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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
WHEAT ESTIMATES
ARE HIGHER THIS MONTH

The June l forecast of the winter
wheat production in Idaho Is 7,8O0,-
900 bushels, somewhat higher than
the May estimate, which was made
when the amount Of grain winter
killed was more problem than a
matter of fact.
Spring wheat is forecasted at 81
800, 900 bushels, almost two and a
half millions more than a year ago.
Oats will yield a million and half
above last years estimate; the fore
cast is 100000. Hay is well above
last years final estimate, at 2,4OO,-
900 tons. Beets are forecasted at a
good healthy increase.
Price comparisons are not odious
to those who sell. Wheat last June
averaged 50 cents; this year 1t Is
$2.39. Corn has Travelled from "a
cents to $1.73; oats from AZ cents to
85 cents; potatoes from 80 cents to
$2.40; hay from $12.1O per ton to
$3.50. Even eggs are 10 cents up;
a year ago they averaged 21 cents a
dozen, now they are 81 cents.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
AMERICANS FIND WAY
TO TRANSPORT GOODS
Warships Convoy Large Transport
Bearing Provisions for Our
Men i'm France.

It has been announced from Paris
that American warships are anchored
off the French coast, and that large
transport is unloading 10,500 tons OF
wheat and other supplies to be used
by American soldiers when they cross
to take part in the fight. The war
ships conveyed the big transport
across the Atlantic in safety.
Preparations are going forward to
make supply bases ready for the U.
s. troops in France. Camps are be-
ing laid out. Our forces will not call
upon the French for any supplies.
French Pleased.
Following announcement in France
of the arrival of the American squad
ron came news of an encounter be-
tween the American steamer Silver
she'll and German submarine in the
Mediterranean which turned out tri-
umphantly for the steamer. After
a running fight in which the guns of
the steamer seemed to have the best
of it the submarine suddenly sub
merged, leaving some doubt wheth-
er it was hit or simply fled. These
events receive ample show of salts
faction from the French people. Ad-
miral LaCaze refers to the co-opera-
tion of the American ships as great
help in quickly dealing with the SUBJ
marine menace.
Replying to home criticism of the
for losing ships, Admiral
LaCaze said that 1900 voyages had
been made hetwean Algeria ande
France and only one ship sunk.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
UNCLE sam PUBLISHES
OFFICIAL DAILY NEWS

Uncle Sam is in the newspaper bus
mess himself, but not to scoop the
private news gatherers. The official
daily news will publish the full an
nouncements of government heads in
connection with governmental busi-
ness. 1t Is established by order of
the president by the committee on
public Information at Washington,
D. c.
The Bulletin will contain procla-
nations and executive orders Of the
president; rules and regulations pro-
mulgated by the various departments;
administrative orders; official state
ments of policy or Of facts issued by
heads of departments and government
officials; statutes relating to war
matters; and other matters for the
information of the public.
The Official Bulletin is sent with
out charge to the president of the
United States; to members Of the
presidents cabinet and officials Of all
government departments; to the
members Of congress; the American
and the foreign diplomatic and con-
sular services; officers of the army
and navy; every postoffice in the
United States Ito be posted daily;
governors of all states; mayors Of
all cities; all daily newspapers and
press associations; all magazines; col
leges and universities; chambers of
commerce and boards of trade; and
other public institutions.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
CHANCE TO WORK
FOR YOUR UNCLE SAM

The United States civil service
commission announces that applica-
tions will be accepted for the position
of temporary special helper, male, in
the Puget Sound navy yard, Bremen
ton, Washington. The pay will be
approximately $3.50 per diem, and
the duties are similar to those Of gen.
eral helpers employed in the Puget
Sound navy yard. Applicants will
not be required to report for exami-
nation at any place, but will be rated
on their education and training. APP
plicants must have completed the
sophomore year in general engineer
ing course in college or university
of recognized standing, and must sub
NIT with their applications a state
ment from the college showing that
they have done, so. They must have
reached their eighteenth birthday on
the date of making oath to their ap-
plication. Applications will be accept
ed until further notice. Papers will
be rated promptly in order that ap-
pointments may be made without de-
lay. Applicants should at once apply
for form1S00 to the Labor Board,
Puget Sound navy yard, Bremerton,
Washington.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
FRANK STEWART MAKES
GOOD IN OFFICERS RESERVE

Frank P. Stewart, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. I. Stewart of Blackfoot, was
sent to the officers reserve training
camp at San Francisco from the Sec
ond Montana state regiment. He
made the post of sergeant-major
while the boys were at the Mexican
border last summer. He writes to
his mother in recent letter that he
is holding practically the same office
at the training camp. He has charge
of 168 men and is responsible for pa
rade formations. In an aggregation
Of men all highly qualified for Off
GERS it is a signal honor to be a rank
ing on-commissioned officer, and
young Stewards friends here will be
pleased to learn of his success.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
What A Government Bond Is

ed States government is not safe, no
property in the United States Is safe.
If the United States can not pay it's
bonds, it is hardly probable that it
will be able to protect the citizens
in their other rights.
The Liberty loan bonds Of 1917 are
especially attractive investments. Not
only have they this absolute safety
characteristic of all United States
bonds but they are tax free not only
from all existing taxes but from any
war tax that may subsequently be
levied. No state, city or county may
tax them. The inheritance tax of the
United States and of some states may
affect them, or rather affect their
transfer after death of the owner by
will or by inheritance.
Another advantage these Liberty
loan bonds possess is that If the gov
ernment issues bonds later ON during
this war at higher rate of interest
the holders of Liberty loan bonds will
be allowed to exchange at par their
bonds for bonds bearing the higher
rate of interest.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
MONTAVILLE FLOWERS.

Ellison-White chautauquas this
summer are to hear one of Americas
most brilliant students of world poll
tict-Montaville Flowers. Mr.. Flow
ers has not only achieved national
distinction among first line American
orators, but his books on questions
of international moment rank him as
one of the best informed and most
fearless publicists in this country.
Mr.. Flowers will deliver at chau-
tauqua, Guarding the Golden Gate"
a statesmanlike exposition of the Jap
anese problem in America. Flowers
is without question the ablest author
ity on this subject and developments
in recent years make Guarding the
Golden Gate" one of the soundest
and most timely public differences Of
modern times.
Mr.. Flowers recent book, "The
Japanese Conquest of American Opin-
ion" elected him a member of the
National Press club, Washington, D.
C. His sponsors for this honor were
the leading authorities to date on our
relationship with the orient.
Another honor of signal conse-
quence has been accorded Mr.. Flow
ers in his election to the presidency
of the Chautauqua and Lyceum league
of America, an organization of the
leading platformists Of the country.
A
Long before the birth Of modern
surgery cunning philosopher wrote,
IA stitch in time saves nine"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
Registration Will Be
Fouowed By Enrolling
Drafting Plans Being Perfected to
Organize First Army By
September.

Altho there Is an immense amount
of classifying and indexing to be done
before the actual drafting of men
commences, the first measures are
we'll under way in connection with
our first army. Most of the work is
to be done in the communities them
selves.
Prepare for Next Step.
AS the registration figures came In
the work of preparing for the next
great step proceeded without inter-
ruption. Already the regulations
which will govern exemptions are vir-
tually complete. 1t Is probable that
a few days will see the work of as
sembling the boards in each commu-
nifty under way. The personal honor
of the president, of Secretary Baker
and of every member of congress who
voted for the bill stands pledged to
the statement that even-handed JUS
tice and fairness to all men, high or
, low, black or white, will govern in
the great task.
Much must be done before the
names of those who will compose the
armies can be enrolled. Millions of
registration cards must be examined
and classified. Those who are wholly
untitled physically for a soldiers
grim business must be eliminated;
the quotas of the states must be as
signed; the machinery for distribut-
ing this quota equally through every
remote county or precinct of each
state must be perfected.
The local exemption boards will al
most equal in number the registration
precincts. Assurance has been given
that mans own neighbors will be
the judges to pass upon his case.
There were more than 125,000 pre-
cincts and equal decentralization will
characterize the exemption machin-
cry.
May Use State Officials.
President Wilson, upon whom the
law imposes the duty of selecting and
appointing all these boards, probably
will delegate this authority to the
state officials.
Then comes the appointment of
boards of review to which each man
who will be chosen by his local board
for army duty may carry his case II
he feels himself wronged.
These, broadly speaking, will be
created for each federal judicial dis
trict and the president may appoint
them himself.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
MORE SURGEONS
NEEDED FOR ARMIES
OF OUR ALLIES
Appeal for Volunteers Made by Brit
ish Officer to Medical As
SOciati0n.

New York.-Colonel T. H. Good
win, ranking medical officer of the
Balfour commission, appealed to the
American Medical association conven-
tion to send 200 doctors and 200
nurses to the western front each
month, declaring that human endur-
ance cannot stand more than the sur
geons of the entente allies are now
undergoing.
"On short line there are from
10000 to 10000 wounded, but in a
few hours,' he said. "Shall we leave
them there or get them to the hospi-
tails? l think you will realize that
the medical men must be on the fir
ing line if the wounded are to re-
ceive proper care. Our losses of med
ical men have been considerable. )"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
Large Percentage Put i'm Claims Of
Exemption, Mostly Depend
ent Relatives.

County Clerk F. M. Fisher has
pretty well in hand the returns OF
registration of men between the ages
of twenty-one and thirty-one in Bing-
ham county and is preparing the
complete list of names for publica-
tion as required by the regulations.
A total of 1479 men are on rec
ord as available material for nation
al service. Out of this number 955
presented claims for exemption, 862
of them setting forth that one or
more persons are dependent upon
them for support. The number of
men claiming no exemption at all is
522. Five colored men signed up,
and 102 aliens, in addition to the
above total.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11

The government of the United
States has two methods of raising
money. One is by taxation. The 9TH
er is by sale of bonds, which is a
method of borrowing money.
The government bond is the print
ed promise of the government to pay
back the borrowed sum of money at
a certain time, and to pay interest on
lit at regular intervals until it is re-
paid.
The government borrows money in
this way only after it has been given
the right to do SO by an act of con-
gress approved by the president, and
the terms of the loan are set out In
the act. ....
Back of the promise of the gov
ernment stands the honor of the gov
ernment and all its taxing resources
Really the whole wealth of the nation
stands behind this solemn promise of
the government to pay.
This makes the United States gov
ernment bond the safest investment
in the world. If the bond of the Unit
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
LIFEBOATS SHELLED
BY A GERMAN
UNDER-SEA BOAT
U-Boat Interrupted in Ruthless
Slaughter by American
Destroyer.

An Atlantic Port.-An American
destroyer on patrol off the coast of
Ireland recently came upon German
submarine shelling the lifeboats of a
ship it had sunk, killing two per-
sons, according to survivors of sub
marined vessels who arrived today
aboard an American liner. The sub
marine disappeared before the de-
stroyer could get shot at her and
the American war vessel then res
cued twenty survivors of two ships
that had been sent down within sight
Of each other, taking them to a Brit
ish port.
The two ships were the Russian
bark Lynton from Pensacola and the
Norwegian bark Madura from Mo-
bile.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
RUSSIA REJECTS
SEPARATE PEACE

1t has been made known that the
German commander of the eastern ar
mics made proposals Of an armistice
with Russia and promised to show a
way to honorable separate peace. The
council of soldiers and workmen
made the message public, while at
the same time denouncing it strong
ly. The council states in closing:
"He (the German commander) has
forgotten that Russia knows that the
overthrow of her allies would mean
the overthrow of Russia and the end
of her political liberty"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
MORE TROUBLE IN RUSSIA.

The district of Pereyaslav, or Lit
tie Russia" has set up itself inde-
pendent of the provisional govern
ment, after an agreement of soldiers
and citizens delegates. ENJOYS have
been sent to confer with them and
bring them back into line with the
present government of Russia. A
congress of Peasants at Petrograd re-
Gently passed resolutions calling on
the army to defend Russia against
the German advance.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
FREE LECTURE ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

The Christian Science Society Of
Blackfoot, Idaho, announces free
lecture on Christian Science to be CIV
en- in the Christian Science Chapel,
Thursday evening, June 14th, at eight
O'Clock, by DR.. Walton Hubbard, Of
Spokane, Washington, Member Of the
Board Of Lectureship of The Mother
Church, The First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston Massachusetts.
The public are cordially invited to be
present. (adv46 u -3mt
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
SPECIAL MEETING OF
LIBERTY LOAN PATRIOTS

Charles e. Harris, chairman of the
Blackfoot Liberty loan boosters COM
mittee, announces a special meeting
at John W. Jones's law office ON
Tuesday evening early, to d iscuss
further developments of the selling
campaign. Mr.. Harris said it is the
intention to finish the business in
time for the big Red Cros ball of the
same evening. Every United States
man is invited to attend the meet
ing and help plan.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
GOES
INTO THE RExBURG FIELD

The Rowles- Mack company Of
Blackfoot and Idaho Falls will have
store space in the new hotel the
Eccles Investment company is just
completing at Rexburg. Jim Corley,
who has been with Biethan for some
time, is to have charge Of the new
Rowles- Mack store, and is spending
few days in the local house to famil-
iariZe himself with the stock and
methods of the company.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
PERSHING RECEIVED
WITH POMP AT LONDON

General John ]. Pershing, who is
to command the first U. s. troops in
France, arrived with his staff safely
in Londan last week and was received
with military honors. The steamer
bearing the party was escorted across
the Atlantic by U. s. destroyers. Pri-
Yates in General Pershing's were TAX
en- over as guests of the British army.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
FAIL TO
DENT HAIG'S LINE

The Teutons have made all efforts
to regain some of the ground lost
south of Ypres last week, and have
bombarded the allies heavily, but
with little effect. The fighting was
restricted to artillery In air battles
British fliers succeeded in bringing
down nine German planes, while los
ing three themselves.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
FARMER CASE POSTPONED.

On account of the serious illness
of one of the principal witnesses for
the defense, the A. M. Farmer case
was continued last week until later in
the term. The jury was dismissed and
the court is now hearing civil cases.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
ANNOUNCEMENT.

ANNOUNCEMENT.
Mrs. Samuel Guyer of New York
City is an experienced piano teacher
and desires pupils. Call phone 10
W or call at Sc N, E. Main st.
(adv475-4mt
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11
HAD COLD DRIVE.

r. W. Adair and Hamilton Wright
made a Sunday trip to Ucon, driving
from Idaho Falls up into the high
lands. Mr.. Adair reports that it was
the coolest trip he ever made. At
Ashton five inches of snow fell after
a blizzard earlier in the week.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11

Tea can become a habit; so can
coffee: so can candy.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-11

Long before the birth of modern
surgery cunning philosopher wrote,
"A stitch in time saves nine"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-25
AROUND PUMpKINTOWN.

Earl Galbrath who lives on A. G.
Suthcrland's place, had the misfor
tune to lose his house by fire on the
afternoon of October lG. He lost
practically everything he had, includ-
lng about eight dollars in money.
Cause unknown. Mr.. Galbrath, wife
and IN child recently moved here from
Picliens mill
Messrs. Bennett Jones and son
Bob and S. B. Edcns visited Mr..
Jones son Ebb, near Salem, Sunday.
Mrs. A. c. Sutherland of Pumpkin
town and Mrs. Dan Sutherland Of Dn-
cusvllle, are visiting relatives at Bel
ton.
Iillman Hendricks has accented =
position in Greenvine.
Lawrence Sutherland has taken his
overland to Grcnvillc and is running
public service.
Dewey Cisson was hurt in an automo.
biie accident at GreenvilIc SATURDAY,
evening. II" was driving a public cnr
winch went on an rmbankmcnt some
,itteen feet high. The exact extent of
ms inyurlea az" not known here. He is
IN hospital At Grccnvile. His MANY
friends i!crc hope that his INJURIES nrr
not serious, and wish him a Specdv rn-
cOVerV ~ ~
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-25
5. Clements Dead.

Salathiel ("S'D Clements died st his
home near Pickens last Thursday o.
tobcr Is, after an illness of about ono
week OF typhoid fever His body WIS
iald to rest next day in the family bury
ing ground after funeral services con.
Quoted hy Rev. L. Il. Hodges.
mr. Clements was about thirty nine
Years of age and /. son Of Mrs Jerry
Clements, who, with several brot thcrs and
sisters, survives him. 'S' was Il quiet
ana unassumlnE fellow and all who knew
nm were ms friends. He paid strict
attention to his business and honesty
was his watchword. He was a miller
ny trade, being a splendid one, and for
the past several months had been nsso-
clated with Guy McFall in his corn min
AT lickens. lis was Il most faithful
cmployc and pleasant man, and his
gong is lnourncd by many
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-25
Interesting Letter
From Pickens Soldier

! Dear Editor: II is u nleasu,o +,
me to write Il few items from ron,'
jackson to my county nonrr W.
reached Columbia all o. X ,bout
o:oo' was Murdered in Spartanburp
aDout three hours on account of e
| wreck OF another train. We were had
~ disappointed at Union. Hon r. y
McCravey Informed our lrndnr M
Paul Farmer, that he would have d;n
! ner ready for us when wc rnnchnd
Union, but when we arrived wr fonni
no dinner waiting But mosi of thn
| boys ate dinner in Spartnnb,r~ ma
when we reached Columbia belinvn
me, we felt like eating sure ,nouyh
so all or US went to Il nice cafr nn,r
the union station and when we finish.
cd we were in debt $3.50. But whv
should we worry when uuclr Sam ;s
paying our way. We had Il very iollv
time on our way down here Was
Elad heaeed 10 meet the boys that
came rfSt. All OF them seem TO be
EetIins alohg me and enjoying good
heaIth, ana we also made connection
aI opartanourg with q bunch of bows
from North Carolina and was Glad
to meet with them for knew .nvnr'i ,..'l
of the boys. ''
Pickens county is pretty wr)l r,n-
resented at Camp jackson. One of thc
boys remarked the other day "How
many more boys were cominu fron,
Pickens?" He said we must have .
bunch Of boys. | said we have and
plenty of good looking girls also. We
nave all kinds of people here from nm
indian down to a fiat nose nrpro
Camp jackson is some place. Wish
every person could visit it from Pill
ems county: The Y. NJ. c. A., "a prent
thing Tor the soldier boy We 20 there
TO write and read and have singing
ana chat with each other. We had ;,
regular old fashioned spelling match
thursday night. The 3l7th Field A..
tlllerry spelled against the :,lSth Eirld
Artlllery, Luther Gravelcy from Pick
ems county, won the prize Luther be-
longs to the 31Sth Field ARTILLERY. II
takes the Pickcns boys to do The work
hhett Thomas, Of Battery +, wns
pretty sick for several davs last week
DuI IS getting along fine at present,
Most OF the boys from Pickcns have
thelr uniforms now and thcv look
goa. They look like they could cat ;,
Herman without cooking.
we get up every morning at 5.4h
ior exercise, breakfast at 6 100 O'clock
alnner at 1900 o'clock, supper at :
y; m. we wash our own dishes tin
plates rather. VII
Our captain told us this a. M. that
- no change was made we would
fea~e mere Iusday for Camp Sewer at
ptenvllle, >: Z. There are 100 in nv
BATTERY A. He said they would leave
"'o'' iiieeen or twenty. l hope I will
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-25
TO Organize County
Red Cross Chapter

heretofore pickens county has been
= branch of the Grcenville County
Red Cross Chapter. The citizens OF
Plckens, Easley and surrounding ter
ritory have decided to organize a
Plckens County Red Cross Chapter.
Some of the citizens made a trip
to Atlanta, Ga, and were Informed
can Red Cross, that a Chapter could
be formed at Pickcns, to be known
as the Pickens County Red Cross
Chapter.
a meeting is hereby called on Sat
urday, October 9th, at 300 o'clock
in the afternoon, at the Court House
IN Plckcns, for the purpose Of organi-
ZatIon. The necessary officers will be
elected at this time.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this meeting, which will be adj
dressed by a very prominent speaker
from Atlanta, on the Red Cross work.
Music will be furnished by band on
this occasion
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-25
Pickens Baptist Association.

The Pickcns Baptist Association met
with Griffin church Wednesday, Thurs,
gay and Friday Of last week. Rev. j.
Foster was reelected moderator and
). A. Robinson, clerk. There was not
very large attendance of either visit
ors or delegates. yet the interest was
good throughout and every interest
fully considered. The subject of mis-
SONS was the predominating theme.
New interest was aroused by reason of
the fact that many of our boys are now
IN the camps preparing for France and
the effort is to give them the gospel
before they go.
+. The association made Il step forward
IN adopting schedule for gifts to mis-
SONS and benevolcnce by increasing
about fifty per cent.
The next meeting Of the association
will be held with the Pickens Baptist
church at the same time next year.