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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-01

ruins, occupying islands scarcely
above the water. Most of the trees
are now prone in the mud and ooze.
the ground having become too soft
to hold the roots firmly An ccca-
sional windmill is seen lying on its
side in the water.
Wagons, carts, caissons of cannon,
haymows and wheat dot the wastes.
As one looks about the expanse, he
does not see single living thing save
a waterfowl
This is the scene CT the fighting in
Flanders. Both the Germans and the
Delgians have built up. rather tnan
dug trenches along the roads and
every intersection is small fort.
Throughout the day the artillery is
pounding away but very seldom does
the infantry come in action SO long
as the daylight lasts. When they do,
it is to fight in water waist deep,
with occasional tumbles into the
drainage bitches.
Terrible Hardships
The slightly wounded man falls
to death in the water. In
fantry engagements, because OF the
foods. must necessarily be along the
roads where machine guns play
havoc. Surprise attacks are practic-
ally impossible, unless a commander |
wishes to see his men annihilated. |.
Dark. even stormy nights are best for
this, kind OF fighting, and a bright
moon puts stop to storming expedi- |
lions.
But rain or moon. the night is !
kept fairly light by means OF aerial
combs which the Germans shoot a
hundred feet in the. air when they
explode noiselessly. they leave a
'reat white luminous ball OF fire,
making things as clear as day for
learly minute. So the Germans
'uard against surprise attacks.
The war in Flanders is war unto
tself. 1t has rules Of its own. special
0 1t. and applicable to no other part
( the line.
Really 1t ID the gloomiest spot on
srth. One b given the imprsssioa
aat when al living things shsll
ave psrishsd from the earth. the !
orld will look Just like Tlauders.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-01
Union Service
a Big Success
tContihued from Pare ~

square mile than In all Oregon How
they Kept up day nursery Tor. the ohil.
drcn, klndergartcns and hoya and
Girls clubs. and clubs for older poo.
pie. How they used every means In
thoir iowcr To attract these people
and to overcome the cvii attractions
of the saloons. dance halls and the
brothuH
He thought he might shock aomc
~ his hearers. but that experience
had proved these things necessary In
New York. however unsafe and use.
lc' they might be IN Klamath Falls,
but III" inference was evident that
lie did not believe human nature here
ts so different from that OF the me.
trnpoils.
one OF his most ln,ercSting Incl,
tnts was the work In assisting Jews
~ the East Side district Ia overcome
some OF the evils which surround
them. and how this was accomplished
bS not antagonizinlg them by religion.
rr'selytIng efforts.
AZ the close OF the service collec.
i'"'i was taken for the Red Croas So.
cicty. for the work IN tho countri.. n,
var In Europe and Asia.
Many remained after the service to
thank tho speaker for his hclpfu,
'a'k. TO renew acquaintance or to get
acquainted.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-01
New W. %. W. Lodge.

Anchor Camp is the latest Klam.
ath county lodge OF tho Woodmen OF
the World. II was established Sat.
irday night. when number Of local
Woodmen. including the officers of
Ewanna Camp No. 799 journeycd TO
The Alfalfa City and put on the ccre-
monies. Seven candidates were ini-
tiated, and feed and u big time fol.
lowed the lodge session,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-01
Insurance That pays, an pays ON
time. See ClhlcOtc. O35 Main 81.
Notice

Having turned my interest In the
Star Drug company to G. A. Plath. I
am anxious to have the affairs Of for.
mer business Strengthened up. Any
one having bill against the Star
Drug company previous to February
Is, 1915. unpaid. present same to me
at my ofilcce or leave at the store for
payment. Anyone owing the store n
bill VIII call at my Office and settle or
pay same at the store.
21-3t DIR. +. VI. WHITE.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-01
Forced to Retreat

Following Antwerp, the Belgian
army Of $4,000 men. ali under arms.
retired down the coast Of the North
- closely pursued By the Germans.
TIE Delgiaas were given no rest
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-01

WITH THE BELGIAN ARMY
HEADQUARTERS AT Feb. II
tBy mail to New York. Did you
ever. in the most hideous nightmare
Of your life. dream of what He'll ia
like. with the River Styk running,
with dead bodies floating in the
stream. and miles and miles of ooze
and mud and stencil and rain and
dssolation all along the YseS where
the Belgian army is fighting the
"oddes". gruesomest and most fright
ful battle the world ever has seen.
Elsewhere along the great line of
trenches there is slush and mud, for
this winter has broken records for
rainfall. And everywhere the troops
are suffering in war at its worst.
But the worst conditions at other
points would be the bestsin Flanders,
where the whole country is one vast
marsh, full or wreck and ruin, dead
men and dead animals, all purifying
together. where a few months ago
were beautiful farms not to be bought
for $500 an acre.
King Albert a Fighter
0rimly determined to drive the
Germans out OF their country, new
Belgian army has sprung up. 1t gets
its Inspiration from King Albert who
refuses now. as he has refused all
along. to acknowledge defeat. To
free Belgium. or to die under its
foods. is the kings slogan SO his men
SAY. and with him stands every able
bodied Belgian. facing this scene of
surpassing desolation. with a ferver /,
almost uncanny.
The king has beto ONE almost God
to the Belgians. patriotism religion,
the army a church. death a glory to
asDt'c TO. The Relgian story Of the
Battle OF the User. still in progress,
d set forth for the first time. It was
told ne BY one Of the kings principal
lides.
Forced to Retreat
Following Antwerp, the Belgian
lrmy Of $4,000 men. ali under arms,
'etired down the coast Of the North
- closely pursued By the Germans.
The 0elgians were given no rest !,
.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-01
Where Small, But Determined
Belgian Army Makes Last Stand
Terrible Conditions Along the Inundated Battle Fronts in
Flooded Flanders Graphically Told by American


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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-01

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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-01

/ They had no reserves and with light
artillery could do little against the
heavy German field pieces. Also, the
Germans had pitted against the Bel
gians at this time. by their own Of
fetal reports. 10000 men.
Again Bear Brunt
When the User was reached, the
Belgians were ordered to hold their
positions for three days at any cost,
until the Allies could send Reinforced
ments. This was on October II. In
stead Of three days. they held out for
six. 1t was Liege all over again, with
the Belgians bearing the brunt.
On the 2srd. the French came up
at zombaertsyde. but the Belgians.
worn out though they were. instead of
resting. fell back on their own center
and aided I'm checking the Germans.
b Country Is Flooded
It was decided to flood the country.
The User is a small Mississippi. in
that it's bed is higher than the sur
rounding country. The sea, too, is
higher. So the gates in the dykes
We're raised and the water was let in.
flooding and running thousands OF fer
tile farms for years to come. I
Slowly, but surely tho waters rose,
trapping the Germans. who bravely
fought forward instead of saving
themselves as they so easily could
have done BY retreating. Belgian Of
ficers make no pretense Of hiding
their praise and admiration Of the
Germans for their feat. /
For two weeks. in the rising flood,
he Germans tried to advance to high
ground on the Allies side Of the river,
eaving thousands Of dead, much am
nunition. and stores of all sorts, can
ION and transports to be covered by
he encroaching river and sea. z A
etter found on the body Of q German
nicer described the nghting as far
'orse than anything he had seen dur
ng the Battle Of the Marne. /
f "simply He'll"
1t was simply hell" he said. THE
'ood was all about us. getting deeper {
il the TIME; the enemy in front, We
lyins In punches and NO help for II ,
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22
Big Shipment of Cattle.


Lewiston Tribu e: General Agent
W. j. Jordan of the Northern Pacific
left Monday afternoon for Sites,
where he expects to load out 80 cars
of beef cattle today. These are the
cattle, something over 700 head,
which have been gathered by Seth
Jones for Montgomery of the Ana
conda section in Montana, where they
are to be ranged and fed for market
during The coming six months. The
cattle are all from the Salmon river
ranges and are not yet ready for the
block. This will be accomplished in
Montana where range is still abund-
ant and feed cheap.
On Monday there was shipped out
from Lewiston by Steve Hepton and
the Coffin brothers Is cars of sheep,
which will be taken to the Twin Falls
country to be fattened for market.
The shippers have already purchased
a large quantity of alfalfa hay, which
will be fed in the fields. The hay, it
is reported, this year was purchased
in the stack for $4 ton, making this
one of the cheapest and best feeding
experiments that has been undertaken
in long while.
Ii is understood that this shipment
is made under form of transit
agreement by which the cars of sheep
are switched from the main line in
transit, taken to Twin Falls and there
fed, and later returned to the main
line and the shipment completed to
destination. There is charge of 10
cents mile car from Minidoka to
Twin Falls and return, or practically
$l2 car, which is regarded as a low
rate. 1t is particularly valuable from
several angles. The farmers in the
Twin Falls section are thus enabled
to secure fairly profitable market
for their hay which would otherwise
be drug on the market, while sheep
that would otherwise have to be held
over for spring fattening, can be fat
tened during the winter and put on
the early spring market in excellent
shape.
The quarantine that has been in
existence in Illinois on account of the
foot and mouth disease, which will
not permit of the shipments of live
stock fattened in that state out of the
state, has stopped the former practice
of selling feeders there to be worked
iato market shape. This, it is felt,
has resulted in the advantage of the
far western producers of forage crops
Of various kinds.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22
PEOPLE ARE GETTING THEIR
EYES OPEN.

Today the Nease cruise is not pop
ular The people know it was a
crooked, INSCRIPTIONS deal, imposed
on the taxpayers of Clearwater county,
not for the good of the county or the
people, but for the PERSONAL advantage
Of selfish interests. If rumors are
true the Nease cruise deal was to pay
certain interested local parties ten or
twelve thousand dollars. All we
know is that if there was evidence Of
deal, and if Nease was to have paid
graft money for his contract, II was
put through in exactly the way it
would have had to be manipulated.
On its face it looked crooked; it had
every earmark of graft. 1t was let
without competition. The price was
sufficiently high to permit graft.
There was a reason why certain coun-
ty officials were SO anxious that Nease
be given the contract without compe-
tition, and without bids. Pat Blake,
then county assessor, said it was be
cause Nease was going to give the
county such superior cruise, and be-
cause Nease was the only honest cruis-
er on earth. And this brings uc to
the point we desire to drive home.
Every citizen in Clearwater county
who dared to protest was branded as
hireling of the timber corporations.
A more outrageous thing was never
attempted, and with such bare-faced
impudence, but he who dared to pro-
test was branded as an enemy of the
public, and dangerous citizen. The
people, many of our best citizens,
were SO blinded by the blatant dema-
goguery and political bunk that gang
of political pirates had been ham
mering down the threats of the people
of Clearwater county for four years,
that they actually believed it, and
were ready to annihilate those who
opposed the Nease cruise.
Now look at the deal and think how
dense was any man who could not see
through it, and back of it detect the
fine Italian hand of crooks, grafters
and scoundrels.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22
Greer

The dance in Erb Bros. new store
building Saturday evening was well
attended, there being a number from
Orofino. Russell was also we'll repre-.
scented. The Orofino orchestra fur
nished the music which was first class.
Supper was served in the new hotel
at dollar per couple.
Oscar Bolan was in Greer re-
Gently.
Mrs. Ernest Adair left for hel
home in Kamiah Sunday. She has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Harry
Greer. Her brother Philip retrunec
with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Mickles attended
church in Orofino Sunday.
Snyder and Bonner have brought
in carload of cattle from the hill.
Sunday school was we'll ATTENDED
Sunday 1t is hoped to have a big.
ger attendance next Sunday.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22
-
Eureka Ridge

C. A. Pittwood marketed two
beeves to the Palace Market in the
last few days.
K. Judy and Cecil King rode owe,
to Nez Perez Saturday, returning
Sunday, accompanied by Fred Mooers
who visited his old home
w. E. King bought horse of W.R.
Hawkins last week ard is now driving
a span of matched grays.
w. Foust was on the ridge this
week gathering up his cattle.
w. R. Hawkins, D. G. Cloud anc
w. E. King are spending the weel
on the Whiskey creek meadows il
quest of shake timber.
D. G. Cloud Bought a bunch of pigs
from H. Aiken this week.
Albert Hawkins went to Gilher
sunday and will work for j. S.
Hogue for some time.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22
Football Dealt Hard Blow

A blow has been dealt High School
football at Moscow, following tie
death of Floyd Gilbert, captain of the
Grangeville High School team, at a
local hospital, School Superintendent
Henry and principal Rich served no.
tice that they had put the ban on
further football this season unless
each member of the squad filed per-
nit in writing from his parents or
guardian allowing him to play. Games
scheduled will depend upon the par
ents' willingness for boys to play.
At Monday evenings practice all
members of the first team anticipat-
ed being able to get their parents
written consent.
Superintendent Henry stated his
action was prompted by the recent
death of Chauncey |. Lyman at the
State University, followed by the
death of the Grangeville captain on
Monday. Forfeits have baen posted
for games at Lewiston, Occur d'Alene
and other points.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22

The trouble over the county fair
def>ss. resulting in the starting of
litigation by Frank Zelenka, president
of the association when the debts
were run, has finally been settled ost
Of court. BY strict economy and
careful business management the
Clearwater county fair paid all debts
this year and have balance of over
500 on hand. The directors have ar
ranged to pay the Nebaho Lumber
Company. $3.50 IN full settlement of
that claim, of which S240 will be paid
this year and Sl10 during 1916. This
straightans out the disagreeable tangle
into which the assoc alton found itself
at the close OF the 1914 fair, and
with all 1915 premiums paid, and the
association in a fair way to win back
lost public confidence, no further
trouble should be experienced. The
mistakes of the past two years should
enable the people to avoid repetition
in the future, assuring unity and sue
cess. 1t is unfortunate that our county
fair had to go through this trouble,
but more fortunate is the county in
getting it settled amicably. The men
who have accomplished this have
rendered the county valuable SER
vice. Keep them here another year.
Let past mistakes point the way to
| future success
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22
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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22
DISTORTING FACTS.

Pocatello Tribune:-That Speaker
Champ Clark, who is admittedly very
clever politician, clearly realizes the
weakness of his party's record and is
trying to forestall its effects by distort-
ing the truth is evident from his recent
speeches. Speaker Clark is going about
the country deliberately trying to de-
ceive the voters. For instance, in a
speech at st. Joseph, Mo-, he said:
Republican orators assert that the
Underwood tariff bill, even including
the income tax feature, did not bring
in enough revenue to support the gov
ernment-which is absolutely untrue.
Everybody knows that the deficiency
in revenue is being caused by the
European war;" Mr.. Clark's last sem
tence is absolutely untrue" as the
figures, compiled by Democratic adj
ministration show. The total imports
for the fiscal year ending June, 1915,
exceeded the total for the last year OF
the Aldrich bill by s2l, 600, 600, and as
compared with the year ending with
June, 1911, the increase in the last
fiscal year was $3.50, 100000 Despite
the European war there has been a
steady increase OF imports, but with
the reduced duties imposed by the
Underwood bill there is tremendous
annual deficit which the income cannot
make up. The deficit for the first 100
days OF the last fiscal year was SIC, $780,
600. For the first 100 days of this fiscal
year it is 49,, 500, 600. Instead OF every
body knowing that the deficit is caused
by the European war, everybody knows
that it is caused by the Underwood
tariff bill and knows that Mr.. Clark is
merely talking "houn' dog twaddle.
The government will soon be COM
PEELED to borrow money and the bonds
sold should be called 1.-THE Underwood
Tariff Bonds" It is significant, how
ever, that Mr.. Clark SO clearly realizes
this weakness of his party that he is
willing to distort the truth in his efforts
10 deceive the voters.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22

States from being plunged into as seri-
Gus disturbances as in "a. In other
words, free trade under Woodrow Will
son is no better for the American peo-
PIE than free trade under Grover
Cleveland. That we cannot prosper,
normally, under Democratic doctrines,
the Democrats themselves now admit
Secretary Of Commerce Redfield is out
advocating protection FOR American in
dustries, which, he says, viii not sur
vive European competition after the
close of the war. Free trade is failure.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22
Now lMenty-One Prisoners

Lewiston Tribune There are now
tweaty prisoners in the Nez Perez
county Jail and are held on federal
charges. Some are serving sentences
imposed at the last term of the fed
eral court and others are held to
answer 10 charges at the nesting of
the court in November. One federal
prisoner was discharged yesterday,
having completed his sentence. This
was Emmett b. McEiwain of OrofiEo
who was sentenced to serve four
months and pay a fine of 800 ON the
char ,e Of introducing liquor on the
Me- ferce Indian reservation.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22

The editor of the Clearwater Re-
publican, in over % years experience
in the newspaper business, has never
printed anything that hit a more re-
sponsive sympathy in the hearts of the
people than our article last week on
the hasty engagement Of President
Woodrow Wilson. Many people have
told us the article met their approval,
and of these several are democratic in
political faith. The American people
are above all patriotic. They like to
look on their president as the highest
type of citizen, embodying ideals
above reproach, especially on moral
questions. And our president, no
longer private citizen, but the
representative of the people, cannot
tread too closely to the edge of re-
spectability without shocking the ma
tim
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22
must seem rather queer, t,

1t must seem rather queer, to a
man up tree, to recall how vehe-
mently certain citizens, only last
fall, insisted that Clearwater county
was entirely out of debt. - Does
any sane citizen think for one moment
that public officials making such state
ments are honest? More than one
knew it was deliberate falsehood, and
told it for the purpose of deceiving
the people. Are such men worthy of
further confidence?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22

A live local newspaper, one that
can be depended on to get behind
things that make community better.
increases the prosperity of the people
and is worth while. Such a paper
cannot be run on wind" entirely,
however, and business men who fail
to recognize their own interest and
fail to support the local paper, wrong
themselves.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22

E. A. Schilling is one Of the best
boosters among the Orofino business
men. He is up-to-date in his meth
DDS. He never fails to utilize his
front window to advertise local events
like the county fair, foot ball game
for the high school, and any other
public activity. 1t is a most laud-
able spirit, one that helps create COM
munity team work, and advances local
interest. He is a valuable citizen.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22

Coming through the country from
Moscow to Orofino via Cameron and
Southwick the Republican editor was
surprised to see that a number of
farmers had sheep grazing in their
stubbles. Some had angora goats.
The largest number of sheep are at
Cavendish, near the LeBaron saw mill
The sheep and goats were fat, and
were busly brousing on land that
was partly covered with brush. Many
more sheep and goats will be imported
into Clearwater county by next
spring.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22
two-days' fair next fall is

A two-days' fair next fall is
enough. Experience is against a
long drawn out proposition. Two
good days, with interesting programs,
will get the people. Crowd those two
days so full of pleasure and entertain
ment that there will not be a dull
moment. That will insure a crowd
from the opening of the gates till the
close of the fair. Five days is enough
for Lewiston.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22

You don't hear Republicans saying
they are satisfied with Wilson's admin
istration and Democratic times. But
you can find Democrats who say they
have had enough and will vote the Re-
publican party back into power. This
shows the way tho winds are blowing.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22

There will be an awful crowd in
Orofino next fall during the county
fair. Somebody has proposed to serve
fried chicken to all visitors. Which
will beat clam bake or barbarcue
all hollow.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22

Evidently Nez Perez county is not
around Cameron and Southwick, and
from Kendrick up the gulch the roads
are very bad, apparently not having
been worked this year. The farmers
should wake up and compel Lewiston
to give them some reconsideration.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-22

"Disgusting!" That expresses the
sentiment of some of us over the col
umns OF rot now appearing in the