rum. a small box OF Barbo Compound.
and Y or. Of glycerine. Any druggist car
put this up or you can mix It at home q
very little cost. Full directions for maxi
ing aud use come In each box Of Barbe
Compound. II will gradually dsrksn
streaked, faded gray hair. and make Il sofS
and glossy. II will not color the scalp, is ns4
sticky or greasy. and does not rub of. ADJ.
The state herald., 1918-03-15
WORTHILY RANKS
AMONG SAINTS
Patriok's Useful Life and Good
Works EntltIe Him to Posi-.
tlon Of Eminence.
PLACE OF BIRTH NO MATTER
Certain hs Was Q True lrlshman and
Accomplished Much for the Wei.
fare Of the Race During hls
eolurn on the Island.

- NE Of the reasons why 81
Patrick Is such favorite the
W. world over is that he was 50 q
- very human. He hadn't much
Of q chance when boy. but he made
the best Of what he had. II he had moi
be would have been q hogherd all the
days Of his life. He was q slave. In
very truth. being bound to q pagan hog
saiser in Britain.
But you can't keep q good man down,
and that's q fact.
II all the legends bs true. which can
hardly be possible. Patrick was q ia
vorite among the ladies. even making
an impression on the good St Bridget.
Maybe this was before they became
saints-of course II was. for how could
they b. saints and be alive at the same
t1msi
However. there il quite lot Of writ
ings. whether genuine or not. that 70
to show that he was q real human
lover, and that dear Bridget was ex.
osedingly fond Of him, and would have
married him could be have procured
the consent Of the church.
His LIE and Worke
From all that can be learned con-
corning the life and works Of st. Pat
rick. he was a good man. and spent his
NE going about doing good for Ills fel'
lows.
A. you know. Q good man 10 more
hishly respected. moro beloved and ex.
srts . greater influence for good In
ths community In which no Ia known
than even the wcalthicst, tho most
powerful or most favored. He may not
wear purple and ane linen. nor fare
sumptuously. but he is making the
world better and II, therefore, truly.
and IN the highest sense, . son Of God.
There arc numerous stories and leg.
ends concerning st. Patrick. soms Of
which mny be true. But II matters
uttis whether he was q liilesian born
n Spain, or Q son Of . poor swine
herd Of the green Isle
Ths history Of the world shows that
he mere circumstances Of birth cuts
vsry small figure In the matter Of real
greatness. From earliest times the
men who have figured most promi.
nsutiy In world movements for the bet.
termsut Of mankind have been of
hambls origin.
In order to riss from he iowiy blsth
Glation Of Nnecln o. es Moses . nen
nest have he ~ spirit of manll.
nsss 10 him. n b. survive the severe
The state herald., 1918-03-15
PLANT LONG HELD SACRED
Glover, Of which the ohamreek 10 q
epseIss, Was Much Thought o.
BY the Ancient Greeks.

II II difncult to say what was the
original shamrock. trefoil or Hero Tim
ity. The leaf now recognised - the
national emblem u that Of the white
clover. but the name shamrock Ia
generic and Is applied also to the
purple clover. the speedwell. the pim-
pernei and to the wood sorrel.
Tho clover Of two or four leaves
was held sacred In the festivals Of the
Greeks. The one Of four leaves, when
carried about. IL supposed to insure
success at play and confer the pswer
Of detecting evil spirits. The lover
may put It under his pillow and he will
dream Of his beloved. or tho maiden
may slip II into her sweetheart's shoe
without his knowledge and II will In
sure his safe return from sny journey.
II may be employed to prevent tho
wearer's being drawn into military
service. II said to be q cure for iunacy.
and II still. among the Irish. regarded
~ magical. even sacred. Snakes dis
like II exceedingly and will not remain
where II IL growing.
Some say the fourisaf shamrock II
the shamrock Of luck. and others that
II In the hve-leaved one that holds the
magic touch. This latter II rare and
priced and II said to grow from q de-
caying body, A. the nett'e 10 said to
sprinG from buried human remains. Tho
shamrock Of luck must be found with.
out searching. without seeking" When
thus discovered II should bs cherished
and preserved a. an invincibls tails
man.
The state herald., 1918-03-15

trying-oue process his will be . master
full. leading. helpful spirit which the
spirits Of all must acknowledge. ~
spect and submit to.
The state herald., 1918-03-15

full, leading, helpful spirit which the
spirits Of all must acknowledge. ~
spect and submit to.
In HIs Day.
We of the present day can hardly
conceive Of the conditions existing In
the British Islands in his day.
The native Celts were sheathen and
brutish, and had no higher ambition
than to exist, unless It was to rob
neighboring tribes Of their cattle, hogz
and fair women. Physically they were
strong. vigorous and emotional, and
possessed Of good nature. wit and 10.
cial feeling In marked degree n com.
pared with the Inhabitants Of other
islands.
Noting this st. Patrick must have
concluded there was something here ia
work on. something good: and seeing
this he took It a. his command to a..
sist In the development Of the social
disposition and good feelings Of these
people.
He therefore became one of them
lived with them. won their confidence
and commanded their respect. In or.
der that he might be an efYicient leader
he occasionally went abroad and
studied under the fathers Of the church,
for religion Is most powerful to con.
troll the feelings and change the aspi.
rations Of men.
No matter what he may have been
born, he was Q true Irishman.
A Real Man.
There are those who regard st. Pat.
rick - q fakir more or less. because
Of the miracles he II said to have
wrought.
Al far a. known 81. Patrick did not
claim to have miraculous power. nor
to have driven the reptiles out Of Ire
land.
II has always been the rule among
ignorant and superstitious people to
credit their religious teachers and
great leaders with having done some
marvellous or miraculous thing. With.
out something Of tho sort other igno-
rant and superstitious people would
not heed them.
There may never have been any rep
tiles on this particular island. It hav.
ing been ono Of the last to rise up out
Of the salty ssa.
II 10 not the fact that . man IL able
to do wonderful things. or to work mir.
acles. that makes him great really. but
his ability to sce and TO comprehend
the great truths concerning life. and to
earnestly desire to spread these among
tho people. This II IL that commands
the attention Of the iivslisr spirits,
and wins the respect and confidence Of
those who desire better things in this
life.
Such was 81. Patrick.
A eplsndId rypS.
Il 10 not tho mere Human creature
that aecomplishcs great things. but the
man within tho machine. Il was not
tho figure seen BY tho people that COM
mnnded their admirston. for be was
not an Apollo nor was Il the familiar
form bearing Q shsphsrd's crook that
brought these rough, untutorcd men to
their knees and Inspired them with
woeshipful feslinss; nor was II the
vsnerabls father that aroused the
spark o3 crude love In thalr hearts and
ripsnsd u until Il became . eeatFolling
influence Of their iivsa
The state herald., 1918-03-15
Che Meant All RIoht.

"Tm hurrying to tell you this"
hastens N. W. @. "A woman came In.
to our Red Cross branch. looked at the
surgical dressings and asked. Is all
this gauxe cauterixedr
The state herald., 1918-03-15
Bill Admitted II,

II understand old man Slmpkins
was very much opposed to his daugh-
ter marrying Bill Smith; called Bill
n fool. and all that sort Of thing"
THAT'S very true. and before he had
been married six months Bill admitted
the old man was right"
The state herald., 1918-03-15

Some men think that the proper
way to begin the day II to nnd fault
with the wife at the breakfast table.
The state herald., 1918-03-15

II Is one thing to yell for freedom
and another to make the sacrifices
necessary to secure II.
The state herald., 1918-03-15

An old bachelor says that an Opt.
mist u q married man who says that
he II glad Of II.
The state herald., 1918-03-15
Poor Investment,

"How did Gibson lose his money!
"He put It In his wife's nnme md
then she divorced him."
The state herald., 1918-03-15
Opportunity.

Opportunity passes In the way OF
every man."
Artist Soldler-Yes. but the con
founded thing IL almost Invariably
camoufiaged
The state herald., 1918-03-15
Tho Exclamation.

"Pop. what does It mean when they
say bills nre laid on the tnble?"
ut means. son. that they nre dlshed'
The state herald., 1918-03-15

Mlnnesota's 1917 lumber output was
5000. 600 900 feet
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-19
BY Ed L. KEEN,
Unite d Press Staff Corresoonde nj

London, Sept. 13.-Battered in from
the south and west by the Americans
In their first great offensive, the st.
Mlsiei salient is undoubtedly doomed.
Ine only question is whether the Ger
mans can get out of their garrison in
time to prevent its capture.
This salient was one Of the strongest
anu most Vial points on the whole
fro,.t---the Germans had been fortifying
similar to that which existed in the
Scissors Rheims pocket, except that
now the Americans and French are
pinching off the salient, working al a
double quick pace 1t is not believed
Pefshings objective is more than the
capture of the pocket, which lis nearly
completed.
With. this operation developing so
vtctoriously, however, there is a great
likelihood of further American action
In the Woevre.
The allied advance on the Metz front
IS vitality important 1t brings Briey
fthc great mining basin Of Ffance) UNI
der the fire Of the long range guns.
london morning newspapers pay
the story of their offensive prominence
over Premier Lloyd Georges speech al
Manchester
This is one Of the great moments Of
the war said the Mail. Ludendorff
has feared a blow in this quarter for
| weeks. The kaiser screams with rage
and alarm, =
IN huge black letters The Mirror pro-
claimed:
| Franco Americans Strike blows in
vertlun sector.
| Unless the Germans repulse one or
| the other Of The American forces they
must resort to elastic defensive" said
the Times. The Germans are In a
sack and the strings are being drawn
The Graphic printed a photograph of
| Persling and on the first page de-
| claret:
americans smash st. Mihiel salient
| Its superb day's work. this news-
will deepen the gloom fast setting over
1.-the fathefland." ssss r II
Look af the map." demanded the
Express st. Mihiei 10 not far from
| the German frontier
" Headlines in the I, 0st. the Telegra PHI
and the Chronicle. respectively, pro-
Isclaimed: Great Attack BY Ameri-
acans. American Army Strikes and
Zig American Attack On the Lorraine
| Front
| The Daily News III an article en-
/ titled The First American Offensive
| declared the perplexities OF the enemy
Is1Iye fresh proof Of the commanding
superiority OF the allies resources and
| foreshadow the future course of the
war
/ The American offensive in Lorraine
/ Nas re ported today to be continuing It's
4 brilliantly Successful course
5000 Prisoners.
The apparent prospect was that mot
| only would the ST. Miiiiei saHeii. ha
I srcesiily wiped osit, but that hl heavy
blow would be dealt to file German
N ii'a loss Of Hcsi ana material Al
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-19
By The United Press.

While press dispatches from the bat
t.e front today told OF rapid American
GAINS and German resistance, the Ber-
I'm war office affcially announced, in
detailing the st. Mihiel operations.
that the salient had been evacuated
during the night.
IT is not clear whether THIS means
the enemy has withdrawn from the en-
tire pocket. OF whether the statement
refers to that portion of the lire from
the region of Thiaucourt to the region
OF s. Mihiel including the town Of ST.
Mihiel itself. This forms a former
pocked based on the line Dompierre
Montsec while northeastward from the
line Dompierre-M ontsec, the salient
oroadens considerably.
IT is the consistent policy of the Ger
man war office to announce Withdraw
ais without molestation by the enemy
to previously prepared lines" when for
chilly elected from their positions and
driven back.
Austro- t1urgarians, according to the
Berlin and Vienna official statements
are aiding the Germans in extricat-
Ing themselves from the salient.
Hard fighting Is indicated by both
the Vienna and Berlin war Offices at
Coinbres heights and Thiaucourt.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-19

To the uninitiated. the treatment
which q workman suffering from an
Alectrict shock receives THE hands oi
his coweTkers Ia inhunan and brutal
says Popular Science Monthly, When
. 1ineman, for instance, strinSinS pri-
mary wires has received shock which
caused him TO lose his balance and fall
20 the ground, apparently iiteless, the
FIRST thing his working mates do is to
take firm hold of the ankles of The
limp body, raise Ii until the entire
weight rests upon the back of the
neck and then let IL drop again. Next
they will take pair of connectors or
any other heavy object and hammer
the soles of the victims feet without
removing the ahoes. While this 10 being
done another comrade win pry open the
mouth and yank forward the tongue.
which is invariably swallowed in cleo
trio shock. BY this time, unless the
man was instantly killed. he has re-
covered consciousness, The successive
shocks of pain having IN some way
counterbaIenced the effects of the cleo
trictty
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-19
sy Associated Press.

Paris. Sept. 13.--l:o5 p. m.,-The
St. Mihie; salient, it Is understood, has
been reduced. The censor will not per-
lait the publication OF the names of
towns and villages forming the present
American line M the st. Mihiel sector.
Persliing's forces In their attack on
the southern side of the ST Mihiel sa-
lent have advanced for a distance OF
eight miles. The assault was made on
front Of II miles.
On the vest side of the ST. Mihiel sa-
lent where tne country is much more
uifficait and where the German resis-
lance has been more determined, the
Americans have made an advance of
three miles on a 12-mile front.
The Germans are blowing up the
ammunition dumps at Nationwide and
DoThoux. General Pershing's forces
so lar have captured close to 10000
prisoner. and have taken so German
guns.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-19


The earliest use of deleterious gases
IN siege warfare is recorded In the his
tory of the Peloponnesian wars
from 431 to 1o4 B. c. During this
etruggle between the Athenians and
gpartatns and their respective allies
the cities of PalAtea and Delium were
besieged. Wood saturated with pitch
and sulphur was get on fire and burned
under the walls Of those cities in order
to generate choking and poisonous
fumes. which would s,upefy the de-
tenders and make the task of attack
Ing forces less difficult. Another form
OF the same method of attack used
about this date was 10 fill cauldron
with molten pitch. sulphur and burn
ing charcoal, and to blow the fumes
with the aid of primitive form of
bellows and airblsst over the defend
ers' lines. Greek fire, about which
much was heard In the wars OF tho
middle ages, was q LIQUID. the con,po-
sition of which is now unknown, thst
was spurted through the air, chiefly
in sea fights, in order To set lire TO the
ships of the enemy, and st WAS used
by the Byzantine Greeks at the sieres
OF Constantinople IN the years 1861 and
1<12
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-19
AUTOMOBILE THIEF
FOUND TO be DESERTER

man named Lawrence b. Mathiason,
whose home was at Benson. Mimi, and
who recently was arrested in Grant
county on the charge Of stealing au-,
tomobiles, has been taken to Camp
Dodge, Ia. by Sheriff Finley. of Grant
county, and surrendered to the mill
tary authorities there for induction
into the national army. After coming
to South, Dakota he posed as real
estate agent and engaged in the theft
Of automobiles, confessing, after his
arrest, that he had stolen three cars.
1t developed that he had deserted from
the army at Fargo, n. d. He is said
to have a wife at Galesburg. N. D.
While In South Dakota Mathiason
travelled under the name of William
johnson.