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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans"
STARS, .NOT SCARS
Hj; Herbert KaufinAn
War is scraping the mines, she^r
iug the flocks, exhausting the pad
iiOcts, consuming the leather, butch
•ring the herds, emptying the
gmaajies, spending the chemicals,
»*au::,r the genius, squandering the
the vitality Tomorrow expected to
use.
Hungry foundries whine tor la<
cor's aavings and orphans' pence.
Wjo ara juaxiug canaoui out of daily
toru^J—starving knife and fork to
f«ed l* e guns.
Ea<.a new offensive is another tax
coilec'or. The mounting toil of
cjipplis and dependents pates ph.il
aathrooy, and the Recording Angel
Ahudders at costing trials of sud
daaly resoureeiess womeu.
Progress has quit highway build
ing *o captain battle. The dollar,
the hammer, the plow and the
lest-'ube are trench chums.
The most potent and enlightened
gpouD of people. Time knows have
peWgei their prime men and the
iaat groats of national wealth to
Just ideals .
Life and chattels were never be
fore so cheap—principle never so
il-ar.
Though half the universe be
wrecked and half our kind be slain,
Democracy shall persist. We too,
O Lacedamon, can perish in the
1*^: We, too, O Winkelried, have
hearts to harvest despot spears!
They lied who swore the ages
bJkl rot our fiber and shrunk the
Measure of a man. We have bred
true to form—centuries have not
dulled the splendor of ancient
faith; soft-living has not seduced
the race.
Beh Id our millions march, forth
to serve duty and hark to the
huzzas as they pass!
We could have ransomed all the
Btiserjr and lighted the last black
corners of earth with the gold and
seal aow promoting woe.
Cirilization might have made a
tun-ladder of the timbere in her
crusifLx.
And yet these things shall soon
er come to pass because we found
tt sweeter to endure a space of
grief aa* desolation than Buffer su
preme shajnes.
History will not count the pres
ent a loss. The world has so
Sained fa humaneness, in efficiency,
fa the realization of community
power that our children shall in
herit «tars instead of soars. — De
tember Cosmopolitan.
RI'SIA'S STRONG MAX
From two or three European
gourots of information comes reports
that the Cossacks have asked the
Braad Duke Nicholas NicOxolaevitch
to lead them against the Bolshev
ist, promising him the Regency Qf
the nation in case of success. This
pUn, U carried out, would unite
the moe' skilful strategist and the
jnsoiring commander in Rus
sia with the bravest and most trust
worthy 9i Russian troops. Such a
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STORIES FROM THE GERMAN
NEWSPAPERS
From the United States Commit
tee on. Public Information we have
been able to secure & series of
stories from German newspapers
supplied to us on every boa'. We
wtoh :o call your especial attention
to them, and promise you at least
oue daily. » .•
LESS BARLEY FOR BREWING
The Hamburger Framdenblatt re
port^ that, owing to the average
poor results of the barley harvest,
it is intended to aaslgn to brewer
ieg only about 20,000 to 30,000 tons
of barley monthly, so t&at the bar
ley destined for brewing purposes
will be disposed of in about four
or six months. Omitting Bavaria,
the peace-time consumption of Ger
man breweries amounts to about
1.2 million tons of barley. The as
signment in the new harvest year
would, therefore, amount to not
unore than 2% per cent of the peace
time consumption.
THE DEADLY "BEST" SUGAR
A substitute for ordinary sugar
is dealt with, in an article published
b>: the Berliner Tageblatt, which
states that negotiations are at
present going on between the war
food bureau and the imperial sugar
Office, on the issue of which de
pends whether the chemically .pure
white lump and castor sugar are
to be replaced by raw sugar, to
which the name of "best" sugar
(Edelzucker) is to be given. The
motive for this innovation is to
economize in coal. Sugar factories
are to be amajgamated- This raw
sugar contains 4 % per cent molas
ses, 1 per cent orgaaitc and 14 Ppr
cent inorganic foreign substances
and it is considered by experts as
a breeding ground for bacteria of
every kind. The sticky, vlcous na
ture of this sugar also adds to its
objectionable qualities. It is not
not suitable for jam making, and
gives a peculiar flavor to coffee, te^
etc. The Tageblatt says that this
economy in coal jvill threaten the
health of thousands, and liofpes the
nation will be spared the infliction.
COST $9 TO START A DRAFT
MAX TO CW LEWIS
Every man seut to &uup Lewis iu
the first draft call cost the state
oZ Washington just $9, according to
a message sent to the local draft
boards by Gov. Ernest Lister .
Asking for the cooperation of
all doctors, lawyers, school teachers
and clerics, Gov. Lister wrote to
the local boards |npressing upon
them that the expenses of the
ooards must be kept at a minimum.
Volunteer clerical aid is the recom
mendation that the governor makes
to kew down the expenses of the
board.
"The mobilization of the medical
and legal fraternities of the na
tion will largely relieve the expenses
of the hoard," writes Gov. Lister.
"The Drovost marshal general has
written to me that $1,000,000 can
be saved the nation by volunteer
celrical work."
Gov. Lister announces that soon
he will issue a statement asking all
the school teachers and clerks in
the state to tender services to the
boards in the evenings.
The $9 which, is the estimated
cost of sending a drafted Washing
ton man to Camp Lewis does not
include his railroad fare. It mere
ly is the amount spent upon him
before he leaves his home station
for the cantonement.
—Tacoma News.
SEARCHERS- TO BE ARMED
WITH PFLt AUTHORITY
Armed with the authority of fed
eral officers, Captain Ivereon, and
his crew of men, and Capt. Bhef
fler got away today on the second
search for the two missing; Seward
men, Ben Sweasy ami Bill Weaver.
Capt. John Xewlands, of the steam
er Dora, brought no information
legardmg the missing men and U.
3. Deputy Marshal Isaac Evans de
cided at once to send the second
party of searchers.
The tj?sboat Altana will be sup
plied with provisions and fuel to
last for a ten day or two weeks
trip and the men are given authori
ty to make a thorough, investiga
tion, make arrests, if this ebould
be required, and also empowered
to summon witnesses .
The searchers will go direct to
Aialifc Bay and explore the beach
and surrounding country ia hopes
of finding some clues. If none are
secared there, the coast line will
be visited as far as Seldovia, then
the Darty will go to Barren islands.
Efforts will be made to find some
tangible evidence, and if any cloth
ing, sjpplies, etc., known to have
belonged to the men are found,
those having such will be question
ed closely and ff necessary arrests
will be made.—S&ward Gateway,
,\ov. 22.
Promuirg Candid*'?.
Editor-Do ><•!! U:.i>w li w t" ruu
uews; up.:': A; ;»!i No -Ir
-We!l I'JI i.v '.••• I j;tn ss o hn
•tpori'-n'-p I'r.i
combination can restore order in
Russia, and If the restoration of
order should entail also the restora
tion cf this best of the Romanoffs
to royal authority, no .great harm
will be done to the ulitmate tri
umph o* republicanism. Far better
a Russia united under the strong
hand of s limited monarchy with
Nicholas Nicholaevitch. at its head
than a Russia torn with Internal
dissension and Paying a divided al
legiance to Kereosky, Lenlne and
Trotzky. Sucii'a Russia is a men
ace *o itself and to every cause
which H espouses. . • t
YELLOW BILL
Say, Bill, Yellow Bill—
Kaiaer Bil—
Is this a fight or
Simply a
Hamstringing- contest ?
Are you going to
Stand on your two feet
In the open,
And light like a man,
Or are you
Only trying to
Poisoti the -wells,
Burn factories and docks,
And bomh women and children?
I hear you say
"Kamerad."
Were you referring to
Kamerad Skunk
Or Kamerad Rattlesnake?
"Why don't you
Stop tunneling, and stop
Stabbing people in the back?
Get rid of
That Yellow Streuk—
Come on out
In the open—
I dare you to do It;
Be a man. Bill,
If you can,
And flgnt.
CAMl'lS JOKRSTKK AT
HIS "DARK WORK" AGAIN
The campus j ok ester is busy
as-ain. Under cover of fog and da.ri
uess one nigiht an agile being with
surplus energy climbed the 2UU
feet or so of steel Bca-ffolding to
the University of Washington watii
t wer and placed a large green "21'
beside the "19" which set the stu
dents a<?og last spring. College au
thorities are uueeitaln whether the
painting is the work of the same
person, with a perverted Be use oi
fun, who elevated a nail keg to the
top of the flag pole a short time
ago.
Piles Cured In 6 to I I Days
Druggists refund money If PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Pilej.
First application gives relief. 50c.
Housework Is
A Burden
/
Woman's lot is a weary one at
best. But with, backache and other
distressing kidney ills life indeed
becomes a burden. Doan's-Kidney
Pills have made life brighter for
many womea. Read what Mrs. Roll
Cookfiion, of 1S09 E. First Ave.,
Spokane, Wash., 6ays: "The grrip
put my kidneys out of order and
I suffered with a heavy dull 'pain
in the small of my back which kept
getting more severe. Some days I
could hardly do my \vork for it Was
almost impossible to bend over. My
kidneys were weak and annoyed me
a great deal, too. I was worried
because my feet swelled and because
of the puffiness under my eyes. One
box of Doan's Kidney Pills gave me
relief and after I bad used two
boxes I was feeling fine In every
way." (Statement given October
16, 1915.)
On June 8. 1917M rs. Cookston
said: i have had absolutely no
trouble with my kidneys since Doan
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