The Dermott news., 1919-04-17

l FiiNt lO lut Nllttu CluttN ullAi lbl>It- vism. Our men in France did not show any kindly affection toward the 1 doctrines of the agents now trying 10 be supreme in Russia. The American soldier as rule is Il pretty good thinker If he was not one before he went into the service he became one under the influence of the decen- cies which always follow the flag
 From the beginning of things Aneri- can the impossible thing has been to divorce politics from legislation. Bol- shevi>ln iS welded to politics and the legislators know it. Manifestations of 1 certain conditions, harmless enough in themselves perhaps, are looked on miS- takingly as marks of the red propa- gauda. On the other hand some things which are accepted as harmless on their face value have been found to be harmful
 ApoIogsts in High Places.
 Eul~hcyi~m Is found in high places In Setue parts of this country This k the Lords truth. although II k one of tbe hardest things in the world to prove. Apelo1i>tS for the present re zine ia Russia are in many gujSeS. The word ordinarily is that the Rus ssan doin-s of today are misunder- stood and that The Killings which are the#usler are prompted solely by kind ly affection for everybody in the world except those marked for slaughter. + sort af au Abraham and lSaac husi- ness over again. except that unlike f~aae the victim of hoisheviSm does not escape tho knife and the pyrc.
 In this town there are no Wtrkcdly potential apostles of b0tSheyiSm. They are ai of thc hot house type. hut fhcir pre5ch.ugS are an encouragencut fo the uer-tat,lieetualS who take their lessons from others and prepare to do The things which the others would shuHlrr to do.
 Hal~hevt~m ts attempting to enlist diNcharSel soldiers ot the American army in ijS cause. IL probably will not have mHch luck except in a few places where the draft hreusht into Ghe#>t.rnier some Weak=minded ones T utatl-lh}c auHhrr of druffcos whose aahhx mentality net even service jn aHe field eoa.d bring to normal.
 Plenty Of War Souvenirs.
 l. W9~ tbe easiest tAIHs in thr world ta gather souvenirs of fhe hattiefeldS in Erauee. All that an American had to ia ua< te ~teer down and pjek Hf. and h. could continue the process of stopping and picking throu4h III the da> IIsht hours without getting what ,hc fishermen cd Ia water haul.
 Some four score thousands If Ger mn helmets are Ia be offered IL pr, ses "a lhe workers in behalf af the HeYt Liberty loan. The posfod1ee department recently has said that tae volume of souvenirs tto the United States frem France hy parcel pe>, @aY he measured hy the tou. Already half million helmets have eotae through he muit>
 Nat far from Ghchery. which k northeast of heavier section af the krgoune forest k -weod called the Bais ae BeufsuuHe. 0ue day in elraS November the Americans EaSSed this waod vifh mustard. They druVe tho Huns out lur-legsed The enemy dropped pretty nearly everything that he had tu hl> hast" to get a~ay from the fumes and thc burns. Six days after the wood had been sassrd some American officers from General Dick mans headquarters explored the wood. NafW5thStau8ns the fact that nearly week had passed since the sas shells had hr,u dropped in the forest. the air slu 4aS= charged with hs fumes and thr ground Was pretty well soaked with the >rmi-lduid. Il was neces- sary on eDtcriu. thc wood m wear Il gas mask and some If the denSer parts of Inc nuaerhrush could Har he penetrated teeaHse fhe exploring oAi- eer~ We're uet properly protected
 Hun Equipment All Abandoned