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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
German Massacres
EXTRACTS FROM GERMAN WAR
DIARIES.

Wnole village Durnt, tne fFencn
thrown into the blazing houses, civil
ians with the rest" (From the diary
of Private Hassemer, of the Eighth
Army Corps.)
"Aug. 23d. -" Our men cam.
back and said that at the point whcrs
the valley joined The Meusc we could
not get on any further as the VII
layers were shooting ut us from cv-
cry house. We shot the whole lot
l6 of them. They were drawn up in
three ranks; the same shot did for
thrce at Il time.
The man had already shown
their brutal instincts.
"Jhe sight of the bodies of all tn.
inhabitants who had been shot down
was indescrbablc. Every house IN
the whole villagc was destroyed. We
draggd the villagers one after an
other ont of the most unlikely cor
ners The men we're shot as vel! as
the women and children who were in
the convent, since shots had been fired
from the convent windows; and we
burnt it afterwards.
'The inhabitants might have es-
capped the penalty by handing owe,
the guilty and paying $1,000 francs :"
(From the diary of an officer in the
One hundred seventy eighth Regi-
mcnt, Twelfth Saxon Corpse
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
GERMAN ATROCITIES )
ARE EXPOSED
SOME OF THE LETTERS THAT
GERARD RECEIVED FROM
GERMAN SOLDIERS.

We are publishing three letters
that Ambassador Gerard received
from German soldiers while he was
United States ambassador to Ger
many. They go to show that the
Kaiser soldiers could not stand the
atrocities that they were forced to
commit on account Of orders from
their superior officers.
Here is a protest Of German SOL
dier, an eyewitness of the slaughter
of Russian soldiers in the Masur;ar
lakes and swamps:
ut was frightful, heart-rending,
as these masses of human beings
were driven to destruction. Above
the terrible thunder of the cannon
could be heard the heart-rending
cries of the Russians: o 'Prussians!
o Prussians!'-but there was no
mercy. Our Captain rad ordered:
The whole lot must die; so rapid
fire. AS / have heard, five m IN
and one officer on our side want
mad from these heart-rclding
cries. But most Of my comraGes
and the officers joked as the un-
armed and helpless Russians
shrieked for mercy while they were
being suffocated in the swamps and
shot down. The order was: Close
up and at it harder! For days af-
terwards those heart-rending yells
followed me and dare not think of
them or shall go mad. There is
no God, there is no morality and no
ethics any more. There are no
human beings any more, but only
beasts. Down with militarism.
"This was the experience of a
Prussian soldier. At present,
wounded; Berlin, October 22, .19l
"If you are truth-loving mar
please receive these lines fromfss
common Prussian soldier" :,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-05-04
CRY WATER FoR oARpENs

The city authorities should supply
free water from the mains for the
use Of ali gardens IN the city which
cannot BE- supplied from surface
bitches and other sources, The NOR.
important Use of water .n the house
hold and for fire protection should re-
ceive first consideration bat all
through the season OF greatest de-
demands for irrigation there Is an
ample supply available for the cts
pipe system and there would he nc
cost. loss OF trouble connected viii
the distribution of this water for uks
/ in food production
The increase uf food production a.
urged By President Wilson II pa
triotic duty at this time Of threaten
/ ID world famine other cities arr
/ furnishing water free for gardens -
en- where pumping plants are used
I for supplying the demand II is sure
I ly a duty 70 hte country 20 dedicate
our municipal gravity system 10 this
public use.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-05-04
DIED EAR FROM home.

A. c. Rose died at the Stratton hos
pital In Salmon on April 26. victim
of pneumonia. superinduced by alco-
holisIiS The deceased was brought
here a few days before from Gilmore.
where he was working as barber.
Even in his extreme illness he man
ifested his gentle breeding, and II
was ascertained that what brought
him to Idaho was a desire he had 60
get away from the besetting temp'a-
ton that liquor had for him. When he
came to Gilmore he Is said to have
been able 10 procure the drink al.
ways crayed even though there are
no open saloons in the town. He was
about 40 years OF age. The unfortun.
ate victim of strong drink left lit.
the money. enough 10 bury him dec
entity. A wire was received from the
| father OF the dead man at Nashua
New Hampshire. saying that the body
should be inferred here.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-05-04
PATRIOTIC CALL FROM
GOVERNOR ALEXANDER r

The truest patriot and the most val
lent soldier under the crisis that con-
fronts our nation at the present time
is going to the tiller of the soil who
produces the greatest number OF
pounds of food product both for man
and beast.
Food production during the first
year of the war. upon which the
United States has been forced TO en-
ter against its will, viii mean life
conservation of our boys and young
men who offer themselves for the de
fense and honor of the nation during
the second year of the war.
Food this year in abundance for
ourselves and our allies viii mean
fewer lives of American soldiers lost
! in battle next year. The supreme du-
~ of the present hour Is the produc-
| ton and conservation of food sup
plies. not alone for those called To
the battle front, but for those left al
home.
In this supreme crisis | confidently
appeal TO the farmers OF Idaho to dc
| their utmost. not alone TO increase
the acreage planted to crops, but tc
increase the production of every acre
planted.
| appeal to housewives. not only oI
the farmer. but of the merchant, tbs
/ professional man and of all In all pur
/ suits OF life in the state. TO exert tbs
/ full limit Of their energy toward tbs
canning. drying and preserving o
perishable food products in thei
proper season. No family in ldahe
should enter next winter without l
reasonable quantity OF vegetables
fruits. berries and other food prod
lucts stored for home use. leaving IN
greatest surplus possible for the al
my and navy Of our country and O
iour allies
i Let every citizen lend every sssis
ltance and encouragement through tn
practice Of thrift. through Increase
production by means OF Increased az
reage. through the various boys an
girls clubs and otherwise 10 the ps
triOtic end sought, and WneneFe
thera Is anyone possessing eXper
, ence and ability TO pat out crops bu
who is lacking the seed to do 80. Il
. peal TO his neighbors, TO merchant
and bankers TO come to his tempor'
. ~ financial assistance that II may nC
be said that an acre OF land was a
lowed to go implanted in Idaho b.
/ cause of lack OF money.
NJ. ALEXANDER. Governor OF ldahl
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-05-04
THE MAYOR AND HIS CAR
GETTING ACQUAINTED

His honor the mayor took his first
lessons in handlisg his fiivver last
Saturday. getting ready TO use il reg
ularly on his trips from the country
to town. The very first turn of the
steering gear sent the car head on
against the flank of the Citizens ma
tional bank. That strong institution
resisted the attack and is still a long
way from being a broken bank, with
reserve power not even touched by
the run. The machine backed away
but slightly the worse OF, ready Tor
another attack upon whatever should
come in the way.
Nothing came until the next day,
when the mayor went forth TO prac-
tice again in the art of making turns
and rounding corners. He had been
out the cemetery road and was re
turning to town when the car took a
notion to keep straight ahead at
Main street, charging full speed
against N. |. Andrews stout wire
fence. Again the driver was able
to pull away, neither car nor driver
suffered serious injury. The mayor il
nothing daunted in his efforts TO mas
ter the thing and keeps at it every
day.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-05-04
HUssEY JURY is UNABLE TO
AGREE AND is DISCHARGED

A jury sitting in the trial Of Frank
Hussey. charged with cattle rustiing.
was unable to agree to verdict and
was discharged late at night last Sat
urday. Ii was contended by the pros
ecuting witness, Jerry Doody. that de
fendant had appropriated calf be-
longing to Doody. and the same was
recovered by Doody from the corral
of Hussey.
The defense accounted for the pres.
ence of the calf with Hussey by the
claim that it was his own and that
another calf that probably did belong
to the herd of Doody had been found
dead on Husseys farm. II was saId
that members OF the jury stood 1vf
for acquittal and seven for eonvic
/ ton.
The district court adjourned the
term on Monday last to meet agar
June IL. Judge Cowen Is expected t.
lopen court at ChaIlis beginning Ma.
IL. to hold probably two weeks. AZ
torneys Stevens & Clute. l.. =. Glen
non and A. c. Cherry have imnr IN
suits to try az the term and WI b.
at Challis
The numerous divorce su- al
heretofore listed were all deckied fot
the plaintiffs except in the Waller
Waller suit, which Is still on thi
docket unfinished
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-05-04
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
TO START UP IN SALMON

Never before since Salmon got its
start with the advent OF the railroad
has there been such q scarcity OF ium-
ber available here. There have been
delays In the starting Of building op-
erations more from this cause than
the generally accepted cause Of bad
weather. Max W Friedroff started a
force oi men ON the excavations for
his new garage on Monday morning,
having received assurances that lum-
beer required for the building VIII be
at hand within few days, Except
for the frames and roof this building
will be- wholly ui cement cnnstruc'
ton. The dimensions are 50Ni25 feet
The cement work viii be in charge
of J. f. NOddings, and Mitchell and
LaMunyan are the carpenters m
charge. A feature OF this structure Il
complete sewerage system ot IT,
own constructed under private prop
ertg. TO Terrace street,
The Fred l.. Niels are arranging 1.
erect double two.story bungalow OF
st. Charles street lot just given q
Mrs. Viel by her father. Hon, Elmer
son Hill: In the same locality W u
| pyeatt Is about to start the erection
Of another fine bungalow. Both TO
gether represent an outlay of upwars
OF $4,000 for the buildings Thea'
owners and other property hofter
on the same street are asking for
new sewer and that matter IN q
come up before special meeting .
the council Saturday night,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-05-04
WALKED UP SALMON RIVER
FROM THE PAINTER RANCH

]. II. Painter OF Dixie AMI owner
of the Painter ranch In In salmon ~
ting up an expedition down the Sal
mon. William Myers In here with him
awaiting the arrival nf Ralph hi
munds from Idaho Fails % Join thD
party Myers msede the trip afont up
the river to Salmon, distance of l22
miles by railroad survey and actually
at least thirty miles further with the
numerous turn-outa. There were TIVE
OF the six days required for the jour
ney that the traveller had To keep on
tirely away from the river. up along
the snow line The log OF the trip
shows the traveller covered 80 miles
the first day out from Painters. but
on the last lap of the journey he
made the distance between pope's
ranch and Salmon. more than 10
miles, all in the light OF one day
This he was enabled to accomplish
when he got "A ride. however. Ia
Groves automobile from three or four
miles above Sh0up. Great numbers
of live deer were encountered and
scores OF dead caTcaHaes Of the same
little animals were found along the
river. the victims of coyotes, snow
slides and ice Eorges. He ran upon
goats and mountain sheep also it
numbers, but he saw no bears,
AT the end of this week or earls
next week Painter Myers and I'D
munds win start down the river b.
boat. Capt Guleke@ intending 10 pila
them. They are 10 take along = grner
al cargo Of supplies. B,hnunds II /,
engage in bear hunting on th" wa
down.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-05-04
DEAD In DEEP SNOW
FOR FOUR MONTHS
BODY OF CORNELIUS M'sAERRY
rs FOUND NEAR HIS CABIN. Q
MILES sEYoND oisBoNsviLLE.

The body Of Cornelius j. MeSherry,
found dead near the trail leading to
his cabin, eight miles beyond Glib
bansVille last week, has seen buried
In Salmon By his brother. Frank NJ.
McsheFry. who came here from san
Francisco after hearing OF his broth
rrs disappearance, as published orig
inAily BY The Recorder J. u, Aehord
started the search that resulted IN
the recovery of the body Mr.. Aehord
was accompanied by "A C0mpany of
searchers when the grewaame discoF.
cry was made. the party Including
| Dick Leonard. c. ]. Smith and George
| prrcce
Mr.. MeSherry had obtained horse
al the Aehord ranch, which Is iocat-
ed a little over mile fram the cabin,
with which TO pack supplies 10 last
the miner through the winter. That
WAS December IL The horse return
ed ia the Aehord ranch. A week or
SO afterwards Mr.. Achord visited the
| MeSherry cabin and what he found
there assured him that the owner had
been uyertaken by misfortune. Tor
the things he had carried up were
piled away as II the owner had only
Temporarily gone away after nhpaGk'
ing AhR HufA&s tANEh HAH
and some small coins were found a.
II he had laid them aside, lie was
apparently getting ready 10 start a
lfire from the evidences OF prepara-
tion. The deep SHOWS on the ground
prevented any trace Of the direction
the man had taken when he left the
cabin. II was thought probable that
he had started back 60 the Aehord
ranch and had fallen III on the way
. while seeking suceor. The appearance
OF the horse was not calculated to
I arouse anxiety, for the borrower had
always sent the animal back home
Just that way as soon as he unloaded
the horse. When the snow went on
the body OF the missing miner could
be plainly seen from the trail. though
ii lay some distance away, II waH
badly mutilated BY birds known ~
camp-robbers.
The mining claim owned By the
dead man is known as the Golden
Ring, d placer The California broth
or this week visited the place % as
: certain It's condition and to take
charge Of the property and estate
= Coroner Doebler visited the scene al
40 In the discharge OF his official dn
ties at the time tha discovery WA
/, , made
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-05-04
READY TO HEED
.COUNTRY'SCALL
FEDERAL REGULATIONS TO BE
PUT INTO EFFECT WITHOUT
DELAY FOR FORMING ARMY.

Full instructions to govern the
draft for the new army have been re-
ceiVed by Sheriff Frazier and the sys-
tenn will be enforced under the feder-
al regulations without delay.
The sheriff, county clerk and eoun.
ty health officer compose the local
war board, ana these officials will
provide for the registration of all
men between 81 and 27 years of age
and who are physically qualified for
military service.
The registration OF these eligible
individuals viii be accepted by the
registrars of the voting precincts OF
the county and the selections for ser
vice will be made from these lists
by the war board named. There are
penalties provided for the evasion OF
the requirements of the law, and the
publication of notices in the papers
and by posters are legal notices to
all such eligible subjects.
The details of the service required
of the local officers who are designat
ed as the local war board have not
been fully submitted, but they are ex
pected TO act without pay for this ser
vice.
There have been some offers to vol
unteer for service in this new army
already. II is now the belief that
these patriots will be selected as
good examples of true patriotism
when the books are open under the
selective system. II appears from the
information at hand that young mer
who are useful In the business affairs
of the community win not be drafted
for military service put rather thos'
who have no important duties in th'
business or industrial world will b.
called to arms. The home work o.
production is not subordinatei to tbs
work ON the battlefield in this wa
for humanity.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-05-04
MUCH HIGH GRADE
is In SUNSET ORES
SHIPMENTS FROM PROPERTY
WILL AVERAGE IN NEIGHeoR.
HOOD or 80 TONS DAILY.

Another red letter for the good rec.
ord already made by the Sunset Min
ing company operating an extensive
property ut Leadore, Idaho, was fur
nlahed yesterday upon the arrival oI
H. q, McFasl the company's mining
engineer. who came down for a few
days rest from his strenuous labors
Mr. McFall said that the new raise
from the lower tunnel. nov only up
six feet, was all in ore that carried
values of 40 per cent lead and TWEEN
ty ounces in silver. The full extent
of this ore body has not as yet been
determined, but the Indications that
its magnitude is great are manifest
in the formation, according To the
opinion OF the best experts who have
examined the mine.
The Sunset company has already
made steady shipments of ore, the
grade OF which has insured the prof,
table future of the mine for lone
time 10 come, but has In transit eight
ears of lead-siiyer ore that will, &C
eording to careful estimates, net the
company at least $1,000 per car Even
this is not as rich as the strike re
Gently made in the raise, but with
regard to the profits 10 be made OF
| this the officials of the company saie
| they preferred 10 walt until two ship
ments had been sent down and set
tlement made.
The Sunset mine Is three and |
lhalf miles distant from The presen
shipping point. but only half mil'
distant from the railroad. Work hai
already been started on lthe com
pany's spur from the mine 70 tn
track, the grade viii be completes
and the rails laid within fifteen days
says Mr.. MeFall. and thus the trans
portation expenses viii be cut dow
and the facilities for increase Of out
lput largely augmented.
In addition "a the high grade or
already blocked out on the property
there Is a vast amount of ore tina
can be milied az a large profit an
. plans for the early construction Of
/ zoo 0-ton-mill are now taking deiinit
| shape. The company now has expert
. lat work making extensive and tho
; lough tests concerning the best metl
cd of treating the ores, and II Is al
J ticipated that the new plant will B
/ installed and in operation With
, ninety days.-Sait Lake Tribune.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-05-04
NEW TRACTOR.

Watts WaddinEton Is operating At
fun capacity a new tractor plow just
purchased through the shenon Hard
ware company Mr. Waddihgten has
extensive lands In charge for the She
non Land company. The new mschine
will do the work OF eight or ten
horses and in the present feed and
labor scarcity would seem 10 offer
the best solution Of two of the farm
ers' hardest problems The Shen0n
Hardware company will have eight
or ten OF these machines ON sale this
year, according Ia Manager TaEe.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-05-04
FIRST LARGE WOOL SALE
MADE BY ouARLEs AND MONK

Salmon's wool warehouse, 20 be
erected By Quaries 4 Monk has al
ready been started as TO the founda
ton, which is 10 be OF concrete, The
building is to be located near the
station and TO have dimensions Of
40 by 80 feet. with a platform along
the entire length The roof and sides
are to be of iron so that the build.
Ing will be ireproof from the outside
Messrs. Quarles q Monk this week
sold 10000 wool clips through X. w
20. GOO wool clips through X. w
Boone OF Dillon. representing Halo
well. Jones and Donald the price be
ing IS "a cents, above and below ac
cording 10 grades, Thus some OF the
clips will fetch more than so cents
while others may fall below the aver
age stated. This one sale amounts ap
proximately to $4,000.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-05-04
THIS TRAIN TOO LONG FOR
CURVES ENCOUNTERED

The driver of one of the road ma
chimes in making the trip up the Sal
mon river last week was not on TO
the sharp curves of that highway in
it's present shape and so failed to
negotiate one of them, when he
threw his trail section or scraper IN.
to the river. The grader rolled down
the steep bank and into deep water
at the foot of the bluff The eombina-
tion outfit was too long TO make the
turn. The grader was raised and
found to be not much the worse for
it's plunge into the river.
Until such curves are taken out
when this road becomes part Of the
state highway it will be necessary tc
put in y or two at such places Il
long train road machines are to pass
in safety.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-05-04
PERSONAL

Ray Moore, Ed Popejoy. and w. NJ.
Miller and Ted Barsalow are in Sal
mon from the PAhsimaroi-
Mrs. Jack Hahn had an unusually
large attendance al her home yester-
day when she entertained the Pres
byterian auxiliary.
Mrs w. b. Horn called the 500
club To meet THURSDAY night. when
she provided for the members a de-
lightful entertainment.
Circus day In Salmon viii be Red
Cross day also. for the members OF
that society have arranged to serve
coffee. sandwiches and doughnuts
both from a booth ON the circus
grounds and also al their headquar.
ter. The society will have solicitors
Miss Laura Shoup. Mrs. r. b. Hern
don. Mrs Pearson. Arthur e Lu1wig
and ID. W Chard. all in the field
ready 10 accept willing offerings for
the good acuse for which the society
stands heart and soul
Mrs Waugh. mother of Mrs. Il. y
Meredith. returned TO salmon OF
Wednesdays train after spen1inE ths
winter In her old home in Boston. Shs
is IN good health Mrs. Waugh fount
the patriotic feeling Of the peOpl'
I thoroughly aroused. particularly OF
the Atlantic seaboard. over the work.
war in which our beloved country hai
I become involved. Everywhere the be
Z lief prevails that the duty devolyes
upon the American people TO save th'
idemocracies OF the world against th'
lakgressions OF the German miiitaTl
autOcraey.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-05-04
~ I'd MsTEADINo
THRoueH HARD WINTER

,s AAaie Kingsbury came in
'LAAeAY oyer the Leesburg sum-
from her homestead near Forney.
was called by the federal regula-
=. IL 81 aakablish residence on her
Aeatead til mid-winter, and she re-
Il very pleasant residence in
= loA EAM1n even when the snow
10 Inches deep. Her son Earl had
Mile we're with the homesteader.
= haa me farm for hay, and the
ter eomaitions are not so bad
! be o. her horses lived all winter
U, paving the snow off the grass. AL
her STOCK has been on the range
/. KlearEx month without any loss
'lll's good AAdy is enthusiastic over
5th nne farm and home she is max
from i meky selection from the
, Wlic a0maAn.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-05-04
ONLY 12o SHEEP LEFT
OUT or FLOCK or 6oo0

Wyoming and Idaho are not the on.
ly states TO suffer losses in the wool
and mutton industry. One of the heay-
lest individual losses IL reported
from Miles City. Mont
Last fall a iiockmaster OF that
place owned 5000 sheep, which he
drove into winter quarters several
miles from Miles City. A large quan-
tity of feed had been provided. esti-
mated to be plenty To winter the
sheep. but after Il feet OF snow COW
cred the ground over the two and
one-half miles that separated the
sheep from more feed, IL was diseov.
cred that the supply on the ground
was inadequate. as the range was en-.
tirely covered with snow 10 great
depth, and there WAS nothing TO de
pend upon but to feed the supply on
hand, with no hope Of getting more
The rations of the animals were cut
down from time to time. and the
sheep became weaker and weaker.
Reports last week were that this
flock OF 5000 had dwindled to JUS
100 animals. and the range was GOV
cred with dead sheep. Another par
OF the story is that this sheepownel
last fall negotiated a loan Of 35.oOl
from Miles City bank. and gave {
mortgage upon the sheep.
Another story from the same dis
trict ig that another fiock WAS ma
rooned in protected hollow. withou
/ feed, and snow had drifted over thi
/ pass 10 depth of 20 feet for dis
J tance OF one fourth mile A gang O
+ 100 men was employed TO dig ava
1 the hugh drifts. and as they brok
through the last of the snow q sled
loads of baled hay rushed TO tas res
cue OF the ANIMALS. which could no
have survived many hours longer