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PAGE FOUR — FERGUS COUNTY DEMOCRAT 'THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1917; • FERGUS COUNTY DEMOCRAT Published by Democrat -Naive Co., Inc. The Official Paper of Fergus County Tom Stout _President Harry E. Lay Manager R. G. Irina.. Editor Entered at the postoffice at Lewistown, Montana, as second-class matter. Subscribers, Notice—In ordering yoar paper ctanged to a new seamsi mention old address also, to insure prompt -delivery. Subscribers failing to receive their papers will please notify this office. Make checks and money orders payable to Fergus County Democrat. SUBSCRIPTION One year, in advance $200 sr: months, in advance 1.26 Three menthe, in advance.. .76 For foreign subscription add postage. MAKE LEWISTOWN A BETTER PLACE IN WHICH TO LIVE THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1917. FOR GREAT DEMONSTRATION. A number of the principal cities of Montana have already given visible assurances of their devoted loyalty to the flag and their unan- imity in supporting the government in one of the great crises in our country's history. Last Sunday afternoon the patriotit people of Mis- soula joined in the greatest. demonstration ever witnessed in that city. Thousands of men, women and children joined in the impressive parade and the whole proceeding seems to have been deeply im- pressive. The same spirit of earnest determination that has been shown at,Bozeman, Butte, Anaconda and other cities was shown at Missoula, and there is no doubt that it will be shown in the same im- pressive way in Lewistown next Sunday afternoon. The committee appointed at the meeting held Tuesday night met yesterday and outlined the program for the demonstration here. There will be a parade, with music by the Lewistown band, the Elks' trumpet corps and the choirs of the churches and brief addresses by some of the city's best orators. All speeches will be brief and it is in- tended to have the open air exercises at the speakers' stands extend over but an hour. Let everyone who loves the flag, who ,supports the government and who hopes for the triumph of democracy over an oppressive autocracy—and that doubtless includes everyone in Lewistown, now that the die is cast—come out and take part in this demonstration of Lewistown's loyalty. It will strengthen the soul of the community for the great tasks that it may be, called Upon to perform before the star of peace returns to the darkened sky. • THE FLAG. Through all the ages of the past, established communities . have had appropriate emblems for the assertion of their authority at home and for the protection of their rights abroad. A strong veneration has consecrated these symbols of nationality. The United States has onte more entered upon a great decision—a decision to sacrifice and to battle for the maintenance of the sacred principles of free development among the races of men. Today the fighting millions, some with exulting joy and others with depressing fears, listen to the decision of America that is speeding around the world. That message is: \Democracy shall not be crushed, so long as freemen livp.\ We have entered on a new era in our national history. Our acts • .must continue to conform to 'the same ideals that have in the past en- shrined the Stars and Stripes in the affections of all true Americans. Fling out the old flag and give it to the breeze. Our victories of the .1. past, our social progress, our march to prosperity and to power ave been under its inspiring teachings. Run high the old Rag, hallowed by all the lofty and noble associa tiont that it recalls, and which is made sacred by those enduring recollections. It is the same flag under which the forefathers battled for freedom and independence. It was adopted while the new born republic was struggling into life. Under its folds our armies have gone forth to the combat for right. It steeled the hearts of the pat- riots in '61. 4 broke a tyrant's grip in Manila bay. It led the vic- tors up San Juan's rugged hill. It has drooped low over every patriot's grave. In the hour of victory it has been given to the winds as the deepest expression of our thankfulness and joy. In the dayi of calamity we have turned to it for support to lead us safely through the wilderness to success. It is still the flag of the Great Republic. In its field of blue shine forty-eight inextinguishable stars, a star for every state --a state for every star; its red stripes still typify the glory, the valor and the self sacrifice of American citizenship, and the white stripes remain still emblematic of the purity of those principles, to preserve which the Great Republic has aFein dedicatedctself: • PLANT SPRING WHEAT. \More foodstuffs of all kinds and particularly more wheat,\ should be the slogan of patriotic Americans, say the statisticians and authori- ties. General Manager C. R. McClave, of the Montana Flour Mills company, yesterday received a telegram from A. P. Houston, presi- dent of the Millers' National Federation, a conservative organization thab has been* invaxiabence for many years, directing attention to the fact that government crop report shows an alarming prospect as to spring wheat. He urges that every foot of ground available for spring wheat in the west and northwest be planted to that grain, be- cause it is now certain that it is all going to be needed. The country is going to need soldiers, munitions, money and many other things, but it is going to need, and need badly, wheat. It is urged that the farmers make an extra exertion to get in just as large an acreage of spring wheat as possible. Those who have already planned to plant a specific area of this grain should add a little to their estimates and those who have land available and have not planned to plant any spring wheat are urged to get in just as much as they can, now that the conditions are what they are. This country will have to supply large numbers of soldiers in the field in addition to the demands of the civil population. A soldier in the field requires a great deal more flour, for instance, than the civil- ian, because of the heavy and unavoidable waste that must always be reckoned in feeding an army. Fergus county has a record-breaking acreage in winter wheat. The conditions have all been favorable thus far and we may reasonably) hope for a good crop Now then, let the farmers augment this just as much as possible by going the limit in spring wheat A PECULIAR PEOPLE. We are a peculiar people, in the eyes of Europe. Yesterday Amer- icans were gathered in many camps, some republicans, some demo - Bank of Fergus County Capital ankSurplus $500,000.00 Oldest State Bank in Montana Old enough and large enough to give its customers the quality of service t are en- titled to receive. We Make Real Estate Loans crats and some following other party designations and partisan leaders. Today we are one people, welded together by the great meeace that overhangs our country._ The leaders of parties that have fought bit- tply, at the polls have forgotten their . differences in their support, of the great president who exhausted every resource in his efforts to avoid war without an abject surrender of our immeMtrial rights.• Of course, this nation most fervently wished to avoid the conflict, for the love of peace is deep rooted in the hearts of all. But when at last it was demonstrated beyond any possibility of doubt that the German government was actually determined to extend its policy of ruthlessness to us, without wasting further time in any empty effort at justifying what it had already admitted to be wrong morally and wrong under the law, we were confronted by something that was worse than open war. And so, with the desire for peace deep in every heart, this people determined upon war. Aslobn Sharp Williams so aptly said, - in reply to - La --Follette, Wall street did not murder some 300 Americans on the high seas; a street did not sink, without warning, two American ships, returning to their home ports in the United States, in ballast and without cargo of any kind, and we might add that it was not Wall street that sank the Norwegian shli5,1carrying food to Belgium, under the auspices of the relief commission, yesterday. That is the thing we are going to fight in this war. The comment of the Belgian relief commission, free to speak at last, and responding to President Wilson's arraignment of the unspeakable infamy of the policy put in effect by the autocratic war lords of Ger- many, bears witness to the fact that this struggle has now resolved itself into a war of autocracy against democracy: \For two and a half years we have been obliged to remain sileet witnesses of the character of the forces dominating the war, but we are now at liberty to say that, although we break with great regret our association with many German individuals who have given sym- pathetic support to our work, your message enunciates our convic- tion, born of an intimate experience, that there is no hope for dem- - ocracy or liberalism; - and consequently for the real peace and safety of our country, unless the system which brought the world into this unfathomable misery can be stamped out once for all.\ DEATH KNELL OF AUTOCRACY., Day by day, democracy gains throughout the world. The smash- up in Russia, culminating in the dethronement of the czar, is not the end, but the beginning of a movement that seems destined to sound the death knell of autocracy throughout Europe. The revolution in Russia was one of the signs of the times, but there are others. The kaiser has just ordered Von Bethmann-Holwegg towprepare proposals for the reform of the Prussian electoral law, which would increase the power of the people. This, of course, will be heralded throughout Germany, although perhaps little will be said of that part of the order which says that the reforms proposed are not to be put into effect \until after the conclusion of peace.\ Is this not a move designed to quiet the people and to offset the entrance of the great republic of the west.apto the war? . . . _ There are hyo great autocracies left in the world, the German and Austro-Hungarian governments. It has been said many times that those nations are fighting for their existence—a manifest absurdity. But it is, perhaps, true that the autocratic governments are fighting for their existence, and yet, without those autocracies, there would and could have been no European war. Does anyone doubt that? Let us hope that these autocracies will go flown in the storm and that on the ruins of outgrown monarchial governments may be erected systems that will place the governing power and the policies in the hands of the people and make it forever impossible for any group of war lords to plunge a world into the horrors of senseless slaughter. The battle ror freedom in these autocracies is just beginning, with the czar as the first to fall before its victorious march. \Freedom's battle, once begun, Bequeathed by bleeding sire to son, Though baffled oft, is ever won.\ PLANT A SPUD. Plant a spud. Plant several of them if possible, but one will at least exemplify the proper preparedness spirit. Plant it in the field, the garden, the back yard or a flower pot, if you must, but plant it. The whole, wide world is hungering for spuds. The humble outcast of yesterday has become the aristocrat of the vegetable kingdom of today. Not only•children, but grown-ups, millions of them, cry for it. Many a housewife - Rachel is weeping because she has ein not. Buy a hoe and plant a spud. No wonder the allies are Saving such a difficult time locating the mythical Hindenburg line. It changes positions every day at least once and sometimes oftener, depending upon the amount of pressure ap- plied by the inquisitive Nivelle and Haig. , krkwAmikkkm,kkkftwIlifttimmttiRmkm THE FLAG GOES BY N Hats off! . Along the street there comes A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums, 'A flash of color beneath the sky: Hats off! The flag is passing by! .Blue and crimson and white it shines, Over the steel -tipped, ordered lines. Hats off! The colors before us fly; But more than the flag is passing by. Fought to make and to save the state: Weary marches and sinking ships; Cheers of victory on dying lips; Days of plenty and years of peace; March of a strong land's swift increase; Equal justice, right and law, Stately honor and reverend awe; Sign of a nation, great and strong To ward her people from foreign wrong: Pride and glory and honor—all Live in the colors to stand or fall. Hats off! Along the street there comes A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums: ---------- - And loyal hearts arcbeating high; Hats off! ' The - flag is passing by! By Henry Holcomb Bennett. kk -MktIktikftMkMftftkkIMM:MMMtIN - - BRE liEliS VISIT THIS CITY FORMER WELL-KNOWN REs1.1 DENTS NOW RANK HIGH AS MUSICAL ARTISTS. THEIR SERVICES ARE IN DEMAND Mrs. Eleanor Brewer and her daughters. the Misses Grace and Ruth Brewer are in the city, their visit being primarily for the purpose of permitting Mrs. Brewer to attend to business connected with her valuable ranch holdings pear Moccasin. They will then proceed on east to keep pro- fessional engagements. Mrs. Brewer will be well remem- bered as the former supervisor of music in the county high school. Her daughters as children showed much musical talent and years ago formed the original orchestra when Mr. Hyneke opened his first picture theatre in Lewistown. Several- years ago Mrs. Brewer and her daughters prepared for a Lyceum career and they were most successful in that from the start, being great favorites with the eastern audiences where they traveled. After several seasons. the girls had made such remarkable progress through their experience.be- fore the public and their hard work during vacations that for the- past year they have advanced a step higher and have played engagements only with the colleges, large Y. M. C. A. organizations and other ' societies, playing entirely under the manage- ment of the Affiliated Bureaue, which handles only Lyceum attractions of extraordinary merit. ,During the pres- ent season, which began last fall, they have traveled about 50 000 miles. Their \route took them into Canada, Old Mexico and Cpba. and from New. York they played down to Florida and in most of the large cities of the south. They played around the gulf into Old Mexico 'and were routed then up into California and on to BANKER LINE CALLED BEYOND LOCAL AGENT FOR ADVANCE- RUMLEY COMPANY ANSWERS FINAL SUMMONS. I.EAVES MANY FRIENDS IN THE STATE Saturday morning at 6 o'clock Banker ',Ince, local representative for the Advance-Rumley traction engine people, and one of the best known traveling men in the state, was called beyond. The end came following 10 days' serious illness, due to pneu- monia. The decedent was 35 years of age and a native of Mrchigan, being born in Allegan, Mich., in 1882. He came to Montana 11 years ago and has re- sided in this state ever since. He first located at Great Falls, and about a year ago came to Lewistown to make his headquarters here. He has traveled all over the state many times on business and is well and favorably known to a large proportion of the business men of Montana. Mr. Lince is survived by his wife and three chil- dren. They have a home in this city, on Spring street, since Mr. Lince lo - rated here a year ago. -RETURN TO BENCHLAND. Mr. and. Mrs. W. F. Magee and daughter Wilma have returned to their home near Benchland after a visit in Illinois. Mr. Magee disposed of his mercantile interes,s at Bench - land the first of ;he year and from now on will devote all of his time to his ,wheat land holdings. HOME FROM CALIFORNIA. Manager Harry E. Lay of the Dem- ocrat -News and Mrs. Lay returned Sunday from Loris Beach, Cal., where Mrs. Lay had been tor - soine nlonths. Gordon Hughes of Denton is a busi- ness caller lo the county seat. a Business Cards ....... AXEL REFER Civil Engineer and Surveyor ' U. S. Mineral Surveyor 'Phone 138; room 402. BankElectric Building DR. FRED TAYLOR Osteopathic Physician Crowley Block Phone 295 Graduate American School, Under A. T. Still, Founder of Osteopathy. EDGAR G. WORDEN Attorney -at -Law First National Bank Building Practice in All Courts and 'U. S. Land Office METTLER 4. BRISCOE Attorneys at Law . Rooms 6-7-8-9. Empire Bank Building, Lewistown, Montana. J. G. SMITH - Baggage and Transfer Office' phone, 538 Residence 'phone, 300 Call us for quick service DR. L. H. TOOLEY Dentist Suite 2, Judith Theater Building Telephone 32 DR. RALPH S. HEDGES Bellevue Medical College, N. Y. City Physician and Surgeon Specialist in Diseases of Women and Children Phones: Office 70; residence 732 Office hours, 10-12, 1-4, 7:30 to 9 228 WISE BLOCtt IL.. 4 WORK OF A DEMON 4 (Continued From Page One) f thikt‘eitice are some suspicious cir- cumences.\ . Of the men arrested today was Frank Miller, a German, 45 years of age, in Camden, N. J. He was taken into eustody after a conversation he had held with a waitress which was overheard by former Judge French and Judge Lloyd. They understood Miller to remark that he was a German in- spector employed at the Eddystone plant and that \it was a shame for the - German -Americans to be blamed for the explosion.\ Captain Schregler of the Camden Detective Bureau, after examining the - suspect, expressed his conviction that Miller had nothing whatever to do with the explosion. ' BURIAL OF YOUNG BOY. The funeral of the late Matt Sudan a young boy of the Winifred country, who died at the home of his parents, near that town, on April 3 took place Friday faternoon from the Catholic church, Father Mueller officiating. The young fellow was but 10 years of age. iHis parents are Mr. and Mrs. Vincent 'Sudan. I A. J. Danavan of Billings transatted business in the city Wednesday. 0 Some Good Advice. \Don't think too much of your own methods. Watch other people's ways md learn from them.\ This is good advice, especially when bilious or con- stipated. You will find many people who use Chamberlain's Tablets for these ailments with the best results. and will do well to follow their exam - \pie. For sale by all dealers. 0 THE BULL DOG LINE The, Sign of Succes, A Avery Machinery MONTGOMERY MACHINE CO. Box 721 Phone 065 n Portland. To accommodate Mrs. — Brevr, the management booked them • in a way that would permit them to visit their old home. On reaching New York, they will begin a season on one of the leading Chautauqua ss tems of the United States and next fall go to Boston, where the girls will resume their studies under masters. ' Miss Grace Brewer has won honors as a violinist and authorities believe she has a wonderful future as a solo- ist. Miss Ruth Brewer has been equal-, ly successful in.her line. Both Mrs. Brewer and her daugh- ters are delighted with the opporturr: ity to spend a few hours in Lewis- town and they have met many old friends during their short stay here. At some future time Mrs. Brewer hopes ^ to be able to present their full concert program, under her own man- agement, in this city. MARSHALL—JOHNSON F. C. Marshall of Broadus, formerly of Roy, and Miss Florence Johnsop of Roy, werer united in marriage Tuesday afternoon at the residence of Father V. J. van den Broeck. They were at- tended by L. M. Wass and Miss Alby Kalal, both of Roy. After the wedding a dinner at the Bright was served in their honor.' Mr. and Mrs. Marshall will make their home at Broadus, in Custer coun- ty, where the groom is the publisher of the Broadly; Independent, and where he is also U S. land commissioner. Mr. Marshall formerly published the newspaper at Roy and was one of the live boosters of that town, being an ardent baseball fan. He is generally I known as \Scoop.\ THE NILSON THE QUALITY TRACTOR WITH THE PULL LIGHTEsT WEIGHT tractor for load it PULLS, surplus power, ample traction. a perfect field maxiiine, power plant and road eon- yeya nee. • By reason of our patented AUTOMATIC HITCH, you cannot make the traction wheels slip, the more you pull the more traction you have. PlOWillg speed, two and one-half miles per I . ROGII speed, on twoomit of our patented Rosd Rim, lip to' six miles per hour. THE NILSON SENIOR pulls four 14 -inch plows. TIIE NILSON JUNIOR pulls two to three 147ipeli plows. MP GRIP that !{OLDS Is the reason they are soli). The best steel construction, and the price Is right. We will be pleased to give plowing demonstrations et tiny time when the weather permits. and would like to have you look over the nmehine at our Warelionme, or a postal will bring literature. Nilson Tractor Sales Co, Lewistown, Mont. No. 212 First A 1 . 111111. SO11111. 1 . 11111111. 578. -0 • •
