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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-10-18
SECOND DRAFT WILL
Be ANNOUNCED SOON
100000 MORE MEN FOR U. s. ARMY
MAY BE coNsCRIPTED BEFORE
HOLIDAY SEASON.

Indications are that the date for the
I second draft for men for the national
army of the United States will be an.
nounced soon. Probably the draft will
be made before Christmas, and will be
for not more than 100000 men, who will
be used to fill gaps in the various mill.
tary organizations This gives promise
of being the first draft which will direct
~ concern the people of Idaho county,
but 1T may be that this county will not
be included in the second draft.
lnasmuch as only about 100000 men
are expected to be summoned, it is prob
able not every draft exemption district
IN the country will be called upon to fur.
nish men. The men perhaps will be sci
ected from only part of the exemption
districts
The second draft will be followed by
similar small drafts, designed to refill
the various divisional environments as
rapidly as the forces training there are
removed. The first draft, now practi-
cally complete, called out 625 900 men.
1t has been definitely decided by the
war department to order the examina
ton of the remaining 100000 register
ed men.
Plans of the general staff for the
handling of the first draft have been
completed. 1t is broadly limited that
some of the drafted men will receive not
more then sixteen weeks training before
they are moved to embarkation camps,
formed into skeleton divisions and sent
to France. As soon as they are moved
from the training camps, the war de-
partment desires that the second draft
shall be ready to move in.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-10-18
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Cement blocks, farm tiles, chimneys
and well curbiDg at Chester Arnold y
plumbing shop. 43-tf
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-10-18
Flenner a Man of Letters.

While Judge Flenner was an elo-
quent speaker and effective Riley in
tetpreter, his dearest title to remem-
.prance will, no doubt, be as an essayist
and man of letters. His intimate first
hand account of the Nezperce uprising
is sure to be priced by the future his
torian. In the delightful biographies
IN his two volumes, 'Syringa Blossoms, ;
he is easily our Idaho Plutarch These
eharnnngly written. books abound in
historic data not found elsewhere. They
will be accorded high rank by the
Idaho historian of a future age.
To-day let us remember Judge Elem
ner for the optimism which never saw
the desert but only the deserts mirage.
Let us remember him also for that
fresh, eager spirit of youth that swellad
within his heart. He never grew men
tally old. Each day was new adven-
ture
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-10-18

The Columbus Social club met on
October with Mrs. Jessie Malick
Only a few members We're present. Mrs
Watson was "A visitor, The time was
spent over fancy work and in visiting.
kefres9 ments were served by the hos
tess. The next meeting will Ice held
October % with Mrs. John Wasmnnd.
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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-10-18
From Salmon Riuer Section

Any items of interest from this sec
ton will be gladly used if forwarded to
Free Press Correspondent at White
Bird Idaho.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-10-18

! Jewels along her winding streams, the
WHITE beauty of her mountain peaks and
her whispering pines that shoulder up
and against the sunset,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-10-18
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WHITEHEAD RED CROSS.

Election of Officers of the Whitebird
auxiliary will take place Friday after
noon at o'clock at Red Cross head
quarters.
Mrs. George Behean was recently ap-
pointed chairman of the knitting com
mittee
number of finished garments Were
sent to the auxiliary last week. The
work was done by women at Freedom.
Miss Dorothy Ehlert, teacher at the
Excelsior school, has taken a supply Of
Ned Cross work to do in connection with
her daily school work.
The last consignment Of Red Cross
articles sent from the Whitebird
auxiliary last week consisted of five
hathrobes, four pajama suits, three
hed shirts, sixteen pillow cases, ten
towels, three Turkish washcloths, ten
knitted wash cloths and thirty-six hand
kcrchiefs.
Mrs Fred McGaffey who was in
"hitebird several days this week the
guest of Mrs. Anna Kirkum, spent two
afternoons at the Red Cross headquar-
terS sewing for the soldiers.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-10-18
nj o u N T / d A III o
Especial Correspondence

Mrs Margaret Finley returned home
Sunday after two weeks spent at the
home of Mrs. Prince Johnston in
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-10-18
Forgot Faults of Fellow Man.

Let us initiate his all-embracing
charity. Like the painter of Philip of
Macedon, who caused the outstretched
arm of that monarch to cover the scar
upon his check, Judge Flenner never
mentioned brothers. frailties. He
loved his friends for what they were
and pardoned them for what they were
not.
= In the beyond, let us hope that his
pillow is softer than down and that
his last long sleep is curtained in ever
lasting peace -
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-10-18
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CHANCE TO MAKE EXTRA MONEY

ipu can add S25 to $50 month to
yo"r income in your spare time. Our
money making plan is winner for
either men or women. We furnish out
M free and teach YOU how to use it.
send postal at once for Particulars of
the Money Making Plan" Act prompt
~ before the vacancy is filled in vour
seerritory Address Publisher, Box 1876,
~ =. Times Square Station, New York
'ity. 22-2 (Adv.)
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19

RED CROSS CAMPAIGN NOW oN.

A campaign of the $o0O0ooo0
Remington last
L. D. W. ~ Rockland Plans
raised
to L. L. il
selected ieuenans collect the
Crystal c. F. Schtz
and the Rockand valley D. W. Davis and
levied against Bonanza Bar
the 4h
contributing their share
0 fund.
Of During the three
Miller left
their Rock
practically all Of Rocklands raised
H. Hartley undertook raise the
that precinct agreeing to take car and
At Roy Mer Peterson
spgg Wright enlisted and in half hour collected
believed that ROs would
be by Saturday Commissioner Peterson join
Mr. and Miller in visiting Roy and Landing
Yesterday committee and planned the campaign
levied against all
professional ranging from 81 to So and the
hers of the committee three Mrs Black
appointed 10 soc hose VINO
the Of this precincts
mart if is believed will by night which
renort expected frome every the county
behalf of the committee the First National bank
NJ. f. night 37 received
which indicates the appeals of the committee
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19
CRYSTAL MAN ARRESTED
FOR FAILURE To REGISTER

Sam Stewart of Crystal was arrest
ed last Friday by Deputy Sheriff Wal
worth for evading registration June 5,
and held in the county jail until yes
terday when he was allowed to regis
ter and return to his homestead near
Crystal
When arrested Stewart stated that
he was thirty-twO years Of age and
that he went TO register June 3 and
found no one at the precinct polling
place. He later said that he was
twenty eight years old and that he had
misunderstood the instructions gov
erning registration.
Investigation by the county officials
proved that the registering office at
the precinct where Stewart had gone
was absent a few minutes after regis
tration blanks and that Stewart actual
ly did present himself at the polls
This information was wired the Unit
ed States prosecuting attorney at salt
Lake City, and he wired back to re-
( lease the man after allowing him TO
register.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19

here in October, at which time he was
a marked pacifist. Now he says every
body ought to be proud we are at war,
and should talk about war to the ex-
clusion of other subjects. Then he
had much to say about "he kept US out
of war" Now he says war was in
evitable after the sinking Of the Lusi-
tania. Then he favored no entangling
alliances. Now he advocates keeping
up the war until all the world is one
great republic even if it took every
dollar of our wealth and the life of
every man in the nation to bring this
about.
There was a marked change in other
respects as we'll, Last fall the gov
ernor was a great stickler for econo-
my and for observance of law, even
going so far rs to advocate putting
people in Jail who violated the law.
Now he discounts economy, telling the
people to spend lavishly, especially in
buying war bonds, but he has not set
an example for them. And again he
said "law or no law" he would do so
and so, which was only fishing for ap-
plause, because he could hardly invite
prison doors to swing open for him
self
Those present enjoyed the afternoon,
but it is too bad all the people of the
county were not present, because de-
ficiency warrants, contrary to law, are
being issued to pay the expenses OF
holding the meetings. 1t is up to the
people, therefore, to get the worth oil
their money because thev will have
to pay the expenses whether they see
or hear the flying patriotic squad OF
not.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19
CHAUTAUQUA BANQUET.

Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. Thompson entertained the guaran-
tors Of the chautauQua. covers being
laid for forty four. The banquet was
given as a compliment TO the public
spirited citizens who got behind the
chautauqua TO the extent Of about
5000. in order TO introduce it to Pow
er county. and around the festive board
were gathered the leading business
men Of the city.
The guests were seated shortly after
I and arose about 9, which is evidence
that the menu was ample and appetiz-
ing. Following the serving about an
hour was devoted to felicitating each
other and thanking the hosts for the
evenings enjoyment. Short talks were
made BY II. c. Wones, Chester Greene
r.. B. Greenwood L. L. Evans, ]. P
Mehlhaff. J. A. BlomQuist, W. ]. Han
son and D. W. Davis. o. H. Barber
officiated as POSTMASTER. At the con
clusion Of the talks the guests gave
rising vote OF thanks to Mr.. anS
Mrs. Thompson, and served notice tina
next year they would be back lOl
strong to celebrate the success of th'
second chautauQua. AS a result o
the gathering there has come de
mand for more Of the kind, and it /
not unlikely that the community ban
Quets enjoyed a year ago will be re
sumed.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19

of them fatalities.
"Anti-aircraft shells we're now
bursting on the fringes Of the air
fleet. Then followed in the distance
the purr of the machine guns and we
knew that our own planes were up in
pursuit We were later informed that
three OF the hostile fleet were brought
down in the channel.
When l reached the spot where the
first three bombs had fallen, glass
strewed the street for a block. In the
middle of the macadam road was a
she'll hole, six or eight feet across
and three deep. Here lay two men in
uniform who looked to me to be dead;
there a civilian, white-haired, who l
knew had been killed.
"Yonder was a little girl, half her
face gone: yOnder a young woman
both feet gone. Our young lieutenant
a y. NJ c. A. man from Canada, our
host for those days. himself wearing
the gold stripe on his arm which be-
tokens a wound, and no longer bit for
service in the field, was bending over
the wounded. l heard one of the
stricken soldiers moaning now, Moth
er, mother' Yonder lay two little
babies already covered with sacking.
We rushed into a nearby basement
where they said there was a wounded
woman. Her hip was gashed. A Red
Cross nurse appeared from nowhere.
I Now they we're carrying an old lady
shaking with palsy. from shell of. a
house She was 80 if day. She had
on a bonnet and gloves. How she
managed thus to array herself for de-
parture from her home or to live at
all in her demolished house is beyond
me.
All this is what 1 myself saw, anc
one pair of eyes could see only small
corner of the devastated area. Houses
were mere walls. All the itnerior:
were torn out as if by fire. girls
school nearby was a wreck.
Down the slope of the lower ant
buster section of the town a marrow
street. crowded with afternoon shop
pers. was strewn with scores Of dead
mostly girls and women. The oil
shoemaker who had been in his littl
shop was never found. Legs and arm
and heads, detached. were scattere
about The draper's shop was a mas
of brick and stone and every girl i
il was dead
The remarkable thing was that
, heard no shrieking and saw no weeI
ing or wringing of hands. All face
We're white; teeth were clenched, lip
compressed. Women clutched at the
garments or spasmodically smot
their breasts. But not a moan or
loud word escaped any lip within m
+ hearing The English are a marv'
lous people"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19
BATTLE AT SEA SINKS BOTH SHIPS
Disabled British Craft ROuts U-BOat
Before Going to Bottom Herself.

In a battle between a crippled.
stranded British steamship and a Ger
man submarine off the Italian coast in
May both craft we're destroyed, accord
ing to members of the crew of the
American steamship Hilonian, who ar
rived at New York Monday The Hill
oman itself has already been reported
sunk off the Italian coast on May 10.
the crew being landed at Albenga. On
the same day an unidentified British
freighter. carrying coal. also was tor
pedoed, but the captain managed to
run his ship into shallow water before
she partly sank Two days later, the
Americans asserted. the submarine re
turned to the attack and launched a
torpedo which caught the steamer
amidships and almost blew her apart.
AS the submarine came to the sur
face to observe the effects of the shot
two deck guns on the stern of the
freighter were turned on her.
A six-inch explosive shell hit the
T C-boat and she was seen to turn over
twice and split squarely in two be-
fore going down
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19
MASS FORMATION IN AIR
Is ATTEMPTED BY GERMANS
British Pilots Assemble in Large Num-
hers and Defeat the Germans.

Having virtually been driven from
the air during the battle of Messines,
the German air forces have been at
tempting to reassert themselves dur
ing the past week by adopting the
familiar old Teutonic tactics of mass
formation. The British pilots report
that they seldom meet the Germans
now in squadrons of less than fifteen
machines, while occasionally they en-
counter an enemy aerial army" con-
sisting of from forty to sixty airplanes.
None of these great formations has
yet been able to cross the British lines,
for the new tactics have found the roy
al flying corps prepared and numbers
have met with numbers. Some of the
battles of the last few days have found
as many as from seventy TO eighty
machines involved. All these engage
ments have occurred well inside Ger
man territory and have been barely
visible from the British line. The po-
lots engaged found the fighting so
heavy that they had no time to reckon
the losses inflicted upon the retreat
ing Germans. Later, however, Brit
ish machines flew over the ground
counting the machines which had been
burned or wrecked. After one of these
general melees ten enemy airplanes
were seen smashed, while only two
British fliers had been compelled tC
quit the fight, one of these being able
TO land within his own line.
One young British pilot few days
ago deliberately sat" over a German
airdrome and smashed one by one -four
machines which came up to attach
him.
f. After this exploit the pilot returned
safely. but with his machine cousid
erably shot up by machine-gun fir'
from the ground.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19
BRITISH WIN FIGHT
IN JUST TWO MINUTES
go over the Top without Artillery
Fire and Capture Trench.

The wars latest developments is
two-minute battle.
1t took the British. just that long to
capture three-quarters of a mile of
trenches on Infantry hill. east of
Monchy le Preux. Thursday morning.
The time for going over the top was
set for 1925 and at 1927 rockets signal
ed the fact all along the line attacked
that the detectives had been taken.
The British stole out of their
trenches in broad daylight without
single shot Of artillery preparation
having been fired rushed across No
Mans Land surprised the German
garrison at breakfast, and took three
officers and 175 other prisoners with
out the slightest effort.
1t was only after they had accom-
plished all this that the British barrage
was placed behind the German posi-
tions in order to cut off any possible
relief or immediate counter-attack
from that direction. There we're only
two British casualties and, on account
Of the surrenders. comparatively few
German. Two enemy machine guns
captured had not fired a single round
during the attack
One party of German officers at
breakfast in a dugout refused to take
seriously the sudden appearance Of the
British "Tommies' at the entrance to
their underground dining room and
their demand Of surrenders and made
for rifles and pistols. A hand gren-
ade tossed among them closed the in
cident. Later in the day the Germans
were seen assembling for a counter
attack. The British waited until they
had assembled in large numbers anC
then turned a torrent of artillery fire
upon them, inflicting heavy losses. Ii
was not until Friday morning that the
. Germans attempted another counter
. attack. And then they succeeded only
, i'm taking a small outpost which haC
been established in front of the newll
/ won positions.
+ On the Messines front comparativ,
quiet reigns, the Germans havin,
p fallen back to a line running due nortl
/ from Warneton. This absolutely flat
tens the Wytchaete salient, in whicl
! the Germans established themselve
! in October, 1914, and which completed
n protected the curving Messines- Wyt
schaete ridge, from which the enem
made life miserable in the low-lyin
Ipres salient held by the British.
II Artillerymen recently taken prison
!. ers say that many long range gun
{. now being used by the Germans hav
IT been taken from warships One pri.
g oner says the guns from the cruise
e. Barbarossa. while many others wer
,r from the same class of ships. Th
sr feeling between the German infantr
le and artillery is becoming more il
J. tense and there is general complain
le of insufficient guns.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19
PAPERS IN RAGE
OVER PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
Wilson Abused for Speech on Flag
Day; Profound Impressions in
Italy.

AMSTERDAM, June 1S.-Under the
headings, Wilson Without a Mask,
Answer of Hypocrite Wilson" Will
son in Delirium." the Berlin and Ger
man provincial papers print lengthy
summaries OF President Wilson's Flag
day speech and the Norddeutsche
Aligemeine Zietung statement on the
presidents note to Russia.
The comments on the note to Rus
sia clearly reflect the ardent desire in
Germany to make peace with her east
ern foe, while they repeat the familiar
declarations about the iron determine
ton to win a victory if the proffered
hand is not accepted.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19
FOVRTH-CLASS POSTMASTER
ENAMIN ALTON

The United States civil service COM
mission has announced an eXamina
tion to be held at American Falls.
Idaho. on July IA, 1917. as result Of
which it is expected to make certifi-
cation 70 fill a contemplated vacancy
in the position of fourth-class post
master at Neeley. Idaho. and other va
cancies as they may occur at that Of
fee. unless it shall be decided in the
interests Of the service TO fill the va
cancy by reinstatement. The compen-
sation of the postmaster at this Of
ice was s215 for the last fiscal year.
Applicants must have reached their
twenty-first birthday on the date of
the examination.
Applicants must reside within the
territory supplied by the post office
for which the examination is annOunc-
ed.
The examination is open to all citi-
zens of the United States who can
comply with the requirements.
Application blanks, form 1853, and
full information concerning the re-
duirements of the examination can bC
secured from the postmaster at the
place of vacancy or from the United
States civil service commission al
Washington, d. c.
Applications should be properly exc
cuted and fled with the commission a
Washington, d. c., at the earlies
practicable date.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19

All the way between the North sea
and the Swiss border the allies and the
Germans are "stalling" The big bat
ties Of the year are still to come.
Everybody knows it, but nobody knows
where. This is the lesson the Ger
mans learned in User and at Verdun.
and the allies at Champagne, on the
Aisne and at Arras-that no offensive
can be pushed home to it's ultimate
purpOses-the big break through. un-
less it comes absolutely and complete
ly as a surprise-so much so that the
opponents cannot find time to throw
his reserves in guns and men to the
sectors attacked.
Not the slightest inkling must be
given the enemy on what front the
great breach is to be effected. There
fore practically the whole front must
be continuously bombarded with equal
force until everything is ready for the
big blow.
That's what is going on in the west
today Hindenburg is doing it on the
French front, in the Champagne and
on the Aisne Sir Douglas Haig on the
front between Ypres and Lens Now
and then local attacks are launched, a
Nun III NAAI AAAlE - olldAEnLtutu OuL
and all the while reconnoitering par
ties are darting forward.
Aeroplanes are also darting forward
into the opposing line, returning with
prisoners from whom. even when they
are unwilling. some valuable pointers
are always obtained.
Today interest centered upon the
Franco-German front There the Ger
cri Al ON Of h,u f1~os, =
but signs may have been part of the
bluffing game. Both sides are playing
the game. Both sides are about forty
forty long from Cerney southeast to
Laon on the Auberive river, the east
ern pivot of the campaign sector.
There are three subdivisions; first,
from Cerny to Berry-au-Bac; second,
from Berry-au-Bac to Nauroy: third,
from NaurOy to Auberive In each OF
these the crown princes batteries has
been displaying its top capacity ever
since the French drive was checked.
In one of these sectors the French
look for a big counter-thrust.
1t was on the eleven-mile front be-
tween Cerny and Berry-au-Bac that
the Teutons Sunday developed more
than ordinary activity. They we're
udSSluE lIOOpS 10 the northeast Oh
Cerny. under cover of terrific gunfire.
But the French observers were on the
job. Without a moments delay the
'75s" we're put into action. Their
. murderous hail squashed the Teuton
. organizations in the making. No in
fantry attack developed. A little later
u the crown princes cannon, as if to gel
even for the check at Cerny. let loose
an earth-shaking drumfire on tht
4 French positions on Hurtebise farm
This farm. the real key to the Road
Il OF the Ladies" is a sore spot with the
Germans. There is every indication
e that they mean TO get it back. Late
Sunday Afternoon the guns we're still
!, roaring The French, however. an
u swered shell for shell. Incidentally
o. the farm is the same from which Mar
u shall Ney and Drout. 103 years age
ID elected Bleucher while Napoleon look
ed on. The French mean to live ~
- to the traditions. Otherwise ther
'e we're only raids on the FrancO-Germal
ie front Petain's scouts made quic
dashes into German positions in tn
Woevre and in the Vosges, returnin
= with prisoners.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19

The national defense council at
Washington is concentrating its eff
forts on the development Of an army
of aviators, and has asked for an ap-
preparation of one billion dollars. 1t
is the plan to drive Germany from the
air.