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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-02

That fat must go, there's no other
way about it.
Nobody loves IA fat man, and the
government loves neither fat men
nor fat women.
With wheatless days, meatless
days, sugarless days and ON al days
no more of any kind of food than
necessary. the fat man and the fat
woman Will soon be mere memories
to the populace.
And it's "A good thing the food
supply per rata is going to be cur
tailed. for reduction in that way Is
much less painful than being
melted and the fat must go in some
way.
No Room for Fat.
The clothes this spring are to
be skirnped so much that IA fat
man or woman will necessarily
have to be melted into the suits.
The dream of the hobble skirt for
women has again become Il night
mare and will disturb the peace of
mind of some and cheer the hearts
of others.
But the "skinncrS" suit has ar
rived for men together with the
hobble suit for women. Pants and
coats are to be made OF but two
yards of material If possible. Every
available bit of cloth is to hs saved.
The flaps Of the coat pockets are to
be eliminated entirely in the fall
and they will be used only on some
models this spring. The spring
suits show no belts at all. Men
cannot even have IA waistline, he
must be so slim.
Mems Pockets Doomed.
Patch pockets will be used ON the
spring suits to II degree. but the
fall suits will have none at all.
Mere Sits viii show the pockets
and the day seems tn be approach
ing when the men will wear their
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-02
PUNISH BOARDING
WITH HEAVY HAND
Food Administration Sends
Out Warning.

Mlssoula people are warned OF the
penalties that will be inflicted in the
case of the violation of certain pro-
visions of the food administration law,
through a message sent out by w, j,
Strain. head of the merchants division
of the food administration in this
state
Punishment for the boarding of nee
cssarics is punishable by a fine not cN-
C"oding $4,000, or Imprisonment for not
more than two years or both.
4 person is classified as IA hoardcr
when he holds neccssaries In excess of
his reasonable requirements for use or
consumption by himself and depend
cnts for a reasonable time.
Missoula prices for the week are:
Com. Quantity. Wholesale Retail
Sugar - 100 lbs. $3.50 $1,000
Limtt, 10 pounds to cit ybuyers at 81:
"a lbs. to rural buyers at s2.25)
Flour IMtl --i9 lbs. $2.62h 2.95
nLimit, A. HIS. TO city buyers. IS lbs.
to rural buyersD
Cornmeal - lbs. ETC zoe
Rolled oats % lbs. 60c 70-16c
Butter ...---......-.l Id. Az soc 5O-5 she
Ham .....,-..4...,..l lb. 30h -32Asc 35-37c
Bacon ..-....... IL 10. 36-43ac 5-4sc
Beans swhite
navy ....,,,...l ID. l4-l5Lc l5-20c
Retail prices Of beans fixed accord
Ing IL relative qualityl
Rice ..,..s......ssss ,$S.lo-s.4ocwt. l0-l5c Id.
Evaporated milk, > pa .s's.
tins .-....-..-,....,l Id. l2Rc l5c
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-02

listing in the engineers reserve corps.
which enlistment would have released
them from the draft.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-02
FI1E-o WORLD
DEPENDS ON war.
Ideals at Stake in Conflict
Overseas Says SissOn
to Hearers.
AT PATRIOTIC FETE
AT PATRIOTIC FETE
Orchard Homes People
Honor Sons Fighting on
Side Of Freedom.

"YOu are sending your IS preciou:
boys to fight, perhaps to die, why?'
This WAS the occasion OF the gatherin
OF 2V0 residents OF Orchard Homes d
the clubhouse last evening, with III,
vital question asked and answered
President r. Q. Sisson Of the State Uni
verSity.
A service flag bearing 10 stars ed
representing one young man of Il
Orchard Homes community now il
army service, was lowered beside tn,
Stars and Stripes at the front OF tn.
hall, while the assembly sang the ma
tlOnal hymns. Soldiers in command q
Captain Moore stood at attention
while Harry A. Mclean played tn
bugle call to colors.
Speaks sor Veterans.
Fred Parker then spoke few word
In behalf OF the veterans of the Span.
ish- American war and III. G. b. Colvii
dedicated anew the lives Of his tw,
sons, who are now in service overseas
an well AZ the time and strength Of tn
parents and neighbors at home, yeo
men OF the guard who will make eacl
rood Of ground maintain two men thi.
coming year.
Sisters Garry Flag.
Four sisters Of soldiers, Cora ant
Margaret Stickney, Grace Barnett ant
Lorna Graves, then marched the lengtl
of the hall carrying the new flag viii
the audience sang Onward Christian
Soldiers" Two other sisters. Emma
Graves and Susanna Colvill were ex
pected to have part in this pretty cere.
m0ny. but were unable to come to tn,
hall. Az the flag was placed in tn,
window, Miss Marion Hayes sang tn,
verses Of a song written for the occa
sion: Keep the Stars of Memor,
Glowing" and the audience joined i,
the chorus. The boys named by IN,
stars are Herman Allison, Phil Ailo
way. Byron Alloway, Donald Barnett
George Colvill. Leslie Colyili, Dai
Courtney. Ralph Graves, Earl Stickn.y
Ray Suffers Addison Finkelnburg ant
Jens Fridsjor.
The meaning of it all was then tol,
~ president Sisson In stirring expo
sttiOn OF the question, "Why Are We a
war;" All present listened with in
tense Interest to the speakers clear
cut sentences. He said in part:
THE irreconcilable, deep down con
aASS UCSWSSI WHAT germany SIanuS
today and what America stands for,
the cause. Germany, cooped up In 1t
corner. the tharmpling ground OF Euro
pean armies, says The world shall no
move. The world is to be autocrati,
ana war liz to be the means of settlin
Things The rest of the world says
mo. the world is to be democratic Th,
world has been bound together ply
slcaiiy and commercially, ii can no
exist half slave and half free. 1t cal
rot exist half autocratic and half demo
cratic"
These principles were made clea
with illustrations from ancient an,
modern history. "Ye shall know tn
truth and the truth shall make YOU
free, with the freedom for whicl
America is in the war and for which
We shall fight to the end as our ia
Tiers have fought and died In the age
that are gone" was the concludin.
thought Of President Ssson's address
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-02
Skating
Public Rink Will Open
Today.

Unless snowfall during the
night should interfere, there will he
skating today upon the ice rink at
the corner of South Fourth street
was swept and flooded yesterday.
The city added $50 To the amount
of $40 that was held over from the
rink fund of last year and il Is
hoped that the long anticipated
skating will be available this
month.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-02
Census of Lumber Output
Begun by Forest Service

census of the lumber production of
the country during 1917 has been be-
gun by the United States forest service
~ evaporation win the National I.um-
Der Manufacturers association, as in
past years. Qnestiomnair.s have been
sent to the lumhegmen and the results,
II Is believed, will'give the government
good understanding of the capacity
o. the industry as regards war needs.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-02
Will Sell Canned Goods
at White Elephant Sale

Canned goods and other foods will be
sold at the White Elephant bazaar OF
the Red Cross today. The materials
We're donated by Missoula housewives
to the sale and represent the best
home cookery in the city. The sale is
being conducted at l25 North Hig-
Gins avenue.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-02
Funeral of Mrs. MCGOWAN
at Plains Next Sunday

Mrs. J. \. MCGOWAN. who was killed
in Il street car accident at Pasadena,
last Monday, will be buried at Plains
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. The
Order OF the Eastern Star will have
charge of the funeral services.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-02
TO ENLIST As FORESTER.

II. X. Richards. who has been con-
nected with the department of inyesti-
CATION in the Savanac nursery of the
United States forest service. has left
for his home i'm Ohio to visit his par
ents before enlisting in the Twentieth
Engineers. forestry.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-02
Grip Follows the Snow,

let's taken in time will prevent grip. T.
W. GROVES signature on box. soc,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-02
Argentina Takes Action
Against Central Powers

Buenos Aires, Feb. 1.-The minister
OF war has recalled Arscntina's Mill
tary attaches from Berlin and Nionn.l,
In political circles this action is re-
gardcd as significant and conn. ted
with the sinking of the Arycntinc
steamship Miniatro lrriendo, January
"a
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-02
8tudeals Answer Draft:
Enlisted Day Too Late

William Zeh Of Wisconsin. two stu
dents in the university forest school.
port before their respective draft
boards. Both men have already
passed physical examinations for the
army. Both were one day late in en-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-02
TuMuLTv MAY sE SENATOR.

Washington Feb. Secretary Tumul-
ty was sent to Trenton today. to at
tend the funeral tomorrow Of his
friend. Senator Hughes Of New Jersey.
The possibility Of Tumulty's being Sc
lected by Governor Edge az Hughes
successor was talked of today in the
capitol
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

manned though three men were
knocked down by the explosion o'
shells. Others commended for cour'
age in the face Of fire are Corporal
Frank Harden. Private H. D. Brown
Corporal Bean. Sergeant G. A. Nor
ton and Private Sanders.
From the elaborate artillery pre-
paration. the size OF the box barrage
and the extensive front occupied. the
coup de main attempted by the enc
my was cleary intended to be on a
rather extensive scale.
Whatever may have been the OBJ
ject Of the attack 1t was successfully
frustrated. No enemy party succeed
ed in getting within assaulting dis
lance of any part of the line except
at one point and here they were
quickly pressed back and then driven
off. The shell torn condition OF the
ground tells Of the fierceness Of the
action. That the enemy suffered
in casualties Is not
doubted, as some of their groups
pushed close into the machine gun
fire, but as their men fell they were
carried off. The casualties on our
side were small and none OF them
serious.
The chief Importance Of the action
was In bringing this American unit
for the first time under fire and de-
the steadiness and fight
ing ability of the men.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

How Americans Took Good Measure
We regret being unable on this oc-
casion to follow the counsels Of our
masters. the French. but the American
flag has been forced to retire. This Is
uncomfortable and none OF our sold
iers would understand their not being
asked to do whatever is necessary to
reestablish situation which is humil-
iating to us and unacceptable to our
country's honor. We are going to
counter attack"
This vas a message sent by the
American commander OF American
forces south OF the Marne on Monday
afternoon Of last week, after the
Germans had forced the Americans
back towards Conde- En- -Brie. The
French commander informed the
American general that the early Ger
man success could not have any great
effect on the battle; but that 1t was un-
derstood perfectly that after hard
fighting the Americans had slowly re-
tired and that It was not expected that
they Immediately launch a counter-at-
tack. He added that q counter-attack
could be postponed without risk and
1t might be better to give American
troops an hours rest
Immediately after the American
general sent the above message which
is quoted by the correspondent Of the
Matin, the Americans launched their
counter-attaok and lost ground VA
soon recovered with an additionAi
half mile taken from the Germans for
good measure.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

Advices from Berlin are to the ef-
feet that Germany has become very
pessimistic at the way affairs are
trendfng In Russia Theodore Woin,
in the Tasebiatt, warns against blind
optimism. and points out that the
power of the Czecho- Slovaks was un-
dhrestimated. Wolff declares that
things can no longer be painted rose
colored, especially since the events on
the west front, that even those par
ties who welcomed war with America
consider the time has come when the
German people should demand an eI-
PLANTATION. These people, Woln ex-
plains, underestimated Americas
strength, and now try to prove that
America would have declared war in
any eventuality IN order to absoive
themselves from the responsibility.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

up the gallery some distance behind
us carrying so pounds OF guncotton
Lieutenant G. and 1 after reconnotter-
ing some distance ahead came back to
these fellows and took the charges
from them.
We then crawled up to a point about
$50 feet up the Boche tunnel. We had
met no Germans so far on this trip,
but at this point could hear the steal
thy walking and whispering OF some
Germans who were evidently just
around the gallery to the right about
Is or 20 feet ahead Of US. AS We had
only a short piece OF time fuse on the
guncotton charges ! suggested to
Lieutenant G. the advisability Of firing
them at this spot. He seemed to be
anxious to reach the German shaft
ahead. but there was no chance Of do
ing this, so we laid our guncotton on
the floor Of the gallery. collected q
number OF German sandbags filled
with clay. and tamped the charge as
best we could. While he lit the fuse !
covered the gallery with my gun. Aft
er the fuse was lii we turned our
torches on and hustled out as quick as
We could, expecting q few bullets or
bombs to speed US OH our way. For
tunatcly for us we got back far
enough to be safe before the explosion
occurred.
Steal German Mine.
This last charge was effective In
closing the gallery for time. In
short order we laid a charge OF seve-
raj hundred pounds of guncotton.
While hying the charge. however. the
enemy ha managed to clear enough
OF dirl away 80 that they could fire
through it. We were in luck, however.
for neither the charge itself nor any
OF our fellows were hit by their bullets
We blew this charge successfully.
Some II hours later the Germans also
fired a big charge which. blew a crater
near the spot
l was down below three times that
day with Doherty. almost directly AZ
ter we had fired our small charges and
it is a significant fact that we met no
Germans. 1t was quite evident that
1t took some time to summon up
enough courage 10 investigate. Incl
dentally / think this typical OF the
Hun. They seem to fight all right in
mass but not individually. Hand-to
hand, either above or below ground,
the French, British and certainly our
own lads have the sand and ginger to
always put it over on them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20
CENTER OF MANY LEGENDS
Dome Of the Rock In tho Holy Land
Has Long Been Held Sacred.

Dome OF the Rock In tho 1oiy Iaho'
Has Long Been Held Sacred.
The Mussulman's grief at the fall OF
Jerusalem is largely centered In the
fate of the Dome of the Rock. For
centuries devout Mol.ammedans have
journeyed to this spot, w~ich they
count only second to the holy places OF
Mecca in religious siSnific. nee.
Directly under the rounded dome
topped with the Turkish crescent is
the sacred rock about which a host OF
traditions-Jewish, Christian and Mo-
hammedan-have been collected. From
this rock Mohammed ascended into
hcovcn on his steed FL Borak. the light
niny. Here also. tradition IL worth
ANYTHING, rested Noahs ark. and Jacob
saw the angelic vision. This spot Is
Is miles nearer heaven than any other
OIL the earth, and the Turks accept
the old Jewish theory that this Is the
center of tic earth. Here on the JudS-
ment day the angel Gabriel stands
when ne sounds his trumpet.
There Is little room for argument
over these statements. You accept or
reject them us you will. But long and
heated have been the learned disser-
tations to decide whether this identcal
SPOT, already overcrowded with asso-
ciations. Is the site Of Solomon's tenn
pie or the tomb of Christ. Science
now leans towards the former conclu-
sion and grants that very likely the
rock marks the place where stood the
altar of the famous Jewish temple.
Even for confirmed skeptic the
place must hold some interest, for the
structure protecting the rock Is u
worthy rival Of the Tai Mahal In beau
ty of design. The bIildinG Is octagon-
al like a mosque and popularity called
the Mosque Of Omar. to the distress
OF the we'll informed, who pointed out
tina, it is only shrine and that the
true Mosque Of Omar Is small vault
like building in no way connected
with the sacred rock.
Mohammedan worship Is as yet uh-
disturbed by the viceroy OF the Chris-
tians, the chief difference being tha'
the Mohammedan Is now the tenant
and the unbeliever the landlord.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

War Makes Pigeons Poor.-The
pigeons Of st. Paul's are not as tat as
they use to be. War rations and air
raids have affected them materially
says a London dispatch.
Visitors to London's famous cathe-
dral are not as numerous an they were
in pre-war days, and even those per-
sons who do feed the pigeons nova
days don't care to pay twenty-five
cents a pint for peanuts just to see the
big birds peck. It Is a violation Of the
defense. Of -the-r realm act to feed bread
to birds, 80 pigeons have to content
themselves principally with the scanty
leavings from the cab horses dinner
bags.
The pigeons of the 81 Paul's and or
all London, too, dread the buzz Of air
plane propellars overhead, and even
during the daytime. when an observ-
ing Allied aviator appears in the sky.
and this is almost daily. the pigeons
utter about and fret considerably un-
til he is out Of sight
And at night when the Boches have
come, dropping bombs and things, pig
cons are out in jiffy from their roost
In the belfry where is hung Great Paul
of seventeen tons, St Paul's largest
bell, never returning until daylight.
They spend the remainder Of the night
on adjoining buildings or wherever
they happen to alight when the air
raid In at its height
"One could feed those pigeons all
the peanuts and wheat they could eat"
said a policeman whose station Is near
st. PauTs Cathedral, recently, but
they'll never take on any fesh 20 long
as there are aviatos about Bombs
and the hum Of the airple1es worry
them nearly out Of their feathers"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

German troops are already IN fetro-
grad In strong force. says LONDON
>ispatch. Germany. fully aware that
the Bolshevist Zig Is up" Is ready
and willing to act as the undertaken
OF the Reds" who handed Russia
over to her. With the power OF the
Lenine- Trotzky government declining
daily and thus being Of no further
use to Berlin. the kaiser has set afoot
n scheme for the re-establishment OF
the monarchy in Russia That mon
archy the kaiser proposes to use just
az he used Lenine and Trotzky. He
will use it to oppose Russian democ-
racy. and oppose the Allies who are
coming through Siberia
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20
smaller machine gun nests had been

DTOhtn up.
A more cheerful story was told by
the scene inside the wood where
saw fifty or sixty Germans in hun
dred square yards who had been kill
cd by high explosive shells where
our guns had raked them in their
flight. There were practically no
American bodies in the wood. but
there must have been several hun
dred dead Germans.
AS we came out Of the wood a bury
ing detail was hard at work. Ameri-
cans were buried first.
In a long grave were being placed
perhaps fifty bodies OF men from the
United States who had charged ma
chine gun nests along the edge Of the
wood, one OF the ugliest fighting po-
sitions this war has presented. That
was the last stand the Germans made
against the Americans before they re-
tired across the Vesle river.
In a skirmish north Of Fismes yes
tcr,lay the Americans took seven pris-
oners from the 4th Prussian Guard
division, which had been put back in
TO the line after being taken out. fol-
lowing it's defeat by the Americans at
Scrgy.
The American officers were sur
prised TO find that of these seven
men who had just been placed In the
nCip rpnlanp-
mcnts six were Poles and the other
IN Alsatian. 1t was surprise that
such material should be used to fill
up one of the kaisers crack reg1-
mcnts. When asked about 1t. the men
replied that the enemy had no Prus-
slams to fill up the Prussian regiment
cut up in the recent fighting. These
seven, when asked what they thought
of the war replied. I'VE have had
enough"
Talking to an officer who thought
that this replacement situation was
very significant, | asked him IL the
5OO. 900 soldiers of the new class
which the Germans would have this
fall might not make a difference In
the situation. He replied:
Germany has 100000 new Ger
mans. The Allies have 100000 new
Americans"
by side road yesterday about a
thousand Americans were resting
during q hike. They had not been In
France as long AZ some other units.
Down the road came an American
guard with six prisoners. When the
new Americans saw who they were
they sprang up as one man and gazed
at them. Then one of them, a lad
from North Carolina, spoke:
$50 them's Boches! My God. lead
us to 'em!"
That Is the spirit of all the Ameri-
cans who have had no share thus far
in the victorious fighting. The men
are eager for their chance. and are
sure that they can do just q little bet
ter than their comrades who have
been lucky enough to get into the
fighting. Perhaps many Of them will
soon get their chance for If the poll
cy of Foch continues to be what 1t
has been since the enemy quit Cha
teau Thierry. constant pressure will
be kept up on his rear for days to
come.
The more the Allies press the hard
er II will be for the enemy to estab-
lish n strong line Of resistance. for
despite Hindenburg and Ludendor1
and Hard Luck Willie" as the boys
call the crown prince. a retreating
army, 1t Is held, cannot be stopped
in its tracks by waving the German
flag in its face.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

: Vice Admiral Behncke has been
appointed head Of the German navy.
succeeding Admiral Won Capelle. who
In turn succeeded Won Tirpitz- The
present shakeup follows the recent
apologies of Admiral Won Holtzendorn
for the failure Of the German subma-
rtnes to sink American transports.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

Lieut.. David Putnam Of the LaFay-
cite escradriIle, a descendant Of "old
Put" of Revolutionary fame, has
been decorated with the French mill
tary medal. In acknowledgment OF
his having brought down nine Ger
man airp,anea.