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P r i n t e d a t C h e m a w a , O r e g o n , a n d D e v o t e d to t h e I n t e r e s t s o f I n d i a n E d u c a t i o n
Wednesday, May 8, 1918
Vol. X X
No. 29
A TIM ELY TOAST
M AIL FOR OUR BOYS
H e re ’s to th e B lue of th e w ind-sw ept N o rth !
W h en we m eet on th e fields of F rance,
M ay th e sp irit of G ra n t be w ith you all
As th e sons of th e N o rth advance.
Many of our readers are no doubt perplexed re
garding the course they should pursue in sending
mail or other matter to our soldier and sailor boys
who are abroad. Compliance with the following in
formation will clear up matters for many people:
Same postage rates and conditions apply to mail
matter addressed to soldiers, sailors, marines and
others, including civilians, connected with U. S. e x
peditionary force in Europe as would apply to such
matter if addressed for delivery in U. S., except that
parcel-post matter cannot be insured or sent C. O. D.
Important papers which can be duplicated may be
registered but no indemnity will be paid for loss of
registered mail. Postal officials advise that mail for
members of U. S. expeditionary forces in Europe
should be addressed as follows: (1) Name of addressee;
(2) official designation of unit or organization to
which addressee belongs; (3) words, “ American E x
peditionary Forces. ’ ’ Under no circumstances should
location or station of a military organization be in
cluded in address on mail for any member of such
forces. To insure expeditious handling and prompt
delivery mail matter for men in military service in
Europe should be securely packed and wrapped, fully
and plainly addressed as indicated above and proper
postage should be prepaid on it. T o this end it is
suggested that senders of such mail hand it in at
local postoffice in order that it may be weighed, rated
and have proper amount of postage affixed before
senders leave office.
H e r e ’s to th e G ray of th e su n k issed South!
W h en we m e et on th e fields of F ran ce,
M ay th e sp irit of Lee be w ith you all
As th e sons th e S o u th advance.
H e re ’s to th e B lue a n d th e G ray as one!
W h en we m e et on th e fields of F ran ce,
M ay th e sp irit of G od be w ith us all
As th e Sons of th e F la g advance.
M A N Y B L E SSIN G S TO R ESULT
One good result of the war is going to be that this
country will be purged of its last pro-German, bolshe
vik, anarchist and pacifist. The goats are to be sep
arated from the sheep and disposed of; their days are
numbered. When the war finally ends, the Huns
abroad will have been annihilated and those at home
will have been made, either by reason or coercion, in
to good, loyal Americans. Yea, it is indeed a great
work that is ahead. It is the greatness of the work
that gives us the inspiration for it. If this were a
sordid war of conquest, as it is to the Huns, we would
not be in it, and anyway we couldn’t put into it the
noble spirit we do. But it is a conflict for eternal
principles; it a contest not primarily for selfish ends
but for the benefit of all mankind, for all time.
It is a great war for us for the reason that it involves
renunciation and self-sacrifice— and you will find that
everything that is really great does involve renuncia
tion and self-sacrifice. Our American boys are rising
to this great occasion. Thousands of them who in
times of peace were almost worthless— loafing around
with nothing to interest or occupy them— are already
proving heroes; thev are discovering the great truth
that there is nothing else so fine as living for others
and if necessary dying for them.
It is impossible to get more than a faint idea of the
great benefits that are to come from this war, but we
can begin to observe some of them. War is not a
thing that this country would have sought or welcomed
but there is now no doubt that it was the only thing
that could clear the atmosphere and prepare the way
for the great era of progress that is in store for the
world.
POLITE, F A IR , A N D H E L P F U L
Courtesy, square dealing, and service are required
the Internal Revenue Bureau of its thousands of
employees who are aiding in the collection of war
revenues. A manual has been sent out for their use
with the purpose of making as pleasant as possible
the task of the American citizen to find out what his
Federal taxes are and how to pay them.
The internal-revenue officers are instructed to in
form the taxpayer of all his rights, to require of him
not 1 cent more than the law demands, while at the
same time securing for the Government all that justly
is due it.
It is estimated that 7,000,000 American citizens will
pay income taxes this year— a great increase from the
few hundred thousand heretofore paying such taxes.
The work of estimating and collecting taxes from
a great number of citizens is one of great magnitude,
and that it should be done fairly and without friction
is an achievement worth much effort.
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