The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-08-24

farmers of nitrate Of soda from Chile I
to be used as fertilizer. Every state
Is asked to plant as large an acreage |
In wheat and rye as Is possible with
out upsetting proper farm practice. |
The experts In Washington say that
while fertilizer may be scarce, there
will be no shortage of seed farm ma
chinery or transportation facilities.
On Thursday Provost Marshal Gen
eneral CTowder issued the regulations
for calling the National army to the
colOrs. The first 100000 are to be
called up To September l and sent to
environment camps by September ..
The government wishes the first day
of the mobilization appropriately ceie-
brated throughout the country In or
der that the citizen soldiers may be
httingly honored
Some Antldraft Riots.
Taking the country as whole, the
exemption boards are having mighty
little trouble In carrying out their du'
ties in the drafting of the National
army. Part of Oklahoma and some
districts In the Southeast, however,
are glaring exceptions to this rule.
Serious riots have occurred and bands
OF draft reslsters have armed them
selves and taken to the woods. But
they are being captured by the score
aud subjected to the proper punish
ment. Much OF the trouble Is stirred
up by the l. W. W., and by certnin
un. American publlclsts who argue con-
stantly that American soldiers should
not be sent abroad TO fight, but should
be kept at home TO await the Invading
Germans after they have whipped the
entente allies,
Among those arrested last week by
the federal agents was DIR, Fritz Berg
meter. president OF the Volkszeitung
| of ST. Paul. On orders from Washing
ton he was put In jail on charges OF
making disloyal utterances, to be held
| until President Wilson directs his re-
lease. He II an enemy alien.
Canada also Is to have drafted
army, the Canadian CONSUMPTION bin
having been passed by the dominion
parliament. Under It's provisions 100
600 men between the ages of twenty
and thirty-two years will be drafted,
and Il Is the expectation Of the au-
thoritles that they will be In training
by autumn.
German Ministry Changes.
Chancellor Mlchaclis remolded the
imperial and Prussian ministries to his
desire. or that of his masters, but the
many changes aroused no Semhlance OF
enthusiasm In the empire. On tbs
contrary, they are commented on by
the liberal and radical press with dis
trust and dissatisfaction, and no on'
who has talked for publication ha'
given them HIS approval They ofei
no hope for parliameutarlsm or any
other marked change IN internal pol
icies and SO far as can be seen, th'
war policy Of Germany Is not llkel!
TO be altered Doctor Kuehlmanu. whit
has succeeded Zimmerman as foreig'
secretary. Is supposed to be opposes
TO ruthless submarine warfare, hu
Doctor Hrl0rrich l. retained as ia
representative Of the imperial ehanCcl
Tor. and as he Is ambitious and power
/. ful lt Is feared he viii more than couu
tcrhalauce kuchlmann,
Gcunany's latest peace suggestion
; having met with the disdalntul rccrT
, ton they deserved. Il Is unlikely tina
any more such proposals will egnsnat
! from the kaiser for some time. Se'
cnty.risht professors Of Bonn ualve'
: slty have signed petition urging IA
{ German government never to make al
p other peaer offer.
Rect Aas Confidence IN Russia.
Premier krrcusky last week Succee,
? cd In completing his coalition cabins
a and obtained the pledges ~ all IA
p tons that they would support him, II
? has pruulSed many reforms, and nis
Z has assured Russia that discipline an
i authority must trst hc restored. Tbs
y he and his colleagues will win out an
. that Russia win continue in the ",
g until Germany Is whipped Is the con
J. dent assurance Of Elihu Root who h
Z lust returned from his mission
u pctrOgrad. The disorders there.
Z SAYS are not alaunlngly serious al
e are not typical. and the loss ~ mora
a IN the army he Is sure Is only tel
n porary.
b, Already the resistance Of the Russia
II troops 10 the advance % the Gerna
es and Austrians In Gallcla and BukowiI
Id Is stifTeaing. and though In general Z
he retreat continued. II ceased 20 be