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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05
SPY IN WARTIME

Since the subject of espionage Is
go briefly into the theory and practice
of espionage. combining myself to what
is known to all general STATS as "ss-
cret filed Intelligence" This polite
term is given by a general staff only
to its own agents: the agents of the
other side are known as spies. This
Is a little inconsistent, Of course.
Whether an intelligence officer Is q
spy or mere scout depends entirely on
how he is dressed at the time. If in
uniform he becomes Il prisoner of war
when captured, and as rule he is con-
fined in fortress. If he has assumed
"A disguise he faces the firing squad
the next morning.
The fact that an officer has spicd
upon the enemy in civilian clothing
does not make him the less hOnored
among his brothers in arms. On the
| contrary. being selected for the "se
cret field -intellisence service" is looked
upon by the more daring as rare
distinction. \ commander would be
court -martialed il it became known
that he had failed To avail himself, for
reasons Of honor" of important infor-
had for that reason mismanaged an
action. Espionage is Il necessary ad-
junct to any military establishment
so necessary, in fact. that the spites of
! the antagonist are done to death when
caught-George A. Schreiner in Har-
per's Magazine for April.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05
THE MOlE'S APPETITE.

The little mo!c has recently been rec
commended for membership in the So
cietS Of big eaters, 1t Is so Very vo-
racious, even in captivity. that It will
sometimes eat more than its own
weight of carthworms in ~ hours, One
little glutton, weighing four ounces.
drNpured seven and one-half pounds
Of " worms in one month. When the diet
changed tn raw beef, mutton, chicken
heads and rabbit liver, its appetite
was unchanged. Cheese. when mixed
with either worms or beef, was the
most -toothsome' bit of all.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05

1t is satisfying to learn that
the United States government is
10 make a searching drive for in
come tax slackers Of all descrip-
tons. The same energy and>per-
sistcnce used i'll running down
those who have lodged the mill
tary service will unemployed. We
hope this work will be well done
Recently there was reported q
suit against a New York clubman
who had inherited $50,000,900
brought by a lawyer who had
been retained to use his cunning
brain to hide this millionaire's re-
sources so that a large portion OF
his income tax would be exempt
cd. That is the sort of men that we
would like to see living ON a pen,
itentiary diet. It would be Il very
useful example to the country al
large.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05
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FRIDAY, APRIL S, 1918.
fQ3

The drive OH the western front
isspaturally the biggest and most
inpbrtant feature of the German
war program of the year. but we
have no doubt that these fore
handed Huns have already
/. mapped out a contingency in the
event of a failure to get to PARIS
a,Or the channel ports. Tins
will probably take the form OF a
new peace offensive i'll the early
SUMMER. Another and perhaps
\ successful drive on the Italian
front sMouid be a supplement tt
this program. Always, the Huns
aim to impress the people OF tn,
allied nations with u notion that
their strength is inexhaustlblc
and that the easy way out IS to
], call it, a drawn war. The first
step was to employ such terror
izing methods as the seventy-iive-
mile gun, withsa view Of dlscour-
aging and frightening the people
That game has been tried and has
thus far failed, and willwc think
continue to fail. It is in this field
Of war. however. that the ISSUE
is brought squarely to the duty oI
people at home.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05
ak6E tie IQl0,,
ct Twin. tlka MAJ Sp;est.
lin Dvsinesss & httere.

CT svt;N-ske:Skas~ Sp;esg
in eusinssss Lstters.
"See that 4 win-the- war shirt gets
into your business letters Is the
slogan suggested to Tie M1ssoula
chamber OF commerce yesterdaysby the
department OF ccmmerce 70 remind
business men that the everyday bust.
ness letter IL most effective Anstru
ment for creating determination to see
the war through at any cost
TT Is of the utmost importance that
the American business letter breathe
confidence in every line,s H IL pointed
out. If the manufacturer or exporter
feels that he has a Just grievance
against restrictions imposed on his
trade. by all means let him 60 right to
Headquarters and register as'emphatic
a complaint as he feels ID Justified, But
he certainly should not carry the mat
ter into his business letters II is sure
to create an entirely erroneous i'm
preston In some minds.
Let the American business man
make known to the whole world that
he Is Tor this war and that nc is going
tc see It through, regardless Of incon-
vehfence, loss Of trade. lose of money.
or anything else. Spread the impress
sicn,the absolutely correct impression,
that over here we are backing this
| war unqualifiedly." IN
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05
WAR SAVING IN THE KITCHEN

To meet a critical shortage of tallow
IN Great Britain, committee was
formed to collect Kitchen waste, drip
pings, bones, butchers fat and grease,
and SO successful has been its work
that the value of the by products now
exceeds 100000 "A month. Enough SOAP
is being provided to supply the British
army, navy. charitable and penal in
situations, Desires surplus for the
public.
Kitchen waste produces fat which
IL necessary III the manufacture OF
soap. candles and fertilizers, to say
nothing of Glyccriuc for high oX-
plosires.. The annual production oi
Glycerine from this source is row suf-
ficicnt to propcl 1900. 200 shells
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05
ROOF susPENos WALLS.

one of the aueerest structures III the
world is an electric station building at
Cristobal. in the Panama Canal Zone,
says Popular Science Monthly. The
roof is supported by powerful central
columns and the side walls bear no
weight whatsoever. but are suspended
from the caves by means of cantilever
beams. On one side of the building The
wall b made fast to the foundattcn
with anchor bolts. This unique cUh-
ssruction was adopted to prevent The
building from settling ut q dangerou.
angie ehculd an earthquake trcsnct
shit the foundation.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05
.stea eh the value of honesty, to the
| pahkers as swellsa TO some other
WAR profitcers, and Of course a
lchange cellld be made al any time.
THE SWIMMING POOI..

An important meeting Of cltI-
zcns. representing the various IN
tercslS Of MissouIa, will be held at
the Chamber of Commerce at
eight o'clock this evening to dis
'cuss plans for the early compile
ton of The swimming pool. The
greater portion Of the fund need
ed for this work i in the banks,
but more must be raised and I'M
purtant decisions must be reached
with regard to the size Of the pool
aud the probable cost. The fund
would have been completed last
summer. if ii had not seemed best
to drop it temporarily for war
work. Now il Is to be completed
as rapidly as possible, for 1t Is e--
sentially war work for the work
ers at home. 1t l. very necessary
for the conservation Of The
strength and health Of our own
people.
The pool can be made ready
|this summer for the boys and girls
| of Missnula If we undertake this
unfinished job with the cnthu-
siasm and energy in evidence last
year. ...
Every member Of This commit
tee is most earnestly urged to be
present at tonight's meeting.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05

Unless the commercial traveller
turned farmer, he could not find u
safer work, Although much of his
On December 81. 1918, almost e.0oo,-
600 Americans will have met with
serious injury and $4,000 will have died
in individual accidents during the IL
months. These figures are &hased on
casualty records OF the accident in
surance companies. extending over "a
number Of years.
metal mining. and farming Is the SAT-
est. Coal mining Is second On the list
Of ha zarsious caliings sailors and
fishermen are next with railsoading
not far behind.
time is spent on trains. he meets with
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05
A DIFFICULT DECISION.

y new regulation in certain coal
mine required that each man mark
with chalk the number of every car
of coal mined. One man named Ru-
doiph having filled the eleventh car
marked it. as l and, after bordering a
while, let 1t so at that. Another minei
happening to notice what ho thought
was mistake called aRudolph's at
tention TO the fact that he had market
the car No. / instead OF No.sif. Yes
KNOW" said Rudolph, but can
think which side the other goes on.
Chicago News. -.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05
Peace More Deadly Than War

only half as many accidents as the
clergyman In fact. he is much safer
on a railway. where he is carefully
protected. than at home, where people
fall from stepladders and tumble down
stairs.
The number of homicides and sui
cides IS increasing in this country.
Statistics from past years show that
during 1918 about $4,000 will die by
their own hands. while 5000 will be
murdered. s=ez=.z-st .s..syrj
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05
Community Sing
Hits Deer Lodge.

Since Missouia first began her com
munity sings. the spirit Of the affair
seems to have spread to neighboring
towns and cities. Stevensville and
Hamilton in the Bitter Root valley.
and Poison on the reservation, have
lad meetings of the kind, and have
sent to Missoula for suggestions in the
matter of sings" Now Deer Lodge
has fallen in line.
Recently an invitation was sent
from Deer Lodge to Dean DeLoss
Smith of the university school of music,
who leads the Missoula community
singing, to lead a similar gathering in
that city. Yesterday Dean Smith
left for Deer Lodge where in the even
ling he will introduce the city TO com
nunity festival song. Mr. Smith gave
a recital.
The university string quartet will
! give a recital in Camas Prairie on
Saturday of this week.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05
FIRST NAVAL FIGHT

The first naval battle recorded in the
worlds history was that between the
Corinthians and the Corcyrans. fought
a.572 years ago. Corcyra, the island
off the coast of Epirus. now called
Corfu. had been settled by Corinthians.
and for centuries owed allegiance to
the mother city. In 6Ss r. C. the Cor
cyrans declared their independents, and
the Corinthians imnaedtately prepared
a fleet to reclaim their colony. The
Corcyrans sent out a squadron TO meet
their foes. After furious contest the
|carcy1ans smerfe4 4 ,rictoN From
n tins q eAb& eb5ayer Frequent
lana NE fe{ky tsStesc Of Greece
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES stinities ensendered
by that z1sst sea struggle resulted over
two centuries later in the Peleopon-
: ~ ~ = =.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05

| our newest member ORANGES Nalen-
sential part of our working force.
am sure the farm end of things viii
| not suffer while she is in charge. All
| the news and the wonderful packages
| from Mrs. Morrow and from families
and friends that Frances brought were
| eagerly seized upon and divided You
can't imagine how we appreciated all
those treasures.
| If our cars could only be kept in or.
der by some special Providence. we
| should be well on our way to doing
systematic work now.
But alas! The Ford truck had an
accident after its first day Of service
| with all its fine new parts, the White
| is in Paris awaiting solid tires, and
even the Jit gave us trouble one day
| The Red Cross came to the rescue with
la big canton which they loaned as,
with driver for two days. That poor
! boy did work hard for MS. And last
night. Thanksgiving, on top OF cart
| ing beds. armoiresy and stores all morn
| ing, and goats in the afternoon, he
! cheerfully took eight Of us off into the
lwilds to enjoy a fine dinner and dance
given us by Canadian officers in their
lovely old chateau. II was n strange
4 experience, one we Shan't forget in a
hurry. Such Il lovely old place trimmed
with beautiful holly and mistletoe, and
| ~ of us sat down to Il real feast end
| ing with plum pudding, pie and tarts.
| Each had handsome menu card with
! the American flag conspicuous upon
| 1t, and Il dance programme on the
back. A young lieutenant played the
piano for dancing, the tables were
quickly set on the balconies, candles
lreplenished, boracic acid sprinkled on
! the fine old paruuet floor, and We
danced and sang and even had Il lively
! Virginia reel. All this in cowhide
boots, wool stockings, our now dis
reputable unit suits. and our best apol-
| ogies for clean waists and ties.
\ = % A.sa
Through the Red Cross warehouse
six miles off we had received some most
welcome supplies: 800 single sheets, 300
blankets, 800 double sheets, 300 pairs
Of children's stockings, 100 girls
dresses, besides corned beef. lard and
condensed milk--all of which is u gift.
Miss Valentine considers her chief
line the care of the animals. Our lat
est acquisition is three blooded goats
| that add the last touch to our park and
are so friendly that they follow us
around like dogs and wag their tails.
! blanca has q cough and has to wear
In blanket at night made by Miss VAL
entine out of disreputablc one sent
| from Ham in n Red Cross box of old
clothes. Minerva and Aphrodite are the
| other names. "....
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05
collEeE elll ] !! TELL
OF WORK N FRANCE

Probably no exclusive WON.
ans college in America has
more former students in war
work than has Smith college
Of Northampton, Mass. Letters
written by these girls and
woman in France are Of pecu-
liar interest just now due to the
great struggle that 10 taking
place on the western front.
Some of them were in the zone
embraced in the big offensive
conducted by the Germans. Por-
tons Of these letters will be
reproduced from time to time in
this column Of The Muscular.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05
First Dandelion"
Comes on Schedule.

The end of the recent cold spell In
Missoula was marked by the blossom
ing of the first dandelion of the year.
This herald of summer was sent to the
Missoulian office yesterday from the
campus of the State University. For
three years. now. the first tfandelion
has blossomed at the same spot-close
to the warm walls of Science Hall.
What is more, the first dandelion has
each year been discovered by Dean A.
L.. Stone. of the school of journalism.
MIR. Stone said yesterday:
Il don't remember exactly how |
happened to find the first dandelion
three years ago, but since that time
I have watched the spot each year,
and the flower has never failed me.
They seem to come about the same
time. whether the spring is early or
late. The spot where they bloom Is
not in the sun, but rather In the
shade on the north side Of the brick
building. 1t is at point directly above
where the heating pipes leave the en-
cine room. Their corning always
marks the end of the cold
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05

We hope that Chairman Hays
will have bottle of acid in his
waistcoat pocket at the Helena
conference next week. There will
be a grand rush of self-appoinled
Republican leaders to slip the
first gold brick to him.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05
Making University
tAvenue Safe"

All day yesterday, John Brechbill and
HIS crew Of men, wagons and horses
were busy putting University avenue
| back on the list Of good streets. The
wear and tear of automobiles has been
hard on the street since last fall, and
Il goodly collection of chuckholes has
resulted. These, however, will be
things of the past tonight. Gravel
from the pit just above the city reser-
soir Is being used to fiji these holes.
The men and teams worked hard yes
terday and by evening better than
half Of the street had been put back
into good condition
The route from the Higgins avenue
bridge, down Higgins avenue to Uni
rersity Avenue. up this street and
around the campus driveway, back
down University avenue, and to the
bridge again by way of Gerald avenue.
seems to be favorite drive for auto
n,obilists. 1t requires close attention
to keep University avenue in shape
The pavement saves the other two
streets.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05

Judge Lands in the trial of
the l. w. w. at Chicago ordered
sixty cuspidors into the court
room, after ruling that the de-
PENDANTS should not be deprived
OF the right to chew tobacco dur
ing the trial. We think that the
I. w. W.. in all fairness, ought to
agree now that capitalism is not
as black as it is painted.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05

Scientists, in studying the
kaiser, tell us That certain actions
may be the result Of u peculiar or
abnormal shape of ones head. In
other words, if your bead is ultra
dolichocephaIic. watch ont.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05

Wheeler still hangs OH to his
job, proving that things move
slowly at Washington, It. some
people have observed with regard
to the conduct Of The war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05

The United States senate should
make it cleanup job by send
ing La Toilette back to the Wis
consin woods, where he may find
time to study the fate of Aaron
Burr.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05

IT the government decIdr~ to
take oyer The packing business :.
the packers will nave only Them
selves to blame. Ia their greco, for
profits they have "NerplaNrd thr
game. IN placing their tools in
the government >erVirc they have
regarded their ,n@n interests
above those of III" nation ut war
Nuw that their methods have
been 50 thoroughly shown up by
Mr.. Heney, We think that the pco-
pie will he quite reconciicd t.
government ownership of Tn,
packing plants. as an experiment
at least. We have disapprovec
the plan because we DO not be
lieye that the business can be op
Grated by the government will
anywhere near the efficiency o
operation by the packers them
selves. providing, Of course, the,
are willing to keep within th
knes Of 4air play Govsrnmcn
ownership aud operation of
business of this sort will, W
think in the long run, prove dis
4 ast1pus. hsas tlteeexpefsmeat taa
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05

A t.iiid dear is Sadie Sefe
If anything - started.
Her age must be quite fifty-three.
Hut Sttll she's chicken hearted.
--Columbia Is. CD State
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05

Another important result OF the
war j. that it has furnished food
as u topic Of conversation. "a well
rs weather.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05
Sidewalk Signs
Not Things Of Beauty.

Looks fine. doesn't it. to see signs
painted all OYER the sidewalks of the
city? It makes Missoala look like a
very prosperous village. proud of the
fact that within its limits there is a
store large enough to Rave a sale
street Commissioner Brechbill was the
only ono to ernprasize his ideas on the
matter at length, to n Muscular re-
porter yesterday, but he was not the
only one to make known a similar at
titude.
'tThere is an ordinance against the
painting of advertisements on side
walks and have made this fact known
to someone" he said. 1T will not
happen again ! hope, and I am rea-
scnabiy sure, but If it does, I'll have to
see to it that more than information
regarding city laws is given. It's hard
Oh Dame Nature, to try to thus i'm
prove on her work in the Garden city.
and it's hard on those Of us who think
anything of it's appearance"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05

By defeating every Socialist
candidate on the ticket. Chicago
qualified for a comeback role.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05

Vie Berger will have time NOW
to study spring styles 1T the
federal prnitrnliarit>.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-05

FOch is pronounced Flush" and
rhymes with rush, which also
typifies the generals methods.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

1t isn't particularly patriotic thing
that is asked of the employer-and it
most certainly is not philanthropic
one.
More harm than is apparent has
been done the industrial cripple and
will, be done our crippled soldiers and
sailors by wellmeaning individuals
who "pity" them, who lionize them as
heroes, invite them to get up before
an audience as objects of pity glorifed
through sacrifice to a great cause.
Pity? Bosh! Of course, man prefers
to have all his limbs, but without
them he is not to be treated as a
patriotic ornament and put on shelf.
He wants to work, to get back into the
industrial field he left, and pity isn't
going to put him there.
Every employer in this city ~h~~ld
be asking himself to-day: "What am
going to do for these men?" He
should take stock of the positions in
his organization and find out what Jobs
legs, or other disabilities, could salts
factorily and capably fill. And the way
to know, to be ready with actual posi-
tions based on experience is to use all
the cripples he can, now.
After July l all men OF draft age must
work at some "useful occupation" or
tight. This means that thousands of
vacancies arc going to be made in
business-vacancies which cannot be
wholly filled by women--and many an
employer to-day is shifting uneasily
in his chair, wondering who can fill
these positions. That Red Cross Insti-
tute for Crippled and Disabled Men, at
81 Fourth Avenue, can tell him. 1t will
take any position an employer has and
study it to see if one of their men
could satisfactorily fill it. They aren't
asking for charity. They won't let
cripple go to position unless they
know he can handle the work efficiently
Already they have placed crippled men
IN positions which we, who have not
studied the problem, could scarce be-
l'eve these men could fill-yet they
are filling them most satisfactorily.
Men .on two crutches-which means
they have no legs-are working in au-
tomobile, candy, electrical, pencil and
paper factories; have become machin
lists, silversmiths and leather manufact-
urers, or are working at switchboards
IN ottices. One armed men are doing
mechanical drafting apd vanishing.
working in factories and Offices. or as
attendants at clubs and restaurants
one-iegged men are making artificial
limbs, working as machinists, solder
ers, doing divers jobs in piano. auto
mobile and button factories, and gas
IRON works. and serving in clerical
positions or as statesmen. Countless
other Jobs are being filled daily and