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The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03
TREMENDOUS CHEERING GREETS
REPRESENTATIVES, OF GAUL
IN CONGRESS-
VNIANI KISSES HAND OF MISS
RANKIN
Commission Starts For West-Navy
Enlistments Come In Fast-Dele-
gates From States to Food Council
Discuss Matters.
Omitted Press)


WASHINGTON, May 3-The house
of representatives greeted General
Joffre, Vive Premier Viviani and Ad-
miral Chocheprat today was riot. M.
Viviani gave a stirring address and
was frequently interrupted by ap-
plause. When he had finished Joffre
arose, saluted and waited for orders,
finally saying THANK you; Vive Am
cirque" Miss Jeanette Rankin at
tracted unusual attention. Marshall
Joffre shook her hand, and Viviani, to
the immense pleasure of the house,
kissed her hand.
Having completed the major share
of the allied peace parley and visited
the house of representatives, the
French commission this afternoon pre-
pared for a trip through the west.
Declaring that navy enlistments are
coming in so fast that additional
training quarters are necessary, Sec
retary Daniels this afternoon asked
81 900, 900 more for a naval training
station.
The representatives of the forty
eight American states were today in
formed that the success of the nation
in the war depended upon their aid in
the organization of their individual
states, in the effort to sustain the com
mon armies that are cooperating in
he prosecution of the war. Each state
was urged to organize a defense coun-
Gil with committees on finance, pub
licity, medicine, sanation and fooC
supply. Yesterday the submarine per
il was discussed.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03
AMERICA GETS ALL NEWS
OF WAR SAYS N0RTHCLIFFE
LOCAL VI. w. A. CAPTURES
MUCH AT GOODING CAMP

The Twin Falls camp M. w.
A. is home covered with glory
after having captured the first
prize in the drill team contest
and a delegateship to Chicago
national convention. The boys
all praise the hospitality of the
GOoding Woodmen and the peo-
pie there in general. Delegates
to Chicago were Paul Smith, of
Twin Falls; j. L. Waggoner,
of Meridian, and ]. B. Carter
of Grangeville. State officers
are w. b. Luce of Bonners
Ferry, state consul; d. j.
Lewis of Malad, clerk. Twin
Falls won first prize for for
estry team work and Boise sec
ond. Score SO to 70.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03
PRELIMINARY 0RGANIZA-
TION Y. M. G. A. FORMED

A large meeting of business
men in the rooms of the Com
mercial club last night met
and organized for the purpose
of starting a campaign for Y
NJ. c. A. during the war. The
character of this work was out
lined in the TIMES of Tuesday.
The idea is to raise a fund
which will be paid monthly.
The headquarters for this part
of the country is Portland, Ore
gon, and from this point secre-
taries will be sent out, where
the units are broken up as at
present, while regular build
ings will be constructed at the
concentration camps. Other
parts of the country will be
organized within a few days.
The following officers were
elested last night: Chairman,
L. l.. Breckinridge; Secretary
c. e. Rowcliffe; treasurer, U.
It. Tracey; executive commit
tee. Rev. L. B. Franck, Rev. c..
l.. Bent, ]. E. White, ]. M
Maxwell, A. r. Ostrander, DR..
H. w. Wilson
Next Sunday will be Y. M c..
A. Sunday in all Twin Falls
churches.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03
"SIX DOLLARS A DAY
is MIGHTY GOOD PAY
United Pressl

CLEVELAND, May Labor has
finally attained it's goal in Cleveland
six dollars day for eight hours work.
Six hundred electrical workers fol-
lowing a strike, signed a graduated
wage scale which today gives them
rs cents an hour, or six dollars day.
Two other skilled trades have signed
similar wage agreements.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03
SEVERAL AMERICAN
SHIPS SENT DOWN
Submarines Send Vessels to Bottom
British Admiralty Admits Loss Of
Arcadian.
UNITED Pressl

WASHINGTON, May S-The torpe-
doing of the American windjammer
Willard Adams off the Irish coast last
night and the rescue of the crew was
officially reported here today by the
state department.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03
CONSIDERABLY ALFALFA is
KILLED BY THE FROSTS

An examination of the alfalfa fields
this week by County Agricultural
Agent w. n. Birch led that official TO
the conclusion that something IKE
twenty per cent had been killed In
some fields in the Filler country as
high as seventy per cent had been
killed while other fields were scarcely
hurt at all.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03
ANTONIO GETS HIS BIT
Omitted Pressl :

WASHINGTON. May 3-Secretary
AcAdoo of the treasury department
today gave a treasury warrant for $780,
900 900 to Italian Ambassador DiCol-
lere. being for Italys share of the wal
loan.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

NEW YORK, May 3-Further re-
ports from the sinking of the Ameri-
can steamer Rockingham yesterday
show that at least two men were kill
ed, according to a cable Dispatch re-
ceived today by the Garland Steamship
corporation, from Captain Edwards.
The message said 1.-TWO men killed,
one boat missing with thirteen not
yet landed" 1t is thought that the
two men were killed by she'll fire.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03
CHARGED WITH THE CONCEALINC
OF FACTS BRITISH JOURNAL
IST MAKES DENIAL
FIGURES ON SUBMARINES TO Be
PUBLISHED SOON
Terrific Battle Again Opens On West
FrOnt-German Government Pro-
notes Socialist To Head of COnsti-
tuition Committee.
BY Correspondent Keen
(CODvripht United Pressl

LONDON, May 3-The United States
is getting full and complete facts of
every feature of the British end OF
war developments, except the actual
figures of submarine losses and may
expect to receive these soon. The sub
marine menace is Germany's strong
est card, but it will never win the
war. The foregoing statement is made
on the authOrit of Lord NOrthcliffe,
when the United Press correspondent
told him squarely today that the gath
ering of doubt in the minds of the peO-
pie of the United States that America
had not been receiving the full news
of the war. 81 have always believed
that the war would last long time"
he said, sand l have not changed my
opinion
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03
WILL SEND DOCTORS AND
AMBULANCES TO FRONT

NOhilCQ ooS.j
WASHINGTON, May 3-The
United States will send 5000
ambulances, TOO doctors and
ambulance drivers to the front,
the Countil of National De-
Tense announced today. The
first units will leave in about
three weeks in addition to the
1000 doctors who go at once.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

LONDON, May 3-After two days OF
inaction General Haig today renewed
his drive against the German lines.
Reports say There is heavy fighting
all along the frontier. We are pro-
crossing satisfactorily and have al
ready taken a number of strong Ger
man positions. The report indicated
that the offensive had been renewed
along a twelve mile front.
Since fighting begain on April g,
over thirteen divisions of German
troops have been exhausted on this
front alone and yet Hindenberg is
desperately throwing fresh units for
ward with pitiless orders to hold the
line or die
Reports from North Greenland Hill
indicate that toward Fresney-Bull
court-Cheriay the British are gain
ing ground. The Germans are max
ing fierce counter attacks. The des-
truction of Lens continues day and
night The Teutons fear the cap
ture of Rouai and the remaining por-
tions of the Hindenberg line.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

PHILADELPHIA, May 3-The big
tanker Sun, was sunk by a torpedo in
the Mediterranean last night, accord
ing to a dispatch received by the Sun
Oil company here today. The crew is
reported saved.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

LONDON, May 9-The transport Ar
cadian was sunk in the Mediterranean
sea April Is, according to an official
announcement made public here today
by the admiralty. Two hundred and
seyenty-nine were lost. The Arcadian
sank within five minutes after she was
struck and most OF those lost were
drowned.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

BERLIN, May 3-The British troops
began a new attack on a wide front
early this morning, according to an
official statement issued here today
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

AMSTERDAM, May 3-The German
government has taken revolutionary
and unprecedented step in appointing
Socialist president of the constitu-
ton committee of the Reichstag, ac-
cording to Berlin dispatches. Philip
Schmeidermann, who recently made an
attempt to secure separate peace with
Russia has been selected. Although
the peace move inaugaurated through
the Socialists is apparently at stand
still, it is possible that the appoint
ment of Schmeidermann is a reward
for his services. 1t is also thought
that this has temporarily placated the
Socialists and permitted Bethmann-
Hollweg to defer making another
peace offer to satisfy them.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03
SUBSCRIBE FOR

NJ. viviani, true. gallant French
man, is still a knighte to layde
faire.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

FAIR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
HEAVY FROST TONIGHT
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-12-07
Information for Contention DELEGATES

The eighteenth annual convention of the Anti Saloon
League of America will be held II Washington D. c., Deccm
Der to 49,
special rate of mile has been granted by all
railroads for delegates the convention. Tickets will be
sale December and with 5nal return limit midnight
December II.
Anti-Sa1oon League special train will leave Chicago,
Grand Central Station the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
80 a. Monday, Decemb- and arrive Washing
ton at 7:5o a December
Return trip fare $3oso. Clergy fare, So each way.
Pullman sleeping fares follows: Lower berth So SO,
upper berth $500 War of per railroad
per Pullman tickets will be addition to
above fares.
Clergy tickets will be accepted any regular train
any day with 3oday limit Stopovers clergy tick
permitted the following points Akron, Ohio; Youngs
town, Ohio Pittsburgh, Pa; Cumberland, Md
Southern Illinois delegates make connections with the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad St Louis branch.
Delegates leaving from stations and by railroads
toned above should inquire of local agents for information
fares and time of departure OF trains Those from outside
of Chicago wishing travel h AntiSaloon League
cial should have tickets routed the Baltimore
from Chicago
The special excursion Of mile is good on all
railroads and from all points.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-12-07
U. S. Dry by 1920
W. J. Bryan Says

Washington, d. C., Dec. 2.-Ratifi-
cation by the states of Prohibition
amendment to the federal constitution
within two years was predicted to-
night by William Jennings Bryan,
speaking before the opening session
of the annual convention. of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union.
With 20 states already dry and Pro-
hibition territory spreading in others,
Mr.. Bryan said, federal amendment
before 1920 seemed certain.
Mr.. Bryan declared the action of
the President in ordering {. reduction
in the alcoholic content OF beer was a
great step forward for Prohibition.
The failure 10 suspend the manufac-
ture of beer entirely because it would
put the country on whisky basis, he
said, meant that there would be but
one argument in the future on the
Prohibition question, and that Con-
gress should lose no time in saying
there should be no further conversion
of foodstuffs into either beer or whis-
ky-Chicago Tribune.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-12-07
Chicago Women
Object to Waste
Caused by Drink

The Woman's Church Federation
of Chicago has been very active in
distributing food pfedge cards. There
fore, the food administration sent an
inquiry to learn what objections to
signing the cards were being made.
In replying the Superintendent of the
Woman's Federation reported that
the women would express their will
ingness to sign the food pledge, but
many of them felt it was unfair for
the government TO urge the women
to save loaf of bread, a spoonful Of
sugar, or an ounce of butter when
there was such tremendous waste 60
ing on in other quarters and COM
paratively no effort being made by
the government to stop it.
After mentioning many ways in
which waste is going ON apparently
unchecked by the government the
letter closes with the following state
ments which doubtless express the
sentiments of the majority of the
women in this country:
The most important waste, how
ever, and that which enrages the
women unspeakably is, of course, the
waste of grain and fruits, sugar and
molasses which is used in the manu-
facture of Intoxicating liquors. 1t was
estimated by the brewers in 1916 be-
fore the Agricultural Committee they
would use 5S million bushels of grain
in 1917. According to their own
statement 2,2o0,266.146 pounds of
grain was used by the brewers in the
manufacture of fermented liquors in
1916.
All this with reference to our own
country alone and when we are urged
to deny our children sugar for the
sake of our allies and know that ship
loads of sugar are being delivered to
our allies for the purpose of manu-
featuring it into liquor, when we must
deprive our children of food at home
that they may be degraded by drink
at the front, it is almost more than we
can bear.
We have remained silent and pa
tient, but we do think and we do read
and we do not form our opinions
from the daily press only. The
church women are willing to sacrifice
the last drop of blood in their veins
for the sake of their country, but we
are writhing under the injustice which
demands of nation that it stop up
the bunghole and knock out the head
of the barrel.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-12-07
Cerraack Reveals
Corrupt Methods

One of the most interesting things
in connection with the Gemmil- Ger
max court case in Chicago is the fact
that Mr.. Cermak, who is the we'll
known leader of the wet forces in Illi
nois, brought out that candidate for
the Legislature was given money by
the vets with the understanding that
he would go to Springfield and act
with them. The newspaper reporters
give the statement as follows:
"Under pressure of questions from
Chief Baliff Anton ]. Cermak, the
witness testified that he had accepted
5000 from Cermak on the theory that
he would act with the vets at Spring
field if elected"
This tells the whole story and es-
tablishes the fact that the wet men,
bers of the Illinois Legislature are
under FINANCIAL obligations to
the wet leaders, and when they speak
these wet members must obey. In the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-12-07

last Legislature some of these said
they favored the referendum, but Tom
Curren, the wet floor leader, would
not permit them to vote for it. He
told them it would mean dry Illi-
nois and that they must act with the
vets. The secret is they were under
financial obligations to do this. Not
all the members were purchased so
cheaply as that. Some OF the more
experienced class were bold to assert
before the referendum issue came up
at Springfield that they were to re-
ceive $1,000 piece if they voted
against the referendum.
In this connection the good citizens
of Illinois might be interested to
know what is the nature of the oath
of Office that these men take when
they take their seats at Springfield
We will quote from it verbatim:
They say, 81 do solemnly swear
that | have not accepted
nor will l accept or receive directly or
indirectly any money or other valuable,
thing from any corporation, company
or person for any vote or influence !
may give or withhold on any bill,
resolution or appropriation or for any
other official act"
How any member can take money
from the liquor interest with the un-
derstanding that he is TO go along
with them at Springfield, and take
the oath of Office is more than an
honest man can understand, It is
time the decent people of Illinois
were putting the liquor interests out
of the state in order that the Con
stitution's oath of office may be hon
ored.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-12-07
Bishops Almost
Unit in Cause
of Prohibition

Ninety-seven per cent of the bish-
ops of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of America favor Prohibition
OF the manufacture and sale of alco-
hol as beverage by statute for the
period of the war and by constitu-
tional amendment for all time.
This is the statement published in
the Churchman as given out by
Bishop Frederick Courtney, president
of the church temperance society, who
sent out a QUESTIONABLE to all the
clergy of the United States with the
Endorsement of most of the bishops.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-12-07
Brewers Unpatriotic
Says W. ]. Bryan

There is not group of men un-
der the flag as devoid of patriotism
as the liquor men. A man who has
lost his love of all human kind has no
sense which can be appealed to on the
ground of patriotism. The liquor in
terests say the nation may die, but
we will not give up the sale of the
liquor we make money out Of"
The foregoing statements were
made by William ]. Bryan to a large
audience at the Medinah Temple in
Chicago on the evening of November
20. Mr. Bryan spoke under the aus
pices of the Dry Chicago Federation,
which is conducting the campaign to
vote out Chcago's saloons next spring
Declaring that Chicago should be
made safe for the boys who staid at
home, and safer for the soldiers and
sailors when they come back from the
war, the speaker urged the citizens of
Chicago to drive the saloons from the
city by their votes next April. The
following are some of Mr.. Bryan's
arguments against the liquor traffic:
"While the soldiers were gathering
at one of the California camps, the
liquor men were building saloon
shacks around the gates of the camp.
Laws against selling liquor to men in
uniform were passed because of the
righteousness of the stuff and not the
inferiority of the soldiers. If we pro-
tect soldiers, we must protect those
who raise food for them to eat and
make bullets for them to use. The
brewers use twice as much foodstuff
as the distillers. If it was wise to
save one-third of the foodstuffs for
merly used for the manufacture of liq-
uor by stopping the sale of whisky, it
would be just three times as wise to
prohibit the manufacture of all liq-
uor. The brewers spend more money
corrupting politics and subsidizing
the press than the distillers. Beer
drinkers graduate from the beer
kindergarten to the whisky college.
Brewers and distillers have been
partners in this crime for a generation.
They lived their wicked careers to-
gether. Let them die together and be
buried in the same grave. If liquor
men put aside their differences to
protect saloons, why cannot the
friends of the members put aside their
differences and fight together against
the saloons? We have million men
in arms and have raised five billions
of dollars to fight for democracy.
Democracy is the peoples right to
run their own government. Shall we
fight for democracy everywhere else
and not care for it here in the United
States? Will you be one of the di-
minishing force that must disappear
with the nations wrath? Will you let
an overhowing tide of virtue overflow
you in your wickedness? Is the sa-
loon so sacred you dare not let its
cause be submitted to the people?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-12-07
Los Angeles
Against Saloons

The city of Los Angeles, Cal, has
entered the Anti-Saloon column by
the passage of an initiative measure
eliminating saloons, March 81, 1918
The majority in favor of the dry
ordinance was 20,174 The measure
stops the sale of distilled liquors for
drinking purposes, makes the harbor
dry and stops the sale of malt and
vinous liquors after p. m.
The sale of wines and malt liquors
by cafes and wholesale establishments
is permitted to continue.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-12-07
VICTORY AND ONWARDi

With the near approach of
the date set for the Anti-Saloon
League Convention comes
clearer realization of its signif-
canoe and importance.
For the friends of temperance
the Convention will be jubilee
marking a quarter-century of
progress and the promise of a
nationwide triumph.
At the Convention master
orators with matchless elo-
quence will celebrate the recent
unparalleled Prohibition ad-
advances. Master scholars will
translate the meaning of the
whitening map into terms of
human happiness and national
welfare. Master leaders, veter-
ans of a hundred campaigns,
will point out the way to VIC
tory complete and Prohibition
everlasting.
To have been there will be
one of the most vivid and graft
flying lifetime recollections of
all who attend.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-12-07
Iowa Figures
A nnOunced

Constitutional Prohibition was de-
feated in Iowa on October Is by 832
votes, according to the official count,
announced by the State Legislative
Council. The total vote cast was 214,-
693 for and 215,625 against.
Dry leaders have decided to renew
the campaign for constitutional
amendment and to fight any effort on
the part of the vets to legalize the
sale of liquor.
Iowa is already dry by statutory ac-
ton and is under strict bone dry re-
gime.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-12-07

that continued license, such arrests in
creased by Is per cent.
4 In October of this year arrests for
Drunkenness in Boston numbered an
even $500, an increase of 439 over
the 5,361 recorded for October, 1910.
III September, 1917, the highest num-
bSr recorded for any one month in
TIE last seven years was recorded,
AS.
Between May l, 1916, and April 80,
1917, the number was 68,023, an in
crease of A per cent.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-12-07
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grain used in brewing has been vari-
ously estimated by the food experts.
Prof. Irving Fisher says that the
grain employed in brewing would
make 100000 loaves of bread day.
Calculated upon this basis the saving
effected by Mr.. Hoover's 80 per cent
reduction of the volume of grain in
gredient of beer would amount to
100000 loaves of bread day.
Revenue Reports Figures
According to the internal revenue
commissioner the alcoholic content OF
beer as at present brewed is 405 per
cent for malt and corn beer, Ais per
cent for malt and rice beer, and 4.32
per cent for all malt beer.
The internal revenue commission
er's last report for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1916, gives the following
amounts of grain used in brewing:
Bushels.
Malt ............... oZ,4o9,3/o
Corn, ceralines and grits... 13,573,521
Rice ................... 2,354,000
Rye, oats, wheat, barley. 72,355
Total. al.............. 68,439,84
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-12-07

The Hoover order thus will cause a
diversion to food uses of approximate
ly 20,500,000 bushels OF grain now
employed in brewing.
The drys have seized upon the ad-
ministration attitude, as disclosed in
the Hoover statement tonight, as an
additional argument for national Pro-
hibition. They contend that national
efficiency will be enhanced for the
war effort by total abstinence and
argue that if the administration fears
the Prohibition of brewing as a food
conservation measure would create a
nation of whisky drinkers the only
sane alternative is to prohibit the IN
sumption of alcoholic liquors alto
gether.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-12-07
Drunkenness Increases
Under Regulation
Plan

In six cities of Massachusetts that
after years of license changed to no
license, arrests for drunkenness de-
creased, in the six months period be-
tween May and October, inclusive,
by So per cent. But in eight cities