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THE DAILY HSSOOUAN
ESTABLISH CD U7S
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11. 1917.
Th.'iv would not be much loll
lor Ireland in this war if w«> took
the "pat'' out of patriotism.
Let us lir patriotic and give to
the lted Cross the money that we
tiad planned to spend this winter
in the eastern cabarets.
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Perhaps our trouble» will rest
• •asier when we recall
"merry" Christmas of Oeorge
Washington and hi» ariuj at Yal
Eat each day so that you can
look yourself in (lie mirror at
night and swear that you have
been on the square with Hoover.
ley Forge.
A good deal has I...... said
about the Herman mind, lull the
war would never have begun it
the Hermans had been content to
mind their own affair».
The new firm ol Kelediue» and
KornilolT is looking over the Bol
sheviki »lock with tile view of
taking over the business after
a sheriff's sale.
Une of the Chicago packers
sav » now that no more mcatle»s
• lays are needed,
ter that lie lias
lowered prices a» I In
crease.
cav ing il» I
dcadlv le,
' ock
We do nol believt
that the high cost of
driving office seekers
Washington. W
the »turv
living i»
away from
nld as soon
believe that the high co»t of pies
would drive flies from the pie
counter.
The wholesale arrests of Her
mans at Halifax after the explo
sion, naturally reminds us of the
proverb of the horse and the
barn, hut it may be of real prac
tical value if it carries a lesson
to certain American cities, a» for
instance, the »ixtli Herman city
in the world, Chicago.
Boy orator» will find the public
Forum useful as a trying out place
for their talents. Also people de
siring verbal scraps arc invited
to come there and get all the
trouble they are looking for. The
forum is the
community
cape valve for tin
After (i?.'! years of rule under
the Turks. Jerusalem has finally
been turned back to the Chris
tian». Iln* announcement having
been made that the British force
had captured the city. The Iasi
Christian ruler of Jerusalem vva?
the Herman. Frederick II. win
met hi» downfall in the year I'.'ii
In the natural order of things wi
think that Jerusalem should he u
the hand» of Christian» ratliei
than with the Turk» and (heir un
». the < iermaiis. Wi
that Holt has been
liese years that hi*
has been in tin
civilized .«Die
even believe
uneasy j,|| || ( ,
son's liirtlipla«
hand» of tin* T
urk
Missoula
rs
The members of 111
community chorus, tIn* piom
of this work in Montana, will I
interested to learn that it h;
been taken up with enlliu»ia»m ,
(treat Falls, Havre and l.evvi:
town. ( >f cour»e i! w ill b
ce»s every w here becail»!
buinded on a »oiind idea,
of the town» will he f,
enough to have a leader
Loss Smith. but Hi
eessfnl comniunitv
Hi
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Not all
rliinate
■ader like lie
e call be »lic
iuging vvlien
ever the people decide to »ing.
We Missoula »inger» will meet
again in the Mi"tmla theater
next Sunday at the usual hour,
and. of course, vve will sing bel
ter because vve will have the
kinks out nt our voice-, and
have the songs learned. There
will be new song-» and feature» in
this program. The meeting two
weeks from tomorrow ought to be
a corker, because it will bring u
into I Jiristnia» week when vve
»hould be full to the brim with
the joyful -piril of Yuletide.
A correspondent write» that
she enjoys our editorial' even
though she doesn't agi ..... with all
of them: and add» her critici-m
that the use of »lang »cem.» to her
undignified. We like »lung when
it gives point and emptia.-is. We
dislike thieve»' slang and vulgar
»lang that does not mean any
thing. We like to talk to our
reader» in a language that they
understand, and if an occasional
'lang phrase appears, it i» be
cause we think it conveys
meaning in a form that is best
miUgrstuod. Besides vve do not
know how to define slang. Much
• '! tin* stuff that was called slang
a few years ago is placed in die
tmnaries now. We suppose that
-orne people might regard that
new pjjrase "over the top as
flmig since it 1» u»**d in many
forms besides the original. To us
it seems very expressive and
available for a variety of uses. '
Camouflage is a good French j
word and yet it is used as slang.
We intend to keep it in our stock
room. We wish that more corre
spondents would semi criticisms
of 'rhi- Missoulian.
We have not had a full under-
standing of tin' difficulties of our
southern neighbor. Brazil, in
dealings with the (ioniums. It i*
only lately that we have learned
details as to the situation. I'he
(ionium immigration to Brazil
began long ago under a systema-
tized plan ol colonization. Only
I the one» w ho had served in tin*
army were permitted to go. The
{fare» of immigrants were paid
jmostly In the Herman govern
thcjmcnt. The M-lmol teachers who
taught Herman in the schools
were paid from Berlin. Finally
! tu j„.
there were almost 'iUO.UUO Her
man» in Brazil joyfully awaiting
the day when the kaiser would
starl out to win the world. Brazil,
with it- rich »upplies of coffee,
sugar and cattle vva» expected to
heeonie a working Herman colony
immediately. A g aiu a cog
dropped out of the kai.»er's wheel.
II I»u»t be counted In the ever
baling credit of the natives of
Brazil that they throttled Ilii » vile
scheme. There are lamp post- in
Brazil as in ..........untries and
the Huns would have been
hanging frohi them long ago if
they had carried their campaign
a little farther.
\ WORTHY ( U SE."
The wurk of the Montana state
hoard ••( health res)» on a sure
foundation, in that emphasis
is laid on the following: "Teach
the children, today, what we,
ye»terday. did not know about
the cause' of prevention of di»
ea»e. so that tomorrow the peo
ple of Montana may live longer,
he freer from sickness and he
able to carry on the warfare
against disease with le»s opposi
tion from ignorant people who
mud be protected in spite* of
them»e|ves."
A nation-wide campaign i» in
progress for prevention measures
in tuberculosis and for quaran
tine regulation» in the contagious
di»ea.»e» common to childhood.
The contention i» that what al
ways ha» been need not continue
intellig
expose
not
these
cut parents either
their children, or
take precaution
diseases. Thev
Many
i direct! v
! else <ii
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largue that every child is hound
j to hav e them sooner or later, so
jthe sooner the better and have it
over with. That i» specious
argument because in a greater
number of ease» children are left
I w ith vital weaknesses which
menace them their whole lives.
Ibis condition of thing» i' un
necessary. All of these diseases
could be stamped out in a few
year» with concerted action on
the part of parent», physician»
and school board.» everywhere.
Mi»»oula i' m the van of this
effort. This week in every »chuol
m the city women well qualified
t" discus» the subject are talking
tu I he children on the importance
of precaution in the school and
in the home. This work is being
done with the cordial co-opera
tion of Mr. William.» and his
leachei". Hue result will lie Dial
Missoula will be more Ilian ever
a nieeca for families looking loc
healthy, wholesome environment
for their children.
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M)OI) WILL AM) ADYERTISIM;
rile lilggpst asset III anv Busi
ness llial deserves (lie name, is
Hie good will. That means a
wide .Hid vvnrlhv ivpiilutioil, e»,iii
lidenee of Ihe public and a large
established etientle (if prosperous
customer». It is always possible
to Inn a lease and a stoek of
good', bill (liai i» not a business.
the Itavalli Hepubliean. in dis
cussing Ihe mutter, vvhiijt is of
timelv 111 teres i when vve are mak
ing our Hhrislma~ purchases,
sav- that there are two ways ol
creating good will.
"One is | t t -ipial down m a lo
cation and wait until lime and
ehanee bring trade. A man will
get some trade that way. hut it is
a long time coming. It takes a
big slice out of life, to gel trade
by waiting passively for it."
I he oilier way. as the Ilepubli
jcun points out. is by advertising,
by seeking trade and finding it.
It people are attracted into a
»tore through holiest advertising,
good will i» being created that
becomes the greatest easli asset
of a business when it is for sale,
lliis cannot be done in a day.
Advertising i.« salesmanship and
it ha» to be carried oil in a broad
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l ton,M| \ 1 ** "V h '' foundation is
l Miu e * stllll > luul tor * w,d Wlll ~
| "Lov^.your enemies" is* temporarily
«uapentM.— Lus Any. i.s Times.
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Copyright, 1917, by the Preaa Publishing
Co. (The New York Kvenlng World.)
By J. H. Castel
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Hun Press
In U. S. Is Far From Being
Americanized.
Then* is a general Impression dial
our German language press, however
offensive and disloyal it may have
been in die past, lias reformed since
vve entered the war. An article by
Samuel Hopkins Adams in the Iteeem
ber Kverybudy's Magazine shows that |
this is not the case. He presents an
amazing array of incriminating quo
tations from Herman-American news
papers, all printed during the past
summer and fall.
We fmd the Freie Fresse of I Hell
ene. Minn., apostrophizing Germany as
follows: "God stand by you. beloved
German fatherland! Do not allow
yourself to he devoured by your foes."
The Halted States, of eourse, being one
of those foes. Tile same paper adds:
"We want a strong Germany in stead
fast union with Austro-HungaryThe
"we," needless to say. dot s not refer
to the American people.
The Sonntagsblaet of Philadelphia,
prints Ibis insolent headline, across
seven columns: "Germany's Answer to
Amerien Two Million More Men
Culled." and remarks that, as regards
the belief we share with our allies that
Germany can be defeated, "There is
nothing left but to drive this illusion
out with the hardest blows ever."
The luucoln Freie Presse celebrities
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sou venir spoons of Kaiser Wilhelm j
and von Hindenburg. |
The Illinois Ktuats-Zeitung innocent- 1
ly declares : "For one who really
knows Gertnnny and the kaiser, it is
inexplicable why this genuine friend !
nf America is now treated as u crimi- j
nul in this country."
The Washtenaw Post of Ann Arbor. |
Mich., makes the surprising amioime* -
ment, in June, that "Germany is not
at war with America, and never has ;
been our enemy." From which i'
seems to follow, as Mr. Adams remarks,
that "sinking our vessels in the At
lantic, murdering our citizens by sea
and land, betraying the protection af
forded to diplomatic officials by mal, -
ing them agents of bomb plant ings,
inspired strikes, and passport forger
ies—all these were hut examples of the
kaiser's sprightly and affectionate
playfulness."
The Missouri Ktuuts-Zeltung informs!
its readers that "there was no viola
tion of Belgium's neutrality . there
have been no German atrocities."
The New England Rundschau insists
that Germany is more démocratie than
the United States.
The Philadelphia Tugeblull now
suppressed — courteously proclaims
that the American attempt to teach
democracy to Germany is "as if a
monkey wanted to teach manners to
a human being."
The Detroit Abendpost calls our
president "Tile War Lord in (lie White .
House."
The New Jersey Freie Zeitung suys I
that "Wilson wishes to prolong the
war." and quotes approvingly the!
statement of the Morten Post a pa- '
per published in Germany that "be
sides being a liar, Ihe president of Ihe |
United Stales is also a. hypocrite." 1
It is time that the public awoke ti
the venom these foreign papers an
distributing, and time that the gov'
ernnteiit pulled their fuugs.
It is impossible to believe that the
papers in question represent the rank
und f)le of their leaders. They rep
resent only the most alien element of
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Americans Under Fire
By Albert Payson Terhune
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No. 41—The Battle of Oriskany.
This battle was fought during the Revolution. Hut it was not fought with
; the British. Instead, the patriots' opponents at Oriskany were Indians.
I Tories, and a lew ( 'a Indians. There were almost no Englishmen engaged
in it It was a fierce and spectacularly dramatic conflict, and one that is
! worth remembering by every American who loves to bear of other Americans'
gallant exploits.
The time was August il, 1777. That
down Into New York stale from Canod
war t arty of Indians and Tories and i
I ring thé Mohawk elrief, Kira nt, came
where he had been recruiting a litige
lada foresters. Across the Canadian
boundary and into peaceful "up state" New York poured his motley army,
killing and burning and torturing as il rolled southward.
Brant hated the patriots with all his savage soul. , And be was slavishly
devoted to England. because an Englishman named Johnson hud married
the chiefs sister. Hence ills recruiting trip in f'anada.
THE SIEGE OF lb had boundless influence with ills fellow redskins,
FORT STANWIX. And thousands of thorn followed him eafceHy to the war*
I nth. Thu "Tories" were Americans who did not side
with their f» Mow Americans in tic strudle for liberty, and who (whenever
the> could safely do so» fought on the Hritish side.
Altogether it was a strange and murderous thront* that Virant led to the
slaughter. hup Uarrv St. L»*k»*i\ an Knî*lish colonel, was the nominal head of
the expedition. On the way south St. Leper halted to besiege a patriot gar
rison at Kurt Stanwix. The militia of Tyrorj county, y., under old Gen
eral Nicholas llerkinu r. marched to the fort's relief,
j Herkimer had about SOO men with him. The Fort Stanwix garrison tutm
j bered 600. .Herkimer sent word to the fort that he and the Tyron county
m» n were coming. He sent al f su tin details of a plan whereby he and the
j fort's defenders might catch St. Leget's force between two fires. The signal
i for the double attack was duly arranged. of course, the success of the
I scheme depended on Herkimer's men and the garrison striking the foe at
precisely the same time from opposite sides.
Hut time went on and. for some unexplained reason, the signal from the
j uas ,„ )t w j vr „. Herkimer wisely refuse,I to ro ahead without it. His
| m disciplined officers cursed him for a coward and a Tory, till he lost his
temper ;iml. :igainst his better .iutlKimnt, yelled the order to advance.
Meantime, during the delay. Indian scouts brought St. Leger word of the*
Tryon militia's j r» s» n»*»' And Liant took charge of the affair.
As Herkimer and his men wer* advancing toward the distant fort, with no
tear of attack, they came to a deep ravine at Oriskany. near Utica, into the
ravine they march» »I -only t«> find its wooded banks and crest were, alive with
savages and T»»ri«s. The patriots wi re nuutly caught in Grant's ambush
traj. Hut they would not \i< l«| or run. Instead, they rallied from
th» ir dazed surprise and heroically sought to hold I heir own against the mass
of enemies that hemmed them in. of th» wild hand to hand scrimmage that
followed. John Fisk»* sav -.
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IM* witnej
THE QUARRY BREAKS
THE TRAP.
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The dark ravine was filled with a mass of human
beings, screaming and cursing, slipping in the
mire, pushing and struggling, seizing each oth
er's throats, slabbing, shooting, dashing out
brains. A bullet killed .Herkimer's horse and
shattered his own leg. Tin old hero sat at Hie fool of a great beech tree,
where, lighting his i 1 1 a. hr continued shouting his orders in a stentorian voice
and directing the progress of Ihe battle.
Now tin rain came pouring in torrents and sheets of lightning flashed in
quick succession, with a continuous roar of thunder. The wet rifles could
no longer In fired. But liateln ', knife and bayonet carried on the work of
butcher.' until, after limit than r.yo men had been killed or wounded, the In
dians gave will and fled ill all directions. The Tories began.to retreat. The
patriot army, remaining In possession of the hard won field, felt Itself too
weak to pursue them." . t
A belated sortie from Fori stanwix completed the mute of the.Tories and
Indians. The menace nf their laid was cheeked. But brave old Herkimer
did not live to enjoy bis triumph. He died from his wound a few days after
111*' ball!*'.
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An exchange says that mosquitoes
and babies are the "Voices of the
! night." How alxiut Thomas on the
j back yard fence?—Memphis .Pommer
ciul Appeal.
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and
our Gurniiin spt-ukiio* population,
tiny art* nom* the* Ios$ offennivt
nu'iuicini* for that.
Laws and postal regulations now in j
effect make it more difficult to pub
hsh such sedition and treason with
impunity. But where the will and '
purpose exist, a way can usually l* I
found to "pul over" the poisonous
i propaganda. It may yet become nec
1 essnry to suppress all German Ian
j guaga publications in ibis country.
ADEN
' Uy l ' tlmlmJ Kearny.,
Barren rock and rugged grandeur
Hisiug from the sea.
Mysteries of ancient people
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et the soul of me
Hut. I see in English faces
Longing for a tree.
Hunger for the rolling- meadow*,
And the perfumed loam.
Oft l watch them unobserved
Wistfully they rmim. '
In Uupr t-y MH-dnnd*. .silent 4i«igiuge,
And a prayer lor fiortl«,.
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25 Years Ago
What Missoula Was Doing
on This Date in 1892.
((Tom The Morning Missoulian for
December 11. ISSU.)
Died at St. Ignatius Mission Decem
ber 4. Mary Aristides, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. David Copure, age two years
and 9 months.
W. J. Baker and bride arrived last
evening and have taken their residence
in the. house of N. 4$. Mentnim. Tba
fire department boys gave them a
hearty welcome.
Word was received in this city yes
terday that Mike liicky. a laborer on
the Northern Pacific, had fallen down
stairs at the section house at French
town Friday evening. He received in
juries about the head which caused his
death yesterday morning.
A meeting of the county cer.trul
committee of the People's party was
held yesterday afternoon at the Odd
Fellows' hall. The meeting was called
to determine the course to be pursued
by the People's party representatives
in the legislature in the organization
of the house in which they have con
trol.
The W. A. Mentrum company yes
terday received two carloads of
whisky from Kentucky, one consign
ment being especially fine.
At the Missoula land office yesterday
a homestead patent was received for
James E. Hunt, whose postofflec is at
Htevcnsville.
The Ladles' Guild of the Episcopal
church will give a grand dolt show at
Bennett opera house next Wednesday
evening.
HUMAN SALVAGE
A bis section of France must be re
habilitated. German shell« and Ger
man wantonness have razed more than
1,000 French villages and towns. A
Bed Cross worker in a report illustra -
live of the utter devastation cites this
instance: In company with a man
who had owned a mill in a town of
about 2,000 inhabitants, this worker rc
turned to it after it had been evacu
jated by the Germans. The miller had
lived his life in thn town and knew
every street, lane, and house in it.
"When we reached the place," said
the Bed Cross worker, "my miller
friend lmd to get a surveyor to locale
the site of his mill, so complete was
the razing of every building in the
town."
The lied Cross is not goiug to un
{dertuke the task of rebuilding the vil
luges of France. But It has initialed
jon the human side a comprehensive
plan of giving u fresh start to those
! who have been left destitute by the
! ravages of the Germans, but who ure
able to \vork. This is the plan: To
! begin by reconstituting sixty families
of five members each in each of four
! villages. The hope and expectation
.is tbat they can be made sclf-gupport
! ing and that the movement will spread,
j— Fron» "What Our Red Cross Is Do
ling in France,'' by Marion G. Scheit
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Talk of the Town
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S«tio*i Children
Helping Seal Campaign.
when medals are distributed for lie*
role war service, bushels of them will?
belong to young America, llncfe Sam
lu» found no war workers more will
ing titan the school children—in Mla
souta, anyhow. ,
Missoula youngsters turned out right
after the war began with hoes and
rakes to produce needed vegetables la
response to President Wilson's appeal.
Later school girls in their domestic
science classes canned great quantities
of fruit and vegetables.
Then the boy scouts did valiant work
for the first and second Liberty bond
issues.
Now. while preparing to help thé Red
Cross in making bandages and hospital
garments, the pupils in the city schools
are selling Christmas seals for ihe.
Red Cross. Practically every pupil la
a solicitor, and a good one, too.
Complete returns are not yet in. but
Margaret Hayford, a. Roosevelt school
girl. Is leading, as far ns Is known,
with u total sale of 500 stamps. Medals
are to be awarded to the best salesmen
In the schools.
Christmas Candies
Not Barrsd by Hoover.
Mr. Hoover, the specter who haunts
the dining room and disturbs the slum
bers of reckless eaters, hAs spared
Christmas candy. The man who has.
according to the Gridiron club, "the na
tion eating out of his hand," is not go
ing to include holiday sweets with the
T-bone steak und the white loaf.
But ....
"Christmas candies should be made
largely by the use of fruits and nuts,"
says a bulletin Just issued by Alfred
Atkinson, who is Mr. Hoover's Montana
representative. "One pound of sugar
will make five pounds of such candy,
and such candy will keep und can
easily be sent by mail. Many candies
inay be made by the use of corn syrup,
honey and other substitutes for sugar."
In other words, the stocking filled
with old-fashioned sugar candy will be
"a stocking full of sand" in the kaiser's
behalf. Only syrup candy, containing
lots of nuts and fruit will be patriotic.
That, as any small boy will readily
agree, will be the easiest patriotism
imaginable.
Few Respond to Call
for Workers.
"Oh, Goody! We are going to have
skating!" Such was the cry of the
women and little boys who saw Elmer
E. Hershey and Oscar Crutchfield
shovelling snow- from the public rink
on South Higgins avenue last Hunday.
A call had been issued by these two
men for workers with shovels to Join
their party at I o'clock Sunday after
noon. "No on*' came but some women
and girls and little boys." said Mr.
Hershey yesterday, speaking with some
show of rage. "We were cheered in
our labor by the encouraging words
of these onlookers, lint we did want
some added power of back and arms.
They all oomc quick enough to skate,
after the work Is all don*'. It Is a
community asset tn the way of health
and pleasure. It ought to be a com
munity responsibility in the way of
preparatory wurk."
Here'* War Time Dish
From Basques.
Tn as much as recipes for the cooking
of foods which will bear the stamp of
approval of the government's food ad
ministration are sought by the thrifty
housewife, here is one that is fur
nished by the Basques of southeastern
Oregon. In preparing this food, tt
should be remembered that out of one
kettle may be served a complete repast
between, but not including, the dry
Martinl and demi-tasse. The first
requisite is a huge Iron kettle. Pro
cure the following and put them in
the kettle: Potatoes, garlic, onions,
red peppers, green peppers, tomatoes,
celery, beans, more beans, salt pork,
salt, pepper and a chunk of beef. Cover
with water.
Boll it!
Serve as follows: First course, soup
»Consomme) comes off the top, scrape
the remains left In the soup plates buck
Into the kettle: for the meat and vege
table eourse, dig deeper, put back the
remains into the kettle.
Boll It again. Serve at next meal.
Continue the practice. The variety Is
there and a kettle will, in this way, last
a week.
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You need
never worry
about results in
baking if you use
I rrt BAKING
J\t POWDER
It has been a stand
by for a quarter of
a century. Guaran
teed under all
pure food laws.
OR Ounces forOKf