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The Washington times., 1917-01-16
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Orchestra, $50 D. N. :
William Gillette, In "a Successful CsIam-
ity." $50 p. M
Belasco-"Experience," SIS D. m.
Ksith's-vaudeville, 2:15 and s:I5 D. m
Poli's-''Little Woman" s:lS and SIS D. IN.
Gayety-Burlesque, 2:l5 and s:15 D. m
Loew's Columbia-Motion picturess, 1880 q.
m. to IL p. m.
Str1nd-Photopiays. 10 a.. m. to 1880 D. m.
Garden-Photoplays, 16 q. m. to l0:3o d. m
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-08

out Of money orders by which the men
can send their pay home to their fam.
lilies. In some of the big camps the
=. NJ. c. A. is providing banking facil.
tiles for the men as well.
Do Your Biz With a Tenner.
This month tNovember) the Y. NJ.
G. A. must raise s35.o0o.oo0 TO carry
on its work among our soldiers and
their allies until next July. or this
s35.o00.o00 about s2s.o00.000 will be
spent on the work with our own troops
or about $40 for every man in Uncle
Sans uniform. II everybody who has
received letters from soldiers and sail.
ors were 10 contribute SO The task
would be easy. Are yopr boy's Ecai'h
and happiness and clean soul werah
$40 To YOU,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-08
The following figures com.

The following figures COM
piled by Sir Eric Geddes, Brit .
tans Sea Lord, VIII be of inter
est to those who think that>"
German submarines always !"
win in a battle: .
"The general situation re-
garding submarine warfare can
be demonstrated by the fol- >
.. lowing figures: Since the be- .
ginning Of the war between 40 .
and so per cent of the subma- >
rines operating on the North >
Sea, the Atlantic and the Arc I"
tc Ocean have been sunk. .
During the last quarter the en-
emy has lost as many subma- .
rines as during the whole of >
1916.
"As regards the sinking of .
British merchant tonnage by >
submarines the German olfic al
figures for August are S0s,000
tons of all nationalities They
sank a little more than one
third of that amount of Brit.
ish tonnage ard lit e mere than
half that of all nationalities.
"For September their official
figures are $4,000 tons They
sank far less than one-third of
that amount of British tonnage
and less than one-haf of that
amount of ali nationaiities. :"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-08

part Of the word to another than sta.
tistics can express. Statistics are
pretty poor anyway when 1t comes to
reckoning in terms of love and human
tenderness. Let's put 1t this way:
That the Y. M. C. A. is the biggest ex.
press company the world has ever
seen. and the parcels 1t is handling
are the loves and devotions Of human
beings.
Worlds Best Loved Trademark.
This war vas made US think hard
and fast. Your boy or your neigh.
bors by or some boy you know and
love has been called 10 do his share
in the big j.b OF policing the word for
democracy and human liberty. Is it
any comfort to you to know that wher.
ever his duty may call him your boy
will nave a friend that will serve him
In body. mind and soul? Are you
glad to know that this triend will place
books apd magazines at his disposal,
organize classes to teach him what.
ever he wants to learn. give him q
pocket testament and invite him to
Join religious meetings OF the faitr
that he was brought up In? Did YOU
realize that ths association provides
athletic equipment for his favorits
games. teaches him games II he kuows
none and holds concerts, lectures
movies. Bible classes, dramatic enter
tainments and every kind of whole
some amusement to keep him interest
edI Are you glad to know that thi,
friend will 60 with him overseas, hel,
TO shield him from q score OF difficult
and dangerous temptations and folloy
him right up to the front line trench
and beyond It? The last contact the
soldier has with this life he loves &c
we'll Is cup OF tea given him by the
Y. M. e. A. tree Just before he goes
lover the top" to hand to hand strug.
gle with the enemy. And as he comes
totte-ing back from No mans Land,
wounded. but strong enough and
plucky enough to keep on his feet.
even before his wounds are dressed
the Y. NJ. c. A. is waiting for MIN with
tea and sweet chocolate, the great com.
forts OF the man In the trenches. Do
you wonder that the Red Triangle is
called the best loved trademark 1,
the world?" One soldier in France has
called It "the last evidence that any.
body cares"
II every thinking citizen could see
with his OF her own. eyes something
OF the actual work being done for our
men by the association there would be
no question Of the Y NJ. Z A. having
to appeal TO the public for money.
Rather than let this essential work
fAlter for An instant rich men would
sell their motorcars. poor men would
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-08

In each of these soldier was strum-
ming on piano; others were reading
books and magazines; hundreds were
writing letters home. Behind the
raised counter at one end three or four
young men we're busy passing out
notepaper and envelopes. selling
stamps and weighing parcels, which
the men were sending home. One Of
the soldiers said to me as stood in
the tent used chiefly by men from
Iowa: I'VE came all the way here
from Des Moines. and we we're mighty
lonely. Then we found this Y. M. G.
A. on the job. and it's been home
and more than home to US. 1t gave
Ms what we wanted when we needed
1t most Wen never forget 1t. The
boys best friend Is the Y. Nj. e. A."
Fine. ciean.cut. Outstanding FeIIovve.
How close those benches were pack.
ed with men. bending over the long
tables absorbed in their writing!
What an appeal to the sympathies
those great groups OF soldiers make!
Fine. clean-cut. outstanding fellows.
some OF them mere boys. one thinks
immediate:y oi.the sacrifice they have
made for the rest OF us and how pre-.
cious they are to some one back home.
Somewhere. In far OF tarm. or village
or city street. there are parents or
brothers or wives who would give all
they possess for one glimpse Of those
sunburned faces as you and see
them on their last night before going
across And 1t was with throb Of
the heart that watched them, bent
over their letter paper In one after
!. smother OF those seven big tents.
These we're the tents Of the Y. M. C.
A. On that last night in America the
association was serving the soldiers
in the best Of all ways--giving them
IN opportunity to write home On
previous nights they had enjoyed box
ing bouts. movies. concerts, dramatics
and a score OF healthy entertainments
as we'll as religious meetings. But on
this last night home ties were strong
est. And perhaps that is the keynote
OF the splendid work the Y NJ c. A.
lis doing among our men in uniform
keeping them in touch with home.
Magic Words, "With the coiors."
In these times there are some let.
ters that mean more to US tnan any
We have ever read before. They are
written on sheets OF paper stamped
with the Stars and Stripes and the
red triangle OF the Y NJ. G. A.. and
they bear the magic words. with the
colors." There are many more than
. million such letters In the mails now
while you read uls.. Perhaps one q
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-08
Million Letters In the Mails Today
Bearing Magic Words with the Co|ors''
Keynote Of the Splendid Work the YM ca Does Among
Our Men In Uniform Is Keeping Them In
Touch With the Folks at Home.

least Is on its way to you. Each on
OF our l6 cantonments. where the nev
national army Is being trained. i;
using more than million sheets o
this paper every month. In the draf
army alone that means l6.00O.OO0 fila
merits Of love every month reaching
out from the great encampment wnert
the men are being trained into thu
greatest army this nation has eve,
dreamed and binding lnem to the
hearts at home. Multiply that BY
thinking Of all the other places where
Uncle Sam has men with the fiag-ir
navy yards. on the high seas, in arse
mas and officers training camps ant
lover There" in France. In all thes,
places men are writing home Thos,
unassum.ng little sheets OF notepapel
gladden. millions Of hearts a day
They transfer more love from on,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-08

Your town mayor. your paGtor, your
school superintendent will know who
Is the treasurer of the campaign com.
mittee in your county or town. Other
wise send check or money order to
Cleveland II. Dodge. treasurer, 1874
East Twenty'eighth street, New yorx
city.
Only sacrticial giving by millions of
gi"ers will make possible the contin.
uance OF this vast work for American
soldiers and for those of our allies.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-08
1T was evening on the broad

1T was evening ON the broad
Hampstead Plain. Long Island,
where the Rainbow division was
spending its last night before embark
ing for France. 1t had been raining
hard In the afternoon-a cold. steady
autumn downpour-and there was
nothing to suggest the rainbow in the
outward aspect Of the camp. Lines
and lines of sodden canvas housed
$1,000 men. gathered from q different
states. The ground was dotted with
pools and quagmires. Under the wet
canvas 1t was damp and cold. with .
penetrating csill Lit by ficker.ng
candles, the tents were far from cheer
ful shelter for q mans last night in
his native land
But there were seven big tents
where electric lights. numbers and
fr.endliness made the might pleasant.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-08
CAPTURED RUSSIANS
KILLED LIKE DOGS
Ambassador Gerard to Tell of AtrOci-
ties in Pamphlet Is,
sued Soon.

Washington, Nov 6.-The fact that
German soldiers, themselves, appealed
to Ambassador Gerard as "the rep
rcsentative of q Christian state" to
test against atrocities and butcheries
in which their commanders forced
them to participate, will be disclosed
in forthcoming issue of pamphlet
by the committee on public informa-
ton, entitled German War Prac-
tees.
One German soldier, conscience
stricken with the massacre of Russian
prisoners, implorcd the American am
bassador to protest, and signed his
letter "a German soldier and Chris
tian.
Another who, through the ambassa-
dor, addressed his appeal to the
American government, describes in
detail how Englishmen who had sur
rendered, were shot down in small
groups.
This was the protest Of German
soldier, an eye witness to the slaugh-
ter of Russian soldiers in the Masu-
rian lakes and swamps.
at was frightful, heart rending, as
these masses of human beings were
driven to destruction. Above the ter
rible thunder of the cannon could be
heard the heart rending cries Of the
Russians: oh Prussians! 0 Prus-
slams! o Prussian!' But there was no
mercy. One captain had ordered the
whole lot must die. Five men and
one officer on our side went mad from
those heart rending cries. But
most of my comrades and the officers
joked as the unarmed and helpless
Russians shrieked for mercy, while
they were being suffocated in the
swamps and shot down. The order
was: Close up and at it harder Fol
days afterward the heart rendine
wells followed me, and / dare not
think of them or I shall go mad
There is no God; there is no morality
and no ethics any more. There are
no human beings any more, but only
beasts. Down with militarism."
This was the testimony of another
German soldier on the east front:
Russian Poland, Dec. 10, 1914.
an the name of Christianity l sent
you these words:
"Mv conscience forces me, as 9
Christian German soldier, to inform
you of these lines.
"Wounded Russians are killed with
the bayonet, according to orders.
Russians who have surrendered
are often shot down in masses. ac
cording to orders, in spite of theil
heart rending prayers.
"In the hope that you, as the repre-
sentative of Christian state, will
protest against this, sign myself,
"a German Soldier and Christian
81 would give my name and regi
ment, but these words could get M
court martialed for divulging mill
tary secrets"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-08
S. 8. CONVENTION.

An Emmons County Sunday School
Convention will be held at Linton
November 10th and 11th, beginning
Saturda.- evening at 1850 o'clock.
Everyone interested in Sunday School
work s..:Lld arrange 20 attend this
meeting.
General Secretary Gas. C. Garri-
son, of the North Dakota Sunday
School Association. will be present to
take charge Of the meeting.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-08

orego cove ed possessions or even ne
:essit C.. To wark mus. so On. bs-
;ause tao.e Is no one tn ng that con-
rib.tes SO much IT, the spirit and Ell.
lc.ency OF the to p;. The Y. II. c
4. j. ". r!:i g nig..t and day to help
he goverI mcat win this VT And
avery penny that is given to aid the
work Is dl e:t assistance to the
health, happiness and strength Of your
boy and mine
Snapohots o. Kaleidoscope Work.
In all the big cities in France where
our men rais t4r.ugh in large mum.
he s. the Y NJ G. A. !s operating
hostels. Were they car get beds and
meals at a minimum cost. In Lonfon
the American Y. NJ c. A. mas erected
large b i.G:ng for our soidicra and q
clubhouse fer Amer can officers.
There are Y. NJ c. A. dug uts right
behind the fr.nt line trenches. where
the soldiers can get hot drinks. crack.
ers and ct er m os:s at al hours.
Over 1000 men who had been reject.
ed on account OF physical disability
have been abe to get into the British
army by reason OF the physical work
Of the British Y. NJ. C. A.
A feet OF motor cars leaves the big
Y. NJ. C. A. headquarters in London at
midnight every night to pick up SOL
'iers who are wandering abou. the
.:racts without any wholesome lodging
n w.ich to spend the night. These
,ars are opsratei by Englishwomen
VI osition and refinement. who report
hat they never meet any dscourtesy
II the hands Of the soldiers. The i'm.
pcrtance o! this service can be esti.
mattel by the fact that al least $4,000
soldiers are en- leave In London every
week. Over half OF these sleep in Y.
". C. A beds every night
Entertainment on Vast Scale.
The Y NJ. c. A. mas erected q big
auditorium. seating 5000. In each OF
he big d:aft cam q. a-d huge cnautau.
.ua tents. sla-.ng $500 In the otner
cncampments. The association Is run.
ming a 22 weak enter,a .nment circuit
among the camps and is paying l6
com anicj OF entertainers. who are
travel ng to 80 camps performing be-
fore the men.
Ia each OF the draft camps the Y
| M. C.. A. has ten secretaries engaged
in educational work. The association
Is seeing to It that every man who
cannot speak English is Taught to dc
SO. In many of the camps the asso
citation has singing director. who IL
teaching the men to sing the popular
AMI martial airs that do so much tc
keep up their spirits.
or "a Y M. c. A. men at Camp
Dix only three are being paid full sal
aries. In all the camps the majority
Of the Y. NJ. C. A. men have left lucra
tive rosit.ons to do this work simply
because Its appeal Is irresistible tc
any red blooded man. Harry Lauder
the famous Scotch singer and como
dian. now on his farewell concert tour
IN the United States. is giving all hi.
spare time to the service OF the asso
citation and is singing to the soldiers
at al. the camps he can reach.
In one OF the draft camps the Y. M
c. A. is supervising athletics on 12t
playing fields. providing full athletic
equipment. The winners of the inter
regimental games will play the cham
pions Of the other camps.
One Of the greatest services render
ed by the association is the making
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-08
A LETTER FROM
OTTO 7. BECKER

Camp Dodge, Iowa,
November 4, 1917.
Mr.. Frank B. Streeter,
Linton, North dakota,
Friend Frank:
l had intended writing you long be-
fore this, but it seems like one is al
ways busy here and no doubt you will
agree, having had sample Of it your
self.
b All Of the Emmons county boys
that know were assigned to the
338th Regiment Of the Field Artillery,
Vincent Shier, with Battery 3D."
while Martin Schall, Dan Richardson
and / are with battery Of" Tn.
Field Artillery took in all North Da-
kota boys, and think we we're lucky
to get into this branch of the service.
The first few days down here we're
quite tough, being that we were not
used to this kind of a life. But
now, after 5 weeks Of drill, we are
coming along fine. / will never for
get the first evening in camp when we
chased about mile and half after
dark for some straw to make up our
hunks. This, hoH:vcr, is only small
part Of the fun We have had and will
give some of the others an idea of
what they may expect.
This camp is located about IL
miles north Of Des Moines, is built
in an L shape and buildings alone
cover about 1000 acres. Then there
is the artillery and rife range which
. takes in several thousand acres more.
With now about $4,000 men in camp,
electric lignts and paved roads it looks
very much like small city. 1t would
be quite q job and take long time
to tell all about this place, so the best
plan for those interested would be to
con-. down and see for themselves
Up to this time the weather has
been very good, with only few cold
days. l wouldn't wonder, though,
but what it will be pretty cold here
in couple of months. About the
same as North Dakota.
Railroad Communications between
here and DeS Moines are nothing good
The Interurhan being the only line, is
not prepared to handle the crowds that
come and GO. All Of the Artillery
boys have two kalf holidays week
and all day SunL-y to themselves
At these times some Of the boys go tc
town, while the others amuse them.
selves by playing football, boxing OF
wrestling. Usually men from the diff
ferent batteries go in for this, and 6
great deal cf interest is shown. Eacf
battery likes to outdo the others.
For othe- amusements we have clul
rooms, and the Y. NJ. C. A. where
they have free movies, music ant
nearly every kind of good entertain
ment that one can think of.
It wouldn': do for me to say any
thing about the eats we have, a
nearly all of the boys have taken OF
weight since coming here. There i
no doubt but what this training is ;
good thing for all OF rs.
Will you be with the next buncl
that come down? If there is any
thing more that yea would care t.
know about from here, I will surely b.
glad to let you know.
Sincerely,
OTTO T. BECKER.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-21

plays all right occasionally, and they tickle the
crowd; but the results that in the long are
obtained by scientific drives by the consolidated
by we'll defined and well understood pur-
pose.
The dispatches this morning tell that Col. E.
M. House, President Wilson's friend confidential
adviser, Major General H. are to rep
the United States at the the allies
held Paris. At this conference all the allies
get together for offensive against Ger
many This offensive will not be military alone but
will include finances, food munitions and all the other
big factors that enter into the great conflict.
This will appeal to sensible the wisest
yet made. There has been friction among the nations
opposed to Germany this friction responsible for
frightful disasters, notably in Russia Italy.
There has been a disposition the part of
the allies for their selfish objects rather
than for the good All this is to be changed.
In the conference all the allies "lay all their
cards the table, face up" Then the selfish and
unworthy objects to be eliminated and the
of common humanity made the paramount goal
This teamwork among the allied nations.
And if victory be this basis victory will
not be worth having at any price.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-21
GIVE BOOKS FOR THE BOYS

1t is important that the young soldiers and sailors
have good reading material They will have many long
hours off duty in the miserable winter weather when
good book would be friend indeed.
And it is so easy to give books 1t is far better to
utilize surplus books in this way than to let them
lie idle forever the shelves. Don't get the idea
either, that the in khaki hungry for sloppy
stories and for others. Many of the have gone
into service direct from colleges universities many
others ambitious follow line study
while in service to fit themselves for useful occupa-
lions after peace comes All these will welcome good
books and there are many of these lying idle
Then the good have made it easy to get
the books to the boys the front necessary
is to get them to the Carnegie library. There they
be packed and forwarded without of expense
the givers There is good opening war
work right here.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-21
HOW MOVIES WILL HELP
IN BUILDING OF AIRPLANES

PORTLAND-The movies will hell
Uncle Sam stimulate the production OF
airplane spruce
To show the stern necessity of gett-
ing more and more spruce out of Ore
gon and Washington forests, govern
ment representatives will travel from.
logging camp to logging camp with
pictures showing the construction of
airplanes and the nature of airplane
fighting
When loggers, millmen and others
in this important war work see the
need for more spruce, the government
feels it will have greater cooperation
and more spruce.
Lumbermen here this week are or
ganizing a patriotic society which will
cooperate with the government in in
creasing the spruce output.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-21

tor of Joan the Woman" this pro-
duction, it is generally felt, surpasses
even the wonderful achievement of
that masterpiece.
Popularity known as Americas
Sweetheart" Miss Pickford presents
a particularly fitting Characterization
in the title role of this new Aircraft
picture. Presenting a story of especial
timely theme, this production, it is
promised, will bring home most eff
fectiveIy, conditions involving the
present great war. Stirring views of
remarkably spectacular war scenes,
both on land and sea, are pictured in
the most modern manner of photoplay
technique. Remember Friday and Sat
urday at the Strand. AT
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-21
| SEl<c-y.s|Y[

l.. A. Larson has returned from
kanogan, Wash, where he spent two
els on business
An ideal Xmas gift, your photo
eg n, Photographer, E. Third st. $50
Mr. and Mrs. l.. n Boyd. formerly
Pafouse are the guests of their
AZ glitter, Mrs. R. Sherfey Mr.. and
IRIS. Boyd expect to go to Ca ifornia
er the winter
?. r. Sherfey returned today from
Spokane where he has been on bust
ess.
Mrs. Fife of Lewiston is the guest
e Mrs. c.. O. Brown
}. f. Stewart made a business trip
to Spokane the first of the week re-
turning Tuesday.
Mrs. N. c. Bungor of Viola, Idaho,
spent Sunday in Moscow visiting with
friends.
Eva ID. Moore of <endrick spent Sat
rday shopping in the city.
Miss Helen Beck of Genesee was a
visitor at the county seat Saturday.
Misses Farol and Jessie Brum spent
the week end in Moscow
j. Huffman of Deary, Idaho, has
been transacting business in town
for several days
n. E. Ware of Kendrick arrived in
he city Monday and will remain here
or few days.
GAS, GAS, LOTS OF IT and a high
II test than any kind in town. This
s the BIG KICK kind Come and |
.et satisfaction. ALBRIGHT'S GAR
AGE AZ
c. Oscar AIunson is spending a few
avs at the home of his parents, Mr.
nd Mrs. Chas. Munson, who live east
f town, prior to leaving for Port
and where he is to take an examira-
on for second lieutenant in the goth
ngineers.
Mr.. F. L. Allen, the Moscow Home
uner, will tune your piano. Guaran-
ed work. Phone 189W. 70tf
Little Mary Pickford, the darling of
lie screen, will be at the Strand Fri
~ and Saturday, November % and
!, Saturday matinee at 2. ). Bring the
hole family, the children love Mary.
Mrs. Mae Williamson is visitor