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Show ,.m&r 2&Sm It i , DESERET 'EVENING NEWS . DESERET 't- and T.at Tempi B treat a. t Carnar of Booth Tempi City. Utah. Bolt La k ; Korae O NEWS EVENING WKttney . - - - - Butc SUBSCRIPTION TRICE. , By Mill, per year y Carrier, pr tatarday New, per year tMl-h'Mkl- r, per year Fortin peataB extra. Address all Udttaaea t . - M- " A and ' T9 HEWS. Lake City. Utah. THE DESERET salt and other readln Publication ahoald he addreaaod to the Editor- THE BOTTOM OF THE Member Audit Bureau Clrculatioit J P. McKinney, Eaatern representative. Few York Office. 114 Fifth Avenue Chicaco Office. 123 South Mlchlan Aeenna tw. - - - MAT A 11? APATHY AND ONE OP ITS CAT6U. ia alarmed at Washington government IP thaIncreasing apathy of the people with reach within a ro- Ita remedy pact to tha war. It ha be applied before It efficacy haa departed. Whit it may appear that tha .recruiting figures for the mints ry and naval service ara satisfactory, military asd naval officer concerned with the bringing of th ngtion'a volunteer force up to war strength apeak without reserve In commenting on tha aiownaea with which era coming tn. Thara to a mistaken idea that tha draft to to ba raaorted to to bring tha to army, itevyi marine corp and national guard , in thee forces fighting strength. The enlistment la to ba afttlraly voluntary Hundreds of thousand of men ar still required and they are Joining It will he more than three month py driblet hofora tha conscripts Join tha color, and In the meantime the regular force enumerated above must ba brought to strength and Intensively trained In ordee to fit themselves for service and at the same lime produce tha trained force to bo withdrawn from them to be put Into tha conscript armies aa leavan to Itevan the lump. It to not alone with respect to the mobilisation of military atrangth that tha nation to moving slowly, but also In tha fields of Industrial and financial mobilisation. Tha propaganda for intensive agricultural production to making alow headway. Subscriptions for tha Liberty loss are large, but not nearly large enough. Men are still W added te Idleness, society to Ita ftirolltiea and la ao Sanaa la tha nation on a war footing. Conversation, not conservation, to tha rule the country over. And and more's tha pity tha people ara sot to blame for thetr lamentable apathy. Down at th bottom of our present national trouble to tha - criminal waste of time by Congress. Thara to too much hot air in Washington. Tha worst of U all to that thetr Incessant gas attacks first on this measure and then on another are getting nowhere It could hardly ba worse If skilled agent of tha Kaiser ware putting hookworms In tha lunches of tha procrastinating members of Ih national legislature. Tha country haa had enough of words: what to needed now to acUom.lt to more than a month sine a state of war was declared to agist With tha imperial Carman government, and only one important war measure haa bean enacted Into law. Congress has not yet been able to determine how U to going to get Ita fighting forces It wrangles over the question of letting Col. Root. Veit lead volunteers up to- - tha von Hlndenburg tin, over prohibition, over age limits for conscripts over tha proposal to ralaa volunteer regiments to patrol tha Mexican border. W hava been at war for a month and tha solitary Import- . ant achievement of Congress to tha passage of tha 17,990,009.099 war loan. Long experience In the "pork industry baa doubtlaes made It easy for th gentleman undar tha great dome at Washington to quickly dispute of financial legislation, hut thara seem to be Initr'dia'e tleeeeeity for tome on with a stuffed club tn start swinging It. If tha administration and Congress hops to keep tha American people back of them, there must ba a bait called In the matter of talk and then then must be aom real work done that must -- ttf ; TREACHERY THAT THREATENS RUSMA. aa te tha case with revolution, exlat in thg ctaime of rival faction! or bodice to th ezer- else of zuthority in the name of the pecpi These various factions outside of the avowed reaeilnnar- let, may be equally ioyai and eliiccre In th ds-aito give stability and success tn the new ordee of things, and set by their radical differences In vigws and methods they create dlesenrions which ar fatal to tha great causa. This has been the record mor than once Ih France a well as dn nearly every European country where revolution has lifted Its head It It noteworthy too. that movethese maladies Incident to the new-bor- n ment ara most acute and violent where the previ sue conditions have been min' unhealthful Thie explains why the symptoms In Russia ara such a 'to causa the gravest anxiety to ail who are d Interested la the perpetuity of th reform, the change there is so and complete that the usual familiar algns take oa an nppearance unusually portentous and principal peril RUSSIA'S every popular . -- -- iwtooy ai.ght improvement ia winter wheat crop daring the past three week, tha prospects for tha forthcoming harvest are well ealealated J canee concern. Th government forecast of May 1 Intimates the lightest yield tn thirteen year not much more than half enough to feed our own population, tend only a IHtla more that! half as much as wa raised in 1XIS However. In these no account la taken of the spring wheat crop, whlqh, in view f the recent campaign for more extensive planting, should go considerably above the average, and perhaps may set a high record. Tha country's own normal need amounts id slightly more than 19 million bushels per annum The present estimate of 14f millions from th winter wheat harvest, and tha reasonable bops that tha spring crop will add from X to XV mil lions more might, tend to remove any fear as to famine at home But. it must be remembered that we ara exporting wheat all the time, and in the very nature of things wa shall continue to do so Even before we entered into the war. th high prices bid by foreign buyer proved irresistible. Now that wa have made common cause with tha Allies our duty will be to share with them, even though w stint ourselves. If m cannot help feed them, our part in the great program wilt be small and humiliating Indeed. This make it very plain that we shall have to cut down on our bread ration, that to. unless we can make It from soma other grata than wheat. of this royal cereal Owing to the tha probability la that our allies could very well consume this year our amira production if wa fait ganaroua enough to spars it. Such portion, however, as we do spare will mean a reduction by Just that much In our own consumption Hence it behooves u lo be looking about for something to make"bp th deficiency Luckily, we do not have to look far. for the whispering corn wave a message of rallof and the plenty A native of America, cultivated by aborigines, introduced by them to tha first whit settler whoa live R ftavsd from starvation, what Bould ba more patriotic than for present day Americans to giva H tha recognition which its rich reeord of aervire. It nutrltlouanaas. and its inherent kingliness combine to claim for it! mritae TO THE RED CROSS NURSE Cnee a? Ingle From. Name, whether be to a native of my own (air land or an alien reared on foreign auU, these lines sir dedicated. To the Red Oran 4- COMMENCES MONDAYNEXT POSITIVELY ONE WEEK ONLY foe? Undoubtedly the Greatest Money-Savin- g Event of the Entire Year , For charity's sake, la humantti s name. With firm gentle touch for a!! creature the same' soldier whose heat" tan best value the cost. A she looks on the slain when life haa been lost. Who. prayers as aha battles ara wafted above. To p.esd la tha causa of an absent one's Ft hr jLhc love! Values Impelling Millinery SATURDAY THURSDAY-FRIDA- Y- . SPORT H ATS $ ti her the sotdier who closes with reverent hand. The eye of tha warrior who die for his , land. And mindful of those who era waning at heme. Wrltea them the last message to others unknown! Worth from $4.00 to $6.00 each, extra special for thre days, at lor the svidter who gives of her noblest, her beat. Whom th living adore and th dying have blest, M sisters, my brothers come' join in the strain. . That cheers to the echo again and again4 at Each book contains a coupon entitling bearer to one 5c pattern FREE. Is now in, price 25c'. 1 2lo.-99- & 4 MATINEES EVENINGS thurifri; tWEDTHURl tosA-T- ' LOIS WELLINGTON CROSS JOSEPHINE & MELDIN, WATTS The mvevwsAwriVwcvri r e.a v,V wvnneatotzbNA vuuialiVV'kv v.vOau -- Supported by ANNA CHANCE lllfe & In HIRSCHEL HENDLER QveRtioft. The Port of the Plano PALFFEY-HAL- Italian' Accord! (mint. Promt BILLY KINKAID. THE Scotland's Novelty Artist. SallLakeThealre THURS., Tomorrow (fir VALESKA NEWS E Three SURATT to a spectacular production of GUI7H Ruth Chatterlon and New York coot. Including BRUCE McRAE, in dined fnm RW' of Haggard'S mu novel THEDA BARA In HER GREATEST LOVE Today Last Time Fog Comedy, THE ROMAN CQWBOY " Tim Wonderful strand Orchestra plavtng rpoctol mania and evenings. George k link. Director. the Kitchen By A. E. Thomas. Me to 12.00. grata ready. Price Planolngy. BROWN Fliltlca of Vaudeville. HEARST-PATH- STRAND HENRY MILLER preernta. Come Out of In & L The Pictorial Newspaper of the World. II MAY POUGHKEEPSIE. of Vaudeville. The TOWNES COUNTESS NARDIM WIliKESa Bic triumphal closing attraction A IX THIS wi:ek RFTH ORMSBV und THE tULKlaeS PLATERS in The Poor Little Rich Girl New Star Bill ens This Afternoon A tender play of fart and fancy. Thursday and 8atur. day. Price lie and 25c: boxes Me. Night price, 150, 25c, S5c, A Me; boxes The oonneottng link. Friunre with Edyth swilll d Sernnui 1 lain bridge. Alas 75c. Wonderful Mining Drama. Ocey m THE FIGHTING GRINGO. laugh and a thrill a minute don't mtaa this Joyfrst. Harry Langdon EMPRESS THEATRE "Screen Masterpiece. TODAY AND TOMORROW Living pictures and statute In one of tha signal photoplay aucceaoed of tho year Milestones. Fee ley & McCloud dance. Featuring a submarine The Klien Brothers -- Tho "Neetrar Admiral The Grace Sisters dancing tonight. Beewley Omhtra. MAEMURRAY Elizabeth Otto MiqJ Auditorium Tha sensational ' successful and charming screen star The Act Beautiful -- THE CLASH OF STEEL" Complete story of tha Torka Nor-ro- y novelties by Geo. Bronson Howard In tho Perils of the Secret. Scrrioe. MaUnerd Something now and noveL Ual-te- oa Saturday; CHARLEY GRAPEWIN EVES IO The America Musk's! Comedy Favorites. In a Repertoire of Restricted Song Numbers. 2 & DRUO STORE T8 AT! SOUTH MAIN ST I OUR war-loa- n Few onnounermenta of s purpose to retire from tho United States Renal could evoke so strong s feeling of regret ae that of Senator Borah of ldah. Hto very youth affords him a upon which to build a career in th Senate that In time would romper favorably with tho of tho country' must distinguished statesman. Already Mr. Borah to accorded a piece among tho Senate's leaders and thto ho baa won by merit of a high order. Hto reason for retirement the need of a larger income haa taken out of public lift many a man whose service had been of benefit, to tho country. Springfield Re, publican. - prJ . The Pictorial Midsummer Style Book -- foun-dstl- TA ALL TRIMMED HATS UvUhly to 'every kind of relief fund Her parliament voted 2&9.ttg,tgV last year ana twice as much thto year for tha maintenance of the Canadian forces. Sha has contributed a million bag of flour frqm tbs dominion itself and tha various provinces hava done themselves proud In donating of their special products Thus. 90 000 bushel of oatY were sent from Aibarta. 0 bags from Ontario, d. 000,009 pounds of cheese from Quebec, choose, hay and oas from llttla Prtned Edward Island flour and horses from Saskatchewan, 100.000 buihats'of potatoes from New Brunswick. (0.000 bags of Tour from Manitoba, canned ftoh from British Columbia, etc., ate. Tb first Canadian force of 33 000 men had been mobilised within three wc-- kt after the outbreak of tha war. and three week later It had embarked Bine that hour there has been no PROTEST INCREASED TAXES. holding back of either lives or fortunes in the prosecution of the struggle and rich and poor, to a healthy alga that business man and and young, hava dona and mill are doing ITrapraaentattvo eltlsens are keenly eiiv to pres- old their part with a courage and patriotism that ta ent and prospective condition and are toeing no thrilling and Inspiring in the highest degree. lime to make clear to tha tax levying boards and commission their opposition to Increased burA STREAM SWIFT. YET TOO SLUGGISH. dens. The proteats are coming not only from tha treasury department announced JHEN persona having larga Interests, but from homa o or three dave ago that subscriptions to owner of extremely modest moans as wall. Tha tha first two billion doiiar were being opposition te further Increases in taxation at this time to but tha echo of almllar feeling vigorously received at the rale of g million an hour, the a gasp of astonishment expressed during the last election. Tha time has ordinary readrr emitted come long since to call a halt in tha master of at the readiness of the investing public and the immense cash resources of the country which public waste and extravagance. It remains to be of money Indicated. It sounded seen if the legislation passed by tha last session each a flood-tid- e of the state legislature to to afford positive and Ilk a big and almost incredible statement, acmateria) benefits to that largest else of society customed though th nation haa become to the use of stupendous figure and In truth it does enrolled as "the common people " Th need plainly seen whan that legislation was drafted to the tell a really wonderful rorv But on second thought and by comparison same aa the need of tha present time, a need for a readjustment that will insure that thoaa With Ih atlll larger numeral with which the bast abla to baar tha greatest burden should take country ha to deal, a, million an hour will be it up It haa been resting for a long time on tha found too alow a rate to guarantee the success of tha bond Issue withf 'he specified time A shoulder of tha already overburdened homeownmillion an hour would onh yield 24 millinna for er with meager re. ourcea. AH th proposed increases: Including higher each full day Including the night, at which rat )vi and th additions to tha public debt by more than forty day would b required to raise bond issues, will hit the man hardest who to laaat a billion, and more than e.ghty day 'to raise levy for th two billion which the 'seue call for. Yet tha able to stand It The unconscionable school purposes proposed by tha board of edutreasury advertise that the subscription lists ere cation must be scaled down to meet tha deto close June 1$ which te only a llttla more mand of reasod aa expressed forcefully ia many than a month away Henca a million an hour, Is far short of the quarters. Not content with having placed last swift as It Hem and year' levy for city purposes at tha highest figure peed that must he attained in order to fulfill la th city's history, it to bow being debated tho requirements and expectation whether th amount to be wrung from tha lean Voa Hlndanburg dug hie Itpe pure of tha taxpayer shall not be increased to Along canals and ditches,' meet th Increased expense of tha city. Every time tho Allies charged, The excessive cost of foodstuffs, clothing, They switched him with his switches fual and other necessities, and tha grave prospect of further increase ia consequence of conAs to Germany and Ita future. It might help dition that will be brought oa by the war. 'labor a whole lqt If the German people took th helm rhortage dua to tha withdrawal of great force away from Wilhelm for military service, additional federal taxation to bring forth the sinews of war all thee argue Tha man who expects to wake up some day and find himself famous to probably dua for a gainst public extravagance in every form. Public and private thrift to dictated by every prevailrads awakening. ing londition. Tha carrying an of necessary public Thto rammer much of the energy of both belto tax tha labor wtit Itself market improvement will bo devoted to ."planting - ihelr supply the man and the material required. Tha ligerents concentration of laborers in tha cities must not enemies te et the expense of agricultural production. The recruiting sergeant haa Juat tha Job tor Wtftle the resort to draft for fighling forces to those .who say that life N not worth Bering. who!! logical, no such program to secure labor Tha huaky athlete should find a cornfield Just la to be 'hough! of a long as the enterprise upon which leb..' ia to ba engaged ara In private band tha place to exercise hi muscles for private gain Public bodies entrusted with tha HISTORICAL REPETITION. business of government tor tha stata. counties and confrontbe of condition must mindful tha cities History repeats itself for Franco'mnd America aa much as history ever really repeats Iting the countr) and endeavor to maka tha reaself. sonable revenue meet the necessary expenses of Daring tha war for oar independence tbaro war formal alliance between Franc andthe d government This to no time--. for progressive nee States Now the War of Europe for freedom that leaves reason behind, it to more a time for ha brought about Informal alliance between tha conservative management of public affair. that French and tha Americana It haa also don more. shall reduce the burden oftba taxpayer. This to It haa brought the English and tha Americana the thought uppermost tn tha public mind. It Into fellowship and mutual service. It ta aa omen of for the future peace of civilisation Jhat should not become necessary tor taxpayers to tha ebeer flags of the imperial denaoeraetoo' of England, to seek la the French republic and th American Commonorganise leagues for wealth are linked together In fraternity for tha the court relief which to within the power of th Mika of freedom Spokane Spokesman -- Review. public board and commissions to grant. TOO USEFUL TO LOMU. CANADAS MAGNIFICENT EFFORT. If jJ it world-shortag- e anything could ba more eloquent of Canada's supreme heroism In this hour of world peril than tha valor of her sons on the field of battle. It would bo th recital of her megntflcent achievements In coming to th mother country's aid In every othaf material and moral way. Out of a population of eight million ah has seat four hundred thousand man te the war. beside keeping her field growing and her factorieo woYCTna. She haa established at homo and broad extensive hospitals, and haa contributed. - ANNUAL MAY SALE For the soldier who besets neither rifle aor sword, Whove shield to tha Cross ' and whose strength is tha Lord. Who goes forth to vanquish naught aava death and pain. Coma' cheer to. tha ache again and again ' For 'tha soldier who clothed with the Chriat-aplrgoes To serve fur her country, to serv e e en her - malignant. Aa near aa can be ascertained from the Aarloue and fragmentary information that cornea from Fetrograd, there are four principal agencies or bodies that are aaeerting th right to exercise legislative and executive powers These are- the provisional government itself, th executive of the Duma, tha military commission of tha Duma, and tha committee of workmen's and soUftorai delegate. While there is some (I.ghl clash and disagreement between the first three they are nevertheless apparently agreed upon the general main p'an and proposition, and are toys', in their support of the new regime. The fourth acttvttle and . body pr faction .is Abe as who purpose give cause for alarm. Its membership wa responsible for the lot .outburst which looked tor a time so formidable.' sad which t likely to coma into evidence again at any time Ita dex're seems to ba to' upset tha provisional government though scorning th thought that this te ir and te conclude a thg interest of the 'autocrat separate peace. Naturally it hag the ancouihge-- , mant and assistance of the element, both reactionary and prograastv; asd tha stealthy intrllms to everywhere visible in hand of Lrrn-a- a 'it operaiiuoa. Bcr..n to wer king and waiting for - tha success of these ext rein leta perhaps to holding back all ''peace" announcements a well as 'ail eaatern milita.V movements, while the deadly mm-niift- 'ft BREAD-BI- Notwithstanding Entered at the'poatoffice of Balt Dehe Ciir. aa second class matter according to Act of Match I..I47. BALT LAKE CITY. machtnatiops are dotnc their work. The loyalty of the soldier at th front and la tha garriaoaa. d of tha work in amen In tha larger cities, la bain tampered with to aa extent that to difficult to estimate because of the secrecy that Telia It, wherefara tha liberal elements ar obvlouely at Brest disadvantage in trying to counteract It. Until th patriots of Rusafa. military as wall as civil, shall be able to show tha masse tha dangers that will confront them ia the euccca of these malcontent, tha nation's peril will be grave and iihminent, and ita fuur course uncertain. At this distance It would seem that it should sot be a difficult task to convince the whole people that a separata peace at this time would be in every aenee dishonorable, and could only mesa tha restoration of tha odious autocracy from which they have Just bean freed 1917 9 WEDNESDAY STAY ; -- ThcPriraroscRing A Two Reel Feature .. en th use that DANCING TONIGHT- - Auditorium will rOUR FIGHTING FORCES Showing L'ncie Sam's naan to awrtot of vtvid motion picture. Patriot le Music. Coo U noons 12:M to 11 p. u. nsfim,wai 1YOURIFII.MS 1 Songsters extraordinary. The Secret Kingdom Eleventh episode. - George C. Groneman And hto "Jaxx orchestra. Tbe Deseret Savings Bank DIRECTOR W. w. Ruar, Gort SmttL ; Kn& Romney, Vlo-Pr- ot PridTtt; Job K CwhUr; C John Barn, , Cutlar, )l R Brownlnr J. 4, Smoot. Edvard . Sutherland, F. Jamoa, A. L. Burton. lateeeet Fata Oa R4 v1i Ivina, tirmtiS rSsiMEf. vZsJ&rxtinfan r--1" a fATUMPTV |