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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-03
Editor The Palouse Republic

Editor The Palouse Republic:
In view of the campaign now on to
have President Wilson's program of
preparedness authorized by con-
gress, it may be advisable to give
your readers and constituents con-
crete synopsis of just what the pro-
gram is, together with comments
more or less relevant to the subject.
Here follows a synopsis:
Preparedness involves she expendi-
ture of 81, 100, 900, 900 within the next
five years. 1t is stupendous project,
and provides for the expenditure of
$500 ZOO, 900 in the construction of ten
dreadnaughts, six battle cruisers, ten
scout cruisers, so destroyers, Is sea-
going submarines, IS coast defense
submarines, four gunboats, one hos
pital ship, two fuel-oil ships, two
ammunition ships, one repair ship
and $25, 900, 900 appropriation for re-
serve ammunition and $1,000, 900 for
aviation purposes.
This program, if it receives the
endorsement of congress, will make
the American navy second only to
that of Great Britain in tonnage and
armament, but actually more power
full for defens e. =. re -: -
Secretary Garrison plans provide
for an expenditure of approximately
$500, 900, 600, and these have received
the approval of President Wilson and
are part of his preparedness pro-
gram which congress will be asked to
endorse. They provide for the en-
largement of the military establish
ment by the establishment of great
citizen army of 400, 900 men, which
will not include the state militia,
numbering approximately l25, 900 men.
Within three years Secretary Garrison
will have $40, coo men ready to serve
the colors, which the addition of the
state troops viii! increase to CTS, 900
men. 1t is estimated that at the end
of six years the United States will
have l,070, 900 trained soldiers ready
to take the field in any emergency.
The regular army which the Garrison
plan increases by 10 regiments of in
fantry, four regiments of field artil-
lery, So companies of coast artillery,
Is companies of engineers and four
divisions of aeroplanes is to be made
the great training school for civilian
recruits.
The New York World claims to
have made a careful canvass of the
members of both houses of congress
as to how they stand with regard to
the presidents program, and has found
large majority in its favor, esti-
mated to be in tfe aggregate a ma
jority of nearly 100 in a total of ABS
votes. This newspaper publishes a
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-03
Review of Leigh Hunt.

Washington, Jefferson, Madison,
Lincoln and Grant thought and wrote
upon this subject, and were all agreed
that the church and the state should
never be united, but should be kept
distinctly separated both in their
work and their authority. Grant
said -. Leave the matter of
religious teaching to the family altar,
the church, and the private school,
supported entirely by private contri-
button. Keep the church and the
state forever separate. Madison
wrote: Religion is essentially dis
tinct from government and exempt
from its cognizanee. A connection
between them is injurious to both. =
Let none, then, attempt to force
the state to de this sort of work.
Very truly yours,
VIM. t. HILGERT.
Orofino. Idaho. Nov. 30th.. 1915.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-03
Is Secularism lnfidelity?

Clearwater Republican. Is Sec
larism infidelity? Is secular insti-
tuition necessarily goddess and dan
gerous institution? That such is the
case is the impression conveyed by
some who urge that religion should be
taught in the state schools.
But these attach very erroneous
meaning to the word secular. = They
use the word in bad sense, as though
it meant. only what is goddess, and as
though it were utterly opposed to, and
at war with, religion. They make
little or no distinction between secu-
laeism and atheism.
But as a matter of fact there is not
necessarily any relation between the
words .secularism' and atheism.
TIE word secular is defined thus
Pertaining to this present world, OF
to things not spiritual on holy; relat-
inc to things not Immediately or pri-
marily respecting the soul, but the
body; worldly.
1t is true that that which is secular
doss not pertain directly to that which
is spiritual. But it is also true that
it Is not esse:tially opposed to the
spiritual, ror does it inevitably lead
away firm that which is religious.
destruction in the sciences, in
mtsic, poetry, and art, is secular in
stinction. Schools that give such in
strncton only are secular schools.
But they need not by any means be
wicked institu ions. Nor can they be
classed as infidel and goddess institu-
tioas simply eeause religion is not
made part Of the daily instruction.
A secular scaool is no more opposed
to religion than is a mercantIle store,
boot shop, a bank, or any other law
full place e business. And it would
be a reasonable for parents to insist
on having prayer and religious SER
vices in all government offices and
places of business with which their
sons and daughters are connected, as
to demand that the state shall teach
their children religion in the public
schools. All are alike secular.
The state is not religious institu-
ton. 1t is not ordained for the pro-
motion of religion. In entering the
domain of the spiritual, it leaves its
natural realm. In attempting to i'm
part religious instruction it attempts
to do more than it ought, more than
it is ordained to do. The result OF
such attempts is thus forcibly and
truthfully stated by Lord Macauiy
1T may be laid down as universal
rule that government which attempts
more than it ought will perform less.
And again: Governments which at
tempt things beyond their reach arr
likely not only to fail, but to produce
an effect directly opposite of that
which they contemplate as desirable.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-03
Timber Company Taxes.

Just at this time the people are in
terested in taxes. Following shows
what the timber companies are paying
in Clearwater county, both for 1915,
and the previous year. Here it is:
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-03
NOftSger-Mix Marriage

The mar age of Richard M. Motifs
ger and Miss Maud Mix in Moscow
Thanksgiving day, was a rather elab-
crate social affair, according news
paper accounts. The wedding took
place at the beautiful home of Mr..
and Mrs. Jerome j. Day, Mrs. Day
and Miss Mix being sisters. Rev.
David II. Hare of the Presbyterian
church officlated. An elaborate din
ner followed the wedding and was
attended by many prominent people,
including Mr.. and Mrs. Harry l.. Day
OF Wallace, Miss Florence Zumhoff.
superintendent of the Shoshone county
schools; Miss May Kerby of Wallace;
Miss Permeal French, dean of women
at the University of Idaho; Mr.. and
Mrs. N. Williamson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerome j. Day, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
boice, Portland, Oregon; Mrs. G.. o.
Brown, of Orofino, and relatives of
both the bride and groom. The Mos
COW Post says many showers were
given by clubs, sororities and friends
during the several weeks preceding
her marriage in honor Of Miss Mix.
Don't worry. If the county has to
pay those Nease warrants, $44, 600 of
them, it will take another FIVE
MILLS to clean up the debt be-
queathed to the republicans when they
took hold of the county. So you see,
Mr.. Taxpayer, the democrats, or, if
you prefer, the gang, really left 10
mill debt, of which you are this year
paying only eight.
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teries and sweeping the narrow stretches
OF beach with a Storm of bullets.
Never In the history of wal have troops
displayed greater gallantry than did
those men of the allied forces who
stepped on Turkish soil with absolute
GOODNESS In the face OF a deadly fire.
The losses were terrific. At each beach
the men had to find what shelter they
could and establish themselves while
their comrades were shot down by the
hundreds. Not once did any Of the
landing parties falter. At the end Of the
day. their numbers sadly depleted. they
charged forward under cover of dark
ness and at the point Of the bayonet
drove the Turks back.
Gallant British Feat.
The most spectacular OF the many
feats Of prowess that day was the land
ing OF British troops from the transport
River Clyde at a beach facing Sedd-el
Bahr. The steamer was run ashore.
Two scows were placed end to end be-
tween her side and the shore. The COM
mand to disembark was given and the
soldiers leaped one by one 10 the first
scow. ran across 1t to the second.
jumped into the water and waded to
the beach, where a slight protection was
found beneath a small knoll. The Turk
ish fire was so intense that before the
first man reached the beach the scows
were carpeted with dead.
The landing having been effected. tho
allied forces faced what has since turned
out TO he practically an !~mpregnahl.
series Of defences. Sedd-el-Bahr fcll
without great resistance. and at the end
OF a few days a line OF intrenchments
had been thrown across the peninsula
from coast TO coast. At the end of two
months OF practically continuous fighting
the Allies had managed 10 press their
line forward to a point some six miles
from Sedd-el-Bahr. Everything soutn
Of that had been swept clear Of the
the Turks. The force which landed at
"a ba Tepe managed 70 maintain its
I original footing. hut has been unable 20
make any hesdw1y.
At the end OF May the total naval and
military losses had been. roundly, $1,000
officers and men. The military losses
were nearly $4,000. which means a daily
average loss of a thousand men, in
dicating that the land fighting on the
Galliplli peninsula was every hit as
terrific as AT any point In the western
theatre OF war.
In the month Of May three British
hattleships were sunk. the Goliath or
May 10. the Triumph on May 25 and the
Majestic on May %. At least two sub
M rines were lost. the Els and the
AE-?. The three ba-tleships were tor.
pedoed by a German submarine which
travelled from Wilhelmshaven to the
Dardanelles. a distance Of ahou, 3.ur,
miles,
on July l after four and a halt
months Of naval operations and NOR.
than two months Of land operations
practically no Roadway had been made
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in chief. decided 20 make a last attempt
to silence the guns on the narrows by
the fire from his battleships. thus max
ing 1t possible for the trawlers to sweep
that stretch Of the strait OF mines and
open a channel to the Sea OF Marmora.
Land Defences shelled.
ON March Is the feet steamed up the
Dardanelies and through an entire day
threw a veritable hail OF shot and shell
on the land defences. The French
hattleship Bouvet struck a mine and
sank in less han two minutes. About
500 lives were lost. Two hours later
the British battleship Irresistible struck
a floating mine and sank in less than
an hour At the end OF another two
hours just. as the operations were being
concluded the British battleship Ocean
struck a mine and sank.
When the British public began 10
realize that the feet had failed. and
a portion OF the press pointed out that
the attempt TO force the strait was
doomed TO failure the campaign which
resulted in the reorganization Of the
British Cabinet and the exit Of Mr..
Churchill as First Lord was started.
Yet there was no disposition to give up
the attempt, and early in April an
expeditionary force composed of French
and British troops began to concentrate
on Egypt.
Meantime The Russian Black Sea
fleet, consisting OF three first class
bat,leships and some half dozen cruisers.
began a bombardment on March 2s Of
the Bosporus forts at the entrance Of
the Black Sea.
on April 25 a great feet OF transports
appeared on the entrance TO the strait
and landing operations were begun.
Five beaches had been selected. four Of
them at the tin OF the Gallipoli PENN
sula. The fifth was at Gaba Tepe.
fifteen miles up the .Egan Goa ST. Landing
by French troops was effected at Kun
kale. directly opposite the tip of the
peninsula on the Asiatic shore, Il being
necessary to d!slodge the Turkish forces
from this point, where their batteries
would have been able 10 shell the land
ing parties on the tip OF the peninsula.
None OF the beaches was well adapted
70 decentralization. At each one the
hills rise abruptly a few yards from the
shore. affording the Turkish forces per-
feet opportunity for concealing their bat
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-01
GREAT CABINET CHANGES
DUE DIRECTLY TO WAR

The war has been directly responsible
for important political changes in the
first twelve months in two of the prin-
opal belligerent countries. France and
Great Britain. Lesser changes occurred
in Russia. in .Austria-Hungary and in
Germany. Italy was for a time threat
ened with a dissolution OF the Cabinet,
but the King refused to accept the res
ignations and yielded 10 the popular
demand for intervention.
The war had been under way less than
a month and the m~achinelike organiza-
ton Of Germany, the effect OF years Of
careful and scientific preparation for
such a contingency. had scarcely begun
10 display its thorough efficiency when
on August %. 1914. the world was
startled by the unexpected TOT
ment that the French Cabinet had re-
signed.
The Ministry. headed by Rene Viviani,
Premier. with the portfolio of Minister
of Foreign Affairs. withdrew from Of
Ace and was reconstructed on the same
Gay by request of President Poincare.
Niviani, a Socialist. who had been Min
lister Of Labor. was asked to resume the
head Of the Government. He did so
and drew about himself a coalition Cab
met composed of the strongest elements
IN the country,
The new Cabinet was probably the
strongest organization that France
could have formed. II included three
men in particular whose services had
been most needed-Theophile Delca sse,
former Foreign Minister. adored Of his
country and hated most bitterly by Ge%-
many Alexander Millerand, chosen
again as Minister OF War. and Alexan-
ore Kloot' the greatest financial genius
that France has seen.
Fisht Of Lord NorthcuHe.
In Great Britain the Asquith Cabinet
began the war and perhaps would be
conducting II on was originally consti-
tu,ed II it had not been for the EFFORTS
OF one man, Lord Northclife. through
his newspapers, the Times and the
Daily Mail A series OF disasters on
land. the unfortunate expedition to re-
leve Antwerp that failed so l%udicously,
the Dardanelles campaign. which was
almost a fasco. and numerous other
AFFAIRS slowly wrought in the sluggish
public opinion Of the country a change
that eventually brought a coalition
Cabinet.
Somewhat as In the case Of Messimy
In France the mistakes of Winston s.
Churchill. First Lord OF the Admiralty,
got him in disfavor, Then Northciire,
who had previously attacked the rigid
censorship, began his campaign against
Lord Kitchener and those in charge OF
furnishing munitions This was early
In May, and on the 25th of that month
Asquith reconstructed the Cabinet.
Kitchener survived the attacks against
him and even grew In popular favor,
but nevertheless Northclife won the
day. Churchill was dropped to a minor
position. Arthur J. Balfour. a Unionist,
- AI- -.
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see Revision of Law.

Ah,cri,a's rrply TO this defence was
,h,, no slch circumstances Justified tho
sacrifice nf women and children and
that u In, submarine ,nu,d not destroy
IN. Iu.ltaria according to IN. rccog-
nizcd princ.lr,S of law the line ought
TO have been permitted To proceed on
her way urm Tested
Article XIV of the Hague conventions
frrIlis the hDWharIWcut of Unattended
places. IN So far as this Is invoked
iu tho case OF the attacks or Whithy.
S,irlnloGgh and the iIirtlcpools, towns
an III" .4-' coast of England. Germany
declares that those places were not uu-
4,.,ulrI. AMI that they contained
troops. However tina mas hc. civilians,
patf ,ll,rlw women and children, We're
tie, ,1.o' sufferers.
To tie charge OF wrocking Rheims
Clfh,lr.l G,.mluy replies that while
that act We 81 violation Of law. tho
French themselves were the roal Nio-
lat ops l... u,, they L-'l tho lower "a
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cellor Of the Exchequer and had lone
such capable work with Great Britain's
finances that II was universally add
mitted he was the one man to reorgau-
lie the country's resources and to give
Kitchen.r's vas; armies the guns and
still proving itself.
In Germany the only notable change
in the high officials was the retirement
Of Gen. Won Moltke as Minister of War
and Chief of the General Staff in favor
of Gen. Erich Won F~alkenhayn. Va
rious reasons have been aScrihcd for
this. the official German explanation
being that Won Moltke was broken in
health.
Austria-H Hungary also had hut ono
serious change. That was in the rcslg-
ration on January 10, 1915, Of Count
Berchtold. the Foreign Minister ami
Premier, who sent to Serbia the ultima
tum hat prccipitated the war. and his
replacement by Baron Burian, a Hun
Garian.
In Russia the sole Cabinet charge
occurred in the later part OF June, when
Gen. W. A. Soukhomlinon. the War
Minister. resigned and was succeeded
by one of his assistants. Gen To,Iva Hnit,
a man little known outsid of Russia,
The reverses in Galicia, BuSowina and
Poland were what brought Souhhem!!-
non to his fall.
For Germany the most serious pnli'i-
cal consideration has been the Atiitgd"
of the Socialists led by Or, Kari L.,ch-
knecht. who for a time + fused 10 serve
In the army and was reported - have
been placed under arrest 10y the Gov
m The main activity Of the So
cialists has been directed toward bring
ing about peace. As late as Junc .,
1918, Liebknecht issued an appeal 20 the
newspapers and to labor leaders 10 use
their influence TO end the war lie said
that among German |ahoring classes
there was a decided desire for peace,
In June the Socialist organ In Berlin,
Voruderts. was suspended temporarily
for printing a similar appeal II is
Enthusiastically true that the Socialist
peace propaganda is gaining force in
Germany.
Autonomy for POlR nd.
One Of the great happenings in the
first month of the war was the Az
nouncement by the Emperor Of Russ 4
that. in the event of victory. h. would
grant autonomy to Poland. IL Was sus-
gested that a Polish kingdom would hr
established out Of Russian Poland and
German Poland II the latter territory
could he conquered by the Russians in
April, 1915. the Gear began to put hs
promise INTO effect, To some extent, lay
granting home rule 10 all towns and
cities in Poland, care being taken that
the Jtws should he well represented,
such places enjoying the same prlvil gcs
as those accorded to towns and cities IN
Russia.
AS TO the Teutonic designs in Poland
little Is krown. 1t has been reported
that Austria was preparing a political
CUP which would consist of forming
Poland into a kingdom under the Aus
TRAN Crown with Karl Stephen. Arch
duke Of the House OF Hapsburg, as ruler.
Germany was also said 10 nave planned
to make the King Of Saxony also King
' Of Poland.
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nous debt Of Great Britain. including
consols and the an per cent. war loan.
upon a ~ per cent. interest basis. the
highest rate for England in a century.
Details Of the extent OF conversion have
not been made public as yet. but the
statement was made In Parliament that
subscriptions aggregated about $4,000
000. 900. This is understood to be fresh
money.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-07-09
ArriOla Items.

Lee Randall had his eyes badly in
jured with an exploding firecracker.
Better a safe and sane Fourth than
blinded eyes and runaway teams.
Glen Harris came in from the sur
veyors camp in Utah to celebrate at
Dolores and fer short visit home.
Quite number of the neighbors
gathered on the lawn at Frank Wy
mans on Saturday for quiet picnic.
Mrs. Mayrant and son are up from
Flagstaff, Arizona, visiting with friends
around Arriola.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Ray and children
stopped over night in Arriola on their
way from McElmo to Rico where they
will make their home this summer.
Mr.. Lee Wilson and Miss Florence
Dillon celebrated the Fourth at Yellow
Jacket.
Miss Rena Cook is stopping day OF
two with Mrs. Godfrey.
The so-called prize fight pulled off al
Peels hall Monday night drew quite a
crowd and the free for all fight after
wards was . fitting climate to the
whole affair.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-07-09
yellow Jacket Eyetims.

The celebration at McLin's grove
July 3rd, was well attended and an ex-
cellent program was produced. Es-
pecial mention should be made of the
flag drill by II young ladies'.
Several of our dry ranchers are help
ing the valley farmers with their hay.
Not with standing the dry weather
the crops in this section are not suffer-
ing as yet but nice rain would be
welcome.
Lawson Bowling is working at Man.
cos in sawmill.
Word is received from Mrs. R. L.
Payne who was injured in the wreck
June Is, that she is on the road to re-
covery and will soon be able to resume
her journey to her new home in Yellow
Jacket.
DIR. R. S. Banter is making tri.
weekly professional visits to Cortez.
John Schaaf is helping Floyd Lari.
more during hayipG. .4.,s .ezas oss ~ -,
The dance given by the Yellow
Jacket ball team realized about SIS. 90
which the boys are planning to use
judicially.
Mrs. E.. o. Todd who has been quite
i'll for the past two months is able to
be among US again.
Pearl E. Gates and Mr.. Smith of the
U. S. Reclamation service we're Yellow
Jacket visitors last week. They were
looking over the country with the view
of continuing the irrigation project far
Their west. They appeared somewhat
surprised at the luxuriant condition Of
the crops and may conclude we don't
need irrigation in these parts.
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Dolores River Items.

All our patriotic citizens from Lone
Dome up turned out to help celebrate
the Fourth Of July in Dolores Friday
and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gillum came in
from Durango to visit their daughter,
Mrs. Will Lucas returning home We'd
nesdsy.
Mrs. Emmerson spent the week end
in Dolores enjoying the celebration and
picture shows returning to her home
Sunday.
Will and Herbert Day, Canadian
friends of Jim and Matt Hammond,
came down from Telluride to visit for
a few days.
C. F. Van Brimmer of Durango,
came over in his car to visit his sister,
in-law, Mrs. John Claflin, for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clafiin entertained
at dinner Sunday c. F. Van Brimmer,
James Jarvis and Tom Louis.
Will Lucas begun cutting hay on the
Sam johnson ranches this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clafiin, Miss Lu-
Gle Elliot and Mrs. Hattie Burgwin
left Thursday for the round up on the
head of Beaver and to enjoy a few
days outing.
Mrs. Carpenter is enjoying visit
with sister from Illinois.
Bert Parker and family went back to
their camp at Woods pasture Monday
after spending the Fourth at Dolores
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-07-09

If you are feeling peeved and
out of sorts, take brisk walk.
You will feel better. If your
brain is overburdened and your
mind is sluggish. get in motion
again, for your legs are good
doctors. A brisk walk exercises
the dormant muscles. stimulates
the circulation of blood and bright
ems the mind. 1t is good for good
people and better for the bad ones.
1t is all to the good.