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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14
GERMANY LOOKS
FOR ALLIED ROW
Sees Chance for Further
lntrigues to Widen
Fiume Breach.

Beriin-Germany sizes up the
troubles of the allies through the
eyes of Preussische Zeitung thus:
ITALY Is vexed because the Plume
question is not solved, and she is
annoyed because she has not been
invited to join with England.
France and the United States in
the new alliance. Her differences
with Serbia are making her turn TO
Bulgaria, power not yet dis
armed. And Bulgaria is a friend
of Hungary. that good old friend OF
Germany. Enver Pasha 10 reported
to be engaged in lighting the Ar
menians at the head of Tartar
troops. England has had her hands
full OF Mohammedan trouble In
Egypt and India. For us the main
point in all these troubles Is that
our road to the Balkans is still
open.
France and England are striv-
ing vigorously to prevent the union
of German Austria with Germany.
They may forbid IL. but they can
not prevent this natural conse-
quence of the disruption OF Aus
tria-Hungary. There is a struggle
between Italy and the Jugo-Slavs
for the possession of South Tyrol;
should II fall to Italy, North Tyrol
will adhere to Germany. and The
sympathy between the two part of
the Tyrol will open a way for Ger
many to reach Italy and the south.
North Bohemia similarly is to PRO
vide a means OF contact between
Germany and Czecho-Slovakia Not
withstanding the, protests of Ham
burg. transport and harbor faeili-
ties must be accorded to the new
republic, and these. together with
the determination of President
Masaryk to live at peace with hts
neighbors, will make yet another
notable breach in the dam with
which the allies intend to hold back
German energy.
still more satisfactory are the
openings to be found along the
eastern front. Besides all the les
ser but useful opportunities AT
forded in CORTLAND. Lthuania anc
the Ukraine. there is the splendie
prospect OF making friends will
Russia. Germany and Russia onct
before were in concert to destroy
Poland, and what can even an en-
larged Poland do with 6o,o0o.o0'
Germans on one side of her anc
$4,000, 900 OF Russians on thu
other?'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14
DRY LAW STILLS
FIRE WHISTLE

Philadelphia Pa. July oo.-fhe COM
ing OF prohibition has put an awful
crimp in Norristown's fire department
The trouble Is all about q whistle.
not the kind that you wet. but the
siren variety that summons the flame
fighters to duty.
All through the wet years the Nor
ristown FIRE fighters were notified of
every blaze by a big steam whistle
at the towns leading brewery. The
shrill blasts from the booze" fac
tory's siren could be heard all over
the place
But then comes the dry order and
the brewery and its loud-voiced siren
are put on the blink" The city au-
thorities bought an air whistle and put
It on the City Hall tower. but the
thing won't work.
Then II was proposed TO buy the
steam whistle and put It on City Hall.
but II was found that a wet whistle
can't be operated by dry air.
So now the Norristown hremeh are
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14

March. 1918, as physically unit for
further military service.
Paying the tax of So to cross
the Canadian border as an alien.
he went to Chicago and applied for
enlistment in the United States
Marine Corps
Turned Down by Marines.
After glancing over Smiling Bill s.
battered physique, the examining
medical officer negatively shook his
head. Keenly disappointed. Citizen
Covert came home to Washington,
where he obtained a government job
Four months later something &C.
CURED that made Smiling Bill" smile
more than ever. Uncle Sam drafted
him.
He was sent to Blacksburg, Va, to
join the Twenty-ninth ngineers a
map-making outfit. which was trans
ferred to Fort Myer two months aft
er Covert Joined 1t. One day was
spent at Fort Myer and the Twenty
ninth pulled out" for the embarka-
ton port. That was October :, 1918
Makes France ms Drafted Man.
on reaching France the unit set up
base printing plant at Longres.
and later became part Of an Ameri-
can mobile Typographical unit touring
the American front.
Covert made application to Join an
officers training camp shortly after
the Twenty-ninth debarked. but the
armistice was signed before II could
be acted upon.
While overseas he was promoted
through the various ranks to ser
geant.
Smiling Bill" will go to the Mexi-
can border as r private Re-enlist-
ment for the regular army takes
away his national army rank.
I'm satisfied" he declared last
night.
In addition to the gold chevron de-
noting at least six months overseas
service with the American army, Co.
vert wears two blue stripes on the
right arm. showing eighteen months
foreign duty with the Canadian army
and the Canadian wound stripe. a
vertical gold bar Of about three
inches. worn on the left arm.
Covert Is % years old.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14
Hankers for More War
After Year in Hospital

Washington's most venturesome SOL
der. Smiling Bill" Covert. 1925 q
street northeast, is preparing for a
third trip on the war path.
He slipped into Washington unan-
nounced last night, after nine months
overseas with the American army.
and modestly admitted that he had
signed up for three years service on
the Mexican border
Locks like a scrap down there,
was his only comment.
Early in the fall of 1915. when the
European fuss was well under way,
Smiling Bill" surprised a host of
friends here by running OF and en-
listing in the Canadian army.
Wounded with Canadians.
With the Twenty-ninth Canadian In
fantry he went to England in May.
1916. and crossed to France in Octo-
Der of the same year.
Next reports of him came in
April. 1917. Smiling Bill" had
been blown up. or rather blown
down, bya shrapnel shell bursting
directly over his head. Covert was
doing outpost duty at Vimy Ridge.
at the time.
With nine shrapnel wounds. he
entered upon one years stay in
British hospitals. in London and in
Canada, during which time he
passed through two major opera
lions. Hc was discharged in
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14

Glen Falls. New York. July 10
The proposed visit Of tho King and
Queen OF Belgium TO the United
States this fall is not a new thing.
Or. John Van Schaick, president Of
the Board of Education of the Dis
t-iCt of Columbia. said in an ad
C-Css here today.
They told me long before the
armistiCe was signed they were
looking forward to it," he said,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14
LANSING WORDS
HAILED AS BEST
PACT ARGUMENT
Paris Considers Secretary S
Frankness Big Step in
Clearing Up Doubts.
CAUSE OF SPECULATION
Mention of Sins Of Omis-
sion and Commission"
Nav Lead to Disclosures.

Paris July l5.-Secrctary L-ansing's
public statement pr.or TO his departure
for the United States is today the sub
ject of intense speculation in Peace
Conference circles. All agree that y
was the most clear-cut and straight
forward utterance that has yet come
from any of the big peace officials. Its
very frankness is expected to 20
long way toward clearing the atmos'
phere. which is charged with consid-
cradle tension.
There are many who have been
.cfafnE under the general tendency
TO represent the peace treaty as the
charter OF the millennium, as docu-
nnent so sacred and perfect that the
very thought of picking flaws in II
seemed criminal. Now comes the
American Secretary of State, one OF
. the peace delegates of his country
and says boldly:
Nearly everyone will find in II
weakness both of omission and COM
LlSolOu. EIONASkylo AdNC DCNA 50
serted which mint better have been
left out which might better have
been inserted.
stnrts Guessing Contest.
!, Naturally a lively guessing contest
is in full swing revolving around the
question as to exactly what weak
nesSes Mr.. lansing alluded TO. Did
he mean. among other. the insertion
Of the league Of nations covenant"
Everybody is asking the question. but
no one knows the answer
But whatever may have been IT
his mind when he made the remark
able statement IT is generally agreed
here that the sentences quoted alone
Will be used by opponents to tbs
league in America as ammunition rs
good. IL not better. than President
Wilson's own statement in the Senate
that all nations must surrender theil
undivided rights for the general set.
Element Of world conditions.
However. there IL a question Of
even deeper interest connected with
the Lansing statement which is be
ing eagerly discussed here today
namely, in wEst specific points. il
any. was President Wilson opposed
by his fellow delegates here
All Eyes on Washington.
First intimatiOn that all has MOI
been harmony throughout the peace
work among the members Of thu
American Commission came will
the news from Washington tina
Senator Borah had requested in {
resolution that the Senat" BE- &C
quainted with the text of a letter
or mcmora ndUm. signed by Secre
tary Lansing. Henry White and Gen
Bliss. and addressed to Mr.. Wilson
in which these plenipotentiass hsc
set forth a SPECIFIC and detailed
argument against tht ShantunG set
ticment A. supported by the Presi'
dent and finally made part of th'
pcsce treaty with Germany.
Curiosity as to The text of this letJel
o. memorandum runs high in non
American peace quarters here, tn,
Chinese and Japanese being naturally
most eager to get a glimpse OF 1t oil
learn its purport.
Meanwhile all F'ranre is looking anX.
iously toward Washington. feverishl!
watching the battle between President
Wilson and the league supporters or
the one hand and the covenants op-
ponents on the other.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14
London Is Preparing
For a Cold Winter

I.ondon.-Great Britain faces a fall
ing of of 1000. 900 tons In coal pro-
duction this year. People are plan
ming to augment the fuel supply with
gas and with electric heaters. Mine
workers absent from their Jobs have
been l3 per cent. as against 10 per
cent last year, which is one reason
for the reduced output.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14

It has been demonstrated In the
worlds markets that Canadian fax
fiber is equal in quality to the best
continental standards. and that It
compares favorably with that pro-
duced in Russia, which country be-
fore the war furnished so per cent OF
the worlds supply.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14

land both consider IT a sacred duty
to go in person and tell the people
OF the United States the way the
people and government Of Belgium
feel toward them.
They are coming. primarily. to
thank the people of the United
States for what they have done
for Belgium during the war.
through the loans OF the govern
mcnt. through the Commission for
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14
100 PLANES FOR EACH
DOMINION OF BRITAIN

London.-Grcat Britain will give
I"' airplan"s to each of the domin-
ions which may request them to
assist in the development of an air
force for the defense of the empire
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14

Relief in Belgium and through the
American Red Cross. They told me
also they wanted TO visit quietly
some of the beautiful and famous
places in the country and study
some of the things in which they
think we excel"
DIR. Van Schaick spoke OF the
king and queen in terms of the
highest praise. and declared they
would not disappoint their Ameri-
can admirers.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14
BRITISH CO-OP'S
FIGHT PROFITEERS

London. July s-Protcction. under
Inc Euise Of imperial preference. IS
protested by the cooperative congress
which will fight for a curb on food
profiteers in Great Britain.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14

or all the feminine members Of the
British royal family Queen Maud Of
Norway. q daughter OF the late King
Edward VII. Is the most ardent devo-
tee of outdoor sports and pastimes
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14

hoping for the return Of the sood on
days. not of course with any ides
Of seeing the saloons reopen. bu
merely because they like the cheer
ms tones Of the brewery whistle.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14
A Mothers Happiness
Made Perfect

or Utmost Importance That she
Have Every Care.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14
Quarter Million Dollar
Camp Is Sold for $4,000

San Juan.-Four army warehouses
at Camp Las Casas. said to have
cost the War Department Szb,ono have
been sold for $500 Purchasers must
remove the buildings within linn
tied time and level the sites Con-
crete foundations will have 20 he
broken up with explosives. s. Juan
may take over the SewerS and
water system installed, else VII
he sold to the highest bidder a. be
torn out This cost another SH' 90
A successful experiment hS been
carried out at Fellujah. on tho Eu-
pirates River. about thirty-eight miles
west OF Bagdad. with peanuts. or
groundnuts, as they are called here
by the British.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-03-07
GOVERNOR WlTHC0NE OF
OREGON PASSES AWAY
Oregon Chief Dies After Long ILL.,
mes at His Home in Salem
Was IS Years of Age.

Salem, Oregon, March 4.-James
Withycomb, governor of Oregon, died
at his home here last night. He had
been i'll for many months but had
continued to transact official business
until a week ago. He was SIS years
old.
While it had been realized by his
physicians and members of his family
for several months past that the gov
ernor's condition was grave, the end
came unexpectedly. Although confin-
ed to his home Governor Withycomb
had spent a portion Of yesterday ex-
aiming O. vetoing bills passed by the
legislature which closed last week. He
did not seem particularly weak until
last night, when he collapsed and died
at 9:45.
Under the constitution of Oregon,
Ben w. Olcott, secretary of state, will
succeed to the office of governor. In
politics Secretary Olcott is a repuhli-
can, as was Governor Withycombe.
Governor Withycombe was born in
England, but had lived in Oregon
since 1871.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-03-07
FRED FIsCHL, City Clerk.
CONSTRUCTIVE PATRIOTISM.

A cycle is starting in our exist
ence as a people. When Benjamin
Franklin taught his tenets of thrift
and efficiency to our f%orefathers,
there was glaring need of such train
ing. Our people grew frugal by thrift
and economy; our sires by the exer-
else of these sturdy virtues built bet
ter than they knew; laid up more than
they needed; laid aside a surplus both
in worldly goods and moral stamina
that spread it's influence through many
decades.
AS our ability to amass worldly
goods grew there crept in the villain
idleness and the cad s%pendthrift, and
the stern virtue of thrift and economy
began to lose sway until the great
war came, when not only was the po-
litical independence of II nation put
in jeopardy, but u w personal
freedom was Swallowed to such an eX-
tent that all were required to lend a
hand to restore our safety. Back then
we went to the teachings of u CO.
lonial sage-Benjamin Franklin to
rejuvenate the nations personality
with the homely virtues of u colon
ial fathers.
Thus we started a new cycle. Mir
a%culous science, wondrous invention,
widespread art and specialized educa-
ton has built us a superb civiliza-
ton. To these powers u govern
ments asks us to implant deep in our
personality the simple self-preserva-
tive virtues of thrift and economy.
Only a year have we tread the path
of this new cycle and already the
progress has been grand. The ma
ton may Justly feel proud of its 1918
war savings campaign. 1t was
through the war savings activities
and the purchase Of thrift and war
savings stamps, that every boy and
every girl; every man and every wo-
man, added their aid to the cause of
world democracy. 1t stands today
as the worlds greatest democratic
campaign. 1t has sowed the seeds Of
patriotism and thrift by the millions.
These two qualities go hand in hand
Thrift makes for contentment and
contentment makes for good citizen.
ship.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-03-07
BUTTE POLICE CHASE ROBBER
IN TWO SPECIAL TRAINS

Butte, March 3.-After an all-nlght
pursuit in which two special trains
were used, Chief Of Police Murphy
and assistants Sunday morning cap
tured Joe Jacobs, an e%x-convict wanted
for the robbery of a pawn shop and
assault on the proprietor, Sam Cohen
of Butte. Jacobs "a surrounded IN
a railroad construction camp near Di-
vide, Mont, and offered no resist
ance. Chief Murphy states that ia
cobs has confessed to participation
in the robbery but denies being the
one who welded the gas pipe which
was used to knock Cohen unconscious.
The officers who made the capture
were obliged to charter the trains be-
cause snow was so deep that travel
by automobile was impossible. ia
cobs is said to have implicated James
Donegan, who is in Jail, in the rob-
berry, but denies any connection with
the murder of John Shea, who was
beaten to death and robbed the after
noon of the pawnshop robbery.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-03-07
DON'T CASH WAR STAMPS
BEFORE THEY ARE DUE

Every holder of "a war savings
stamp certificate should examine care
fully the table of interest payment or
the back of the card. John H. Meyer
ing, director of organization for the
central committee, called attention to
the table and pointed out that while
the stamp bought for $4.13 this month
increases in value one cent a month
until December 81, 1923, that brings
it to a value of only $4.n on that day.
But the next day, January l, 1924,
when the stamp is payable, the owner
gets SIS for it. The stamp thus in
~creases in value 90 cents over night
from December 81, 1928, to January
1, 1924. This amounts practically to
one-third the entire interest payment.
but this final third is never received
by persons who cash in their stamps
at the %postoffice before they fall due
"Cashing in war savings stamps
now is not only throwing away a per.
sons savings, is running an excellent
investment by seriously damaging the
rate of interest payment" said Mr.
Meyering. at is that final 20 cents
added to the value of the stamp thai
makes it a good investment.
Gwen more dangerous than losing
the interest is the scattering Of are.
full saving. The mar who could saw
SAP to $4.23 any month last yea
is seldom forced to have the none.
back today. Unless he must have thu
money back it is a mistake for hin
to change the stamp, where his saw
ing is safeguarded, into the form o
cash. It's too easy to spend loos'
change. The whole history of saving
shows that the less accessible save'
money is, the more likely it is t.
stay saved. Money in war saving
stamps or in the bank is much safe
than in the pocket. 1t is a great mis-
take to cash in stamps which repre-
sent careful savings of days that ar
past"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-03-07
O'HARE
LOSES APPEAL
Federal Court Decision Sustained by
United States Supreme
Tribunal.

Washington, March 3.-Without
passing specifically on the constltu-
.tionality of the espionage act, the
supreme court today in effect sus-
tanned federal court DEGREES convicting
Abraham l.. Sugerman of Minneapo-
lis, under the ast'
Sugerman vas sentenced to three
years. imprisonment because OF state
ments made in a speech. Justice
Brandeis, who rendered the opinion,
held that no constitutional questions
we're involved in the appeal and for
that reason the court had no jurisdic-
ton.
Convictions in North Dakota of
Kate Richards O'Hare because Of a
speech in which she was quoted as
saying "any person who enlisted IN
the army for service in France would
be used for fertilizer" was also In
effect sustained by the supreme court
which denied her petition for a review.
The lower court gave her a five-year
sentence.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-03-07
BRASSARD.

When a soldier has died, whether on
the field of battle or in one of the
camps in this country, his relatives
are entitled to wear a mourning bras
sard, OF arm-band. President Wilson
has asked that this be used in place
of the usual black clothing and crepe.
The brassard is a band Of black broad
cloth, three inches wide, on which is
embroidered a gold star. 1t is to be
stitched on the left sleeve, half way
between shoulder and elbow. "Our
boy vas a soldier" His going into
the army or navy brought distinction
to his family, and gave US the right
to veal a service pin, or hang a SER
vice flag in our window. Now he has
given his life for his country. He
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-03-07

died that we and the world. might be
safe again. A new honor has come to
us. Mingled with u grief, there is
a feeling of pride, of patriotism, which
makes ornidary mourning seem out of
place. On behalf of the nation, the
Red Cross wishes to give these bras
sards to the widows and parents of
soldiers. Children and brothers and
sisters may buy them at cost. More
distant relatives are not entitled to
wear them.
The Red Cross will be glad to help
you to secure the soldiers personal
belongings, arrears of pay, and his
and insurance which may
be due you. Full information in re-
gard to these matters may be obtain
ed from L. E. Jones, chairman Valley
County Home Service Section, at Glas-
gov.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-03-07

Our government through it's treas
ury department invites you to con-
tinue the habit Of thrift, economy and
efficient spending during the year of
1919 and to put the monetary results
of these virtues into war savings
stamps.
Thrift is constructive patriotism. 1t
constructs a bank account for you and
a good citizen for Uncle Sam. The men
and the women who invested in war
savings stamps a year ago are now
realizing their true value.
Each war savings stamp is worth
- cents more than when purchased
2 year ago, and it is cashable at any
postoffice on ten days notice.
Remember war savings stamps work
for their owners. Their shift is "a
hours a day and v days a week;
their value is guaranteed by the gov
eminent. They are always worth
more than you paid for them.
More than an excellent speculation
"a sure thing-war savings stamps
as an investment.
A year ago war savings stamps
seemed big with promise for the small
investor. The promise has been prov
IN. Every owner Of 1913 war saw
ings stamps knows them to be an as
set Of Incompatible value. The 1915
issue is just as good.
Last year the war savings stamps
were an experiment of absorbing in.
terest. Now they are part of the
country's financial foundation.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-03-07
MONTANA,S RECORD OF WAR
SAVINGS STAMPS BOUGHT

Information furnished by the GEN.
trail accounting %postoffice, Helena, ard
the federal reserve bank at Minneap-
oils. All figures are the cost value,
which is approximately SO per cent OF
maturity value. The record is COM
plete to February 10, 1919: