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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-18
latah Council of Defense
Declares War on all
Parasites
NEED OF WORKERSiGREAT
Crop, Labor and Transportation Prob
lens Considered at Meeting
This Afternoon

Latah county's branch OF the Ida
ho Council of Defense is down tt
earnest work and is ready to do Its
full share in meeting the unusual
conditions forced upon the country.
At a meeting still in session as
the Star-Mirror goes to press some
of the most serious of the local prob
lens are under discussion-larger
crops, labor, transportation.
President A w. Laird in calling the
meeting to order told Of the confer
sence he recently attended in Boise
and how serious the situation is con-
ssidered by the men who assembled
from all parts of the state. He tried
hard to impress those present with
the serious view held by the best in
formed men of the whole nation.
The Little Brown jug
Miss Jessie M. Hoover told of the
conference she just attended at
Logan, Utah, where the subject OF
home economics was uppermost. One
of the big problems in her department
is the preservation of fruits and veg
.etables, the shortage of tin and the
threatened famine of containers which
will make necessary resort to the
old stone jug and sealing wax.
C. c. Vincent emphasized the I'M
portance of drying and evaporating
fruits and vegetables and pointed out
some of the possibilities in these di-
rections.
Need Of Harvest Hands
John Lorang of Genesee touched
upon the most serious problem OF all
So far as the farmer is involved. This
-is the lack of labor. He said that
even if an unusually large crop
were raised the farmers had no as
surance that they could care for 1t.
He suggested the closing OF the lum-
ber mills and camps in harvest Tune
to enable the men to work IN the
fields. He also suggested that III lhe
cities and towns all places Of busl-
ness close in the daytime during the
harvest rush in order that all cit
izens might get out and help save the
harvest.
Chairman Laird told of the indus
trial census that might be taken to
compel all men to do their "bit." He
said that in the Boise conference 1t
was decided that decent people should
make it Damned unpopular tc be
loafer.''
Clean Out the Parasites
The parasites to be found in all
communities were denounced by sew
.eral of those present.
make them work or move on"
was the dictum of Dean Iddings.
ssEnforce the rule that he who does
not work shall not eat was the rem
edy suggested by Prem Moore.
"Close all pool halls, movies and
other places. of amusement in work
ing hours suggested Chairman
Laird.
Others suggested equally drastic
measures to eliminate the Stacker
and get the full benefit OF all work
CONTINUED on Page ~
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-18
TROOPS
READY FOR BATTLE
GTNBOAATS AND SOLDIERS RE-
PORTED IN FRANCE TO
FIGHT GERMANY.

PARASITIC arrival of number OF
Japanese gunboats at Marseilles to AID
in the submarine warfare against Ger
man yis officially announced.
NEW YORK-The New York Herald
prints a story asserting that con-
tingent of Japanese troops landed at
Marseilles, April 29. 1t is also re-
ported that the Japs will fight with
the Russians on the western front.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-18
RumOr of Truce

LONDON-The Exchange Tele-
graph company printed an Amster-
dam report of rumored truce be-
tween Russia and Germany to permit
of Russia's political reorganization.
The rumor is unconfirmed. It is
generally discredited because Of its
German origin.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-18
FEEL BETTER OVER
RUSSIAN OUTLOOK
Predict That Germany Must Now Hur-
ry 100000 Troops Back to
Russia.

DON-Encouraging news that
Russia has settled her domestic trou-
bies is taken as ground for the be-
lief here that the Allies can now de-
pend on Russia to bear her part in
the general onslaught on Germany.
The prediction is voiced in several
quarters that Germany will soon be
forced to hurry back to the Russian
front the 100000 men recently report
ed withdrawn from those sectors to
the western front.
Fighting on the Russian front has
been geenrally resumed although none
of it is of major intensity.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-18
THIS NATION MUST FIGHT
TO END GREAT WORLD WAR

LONDON-"This war will not be
over until the full weight of America
is thrown into the scales; not until
America begins making war as though
she alone faced Germany will there be
possibility of predicting when the
war will end"
So spoke Lord Derby, the British
secretary of state for war. "The more
bitter the blow America is able to
deliver, and the sooner it is delivered
the quicker will be the end of the war;"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-18
RUSSIA IS READY
FOR BUSINESS NOW
NEW CABINET REPRESENTING
ALL ELEMENTS COMPLETED
AND APPROVED

Z PETROGRAD - Russia's new .
/. coalition cabinet is completed,
1. both the duma and the soldiers =.
{ and workers Council accepting. .
+ Socialists fill six Of the IA cab
+ met places under the coOpera-
( tive government plan. The ex- .
{ ecutive committee Of the soldiers .
+ and workers council approved
4 the personnel of the cabinet. .
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-18
| he added.

he added
Speaking further Lord Derby said:
America has big part to play in the
struggle. America must strike hard
hope she will strike quickly.
A"Don't let America be misled. Ger
many's active propaganda attempting
to show the wars end in sight. Ger
many has reached, if not passed, the
crest of her military strength. She
knows that every day she is weaker
by so many men,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-18

SPOKANE crest of the great
est flood since 1894 is believed to
have passed. The Spokane river has
dropped a half foot although 1t
is still raging dangerously. Dykes
and dams have been built in the
streets of the city here to control the
water.
It is estimated that $50O,OO0 worth
of lumber has been washed way from
Inland Empire mills. Kellogg and
Wallace are still cut off from COM
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-18
Aw, Come Off!

"Unsettled, southerly winds" is the
best the weather man can do for tEis
favored section.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-18
YANKEE DESTROYERS
PROVE MASTERS OF
NEDMAN SIrDM DIN

LONDON-The Chronicle prints
a story declaring that United
States destroyers beat off SUBJ
marine that attacked the White
Star liner, Adriatic. The de-
stroyers conveyed the Ariatic
part way across the AAtlantic.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-18
UNCLE SAMS BOYS
CRAZY FOR ACTION

AT BATTLE FKUNI
LOND0N-The first contingent
of the United States army med
icaI unit has arrived in London,
it is officially announced. The
; commanding officer said the
. men were "crazy to get into ac-
ton on the French battle front"
1.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-18
WORST FLOOD SINCE 1894
DOES DAMAGE In NORTH

munication with Spokane. The rail
road officials say the road is blocked
indefinitely.
The city hall, the hotel and other
public buildings in Occur d'Alene
have their Easements flooded from
the lake. Many pumps are at work
in wild race with the seepage.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-18

Marriage License.
Willie Ellis and Ruthie Chamber
lain, both of Kendrick.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-07
THE BIBLE NEGLECTED.
Though stlll the Best Seller, II Is Not
Read as II Used to Be.

Though still the Best Seller, IL Is Not
Read as II Used to Be.
Although the Bible still leads all 9th
er best sellers, few read II. People
stu present Bibles to brides and
grooms. People still present Bibles to
children. Colporteurs still roam the
country handing out Bibles among the
villagers. Associations Of devout en-
thusiasts stil put Bibles In hotels. But
the Bible is seldom read aloud IN the
home. And the type of American who
daily reads his Bible in secret from a
sense Of duty is becoming more and
more rare.
Quite apart from its moral and re-
hgious bearings, the neglect of the BIZ
BILE involves cultural handicap worth
noting. It involves q cramping of the
popular vocabulary, as no other liter
AIRY masterpiece is such well of Eng.
hsh pure and undefled. 1t involves a
dulling Of literary perceptions. as liter
AZURE abounds In Biblical illusions
which every reader of the Bible IN
stantly understands, but which only
readers of the Bible ever can. Finally
it involves failure to respond to
many good joke, as an astonishing
percentage of the best quips are moth
ing more or less than Biblical illusions.
1t Is mainly useless, we realize, to
propose course of self enforced Bible
reading for adults. We insist, how
ever. that parents who want their chill
dren to get the most enjoyment out of
life may well see to 1t that their chill
dren develop an acquaintance with the
Bible. 1t is the basis of keen speech
It Is the basis of intelligent reading.
It Is the basis of culture And by cul-
ture we mean capacity for enjoying
the Hne and beautiful things Of this
world and the capacity for producing
eome.-Chicag0 Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-07
SHIPS AND THEIR SIZE.
Why You Cannot Compare the Vessels
ACCORDING to TONNAGE.

Why You Cannot Compare the Vessels
According to Tonnage.
The different uses of tonnage terms
when speaking Of ships are causes of
confusion to the lay mind, states Cap
tain Q. A. McAllister, engineer In chief.
United States coast guard, in the Popu-
lar Science Monthly. For example.
steamship companies in order to i'm
press upon the travelling public the
size and consequent relative safety of
their craft will advertise the sailing Of
certain steamer of 10000 tons, mean
ing, of course, gross tons. The COM
pany's agent, in entering her at the
custom house. VIII take great precau-
ton to certify that she is Of only 7,84O
tons when paying tonnage taxes. He
then is referring to her net tonnage.
and, In fact, that standard is used only
when paying dues or taxes.
Displacement tonnage is almost ex-
clusiyely applied to warships, as they
do not carry cargoes. Strange to say
the tonnage Of a battleship varies al
most hourly, as coal or other weighty
objects are used or taken on board.
The tonnage Of warships is, however,
fixed They are referred to In terms
Of the fixed tonnage.
A statement that 10000 ton battle
ship sank a 10000 ton merchant ship
does not mean that the ships were of
equal size. The merchant ship would
be much the larger owing to the diff
ferent meanings Of the term ton" as
applied to the two types of vessels. 1t
is absolutely impossible to give rules
for the relations Of these terms, as the
conditions vary too greatly. Generally
speaking, the gross tonnage of a ship
is from 80 to 100 per cent greater than
the net tonnage. Tons displacement
are always In excess Of tons gross.
Deadweight tonnage is on an average
from 80 to so per cent greater than
gross tonnage.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-07
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1917
Is In JoviaI
Spirits Again
Miss Wilson Is
Mighty Proud
of Her Radiant
Tanlac Smile

1T has never been natural for me to
be downhearted and melancholy, but
before started to take Tan1ac / suffer
ed such SPELLS" said Miss Lillian Will
son, 1910 North street, Philadelphia.
"The only way l could account for
this condition was that it was the result
of my stomach and nervous troubles
which / had suffered from for some
time, she continued. ''My trouble
kept getting worse until finally lost
my appetite and felt run down and
miserable. 1 was often forced to lay
of from work, especially in the after
noon, after eating my lunch. No mat
ter how careful was in the selection of
food, nothing seemed to agree with me.
Gas would fill my whole system and i
felt dull and listless for hours after eat
ing. My poor nerves were in terrible
condition, too was unable to sleep at
night and in the morning l would usual
ly arise with a severe headache, which
would often stay with me all day.
Friends urged me to try Tanlac, and
today, after taking several bottles, 1
feel fine. My stomach is working right;
my appetite has increased wonderfully
and my nerves have quieted down. It
seems so good to be able to get good
nights rest and to wake up in the morn
ing feeling refreshed and happy, Head
aches are things of the past. l am
proud of my 'Tanlac Smile"
Taniac is now being specially intro
duced and explained at Kille's East Side
Phar., az Main street. Mount, Holly, and
by Henry p Thorn, Medford.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-07
|DAIRYINGAN
SOIL CULTURE
SELF FEEDER FOR HOGS.
Experiments Prove That This Methoc
Ia fha Moro ErononnieaI

Experiments Prove That This Method
10 the More Economical.
Experimental tests all seem to point
to the economy of the self feeder for
fattening hogs. A report has recently
been made by the Missouri expert
ment station covering tests that were
conducted In 1914, 1915 and 1915.
The conclusions drawn from the ex-
periments are:
Fattening hogs fed with self feed
er gain more rapidly than when hand
fed in the usual manner.
There is no difference in the econo-
my of gain which can be accredited to
the method of feeding. This state
ment applies only to the amount of
feed necessary to produce a given
amount of pork. If the self feeder de-
creases the amount of labor involved
then 1t becomes factor In cheapening
the cost of production
When each feed is placed in a sep
arate feeder the hogs will choose the
different feeds, so that the gain will
be both rapid and relatively econom-
tcal This viii perhaps be true only
when each feed is supplied in abun-
dance. For example, If the feeds used
were corn and tankage and the self
feeder containing corn was allowed to
become empty the hogs would no doubt
eat more tankage than 1t would be
profitable to feed them.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-07
THE FORWARD LOOK.
II Is Never Too Late TO Make a Fresh
Start In Life.

II Is Never Too Late TO Make Fresh
Start In Life.
Now and then a man pauses to take
account of stock and looks back rue
fully over the course Of his life to note
the many places where he made the
wrong turn or was showed off the track
by adverse circumstances. He says to
himself, believing what he says, that
If he could retrace his steps and take
a fresh start knowing what he knows
now, he would not make such a mess
of things again.
He can put his finger down on the
very spot in the map of his life where
he went wrong. There was a blurred
place on the trail, where there was no
trace Of the footprint of any who
passed that way and no mark of the
woodlands ax upon a tree. It was
for him alone to choose the way to
take, and in his haste and fever to
arrive he chose wrongly and has wan
dered ever since.
A man plays a game, or runs race.
or conducts business, or marr1es a
wife, or chooses a friend, or elects q
calling, or forms habit, and by and
by the conviction is borne in upon him,
like growth weighing on the brain,
that he was In error. Now it is too
late to retrieve. He must wear for the
remainder of his days the milestone
due to the wrong decision.
What is he to do? He strangled his
chance newborn. He exchanged his
birthright Cor pottage. 1t is Of no
avail to plead that he had bad advis-
ers, that he was misled, that he was
the tool of environment, that base
heredity rose up to claim him and a
latent faint In the blood broke out and
wrought an irreparable mischief.
The past is there, and its legend is
deeply craven on his brow or scared
by the brand Of the iron that has en-
tered into his soul Can he 60 backf
The years and the closed doors and
the finished chapters tell him no.
But the forward look and the futu-
rity provide him with better way to
take When Mrs. Peterkin, In the sto-
ry, had spoiled her cup of coffee by
putting salt in it and was trying to
redeem the error by the neutralizing
action Of all sorts Of chemicals the
lady from Philadelphia suggested that
she make fresh cup. Seeing that you
can't go back. why not make fresh
start exactly where you are? Decision
has a miraculous way of finding q
standpoint of rock In the middle Of a
quicksand.-P Philadelphia Ledger.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-07
Don't Risk
Neglect

Don't neglect a constant backache,
sharp, darting pains or urinary dis
orders. The danger of dropsy oil
Brights disease is too serious to ignore.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills as have YOU
friends and neighbors. Mount Holly
case.
George F. Kinsler, 70 Pine street,
Mount Holly, says: 81 was bothered
more or less by rheumatic pains and
1umbago for several years. I had rheu
matte twinges in my feet and muscles
and could hardly get around. When
bent over 1 could hardly straighten up.
My back was worse in the morning and
many time thought would have to
lie in bed on account of the pain.
finally got Doan's Kidney Pills and they
relieved me of the misery in my back.
l no longer had rheumatic pains eth.
err"
Mr.. Kinsler gave the above statement
in November 1914 and on October 3,
1910 he added: 81 haven't suffered
from kidney complaint since Doan's
Kidney Pills cured me-"
Price Goo. at all dealers Don't sim.
ply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Kinsler has twice publicly recon.
mended. Foster-M ilburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-07
DCelHTGHEN
@ng1CUPBOARD
IRONING DAY MENU.
NouRlsHINe SOUPS.

DEA SOUP-Boil a three or four
pound meaty shin bono till the
meat falls off Pour the liquid
through a strainer and carefully re-
move all fat from the meats and mar
row from the bone. Shred the meat
fine, add the shredded meat and mar
row to the strained liquid, together
with a whole large onion, pepper and
salt to taste. The onion can be re-
moved later If desired.
About an hour before the meat is
done place In another pan three cups
Of split dried peas Cover with about
two quarts Of water and let simmer
slowly till soft and mushy. Crush
through fine strainer into the hot meat
liquid and let boil all together for half
an hour longer Care must be taken
not to scorch the peas. This should
make at least four quarts of soup, nour-
ishing and tasty, and better at three
days old than when fresh made.
Italian Soup.-Four cups of stock,
one tablespoonful instant tapioca or
sage, two teaspoonfuls Of grated cheese,
one egg yolk, one-half cupful of milk,
four sticks of macaroni, one teaspoon
full Of salt, one-half teaspoonful Of
pepper, one-quarter teaspoonful pa
prika. But the stock in sauce
pan and bring to boiling point, then
shake In the tapioca, stir and boil for
fifteen minutes, when It will be clear.
The macaroni should be broken into
small pieces, boiled separately, and
then added to the SOUP Beat the yolk
Of egg with the milk and stir In next,
but It must not boil after this or the
soup might curdle. Add seasonings,
and when off the fire sprinkle In the
cheese. Serve hot.
Corn Soup.-One can of corn, four
cupfuls OF stock, one cupful Of milk,
one tablespoonful Of cornstarch, one
egg yolk, one tablespoonful Of chop
ped parsley, one teaspoonful of salt
and half teaspoonful Of pepper. Open
can Of corn and put it into a
saucepan with the stock or meat
boilings. Bring to the boil and SIM
mer slowly from ten to fifteen min
utes. Then rub as much as possible
through sieve. Rinse out the pan
and return the soup to it. Add the
cornstarch mixed smoothly with the
milk and stir until boiling. Cook for
ten minutes longer, add the parsley
and the seasonings.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-07
WEDDING RINGS.
Their Descent From the Ancient Sig
net Rings Of Egypt

Their Descent From the Ancient Sig
net Rings Of Egypt
It was under the shadow Of the pyra.
m1ds that brides first wore rings as
symbols of wedlock
In the early Egyptian home 1t was
the custom Of the wife to keep all Of
her Jars, closets and storerooms sealed
A different seal ordinarily was used
for every door or Jars containing GER
tain foods. Preserved sweets. for tn
stance, would be sealed with one de-
vice and some sharp appetizer with
another. So the course of time brought
the Egyptian woman goodly number
of seals, the special mark of her wife
hood.
Then 1t became q custom for the
bridegroom on his wedding day to
present the. future homemaker with q
little string of seals. In the beginning
they usually were suspended from an
ornamental chain about her neck, but
afterward 1t became the custom to car
~ the keys on an ornamental cord
around the wrist. And finally the keys
were attached to woman's finger by
means Of cord or gold wire. This
naturally meant reduction I'm the mum
Der Of seals, and some genius of the
days Of old hit upon the idea of COM
bining the seal and the wire together.
from which we get the signet ring.
Such ring was regularly presented to
the bride on her wedding day.
Things had reached this state of
progress when keys seem to have been
first used In Egypt to any great extent.
The coming of locks did away with the
wifely seals and her peculiar mark of
sovereignty In the home. By degrees
the signet ring went out of fashion as
the special prerogative Of the bride
and was succeeded by a plain band
ring such as every young lady Of today
expects to wear. Numbers of these
plain and signet rings have been found
In the old tombs of northern Africa
mute evidence Of loves long since dead
and gone.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-07
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Z5aSIITGHEN
@nlGUPBOARD
pickIE rIMs.

QUICK PICKLE.-For this pickle
w take green cucumbers, quarter
them and pack them with salt
and peppers In layers; let them stand
for an hour, drain and boil In vinegar
enough to cover them; peel small on
Ions and cook with them in the vine
gar. Let them boil until tender.
Chill Sauce.-Eight large tomatoes.
very ripe; eight onions, six green pep
pers. eight coffee cupfuls Of vinegar,
four tablespoonfuls Of salt, one table
spoonful each of allspice, cloves. GIN
namon and nutmeg. Slip the skins
from the tomatoes and cut them into
chunks; slice one green sweet pepper
and add the seasoning and sliced on
ions. Put allspice and cloves into q
bag and boil with the others, as they
discolor the sauce If they are ground
or boiled loose. Cook at once In the
vinegar
Salad Pickle.-Twelve medium sized
cucumbers, sliced thin without peel
ing; four small onions, sliced thin. Put
over this one-half cupful Of salt and
let 1t stand two hours, after which
drain off the brine and add one-half
cupful of olive oil and one pint Of vine
gar, one tablespoonful each Of yellow
and black mustard seed and one table
spoonful of celery seed Heat and bot
tie while scalding hot
Cucumber and Pepper Pickle.-Three
or four dozen cucumbers, like num-
Der Of green sweet peppers and severed
onions, along with two tablespoonfuls
of celery seed, one tablespoonful each
Of whole pepper. cloves. cinnamon and
allspice. Slice cucumbers and onions
and sprinkle with salt In layers, using
about three-fourths of q cupful Of salt.
Let 1t stand overnight. In the mean
time put the sliced peppers into a
brine made by adding two and a half
ounces of salt to gallon of water and
let them stand overnight. Drain and
let them all stand In clear water from
one to two hours. Put whole spices
into cheesecloth bag, put into vine
gar and let them boil FIVE minutes,
after which remove spices and pour
vinegar over vegetables and let them
stand twenty-four hours; pack In Jars,
cucumber and pepper In layers, and
cover with the vinegar
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