The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-09-07


and last Monday the Germans began
an offensive in the Riga region that
forced the SlAys back toward that city.
At the south end OF the line the Rou.
manians still are making valiant efforts
to hold back the invaders. There Is
no longer any doubt Of the bravery of
the Russians or Ca their desire 10 keep
on fighting the common enemy Of the
world, but II seems that they cannot by
themselves surmount the great eco
nomic obstacles that confront them.
The governmental troubles Of Rus
STA also are approaching a crisis The
extraordinary national council" being
about TO meet In Moscow, the constitu.
tional Democrats, disconnected bust
ness men and dismissed generals, gath
cred there ready to demand radical
changes. On the other side stand the
cabinet and the Socialist left. In pre-
liminary discussions Prince Trou-
betskoi, Generals Alexlef and Brus-
silon and others attacked the cabinet.
excepting only Kerensky. and declared
the government had fallen Into the
hands OF corrupt men Of Petrograd,
who think only OF their own inter.
ests. The Socialist orders that de-
str0yed discipline in the army were
bitterly criticized
As had been fOrcsecn, the pope's
peace proposals were received decently
by all the belIigerent nations, but with
more than an underCurrrut OF skepti-
cism by the allies. No definite reply
to them has been made al this writing
by any government. hat representative
speakers Of the different parties In Ger
many ali Endorsed In general the Yati-
can plan. and it Is believed Berlin may
90 so far as 10 offer autonomy 10 Al
sace-Lorraine which Of course would
not in any degree satisfy France. Aus
tria. too. as was expected, approves the
proposals, but insists any settlement
must include the abandonment Of
Great Britain's naval bases at Gibral-
tar, Malta and the Suez canal Can
one imagine Great Britain willingly dis
mantlIng these guardian posts Of the
route TO her immense domains In the
ORIENT The yociferous assertions 81
the German press that the pope's pro
poSalS were not Inspired by Germany
and the limitations that they really
were due 10 British suggestions can
only be considered as more bunk" and
serve to confirm the suspicion that the
plan had its inspiration In Teutonlc
sources.
German Poison Gas IN America.
The poison gases emitted by the pro
German press aud all the other traitor
Gus agencies In America are not grow
ing noticeably less "a amount o. ylru-
lence. but Uncle sam is beginning to
apply the antidots vie considerable
vigor In many cities soap box er-
ators are being gathered In by federal
agents and several more ruhId papers
have been denied the use 81 the mails
The Gcrmau-Americau press Of the
large cities is sin too clever 10 sub
iert itself 70 that penalty, but II 10
keeps 90 IFS present course d0ubtjas-
some means viii hs found 70 suppress
q. RezrvtguHy IL must be- said that a
dlsG-arefuEy large proportion u the
Germans 10 America uaturaNzed or
uot-ls proving 8.sluyaI 20 the land Il
rheI~ adoption This Is shown by such
instances ms the annual pIculC - The
Sshwah.uyCreiu 10 Chicago whore f9r
several days the assembled Germans
oarurFpd themselves Iu dfu.Gnc.UE
Americas -utry into tho var. abusing
the pres dent snesFfuE at our armed
.Torr,- and mak:uE fun II the drafi and
the National army The same thing
.~ -a.a- au all over the iga3 aherr
Taururs .st together but they ARE pre-
pairing fu rep 90 harvest ~ woe FOR
themselves. for the men ~ the depart
u.nt Of Justice are coEuIzaut ~ their
words aud acts Il Is comforting "a
believe that the great mass II German
Americans are truly loyal bot thou
sands Uf the more ignorant are I'D into
dHsI6yaIty by the falssheods u German
secret agents and 10y the utteranre~
a. the La FoIlctfes. the Reeds the
Masous and the william Hale ThomP-
sons for whom an Bative-horn Amen
cans blush.
Former Ambassador Gerard. Score
rarv af Commerce Kedheld and other
prominent men found opportunity last
week 10 denounce bitterly the coward
lv. t-eacberous Pro-Gernans and pusi-
luminous pacidsts who are doing an
they can % make the world unsafe for
democracy.