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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-25
SAVE THE FOOD
! TO WIN THE WAR
REPRESENTATIVE OF STATE AD-
MINISTRATOR TALKS TO q. OF
/. STUDENTS

The tremendous gravity of the war
situation and the immediate need for
| personal sacrifices on the part of Am
erican citizens were wildly portrayed
by Edward G.. Rosenheim, publicity
manager for the Idaho food conserva-
ton campaign, in an address delivered
this morning before university as
sembly audience.
Mr.. Rosenheim began his address
with the statement that before we
can discuss food we must discuss war
and plunged at once into a vigorous
excoriation of Germany and kaiser
controlled methods.
Germany and Decency
He told several eyewitness stories
of German atrocities in Belgium and
northern France, insisting that the
Germany today is out of tune with civ
ilization, out of accord with Goth cen
fury decency.
President Wilson was kind when he |
insisted that we are not at war with
the German people" he said. I'VE are
at death-grips with the German peo-
pie This is their war and our war.
We went into this struggle not for the
sake of the allies, but to get Germany i
before Germany got u.s."
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18
Troops Return
To Stricken City

Presently, with q good deal of
noise, fairly large force Of troops
came marching down the boulevard
and took up positions around the
station. Our officer returned, wav-
ing smoking revolver, and told US
70 lie down as fat as we could among
the horses and not to move unless
they got restive. He said it looked
as though an attempt would be made
TO take the station by storm and that
there might be brisk fight.
However, there were only a few
scattering shots, and then cur friend
came back and told US that we had
better get out and start for home be-
fore things began again. He added,
however, that we must have the per-
mission Of the commanding officer,
who was on the other side Of the sta
ton, but offered TO pilot US to the
great man and help US get the per-
mission. The way lay straight out
into the square, in full view of the
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18
Huns Bitter Against
Belgian Priests

The Germans are particularly bit
ter against the Belgian clergy and
insist that the priests have melted
the people to attack the German
troops and mistreat the wounded. So
far as | can learn, this is utter rub
bish. The authorities of the Church
have publicly exhorted the people to
remain calm and TO refrain from
hostile acts, pointing out that any
rrovocation would bring sure pun
ishment from the German military
authorities. The priests have seen
have been at great pains to set an
example that the Germans should be
the first to commend.
The clergy have a tremendous in
fiuence in Belgium and are sincerely
respected. They will be a vital force
IA holding the people together in
their patriotic devotion and in
maintaining public tranquility.
A new Governor General is to be
sent US here. The minister could not
remember his name. | am curious.
Won Luttwitz will remain, for the
present at least.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18
Some Resolve
To Die Fighting

Suddenly several shots rang out,
,puarently from some ruins across
ne street, and the whole place was
Instantly in an uproar. The lines
n civilians were driven helter-skel-
,,r 70 cover-where, | don't know.
me stands Of arms in the freight
v.rd we're snatched up, and in less
lima than it takes 70 tell II several
hurSred men were scattered behind
.,v sort of shelter that offered,
ready fo- the fray.
I took one quick look about and
decided that the substantial freight
tstion was the most attractive thing
n sight. In no time | was inside,
closely followed by my own crowd
md a handful Of soldiers. First,
Ss lsy down upon the platform, and
then, when we got our bearings,
nued over on TO the track among a
lot Of artillery horses that were
tsthered there.
Apparently a number Of civilians,
euaded to desperation by what they
had seen, had banded together,
knowing that they were as good as
dead, and had determined to sell
their lives as dearly as they could.
They had gathered in the ruins of
the houses fronting on the station
and had opened up on US. There
was a brisk interchange of shots,
with an occasional tinkle of broken
glass and a good deal Of indiscrimi-
nate cursing by the soldiers who
had taken refuge with Us.
The artillery horses did not well
come Us very cordially and began to
get restive in a way that made US
debate whether we preferred stay
ing up on the platform with a
chance Of being potted or staying
under cover and being ingloriously
tampled to death. A joint debate
On this important question kept US
Occupied for several minutes. We
finally compromised by fishing down
a few boxes from the platform and
erecting a barricade Of sorts to pro-
tect US against any stray kicks.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18

ut that he could go only on his own
esponsibility. He wanted US to pro-
est against this. ! meanly suggest
d to him that he would be in much
more serious danger if he had an es-
rort of German troops to take him
10 the Belgian lines, and he left In
a terrible state of mind.
Mr.. Whtlock and the Spanish
Minister went TO call on the Military
Governor this afternoon to get off
some kilograms which he had prom
ised TO send and TO talk over the
general situation. After that they
vent to call on the Burgomaster, and
came back with a pretty good idea
Of what was happening in our fair
city.
The Governor loaded them up with
a large budget Of official news show
ing that Germany was victorious all
along every line; that she was not
only chasing the French and Eng
lish armies around in circles, but
that Uhlans were within forty kilo-
metres of Paris and that FIVE Rus
sian army corps had been beaten in
Eastern Prussia. 1t really looks as
though things were going pretty
badly for the Allies, but we have
absolutely nothing but German news
and cannot form an accurate opin-
ion.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18
German Government
Lied Brazenly

While we were there it was
frankly stated that the town was
being wiped out, that its destruction
was being carried out under definite
orders. When the German govern
ment realized the horror and loath-
ing with which the civilized world
learned of the fate of Louvain, the
orders were cancelled and the story
sent out that the German forces had
tried to prevent the destruction, had
fought the fire, and by good fortune
had been able to save the Hotel de
Vile. Never has a government lied
more brazenly. When we arrived,
the destruction of the town was
being carried on in an orderly and
systematic way that showed careful
preparation. The only thing that
saved the Hotel de Vile was the
fact that the German troops had not
progressed that far with their work
when the orders were counter
manded from Berlin.
1t was only when he learned how
civilization regarded his crimes that
the Emperor's heart began to bleed.
The true facts as to the destruc-
ton of Louvain will startle the
world-hardened though it has be-
come to surprise at German crimes.
Unfortunately, however, it is impos-
sible to publish the details at this
time without endangering the lives
of people still in Belgium under Ger
man domination. But these people
will speak for themselves when the
Germans have been driven from Bel
gian soil. and they are once more
free to speak the truth.
During the afternoon Count
Clary had come over and an
nounced that Austria Hungary had
declared war on Belgium and that
he had to leave at once. He has
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18

up their hands as soon as any one
comes in sight, in order to prove
that they are unarmed and defence
less. And the way they do it, the
abject fear that is evident, shows
that failure to comply with the rule
is not lightly punished.
Our worst experience of this was
when in coming around a corner we
came upon a little girl Of about
seven, carrying a canary in cage.
As soon as she saw US, she threw
up her hands and cried out some
thing we did not understand. Think
ing that she wanted to stop US with
a warning Of some sort, we put on
brakes and drew up beside her.
Then she burst out crying with fear,
and we saw that she was in terror
of her life. We called out TO reas-
sure her, but she turned and ran
like a hunted animal.
1t was hard to see the fear Of 9TH
ers-townspeople, peasants, priests
and feeble old nuns who dropped
their bundles and threw up their
bands, their starting with fear.
-he whole thing was nightmare.
We were dreadfully depressed,
and rode along in silence until Bulle
turned around from the front seat
and inquired in a matter-of-fact
voice:
"What sort of wine was that we
drank at the station"
We told him, and then he shook
his head and said as though to him.
self:
'I drank a big glass of it, but /
was so frightened that didn't taste
it at all.
That broke the edge of the strain
we were under, and we had good
laugh in which Bulle joined.
And so back to the legation with
out further mishap, to find every
body worrying about US, and the
Minister putting his foot down and
announcing that there were to be
no more expeditions Of the sort, no
matter what the reason for them.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18
The Old Officer
Rambled Along

That station seemed about four
miles long, and the officer was pos
sessed of a desire to loiter by the
way, recounting anecdotes Of his
school days. He would walk along
for a few steps and then pause to
.ell Bulle some long and rambling
yarn about his uncle. Bulle would
take him by the arm and get him in
motion again. Then the old chap
would transfer his conversational
fire to another member of the party,
and we were obliged almost to pull
him the length of the square.
The commanding officer was a
pleasant faced little man who stood
IN the shalter of water tank and
received US in a puzzled way, as
though he wondered what civilians
were doing in that neighborhood,
anyway. Permission was readily
granted for US to leave, with the
ludicrous proviso that we did so "at
our own risk" Then Bulle put
everybody in good humor by inquir-
ing innocently if there was any dan
ger. Everybody burst into peals Of
laughter, and we were escorted to
cur car by the same slow-moving
officer, who insisted on exchanging
cards with US and expressing the
hope that we should meet again,
which we could not honestly recipro-
cate. Then, after an hour and a
half in the station, we got away
amid great waving of hands.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18

l,.r TO Bulle, who said that after
s,st = he had been through be would
..oreciate q glass of something
oonfOrting.
Ne settled down and listened to
he stories of the last few days. 1t
-, . story Of clearing out civilians
,,,n a large part of the town; a
,rsteniatic routing out Of men from
,,Ilars and garrets, wholesale shoot
ncs the generous use Of machine
runs, and the free application Of
sbe toreh-the whole story enough
- make one see red. And for our
yuidance it was impressed on US that
his would make people respect
Germany and think twice about re-
ising her.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18

that men driven to desperation by
seeing their friends and neighbors
murdered in cold blod should decide
70 do any harm possible to the enemy.
Three days Of the reign of terror
that had been described to US was
enough to account for anything, and
the fact that civilians were firing
now did not in any sense prove that
they were guilty of starting the trou-
BILE.
For all we could tell they may have
started it or they may not, but firing
by them three days after the row
began was no proof to any one with
the slightest sense of the value of
evidence.
|. On the other hand, the story freely
told US by the Germans as to their
own behavior is enough to create the
darkest presumptions as to how the
trouble started, and would seem to
place the burden of proof on them
rather than on the Belgians.
While we were talking about this
there came another rattle of fire, and
we scutteld back to our shelter among
the horses. Every now and then a
surly soldier with two huge revolvers
came and looked over the ledge at us
and growled out: "Wds ndchen Sic
denn heir, followed by some doubling
remarks as to our right to be on the
premises. AS he was evidently very
drunk and bad-tempered l was
not at all sure that he would not
decide on his own responsibility to
take no chances and put US out Of
cur misery. After several visits,
however, he evidently found some
thing else more interesting, and came
back to trouble US no more,
When the row began 4 motor had
OeeU OiSpdCCutQ tOWdIu DIuSSSlS "
recall some troops that had left a
few hours before. Now and then our
officer came in to tell US what he
thought Of their chances Of getting
back. On one of these visits Blount
remarked, by way of airy persifage,
that that drink of wine that had
been sent for was long time COM
ing. Anything as subtle as that was
lost on our friend, for he walked
solemnly away, only to appear IN
few minutes with bottle and sew
eral glasses, which he set upon the
edge of the platform and filed with
excellent Burgundy. We stood up
among the horses and drained
bumper of the stuff, while the officer
wandered back to his work. He had
gone calmly out into the thick Of
things to rescue this bottle, and took
it as a matter of course that we
should claim the drink that had been
promised US.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18
Vain Search for
Rumored Battle

We are now the pampered pets
Of both sides. The German troops
cheer our flag when the motor noses
its way through them. The people
of the town are equally enthusiastic,
and many Of them are wearing small
American flags in their buttonholes.
How long it will last there is no
telling, but while it does our work
is made just that much easier.
Lunched at the Palace Hotel with
Bulle and Blount. Riseis, the ltal-
ian secretary, came in and Joined
US. Bulle told him the story Of our
trip to Louvain, with embellishments
that made my eyes start from my
head. | had not realized what
desperate adventure we had been on
until / heard it as it should be told.
It made the real thing seem mild.
Before lunch we drove 70 Blount's
70 learn whether the cannonadiHg 10
the south was still going on. 1t
was-heavy booming Of German
guns; no French guns to be heard.
Late in the afternoon Blount and
I drove off into the country TO see
whether we could locate the fighting
to the south. We got as far as
Nivelles, but all was as peaceful as
il should be on a perfect Sunday
afternoon. The people there were
surprised that any one should have
thought there was fighting there.
It was still much further 70 the
south. We drove around in search
of evidence Of fighting, but could
find none. And this after circum-
stantial accounts Of hand-to-hand
struggle through all that part of
the country!
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18

tries is being taken up and pushed
with activity. These Belgians are
admirable in the way they handle
things of this sort. They all realize
the Importance Of keeping quiet, so
rs to avoid any possibility Of repe-
ttion of the Louvam business. 1t
would take very little to start some
thing of the sort here, and the result
would be the same-the destruction
of the city. Naturally, everybody is
turning to and trying TO head Off
any excuse for violence.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18
Even Children
Obeyed Hun Orders

The boulevards were deserted save
for the troops coming back into the
town. New houses were burning
that had been intact in the after
noon. After passing the Porte de
Tirlemont, we began to see people
again-little groups that had come
out into the streets through crav-
ing for company, and stood huddled
together listening TO the fighting in
the lower part of the town.
In harmony with the policy Of
terrorizing the population, the Ger
mans have trained them to throw
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18
Whistling to Keep
Their Courage Up

As we sat in the undignified posi-
ton imposed on US by circumstances
We exchanged various frivolous re-
marks, not because we felt particu-
hrly gay, but because we had TO do
Nnething TO keep ourselves interest
sisnd to keep our courage up. Bulle
resented this and raised his head TO
box At me reproachfully over the
bsrricade and say: Don't talk like
nat; It is nothing short Of tempting
Providence"
After a time Blount and / decided
. make a reconnaissance in force
snd see how the car was getting on.
We crawled along the floor 20 a
Place from which we could see out
INTO the square. The soldiers were
"a. OF their stomachs behind a low
VAL that extended around the small
circular park IN the centre Of the
Iqusre, behind any odd shelter they
could find. The car lay in the line
cf FIRE bu. had not been struck. We
we're sufficiently pessimistic to be
Convinced that IL would 20 up in
snoke before the row was over, and
took good look al our shoes to see
whether they would last Us through
swslk back 70 Brussels.
Or officer came out from behind
IA barr!cade and showed as where
he attacking force was concealed
At least he told Us they were there
ard We we're wiling TO take his wore
for Il without going across the street
% make q hrst-hand investigation
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18
Belgians Try to
Head Off Destruction

The Burgomaster reports that the
inhabitants Of Brussels are calm and
that there need be no fear of trou-
bic unless they are allowed to 90
hungry. A committee has been
formed to revictual the town. and is
working night and day. N. Solvay
has given a million francs and other
Belgians have given large sums.
Soup kitchens are being started for
the poor and the question Of bring
ing food supplies from neutral coun-
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18
Rumor Runs Ahead
Of Even Saddest Facts

Brussels, Sunday Aug. 80, 1917.
Our place has got to be the local
diplomatic corner grocery, where all
the village loafers come to do their
heavy loafng. They bring in all
the fantastic rumors that are abroad
in the land and discuss them with all
solemnity. In the last day or so
we have heard it "on the best au-
thority" that the Queen Of Holland
has had her consort shot because
CT his pro-Gernan sympathies; that
the Kaiser has given up all hope
and taken refuge in Switzerland;
that the United States had declared
war on Germany and Austria; that
the King and Queen Of the Belgians
had fled to Holland, and that all
was over. These are just few.
Troops have been pouring through
the town steadily all day on the way
to Vilvorde, where the Belgians are
still fighting, and TO the south, where
there is heavy cannonading going
on. The Belgians are making a big
fight on the Antwerp road, evidently
to hold the attention of one German
army coprs and tighten Frances
load by just that much. 1t is a
hopeless fight so far as they them
selves are concerned, but it throws
their courage and fighting qualities
into higher relief.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18

the German army from August %
until the Both, when orders were re-
ceived from Berlin 70 stop the de-
struction and restore public order.
Many subsequent visits to Lou
vain, and conversations with people
who were there when the trouble
began, have only served to strength
en- the impression that the whole af-
fair was part of a cold-blooded and
calculated plan to terrorize the civil
ian population.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18
True Facts Will
Startle World

[NoTE-The foregoing is an i'm
preston Of one afternoon at Lou
vain, taken from a journal written
at the time. II was intended to
pass on the question of response
bility for precipitating the orgy Of
murder and bestiality indulged in by
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18
iownspcople Hunted
Like Rats in Cellars

He tried 70 impress rs with the
tlack tinfDlness Of people who would
IRE upon The German troops, ann
s>lled our particular attention 20 the
Proof now offered us that civilians
had started the row by firtng on Ger
nan troops According 20 the Ger
man story, which WIS the only one
Fs had heard, civllians had been
Punted down Ike rata IN garrets and
elan and shot doen n cold blood
. the streets when they sought
sfsty in fight.
To ny mind II was not surprising
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18
III JOU71N4L : or THE HAHERXCNN
III LECTION IN BELGIUM
.-=== Hugh Gibson. Whitney, d

turned his legation over to US. /
went around to see him late in the
evening and made the final arrange
ments. This afternoon the Danish
Minister came in and turned his
legation over to US, as he expects
to go in a day or two. That viii
make four legations besides our own
under our protection.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18

houses across the way, along the
front of the station just behind the
troops and into the railroad yard on
the other side.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-18

Copyright, 1911, Doubleday. Page Co,
By Otis r. WOOd)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-16

control of the government, according
to statements given out here today by
the Trans Ocean News Agency.
Ministers of the imperial cabine
have been arrested by the dumas or
ders and imprisoned.
An official statement from Petro.
grad, given out by the executive com
mittee of the duma, declared that the
duma refused to adjourn as the Car
ordered, but continued it's sittings, de
clared itself provisional government;
after issuing an appeal to the populace
army,
The statement declares that the
army is with the revolutionists, In
.luding thirty thousand troops in the
Petrograd garrison.
Yesterday the committee issued a
proclamation to the troops, railroads
population, banks and all others, ask
ing them to resume their regular life
The statement declares that the i'm
perial cabinet no longer exists, the
ministers being imprisoned.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-16
BIG STOCK. CATTLE
AND f0Ut TRY SHOW
THE FIRST MONDAY
COMMITTEES IN CHARGE OF THE
AFFAIR HIGHLY ELATED OVER
OUTLOOK.
NtIGHBORING COUNTIES Want IT.
Poultry Exhibit viii Ee The Largest
In The History OF the County
Cattle Men Are Getting Very Much
Interested.

Now for the big show! Let every
body boost. Let every man in the
county that owns a good horse, good
mule, stallion, or jack; good herd
of beef cattle, some fine Jerseys, good
hogs, bring them to town the first
Monday in April. Let every woman I'm
the county that breeds pure bred
chickens, turkeys, ducks, guineas. or
other fowls, bring pen to the show
on that day.
If the weather permits the largest
crowd that has ever been in Columbia,
on such an occasion will greet you
here. Your fine fowls, cows, hogs and
horses, mules and jacks, will b0
viewed by more people than >ever be-
fore has attended such shows. Every
indication points to this.
Those in charge Ut the show, and
who are untiring in their efforts to-
make the show the most creditable+
in the history of Columbia, are being
assured that this will be the case.
Letters from adjoining counties arc
asking permission to bring chickens,
horses, mules, jacks and cattle to tho
show. They realize that in order to
get their stock before the public, they
must come to Columbia. They realize
that this is the greatest opportunity
of their lives and they are going to
take advantage of it, Be right in the
game with them. Show them that
Maury county can beat anything that
is produced in other counties.
If you have a good pen of chickens
here on that day, you will have no
trouble selling all the eggs you can
secure. This has bee demonstrated
upon former occasions. Ample prep
arations will be made to take care Of
everything that comes to the show.
Boost this up with your neighbors.
Ask them to come and bring their
stock. The parade will start at the
usual hour. A full and complete pro-
gram will be published in sufficient
time, so that every ne MAY become
acquainted with the details of the
show.