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Connecticut western news., 1917-12-20

says: "The sight of the destroyed homes and cities, the widowed and 1 fatherless, the destitute the physical misery of the people but partially nourished at best, the deportation of men by tens of thousands to slavery in German mines and factories, the execu tion of men and women for paltry effusious of their loyalty to their country, the sacking of every resource through financial robbery, the fatten- ing of armies on the slender produce of the country, the denudation of the country of cattle, horses, and textiles all these things we had to witness, dumb to help other than by protest and sympathy, during this long and ter rible time, and still these are not the events of battle heat, but the effects of grinding heel of a race demanding the mastership of the world. All these things are known to the world-hut what an never be known is the dumb agony of the people, the expressionless faces of millions whose souls have passed the whole gamut of emotions. And why? Because these, free and democratic people, dared plunge their bodies before the march of autocraoy".
 Frederick O. Walcott's description of devastated Poland comprehends the monstrous woes inflicted by the Prus- sian system upon those defenseless people.
 In statement prepared for the book, Vernon Kellog said: "I went into Belgium and occupied France a neu- tral, and maintained while there steadfastly neutral behavior, but came out no neutral. .. | went in also hater of war, but came out a more ardent hater of war; but, also came out with ineradicable conviction, again, that the only way n which Germany under its present .ule and In its present. state of mind can be kept from doing what it has done is by force of arms".
 The book gives excerpts from the diaries of German soldiers of which these are specimens: "In the night of August I8-l9 tine village of Saint. Maurice was punished tor having fired on German soldiers by being burnt to the ground by the German troops. e. The village was surrounded, men posted about q yard from one another, so tbat no one could get out. Then the Uhlans set fire tn it house by house; neither m=n, woman, or child could escape; only the greater part of the live stock we carried off, as that could ba used. Any one who ventnred to cone cut was snot down. All the inhabitants left in the village were burnt with the houses".
 A horrible bath Of blood. Che whole village burnt, the French thrcwn into tl,e hlnzing Lcuses. civilians vlth raa rest 5
 Int fhc reign Of frightfnlne#s wns th: ia1nite policy of t3e Ges..:, Goge5Hnent is testified to by an aiaaa- ipg CD 'e-tton af dosuments and inter aaaes ot Serman oiiioiaidom. Here with arc excerpts frcm documentary
Connecticut western news., 1917-12-20
LETTER OF APPRECIATION.
December 12, 1917.

D0C6IU U0r I6, lSl1. Mrs. N. l.. Jackson.
 Dear Madam:
 Now that the pledge card campaign is practically closed, I wish to take the occasion to express to you on behalf of the united States Food Admi nistra- tion our very sincere thanks for the snlendid way ir which you have handled the campaign in North Ga naan.
 We found that the officials in Wash ington thoroughly recognized the difficulties un Ter which we had worked and expressed themselves as greatly pleased with the results Cf the Con- neoticnt campaign. We appreciate that these results were obtained by very real sacrifice on the part of the leaders and canvasse-s who have worked so faithfully during. this campaign, and we wish you to know that we are very grateful. Yours very truly, Robert Scoville, Federal Food Administrator.
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MEASLES AT DEVENS
(Continued from First 'Page.)

Continued from First Page)
 try were condemned as not being up to date but don't think I'd care to spend much time in any of them. We had William Jennings Bryan up here few days ago and he made sort of light ming visit He sure was busy if he saw all the camp In the time he was here because see new part every time go out.
 wish the Home Guards could have been on the hike we took week ago Friday. It was the first battalion of the Engineers. We started at 7:30 o'clock and got back at o'clock cover. ing twenty one miles through snow a foot deep, It wasn't a walk. It was 8 run and in spite of the fact that the thermometer was down around zero our clothes were soaked through with sweat Every step we took aheai we slipped hack two and lot of us thought strongly of walking backwards.
 We had some great feeds last week. Pie for dinner twice with cheese and Sunday we had a turkey dinner with ice cream and cigars which isn't bad for drafted men. I see by the News that some more of our boys have en. listed We'll they'll have a tough time of it at first but when they get broke in everything will be all fine provided they are lucky enough to get good officers. But most of the officers up here were ordinary guys like ourselves and I have seen them loan fellows money to go home with and in one case I saw an officer take his hat off and let a lad wear it home after taking off the hat cord. But it is pretty cold up here and we would welcome change to most any place. We had dreams of going south little while ago but now that seems to be all shot. It is all right for while but we are all getting sick of it We would sll welcome some action rather than have to stay up here all winter and shovel snow. This is the first time have ever had anyone tell me how to do that kind Of work and the one who told me worked in an office all his life. They have provided us with good warm clothing and guess prohabIE VIC can ! get through the winter ali right but . believe me we'll be q tickled nunch cf boys when spring comes. The ' n. c,
 n. have come across agai4 during this quarantine as they sent over 6 biE bunch of writing paper, envelopes and
Connecticut western news., 1917-12-20
GERMAN WAR PRACTICES
Published by Committee on Public
 Information.

Some Of the blackest pages in all history, comprising a documentary record of "deeds that make one despair of the future of the human race," are found in a book named German War Practices, which has just been issued at the Government Printing Office by the Committee on Public Information of free distribution. It is edited by Prof. D c. Munro, of Princeton, and other scholars.
 The dumbfounding evidence which this book presents to the jury of man. kind is drawn mainly from German and American sources and includes official proclamations and utterances of the responsible heads of the Imperial German Government. letters and diaries of German soldiers, quotations from German newspapers, and material drawn from the archives of the State Department which lay bare the story of inconceivable German atrocities. The purpose of the book is to show that the system of frighttulness. itself the greatest atrocity, is the definite policy of the German Government so sinister that German soldiers have themselves at times revolted lndivi- dual acts of wanton cruelty and bar i haric destruction are cited only to il. 1 lustrate the operation of the remorse i less system.
 & The book supplements the Bryce report which was the first official sur vey of the path of horror, ruin. and 1 Ice ho k, lands of innocent and defenseless people. The book is supplemental also to the official report by the Belgian ] Commission and the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, and it reveals more of the damning German war philosophy as expressed in the German White Book and various official utterances. i extenuating revo!tiug crimes on the grounds of expediency and tine ad- vance uent of that "Kultur" which now mocks its own name thrOughout the civilized world. The humanity of 1 German soldiers was so torn by the system of brutality that they cried out in letters to ambassador Gerard, one exp, essing his protest against the laughter of the Russians ill the Masur. ian lakes and swarlps by saying, "There is no God, there is no morali- ty, and no ethics any more; there are no human beings any more, but only l beasts
 The Illuminating reports of Brand Whitlock, Minister to Belgium, tell of miseries inflicted ua0n the BTlSian people, Mir. WnitlocE saying: "One is so oyerwelmed with the horror of the ] thing itself, tha1 jt has been and even now is, difficult 10 write calmly --u ;uetiw about it''. i Aa-oert HSogg7. wEHirgr llr ua4s book of his experiences in Belgium,
Connecticut western news., 1917-12-20
In Position to Defy Snake.

There was an old fellow down in north Alabama and out in the noun tains he kept his jug in the hole of log. He would go down at sundown to take swig of mountain dew mountain dew that had never been hu- initiated by n revenue officer nor in- suited by a green stamp. He drank that liquid concoction that came fresh from the heart of the corn, and he gluwed. One evening while he was letting the good liquor triclSle down his throat he felt something touch his foot. He looked down and saw big rattlesnuke eoiled ready to strike.
 The old fellow took another swig of the corn, and in defiance he swept that snake with his eyes:
 Strike, dern you, strike, you will never find me better prepared."--
Connecticut western news., 1917-12-20

Margaret Brown l, Miss Anna Brown 5, Miss Ella Brown 5. Miss Fidelia Bridges 10, J. R. Collin 9; Rev. A. B. Crichton 5, Mrs. A. B. Crichton |, Mrs. ]. A Crichton l, Miss Fannie
 Jondon .5C, O.. J. Decker .25, Miss Sarah Ferguson 1, A Friend 50, Allyn Fuller 3, MT. and Mrs. Holsapple. 3
 H. B. Ives 1, G. s. Mather. 30, N. w.. Moore .50, Jos Parsons 5, Mrs. Hattie Peet 10. J. B Reed 50. Capt J. O.. Roraback 5, Mrs. R. M. Timberlake B, Mrs. Edw. Warner .50, Total $75.75.
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A LETTER FROM HALIFAX
(Continued from -Tirst Pag,


 praying as hard as could''.
 Marjorie.
 "M. has left little space for me, but really can't write anything. My nerves are gone, but l want you to hear something from us and will you please send copy of this on to Carl as cannot write him and know he will be anxious. We are SO thaLkful to have our lives spared that our losses seem very small though our dear little house is dismal sight now l was putting up curtains when the awful roar came I thought that it was a Zeppelin, but that could not have been as bad. AS far as you can see there is not pane of glass anywhere.
 'Sunday afternoon. AS no telegrams can be sent for want of boys to take them, all Dartmouth telegrams were brought to'Dartmouth by young Gong don and we asked him to telephone the message you sent know you will be worried to death but we can't help it. Everything is disarranged and we can get no help anywhere Dad is almost dead with his work boarding in 38 windows, and we can get no lumber. M. and have carried down 50 sctttles of broken glass. I've just cut my finger on 8 piece. AS long as we live we will be picking glass out of everything. To cap the climax our hot water back has just gone and the kit chen is flooded. It is a wonder we have not all our deaths of cold. Will write soon."
 "Later. At one time 30 people were in Dr. Candiers' office with both eyes gone. Walter Roome is buried under Hillie' Foundry. Last night terrible rain storm came on top of tons of snow so you can imagine the walking. No shops are open and very little food can be got. M. is just going to town to answer your message. You could not imagine any place more uncomfort- !" able. We have our lives and that is all. Dad has been working days now steadily and has only got partially done. By Fridays Blizzard the rooms at the back of the house were filled with snow, and today the front is filled with rain. Some few people have then kitchens and they are lucky. It is awful but all are alike.
 Halifax will need about s millions to provide for the 25 thousand pool people whose homes have been com. pletely destroyed. New England is responding splendidly Canaan wants to do her share. Contributions may be sent to the Canaan Halifax Relief Committee care of the Canaan National Bank. The following are the mem per- ni the committee: J. c. Roraback H. F. Lyles, Rev. A H. Nesbitt. Rev, R. M. Timberlake and Rev A. 5 Crichton.
 Contributions have already been re ceiyed from: Cha5 Adam s 90, Joh1 Adam ?, Miss sarah Adam 5, F VI Brewer l, Mrs. s. W. Barnes 5, Mis-
Connecticut western news., 1917-12-20
REGIONAL MILK BOARD.

The National Food Administration announces the appointment O. Robert M. ScOville to represent Connecticut on the New England Regional Milk Board This board is appointed to deSermin" aftor hearing, reasonable prices to h' uaid by dealers to pur- chasers and h5 <c0nsamers to dealers, such prices to1te a~e1 0H cost of prr- .duetion and diatriuati with a reason able profit added in instance.
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mps. They surely are blessing.

stamps. They surely are blessing. I see the kids over home are going to raise some money for them. Go to it kids because you couldn't help better cause. We'll guess this is about all for this time. Merry Christmas to every. body.
 Bill Blass
 301st Engineers Train.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-30

judgment rendered the first day of Feb
ruary, A. D. 1915, for the sum of
$431.S8, United States gold coin, be-
sides cost and interests, I have this
day levied upon all the right title,
claim and interest Of said defendant
J. 3. Greenman of. in and to the fol-
lowing described real estate, to wit:
The north one-half of the southeast
quarter (Nk SEA) and the southwest
AuRrter Of the, southeast quarter
1SWA seq Of section twenty -one
t2D in township five south of range
thirty-one (3D east of the Boise
meridian in Bingham county, Idaho.
Public notice is thereby given that
I will, on the twenty-sec day of
December, A. D.. 1917, at 10 o'clock
a. m. of said day in front of the court
house door of the County Of Bingham,
sell at public auction for United States
gold coin, all the right, title, claim
and interest Of said defendant J. b.
Greenman, of, in and to the above de-
scribed property, or so much thereof
as may be necessary to raise sufficient
money to satisfy said Judgment, with
interest and costs, etc., to the highest
and best bidder.
Dated November "a. 1917. #
A. H. sIMMONS
By FRED T. HINES ShEs,n'
adv. 2O-4f Deputy Sheriff.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-30

the move, and would condemn the
town for its stinginess. But if the
town should at the same time set
aside $67, 200 a year to pay interest
on $1,333,000 of borrowed money,
and spend the money GROWING the
roads leading into town from all d.
4 rections, GROWING them twenty feet
4 wide in front of every piece. Of props
erty where it was properly graded; ;
GROWING it with fine rock like the
city has used on some of the street
crossings that are so satisfactory,
people would respect the town for
its broad generosity and self denial,
for its willingness to- supply good
roads for developing traffic in day
light, and for its willingness to go
to the show in the evening with the
same lights that everybody uses out
side of the lighting limits. The
great bulk of travel is in daylight,
for the business houses are about
all closed at 6 o'clock anyway. The
bulk of visitors and tourist travel
comes and goes in day time, and
they would remark about the fine
roads and never know the town was
lighted by nature after shutdown.
The town depends on the country
people for its existence, and they are
nearly all at home in the evening.
They would probably rather have
quick, easy trip to town and back
in business hours over a fine road,
than to have hard trip and know
that the town situated at the end
OF rough road was flooded with
light during their hours of slumber.
OF course, it is not the duty of
the town to build roads into the |
country, and we are not recommend
ing that all lights be shut off. but
we give the foregoing for COMPARE
sons OF the value of money and the
value of what it might be used for.
1t would not be best and it would
not be just, to destroy a business
that had been encouraged to improve
Its generating plant and cables and
all the other expensive parts Of its
line system. Considering the many
needs OF this new and growing COM
munity we think it the part of
wisdom to "Hooverize" on lights for
while longer and save the proposed
lew investment and the proposed
earring up Of the pavements we have
ust laid and which we are Just
starting to pay for. We think it bet
er to have our own approval Of our {
in these matters, and
he respect of the country people
whose patronage supports the town, /
han to have it said, and admitted g
" ourselves, that we provided a big :
Empty show with our lights, and 5
Encouraged our people to stay up l
lights to enjoy 1t when we should
ave been holding out inducements
o ourselves to 60 to bed and sleep
o we could get out in the morning
t seasonable hours to render SER a
ice worth while in building a good
own and q good country, :
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-30

their work of the day before. With
fresh instructions as to how to i'm
prove their product. The second
edition goes to press, and is criti-
cised and destroyed, all of the paper
being sent back to the pulp mill to
be made over. This process Of
training continues until the whole
working force gets into such per-
feet team work that they can issue
the number of copies of the kind of
a paper that Lord Northcliffe wants,
and have them all 60 to the public
thru the various sources of delivery
adopted by him, and reach those
various places of delivery at just
about the moment that he and his
lieutenants select for delivery at all
those places. When this feat has
been accomplished and it is shown
that it can be done again and again,
every day or every night as the case
may be, and no bitches nor missing
of trains and not hitching as to edi-
torial expressions contrary to North
cliffe's policies, no failure to prop
erly display the advertising and the
news and the headings and every
other thing about it, then North
cliffe places his stamp of approval
on the new Institution and allows
the new creation to 60 to the public.
The longest period we have read
Of, for securing this team work was
three months, daily efforts, and If
the same spirit OF determination to
do something and to do it better
than others are doing it, were the
guiding impulses of our young peo-
pie who want to get into business
or into some useful service. a multi
tude of failures would be changed
into successes, and courageous
spirits would find their powers null
tiplied by the consciousness that |
they have succeeded in a lofty
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-30
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
SALE BY SHERlEE,

NC G.; G. Wright, plaintiff, vs. Nellie M
Nellie M Wall, F. E. MEG MeGur rhsD e Conn., oi
pany a corporation. and unknown
owners OF NEA Of sEA, and lots 1. 2
range "a, E. B. M, defendants.
Under and by virtue of an order of
Sale and Decree Of Foreciose and Sale.
issued out Of the district court. Of the
twelfth day of November, A. D. 1917
In the above entitled action, wherein
e. g. Wright, the above named plain
Of foreclosure and sale against Nellie
Sell MA NJ Wall, F.. M r M eSseana q 4
Company; corporation; and unknown
r. "a, e. B. M, defendants. on the
twelfth day Of November A. D. 1917,
for the sum Of one hundred eight-three
States gold coin, besides interests,
$240.74, which said decree was, on the
Twelfth rs"arthd Day aS Of November, A. p. 1917.
said court, at page 574, I am COM
or parcel Of land, situate and lying
IN Nd B hnnnaaa county State Of Idaho,
The northeast quarter of the south
east quarter and lots /, Q and 4 Of
section 81, township south of range
"a. E. B. M
Public notice is hereby given that
on Saturday. the twenty-second day Of
Decmeber, A. D. 1917, at 10 o'clock
q: m. of that day in front Of the Court
House door of the County Of Bing-
ham, will, in obedience to said order |
II Sale and Decree of Foreclosure and |
sale, sell the above described property. |
Or SO much thereof as may be neces.
'ary to satisfy said judgment with
interest and costs, ETC., to the highest
IND best bidder, for gold coin Of the
Dated November %, 1917
A. II. SIMMONS,
BY FRED T. HINES,
ldv. 20-4f Deputy Sheriff.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-30
MORE TALK ABOUT BLACK.
FOOT'S PROPOSED BLUNDER

Persons desiring information
about the proposed new lighting
system for the business district OF
Blackfoot are informed that the
open, or unshaded lamps in the
streets and alleys are a part Of the
system just installed. and that If
the same kind of lamps without
shades were placed low down and
close to the line of vision, the sharp
rays would injure the eyes. For that
reason the lights placed on posts
are subdued by the use of shades of
some kind, and in order to allow
the heat from the lamps to pass
away, the globes are constructed to
allow ventilation. This allows the
entrance of dust and insects, and
makes cleaning of the globes neces-
sary at times. On this plan it re-
quires the expenditure of more cleo
trical energy to light the street to
the same brilliancy. The amount of
lighting proposed is rather indefi-
mite, being left to be determined
later. The number of posts pro-
posed is seventy six, and the size of
the lamps would necessarily be Of
large capacity as compared with the
open lamps now in use. The num-
Jer Of lamps to be added in the new
system would be four less than, half
of the number now lighting the
whole town. The cost Of the old
system was about $2700 a month,
and the present new system will be
approximately $4,000. If the curb
lights are installed, the present over
head lamps in the business streets
can be removed and allowance made
for it. 1t Is not likely that the alley
lamps would be removed, so the de-
auctions for the overhead street
lamps amount to probably $500 a
month, making perhaps, $1,000 for
the overhead system, monthly. If
seventy-six curb lamps are installed
of the same average size as those,
now in use, the cost would be- about
$1,000 month, or $63 night. The
total cost of all lights to be paid
out of the city treasury would be
about $1S5 night, or $4,000 a
year to be paid in cash.
1t aids peoples judgment to make
some comparisons just before spend
Ing their money or arranging for its
If the Blackfoot people |
should shut off the lights entirely |
and leave their town in darkness,
the whole population would decry
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-30
american Lake, Washington.

American Lake, Washington.
Miss Anna Jensen and Miss Sarah
Gray were Blackfoot visitors Satur-
day afternoon.
Miss Anna Hodge of Shelley and
Vance Jensen were married in
Blackfoot last week.
Miss Bernice Tibke spent Sunday
with the home! folks.
James Jensen and family attended
wedding reception at the home OF
Mrs. Hodge near Shelley Monday
evening.
Mrs. Pearl Gardner is the guest
of her sister Mrs. Sorensen.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-30
RALLY AND BANQUET

The Blackfoot camp-of Modem
Woodmen~of america is planning &c
haxe-a big rally next Monday even.
fng, Dec. 8. A large class of can
didates will be initiated into the
mysteries of Woodcraft. The drill
team Of Idaho Falls camp will put
on the floor WORT. After the initia-
ton banquet will be served.
All members of the lodge are
cordially invited. A good time is
guaranteed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-30
FOR SALE-MisceIlan

FOR SALE-Violins broken violins
repaired or taken in exchange. w.
W. Kinney. 29tf.
A FIRE-PROOF SAFE AS GOOD AS
new, at rs per cent less than cost.
Blackfoot Real Estate & Auction
company, Blackfoot. 1851
THREE HEATERS AT THE RE-
publican office. tt.
FINE WOOL EWES, ANY NUMBER
to 500. Frank Just, Shelley,
route 2. 185tf4p
40 HEAD OF CATTLE. SEVERAL
registered Polled-Durham. See A.
M. Johnson, liz miles north of
Aberdeen. 195-3tf
NEW STUDEBAKER BUGGY AND
harness, year-old-mare, will sell
all or either. Terry Draper, Grove
land, phone 418R5. 20-3