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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
Questions of the Hour.

All these questions of command are
under serious consideration by the
president and his military advisers.
and the result is awaited with intense
interest. especially in military circles
some of the problems puzzlinE Army
men are: VIII Gen. Scott retain his
present office despite his retirement?
IT not. who will succeed to that office"
VIII Maj. Gen. Bliss. assistant chief of
stair. who retires for age in December
be continued on active duty, and if so
in what capacity? VIII the President
re-establish the grades of general and
lieutenant general on his own respon-
sibllity. or will he ask for specific leg
lslatiNc authority to do SO" In the
event that the office of general. last
held by Gen. Sheridan. is revived. by
whom will it be filled? Will there be
more than one lieutenant general?
Will Maj. Gen. Pershing be promoted
TO that grade If there are to be more
than one lieutenant general what other
officers are likely to be appointed
What Will become of the present rank
ing major generals when the military
departments now commanded by them
lose all their troops? What divisional
cantonments will constitute the pro-
posed army corps. and what officers
Will command the various corps?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
Lost Machine Gun Section.

Will END with one OF the most re-
markab1e incidents of all. From the
been seen heard of the machine gun
section commanded by Adjt. H
The section had been installed in an
advanced position. an old blockhouSe of
the famous Hindenburg line. where it
was now only possible to go at night.
At $3.50 am. just the preliminary
bombardment vas nearly over, 21o-
millimeter shell struck the blockhouse.
smashing it and completely walling it
IN. Eight men were wounded. The adj
Jutant had them carried into r. corner,
and with the rest of his men he set to
work. despite the lack of air and the
total absence of light. to dig gap out
under the wall Every shovelful of
earth removed diminished the capacity
of the crowded ruins. Under these
frightful conditions. unable to see. half
suffocated. hearing only the moaning of
their wounded comrades. the soldiers
worked steadily on, and by pm. four
teen hours later. had completed the
gallery. But man sent out to recon
hotter found that the Boches We're close
at hand. The adjutant decided not to
stir until after dark. 1t was not, in fact.
till Il pm. that the little band Ventured
out. slowly, carrying not only their
wounded. but their machine guns and
material, and returned inside the
French lines. where the guns We're at
once set up in battery again, ready for
action.
That night the indomitable French
brought up reserves and counter at
tackled. The scenes l have described
We're re-enacted. BY morning our allies
had retaken the last and farthest
salient of their old positions, inflicting
on the enemy far heavier losses than
they themselves had sustained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
STEAMSHIPS.
Potomac River Landings

BALTIMORE.
Steamer. leave 18th st. wharf for Baltimor.
.ud river points Monday. Wednesday and Satur-
day pm arrive Baltimore second morning
out Leave baltimore. pier 3. Light ST.. Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday. pm: arrive WASH
ington second morning out River freight pre-
paid Passenger service frst-clsss. Freight re-
ceiyed Until 3:45 pm. sailing days.
JOS P STEPHENSON. Agent.
MARYLAND Delaware and Virginia Rwy. Co..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
Status of Gen. Wood.

Will Maj. Gen. Wood. the senior off,
Ger of the Army. command an army or
corps. and if so which? Will he be
given a higher grade? What COM
mands will fall to Maj. Gems. Bell.
Barry and Liggett. now commanding
military departments gradually being
denuded of troops and responsibilities
VIII either of them be promoted? Will
Mai. Gems. Sibert and Morrison. now
in the field in France. be promoted
1t is confidently expected that many
of these interesting questions will be
answered by the action of the Presi-
dent within the next few days. through
nominations of general officers and
other communications TO the Congress.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-28
Elmo Tuttle
Dies.

Elmo 1uttle. the little six
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward X. Tuttle passed away
at their here on Monday after
noon The little fellow has had
typhoid fever, but on Sunday he
seemed to be getting better. and
on Monday again got worse,
finally passing away.
The family has had much sick
ness of late, first the father and
then the two little children being
taken down with typhoid, and
the little BOYS Suffering Was 1n.
tense and his wasted condition
was pitiful to see.
Funeral services were h. Id on
Tuesday afternoon III the Fourth
Ward under the direction of the
BishoprIc Prayer was offered
by John N. Price, and the follow
ing speakers O. p. Bates, Pres.
w. T. Harper and Pres. w. T.
Jack spoke words of encourage
ment to the bereaved parents
and relatives. Benediction was
offered bv Thos. II Clark.
The sympathy of the commun-
,ty is extended to the bereaved
parents III their sickness and III
The loss of their little son.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-28
YIN CA. Helping Our
Soldier Boys.

At Camp Lewis, American
Lake, Wash, where the drafted
men OF the ~ New national
army are being assembled for
training III the western depa,
ment. the Army YIN "A. build
ings, Thoroughly equipped and
splendidly manned. are awaiting
the thousands that are arriving
daily. Tons upon tons of writ
my paper and envelopes are with
in reach, books and magazines
have been carefully laid out. we'll
GIFTED buildings will ample fac
ilities :or writing letters home.
tor recreation and comfort. are
completed and everything is free.
Wherever American troops are
sent this same welcome awaits
the soldier. The sign of the Red
Triangle of the Y M CA means
that everything withih the walls
of he building is at his disposal
and there are no honl's and no
dues.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-28
SEN. KING ATTACKS AUSTRIA.
Says War Should Now Be Declared
Because of Austra's Action.

Washington.-EXp of Count
Won Bernstorff's $4,000 slush fund
produced Saturday these outstanding
developments:
1-Approximately rs per cent of con-
gress wants an Investigation of the I'M
putations that members were ap-
preached by German propagandists.
2-The state department and other
administration officials oppose an in
vestigation. They believe there is
nothing to be gained and that such a
course would give Germany the i'm
preston that grave scandal was dis
rupting the nation. 1t would array the
state department against congress.
3-Senator King read letters into
the record showing that Austria, even
while at peace with this country, had
paid money in TO offset the sentiment
of the good work Of the allies. He said
this country should now declare war
on Austria.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-28
Do You Want The Best.

In professional service and goods
| am ready to fit the New Punktal
Lenses. In this new series of Lenses
the power Of each lense and its corr
rections are computed separately.
he result is lens systematically
corrected throughout its field in all
powers, giving as clear and accurate
images through themargin rs through
the center. even in the strongest
numbers. the highest type of opthal-
mic lens yet produced The above
range in price from S35. 90 to $50 90
mounted in lax solid gold Other
Complete Spectacles and Eyeglasses
SOC to $500 Special prices to
School Children and the best of treat
ment. Six years in your city with
out kick should speak for itself.
DR.. g. E. KEEN.
Main Street, Oakley, Idaho.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-28
The
'Cassia Academy
Starts Out Well.

On Monday morning the Cas-
!sia Academy opened its doors
for another school term. The
attendance was very good at the
opening session, especially,a as cur
rent reports indicated that many
students from this town were
gong off to other towns to
tchool. About ninety students
VAS already enrolled and others
III d idyubt will atteud as soon AS
11sh sAsslls.work is through, and
from now on steady increase
is anticipated to swell the roll.
The institution has al excellent
faculty again this year and it is
up TO the student 20 get and peg
III aud take advantage of what
is offered III the Academy.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-28
GERMAN MORALE IS
CRUSHED BY DEFEAT
TER-ATTACkS IN BATTLE
OF FLANDERS.
Captured German Officers Have Ap-
parently Abandoned Hope OF Sue
cess in Western Theatre and Are
Now Hoping for Peace.

British Front In France.-That phase
of the battle of Flanders that occurred
last week and which has been charac-
terized as the battle of Menin road was
on Sunday largely matter of history.
Hard local fighting was still in pro-
gress at point west of Gheluvelt,
known as Tower Hamlet. but, notwith-
standing the determined efforts of the
Germans to regain the ground they
lost here, they were unable to dislodge
the British troops.
The enemy still clung to n few desir-
able posts on an elevation near Tower
Hamlet, but their possession has in no
way affected the general situation as
they were not vital points. Elsewhere
along the front of the British offensive
there has been no change in the situa-
ton! An intense artillery duel con-
tinued, but the enemy had abandoned.
at least temporarily, those futile and
costly counter-attucKs which marked
the first days fighting.
| The German military code In the
past has taken little count of losses in
the present instance the German
counter-attacks have not only been
costly, but useless, for the British ar
tillery has In majority of cases torn
the advancing columns TO bits and
driven the survivors back in hasty re-
treat. How great the German losses
have been it is of course impossible to
estimate, but it can be stated definite
ly that they We're exceedingly severe.
The battle OF Menin road has fur
nished further evidence of that de-
terioration in the fighting qualities
which has been gazing nn in the Ger,
man lines for some time. 1t must not
be assumed from this statement that
the Germans are in Il demoralized
state. During the last few days they
have fought with great determination,
and skillfully, but they are not so good
as they We're.
1t is significant perhaps that the
counter-attacks delivered by the enemy
ON the first day We're lacking the in
tensity of previous counter-attacks, al
though the Germans had known that
the offensive was pending and had
time to prepare for eventualities.
In this connection change has
been noted in the attitude of captured
German officers. Apparently they 40
longer have faith in the future and
have abandoned hope of success in the
western theatre. The thing they are
most interested in now is peace.
On the other hand, the morale of the
British troops has never been at So
high n pitch as ut present. Every
where along the line one finds the
same feeling. The men are lmbued
with the idea that they have proved
themselves stronger than their ad.
versaries and they are filled with the
determination to see the affair through
to the finish.
The arrival of the Aemrcan troops
in France has done much to make
even stronger this confidence.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-28
Peaches! Peaches!

We are shipping IN a car ot
Fancy Elberta Peaches and Tom
atoes from Brigham City, which
will arrive about Tuesday, Sept.
25th. We suggest that every
one get least a few bushels of
Peaches out of this car, because
if the peaches that are not vet
ripe are caught by q FROST or cold
nights the flavor will he pract
ically destroyed. Call at our
store and see sample OF peaches
coming. They are beauties Give
us your orders immediately.
GEN CASH GROCERY.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-28
Fan mers Should
Ship Now.

An appeal to farmers to ship
their wheat now is made by
Fairfax Harrison. Chairman of
the Railroads War Board, who
says:
1--WE are assured that the price
OF wheat determined by the Pre-
sident will be maintained thru
out the year by the TODD admin
istration and that there can be
no objective IN holding wheat.
In fact, the farmer saves interest
and deterioration by marketing
early,
"At the present time the rail
ways can handle more wheat to
storage points for ready distri-
button and to mills to be manu-
factured into -four Tor domestic
consumption and expectation to
our allies where it is much, need
ed and for which ships are avail
able at ports.
The railways wish to appeal
to the farmers to bring their
wheat to market now Later III
he tall the handling ol many
more products will cause con-
jes:ion and delays.
The railways are now beng
operated in common to serve
the entire community. The de-
mands Tor movements Oi military
and supplies will be an increasing
burden. Therefore the railway S
must have the cooperation
the entire community.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-28
NO DISCUSSION OF PEACE.
Replies to Pope of Germany and Aus
tra Without Effect in America.

Washington will be no fur
ther discussion of peace at this time
by the United States and the entente
allies unless it is forced by II fresh
appeal from Pope Benedict.
This was clearly indicated both at
the state department and by allied
diplomats Saturday, after publication
Of the unofficial texts of the replies of
Germany and Austria to the papal ap-
peal. There was nothing unexpected
in either response, although the Aus
trian note aroused some interest be
cause of its apparent sincerity.
Officials believe that, heartened by
the replies of the central powers, the
pope will make n fresh attempt to
bring the belligerents together at the
peace table,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-28
Not Through With
Hoover.

Senator Reed of Missioui finds
i'll Herbert Hoover text tor
comment. Congress has had
enough of Mr.. Hoover, says the
Senator, "and so has President
Wilson"
We are not so sure of this
Mr.. Hoover is not to be disposed
of SO easily / he makes sue
cess Of his iood-control administ-
ration. If he succeeds in realizing
the impossible wherein the pro
ducer will get a high price ior
every thing that he raises OF
makes, while the consumer gets
4 low price on everything that
he buys and eats, Mr.. Hoover
will have to he rcck koned with
nightly in 1920. There are
already some intimations that
he would gladly accept the Pre-
s'dency next time, regardless OF
any plans whlch the President
may have for keeping he office
in the family, either by seeking y
third term for himself or bv try
ing to get first term tor son III
/
law McAdoo; and il hoover can
achieve the impossible AS indicht
| he will be formidable can
didate before some if not all oI
the nominating conventions.
Nor will Hoover be dehnltel,
disposed OF if he fails in his Job
IL he nett her assures to the farmer
Il high price for his crops nor Can
provide to the consumer Il low
price for his food. then Hoover
will again be to the front. Ex
plantations will be in order anf
|, filmsv excuses will not 90.
Under the law which presents
/. To Mr.. Hoover these variants i,
his future. he must report to Con
gress next January. III detail
showing what has been don,
with the. money that has beer
entrusted to him for his miracle
working. That will be his frs
test, so far AS Congress is con
cerned. SO far as the people ar,
concerned. Hoover's first tes'
has already come in the price
II iiug for hard coal-which ha,
been so arranged that the house
, holder can get his coal for thi.
winter a little higher price thar
he paid last winter.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-28
University of Idaho Now
Offers Mining Courses.

University OF Idaho at Moscow
now offers: Four-year courses in
Mining, liturgy and Geology
leading to degree of b S.
Graduate work in Same linee
Specii.l courses tor mature per
SONS OF good education.
Short course for prospectors.
miners, millmen and smeltcr men
beginning anuary 3rd, 1918.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-28
TEXAS GOVERNOR IMPEAcHED.
Convicted of Using State Funds te
Settle Personal Obligations.

Austin, Texas.--Governor james +.
Ferguson on September % was inn
peached by the state senate, which
sustained ten of the twenty-one
charges in the bin of impeachment
returned by the lower house commit
tee of the whole.
The vote on the first article-that
he used $500 of state funds to settle
a personal ubligation-was sufficient
to convict. A two-thirds vote was
necessary The ballot was: Ayes,
twenty-seven noes, four.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-28
Special for Conference
Visitors.

A SPECIAL Sleeper will leave
Oakley " ednesday, October 3rd
at six O'Clock p. m. for the con
venience of conference visitor to
Salt Lake.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-28
SPIES ANOTRA|TORS
WORK IN HARMONY
GOVERNMENT BARES MORE
PLOTS AGAINST UNITED STATES
BEFORE THE WAR.
Money Furnished by Germany's AM
bassador for the Purpose of De-
stroyin0 Life and Property, II
10 Charged.

shington.-Further disclosures Of
far-reaching German propaganda in
trigues and plots in this country prior
to the diplomatic break with Ger
many, were made on Saturday Ivy the
committee on public information.
In bulletin styled "official expose"
the committee quotes numerous let
ters and extracts from letters seized
by the department of justice in April,
1916, in Il raid upon the New York
office Of Wolfe Won Igel Won Igel,
in carrying on his manifold prO-Ger-
man and anti-American activities, the
documents show, was In cor stant
touch with the German embassy and
with Count Won Bernstorff, German
ambassador to the United States.
in the form Of letters, teleg~ams,
notations, checks, receipts, registers,
cash books, cipher Codes lists Of spies
and other memoranda and records,
the committee says, "were found indi-
cations-in some instances of the
vaguest nature in others Of the most
damning conclusiveness-that the Ger
man imperial government through its
representatives in a then friendly ma
ton, was concerned with
violations of the laws of the Unit
ed States.
OBSTRUCTION of lives and property
in merchant vessels on the high seas.
Irish revolutionary plots against
Great Britain.
''Fomenting ill-feeling against the
United States in Mexico.
"Subornation of American writers
and lecturers.
Enhancing of propaganda.
maintenance Of d spy system undel
the guise of commercial investiga
ton bureau.
''Subsidizing of a bureau for the pur
pose of stirring up labor troubles In
munitions plants.
"The bomb industry and other relat
ed activities"
Case of Holland.
The committee, of which Secretaries
Lansing, Baker and Daniels are mem
bers, and George Creel, chairman, has
this to Say concerning Holland:
1T has long been an open secret
that Holland is merely a way station
for shipments of contraband into Ger
many. Here is official confirmation
from the Von Igel records which would
seem to indicate suspicious and con
tdential relation between the HOLLAND
commission and the German diplomat
ic officials accredited to this country
or possibly a belief by the Germans
that they could not successfully gel
the munitions to their own country
The message in code, with interlineal
translation, is entered as "A 2493' ant
headed German embassy, Washington
d. c., April 6, 1916 1t runs as fol
lows:
"'Telegram from Berlin by secre
roundabout way for Carl Heysen Con
sent sale Holland three hundred thou
sand chests (cartridges) and two hun
dred tons powder. Please get in toucl
with Holland commissioner Sender
war minister, foreign office, in repre-
sentatiOn.
(SignedD HATZFELDT.'
Prince Hatzfedt was an official o.
the German embassy.
The Hamburg-American line bureau
OF investigation, the committee states
an "innocent pretending agency. wa
at the outset the secret service of tn,
Hamburg American Steamship com
pany Under Paul Koenig, its mana
man diplomatic secret service.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-28

On Wednesday several articles
were missed from some OF our
stores here and it is believed that
party Of Mexicans who were III
town that day are guilty OF ame
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-15
THE BIG GUN THUNDER

FROM the New 1OrK Times
The headline stabs one from the
printed Sheet
In spite of nerves long since to
horror stung;
It's thunder echoes down the quiet
street,
And stole calm is to the four winds
flung.
How go about small things, ones be-
ing set,
Through life's routine, to that IT,
tanic tune,
When you, beloved of many hearts.
are met
Where. noon to midnight, midnight
back to noon,
The big guns thunder on the Flan-
ders front!
One sees you mantled in cascading
flame,
In that terrific urge where rivers
lap
The life blood freely shed to sign the
name
OF holy freedom ever on the man.
Splendor of life proclaimed in every
breath,
With years of your youths heyday
still to run.
Your deathless victory spells bart
For mound recaptured, mile of
frontage won
Where big guns thunder on the
Flanders front!
So, be the mourning badge for you
who fall
Our service flag, white starred up
on the breast.
Our song, the final courage that you
call
When Heaven puts you to the final
test.
Unmarked, your graves make conse-
Grated ground
OF blood-soaked land where now
wars demon shrieks,
For there white peace shall be
anointed. crowned.
And there the certain voice of god
head speaks
Where big guns thunder on the
Flanders front!
MARGUERITE MERINGTON
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-15
What the Commissioners Found

NOMMISSIONER appointed by
Z Governor Brumbaugh to take
the votes of the Pennsylvania
solulers at Camp Hancock, where
the men who went out as National
Iuardsmen are encamped, and at
camps Meade, Lee, Sherman, Gordon
ana other great cantonments where
the drafted men are gathered, de-
clare that the work being done by
the Christian associations and which
Is being systematized by the War
work Council for the training and
active service camps can not be over
estimated. A dozen or more men
who have just come from the camps
TO hle the returns of the votes at the
capitol have told in recounting their
experiences that they were impressed
py the Importance of the Y. M. C. A.
esta ADJUSTMENTS and the need for rest
places for the mothers and wives
ana sisters and sweethearts of the
camps.
In my opinion the Y. NJ. C. A.
is doing a valuable work and as the
men progress in training as soldiers
the plan of providing places for
them viii increase in Importance.
| w3s much impressed with the need
Tor just such kind of work as the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-15

men are doing" said NJ. ]. Emery,
OIL wayne county, who was at Camp
Meade.
Mr.. Emery's opinion was echoed
py several commissioners from the
western part of the state who had
meen at Camp Hancock and who said
that while the camp of the Pennsyl-
Nania division was in fine condition
because the organizations were per-
fected from trained men 1t could be
seen how such places as those pro-
Vlded by the Y. M. C. A. would be
or great value when the men got
farther away from the southern
cities. The problems attending the
Guardsmen, many of whom got
splendid training at Ell Paso last
year, are not as great as those at the
camps of the drafted men, where
thousands fresh from civil life and
unused to discipline are being made
into soldiers. Commissioners to
Camps Lee and Sherman say that the
Y. Nj. c. A. huts will be the most
popular places in the camps before
long and that the men will become
so used to them during training that
when they go abroad they will fire.
quent them and thus keep out of
mischief.
Funds to be raised this week in
this district will go to establish these
places and to provide rest places
under supervision of the Y. NJ. C. A.
at the camps of the men from Penn
sylvania.