The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-08-10

man people. who have an astonishing |
capacity for self-deception, evince no
desire 70 throw these militarists ont
and sSve their empire from ultimate
disaster.
Siam joins kaisers Foes.
One by one tine smaller nations OF
the world are lining up with the enc
mics of the kaiser and despotic milf
tarism. Far-away Siam Is the latest
addition 20 the list German vessels
In 'Siamese ports were seized and Ger
man citizens were interhed The in
tiuence OF every country that comes
In on the side OF freedom aud Justice
VIII be frlt, II not strongly now. at
least after the war Is ended The
Teutonic economists well know this
and eyea now are holding a conference
vi postwar conditions, seemingly stiu
hopeful that their armies can bring
shout the realization Of that dream
of a "Mittel Europa" that would he
self-sustaining and self-contained and
that wuuid always threaten the peace
of the rest Of the world The frus-
tratioU Of that hope is the great ulti-
mate aim Of the allies.
Representatives of the entente allies
met I'm Paris on Wednesday for the
purpose OF determining the course OF
their future policy in the Balkans.
which Premier Bihot. who presided.
said gnust be modified because Greece
Is now ranged with the allies. The
/ 'Units-d States was not represented. the
/ administration holding that this natten
| is nNt vet directly interested ga Balkan
4 matters.
Food Control Biz Delayed
President Wilson's strenuous objec-
tiou 10 the senate amendment to the
/ foUd control hill creating congr~s-
sional committee on expenditures for
the wHr. aud the determination Of tAs
house 20 defeat tine s~nate am~Bsi-
mcnts. caused n desny VA the funl pas
SuEa Of the measure. Thr prohibitions.
lists were bound 10 have rest0red thF
'bone-dry" plan Tor whbrh the house
voted.
The entente allies held = conference
In Paris and adopted unari mously thls
declaration:
'The allied powers. more closely
united than ever for the defense ~ the
peoples rights, particularly in III" Bal
kar peninsula, are resolved not 10 las
down arms until they have attained
the end which IN their eyes dominates
an others-to render impossible re
tura ~ the criminal aggression suTf
as that whereof the central empires
bear the responsibility"
Ii accordance with the recommends,
ffon or General PcrShlng the American
army is 10 be reorganized on the
French plan Of conformation. This
will change company from $50 "a
20 men. regiment from 100 20 3
OO0 men. md a division frum $500 q
approximately 1900 men,
The government is planning a sys
tenn ~ war insurance that win pre-
bIude me establishing 81 pension rolls
a. a result Of this war. II Is proposed
that every man I'm the army, navy and
marine corps shall be entitled ~ insur
apee ranging from 5000 20 $1,000
paying a premium OF 50 a thousand
the insurance being assumed by tbs
government in lieu ~ pensions; Ia ad
ditian. the families nnd other depend
EMS will hs provided FOR by allotmerts
Recruiting was given q big boos
last week. partly by the announcement
that drafted men would not De accept
~ AZ volunteers after they were cRllsf
before the exemption boards md part
Is hy the concerted campaign ~ M
AmsrEeuu and British recruiting On
Gers The British mission D. atfainlul
large numbers 81 auIfstm'ufs in chi
caua Nnw York end other large cities
DESPITE the tremendous fnHrefs
drain an the country dBe 70 wur OK
rsrGlfrrrs aud tn the face ~ fF~vi'
protests from Senators Edrah. Ken
Won. hing and f.@ others. fbe SAD
#t. tr-asaI fna annual rivers end hHF
ba-z Er1 carrying au appropriation 60
So a.E un Nrig eleven member o.
tho r#us- Hau-0 1tr-i 70 vote asaIuT
r|s ara-t" measure which u.aH'raH
ar Hr rmn. ls especially -o when fH'
na.an .- engaged in o. Har that El'
E.r..-. .u .fH resources.
Irrm#e ErgH. opportunity is ~
harE Tsa convention % Iraft haaaa
-a.a a.rsfrHaa Be- Ia session .u Lon.
#.r a## SIR Horace rIHHteft ga fha
ar r# F ihe daiacafss rn r7ret
ar "a. .HM#a and satisfactory agree
rr. H. Government ~ Great Ert d
fs pledged ra Uuf lf through Ti4a re-
-rr. .s .r the hands u tle I-.sa iheu,
selves