South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-21

| CuAleu oNdIeS II only lney can zeal
138riton a blow. They do not love
germany more. but hate England
most. But we will not be deceived
by them. Anyone who is England's
enemy is now our enemy. We un-
derstand them. They were glad
when disloyal lrishmen (Sinn
Feiners) struck England a blow
when England was fighting ger
many"
A local newspaper says editorially
that sales Of liquor over the bars
| in Mishawaka are continuous and
that booze is easy TO secure. II adds
that many intoxicated persons can
be seen on the streets at lac hours.
This is a malicious lie Since pro-
hibition went into effect there has
not been one arrest for drunken
ness, nor have the saloons been
guilty Of evading the law in any
particular. according to the authori-
ties, who ought to know
An Associated Press dispatch
printed in the local newspapers,
says the Sim Feiners those "men
Of vision and Of love-" are engaged
in drilling and preparing with ger
man assistance and german prom
Uses Of arms, 10 strike a blow at the
heart OF the British empire" Come
off your perch, Cornelius!
Let the w. s. s. campaign pro-
coed right along without in
i terruption. But the big boys who
\ ought TO be too proud to own
Stacker dollar must come in the
big game which has no limit Buy
| the bonds.
A London minister says when war,
\ alcohol and the kaiser have been
swept from the world. hell and all
! its horrors will be banished and
/ the time for the millennium will
have dawned Not all OF evil will
! have been banished. There VIII still
remain republicans. jealous com
/ petitOrs and the mechanical orches-
/ ira of our neighbOr TO the east.
Here it is in cold type: No man
/ IS better than a dumb beast unless
his soul is ahame. The beast ex-
periences all the sensations of the
physical appetites.
Our old friend. John Gully. came
in to see Us the other night John
is running on the democratic ticket
for sheriff, and is going to be elect
| ed, we believe. Mishawaka was al
ways strong for John. He got his
/ start in life here and was one OF
/ the best bootmakers among the
many good ones the city has pro-
| duced
While We adopt the mo wheat"
program IN spring and summer, let
! US lay in coal and wOoo for next
winter. Even amid the privations
Of war we may know in winter the
luxury of the toasted shins if we
buy fuel in summer.
J. WAR will not be banished from
/ the earth until wisdom becomes
universal says a Boston minister
Then it's good-by to peace. Wis
| dom comes only in spots, whereas
! bone headery spreads like the land
scape of a continent
They're really fine people down
at the Wooden Co. When Earl
Fink was appointed chairman of
the canvass among the factories of
the city for the Liberty loan drive,
he decided on giving the old town
the surprise Of its lifetime. He
did. when he announced that the
officers and employees OF that insti-
tuition had taken bonds on this oc-
casion 10 the amount Of S13O.S50-
with more 10 come. IL all the fac
tories in South Bend had come
across as handsomely there would
have been no need to raise Misha-
waka's quota by $4,000 That town
couldn't really exist were it not for
us folks.
And the live question is: What
is Dodge's going 10 do?" We under
stand the contributions from this
source are so large that Billy
/ Chandler has had to engage a spe-
ciaI staff OF accountants 10 check
the list. We shouldn't be so terri
bly, surprised to see it total a quar-
ter Of a millionl IL will then be up
TO South Bend to tack on another
hundred thousand or so to our
growing apportionment.
Lem Sheets dropped in 70 tell us
! that his fry ing size rooster crop will
come in on June Is and wants to
know If we would be willing TO come
out 10 his palatial residence and eat
a few, with something on the side.
II nearly kills us to decline invita-
4 tions like this. p. s: II wasn't de-
/ clined.
TT the olden time il was not un-
usual for men 20 wear the linen
| buster as a part OF their everyday
attire The old linen buster will
prove very serviceable TO gentlemen
who are going 70 adopt Sec'y Nc
Adoo's suggestion and wear half
| soled trousers.
The little fellows are drawing up
their belts and buying Liberty bonds
on the installment plan. Are the