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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
INSURANCE BILL
STRIKES A SNAG
CUTS DOWN THE DEPENDENCY
EXEMPTION CLAIMS OF MAR,
RIED MEN

WASHINGTON - Fearing the SOL
diers' insurance bill is regarded as
sufficient grounds for nullifying the
dependency claims against military
service, the congressional fight is de-
veloping along the line of preserving
the rights of married men. The pro-
vost marshal generals office holds that
tendency exemption claims. Senator
Weeks announced today that he would
attempt to amend the insurance bill
so that it would not affect dependency
claims.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
Two Steamers Collide

SEATTLEAThe steamship Jefferson
of the Alaska Steamship company,
collided with the Canadian Pacific
steamer Princess May in Swanson
Bay near Cone island in southeastern
Aleskan waters this morning, accord
ing to aswireless message received
from Captain Nord Details are lack
ing. The Jefferson carried passen-
ger list of rs.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
UNCOVER GERMAN PLOTS
AGAINST UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - The state depart
ment has announced that evidence has
been obtained showing that Germany
planned war against the United States
after defeating France and England
Secretary Lansing today refused to
give out the specific evidence. 1t is
believed here that this evidence shows
Germanys war plans against the
United States as brought to this coun-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
"ATTA BOY. RUSSIA!
YOU'RE DOING FINE"

!. PETROGRAD-Ru troops X
!. on the Rumanian front, north \
!. east of Soveia, recaptured \
!. height which Teutonic assaults !
!. first forced them to relinquish, \
+ it is officially announced. The x
X Russian fleet in the Black Sea !
!. has destroyed IL motor boats and 4
!. seven feluccas. !
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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
Where TO Plant Fish

PENDLETON-The state fish and
game commission will not stock with
trout fry those streams along whose
banks property owners have posted
no-fishing signs Because the anglers
pay the expenses of planting the fish,
fish authorities take the stand that it
is not fair to plant fry in what are
practically private preserves
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
Drifting Into Paganism

KANSAS CITY-The United States
is rapidly drifting toward paganism
with all it's accompanied vices, accord
ing to the report of the morals COM
mittee of the American Federation Of
Catholic societies.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
WILL HELP TO BUY WAR
MATERIALS FOR UNCLE SAM

WASHINGTON = Alexander Leege,
general manager of the International
Harvester company, has been appoint
ed assistant to B. N. Baruch for the
purchasing of war materials. Direc-
tions of steel and copper purchases
will be appointed under Leege.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
TRY TO APPLY THE GAG
TO SENATE SPELL BINDERS

WASHINGTON = Wealth conscrip-
tionists blocked all efforts to hasten
action on the revenue bill today. The
new cleture rule may be used. The
circulation of a petition to bring this
about has been started. Senator John
son of California and Senator Borah
of Idaho are vigorously opposing clot-
ure.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27

try by Ambassador Gerard. Gerard
frequently said the Teutons had their
eyes on the United States. Lord Cecil
claims to have definite proof. A vast
amount of data showing the net of in
trigues the kaiser's agents were to
weave about America has been filed
away in the state department includ-
ing Zimmerman's attempts to persuade
Mexico and Japan to fight the United
States
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
ONE THOUSAND DOGS
WILL GO TO FRANCE

!. WASHINGTON-Secretary of
: War Baker has approved the
. bill accepting the gift of 1000
. dogs for service abroad. The
. United States will send this reg !
. iment of dogs to France.
f. :. +. +. 4. !. \. !. - y. \.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27

Observation-Disclosures negro troops
are to be sent here despite the rioting
of last week, Major General Bell an
nounces
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
Austria Pays Fearful Tribute in Human Life
Lose 100000 in Killed, Wounded and Prisoners

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4 X
X HERE, BOY! PAGE STOLP! !.
!. i.
!. SPOKANE - William Harold \.
4 Stolp is posted as missing today !.
I. by his district draft exemption 7.
!. board. i.
!. He gave his address as the >.
\ Berlin hotel ~
\. All, Hah, Ach Louie! 4.
!. Wir sagten es war cine !.
!. Deutche Verschwoerung! !.
X .t.s..++.s-.I.s- .s.-.t.s..s-...s-j..s. Z.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Tent Orators in Village
Arouse Enthusiasm and
Patriotism Unknown in
Cities-Travelling and Sta
tionary Organizations Con-
secrated to National De-
fence

Chautauqua, N. Y, Aug. 3.-War week
at Chautauqua exhibits collected en-
thusiasm to which metropolitan centres
are strangers. For this permanent
Chautauqua camp has drawn upon the
impressionsble and the eager Of every
state in the Union.
War and education, war and religion,
war and recreation are curiously
blended in the huge social camp
which this week is more vocal than any
other nerve centre in the country out
side of the feverish capital.
With preparatory barrage fire and
artillery sesrchings of the ground, a
moral drive is being made here upon
public opinion, the possession of which
by the enemy would spell disaster. As
the Chautauqua circulars have it, it is
vitality important after a people de-
clare war that they be converted to its
support.
Both the travelling Chautauquas and
this stationary Chautauqua are this
year consecrated to the national de-
fence spirit. Otherwise there is
scarcely any connection between them.
This Chautauqua assembly gave its
name to the itinerant Chautauqua tent
circles. which are now the greatest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
British Officer
In Graft Case
Airman Said to Have Re.
ceived $24O,000 on
Curtiss Contract

London, Aug. 3.-Wing Commander
John c. Porte of the Royal Navy Air
Service appeared in the Bow Street
police court to-day with William Au-
gust Cassoon, retired civil servant,
to answer charges against Cassoon Of
unlawfully conspiring to contravene
the provisions of the prevention of cor
ruption act of 1908. The hearing was
adjourned.
Lyman II. Seeley, former general
sales manager of the Curtiss Aeroplane
Company, whose name has been men
toned in connection with the charge,
did not appear. Commander Porte was
released on his own recognizance and
Mr.. Cassoon on bail.
The Attorney General, who appeared
for the prosecution, said Commander
Porte had received, in all, $4,000
($240,000) in connection with contracts
made between the Admiralty and the
Curtiss Aeroplane Company. He added
that as O result Of the visit of an officer
to the United States an inquiry had
been held at the Admiralty, and that 1t
had been disclosed that Commander
Porte in written contract had trans
ferred all his interests in the Curtiss
company to Mr.. Cassoon.
The real agreement, however, the At
torney General said, was verbal one,
and under this Mr.. Seeley, who was in
troduced as the agent of the Curtiss
Company, was TO receive a commission
Of Is per cent on all Admiralty con-
tracts. OF this Commander Porte was
to receive three-quarters of IN per
cent and MIR. Cassoon one-quarter Of
7ls per cent, the remainder going to
Mr.. Seeley.
The extent of the case was shown by
the fact that the Admiralty entered
into contract with the Curtiss COM
pany for its entire output FOR twelve
months, the Attorney General said, the
contracts amounting to Sll000,OOO.
Mr.. Seelcy at present is presumed to
be in the United States. Commander
Porte was taken i'll during the proceed
ings and forced to leave the courtroom.
A Rochester dispatch on July 20
announced the unqualified denial Of
Mr. Seeley that Commander Porte had
received any money from him or the
Curtiss company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Red Cross Training
In Summer Schools

The national spirit and the marshal
ing and stimulating OF public opinion
are made visible at this unique place.
Red Cross training goes on in the sum-
mer schools. Conservation is taught in
practical manner and one might al
most conclude that here was the great
headquarters Of the American Army of
Democracy.
Indeed, the Chautauqua has other
official relations with the War Depart
ment. As The Tribune has already
pointed out, Secretary of War Baker
has determined with the help of Cen
eral Gorgas and of recreation experts
to make the American army clean and
to triumph over vice and intemperance,
which have killed more soldiers than
has shrapnek The Chautauqua is being
used for recreational purposes at the
great army posts, and President Bestor
is even now chairman of the supervis-
ing committee. which furnishes enter
tainment to the war csntonments in
cooperation with the Young Mems
Christian Association and other recrea-
ton secretaries, of whom Raymond B
Fosdick is national director.
DR.. Bestor says: GAS this institution
Is the greatest instrumentality outside
of the government for public tasks, it
is able to give important aid in work
ing out the whole problem of the rec
reative side of the government training
camps, which will harbor 100000 or
more of our young men this summer"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Janus

On the first page Of The Neie
York American, August 8:
THE TWO GIANTS" Louis Rae
makers. GERMANY Gin the image
of a Hum: 81 destroy" AMERICA
uncle San in heroic pose, holding
a crude instrument of Industry: Il
create"
On the last page:
The years military operations are
entering upon their last phase.
This phase will be as indecisive as
il will be violent and murderous.
The purpose Of the various
governments in beating the tom
toms and exciting the utmost posi-
Bile enthusiasm among their peoples
as the years campaign draws to its
close is plain enough.
Each government wants fresh
loans from it's people, fresh drafts OF
men; and, above all, is anxious 10
nerve its population to endure the
harships and the misery Of another
winter in which human suffering in
Europe is become almost intolerable.
Nothing, of course, can be done at
present to alter this programme Of
brag and borrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Kansas Farmers Fight
Enforcement of Draft
Petitions Declare Power to
Declare War Should Be in
Hands of People
lBy Telegraph to The TcbunoI

Topeka, Kan, Aug. a. Wabaunsee
County is up in arms, fguratively
speaking. over the enforcement Of the
draft, and it is believed stronger oppo-
sition is being shown there than in
ony other part Of the state. Petit
tions are being circulated protesting
against its enforcement, and 1t is said
fully seventy per cent Of the citizens
are signing these petitions. The kaw
Valley, the richest wheat section Of the
county, is reported behind the protest
TO the man, and many of the farmers
are sold TO have threatened TO refuse
to plant their fields in wheat II the
boys of the community are drafted in
to service. The petition advocates the
placing Of the power 70 declare war IN
the hands Of the people instead OF the
President and Congress. The petitions
that are being circulated are addressed
TO the President and read in part:
ave do hereby protest against the
efforts to obtain officials, both state
and national, to prevent the free dis
cussion by American citizens of our
own problems. and policies by the sup
pression Of free speech, free assem-
blage, popular discussion and criti-
cism.
ave sincerely ask that you, as repre-
sentatives of the public, exert all
power you command that the consti-
tutionai rights and liberties be re-
stored to the American people.
ave emphatjcally protest against
the further expenditure of money for
military purposes and against the con-
scription of human lives.
I'VE urge the confscation Of large
fortunes for military purposes, and
opnose bond issues and war taxes on
necessary commodities"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
DR.. Marion D. Learned

Philadelphia, Aug. 3. Marion d.
Learned, professor of German at the
University of Pennsylvania and one OF
the most distinguished German schol-
ars in America, is dead at his home.
He was decorated by Emperor William
six years ago with the insignia Of
Knight Of the Royal Prussian Order of
the Red Eagle, in recognition Of his
services in promoting friendly relations
between Germany and the United
States. DR.. Learned was born in 1857
near Dover. Del.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Oratory Stronger
Than Literature

These manipuiators of the Chautau-
qua observed how impotent newspapers
and general literature are for arousing
passions compared with the personal
touch of oratory and song. "Laddie in
Khaki, I'm Waiting for You,' sung by
a sentimental tenor. moves these senti-
mental communities to tears when its
printed words leave them cold.
DR.. Bestor handed over the parent
Chautauqua as a gift TO the nation and
bade the War Department and the Ma
tional Security League play upon its
myriad strings. Observe how frank
the purpose of telling the people why
they insisted on going to war:
ut becomes tremendously important
that the millions of people should un-
derstand precisely for what ideals the
war is pursued. The stump speakers
to be trained at Chautauqua Lake must
emphasize the cause of our participa-
ton"
From the Chautauqua literature one
also gets this Interpretation:
Chautauqua asserts its capacity for
national leadership and it assumes a
definite function in relation to the
whole intellectual mobilization and or
ganization Of the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
THE DIARY OF OUR OWN SAMUEL PEPYs

Auonst EARLY up having slept the best have
since have been here which attribute to the fact that
last night PLAYED in game of poker, the limit being
Sc and the usual wager &c; and there is nought that
weareth me so much gambling for such pety Stakes
For sinful though it may be- can take no pleasure III
gaming for stake unless 1t be Tor something greater
than I can afford Allowed C. Merz to wear my green
cravat this dav and it became him greatly, and was
almost tempted to give it him. and would have let MN
have # for S. but he was oath to give me that so
we made no barter. To my office, ana ala my SUM-
slowly and ineptly owing to the so great neat when
is more depleting than any have ever suffered 10
luncheon and had some rice and milk such as had
seen General Goehals order yesterday but Wheh tne
reckoning came found it cost soc, which deem heh
price To the Senate and heard much talk ABOUT pro-
bibition. very dull; so with T. Dorgan to the ball park,
and won SIS from him, he wagering on the Detros anu
waing and complaining over his luck, albeit the game
went thirteen innings With Will Bird and D. Lawrence
TO dinner whence home, where did play IN game OIL
hearts which deem the parsnp OF card-games' aioeV
| am not without adroitness at It,
Q The heat abateth no whit, and there is no such
thing here as a cold bath The water that cometh from
the "Cod" faucet is tepid at best 10 the Bureau o
Standards to while away few minutes out was 80 las
;nated that stopped there nearly all the day. and had
luncheon there with Dr. Stratton, fine and companion
able man. despite his high intelligence 10 the ONCE
where all the evening at my stint
an the midst of our continuous agitation for and
concerning wheatless meals and meatlesS days. Iee-
nhones Miss Villa Roberts, of the u. 5. Food AdmlfS-
tration "Iiss Gertrude Battles Lane paused TINS morn
inc r. remark gently that she favored the urging OF one
Heatless Day week.
The conjecture is hazarded that Mr. Shonts is still
Giving subway passengers the usual quota OF oeateSS
Days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
!. w. w. Attorney Denounced
For Perjured Amdavits
[Hr relegraph % Thc rrbunel

Chicago, Aug. 3.--John L. Metzen, tho
attorney representing alleged ring
leaders of the Rockford. H., /. W. w.
anti-conscription agitators, under in
dictment on charges of conspiracy TO
defeat, the draft law. was censured and
aftidavits he presented in application
for a change of venue were declared
periured By Judge Lands in the Fed
eral District Court to-day.
These atfidavits are perjured and
the lawyer who prepared them knew
they were perjurcd," the judge de-
clared. 81 would advise these men 10
get lawyer who would advise them
correctly"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
James II. Cullen

James II. Cullen, barge builder and
operator, died on Thursday at his home,
254 Eighty-third Street, Brooklyn. He
was born in County Cavsn, Ireland, in
1547, and was brought 20 the United
States when three years old. In 1870
he established ship ehandlery bust
ness IN Kingston, N. Y. lie Is survived
by his wife, a daughter and four sons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
No Ice Cream for Soldiers
Diphtheria Epidemic Brings
Strict Quarantine at Newport

Newport, r. l., Aug. "a quarantine
for FIVE days was established to-day
over Forts Greblc and Adams and the
naval training station as the result Of
an outbreak Of diphtherin in this city,
Portsmouth and Middletown.
During the period OF the quarantine
soldiers, sailors and marines are for
hidden TO indulge in ice cream and milk
N ay no. be used unless it has been
boiled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04

condition nj the Nassau Hospital.
There is still hope that he VIII re-
cover.
The several accidents 70 aircraft on
Long Island during the last few days
have given rise TO much comment on
the part Of persons interested IN ava,
ton. Officers Of the Aero Corps would
not discuss rumors that these accl-
dents were caused by faulty ana nasty
conjunction Of the machines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Passengers Bring Suit
For Injuries in Auto
Camp Officer Invited Them to
Ride, Say ; Plaintiffs

An action to recover damages for in
juries received in an automobile acct
dent, in which the plaintiffs were pas
sengers in the Car and not pedestrians,
as is usual. was filed yesterday in the
Supreme Court against Frank w. John
SIM, an officer at Camp Whitman.
The plaintiffs are Samuel Grossman
and Henry S. Burnstein, who Want
900 damages each, and Bertha S.
Burnstein, who demands $4,000. They
were riding in Johnson's automobile on
his invitation, 1t is alleged, when the
accident occurred.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Army Filters Escort
Capt. Taylor's Body
Form Guard of Honor for
Aviator Killed in Mineola
Flight

xineola, n. Y, Aug. 3.--ofhcers ana
men Of tho United States AVIATION
Corps stationed here formed the guard
Of honor which to-day escorted the
body Of Captain Ralph L. Taylor 70
the station, where II was entrsined Tor
Stanford, Conn. The military funeral
will be held there on Sunday.
bsrgssnt Thomas =. Pell, who WAS In
.sptain Taylor's machine when II fell
iVOO feet yesterday, is IN critical
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
War Rules Chautauquas

single social force in the United States
outside OF school and church. But this
parent camp is to-day a thing apart,
without authority, detached from com
munity life. and illustrative merely IN
a large way Of the general Chautauqua
idea.
Though the travelling tents of the
Chautauqua circuits developed from
Bishop Vincent's original Chautauqus
summer programme, the significance o.
the original semi-religious Vincent
Chsutauqua institution is lost entirely
The West developed the moving
Chautauqua and adopted the now
meaningless name for want Of bet
ter to label the educational, recrea-
tional and social programmes carried
from village to village by the organized
enthusiasts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04

war spirit. Professor Albert Bushnell
Hart, of Harvard, is chairman of the
committee for carrying out the pro-
gramme through the parent Chautau-
qua here. His associates are DR..
Smaller Mathews. of the University of
Chicago, and Arthur E. Bestor, presi-
dent of the Chautauqua Institution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Charles Sees Michaelis

London, Aug. 3.-Emperor Charles Of
Austria received DR.. Michaelis, the
German Imperial Chancellor, on Thurs
day, says a dispatch from Amsterdam.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
The Coming 7ower
Washington, August 8.

Washington August s.
From Washington Aphrodite
Oh a submarine pen, submarine pen!
When will an inventor devise one, when'
Oh Washington seers, please lend me your ears
For this serious problem which brings me to tears;
/.
Invent me submarine paper and ink
And let me reclne in the bathtub, and think!
How cool for poet in Washington when
Some scientist gives us the submarine pen
MARY CARMAcK McDoUGAL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
5000 Tents Fly
Chautauqu. Flags

To-day 5000 tents fly the Chautsu-
qua pennants. The Redpath Bureau
operates in New York and New Eng
land, the Pennsylvania Chautauqua
Institution operates in Pennsylvania,
the Redpath- Harrison occupies Ohio
and Kentucky, the Coit-Alber covers
Ohio and Michigan, the Lincoln Chau-
gtauquas pitch their tents in Illinois,
the Redpath- Homer people claim
Kansas and Texas, while Keith Vawter,
Of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is the Napoleon
of the now regnant Chautauqua world.
Keith Vawter captured this wonder.
full agency for Bryan, La Toilette and
Champ Clark. These men simply held
the rural population in the hollow of
their hands up to a year ago. Now
they are out Of favor. The War De-
partment, sensing the danger, has oc-
cupied the field.
The National Security League as far
back az January last shrcwdly ap-
praised the value of this social instru-
ment for moulding public opinion, and
getting into the mind of America the
fundamental principles for which the
war ought to be fought"
"The Prince OF Peace" talks of the
pacifsts who gripped the West
have been supplanted by the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Inarticulate Ire

Hot my wrath and deep my groan,
Surges DER me anger mighty,
When some fairy at the phone
Ends her chatter with 'All rightle!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04

There is no loud talk in the restaurants here. Al
first attributed that the superiority in good manners
of Washington over New York, but long residence eaS
70 the conviction that it is due to the fact that everybody
~ como Strictly Confidential stuff that he has to TELL
The Inside Dope here would fill the Baltic Sea. And
ought to.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04

We read that Germany has determined to destroy
America. and also read that the German people ARE
eating elephants from the ZOO That's good practice, If
thew mean to swallow Uncle SAM They are going to eat
the lions and tigers nex-savng the monkeys until the
very last.
FPA can make joke about that.
Arthur Brisbane in his Washington Times
That shows Art, how little you know this Colonnade
of Cachinnation. Two hours of steady delberatlon
failed to produce even feeble jape about it.
Is it possible do you suppose, that Br Brisbane ex
peced something to be said herein about zooioglca
conclusion?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04

Contributions, preferably by check or
money order, should be sent to The
Tribune Fresh Air Fund, The Tribune,
New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
The Sinews Of War
People Of West, and Even East Are Resting and
Relaxing in Their Own Estates-Vast Averages
of National Forests and Parks in the Mountains
By THEODORE M. KNAPPEN

AXE TAHOE Cal, Aug 2-Across the gray-green Nevada
deserts and up from the fat lands Of California queer
- looking equpages.