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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-12-31
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What Shall We Send to the Trenches
front and do not accept the tobacco
sent them as treats have made re-
quests of us to send sweet, toothsome
articles which do not SAVIOR of to-
bacco In respect to their wishes let
us make it a point to send them
things which are of some real value
to them in one way or another. While
many of them like cigarettes, we know
the despised things are only detri-
mental to the person who uses them
Professor Frederick w Roman of
the department of economics of SYRIA
cuse IN " University, under the
subject, "The Devil of Our Times"
tells us that more than one million
acres of Americas garden land was
cultivated last year with tobacco, and
more than thirty thousand of Ameri-
cas- men were us- I'd in the work of
caring for it. Tia what benefit? Sta
tistics show THAI approximately TWEEN
ty-five billion poisonous cigarets were
smoked Now the republic is at stake,
the nation at peril, unless we step out
and stop this awful waste of our fer
tile soils and not waste alone but
detriment as we'll. In the tobacco in
dustry directly and Indirectly 100000
men are employed, and 100000 men
are employed in the liquor business,
making a total of 100000 men. If
these men were turned loose to wage
war against Kaiser Bill don't you sup
pose he would sit up and take con-
notice? Now they are doing
naught but destroy men. The nation |
Is crying out for men to build ships. |
Well, we have enough men making
cigar boxes, whiskey kegs and saloon.
to release 10000; would
his number help the situation any?
With so much in the papers about
sending tobacco to our boys it would
seem as if we should do all we can
Ii LlllS lllC, Jul We Chihh tlO ihoJofioJ
If what we see is nothing more than
laid advertisements of the tobacco
rusts. We all know that almost ev-
,ry paper that carries cigarette adj
-ertising is now raising a tobacco fund
or the soldiers. Like the liquor deal
rs, the tobacco trust can pay big
ums for this advertising.
The tobacco trust has much to gain
4 modifying the flower of our young
manhood, and they are making the
lost of the situation. Mothers and
athers, what will you do? Will you
end your boy some poison weed, or )
ill you substitute something that will
0 him good and help to starve the J
,bacco trust? SUBSCRIBER.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-12-31
Boys of the q. S. A.
By J. w. PEGLER


WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDI-
TIONARY ARMY, FRANCE-Here's a
real song of the Sammies, written,
composed and perpetrated by British
Tommy. 1t has just drifted down to
our camp from the British front with
the instructors who are teaching the
Sammies how to bayonet the Boche.
They are the ragtime army,
They come from U. S. A.
They cannot march, they cannot shoot,
What blinkin' use are they?
But when they get to Berlin,
The kaiser he will say,
"Hoch! Hoch! Mein Colt!
Vot a bloody fine lot
Are the boys from U. S. A."
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-12-31
WAR DIARY FOR 1917

Jan. 10-Allies announce their peace
terms are reparation, restitution and
| future security.
JAM 22-President Wilson addresses
| senate on peace terms.
Jan. 31-Germany declares indiscrim-
| mate submarine warfare on neutral
as well as enemy shipping.
Feb. 3-America breaks diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
Feb. 4-Germany announces release of
American prisoners captured by
German raiders.
Feb. British admiralty announces
first weeks total of vessels indis-
criminately sunk by German sub
marines as: British 81 other bellig-
Grants 4 American 1; other neu-
trails 49, Total tonnage, 86,344.
Feb. 26-British recapture Kut-elAm-
ara.
Feb. 27-Cunard liner Laconia sub
marined with loss of American lives.
Feb fisherman conspiracy to in
volve Mexico and Japan in war
against America, revealed.
March 11-British capture Bagdad.
March 12-Czar suspends sittings of
the una.
March 13-Germans abandon their
main defenses west of Bapaume.
March 14-Russian revolution begins.
March 15-Czar Nicholas abdicates.
March 17-British capture Bapaume,
and advance along IA miles front;
French advance along Is miles front.
Fourteen villages occupied by allied
troops.
March 18-Germans begin to retire
along 85 miles front between Arras
and scissors.
March 20-German retirement halts on
the Hindenburg line.
March America is first foreign
government formally to recognize
the new revolutionary government
of Russia.
April President Wilson asks con-
gress to declare war on Germany.
April 6-America declares war on Ger
many.
April Cuba follows America in de-
claring war on Germany.
April British penetrate German
front at Arras, taking 5000 prisoners.
April -Austro-Hungary sewers d1pio-
matte relations with America.
April 10-British continue their Arras
offensive, taking a total of 10000
prisoners.
April 16-French offensive on 20 miles
front between scissors and Rheims
captures German first line and TO-
900 prisoners.
April 20-French offensive ends with
total capture of 10000 prisoners.
april 2O-Turkey sewers diplomatic
relations with America.
april 21-British Foreign Minister
Balfour and other members of Brit
ish mission arrive in America.
lpril 21-French government an
nounces between April S-2O, Anglo
French offensives captured $4,000
prisoners and $50 guns.
.pril 24-Marshal Joffre and other
members of French mission arrive
in America.
pri1 28-Congress passes selective
draft bill.
lay American destroyers arrive IN
British waters for war duty.
law 5-French develop an offensive
east of Scissor, taking 5000 prison
ers.
ay 13-Genera1 Korniloff command {
ing Petrograd garrison, resigns be- {
cause of growing difficulty of main
tanning discipline.
ay 16-Professor Minlyoff resigns as r
Russian foreign minister
ay 24-Italians break Te1ltonic lines
on six mile front at Castagnavizza, r
taking 5000 prisoners.
ay 2S-Italian offensive ends, with \
total of $4,000 prisoners captured.
Inc 3-Root Mission arrives in Rus n
STA.
me S-General Pershing arrives. in N
London.
me 12-King Constantine of Greece N
abdicates.
ne 19-General Pershing arrives in
Paris.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-12-31
Alaska on Water Wagon

WASHINGTON = Alaska climbs
aboard the water wagon tonight, bag
and baggage-for keeps. In other
words Alaska on January 1 becomes
bone dry. The bill assigning Alaska
to the prohibition ranks was the first
prohibition bill passed by the house.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-12-31
RUSS|A-TEUT0N
PEACE PARL|ES
MAKING GAINS
BOTH SIDES AGREE TO RETIRE
FROM TERRITORIES NOW
OCCUPIED
ALLIES WILL RESPOND
CONSIDER PLANS TO HESITATE
THEIR WAR AIMS TO CLEAR
ATMOSPHERE

AMSTERDAM framing an
agreement to be presented to both gov
ernments the German-Russian confer
ence adjourned temporarily today. 1t
is understood that the agreement stip-
ulates that the Russians are to evac-
uate all occupied portions of Aus
tria, Hungary, Turkey and Persia. The
Teutons are to leave Poland, Lituania
and other parts of Russia, granting
the people of other sections occupied
by Teutons free opportunity to de-
eide their own future sstatus. 1t is
also Jointly stipulated that there will
be a resumption of free intercourse
and an exchange of prisoners, prac-
tically reestablishing the status wuo
ante.
Will Confer on Terms
spond seriously to the Teuton peace
terms announced at Brest-Litovsk,
according to the best information OBJ
tanned by the United Press. 1t is un-
derstood that Lloyd George will go
to France shortly to confer with the
premier there.
Cheek BOlsheyiki Madness
STOCKHOLM-Seve of the allied
diplomats here have recommended
that their government participate in a
conference here to proclaim the al
lies concrete peace policy. 1t is Jun
derstood that it is the belief that such
a conference is the only way to check
the Bolsheviki madness.
Kerensky has been delegated to par
ticipate in the inter-allied confer
ence. Paris said the allies best help
Russia would come from restating |
clearly and emphatically the exact as
pirations and aims. The belief is
growing that the allies could, for
Russia's benefit, give a clear inter-
probation of the mo annexation and |
no indemnities" phrase to Germany.
Germany is attempting to convey the
impression that the allies have ac-
cepted this basis.
Do Russians Bow Down?
COPENIAGEN-Wo has been re-
ceived here that the Bolsheviki have
released IA Austrian merchantmen.
The release indicates the Bolsheviki
is Immediately complyi1GL with the
German peace proposals, as this is
one of the provisions.
Shut Out Russian Bonds
WASHINGTON-The treasury de-
partment today announced that the
French government will prohibit the
of Russian government
bonds guaranteed by Russia after to-
mororrow.
Fight in Irkutsk
TOKIO-A fierce fight is reported
In progress between tn BOlShevik1 {
and Cossacks in Irkutsk. 1t is report
I'd that the Bolsheviki murdered the
French consul and two French civil
ans. The town is burning. The pop
llation is literally starving to death.
There is total lack of supplies.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-12-31

/ June 26-F1rSt American troops lane
in France.
July 1-Russians begin offensive il
Galecia, under War Minister Keren-
sky, capturing 10000 prisoners.
July 10-Russians capture Halicz, key
| to Lemberg.
July 14-George Michaelis becomes
| Chancellor of Germany.
July 1S-Austro-Ger start coun-
| ter offensive against Russians in
Galicia.
July 20-Russian Premier, Prince
Lyoff resigns and is succeeded by
Kerensky.
July 26-Russian general staff admits
revolutionary decentralization in Rus
sian army.
July 27-Russians evacuate Czern-
owitz, capital of Bukowina.
July 31-Anglo-French offensive on 20
mile front between Warneton and
Dixmude resulting in capture of
5000 prisoners.
Aug. 13-America, England, France
and Italy agree to refuse permission
for delegates to attend Socialist
peace conference at Stockholm.
Aug. 15-Czar and family removed to
Tobolsk.
Aug. 15-Pope appeals to Belligerents
for peace.
Aug. 21-Italians begin new Isonzo Of
fensive.
Aug. 23-Italians announce capture of
10000 prisoners along Isonzo.
Aug. 29-President Wilson answers
pope's peace plea.
Sept. 3-Germans capture Riga.
Sept. Italians announces total cap
ture of 10000 prisoners along Ison-
Sept. 8-State department reveals Ger
man minister to Argantina's tele-
grams to Berlin urging sinkings of
Argentine ships "Spurlos Versenkt"
without trace.)
Sept. general Kornioff removed as
Russian commander-in-chi for de-
manding Kerensky's retirement.
Sept. 10-General Korniloff starts
counter-revolution.
Sept. 13-Korniloff revolt crushed.
Sept. 21-State department reveals
Bernstorff sent telegram to Berlin
last January requesting $50,000i to
influence congress.
Sept. 29-Bolo Pasha arrested in
Paris.
Sept. 3O-Viscount Ishii announces
recognition of open door and Amer
lean trade rights in China.
Oct. British government announces
it will begin reprisals for German
air raids over England.
Oct. british develop an offensive
east of Ypres, taking 5000 prison
erS.
Jet. Announcement of mutiny in
German fleet at Wilhelmshaven.
oct. 13-German naval forces capture |
Riga Bay islands.
Jet. 2O-French make first capture of
Zeppelin of the war.
)ct. 23-French in offensive north of
Aisne capture 5000 prisoners.
)ct "a - Austro- Germans offensive
against Italy begins.
,ct. 25-French Aisne offensive re-
sumed with capture of 1000 more
prisoners.
let. 25-Germans retire % miles in
Riga sector.
let. 26-Brazil declares war on Ger
many.
ct. 26-Italian ministry resigns.
ct. 27-First announcement of Amer
lean troops occupying first line
trenches in France.
ct. 20 - Austro-German offensive
reaches Italian plains after capture
of 100000 prisoners.
ct. 90-Count Won Hertling becomes
chancellor of Germany.
ov. -Anglo-French reenforcements
reach Italian front.
ov. 1-Kerensky announces Russia is
worn out by war strain.
ov. 2-Gernans abandon first line
positions north of Aisne.
". 3-First American prisoners of
war captured by Germans along
Rhine-Marne canal, near Lorraine
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-12-31

If you have anything to sell the
classified ad columns become Sud
denly important" to you.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-18
Just When Baby Has Perfect Right to Cry

hands that would reserve for
himself all your body, soul and
strength. A playtime one day
a little longer than usual leads
to another day when he thinks
life should be one long holiday
for him. For the good OF the
whole family he should be dis
illusioned. Of course he will
cry. Let him. 1t will do him
good in more ways than one.
People inexperienced in the
care of babies often indignant
ly ask such questions as this:
''But how do you KNOW that
II is only holding he wants9"
It is very easy to prove it, be-
cause the child will stop crying
the instant he is taken up, as he
does whenever he gets what he
has been crying for. These
people can not distinguish be-
tween screams of anger at not
gaining his desire and walls for
sleep or food.
Perhaps it will help to tide
over difficult situations with
them to explain that an angry
child shows two almost white,
semicircular marks, one at each
side of his nose at the nostril.
Also, when a child is three or
four months old its tears "come
in" Thereafter, a cry with a
tear should be responded to; q
cry without tear is almost in
variably one Of anger.
The greatest objection most
mothers have to allowing the
child to cry is the foolish fear
Of rupture. Now, ruptures are
nowhere as frequent as many
women seem to think. They in
frequently occur in boy babies
and more infrequently in girls.
And in the majority of cases
it has been discovered that the
ruptures would have taken
place anyhow, whether or not
they cried hard. Most babies
are quite complete and are not
at all apt to break in two in the
middle; though they cry as il
they would split their throats.
Mother Nature knows her busi-
ness pretty well.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-18

things that are not good for
him. That will give the aver
age baby enough to cry for an
hour every day, I warrant you.
And you need not be afraid
that there will not be a good
reason for letting him cry! 1t
seems as if as fast as we over
come one habit that is bad for
the baby or for the family, an
other crops up to be conquered.
T,ople who study babies know
this to be one fact that cannot
be disputed.
Here is the baby that wants
constant attention. Not for
three minutes will she lie quiet
ly in her carriage as she should,
amusing herself; the minute
she finds herself alone she be-
gins a protest that rapidly
ascends the scale. This is a
good time to let her get in some
Of that hours crying that she
needs for her physical develop,
ment, and mental, too, in such
a case as this.
Then there is the baby that
will not stay out doors without
yelling its head off. Make him
comfortable, then let him yell.
There are few things better for
him than crying .where only
fresh air will fill his young
lungs. IF you let him alone it
will not be long before he finds
that screaming does not gain
his end and then that there are
lots of entertaining things to be
seen out of doors.
Babies love to be held and
cuddled and played with, and
they need certain amount of
such mothering if they are to
grow as they should. The lack
of these very essential atten-
tions is said to be the reason
why children growing up in in
situations do not thrive, and
has led to the practice of
farming out" the babies.
It takes very little over-in-
diligence in these attentions,
however, to spoil the baby, and
almost before you know it, you
have a young tyrant on your
R,~hts Reserved.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-18

to rest. No. one has more SYM
pathy than | with the young
mother who has all her work
to do and seldom gets any rec
,reation. I don't blame her a
minute for wanting to go to the
picture shows and I feel a real
sorrow for her if she has to
take the baby along or stay at
home altogether-but stay at
home she should. The ever
changing pictures very quickly
reduce even a strong, healthy
baby to a wailing, nervous lit
tie creature that is truly pitiful
in his helpless plight.
How few adults there are,
too, who realize how short a
time a little baby can stay
awake without over fatigue. A
normal baby of about four
months is candidate for sleep
after a waking period of about
an hour-and an hour passes
swiftly to grown-ups+during
which he lies in his accustomed
place and entertains himself in
his usual manner Of trying to
catch one set Of fluttering rose
leaf fingers with the other
hand. If his occupation is a
more strenuous one he wearies
in less time than that.
But if the baby in the aver
age family begins to cry with
fatigue and tells just as plain
ly as he can that he needs rest,
what happensi Ten to one
some one will set him upon her
knee and begin to jump him up
and down so that he feels much
as he would if the elevator boy
should amuse himself by re-
peatedly taking us up half a
story and letting the car come
down with a thump every time
we neared the main floor. Hon.
estly, it is too bad, the cruelty
we so thoughtlessly practice
upon our poor babiesl
But, you say, if he should be
allowed to cry and still not be
made to cry for these things
when is he to cryf
A good rule is to let him cry
for exercise when he wants
By the star Company. Great Britain
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-18

meals at once any more than
you and | can. So it stands to
reason that we must feed him
regularly or we cannot get into
his stomach all that he needs
in order to make the most phe-
nomenal growth of his life. We
should know better than he
when he is hungry, and we
should see that he is promptly
fed without his having to ex-
haust himself trying to tell us
of his need.
It is not fair to make him
plead for dry clothing, either.
Contrary to what a great many
mothers believe, chatting is due
entirely to negligence in regard
to the baby's excrement. and
not by any means to lack of
powder. Solid matter against
q, baby's skin soon smarts as a
mustard plaster does against
your own, and on many a poor
neglected child causes blisters
before he gets the attention he
has exhausted himself in crying
for.
He has right to be clean
and to smell clean, and the only
way to be sure that he gets
theseprivileges is to throw into
a pail of water every diaper as
it becomes wet. A supply of
two dozen such cloths makes it
necessary to wash these out but
once a day, with a boiling with
the weekly. wash, an arrange
ment that Saves great deal Of
time and affords a great
amount of satisfaction both to
the child and to the adults who
have to handle him.
The baby should not be made
to cry with fatigue, either. Few
grown people seem to realize
how firing even a slight change
of scene is to a baby. AS old
people soon seek to return to
the chairs and corners to which
they have become accustomed,
so the babies soon weary of new
faces and places. 1t is down.
right cruelty to force them to
continue in these conditions
when it is possible to put them
Copyright. 1917.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-18

THERE is no denying the
fact that nobody enjoys
i hearing a baby cry. At
the first intimation that things
do not please him we grown
ups seek to quiet him, says
Bertha Bellows Streeter in
American Motherhood. Some
of us remove the cause Of his
displeasure, some do no more
than try to hush his noise.
Mother Nature was wise
when she implanted in our
hearts this instructive dread of
baby's cry, and yet, we must
admit that there are times
when for the baby's physical
welfare we should steel our
selves against this feeling, for
he has right to cry at least an
hour every day.
Any one who has thoughtful
ly watched a small baby dur
ing his wakeful periods cannot
help noticing the activity of his
arms and legs. 1t seems as if
they are always moving, and
their movement gives slight ex-
ercise to the parts CT the body
closest to them. But crying is
absolutely the only exercise the
baby gets for his lungs. 1t is
the only thing that makes him
breathe deep again and again,
the exercise that is quite essen
tial to the proper development
of this part of his rapidly grow
ing body.
There are a number Of things.
however, that the baby should
not be required to cry for, be-
cause he has just as much a
right to those attentions as he
has to the privilege of crying.
For instance, it should not be
necessary for him to cry for his
food. When baby comes to
us we expect to feed him-or
we should. 1t should be mat
ter of pride so to care for him
that he will be a fine specimen
Of babyhood. He cannot be
this, however, without a GER
tain amount to eat every day,
and his stomach will hold only
80 much so he can not eat two
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-18
Keeping Your
Throat Young
p d}~;A @eAA

The Most Famous Living Beauty.
rs your throat round, white and
youthful-lookingf Or is your neck
: beginning to look wrinkled and
old9 Is the skin growing flabhy' Are
the muscles sagging? Is the skin look
ng yellow and unattractive? Is it no
longer a source Of pride with you to
wear V-shaped or low-cut gown9
Do not despair; those wrinkles can
be removed with ease. And you have
my assurance that you can make your
neck smooth and beautiful again. First
you must look to its careful feeding.
Give it at least one good meal a day
by rubbing cold cream literally into
the front of the neck at night before
retiring. Do not hesitate to soothe the
tired muscles with gentle but firm
massage -
Next look very carefully to the poise
Of the head. If the head be held
proudly, the chin up, the muscles Of
the neck will also be held firm. But
if you permit the head to droop the
neck muscles share the sagging.
Never lie with the head high. One
small pillow should be enough for any
one.
The throat thus trained and cared
fer every day, and with the additional
training of deep breathing should
never grow old. Furthermore, every
woman should take vocal culture for
herself, even though she have no liking
for music, simply for the sake Of the
beauty of her neck. The most beauti-
full necks and bosoms in the world are
those of singers.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-18
rs it possible to generate

some electricity for a
home experimenting. X.
You can generate static electri-
city by rubbing a dry rubber comb
briskly on coat sleeve. This
comb will then pick up small par
ticles OF paper or pith, will hold
them for awhile and then repel
them with some force. An inter-
esting suggestion by a well-known
scientist along this line is that flu
ture baths" will consist in charg-
ing peoples bodies with electricity,
thus making all particles of dead
skin, ETC., fly off, no water being
necessary.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-18

I AM eighteen and I often dance at
club affairs where am required to
wear costumes that don't come to my
knees. I am not bow-legged but my
knees stick out further than the rest of
the leg, which prevents my limbs touch
ing, as well-shaped legs should. Please
advise me what to do.-NEVA G.
Your limbs are too thin. Eat fattenng and nour.
shng foods and take plenty of walks In the open air
Massage your limbs daily with cocoanut olive OIL
Here is a good ''plumpening" cream which you can
use:
1annIn Observation-Disclosures. W gram
Lanoin .....................30 grams
OH Of sweet almonds. ........20 grams .
Oil Of rose geranium ..........5 drops
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-18
Is there any mechanical
way to cure a pipe?-

If you have a vacuum cleaner you
can do 1t easily. Attach the stem
Of the pipe to the intake Of the
cleaner, load up and light, having
started up the motor. II you make
this work too fast you will burn
the pipe.