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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-16
REAL PATRIOTISM
REVIVED

A wave of patriotism is sweepin,
over the United States. A nation
honest in its dealings and desirinl
TO live in peace minding its own bust
ness has for two or three genera
lions assumed that others were actu
ated by the same spirit and that re
ports to the contrary were merely
the talk of agitators, has awakened
TO the grim fact that certain govern.
ments and peoples are dominated BY
spirit of cruelty and conquest and
know no law excepting what suits
their own selfish purposes.
The people of the United States
are fast awakening to the fact that
ungrateful advantage has been taken
OF our hospitality and the privileges
extended to people of all nations, and
that an army of spies drafting detail
ed specifications of our ports and
forts, mapping our roads and bridges,
plotting to raise up enemies to in
wade our country at their own nod
and beck, are now operating and
have been for many years awaiting
the opportunity to turn us over to
foreign masters who would divide
our territory to suit their sweet will.
Every day brings fresh evidence of
these outrageous schemes, and each
day ushers in horrible deeds carrying
such plans into effect SO far as pos
sible under existing conditions.
In the larger cities and especially
in the seaboard cities and border
towns decision has reached an acute
stage, and people are giving express
sion to their feelings of loyalty to
this country and the principles the
flag represents by displaying the ma
t1onal colors everywhere. So intense
is this matter that in some places,
failure to display the colors amounts
to suspician, and investigation is
made accordingly. In many instances
resentment toward the flag has been
punished by drastic measures, and
such is the nature of the public
temper that it is unsafe to express
any disrespect for the flag or the
national principles. 1t is period of
swift action nationally and individ-
ually, and when the history of the
epoch is written it will be said that
the United States, made up of gen.
OA0sAoAo Vi u uoLAu6S CudlILdUlG, DlS-
hearted people with no thought of
conquest and who have fought only
for human liberty, were so long in |
being convinced Of the outrageous
intentions of others, and SO incensed, |
SC. outraged at the awful truth, that |
they rose to arms almost over night,
placed their resources and their lives
at the disposal of their government,
and became in fact what they long
heard and been telling in the nur-
sery and the schools, that America
is the land of liberty; that the stars
and stripes brook no compromise
with tyrants, and that when once
the challenge is thrown down and
issues squarely defined no power on
earth can subdue the spirit so we'll
imbeded in the nations life.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-16
TWO FOR A NICKLE

j. H. Vaughn returned recently
from visit at the old home in Mis-
souri,, and he went out possum hunt
ing as he used to do in the long,
long ago. 1t was 4S years since he
was there, and Mr.. Vaughn and the
old hills had become strangers to
each other.
They still have booze down in "Old
Mizzoo," and Mr.. Vaughn walked up
to the bar to see how it would seem
to thrown down a nickel and get two
schooners~of beer served for it. What
they served looked like beer; 1t tast-
ed like beer; and it was beeN Mr..
Vaughn doesn't care much for It, but
he had the satisfaction of doing the
old trick again and getting by with
1t without being arrested or even
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-16
POWER MAN LIKED 1T

There Is a Mr.. Wallace down il
Boise who. is the vice president anG
general manager of the Idaho Power
company, operating chain Of power
plants, and a year and half ago he
said that our agricultural edition oil
The Republican contained a good
summing-up of the future of cleo.
tricity in Bingham county. In our
souvenir booklet issued in March we
devoted one page to what we con-
sidered the greatest factor in the
swift changes that are coming in
country life in the county-electri-
city. Mr.. Wallace seems to have read
the booklet, for we received the fol-
lowing letter "a few days ago:
"Dear Mr.. Trego: I beg to &C
knowledge receipt of copy of The
Idaho Republican descriptive of the
new home of the paper, and wish to
extend to you our most hearty con-
CALCULATIONS upon the very complete
appointments which have been pro-
vided in your new building, and
sincerely hope that Blackfoot, and
all of that part of idaho, will rec
ognize and appreciate the high stand
ard of journalism, which you are
working toward in your community,
and wish to asure. you that our en-
terprise will be glad to extend to
you its fullest possible patronage
consistent with good business.
Il hope to have the pleasure of
going through your new plant on
my next trip to Blackfoot.
with best wishes four your con-
tinued success, which you so fully
deserve, am
yours very truly,
WIN. T. WALLACE"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-16
MAY BE NO NEED
FOR PROHIBITION

The fact that shortage in wheat
all over the country runs into high
percentages is acting as an automatic
lever to restrict the waste Of large
quantities of grain in making malt
liquors. The president is being urg-
ed from all sides to curtail and even
prohibit the use of foodstuffs in the
manufacture Of alcoholic beverages
In every state extensive prepara-
tons are being put under way to
husband the agricultural produce of
the nation. All sorts of organizations
are being formed to conserve food
resources and arrange for the cult
walton of all available land, and
many of these associations incline
towards cutting down the liquor
manufacturers supply of grain.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-16
THE PLUCK AND GENIUS
OF AMERICA

America is rousing from Ions
period of normal activity. 1t il
Tightening up to its old-time power
as it was exercised when stern neces
stiles tried mems souls. The period
of "play BALI for fun is over now
and it rises to play with vengeance
All the great energies developed dur
ing century of unparalleled inven-
tion and study and effort for effici-
ency, are being directed to the pur-
pose of indicating our rights by
publishing a foreign foe for destroy
ing peace.
The energies OF the army and navy
are being speeded up to high pitch.
Munition factories that have been
in training to supply foreign trade
are developed and working as they
never were before, and in such num-
bers as never before existed in the
world. Great corporations and bust
ness organizations by the multiplied
thousands with their wealth of bill
lions of dollars are Offering their
plants and services to the country,
ready at any hour to be commanded
by wire for the nations good.
Ship-building is to be taken up by
this country-the country that has
held the international trophy so long
for building the swiftest craft afioat,
and vessels are to be built by the
thousand; not by twos and fives but
by orders worth while. One order
has been placed for 1000 vessels to
carry 5000 tons each, and no less
a parsonage than General Goethels,
builder of the Panama canal and one
of the greatest organizers of human
energies, was called to direct the
work. During the War of 1872, our
men went into the woods on the
shores of Lake Erie and in six weeks
had built fleet and swept the enemy
fleet from the Great Lakes. In 1917
with our improved facilities and the
aid of the powers Of gas and steam
and electricity, it will be worth while
living to see what Goethels and his
hosts of men and unlimited mills and
factories will create and set afioat
to carry food to millions Of famine
comrades in arms. f.
-%
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-16
SWIFT CHANGES OF
THE TIMES

Innovations are coming swiftly
now days, and Americas entrance in
to the war is speeding up new ways
of doing things. The great neces-
sity for action in the face of OBJ
stacles becomes the mother of in
vention and men are inventing and
adopting new means of accomplish
ing the desired ends.
Reports come to us of stockmen
shipping hay by mail and tiding
hungry herds over to life and use
fulness; of dairymen shipping car
loads of hay by express and not only
saving the lives of cows but main
tanning the food supply for families
and babies depending upon that
source Of supply.
Even as you read this, shipments
of tractor engines are speeding west
ward by express to be put into SER
vice to do the heavy blowing on
western farms where hay is scarce
and horsess strength is insufficient.
These tractors will be operated day
and night, and thus the heyday of
springtime when blowing is at it's
best will be used to greater effect.
Crops planted on fields plowed quick
ly at the time when che soil turns
up moist and mellow, have been
showing marked values compared
With what was plowed later by the |
I'D wearisome method of horse
trength, and the lessons taught this
ear by the tractors rushed in at
reat expense may be the means of
lany farmers buying them for next
ear, full of regrets that they did
OF do it sooner. ysessstI
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-16
MIR. FARMERS FARMING OF
THE CITY STREETS

That was no idle dreaming of Mar
Gus Farmers when he recommended
that the town of Blackfoot turn it,
street cleaning over to the flocks ant
herdsmen. 1t cannot even be sale
that the sheep would be an obstacle
to travel, for sheep do not loiter ii
the bare track when there is gooG
feed along the sides of the road.
band of sheep with about four small
boys herding them would make the
city famous in one season besides
putting lot of money into the treas.
ury. There would not be a weed
left in town or case of hay fever
People would come in from far and
near to see the town so famed for
cleanliness and beauty. Hay fever
patients would remain. at home and
save their money, and those from
other localities would flock to Black
foot for relief. Instead of there be-
ing an exodus during the hot weather
there would be an influx, and the
former loss of business would be
turned into a balance of trade in our
favor. Real estate would advance in
price, rents would go up, more
houses would be built, workmen
would be attracted, all lines of enA
deavor would be stimulated, and
magazine writers would come out
from New York and Philadelphia to
write up the town that was so in
genuous that they put "P" ahead
of luck and made it pass for pluck.
The town that turned one Of its con-
spicuous handicaps into an asset.
Think Of what it would be worth to
Blackfoot to be written up in COL
liers Weekly by such writer as
Julian Street, and represented as
quiet burg with soil SO rich that it
had to keep a band of sheep grazing
on Main street today, on Shilling
avenue tomorrow, on Stout avenue
the netx day, on University the next,
and all the time troubled with appli-
cations to hurry them over to Pool
street and Maple and Ash because
the vegetation was growing so fast
that it was tearing the roots. Home
seekers would at once enquire
whether the same kind of soil was
prevalent in the surrounding country
and to Blackfoot they would come.
And besides, people who do things
a little different are lioniZed for that
alone. Blackfoot's way of doing
things would be mentioned so many
times that turning weeds into ready
cash or delicious foods would be |
spoken of as "The Blackfoot Plan"
just as eThe Gary Plan" is now men,
ton all over the United States when
speaking of certain advanced meth
cd Of conducting the common schools
to turn handicaps into advantage.
It originated at Gary, Indiana, and
to say "The Gary Plan" tells the
whole story to knowing ones.
Blackfoet is about to become rich
and famous or miss its opportunity.
Twenty years ago David Harum re- s
ceived telegram from his friend '
On the stock exchange bearing two q
words in code, Bangs Scapuli," s
which when interpreted meant Buy y
,ork," and he and his friend took 2
he tip and made barrel of money. n
Won't somebody wire to the city v
ogncil message in code saying n
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-16

something like Bangs Wapitu,"
meaning Buy Sheep" The next
time you see your councilman from
the thirty-second word, call to him
and say, Bangs Wapitu!" Betchu
a peanut he will respond with a
big smile!
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-16
GUARDS NEEDED, IN IDAHO

WASHINGTON. = Senator Brady
Friday received telegram from
American Falls calling attention to
the immediate necessity of placing
armed guards to protect railroad
bridges and power plants in south
eastern Idaho to prevent destruction.
He laid the matter before the Sec
rotary of war, and was told to call
the matter to the attention of Cen
eral Bell at San Francisco, which he
did by wire. sra,.s
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-16
OPEN CAR HOME AT MAcKA,

e. Il. Madsen, VINO sells the Paige,
Chevrolet, ETC., cars, went up to Mac
kay, Monday, to open sales branch
office there. He is well known in
Mackay, where he did big business
last year.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-16
HOME TOWN
STUFF

Ask any one if he likes lyric
voice and you will probably be called
"highbrow." A lyric is little poem
that expresses the poets feeling
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-16

rather than telling a story, and SO q
lyric voice is one with feeling in Its
tones easily caught by the ear, even
IL the words of the song are not in
telligible, or If there are no words
at all Mr.. Clayton's singing is just.
ly popular. 1t is of lyric quality.
Whenever he sings he is asked to
sing the old songs. Why? Because
folks like to hear the songs they love
sung in the feeling voice. That is
how they want to remember them.
Mr.. Reisdorf entertained the art
lovers of Blackfoot for several days
at the close of last week, showing
his beautiful collection of original
water clors at the Brown-Eldredge
furniture store Those who were I'M
able to buy a picture went away with
a thank-you on their lips, feeling as
tho they should haye at least paid
a slight 1.-THE for the pleasure. But
it is one of the fine things about an
appreciation of beauty that our eyes
may drink their full fill usually for
nothing or a very little, and the
pleasure to be had receiving these
little messages from the Master
Artist of the universe Is possession
beyond all cost or purchase.
At the civic league supper Thurs
day evening there occurred an ex-
ample to show why there is move
ment on to stop the use of national
songs in medleys, or conglomerations
of melodies. The player piano had
one of these pan-patriotic records in
its teeth, and plowed unhesitatingly
along from Germany to America,
from Columbia, Gem Of the Ocean"
to America" all in short bits, none
complete, and the banqueters did not,
could not, know just how they want
ed to show their patriotic respects.
They wanted to do it rightly, but
how can one follow such hodge
podge? While standing in the midst
Of their supper to salute America"
they would find themselves not yet
sat down before the blamed player
was saving out "Tannenbaum." No
iisrespect to the piano, but out with
medleys!
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-31
Open SEASON ON
BIRDS ALONG SHORE
Government Clears Up Confusion
on State Laws

Washington, D. c., Aug. Sire
United States Department of Agricul-
ture indicate that sportsmen of Ger
tain states are somewhat confused in
regard to the time when the shore
tory-bird regulations.
The Department has announced
that it is unlawful to hunt at any
time any shore birds except the black
greater and lesser yellowlegs Wilson
snipe, and woodcock, the open sea-
sons for which are as follows:
Blackbreasted and golden plover,
greater and lesser yellowlegs: in
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Delaware, Mary
land, and Virginia the open season
is from August 16 to November go
inclusive; in Wisconsin, Minnesota
North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyo-
ming, Montana and Idaho the open
season is from September to De-
cember 20, inclusive; in Oregon and
Washington the open season is from
October l to December Is, Inclusive
! in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Ala bama, Mississippi Louisiana, and
Texas the open season is from No
| vember 1 to January 81. inclusive; in
California and Utah there is no open
season; and in the remainder of the
| states the open season is from Sep
| TENDER to December Is, inclusive.
, The open seasons for shooting Will
son snipe or Jacksnipe are the same
as the open seasons for shooting
, waterfowl under the regulations.
The open season on woodcock in
Zone No. is from October 1 to No.
vember 80, inclusive, except in ILL.,
nois, Kentucky, and Missouri, where
| the season is closed until October 1,
1918; in Zone No. the open season
on woodcock is from November l to
December 81, inclusive.
!. Persons desiring further Informal
| ton in regard to the open seasons
may communicate with the Bureau Of
! Biological Survey, U. S. Department
of Agriculture, Washington, D. c.
In this connection the department
has announced that the migratory
bird regulations are not to be con-
strued to authorize the hunting or
killing of migratory birds at a time
when it is unlawful to kill them under
| state laws.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-31
A Prayer We Can All Pray.

High up in the hill country of Italy,
where the foothills slope into the
mountains, is a lonely wayside shrine
in which in frame painted flowers
is the Italian inscriptions pray, oh We
faithful-For the sons Of Italy, who
are watching and fighting for our
land; for the welfare of our king who
shares their glory; for constancy in
our resolve; and solace for the moth
ers and the wives Of our country"
This prayer is as beautiful as it is
simple and heartfelt. With the prop
er adaptations, it might we'll be prayed
in this country. We are sending our
boys to the front in France in ever
increasing numbers. In the trenches
over there they will be watching and
fighting for our land just as truly as
if they were in trenches on American
soil. They are going to fight to pre-
serve our liberty and our independ-
ence. Every victory they win is a VIC
tory won for the American flag and
the Am erican cause. Every time they
defeat the gray legions of the kaiser,
they help to drive another nail into the
coffin of tyranny and militarism and
autocracy. And while we are praying
for their success, we may we'll also
pray that we here at home shall be
constant in our resolve to support
those at the front with money, with
food, with ammunition-and, above
ALL with the cheering news that their
mothers. sweethearts and wives are
being we'll cared for.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-31
WITNESSES GUESTS FOR WINTER
Murder Trial at Alaska on Expensive
Proposition.

Seward, Alaska, Aug. 31.-Efforts
were being made today to bring an
end by Monday the trial begun here
yesterday of A. r. Mclean, govern
ment teacher at Nushakgak, Bristol
Bay, charged with the Murder, jan
uary 2, 1916, of his native wife. The
government desires TO avoid the ex-
pense of maintaining witnesses hero
through the winter -
Some Of the witnesses brought from
Bristol Bay will be compelled to re-
main this winter If the trial is not
ended by Monday when a steamer
leaves here on the last trip of the
season to that district. The. trial
promises to be the most expensive In
the history of the territory. Wit
nesses first were taken nearly 1000
miles last fall to testify before the
grand jury at Valdez and brought
almost as far to testify here.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-31

Russell J. Coles Of Danville, Va,
hunter. of big game fish and COM
panion of Theodore Roosevelt, is urg-
ing the American public to consider
the use OF sharks and similar fishes
for food, leather, oil and fertilizer.
At a conference at the American
museum of Natural History, in New
York, Colonel Roosevelt in introduce
Ing Mr.. Coles referred to interesting
fact that If the American people ate
some OF the sharks, rays and other
predatory fish, which constantly con-
sumo our so called food fishes, we
would have a much larger supply of
these conventional food fishes If, on
tho other hand, the sharks and other
sea creatures should become 50 popu-
lar that their prices would be enhanced
the great increase of the cod, the
mackerel and other fishes would coun-
terbalance this effect. Mr.. Coles pre-
diets that within three months, with
out fear and without prejudice, we
shall be eating shark meat both on
the Atlantic and on the Pacific
coasts
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-31
POLISH COUNCIL WAS
FORCED TO DISBAND
Dared to Present U1ttmatum to Ger
many-Teutons Losing Friend
ship of Poland's People.


Copenhagen, Aug. 31.-A new ver-
sion of the reason for the retirement
Of the Polish council of state is given
by the Taegliche Rundsruchau, which
says that instead of resigning it was
dissolved because it ventured to pre-
sent an ultimatum to the German gov
eminent ON military questions.
The councils retirement has brought
out the fact that at the confidential
session of the Reichstag main commit
tee Monday the majority parties de-
manded the establishment Of really
representative assembly and re-
sponsible ministry in Poland-a step
which the Rundschau declares would
lead to an immediate demand for the
withdrawal Of Germans from Poland.
The pan-German newspapers have
begun a campaign for abandonment OF
the idea of a. Polish kingdom. News
papers of all shades of opinion agree
that there is little friendship for Ger
many among the polish population.
Poles, who at the time the kingdom
was proclaimed were ready to cast
their lot actively on the side of the
Central Powers, and who ever consti-
tuted more than a minority, are said
to be steadily losing influence and
prestige.
The pan-German organs now de-
clared that the bulk of the population
is so avowedly anti-German that some
solution other than the creation of a
neutrality-suspicious. kingdom must be
sought A certain section Of the Poles
again is advocating a kingdom in close
association or union with the Haps-
| burg monarchy.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-31
To Save French Art Treasures.

To Save French Art treasures.
Paris, August Ex-senator Gull
laume Chastenet has introduced a
bill into the Senate which, if it be-
comes law, will have a certain inter-
est for American art collectors. The
object Of the bill is to protect
Frances historic and artistic treas
ures,' which the Senator thinks will
be in. greater danger than ever af-
ter the war.
An article in the bill proposes
progressive export tax on all works
of art leaving the country. The
senator suggests a 10 per cent. tax
on the first $1,000, Is per cent. on
the second, and 20 per cent. on the
third. The value of the work of art
is to be established by declaration
of the exporter as checked by the
expectation bureaus, a committee of
experts to decide when there is
disagreement.
The other provisions of the bill are
drawn up on the lines of italian
legislation for the preservation of
artistic treasures and aimed at pre-
venting expectation.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-31
OWNSHIP CHANGES HANDS.

Incoln, N. H., Aug. 31.-Almost
whole OF this township in the
hills of the, Francoia range OF the
tie Mountains changed ownership
erday Thirty years ago Lincoln
4 q forest wilderness. James E..
ary, known as the New Hampshire
aber king, developed 1t into a
snship with great lumber, wood
p, sulphite fibre and paper mills
after his death it passed into the
troll Of his sons who organized the
g. Henry & Sons Co. The COM
ey has now sold its ownings to
4 Parker & Young Mfg. Co. OF
bon. 1t is understood that the
ssideration was in excess of $4,000
4. Besides the mills, dwelling, a
el and theater, the property in
s1es q lumber railroad.