The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-09-21

boats Now the South American re-
public Is In the throes of a great rail.
way strike which is certainly fomented
and financed by Germans. Thousands
OF workmen have quit and there has
been serious destruction OF property
and considerable F'oting.
From an American port" comes an
exciting story of q concerted attack
oy seven German submarines on a
neet OF p allied merchantmen west
bound. -Four of the largest OF the
steamships were sunk by torpedoeS.
but the guns Of the others destroyed
three Of the U-boats. The battle took
place 30 miles OF the coast Of Ireland.
Organized Labor Loyal.
Organized labor In the United
states, determined TO assert it's loyal
y, met last week Ia Minneapolis. to-
gether with many radicals and Social
lists, and formed the American Alliance
Tor Labor and Democracy. Under the
leadership OF Samuel Gompers, Frank
r. Walsh, John Spargo and others. the
delegates declared the new 0rgauizn-
ton firmly back OF the armed forces Of
the government in their fight for n
victory which will mean the coming
OF the greatest world democracy ever
dreamed Of" Definite reports have
been circulated that iahorites are plan
nlng TO cripple various Industries by
strikes, especially the fuel industry
These reports, Mr.. Gompers declares
do not relate 10 the American Federn-
ion or Labor. They are, however, too
well substantiated TO be ignored.
The British trades union congress By
vote OF 2.S94. 900 20 81 900 declared
Itself opposed 10 participation in the
stockholm congress-, and this. taken
with the refusal Of many countries To
grant passports 10 Delegates. probably
VIII result in the entire abandonment
Of the gathering In the Swedish city.
Pope Preparing Second Note.
Not wholly discouraged by the fall
ure Of his peace note, Pope Benedict
Is preparing a second proposal for the
ending OF the war. Premier RIbot
speaking on the Marine battlefield, de-
clared that a requisite Ia any peace
treaty acceptable TO France was the
restoration OF Alsace-Lorraine.
The German press continues 10 heap
abuse and ridicule on President VII
son for his reply TO the pope's note.
declaiming loudly against his demands
that the government OF Germany be
democratized before peace can be
made with IL. But the rpichstaR ma
jority Is mistakenly demanding junt
about the reforms the president con-
siders essential.
Dispatches from Switzerland say the
central powers have determined On
the partition Of Poland According 70
the plan, Germany Is 10 take about
one-tenth Of Russian Poland 20 recilfy
her frontier. and Austria viii annex
the remainder unite u 70 Guncia and
proclnim the territory the united king
dom Of Poland, with Emperor Charles
as Its king. II II r. have It's own par
lament but - foreign policy, finances
and army are 20 be controlled bT Aus
tria. This plan does not please Hun
gary. because that country thinks It's
influence will be lrEs"Bed n the en-
ptre becomes a triple kingdom
lid by President Wilson and mem
hers ~ the senate aud house. ana cs-
coTted by thousands Of soldiers and
sali0C, the young men % the District
u Columbia selected for service in the
al a
Washington on Tuesday. and similar
parBdes took place Ia hundreds of
~ities aDd towns. Next day lhes. men
- the National army began streaming
from all points 81 the compass Into
the 10 cautonmeHt c8mpa built for
their training and Instruction. They
are the first o per cent 81 the Cs-. 90
men selected by the draft.
The long wruagls in thu rsnats over
sHF profits taxation ended IN the de-
feat 81 the high tax group and he
adoption q The finance committees
provisions for total Levy - 81 2sa-
g50pg1. 0r shout third - this years
var and normal excess profits This
would make the bfu total s. 80 CO.
Go
Thursday .Ehf the house pnsSsi
unanimously the piE war credits blIl
authorizing Sll .s,ls a45. go In bonds
and certificates Every effort q q
group % Republicans TO limit secro-
tary McAdoo's control over these -
sues vns defeated. bot an amendment
by Congressman Cannon was adopted.
eIemptiBE from taxes interest on
bonds not n excess Of 1900