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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-09
STRANGE'I CRAFT
OFF NANTUCKET

Boston April &.--A suspicious YES
sci off Nantucket lightship was re-
ported to the Boston navy yard by
a British vessel today. The radio
message, as announced by Lieutenant
Edward G, Biakeslee, district com
munication superintendent of the
New England radio district, said:
Sight suspicious vessel or object
IS miles south, six degrees west true
from Nantucket light vessel at 3:45
\. NJ today.
(Signcd British Vessel"
Second Report of Raider
Later the position of the mysterious
vessel was given as latitude 4O15
north, longitude 69.28 west, almost
due south from the shoals.
The report of strange craft in the
steamship lane to Europe was the sec
ond to be announced officially within
"a hours Yesterday the lightship sent
word of commerce raider of ten
thousand tons burden passing west.
Whether the vessel sighted today was
the same one naval official declined to
state. The censorship, which was
lifted momentarily to allow shipping
to receive warning of danger, was at
once clamped down tightly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-09
Favor Duty on Paper
Imported Into u. S,

New York, Feb. 8. - Delegates to
the convention of the American Paper
and Pulp Association, being held at
the Waidorf-Astoria Hotel, said yes
terday that the Government would not
be able to effect a distribution of ma
per according to the needs of pub
iishers, but that the distribution would
be governed by what users of paper
were willing to pay for it. Frank l..
Moore, former president of the asso-
citation, said such a plan would not
work so long as some publishers had
contracts to which they would Eold
the makers of paper.
Then again." he said, "it is against
the antitrust law for dealers to get
together and talk of fixing prices.
That would be a combination under
the Federal law and they would nut
us in jail"
There is a strong sentiment in the
convention for a duty on paper i'm
ported.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-09
-FOUR SUSPECTS RELEASED
Two Couples Had Been Arrested Il
Mysterious Case

Uniontown, Pa, Feb. o. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Lawrence and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lon Carico, of Point Marion, who
were lodged in the county Jail yester-
day in connection with the alleged
murder of John F. Mueller, a wealthy
dlstiller whose body was found near
the Point Marion railway bridge on
April 4, 1916, have been released.
The county detective acceded to the
demand of counsel for the four per-
sons for their release. A reward Of
$1,000 has been offered by the
Mueller family for the arrest and con-
vlction of the murderer of Mr..
Mueller. 1t was stated that there was
insufficient evidence to hold the two
men and their wives.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-09
RAISE $4,000 FOR BEIGIANs

Lancaster, Pa, Feb. 8. - Lancaster
has reached the goal set three weeks
ago for raising a fund of $4,000 for
the relief of the nearly 500 underfed
children of st. Croix, Belgium. The
money will be forwarded through the
Belgian Relief Commission, and will
be sufficient to give each child an
extra meal daily of biscuits and q
cup of cocoa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-09
WOMAN DIES FROM EXPOSURE

Reading, Pa, Feb. o. Matilda
Rhoads, eighty-six years old, died last
night as a result of exposure to the
weather. SIZE lived alone, and yes
terday morning fell and injured her.
self. She lay helpless for some hours
and when found was dying.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22
Go On With Business

The matter of curtailing expenses
in everyday life may be carried to
far, says the Palouse Republic. You
can cut down your expenses by not
spending your money with the other
fellow. AS a consequence he is
forced to cut down his expenses and
doesn't send any money with you.
The net result is smaller volume of
business for all concerned.
There are lot of things we have
been doing and still get along. But
if We cut out every thing that ism t
strict economy we will also cut out a
lot of jobs for lot of people and
the other fellows economy will offset
our economy See that nothing goes
to waste, but don't get the idea that
you or the country at large will
benefit by shutting off to the greatest
degree possible the expenditure OF
money!
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22
The American Soldier.

Goodwin's: When France, Ger
many, Great Britain, Japan and the
United States sent detachments from
their respective armies to Pekin to
suppress the Boxer uprising, another
British officer said. 'For three or
four days the American detachment
was the ridicule of all the others.
They marched in irregular ranks-like
civilians rather than soldiers they
were careless in their attire and
seemed more like mob than de-
tachment of trained soldiers.
But one morning early, the Boxers
in heavy force attacked our front,
their immediate assault being directed
against the American contingent.
Then we witnessed a transformation.
Those careless men were all in perfect
alignment: their steps changed from
those of men to those of tigers: at
intervals of three or four minutes
they dropped upon one knee, and tax.
ing aim. fired their volleys: then up
and on again, and at about the fourth
or fifth volley they threw down theil
arms and precipitately fled; and ther
after giving one cheer of triumph
those men dropped back into theil
careless ways as tho nothing haC
happened. There was no more dis
60 mt ng of the American command
on that march =
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22
Pleaee Fix the Sidewalk.

Residents in the lower section of
town are wondering when their side
walk along in front of the Catholic
church is to be replaced. 1t was torn
out when the paving was being put
in, and has been left out. Sunday
people going to the Catholic church
were greatly inconvenienced, and hope
the responsible authorities will give
the matter their immediate attention.
People living in Glenwood, and those
at or near the asylum, are also inter-
ested to know when they may expect
their sidewalk replaced
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22
Not a CapitaIistic War.

Journal, N. Y: In one of the most
Objectionable agitations now in pro-
gress, where four irresonsible citizens,
of whom the egregious Amos Pinchot
is the most notorious, thoroly vicious
financial war proposal is backed by
the assertion that as the poor are to
do the fighting, the rich must pay
the bill. A more vicious attempt at
setting class against class. at time
when we should be one of heart and
mind, could hardly be imagined. In
its implications. the statement as it
stands is several different kinds of a
falsehood
People of means have always done
more than their fair share of the
fighting, particularly under the vol
untary system. In the mobilizilg of
the National Guard for service on
the Mexican border, the financial dis
ttct Of NewYork actually made more
sacrifices than all the Southern and
Western States put together. 1t is a
case of noblesse oblige, and what is
true of the undemocratic voluntary
system here which this pernicious
agitation seeks to bolster up is true
of it when it was tried in England
These people who talk of the poor
doing the fighting should take hold of
any British book of peerages, knight
hoods and baronetcies, like Burke,
Debrett or Whitaker, and see how
many families of rank have escaped
the toll of war 1t could almost be
said that there is not single one
which has not lost direct or collat-
eral relative, and more hereditary
dignities have been extinguished by
death on the field of battle since
August, 1914, than in fifty years
before. These were people of wealth,
and they did exactly what our Own
people of wealth would do BY peo
Pile of wealth we include those also of
fairly easy cans, who manage to
SEND their sons to college. These
boys go to the front, and the problem
is to hold them back in places where
they would be more useful.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22

In connection with the Stacker in
has developed is the one in which Ed
ward Hofstede, lawyer at Orotino
and John Dunlap are held for advising
men coming under the military order
to evade registration. An investiga
tion is now being made and if the
charges are sustained the federal
authorizes Will prosecute the case
vigorously. !"
active lead in the effort to get Hof-
stede released
AS to Hofstede' S bond, Commissioner
Merrill has made it known that the
government would accept only two
bondsmen, who must qualify for $40
600 each, and if that decision, which
it is hoped will prevail, is not mod
flied, Hofstede has little chance of
getting out of jail at this time.
An effort should be made to get the
government to chance its charge to
treason and hold Hofstede at least
until the close of the war, and if the
charge is sustained to inflict the PEN
atty for treason.
1t seems strange that American cit
izens can be so blind or dense as to be
mislead into following the treason
able and seditious leadership of
fellow like Hofstede, and thus become
active agents in behalf of the Prussian
military machine. fighting to strangle
Liberty and enslave the world. Men
and women who love democracy and
hate autocracy should stop and con-
slider what they are doing. Don't
bind shackles on your own wrists, and
forge your own instruments of en-
slavement! Don't be mislead by
German agents in this country into
fighting against all that free men and
women have ever struggled to estab-
lsh.
Beware of German spies.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22
Kaiser Bills Right-Hand Man Gets His

Edward Hofstede, who for the past
year has been most actively engaged
in spreading pro-German sentiment
and who probably is an agent of the
German league of conspirators in the
United States, and who is serving the
Kaiser, has ended in Jail. where he
should have been for year or more,
and where he should stay until the
war is over, or longer, if the charge
OF treason. AS it should be, is laid
against him. Hofstede was arrested
Friday evening charged with having
advised men of military age not to
register. The evidence is too con-
elusive TO admit of doubt of his guilt.
He is known to have campaig gned for
days. personally haraguing young men
against registering, and is known to
have attended meeting at the farm
home of the Mooers, two miles up
Ocofino creek, on Sunday. June 3.
when he and John Dunlap, another of
the same type, urged party of young
men they had gathered together, not
to register. The consprators sue
ceeded in influencing six otherwise
excellent young men to become viola
tors of the laws of their country, and
Hofstede was arrested, given pre-
liminary hearing before u. S. Com
missioner Merrill and his bond fixed
at $40, coo. Tuesday morning Deputy
U. S. Marshall Howes came up from
Lewiston and took Hofstede to Lewis
ton where he was lodged in Jail to
await the October term of the Federal
court.
The charge of treason, an unbailable
crime, should have been laid, for this
fellow is not entitled to be running at
large at this time.
A handful of wild-eyed, fire-eating
followers, calling themselves social
lists, are paving the air and below
ing for blood, but up to date have
been unable to raise pond for the
A year ago the United States faced
serious situation in Mexico. Ger
many was then intriguing with Villa
and Carailza against this country,
endevoring to drive us into war with
our southern neighbors in the hope il
would stop the flow of American
wheat and munitions to Europe.
Germany, in fact, was then carr,
ing on war against this country. W.
now know that German agents in thi
country were plotting and intriguing
against us. destroying our fatories b,
dynamite and fire, numbering our peo
pie, and German influence was benin,
the Mexican bandit raids into tn,
United States that resulted in th
murder of many American citizens
There is today absolute proof of this
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22
Dry and EvapOrate Food.

1t is authoritatively stated that the
soil of Idaho will produce an average
of 10 tons of carrots and IL tons of
beets to the acre; the usual price paid
for these commodities is $6. 100 per
ton, which gives the grower from
$50 90 to $72.00 per acre. These can
be grown anywhere, and when
raised between the rows in orchards
they add to the soil value and add to
income in a way that must not be
overlooked. Every grower can figure
for himself exactly what he can raise,
and as the two vegetables mentioned
are quoted at an average price, he can
compute just what he can gain by
having an evaporater in his vicinity,
from financial as we'll as patriotic
viewpoint.
These products have an immense
advantage over fresh and canned goods,
as five tons on the average is being
shipped in one ton; further, in case
of car shortage stock cars can be hae
when box or refrigerator cars can
not. The latter can be lined will
building paper and any commodit!
shipped in safety, and it does no
make any difference if it is winter a
the products will not freeze.
Our government is calling for in
creased production and elimination o
waste, SO that the great armies ca
be fed without causing scarcity a
home or lack of fighting energy at tn
1 front. The munitions for sustain
ing life are as important in winnin
battles as munitions for destroyin
life. You should do your part.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22

and Germany has admitted it.
President Wilson issued call for
volunteers last June, a year ago, and
during Chautauqua Charley Mcdonald
of Lewiston was here and made an
appeal in behalf of the government.
1t was then that Hofstede began
showing his hand He began an ac-
tive campaign against every move
of the government, and his law office
became a clearing house for the dis
semnation and distribution Of litera-
ture calculated to discourage enlist
ment. and thus render valuable aid
and comfort to Germany.
In the presence of County Auditor
Kaufman in the court house he de-
clsred he was 'an anarchist and
stated that ''all government is men,
ace to man.
About the same time he declared he
would, if the United States went to
war, do all he could against the
United States and for Germany At
another time he exclaimed: IL
would like to get into the Mexican
trouble, but on the side of the Mexi-
cans against the United States!
would like to shoot American SOL
diers -
These things were utterly repug-
nant to American citizens, and much
indignation was aroused against Hof-
stede then that has never died out
1t is generally agreed among Orofino
citizens that the community should
have taken the matter in hand then
and there and put stop to him. He
was repeatedly warned to desist. only
to increase his activity against the
government and in behalf of the Ger
man influences in America.
Let us consider, in connection with
Hofstede, the warning of our govern
ment to the effect that German spies
are operating in every community ir
our country; that they are working
against conscription, or any move or
our part to raise adequate armed
forces. The same influences are
opposing the efforts to increase crol
production, and hampering the natiol
at every turn.
IN view Of these facts is it not en-
tirely probable that Hofstede is
German agent in Clearwater county
and that German influences will b.
exerted to turn him loose to continu,
his pro-German activities in this sec
ton?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22
Uncle Sam Wants Stenographers.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that an exam
ination for stenographer and type
writer, Field Service, will be held in
forty different cities thruout the
Eleventh Civil Service District June
80, 1917. Both men and women will
be admitted to this examination.
There is an urgent need of male
stenographers and typewriters for all
branches of the service in the Elev-
enth District, but particularly in the
Quartermaster Corps of the United
States Army, at an entrance salary
of $1,000 per annum. Typewriters
without knowledge of stenography
are in demand and every eligible on
the male typewriter register willing
to accept an entrance salary of $1,000
per annum will be appointed. Male
typewriters willing to serve their
country under the conditions named
should apply for this examination.
applications and full information will
be furnished by the local secretary,
board of Civil Service Examiners,
Post Office, at any of the offices
where the examination will be held,
or by the District Secretary, room 3Os
Post Office Bldg. Seattle, Wash.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22
Americas High Duty.
BY John Sharp Williams. United
States Senator from Mississippi.

The United States has entered
upon the great world conflict. which
is to decide whether Democracy shall
have a safe place in the sun on the
earth, or not. There is hardly any
duty higher than that which ought to
actuate each citizen to help furnish
part of the money which will be
necessary for that purpose.
1t is true that man may be able
to lend his money out at 6, or Z, or 8,
and in some places even 10 per cent,
but he might we'll forego for the space
of two or three years the higher rate
of interest while he invested in l-2
per cent bonds of the United States
His principle would te safe. The
bonds are exempt from taxatio.., eX.
cept the inheritance tax, and ex-
changeable for later bonds of higher
rate of interest if the United States
later on in the war issues such, and
are specifically freed from any war
tax that may be levied.
Our men cannot get to France or
Belgium in any considerable numbers
for year. The Government $ money
received from the subscriptions to
bonds may get there by wire, the
credit based upon it may, which is
the same thing, and, after getting
there takes the form of clothing and
food, munitions, rifles and cannon. and
may help our Allies to win. Next
to the immediate duty of chasing SUBJ
marines and sinking them wherever
they can be found. thereby reopening
the avenues overseas for the world s
commerce, there'is nothing that can
do so much good as lending the Gov
ernment your money. And even in
that respect the man who subscribes
to bond, putting what ready money
he can into it, has the satisfaction of
knowing that his money has helped
build destroyer or buy an armed
yacht, which in its turn has destroyed
a submarine.
The American people are not a
money loving people in the sense that
miser is. Their money getting
takes more the form of game, which
is enjoyed because of it's skill and the
clash of wits, and their love of the
possession of money is based more
upon the uses to which the money car
be put in elevating their selves anC
their children and their neighbor:
and the community in which they
live than upon the money itself, ol
the reputation of having it.
We are the wealthiest people in the
world; this wealth ought now t,
serve the country. 1t will be I
shameful thing that those who are no
fit for military service should ALLOW
those who are fiji to go to the from
and be MANNED and mangled, and per
haps killed, while they stay at hom
and refuse to do even so much a
loosen their purse strings.
Editorial Note. Senator Will
liams of Mississippi was the frs
member of either House of Congress
to subscribe for Liberty Loan Bonds
investing several thousand dollars i
them J
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22
OrOfinO Strawberries.

T. j. LaForest & Sons marketed
their first picking of strawberries yes
terday, and the size. quality and
flavor was great. Talk about berries !.
No country in the world can excel
this section for lucious strawberries,
and our great variation in altitude.
ranging from a thousand to three
thousand feet, gives us an exception
ally long season, and some day will
contribute much towards the success
full operation of a cannery at Orofino-
If you doubt the flavor and quality of
our berries just sample gallon from
the LaForest patch.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22
Heaviest Air Coolest.

Heaviest air Is coldest and n clear
stil atmosphere allows this to settle
down to the soil, though it may be ten
degrees warmer ten feet higher. Wind
keeps the cold air from settling and
mixes II with warmer strata at varying
heights so that all near the earth Is
of uniform temperature and warm
enough that vegetation Is not harmed
thereby.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22

Orofino's big Chautauqua opens
Sunday, June "a and lasts for six
days, morning, afternoon and evening. |
The big tent arrived this Afternoon
and tomorrow the school no Use grounds
will present a busy appearance,
getting the brown canvas top ready
for the crowd of the coming week.
If you haven't already secured your
season ticket do it today. Saturday
night will close the sale at So so, and
after Chautauqua opens the price -ad-
vances to $500. There will be
twelve complete programs during the
week, most of them double, making
total of % attractions. This is only
a trife over IL cents a number. Sim
gle admissions amount to almost
three times the amount of the season
ticket price. If you only attend four
leading numbers, the band concert,
Military Girls, Mawson Pictures, and
Swiss Yodelers, you will still save
money by purchasing season ticket.
with the day and of more than ordin-
airy merit. The Lyric Glee Club,
which appears in two programs, is
one of the splendid male quartets
which every one loves to hear. They
were sent by the United States gov
ernment to entertain the builders of
the Panama canal. They have been
together for many years, and the re-
suit is evident in their ''close har-
mony. DR.. Andrew johnson will
deliver a sermon lecture in the even.
ing. "Soldiers of the Cross. DR..
Johnson is we'll known Chautauqus
lecturer and has message worth
while.
O;her outstanding features of the
week will be Governor Carlson's lee
ture on Monday night, the Military
Girls on Tuesday night. the Roya
Venetian Band on Wednesday, Nav
son Pictures on Thursday and tn.
, Swiss Yodelers on Friday night.
| M. l.. Bowman, an experienced
, Chautauqua man and one of the bes
superlntendents of the Ellison Whit,
, system, will have charge of tn,
, Orotino Chautauqua. Blanche Best il
. to be the Junior Supervisor. She i
J college girl who has had specia
, training in children's games ant
r Junior Chautauqua under her manage
mapt will ha a biy week for TN
"kiddies.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22
Old Tin Cans.

There was cons siderable indignation
among members of the Christian
church Sunday when it was discovered
some one, either thru thoughtlessness
or righteousness, had used the lawn
near the front steps for dump
ground, depositing there some two or
more wheelbarrow loads of old tin
cans. If the party who put them
there will kindly have them removed
nothing further will be said about it.
Later-The cans were overturned
by small boy who was taking them
to the creek and the little fellow is
not only sorry, but said he would
gather them up and take them away.
Fine!
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22

The indications are that all danger
from high water this year has now
passed. the river spreading out its
flood waters over too many attempts
to break the record. BY the time the
forest SHOWS began to come down all
the snow within the lower basins had
run off. The river has been grad
ually falling for the past few days.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22

From Boise comes the statement
that Idaho has only about so cases of
slackers, and that the majority Of
these failures to register were due to
misunderstanding or ignorance. The
statement continues:
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-22

Eternal vigilance is the price of
liberty