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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-03
Women's Clubs of City Have Unique
Plan for Raising Funds to Be Used
in Building Recreation Center for
Young Folks of City.

To secure necessary funds for car
rying out scheme to provide place
of recreation for the young people OF
Moscow, five local wOmen's clubs. as
sisted by several committees repre-
senting the business and profession
al men of the city, have planned a
Paper Week, beginning Monday and
lasting till Saturday of next week,
during which the scraps Of paper
from every stOreroOm, attic and gar-
ret III the city will be assembled and
sold.
The move started with the Historic
al club, and grew from suggestions
made several weeks ago by P~'fess or
Howard T. Lewis in an address on
Defective Children" Other clubs
which have giveen hearty support to
the nfan are the Women's Faculty
cldb, the Eromatheon club, the Pie
aides, the W. c. T. U. and commit
tee of the chamber of commerce.
Professor Lewis has consented to
act as chairman of the committee in
charge of the paper gatherers, and
will have the assistance of Superln-
tendent Charles Henry of the city
schools, and Principal J. H. Rich.
The school children will be aske / to
cooperate i'll the gathering Of the pa
per. On the last day grand clean
UP of the city will be made.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-03
COMPANY A WINS
DRILL CONTEST

Company A of the University OF
Idaho cadet battalion won the annual
drill contest held this afternoon at the
university. r. Everly is captain OF
the company; o. Phillips, first lieuten-
ant. and Dudley Loomis. second lieu~
tenant.
Second place was won by Company
B. and third by Company c. Officers
of Company B are: Captain Hutdle-
son. Lieutenant Harting and LieUten-
ant Otto Stillinger; Company Q: Cap
tain Davisson, First Lieutenant Boyd,
Second Lieutenant Roster.
Captain F w. Osterman, command
ant of the Washington State college
cadet corps, and Lieutenant Ashhrook
acted as judges. President Brannon
was also present at the drill.
The judges commended the work OF
the cadets and of the officers of the
battalion. Captain Avery u. Cum
mings, commandant, is proud of the
showing the boys made.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-03

"DECLARE WAR
IN IS Minutes
SENATOR FALL DECLARES CON-
GRESS WOULD NEED ONLY
SHORT TIME FOR DECISION

WASHINGTON, March 3.--Congress 3.
would declare war within Is minutes
if asked to do so, Senator Albert 3.
Fall of New Mexico declared this at
ternoon during the debate on the bill
empowering the president to arm
American merchantmen.
The measure met with considerable
objection from Senator Stone OF the
foreign relations committee, who as
serted that passage of the bill would
be virtually empowering the presi-
cent to use American warships to
drive submarines from the sea.
You are doing most dangerous
thing" he declared. 'You are shift
ing the responsibility for a possible
war upon President Wilson's should
ers. II you want war, say So"
President Wilson kept us out of
the Mexican war;" he stated at another
time in the debate 'fWill he prevent
a European war? l would rather
trust him than hordes of weaklings
around him."
Senator Stone declared he was
strongly opposed to war without in
finitely more provocation.' He offer
ed amendments prohibiting United
States sailors from operating guns,
and prohibiting the arnaing of ships
carrying munitions. Passage of the
armed ship bill as contemplated. he
asserted, would be a virtual declara-
ton of war.
"It would be manslaughter," Sen
ator Brandegee said. for American
merchantmen to leave port unarmed
against the homicidal maniacs now
securing the seas"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-03
GLEE CLUBS TO
GIVE OPERETTA

One of the best productions ever
staged by the combined Glee clubs of
the Moscow high school will be the
operetta, THE Contest of the Ma
tions," which they will present at
the high school auditorium THURSDAY
March 8. The clubs will have the as
sistanoe of Bandmaster E. ]. Carey
and C. N. Johnson in rendering TIE
operetta, which is to be an allegoric-
al presentation of the Super1orit1cs
of the nations of the world in the arts
of singing and dancing and in the
charm of picturesqueness
Seats will be on sale at Hodgins
Tuesday morning. Reservations n.dy
be made at 50 cents.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-03
GRAND SPELLING
CONTEST TONIGHT
LATAH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
TO BE DECIDED BY CONTEST
AT HIGH SCHOOL

The Latah county spelling cham
pionship of the grammar grades will
be decided at the high school auditor
ium tonight, when champion spelleis 5
from over the county will gather for
a grand contest. About 80 children
will participate. The contest will be-
gin at 1880
Miss Winifred Calkins, county su-
perintendent of schools, will prb-
nounce the words. The judges will &c
Mesdames Decker, NJ. F. Cunningham,
John Childers, Frank Moore and
NIessrs. Roy Johnson and Roy Brooks.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-03
John Canham Celebrates Birthday

John Canham, genial janitor at tee
Latah county court house, celebrated
his 18th birthday today by going
about his duties as usual He is a
very hale and hearty man for his
years and considering the experiences
through which he went in early child
hood. He was left an orphan when
but a boy When he was IA he left his
birthplace in England and saw serV-
ice before the mast. He came to the
United States about a year later. For
many years he has been a resident OF
Moscow and he numbers his friends
by the score. He is member OF the
Masonic order.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-03
Williamson Sold It Again

Within "a hours after he had pur-
chased the 13-acre Ankel Grove farm
northwest of Moscow, fronl G. w. An
derson for what was considered rec
ord price, $500, N. Williamson TO-
6ay sold it to r. B. Peterson for
$500, an increase of $500. This is
approximately $537.77 per acre, when
is an indication of the rapidly rising
land values in the Palouse country.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-03
CONGRESS QUITS
TOMORROW NOON
PROBABLY NO EXTRA SESSION
WILL BE HELD UNLESS Ma
TIONAL SITUATION COMPELS

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Congress
is scheduled to adjourn tomorrow at
noon. There will be no extra ses-
sion until June unless international
possibilities develop seriously be-
fore. President Wilson has notified
the leaders that he does not intend
to call an extra session unless the
bill giving him power to arm Amer
lean ships fails.
Senator Lodge is leading fight to
secure an immediate extra session.
Germany's admission of the plot with
Mexico. has clinched the republican
determination to continue the session
until the present crisis is past.
They declare war is emmiDenr, and
that congress should remain in ses
sion until the possibility is settled
President Wilson today signed the
$450,000,000 revenue bill, and also the
postoffice appropriation measure car
rying a bone dry prohibition provis-
ion. Chairman Webb of the judiciary
committee of the house plans to ask
a special rule covering immediate
of the senate espion-
age bill
Denies Received Proposition
NEW YORK, March Mexican
Foreign Minister Aguilar today wired,
The Mexican government has receiv
ed no proposition to form an alliance
with Germany"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-03
Carranza Formally Recognized

GUADALAJARA, March 3-Henry
F. Fletcher, United States ambassador
to Mexico, today formally presented
his credentials to President Carranza.
This is the final step in the United
States formal recognition Of the coA-
stitutionalists government.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-03

admits, semi Officially,
Minister Won Eckhardt in Mexico
exie0's participating in hostlities
was expressed by German officials
ons sent secretly to GermaDy's dip1o-
ted States government. ''There has
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-03
RAIL YARDS NEARLR NORMAL

WASHINGTON, Mach 3.--Cond.tions 3.
in the congested railroad yards OF the
middle west were reported yesterday
to be rapidly approaching normal. At
Atlantic and gulf ports continued dim
unition in accumulations was report
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-03
TO CLEAN UP WASTE PAPER IN MOSCOW
The Evenings Amusements

AhC
+ High school auditorium-Lata
+ county spelling contest, niHe
!. schools competing for county
|. championship.
|. High school gymnasium-Bas-
+ ket. ball game with Asotin hifh.
I University of Idaho auditorium
/ Concert by $50 picked singers
of the Whitney Boy Chorus.
Orpheum-"Pardners" by Rex
: Beach.
+ Strand" Friday the Thirteen
! tn with Robert Warwick.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-03
STATED THAT INSTRUCTIONS
WERE SENT TO GERMAN MINISTER
"ONLY A DEFENSIVE MEASURE"
German Foreign Secretary Says Conspiracy Was Not
to Have Been Carried Out Unless War Was
Declared by United States

BERLIN, March 3-via LondOn.)
that instructions were sent German
City regarding the possibility OF NJ
against the United States. Surprise
that information concerning instruct
matte agents was obtained by the Uni
apparently been treachery committed
said.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-03
Zimmerman Justities Action

Ill american tfTTH0Tts one oMhciiA
Zimmerman Justifies Action
BERLIN, March 3.-To SayviIle by
wireless. )-Foreign Secretary zim-
norman today justified Germany's ac-
ton in seeking to form all alliance
between Germany, Japan and Mexico
against the United States on the
grounds that such course was to
have been merely a defensive meas
ure, and was not to have been car
ried out unless the United States
made a formal declaration of war
against Germany.
South American newspapers, the
secretary charges, reported that the
United States was trying to unite
southern republics in a common &C
tion against Germany. The pro-alIy
sympathies of the United States were
commented upon.
The secretary failed to specifically
admit authorship of the alleged let
ter TO Minister Won Eckhardt con-
cerning conspiracy between Ger
many and Japan and Mexico against
the United States. He carefully stat
ed that his entire discussion was bas-
ed on English reports of a German
plot to get Mexico to declare war on
the United States and secure Japan's
aid"
Congress is Amazed
WASHINGTON, March 2. Ger
many's unabashed acknowledgements
of conspiracy to align Japan and
for an invasion of fle United
States has apparently removed the
last vestige of opposition in the
senate to the armed neutrality hill.
A profound impression was created
his afternoon when the clerk read
The United Press dispatches adrqitting
The plot. 1t is absolutely certain that
President Wilson will have full pow
ers TO act before midnight.
The republicans are amazed at
Germany's "brazen" admission, and
all have announced an ungrudging
support of the bill to arm American
ships. Senator La Toilette maintain
I'd an ominous silence.
A debate was opened by Senator
who urged all factions to
unite against Germany. War will i'm
result, he declared, if Ger
many sinks an armed American ship.
Won't you stand up and fight like
men?" he shouted Don't lie down.
Shall we sit supinely oy and allcT
foreign potentate's edict to destroy
commerce, or must we wait
until slaughter actually comes?"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-03
Greek Shin Summarized

LONDON, March 3.-The Greek gov
ernnaent ship Przonnisus, carrying
American grain, was sunk by subma-
rine today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-03
ALL FREIGHT CARS ARE
NOW LOADED TO THE TOP

ATLANTA, Ga, September 3.-In
1916 the railroads CT the United States
handled q per cent. more freight with
each freight locomotive than in 1918,
according to interesting statistics just
filed here with the railroad commits
sion of Georgia, and there was an in
crease Of 90 per cent. in freight han
died by each car
One OF the country's greatest prob
lems since we entered the war has been
the problem Of transportation. Loading
freight cars to the halfway mark, in
stead Of full loading, has always con-
stituted a great economic waste in
this country, but under the stimulus
of patriotic necessity the shippers are
now cooperating with the railroads to
make every freight car carry the full
load which it is capable of carrying.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-03
Negro Farmers in Sumter County
Are Preparing to Live at Home"
Report of Ebert Staofh Demonstration Agent Shows That
Much Foodstufs Will Be Planted By Them This Fall, Es
pecaly Wheat

A report OF the activities Of Ebert
Stallworth, Of the Americus Institute
as local farm demonstration agent
among the negro farmers of the county,
has been submitted to the county COM
missioners
The report is very interesting for the
fact that it shows the progress made
by Stallworth in his Live at Home"
campaign. He says that there will be
ever 500 acres planted in wheat in
Sumter county this fall by the negro
farmers alone. He is urging them to
plant all of their own foodstuffs.
StaIlworth also states that there Is
a more contented state among the ne
groes Of the county now, although they
were much discouraged at one time
over the exodus to the north and the
a pearance of the boil weevil.
His report reads as follows:
To the Board Of Commissioners.
Dear Sirs. l beg to submit the fol-
lowing report. Since | began work in
Sumter county, April 1, 1917, have
mailed Ills bulletins, sent out S62 let
ters, wrote 121 letters, spoken to 2,0S2
farmers in local and general meetings
organized 46 district clubs and also
engaged 122 leading farmers OIL food
conservation committees. have trav
eled in the pursuit of my work 2,0S.
miles. l am now carrying on door
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-03
no GERMAN WILL BE TAUGHT
IN CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS

CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 9,-Dr.
Frank E. Spaulding today became sup
erintendent of Cleyeland's schools. One
of the first accomplishments Of his ad-
ministration will be the elimination OF
the study Of German from the gram
mar grades Spauldin2 Will be paid
$4,000 a year-the highest salary paid
any school superintendent in America,
He came here from Minneapolis. He
demanded and has been given a free
hand here, such as he had in Minne>
apois. The new superintendent prom
ises red-bloodeo Americanism as one
OF the cardinal principles Of his ad-
He has personally read
each text book searching out any germs
o. pro-Kaiserisnl that may have crept
in.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-03
County Linz Church Meeting.

Quarterly conference at County Line
church Wednesday, Sept 18th, is an
nounced by the pastor, Rev, j. W. Pat
terson, There will be preaching in the
by the presiding elder, dinner
on the ground, and in the afternoon the
session will be held. Every
body is cord ially invited to attend AS
this is the last conference of the year,
all officials are expected to have their
reports and the business Of the year
we'll in hand
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-03
ME- ETHODISTS To HAVE
CONFERENCE EARLIER
MANY AMERICUS METH0DISTS
WILL ATTEND ANNUAL GATHER.
ING AT ALBANY EARLY IN NO.
VEMBER.

Americus Methodists Will read with
interest the announcement from Albany
that the fifty-first session Of the South
Georgia conference will convene in
Albany on November 14th, instead of
December ), as heretofore announced.
The change in dates was made by
Bishop Gambler, after consultation
with the presiding elders of the con-
ference, and Rev. 10y Warwick, pas
tor of the Albany Methodist church.
The earlier date will be welcomed
by the Methodists here and will suit
the conference at large. The time first
set up put the meeting rather near the
Christmas holidays.
There are nearly 225,O0O Methodists
in the North and South Georgia confer
onces, 100000 being in the southern
section. All the state below Macon
is in the bounds of the South Georgia
conference.
lutIG VIII bG toO preachers , anu isbJ
delegates to attend the meeting in Al
bany The entire city will give them
a welcome and see TO it that they have
good entertainmnt.
The conference met in Albany once,
in 1882, 80 years ago, Since then it
has been entertained two or three
times by all the towns large enough
to take care of it.
This is to be an important gather
ing of the Methodists of south Geor-
gia, because tn egeneral conference
meets in Atlanta next year. Six cleri-
cal and six lay delegates will be elect
ed to represent south Georgia in this
great quandrennial gathering, where
bishops and other correctional Off
GERS are elected and all the legisla-
tive work of the church is done
On account of the proximity of Al
bany, there will be an unusually large
attendance of Nethodists from Ameri-
Gus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-03
SUMTER To SEND
Nine MEN SUNDAY
FAREWELL OVATION FOR THE
FIRST TO GO UNDER NEW Sc
LECTIvE DRAFT LAW NOW BEING
PLANNED.

An ovation is planned for the nine
Sumter county young men who will
leave next Sunday as the first detach-
ment from this county who, under the
selective draft law, will join the new
rational army
Sumter countys quota is 1871. Five
per cent. of these are required to leave
here on September for Camp Wheeler
at Macon. An additional forty pr cent.
will depart on September 10, another
forty per cent. on October 3, and the
remaining fifteen per cent. will be sub
jeot to call.
Sheriff Harvey will select the nine
men who will leave next Sunday. His
instructions are TO designate men who
are peculiarly equipped for either the
quartermaster's department or for non
commissioned officers. He has tenta>
tive list made out, but will not official
ly announce the names of the young
men until after sending our formal no
ticos Wednesday afternoon. He is
awaiting the action of the district
board On several appeals for exemp-
tions.
In other cities and counties the men
first to be called are to have much at
tention shown them, and it is felt by
many here that Americus and Sumter
county also should do something of this
character. A farewell affair will prob
ably be arranged if it consists in moth
ing more than gathering at the depot
t. wish the boys goodbye and good
luck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-03
JURY WILL NOT BE DRAWN UNTIL
THURSDAY - MANY WITNESSES
SUMM0NED-NEW ATTORNEY IN
CASE.

Much preparation is being made for
the third trial of DR.. G. K. Chapman,
charged with the murder of Walter
Wade, which will begin in Sumter
county superior court next Monday
morning.
Judge Littlejohn has not drawn the
Jurors yet, and will hardly do so un-
ti' Thursday. 1t is planned to defer
the drawing of the panel as long as
possible.
In the meantime, Sheriff Harvey is
busily engaged in summoning long
list of witnesses for the state. The
witnesses for the defense are nearly all
notified by the defendants counsel.
Warren l. Johnson, the Central of
Georgia railroad special agent, who is
jointly accused, will be represented at
this trial by employed counsel. His
niece in Macon has engaged Attorney
". D. Mcneil, one of the ablest and
best known criminal lawyers in Geor-
gia, While it is not expected that John
son will be put on trial at this term of
court, at the same time his interests
will be represented by Mr. Mcneil, as
we'll as by the lawyers appointed by
the court who have represented John
son in the two other trials.
Dr. Chapman and his relatives and
friends are confident that this trial will
end his connection with the case, be-
lieying that a verdict of not guilty will
result this time On the other hand
the states officials and the relatives
Of Walter Wade are as determined as
ever before on vigorous prosecution.
There is an imposing array of LEGAL
talent, comprising the pick of the bar
in this part of the state. Associated in
tie defense will be Frank Hooper, of
Atlanta, who is now in the city; Shipp
& Sheppard, Wallace & Fort and L. ].
Blaloek.
The other defendants in the case,
now cut on bond, are required to pre-
sent themselves at this special term Of
court, in the event that one or more
of them will be called to trial. They
s,e Charles Chapman, Jr., Walter John
son and John Ethridge, each on bond
Of S. 900 and H. A. Harp, who is out on
a bond OF : 800.
Should d conviction result, it is like
ly that the state would proceed to trial
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-03
RIGA, BIC BALTIC PORT, IS TAKEN
BY GERMAN ARMY; PETROGRAO Isl
ALSO EXPECTED To YIELD SOON
Crushing Setback Dealt RussansProbabe That Capital Will
Be Moved to Moscow-Whoe Riga Region Abandoned to
German Military Intentions of Germany Are I'm
known at This Time.

PETROGRAD, September 3.-Riga,
Russias principal port on the Baltic,
has been taken by the Germans, and
Petrograd. capital of all the Russias,
is now expected to fall at an early
date
The Russians evacuated Riga under
the threat of a combined land and sea
attack, preferring to yield the city to
witnessing it's destruction.
The fate of Riga was virtually
sealed Saturday when the German ar
my crossed the River Dyinna on the
southeast and pushed troops to the
city, after making strong foothold
on the right bank of the river. All
the time German warships were hov-
ering about the Gulf of Riga.
The possible military consequences
are difficult to estimate, depending en-
tirely upon the intentions of the Ger
mans and how large force they want
to spare for this territory
The abdication of Petrograd may
be forced. In this event the capital
would be moved to Moscow, which is
so far inland that seizure of it by the
Germans would be impossible In
deed, the leaders trying to form the
new government would view this as a
blessing as the life in PetrOgrad under
German rule would be a good lesson
fer the Radicals who are hampering
the government. MOSCOW is center
for the conservative element who are
imbued with sentiments of Russian
greatness.
1t is pproblematical whether theGer-
mans will attempt to maintain large
army in this section, in view of the ice
difficulties and the hardships of a Rus
sian winter.
Not only the city of Riga, but the en-
tire region has been abandoned to the
German forces, the population fleeing
toward Petrograd.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-03
Now Pastor Called.

MACON, Ga, September Am
made to the congregation
oe the First Baptist church Sunday
told of the action of committee of
thirty-six to select a successor to DR..
E. c. Dargan. in extending call to DR..
G L. Yates, Of Tyler, Texas. The First
Baptist is one of the largest churches
i the city DR.. Dar2an resigned a
month ago to become managing editor
o The Southern Baptist Publications
8 Nashville, Tenn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-03
" CUPID At COLLEGE" TO
Be REPEATED TONIGHT

Cupid At College the very de,
lightful playlet which was presented at
the Onera House about two weeks ago
by a clever cast of local talent, will be
repeated tonight at the High school
auditorium.
The play is being given under the
auspices and for ,he benefit of the
Americus Hospital Associations char
ity fund. A large attendance is antici-
pated.
The auditorium is cool and comfort
able, and as the play is one of genuine
merit, unusually well presented, an
entertaining evening is assured for all
who attend. i.