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Fighting Behind the Fighter
By Caroline Ticknor
of The Vigilantes
This war divides Americans into two classes ; those vtliat are
fighting, and those that are being fought for.
If we are numbered with the fighters, we have relinquished
everything to serve our country and its magnificent ideal. We are
prepared to lay down life, and all that we hold dear, in order that
this land may remain "safe for democracy"; au honorable abode
for future generations.
If we are in. the second elass, these fighters are fighting for us,
and the .one question we have to answer (every one f us, man,
woman, and child),-is this: "Are we worth fighting for?"
Upon our answer to that question dejJends our own salvation,
that of this nation, and of the great cause of humanity.
. Are we worth fighting fort Not if we are skulking behind our
soldiers, hiding behind them, or even standing inertly behind them.
We must be found fighting behind them; fighting with body, mind
and soul. If we are not prepared tq do this, woe to democracy, woe
to the land of Washington and Lincoln, woe to the coming genera
tions! ,
Fighting with body, that means physical work, physical sacri
fice; devotion to the performance of-some constructive task; con
sistency in giving up unnecessary indulgence, and pet luxury. We
must give of our abundance, give of our scanty store, give of our
time and money. Let us examine our physical qualifications for the
fight which is before us What can we dp most skillfully, acceptably,
efficiently? Let us find out as speedily as possible, and set to work
for today, time is more than ' money," time is "life," we dare not
waste it. Remember we- are fighting hot hiding. Wearyf Yes,
so are they. Distasteful? They find it so. Hardf Life' is more
than hard out in the trenches. M
r Fighting with mind another task before us, a duty and a priv
ilege. Intelligence; yes every bit of it is needed to reinforce those
that have little of .this quality. 'Use it unstintingly to further every
national measure; economy of food; production of supplies; saving
of fuel. We must fight with bur heads; for lo, the enemy within
our gates has taxed his cunning to do his utmost to circumvent us.
We must keep every faculty of mind alert to offset his insidious
propaganda and frustrate his stealthy encroachments.
Fighting with all our soul. That means belief, courage and
steadfast faith in the great victory for righteousness that is to be.
Work cheerfully, talk, confidently, write hopefully. Not pacifism
.but Peace is coming, if only we fight hard enough behind our fight
: era.; - t :.y . -j , k , '.';.. : ; -
"Freedom is only a land of dreams," cried Sfchiller, standing
upon German soil. Let us shout to the hills: "Freedom is every
nation's birthright, and our own brave men, shoulder to, shoulder
with our free nations of the earth,' are fighting for that freedom ;"
fighting, inspired by the spirit of 1620, breathing the spirit of 1776
and 1861;-and we, righting- behind our fighters, with body, mind
and soul must prove ourselves, like bur great cause, worth fighting
for.' "'...." ;l :
; The long heralded great offensive of the German armies started
yesterday morning, on the west front or what appeared to be the
beginning of that ; offensive. t And "none of the objectives was
reached," is the laconic report of General Haig. They just cannot
break through. They haven't the proper morale; or perhaps the
line is too strong for any force. ;
Do not fail to plant more loganberries this spring, if you have
suitable land. The fact is, loganberries are not particular. They
will do well on almost any kind of land inTthe Willamette valley.
Trotzky Is late In demanding a
Russian army. But better late than
never.
As early as, last September, Elihu
Root referred to "poor, struggling,
bleeding Russia." and many things
have happened since then.
There is more wealth in the Unit
ed States than . in Great Britain.
Faance and Germany. The aggre
gate is 8240,000,000,000.
The mobilization of the maples Is
on back in New England, and . thi
country expects every sap-bucket to
do Its duty. Maple molasses Is not
to be despised in these war times.
The Red Cross country store and
auction sale will be on at the armory
In Salem today and tomorrow, end
ing with a jitney dance tomorrow
night. It wit be a great success,
from all indications.
The city of Washington has adde-2
several hundred thousand people to
its population since the declaration
of war with Germany. In its unprec
edented growth it is becoming a reg
ular Los Angeles sort of place. Los
FTJTrRE DATES
March S2, Friday. MeMtnr of bank.
Ins representatives of Marion county to
devise ware and mean for waging
next Liberty loan drive.
March 2. Friday Oregon Hoptrrow
era association marts for dissolution.
.J,.p.c.h Saturday. Freshman ele
at Willamette university.
April 6. Saturday. Third Liberty
loan drive begins.
. April . Saturday. Third Liberty
loan drlva opens.
April, fourth week. Marlon County
Christian Endeavor convention. Salem.
May, dates not set State,- Grange
convention, Salem, .., . '
May 17. Friday.- -Primary nominat
ing election.
not otherwise credited la this paper
Manager
Managing Editor
- Cashier
..Advertising Manager
60 cents ftor six months; 25 cents for
Angeles Times. From other sources.
r.ef3 comes if regular old-fashioned
boom town conditions in the national
capital.
Some months ago we read about
the man who had invented a substi
tute for gasoline, that could be fur
nished at 2 cents a gallon. What
has become of him? We need him.
Holland is "warned" by Germany
of dire hapenings on account of the
taking over of thet Dutch ships.
There will be nothing to it. Germany
will not dare go too far with Hol
land even as far as her diplomats
might regard as too far.
"If anybody had prophesied two
years ago that in 1918 motor trucks
wpuld be running 740 miles over
land on a regular schedule, they
would have been voted crazy. Yet
the Los Angeles Times says that is
just what one corporation is now do
ing, and doing it with success.
The airplane program of the Unit
eoStates is admittedly behind sched
ule, but it is being speeded up. and
by August first we are promised
Rouble the fighting machines now In
use by England, France and Ger
many. ' That sounds good.
Miss Anne Martin announces her
candidacy for the United States sen
ate from Nevada, to succeed the late
Mr. Newland. The conservative old
senate is slow, but it will finally ar
rive. A score of states are Included in
every considerable casualty list sent
from overseas, and the names Indi
cate many racial stocks on the fath
er's side. Kvery man volunteered.
Let Germany think of that.
The Indians are doing their shar
in the war. There are 2200 Indian
volunteers in the American army and
SOO in the navy. Indians have in-vt-sted
$10,000,000 for liberty bonds,
and they have increased their culti
vated acreage at the call of the gov
ernment. It is predicted that there will be
fZO new wooden ships launched by
June 1. They will not sink any fast
er than steel vessels under submar
ine attack and they will as well car
ry the goods for our soldiers and
allies. Who is any longer ridiculing
the American wooden ship?
WASTIXO STATK MOXKV,
"Kansas will buy 200.000 automo
bile tags next year at 11 cents each
oelivered at Topeka, a total of $22.
0O0. Then it will spend 8 cents each
Bending the tags and receipts to car
owners, $16,000 more. Thirty or
forty clerks will be employed at To
peka at a cost of probably $5000, a
total of $53,000, most of which is
clear waste' says the Abilene, Kan
baa, Reflector.
The Kansas paper goes on to say:
"No need whatever exists, for new
tags. The government is begging for
metal yet Kansas throws away near
ly 200,000 metal tags. California,
to save money and metal, is using
last year's tag but giving each car
o-. ner when he pays his tax a small
celluloid card which be attaches to
the front of his car, costing perhapti
a cent each. It serves every purpose,
helps win the war and saves money.
The method of sending out tags
fiom Topeka by mail is probably the
most stupid action of the state gov
ernment. They could be sent to each
county by freight and the car owner
could get his tag when he paid the
county treasurer the tax. saving1 the
state some $18,000 a year."
The same waste, if the reader re
gards it as a waste, is going on in
Oregon.
At any rate, the suggestions of the
Kansas paper are passed on for what
they are worth, and it will do no
harm to have a discussion of the
matter, and perhaps actfon by the
legislature next winter, if necessary
and regarded as advisable.
ROBBING AKMY OFFICERS.
-Profiteers in the east seem to have
an, especial spite against army offi
cers. Since the annulment of the
rule which allowed officers to get
clothes and accoulermenta from the
quartermaster, at army prices tho
sight of a shoulder strap has had
the same effect upon the profiteers
as the sight of a corn field has upon
a hungry crow.
The New York Times state that
for & cap the government might have
sold, him for 73 cents, the officer
has had to pay $4.50. A $12 over
coat has brought as much as $90.
A pair of riding gloves, government
price $1.75, sells to an officer for
Some equally scandalous instances
of exorbitant rents are cited. A
Washington landlord charged $160
a week for the rent of a single room
vith four cots in it, the cots being
occupied by officers, who are con
sidered fair game.
A wealthy officer was charge!
$5000 for three months' rent of a
house near a southern camp.
Enlisted men have had their pay
doubled, but officers get no mora
than they did before the war.
Senator Poindexter has presented
a simple but effective plan of solv
ing the rentproblem by a bill tax
ing landlord! 100 per cent on the
rental they charge in excess of the
1916 rate.
UNITED STATES SECRET
SERVICE.
When the history of American
participation in the great war comes
to be written, some of the most in
teresting chapters will te those de
voted to an account of the develop
ment of the United States Secret Ser
vice and its work in ferreting out
those who would give Uncle Sam a
stab in the back.
Intrigue and espionage have ever
been revolting to the sentiment of
the United States. In the entire his
tory of the nation's diplomacy the
Washing Won't Rid
Head Of Dandruff
The only sure way to get rid of
dandruff is to dissolve it. then you
destroy it entirely. To do this, get
about four ounces of ordinary liquid
arvon; apply it at night when retir
ing; use enough to moisten the scalp
and rub It In gently with the finger
tips.
Do this tonight, and by morning,
most if not all. of your dandruff will
be gone, and three or four more ap
plications will completely dissolve
and entirely destroy every tingle
sign and trace of It, no matter how
much dandruff you may have.
Yo-; will find, too. that all Itching
and digging of the scalp will stop at
once, and your hair will be fluffy,
lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, and
look and feel a hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. It is Inexpensive and
never falls to do the work.
aim of the government has been in
deal strtightforwardly with all other
governntents. From Henjamln Frank
lin down to James W. Oerapd,
through? times of war as well as of
peace, the policy of the I'nited State-
in her relations with all other powj"
has been stamped by frankness and
sincerity. It wtuld be impossible to
imagine any one of the long lines
of American diplomats descending to
the methods of espionage and propa
ganda, even touthe encouragement of
actual acts of violence and destruc
tion, that have been pursued by the
diplomatic representatives 'of Ger
many. The United States government has
never made a specialty of detect! v?
work of any kind. Whatever has
Lcen done along that line has been
simply lncfdental. So little use had
the United States found for a secret
service, during the first seventy-five
years of her, history, that when it
was deemed necssary to throw pro
tttion about Abraham Lincoln on hi3
journey from Springfield, 111., to
Washington for his first inaugura
tion, a private detective had to bo
assigned to the task.
With the beginning of the civil
war, however, Edwin L. Stanton, the
secretary of war, organized a feder
al detective force that was soon ren
dering satisfactory service to the
government. After the civil war, the
so-called secret service became a
postoffice Inspection department, to
te extended later into a bureau of
the treasury department for tho
hunting down of smugglers, counter
feiters, or moonshiners.
Nevertheless, from the beginning
-of the great European conflict in
1914,. the United States secret ser
vice has been alert to every move of
International Importance, especially
to every move of consequence! to its
own goverument. Nothing was more
carefully or more persistently culti
tated, in the early months of the
war, as proof of 'Germany's marve
lous efficiency, than the operations
of her spy system.
It was known that, for years prior
to the war with Austria, Prussia had
been building up a system of espion
age that was to find its first large
expression in tbe honeycombing of
France with intrigue during the
reign of Napoleon III. It was known
that, with the triumph of 1870, Ger
many had. entered with still greater
nergy into the development of her
spy system, unAil she bad representa
'Ives in every section of England and
France, until restaurant and hotel
waiters, school teachers, college pro
cessors, shop keepers, barbers, do
mestic servants, people bearing Ger
man names in almost every calling
were,, first of all, agents of the Ber
lin secret system. Germany had
planted spies along the prospective
routes of her armies for years be
fore the time seemed opportune for
striking tbe blow. There was. ap
parently, no place where the German
spy was not in 1914-15, and the
world asked, by the admirers of Ger
man efficiency, to stand at respectful
attention and be properly amazed.
But there are persons in Washing
ton today in a position to know that,
on the whole, German espionage has
been characterized by clumsiness an J
stupidity. Its operations have been
detected, exposed, and rendered ri
diculous by the secret service of a
country that has never had any par
ticular respect for espionage, and
that has less respect than ever for
it today. There is not believed to be
a single instance, in which the pro
tective, secret" service of the United
States has been called on to contend
with the aggressive German espion
ag system, where the latter has no,
teen defeated in its purpose.
I BITS FOR BREAKFAST
Greatest battle of the war.
n.
' It may have started yesterday.
S
Any way. not a single objective
was reached by the Germans and
the allies are fully prepared for any
thing the Bosch es may pull off.
i
Washington leans to the hope that
this is really tbe German great of
fensive; having every confidence
that if that is what it is. the result
will be failure and chagrin for Ber
lin, and a further weakening of tbe
morale of the whole German people.
' 'm .
With all respect to the good will
and sincere patriotism of those whi
have put forth the idea, the writer
would say that the consolidated war
chest scheme is doomed to failure.
They tiled is in Canada, and they
thought they' had hit upon Just the
right plan. But It did not work.
m
German newspapers declare that
the people of Germany are not in
clined to grieve over the progress of
the war, but that, on the other hand,
they are given to hilarity. Possibly
somebody fgas been throwing a pic
ture of the crown prince on the
screen.
U
A lot of women who never learned
how to keep the baby clean Sre vol
unteering their services for the war.
There is certainly a lot of lost mo
tion in the performance. Ex
change. W S
ChaTles M. Schwab predicts that
the people who work will dominate
the world in the future. That shutj
out the I. W. W.'s.
K
Here Is an opportunity to get a bit
of "pin money." Cat hides are quot
ed at 88 eents leavch. The howl
ought to be worth more than that.
RADICAL
AND
Men's clothing is not only
hard to get atjiny price.
Buy Now,
PNE LOT OF
Men's Shirts
SIZES I6V2 and 17.
VALUES TO $2.00,
NOW 98c
Men's
Gloves
AT CLOSING OUT
PRICES
MEN'S and
BOYS SUITS
20
Per
cent
LESS
THESE REDUCTIONS ARE
FROM THE OLD PRICES.
NO REDUCTIONS FROM
THE PRESENT HIGH
PRICES
IN A SOCIAL
Br nree ElUaWfk Hlebla
A pretty home wedding occurred
Wednesday afternoon at the resi
dence of Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Wilson
of Pollcjcounty, when their daughter,
Myrtle was given in marriage to Ros
coe Clark. The bridal couple were
unattended and stood In a bower of
ferns as tbe vows were fpoken. Rev.
F. T. Porter officiated, using the
ring ceremony. :"
The bride .was attractively gown
ed in white, with tulle veil and or
ange blossoms and carried a bouquet
of white sweet peas and lacy ferns.
Miss Roberta Morton of Salem play
ed the Lohengrin wedding march
and soft music during the ceremony.
Following congratulations, a wed
ding luncheorv was: served, after
which (Mr. and Mrs. Clark , left for
Portland, where they will pass a few
days. (They will make their home
on the Clark farm In Polk county.
Only relatives and a few friends
witnessed the marriage.
;
Mrs. Milton L. Meyers, the chair
man of the ' surgical supply depart
ment of the Red Cross has arranged
for a class for business girls which
will have Its first meeting, Monday
night, March -25, at. 7:30 o'clock.
Those who are interested may tele
phone to Miss Florence Cleveland,
secretary of the Y. W. C. A. at num
ber 1615.
The Woman's Alliance of the Uni
tarian church will hold an all-day
meeting at the church today. Mrs.
Are Here Told the Best Remedy
for Their Troubles.
Freemen t, O. "I was passing through tlw critical
period of life, being forty-fcix years of age and had all
the symptoms incident to that change beat flashes,
nervou&ne&s, and waSkin a general run down condition,
so it was hard for toe to do my work. Lydia. li link
ham's Vegetable Compound was recommended to mo as
the best remedy for my troublea,wbica it surely proved
to be. I feel better and stronger in every way since
taking it, and tbe annoying symptoms have disap
peared." Mrs. M. CIoddest, 925 Napoleon St., Fremont,
Ohio.
North Tlaven, Conn. -"Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta
ble Compound restored my health after everything-eUe
had failed when passing through change of life. There
la nothing like it to overcome tbe trying symptoms.'
Mrs, IXoBUfcs lttii.i.A,Box 197, North llaven. Conn.
. E8DIA E. PmsSUmS
REDUCTIONS ON MEN'S
BOYS' CLOTHING
high priced in the wholesale market but it is scarce arj
Buy Here and Save Money
Men's Hats
OF
THESE GREAT EX
TRA SPECIALS -50c,
$1.35, $1.60
$2.45
MEN'S UP-TO-THE-MINUTE
Collars
2 for 25c
FLOES HE IM AND
ALL OTHER
SHOES
Pajamas
AND NIGHT
SHIRTS AT CLOS
ING OUT PRICES
FOR MEN AT
CLOSING OUT
PRICES
A. J. Adams will serve a noon lunch
eon to the ladies.
Mrs. E. J. Fuller will entertain the
ladies of the G. A. R. and comrades,
at her home. 1315 North 15th street,
tomorrow afternoon.
. '
Mrs. H. N. Coffin of Doise, Idaho,
is the bouse guest of Mrs. Russell
Catlin. The visitor Is an aunt of Mrs.
Catlin. ,:.
Accompanied by their small son,
Teddy, Mr. and Mrs. Frank T.
Schmidt motored to Portland yester
day where they will remain for the
week-Mend.
Mrs. Frank Davey has returned
from a several days stay in Astoria,
where she was the gtiest of her
daughter, Mrs. Edwarjd A. Domo
galla. STANLEY URGES
LESS COAL USE
President of British Board of
Trade Tells of Reduced
Consumption
LON'DON, , March 21. In the
house of commons today Sir Albert
Stanley, president of the board of
trade, announced that It had become
urgent to reduce the consumption of
coal and of electricity. A number
of restrictions would be introduced
In the 23 counties south of a linn
drawn from The Wash to Bristol!
channel. This would involve reduc
tions in the use of gas and electricity
which he detailed, with certain ex
ceptions in favor of hospital and mU- j
nit Ions works. AH the large power
Ik Ss&e&a Gases
ONE LOT OP
Women's
Shoes
VALUES TO $5 03
NOW $2.95
EXTRAORDINABY
VALUE GIVEN ON
Men's
Clothing
CORNER COURT AND
COM'L STREET, SALEi!
stations supplying the tramways a:
electric railways would be ration
with consequent . restriction, iu
services including tbe London tut
No lights are to be permitted !
illumination of shop windows a:
no food is to be cooked or any I
nleals served In any hotel, club r
taurant, tavern, boarding or put:
eating house between 9:30 at e!;
and 5 o'clock in the morning, i
lights in the -dining rooms of ti
places must be extinguished t
tween 10 o'clock at night and
o'clock in the morning. No perfor:
ance in any theater, music hall, ek
Ing picture houpe or other place
amusement is to be continued ;
ter 10:30 at night, nor will they
permitted to open before 1 o'cl&
Jn the afternoon.
The restrictions, said Sir Albr
do not apply to Ireland but tbe 1
sition of Ineland with respect to tL
section is tinder consideration.
Deckebach Calls Meeting
2 O'Clock This Afternoi
A rally will be held at 2 o'clo.
this aftenoon In the com mere;
cvIub auditorium, called by F. 1
Deckebach, chairman of the Mark
county committee for the third Iss:
of liberty loan bonds.
It is at this, time that final i
structions and division of territo
among the different workers on
list will be given, as it is the ai
of the chairman, who weotffl For
land yesterday to confer tith ti
stale chairman, to leave no tto:
unturned that will put the commit!'
workers In the field bright a
early on tho iday designated for
whirlwind campaign which will coy:
every house in the county.
Tho feature., of this arternoca
gathering of .the clans will be
spirited addif-ss-by one who knc
what the drive? means Edw
Cooklngham, vice president of tt
Ladd & Tiltoh bank, of Portland.
tYDtJk CPINKHAM MEDICINE CO. LYNN. MASS.