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Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

lust as strongly indicates tnat the actual
famine OF goods will be temporary, and that
probably there will be considerable allevia-
ton of the situation for the fall of 1919. In
the meantime, the big buyers Of fabrics, the
large clothing manufacturers and others
of this year. In short for just one season,
the spring of 1919, the civilian is going to
be "up against it" for new clothes.
Thirty-two manufacturers representatives
have the same story to tell. They have no
samples to show nor do they give any en-
couragement that they will have samples for
the spring of 1919. Here and there are to
be found limited assortments in the hands
of jobbers, but this is all; and the main hope
of the big buyers lies in a certain few mills,
which today are trying to work in advance
of their schedule of deliveries to the govern
ment and which may, as consequence, have
limited periods between now and January in
which they may throw their looms to pro-
duction Of civilian goods Just how long
these periods will be is problematical, de-
pendent on labor and the absence of bitches
in following out the government orders.
The situation of course, traces back to
the exceptionally heavy demands of the gov
ernment, as result of which the mills gen.
orally are devoting about so per cent of their
equipment to army and navy orders. When
/. is considered that in many cases efficiency
falls as low as o5 per cent of normal, the 20
per cent surplus available for civilian demand
is more than likely to be eaten up.
Certain of the larger mills, however. have
been able to plan ahead sufficiently to split
their capacites-80 to 20-on the basis of
time, rather than machinery, and by this
means to fill their allotments of government
work ahead Of schedule, and then throw
their full force for limited periods onto civil
ian production, always providing there is no
hitch in the plans. 1t is on these mills that
the civilian market must rely for the frac-
tional part of its demand that can be filled
The wool situation, as affecting the pro-
duction for spring of 1919, makes it virtually
certain that large proportion of what civil
ian output does materialize wNl be in the
nature of manipulated fabrics, with large
percentage of cotton. With this the public
will have to be content.
The wool situation in turn traces back,
not so much to scarcity of the world sup
ply, though this is a partial factor as to the
scarcity of bottoms to bring the wool to this
country.
For the future, that is, after spring OF
1919 there are to be observed two principal
factors of alienation. One OF these is the
likelihood that bottoms will be thrown tenn
porarily from the Atlantic transport service
for bringing in WOOL The other is fore
casted in the evidence that the government
is about to 60 back to the old plan of buying
army cloth on the basis of competitive bids
indicating that its needs for the future are
fairly we'll covered.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13
Center Shots

Minneapolis Journal: Many pa
triotic girl who won't wash the family
dishes thinks she can nurse 500
wounded soldiers in France.
Brooklyn Eagle: Harvester stock
went up Az points on the news OF
dissolution" "You can't keep a good
trust down" is the latest American
modification Of time-honored aph-
orism.
Louisville Courier-Journal: 1--WE
all want peace" says the resuscitated
Hindenburg, "but It must be peace
with honor" Which may help to ex-
plain why the Germans find ii so diff
cult to secure the sort Of peace they
want
New York World: Captain Boy-Ed
is unable to think that the war IL
popular in the United States" The
spy paymaster while here was unable
to think many thoughts that might
have heightened his value to Berlin
Stupid misinformation from Other
lands costs Germany dear.
Brooklyn Eagle: Hun chemicals
drugs and banks are thriving here a:
the fifth year of the war is entered
Incidental TO killing Germans. VIII.
not kill their opportunity to make for
tunes with our facilities? 1t is th'
sure way of teaching them to taxi
hold of their royal families.
Minneapolis Journal: There Is moth
| ing remarkable in the story that
Cheyenne woman rode the rods" o
a freight train with a baby in he
arms. Every day there Is evidenc'
that woman can carry, not only he
baby, but dozen bundles. and kni
IL sweater at the same time,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13
THE COWBOY.

I'm sure one crippled hombre, buhlieve me
that's no lie;
I've busted leg and shoulder, splinter
in my eye.
I've been gassed and bombed and shran.
nelled, I'm riddled like sieve.
Yuh'd think in such condition no mar
would care to live.
But su'thin gripped and held me when
lowed I must cash in,
When just lay down an reckoned I didn't
care to win.
An l changed opinions-pronto, amt 60.
ing to need no hearse.
chaps lot to live for-when he's got g
Red Cross nurse.
So here am in hospital. my bed all white
and clean,
With an angel sitting by me. the first
ever seen;
uster boast-poor simp-ot what knew
about the sex,
For I'd mixed up some with wimmen--in
San Antonio, Tex.
But I'd never been to heaven. and l hadn't
no idear
They ever turned 'em loose UP there, an
let 'em stray down here.
Gee whiz, the pains a-comin' back! O
Lord, don't let me curse,
An scare her back to Paradise-my little
Red Cross nurse.
There's long, long trail a-windin' toward
the golden West;
The grass is green beside lit leads TO
peace and rest,
Far from the din Of battle. out on sunlit
plain,
Where broken limbs are mended--and men
forget their pain.
It's calling, calling, calling, its voices bid
me come
Far from the hell Of warfare safely and
straightly home.
Ny feet are almost on it; Its slences i'm
merse
My soul; but something holds me-Iny little
Red Cross nurse
I've allus been wastsr, a reckless cursing
cuss,
Whose spechulty is stirring up hell to make
fuss;
And haven't got religion by long shot
no such thing,
But been so near to heaven heard the
angels sing.
An hereafter In my dealings I'm gointer.
IL can,
Be neither saint nor devil, but just a
regler Man.
For no matter what may happen, l gotter
reimburse
Somebody cause I'm living-my little
Red Cross nurse.
Helen Combes in N Y. Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

gardless Of the effect upon producers may
continue to ignore them for time. But in
the long run we can evade neither these facts
nor their logical consequences.
Perhaps the biggest unrecognized element
in increased crop prices is the passing forever
of cheap new lands in the great west-the
end OF an economic as well as OF an historic
era. Never in any other half-century since
Adam has any such empire been brought un.
der the plow as in this western country OF
ours from 1850 to 1900 In these 50 years,
as Mr.. Hill pointed out in his famous speech
already noted, Americas improved acreage
was increased nearly 800 per cent while the
total agricultural acreage increased nearly
200 per cent, or by 47,640,o32 acres-an area
equal to more than 10 Minnesotas.
And this vast area, be it noted, rich with
the stored fertility of forgotten seas and a
later aeon of fruitful summers, on coming
finally into cultivation was farmed by "soil
miners" as Henry Wallace termed them.
Men rushed in and used up this stored fer
tiity as rapidly as possible, the fierce COM
petition among new settlers reducing crop
prices to ruinous levels, insomuch that Mr..
Hoover himself the exponent OF present-day
food conservation, has doubtless seen Kan
sans, as have, who have used corn for fuel
That the benefit of this soil-exploitation went
70 consumers in the form of lowered prices
and not to producers in the form of in
creased profits finds historic proof in the
grange, alliance and populst movements of
western agricultural distress from the early
'70's to the later '90's, in the mortgage and
tenancy records of that period and in such
peignantly vivid stories and autobiographies
as those Of Hamlin Garland.
Barely getting laborers' wages for them
selves and selling food without any reckon
ing OF the soil fertility or soil exhaustion it
presented-somewhat as if one man should
present another with a bank check on the
basis of the checks value as paper without
regarding its depletion of his bank reserve
the western farmers not only brought dis
aster to their own section, but forced prices
to a ruinous point for the rest of America
almost putting agricultural New England
out of business dstressingly depressing the
south and seriously injurng farm profits all
over Europe. Only few months ago Mr.
George w. Russell, the Irish rural leader,
pointed to the definite removal of the former
cut-throat competition of these undervalued
and marvelously fertile western lands as one
of the chief reasons for believing that farm
products would remain permanently higher.
The soil mining" on virtually free lands
in this vast agricultural empire has been per-
haos the chief agency in forcing food prices
below the cost of production in recent years
and this factor has now fortunately disap-
peared forever.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

The food problem is serious now during
war times, but il must not be forgotten that
it was becoming serious before war began.
Moreover, it will be serious after the war is
over.
II is highly important, therefore, for the
nation to get clear understanding OF the
agricultural situation. And the first big fact
it should recognize Is that the real problem
is not to get cheaper food, but to get enough
food, even at present prices. The era OF
cheap food is over.
When / say prices of farm products are
to stay high" il present prices are so con-
sidered, do not mean that the farmer is to
be prohteer or reap unearned profits at the
expense OF other classes. By no means. The
prices of farm products must stay high as
compared with former prices for these prod
ucts simply because the consumer has here
tofore paid the farmer less than living
wage. AS Alva Agee puts it, our city con-
sumers have been objects of charity" in that
they have received the benefit OF the unre-
warded labor of women and children on the
farms.
Of course, some men have all along made
money at farming. No one denies that. But
when one reads that this farmer or that has
made profit Of 10 cents pound on cotton,
of SO cents bushel on corn, it by no means
follows that the man making the economists
last considerable quantity required to sup
ply the worlds need is even breaking even.
To begin with, let the interested reader as
certain just how much corn or cotton the
farmer with family OF FIVE finds it physically
possible to produce, and hence what is the
total profit per family under the most favor
able of the widely varying conditions.
Widely varying conditions, say, because
while our manufacturers of any line of goods
have rather uniform machines and expect a
rather uniform product per worker, an indus
trious famer may get 100 bushels OF con per
acre from his rich Iowa soil, only 10 bushels
from Vermont rockridge, and find total
failure in drouth-cursed area in Kansas;
just as two-bale-p -peracre land in the Mssis-
sippi Delta may yield S. per day for the labor
expended in growing, while thousands
of cotton farmers on sandy wastes or quilted
hillsides yielding one-hfth OF a bale per acre
may not receive returns equal to Is cents a
day in wages.
It is impossible longer to grow food
enough under such conditions as have pre-
vailed in the past. And instead of resting
under the wholly unfounded charge that they
are prohteers, our farmers and those familiar
with farming conditions desire to present
certain fundamental facts to the consderate
judgment of their fellow citizens. These
facts have heretofore been too largely ig.
nored, and national leaders intent upon re.
ducing the cost of living to consumers re.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13
TW1ce Told Tales
Passed the Limit.

The late Bishop Dudley of Ken
lucky used to relate with much relish
on amusing experience that he once
had in connection with waf1es. At
a fine old Virginia homestead, where
he was a frequent guest, the waffies
were always remarkably good. One
morning. as breakfast drew near an
end, the tidy little linen-coated black
boy who served at table approached
the bishop and asked in a low voice:
Bishop, won't y have 'n'er waffle ?"
YES" said the genial bishop, II be-
lieve I will"
"Dey ain no mo" said the boy.
"Well," exclaimed the surprised
gentleman, "if there aren't any more
waffles. what made you ask me II I
wanted another one?"
Bishop" exclaimed the boy, "you's
done ct 10 already, and I Fought yeh
wouldn't want no mo'!"-Youth's
Companion.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13
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Men for the ARMY.

Omaha, Aug. 12.-To the Editor Of
The Bee: / wish to express my ap-
probation Of an editorial in today's
paper entitled Military Training and
Peace"
1t is brief, terse and strong, and !
heartily approve of 1t.
In the editorial items, also, there Is
one which asks where Grant got his
army?" I wonder how many of the
people who object to calling men of
IS into the army. know that nine
tenths Of the army Of the union were
under 21 years of age at their first
enlistment. / say men advisedly in
regard to soldering. and there were
over 100000 of those men Of Is, and
nobody complained that they were
too young. was one Of them, and
I was not off duty one day during my
entire service, while the few men of
40 in my company were frequently
laid of, for one thing or another. I
would make the draft limits IS to 30.
JONATHAN EDWARDS.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13
Mercenary MedicO.

Secretary McAdoo, apropos of the
free anti-typhoid treatment, said at a
Washington luncheon:
II once heard Of fashionable but
mercenary surgeon who was asked by
q friend:
what did you operate on old
Laydup for?'
For s2,5o0.' the surgeon an
swered.
".No, no. said his friend. I don't
mean that. I mean what did he
have?
".He had s2.50o,' said the sur
geon."-Detroit Free Press
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

The Bees Free Milk and Ice Fund for relief
of hot weather babies has met with exceptionally
generous response this year. We already have
money in hand to meet all probable demands
but that only emphasizes our obligation to those
who have helped TO make this unique and most
worthy charity complete success.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13
SprinQ Famine In Mems Wear
Philadelphia Public Ledger.

An investigation of the market for mems
wear and of conditions in the industry re-
veals in strong light just one thing-that
nobody has anything to offer for the spring
Of 1919 at the present time, and that offer
ings which may come later will be extremely
few and far between.
Analysis OF causes and effects, however,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

tHt HtsI UI DupteHiUcfs
The county teachers institute
opened for the arrangement of pro-
gram and the announcement OF the
same to the instructors present. The
forenoon was taken UP by Professor
Bruner and his assistants Of the ar
rangement for the work.
The Bohemian turner's Of this city
accompanied by delegations from al
over the state. held very enjoyable
picnic at Wilber. Neb. There were
ever 1000 people present.
| A party of New York Central on
cials passed through the city in tht
VIZ Rnsr compary's offciNl car,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

No mere male elevator conductor ever could
approach the combined elan, nonchalance and
sangfroid characterizing his privileged successor
in skirts as she passes up" waiting person in
the middle distance Of tall building.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13
Mr.. Hearst should worry.

Mr. Hearst should worry. The United States
was neutral then, and II was merely "a service
~ humanity" to do anything TO help Germany
win. For further information, see the Omaha
World Herald OF April g. 1915.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

Old familiar names are reappearing in the
news As the tide of war sways backward across
the map We will know part Of our French
geography we'll in time.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13
Just 80 Years Ago Today

The Democratic club Of the First
ward has elected Charles Conoyer
president II proposes to establish
flambeau club and hold a mass meet
ing In Metz hall on Thursday next.
The Murray hotel Is to be opened
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

Lenine and Trotzky know where they will be
safe, II not welcome, and for that reason are head
Ing for Berlin.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

my dear Viereck" was busy little fellow
while on the kaiser's payroll. He earned his
money whether the others who shared in the
Doodle distribution earned theirs or not
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

Closing the recruiting stations in anticipation
Of stampede may be effective in preventing dis
turbance OF business, but It does have queer
color when the proposed change in the draft laws
is considered.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

Another citizen who we'll may be spared to
the war is the fellow who drives late at night
his car at top speed down the village street with
the mufier cut out,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

An industrial census Of Omaha should disclose
lot Of interesting information, whether it
brings any war orders or not.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

What President Wilson writes about Varda-
man and Hardwick, he could write with equal
truth about Hitchcock, only more so.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

Sundays record OF auto mishaps Is inpres
sive enough to convince any that safety-hrst ha
not vet become general rule among joyriders.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

Ii every German general who loses battle
10 tho Allies after this Is cashiered, the kaiser
viii have fine list Of "exs" on his hands soon,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

One week from today the trial heat will be
over and the real race set under way, II Is up to
ths voters to see that none but patriotic Amcr-
cans get by the primaries.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

"A U-boat captain earned ton Of iron crosses
Sunday by sinking nine small fishing vessels in
American waters. This is the game the subsea
pirates love to play
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

sJim" Vardaman's absence from the senate
VIII be q relief to John Sharp Williams as well
% to the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

Those boches are much more feet OF foot
xoing backwards than they are going forewards
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

Nobody with "The Fatherland" endorsement
Il entitled to the endorsement OF loyal patriotic
Americans at the polls.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

However, Cole Bease still is threatening in
South Carolina, and will not be easily sidetracked
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

The kaiser is ready to admit that some Yankee
Airmen are also present in France.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

What would Mr.. Wilson do If he had a con-
kre.s to deal with such as Grover Cleveland hadf
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13
TODAY
Ono year AGO To-day IN the War.


Allies refused passports for dele
kates to Stockholm peace conference.
War department ordered the mob
llixation OF the new national army in
four increments. the first to entrain
pm September s.
me Day We Celebrate.
Walter A. stiilman. attorney at law.
born 1858.
Leslie O. Hicks. civil engineer, born
48S2.
Mary n. Macarthur. secretary OF
the British National Federation Of
Women Workers, born 3s years ago.
Hugh Guthrie. solicitor general OF
Canada. born at Guelph. Ont. 80
years ago.
William G. Adamson. former Geor-
Z Eia congressman. now 4 member OF
the court OF customs appeals in New
Eork City, born in Bowdon county,
Ca 81 years ago.
Ghis Day in History.
1815--Lucy Stone. pioneer advocate
pf woman suffrage, born at West
Brookfield, Mass. Died at Dorches-
ter, Mass, October IS, 1898.
1S6s--Admiral Farragut and the
4 bfyicers Of his ship were received in
audience by the sultan II Turkey.
1S93--Fire In Minneapolis de-
4 StrOyed $4,000, 600 in property and
made 1900 persons homeless
1S14-Belgian charged the Ger.
Uans with atrocities
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Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13
MrRTHFUL REMARKS.

I'VE must regulate the bathing suits"
"weil, how short shall We allow the
skirts9"
'Huml I don't think We ought to inter-
fere with any young lady who wears any
kind of q skirt."--Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

What's the idea?"
The idea seems to be to grab all tn.
food Tor the rich and to give the poor
permit to eat anything they can get">
Louisville Courler-JournaL
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

Am the only girl you ever loved?''
"Darling, do you suppose could aspire
TO you II ! were in the amateur class 2''~
Chicago Post
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

"a thing Of beauty 10 Joy forever
quoted the ParIor Philosopher.
Eyes; or at least till she gets old" added
the Mere Man-Town Topics,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

my daughter. young Smith called today
to ask mo IL would give him your hand"
well, father, did he tell you II he had
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

Smash the slatesl
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

anything to put In it,"-Rsltimors AmsS'
can
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13
Era of Cheap Food IS Over
Factors Which Point to After War Prosperity of Farmers
Clarance Poe in Review of Reviews.

gardless of the effect upon producers may
continue to ignore them for a time. But in
the long run we can evade neither these facts
nor their logical consequences.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-13

Resinol Ointment heals skin irrita.
tions that il neglected become serious.
One small pimple or slight blotch
mars the most beautiful face. A patch
Of itching eczema or other skin nil.
ment causes great discomfort and
much misery.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-27
GEORGIA MUST HURRY
ON ITS STAMP RECORD

Atlanta, Ga. October. 25.-Now that
the Fourth Liberty Loan has gone
over the top with flying colors, State
Director Hugh Richardson, in charge
of the sale of War Saving Stamps in
Georgia, is planning for his entire
organization to put forth increased
effort between this time and the close
of the year. in order if possible to
bring up Geersia's sales to the quota
of $40 per capita ~ ]
Clarke county is leading the state
in per capita ~saies- Of 1915 Newton
county comes second and Whitfield
county comes third. The sales in
Clark county per capita through Au-
gust were sS.75. With this as the lead
ing county, and the others trailing
very hard work must be done in
Georgia.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-27
TEN CEORCIANS
ON CASUALTY LIST
WILLIAM EPPS OF PITTS, is IN
REPORT TODAY

Washington, Oct, 26,-The follow
ing casualties are reported by the
Commanding General of the American
EXpeditionary Forces:
Killed in action, SO; died of wounds,
81; died of accident and other causes,
6; died of disease, 92; wounded severe
ly, 121; wounded degree undeter-
mined) 27l; wounded slightly 22S;
missing in action, So; prisoners q;
died of airplane accident. 6.
Georgians included are:
Died from accident and other caus-
es- Private Herman r. Mills. Gaines
Vile; William Epps. Pitts; Early Ed
wards Colbert; RUDE Barker, Logan
vile; Bill Williams, Jr. Bronwood !;
Wounded severely Private John
w. Cook, Rome.
Wounded slightly Private Her.
schel G. Luallen, Bowden.
Wounded degree undetermined -
Private Wilbur r. Smith, LAGRANGE.
Missing in action Private Arthur
c. Wylie, Buford.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-27
FOR ALDERMAN

The friends of Mr.. L. L. Davis here
by announce him as a candidate for
alderman of the city of Cordele sub
ject to the city primary to be held
November q. His candidacy rests
Upon the desire of many voters to
place the government of the city in
the hands of men whose minds and
hearts are centered upon one object,
to wit: the absolutely homes, impair
tial and unselfish administration of
the citys affairs in the interest of the
entire citizenship. The friends of
Mr.. Davis assure the voters of the
city that his services to this end will
be faithfully rendered in event of
his election, and for this reason they
urge the voters to give his candida
cy favorable consideration
HIS FRIENDS.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-27
FRED OCKWILER Is IN
OFFICERS TRAINING school,

Fred Dockweiler, son of Peter Dock
weller, leading Crisp county farmer.
is now in an officers training school
at Waco, Texas, He went from here
private, but volunteer sometime
ago and has steadily pulled upward
till he has been given a chance to be
come an officer. He had already pass
ed his preliminary examination and
is now hard at work to win. His
friends in Crisp will watch every ad-
vance with the greatest of interest.
Macon Telegraph: