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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02

celebration in which the children who
contributed to it will play the leading
part.
The National Association of Audu-
bon Societies, New York City, the
force behind bird protection in Amer
ica, expects to enroll 100000 new Jun
iors next Saturday. So far in the
current school year more than $780,
600 Junior members have been enroll
ed and in the six years since the Jun
ior work started $4,000 have enrolled
All these Juniors will help celebrate
Bird Day" The Junior members are
the girls and boys who pay dime Il
year and receive a membership but
ton, showing they are friends of the
birds, and colored pictures of birds.
The teacher of the class receives the
magazine Bird Lore" Any teacher
can organize a class of 10 or more
Junior members of the association.
Work in Other Lines
Building houses for the good birds
and exterminating the sparrows is
another important branch of this
work. Moscow is well to the front in
this respect also. The recent bird
house contest aroused deep interest
among the school children, and the
warfare waged against the sparrow
has been much more successful than
the warfare waged against the Ger
man subma rine to date.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02
WILL ESTABLISH
FOUNTAIN IN PARK
CHILDREN OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SHOW LOYALTY TO THEIR
FRIENDS

Next Saturday, May 5, is Bird Day
throughout the United States. This is
the birthday anniversary of John
James Audubon, father of American
bird study. He was born May 5, 1880,
and became known and loved through
out the nation because of the work he
did for our feathered friends.
| DR.. Philander P. Claxton, commits
sioner of education for the United
States, suggested that Audubon's
birthday was the proper day to cele-
brate as "Bird Day" and the boys and
girls of the whole nation are urged
to celebrate it with fitting ceremonies.
Moscow Leader
Moscow is not to be behind in this
valuable work. Through the inspira-
ton of Mrs. Warren Truitt, who has
taken a deep interest in this subject
for years, a movement was :. started
some time ago to erect beautiful
bird fountain in Moscow City Park.
The boys and girls in the city schools
we're to contribute from one to five
cents each to pay the expense. The
idea was that if the young folks palo
for the fountain they would take
deeper interest in the subject, and
when they saw the little songsters
drinking and bathing in their fountain,
maid for with their money they would
come to know and appreciate the
birds better.
Boys Called to Other Posts
The boys of the manual training de-
partment at the High school volun-
teered to build the fountain, but un-
fortunately the war has called SO
many Of them to the farms and other
posts of duty, that they are now un-
able to perform their part OF the
contract. The money for the fountain
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02
SURVIVORS
MAKEPORT
Some American Victims of the Ger.
man Submarine Escape From the
Jaws of Death.

London-The second boatload of the
American armed steamer, Vacuum, is
officially reported to be saved. The
additional survivors include Captain
Harris, for the American bluejackets
the third mate and the boatswain. Cap
tain Harris advised the American con-
sui that Lieutenant Thomas was lost
George Wilson, one@of the American
gunners, gives the following graphic
account of what happened:
81 was on watch with another gun
ner, Harry Loree of Philadelphia, at
the stern gun. 1t was ten o'clock in
the morning of Saturday, the 2Sth,
when we saw the periscope of sub
marine within two hundred feet of our
starboard beam. Almost Immediately
afterwards a torpedo was fired and
struck us twenty feet abaft the engine
room. There was a terrific explosion
which raised the steel deck and threw
Loree and myself off our feet.
Before we were able to do anything
with our gun the Vacuum began to
settle rapidly, stern first, and in few
minutes we were in the water. We
could see the ships bow high in the
air. Then the submarine came to the
surface encircled the ship several
times and fired four shots from her
deck guns
"The first shot shattered the wire
less house and the other three took
effect in the Vacuum's bow. The next
thing / knew was that 1 had been pick
ed up while unconscious and taken
aboard the No. life boat, in which
there were seventeen men, besides Os-
car Gales, mate of the Vacuum. We
rowed 15O miles before reaching land"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02
IRVING PUPILS WILL
FACE THE FO0TLlGHTS

"The Little Princess" the comedy
by Frances HOdgson Burnett to De
given by the Irving school Friday at
ternoon and evening portrays life in
an English bparding school. Miss
Minchin's seminary for fashionable
young ladies' The action centerS
around Sara the poor little rich girl,
star pupil of the institution. There
is a pleasing variety of character
parts, the stupid girl, the spitefui
girl, the cry-baby, and the dull. over
worked, under-fed kitchen slavery
Then there is Miss Minchin, the snob-
bish toadying English school mis-
tress, and her brow-beaten mealy-
mouthed sister, Miss Amelia, the
Englishman with his charming wife.
numerous daughters and spoiled, only
son, and last but by no moans least,
Ram Dass, that mysterious Hindu
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02
GUNS ROAR
In FRANCE
Allies Would Blast Ger
mans Loose from
Stronghold
FEW ADVANCES ARE MADE
Prussians Make Stubborn Resistance
at All Points Along the Line
of Battle

(Wood-With the French Afieid)-
France is waging the greatest artf-
lery battle of her history to blast loose
the German mold on the crest of Moron
villiers, the Gibraltar of the Cham
pagne plains.
London-Another night of inaction,
insofar as the movements of large
bodies of troops was concerned. is re-
ported Field Marshal Haig declared
that German raiders were repulsed.
There is a mutual artillery duel being
fought between st. Quentin and Lens.
The Germans were forced to engage
in battle again Tuesday along front
extending between six and seven
miles to the eastward of Rheims. The
French attack was delivered from
short distance southwark of Beine to
Moronvilliers. Notwithstanding the
difficulties of the task confronting
them, the French at the end of the day
had won tactical victory and cap
tured considerable territory, although
most obstinate fighting continued on
ground strongly fortified and offering
every advantage to the defenders. So
serious was the French advance that
at one period of the day the Germans
were compelled to throw into the line
another of the few remaining divisions
of their stragetic reserves, but still
could not stay the French progress.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02
Big Roads Put them in
Places of Men Drafted
Into Army
FILL CLERICAL POSITIONS
Policy Of Substituting Women for Men
Likely to Extend Over Whole
Country

NEW YORK-Big eastern railroads
are making arrangements to employ
women in place of drafted men
Among the roads taking these steps
are the New Haven, the Lehigh Val
ley, the Erie, the New York Central
and the Pennsylvania.
Officials of all these roads declare
that no men will be displaced by wom-
en- unless they are actually drafted
Women will be used in the depart
ments and will not be actually en-
gagged in the physical operation OF
trains The Lehigh Valley is now
using women for cleaning cars and a
few as train diSpatchers.
The Long Island is prepared to en-
ploy women in many of its clerical
departments. Other roads plan to en-
ploy women as clerks, ticket agents
and in similar positions
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02
HOW UNITED STATES
WILL PICK AN ARMY
UNDER CONSUMPTION
War Department Hard at Work Machinery for
Selection of Citizens Who Should Serve Their
Country in Arms Against Germany

WASHINGTON department machinery
conscrpion of the first 100000
designated proclamation probably before September
registration
of the be called examination
police the slackers fail
for register.
to will
examination Munitions workers. with depend
classes be determined by
andth unfit will be rejected.
will Will repeated
empO will determined.
wheel will be used determine the first
for actua
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02
ENGLAND GROANS
UNDER WAR DEBT
MUST INCREASE TAXES TO MEET
THE DEMANDS FOR
REVENUE

LONDON-England's present nation
al debt is SIS, ,499, ,OOO, 900, according to
the figures of the chancellor OF the ex-
chequer, Andrew Bonar Law, submit
ted to the house of commons today.
To handle this great Indebtedness the
budget proposes three increases in the
present system of raising revenues.
An increase in the tobacco duty and
an increase in the tax on excess prof
it's are among the proposals.
England's war cabinet is also con-
sidering a compulsory rationing
scheme Captain Bothurst, of the food
nouncement in the house of commons
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02
PEARCE OF MOSCOW
MOVES UP IN BOISE,

The Pacific Banker that reached this
city today contains an item that will
be of interest to the many Moscow
friends of E. w. Pearce. 1t quotes G
r. Hit, state bank commissioner, as
saying:
"Our recent legislature amended our
banking laws, creating the position OF
chief deputy bank commissioner for
the state of Idaho, and have appoint
ed e. w. Pearce to this position.
"Mr. Pearce has for the past two
wears been deputy bank commissioner
In this department and was formerly
assistant cashier in the First National
Eknk of Moscow, Idaho, and well merits
1he promotion to the chief deputyship.'
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02
RUSSIA BEHAVES f
WELL ON MAY DAY
ONE MILLION JOIN IN CELEBRA-
TION-RIOTING THE
DAY BEFORE.

London-May day passed peacefully
in Russia, following a day of small
sized rioting in Petrograd, the arrest
of a number of citizens and the as
sassination of Major General Kashto-
linski. The rioting occurred on Mon
day. 1t was due to the activities of
extreme agitators More than a mil
lion citizens joined in Petrograd's
peaceful May day celebration.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02
Afraid of the Potato

MILWAUKEE-Un the frenzied
planting of potatoes is stopped, next
season will find an over-supply, with
prices far below the normal, according
to state agricultural experts here.
These agriculturists are engaged in
a campaign to prevent the overplanting
of potatoes and are urging the planting
of turnips, parsnips, carrots, onions,
and other root crops instead.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02
OBREGON QUITS
! HIS MEXICAN JOB
TELLS CARRANZA HE IS READY
TO SERVE MEXICO
ANYWHERE

MEXICO CITY-General Obregon
resigned as minister of war today. The
resignation was unexpected. He
pleaded i'll health as his reason for
desiring to retire. In asking President
Carranza to accept his resignation
General Obregon declared his willing
ness to serve Mexico in any national
or international emergency.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02

N. Williamson claims to be lap or
two ahead of his regiment in the fight
against famine. He has 10 acres
plowed and 60 acres of it seeded to
wheat. He admits that this is high
bench land and that it was in grass,
but he is pluming himself on his early
start just the same.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02
Work i'm Other Lines
BUYS Valuable Farm

Ben E. Bush purchased from E. ].
Armbruster today $50 acres of fine
farm land between Moscow and Gen
esee. This is part of the old Ingwall
Smith place and is considered good
land. The consideration was not made
public, but it is understood to approx
innate $4,000 Mr. Bush is buying this
property as permanent investment.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02
ROCKINGHAM GOES
SUBMARINE ROUTE
GERMANS GET ANOTHER AMER.
ICAN SHIP AND PART OF
CREW

Thirteen men. the crew
of the American steamer, Rockingham
summarized, are missing. A patrol
vessel brought in word of the tragedy
through the testimony of 33 of the
survivors rescued yesterday The sur
vivors said Germans summarized the
ROckingham
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02
Congress Appropriates the
Greatest Sum in His
tory of World
ONE VOTE AGAINST BILL
House of Representatives Goes om
Record for Almost Three Billions
for Army and Navy

WASHINGTON = The house today
passed the army and navy bill aQpr0-
priating total of S2,S27 100000. This
il the biggest measure of its kind
ever passed by any legislative body
in the history of the world. The bill
passed by vote of 362 to l. Meyer
London. the Socialist member of New
York city, voted "NO"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02
GERMANY SUFFERS
FRIGHTFUL LOSS
WOMEN OUTNUMBER MEN BY 2,-
000,00O IN KAISER'S
REALM

AMSTERDAM = To date Germany
has lost 100000 men killed according
to the statistics of DR.. Friedrich
Haumann, announced recently in Ber-
lin. 1t is estimated that with the to-
tai killed the decrease in the German
population has been reduced 100000.
The females outnumber the males
more than 100000.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02

is on hand, however, and the fountain
will be constructed at once. 1t will
not be ready for Saturday, but it will
be built and set up in the park at
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02
Bird Lovers of Moscow Make Big Move

cnce. 1t is to occupy the center of the
oval in front of the band stand.
When this fountain is completed
and ready to be placed there will be
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02

Marriage License
J. L. Henry of Pullman, and Neva
Dennis of Albion
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-02

This is More Like it
The weather man says, Fair with
westerly Winds"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-01
BOY SCOUTS TO MAKE CLEANUP CANVASS OF
 FOOD PLEDGE CARDS
Persons in Outlying Districts of the City Who Desire to Sign Can
 Get Card at Headquarters

Tho Boy Scouts of Birmingham ex- ceeded all expectations last Monday In the work of canvassing the city with the food pledge cards and have x11o sincere thanks of the committee in charge for this service. T do not know where we could have gotten a bunch of workers that would have done tho work as thoroughly as the scouts did It," said R. B. Smyer. food administrator for Jefferson county.
 On next Saturday the scouts will make a "clean-up" canvass of the downtown section of the city. A num- ber of scouts will be on every cor ner of the downtown section Of the city and will stop all persons passing and enquire as to whether he or she has signed g pledge card or has been represented in his or her mother. sis ter or someone else signing same at the home, and If not will be asked to sign the card on the street.
 The committee announces that Ali persons desiring to sign a card who live in the outlying districts not fully covered by the scouts can procure the same at the headquarters. Chamber of Commerce buildr g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-01
Baby Girl Is Abandoned
 by Young White Man
Market Basket Containing Three. Day-Old Infant Given to
 Negro Woman

The city welfare department has been charged with the care of three-day-old baby-a regular bouncing baby girl-and she Is ready to cry, to eat and to be cared for just the same as If she was in her own home and queen of all that she surveyed.
 The baby was brought to the city well fare department by pr. Freeman, ne- gro physician, along with the negro woman who stated that she was given the market basket containing the baby, and asked to hold it for a few minutes. and that the young white man, appar- ently 25 years of age, who had handed 1t to her, did not return as he stated he would after concluding his purchases. The woman carried the baby to the negro physician who brought 1t to the city hal. The welfare department sent the infant to the Hillman hospital. where It will be taken care of for the present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-01
ROTAR|ANS ENJOY
 | BACK HOME LUNCH Manager Brooke Shows the Part Electricity Is Play ing in Industry

If attendance is an index, the Rotarians
 were glad to get "back home" for lunch
 as yesterdays meeting at the Tutwiler was larger chan Manager Shireman hao counted on and an extra table had tc be brought in order to seat the mem ; bers
 In the absence of President Val Nesbitt and Vice President Ed Andrews, Frank
 Rushton. Jr. was called to preside, and it seemed like old times to see him wield the gavel and scatter his verbal bril- liants.
 R. A. ("Buster'C Brown made his final report on the finances of the Atlanta trir | and turned in a check to Treasurer Rowe for, after paying all expenses, there was a substantial sum left over.
 The feature of the meeting was the excellent paper read by Rotarian R. T Brooke, local manager of the Genera
 Electric company, on The Electrical In dustries As Represented in the Rotary
 Club of Birmingham" It proved to be ar 1 eyeopener as few of the members hao | any idea of the magnitude of the devel- | opment of electricity in the Birmingham district and just what a great part Ro-
 tarians had in electrifying the industries 1 The paper was informing on genera lines. It was shown by MT. Brooke thai electricity in the modern world was but another name for service. and that it was doing it's part in the home, in the stores 1 in the industries, in science and in the war. At the conclusion of the paper MT i Brooke was given quite an ovation 1 The custom of having local Rotariar | talk or read paper on his special lint
 of business is proving to be quite help. 1 ful and interesting. It is bringing ou l the fact that right here in Birmingham
 are many enterprises that ought to bt better advertised to the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-01
BAILEY HEAD OF
 LOCAL PRESS CLUB Newspaper Men Elect Of ficers for Year-Banquet
 Is Planned

The Birmin gham Press club yester- day afternoon elected officers for the coming year, when the members of the club assembled in their newly ac- quired quarters, rooms 224-22s Hill man hotel, which is now the officias headquarters of the Press club.
 Jeff Bailey of The Age-Herald wat reelected president without opposi- Ion, the election being by acclamaticn Edward D. Torgerson of the Ledger, vice president; his election also beine by exclamation; W. H. Hendrix, sec. retary, and Gus Torgerson, treasurer.
 A board of governors, consisting of Walter Blackman. Age-Herald; A. C1 Jenkins, Ledger and A. B. B4Ge( News, was elected. 5T V
 President Bailey announced the fs . lowing committees: Publicity, Fras V Willis Barnett chairman; Ellis Ho \ lums, c. H. Mandy. Auditing, T. O'Neill chairman; Paul Pim and J. Es Waters. Entertainment, Frank $. Rhee chairman; Henry Vance, B. F. Gray. ( s. Finch, R. E. Murphy, Sam Gomper J. A. Rosen.
 The club decided to have banqu !. at the Hillman hotel. the spread to b served at 6 o'clock on Friday of mex week, November g. The entertainment committee will complete the arrange ments and announce the details later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-01
ID ADDRESS REAL TORS President Montgomery An nounces Committees for
 the Coming Year

John H. Taylor, commissioner -elect,
 will be the chief speaker at the regu- lar weekly meeting of the Birming-
 ham Real Estate exchange at the
 Southern club on Thursday afternoon
 at 1 o'clock This will be the first ap-
 pearance of Commissioner Taylor since
 his election before the Realtors and
 his visit Is looked forward to with
 unusual interest.
 President Montgomery yesterday ap-
 pointed the standing committees to
 serve during the coming year. Each and every one of the Il committees will
 be encouraged to put enthusiasm in
 their work and make the comnlg year
 one of the most successful in history
 of the organization. The following are the committees
 appointed yesterday: Appraisal-John Leedy, chairman; M A. Hines, S. E. Garret. John M. Cart wright, s. E. Thompson, T. l.. Anglin Jerome Tucker, T. U. Walter, A. A. Gambill.
 Membership-M. P. Messer, chair man; Godfrey Goldman, Gus A. Pope Jr., A. M Throckmorton, A. c. Crow der, Frank Butler. Legislation-T. IT. Motion, chairman G. w. Yancey, l.. J. Haley, J. k. Brock
 man, R. Dupont Thompson. Capt Frank s. White.
 Arbitration = L. c. Pettyjohn, chair man; Fred Macke. Henry Hiden, Jr.
 Roscoe McConnell; B. A. Thompson. Entertainment-Hil Ferguson, chair man; James B. Drake, H. A. Moseley Nat Barker. J. M. P. Otis. Auditing-T. $. Neville, chairman
 Hudson Barker, Fuller Manly A. A Jones, Henry Going. i Public Enterprise--Croom Beatty chairman; Robert Jemison, IT., Frank
 Fowlkes. w. G. Oliver, Herbert Levy B. NJ. Allen Frank w. Barnett. Reference-S. Bethea, chairman; J A. Selman, J. F. George, B. c. Cox J. F. Salie.
 Training Camps-Hubbard Smith chairman: Roland Lide, J. H. McCary | o. L. Bum, Hugh Martin. Buy-a-H -Home--H. K. Miner. chair man: w. T. Warren, Will Bason, Thorn ton Estes, Hill Ferguson. R. M. Jen kins.
 Bulletin-R. P. McDavid, Jr.. Jef | Bailey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-01
LYRIC MAI .AGEMENT
 TO AID c yVERNMENT
 IN COLLECTING TAX

Today the war tax on admission tickets to the Lyric theatre becomes effective, and every one attending the theatre will, by paying this war tax, render that much aid to the government. Although the collection of this war tax for the gov- ernment entails much additional work on the Lyric management, this work is gladly done when it IS realized that the additional efforts are being eXpen6 in behalf of the government.
 The new prices at the Lyric. which include the war tax, start today, and every cent of the difference between the old and the new prices will go to Uncle sam's coffers, according to announce nlent by Manager Semon. At the Lyric an excellent programme of entertain ment will be presented and those who attend will aid the treasury of Uncle Sam for war purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-01
B'NAT BIRTH TO HOLD
 PATRIOTIC MEETING
Ex- Governor O'Neal to Make Princi- pal Address-Fine Programme
 Arranged

patriotic meeting, under the auspices of the two local lodges, Independent Or der of B'Nai B'Rith, will be held Sun day night at o'clock at the Temple Emanu-El on Highland avenue. The ar rangement committee has been hard at work for the past few days perfecting plans for the meeting, and brilliant af- fair is promised.
 Roy NJ. Sterne of Birmingham lodge No. 36S and Isadore Shapiro of Magic City lodge No. 725 are working together in the interest of their organizations to make the occasion success
 Emmet O'Neal, former governor Of Ala bana, has accepted the invitation to make the principal address of the meet ing. Tn addition excellent music will be furnished. There will also be num- Der of other speakers on the programme.
 The public is cordially invited to at tend Unusual interest Is being shown in the meeting and an exceptionally large crowd is anticipated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-01
EVEN CROSS, SICK CHILDREN LOVE SYRUP OF FIGS If feverish, bilious, constipated q give fruit laxative
 at once

Don't scold your fretful. peevixh child. See if tongue is coated; this Is sure sign it's little stomach. liver and bowels are clogged with sour waste.
 When listless. pale. feverish, full of cold. breath bad. throat sore, doesu'x eat. sleep or act naturally, has stomaoh- ache, indigestion. diarrhoea, give t6A- spoonful of "California Syrup of Figos" and in a few hours all the foul waSt1, the sour bile and fermenting foo1I passes out of the bowels and you hAV& a we'll and playful child again. cht1r| dren love this harmless fruit laxAtivGx and mothers can rest easy after kivtGf it, because 1t never fails to make tho little '1nsides" clean and sweet.
 Keep 1t handy, Mother! A little giv}& today saves sick child tomorrow. ulA get the genuine. Ask your druggist CIT la bottle of "California Syrup W Figs" which has directions for habi&3 children of all ages and for grown-u uV 4 plainly on the bottle Remember th1rs| are commercials sold here. SO surely look and see that yours is made by tho "California Fig Syrup Company" HaHd back with contempt any other syrup.-Adv.