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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-05-24

NEzPERcE LOCAL NO. 2 Pc
& G. U. Of A. Meets every first
and third Saturday IN each
month. Visiting members vel.
come. n. II. Jacobs, Pres.
J. J. Manthey. Sec Treas.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-05-24

+@N-S1 Af4VA&SAs A90AQs IL
Chas Syron was an arrival last
night from Hardister, Alta, and
will make arrangements to move
ibis family to that place in the
near future. He reports crops in
in his section although there arc
certain parts backward like il is
here
w. b. johnson left Sunday for
trip to the Occur d'Alene reser-
walton country where he may de-
eide to locate permanently. Mrs.
johnson accompanied him as far
as Lewiston but returned to close
up some business affairs and will !
join him later.
>. ID. Martin and County Super
Miss Martin motored
here from Spokane Sunday where
Miss Martin was called last week
by the serious illness Of her moth.
n They were accompanied on
he trip by Misses Hazel and Ola
iys LaramOre, Of Spokane.
County School superintendent
vent to be at the bedside Of her
Hiss Martin returned the first Of
mother, Mrs. Mary i. Martin, who
he week from Spokane, where she
s seriously Ill though Miss Mar (
IN reports that her condition
bowed good improvement during
er stay. {
Miss Beatrice Welsh departed n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-31
MORE PEACE POINTS
GermO- Russian Conference STIMULATES
Vacation of Territory

Amsterdam, Dec. 31-The Brest-
Litovsk conference adjourned temper
arily today with a further agreement
looking toward a separate peace be-
tween Russia and Germany ready to
be submitted to the governments ON
both sides.
The agreement. it was stated, was
substantially that the Russians would
withdraw from occupied portions of
Austro- Hungary, Turkey and Persia if
the Central Powers did likewise from
Poland, Lithuania, COurland and 9TH
er parts of Russia, granting the people
of these occupied sections a free OPP
portunity'' to decide their own future
status During this period of decision
the agreement specified that only ma
tional and local militia was to remain
in the territory.
The delegates have also jointly stip-
ulated terms for resumption of full
and free commercial intercourse, the
release of war prisoners and payment
for damage done by occupying troops.
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TO REPLY
Formal Answer Will Be Made
to Peace OVertureS.
Premier Lloyd George viii
Confer With French Premier.

London Dec. S1.-The Manchester
Guardian says it is the intention of
the British government, when the
Austro-German terms of peace are
presented officially, to return a seri-
Gus and reasoned reply.
Premier Lloyd George has arranged
to visit France. according to the news
paper, to confer with Premier Glenn
enceau on this subject
The Austro-German peace terms
referred to are those presented by
the representatives of the central
powers at the negotiations with the
Russians at Brest-LitOvsk. These
negotiations were interrupted for ten
days to give the entente allies oppor-
tunity to state whether they would
join in them. The principal point in
the Austro- German outline of peace
terms was the acceptance of the Rus
sian formula of no annexations or in
IDENTITIES.
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WILL SPEAK HERE
Canadian Minister of Agricul-
ture Coming to Topeka.
Will Deliver Address Before
Agricultural Society.

Duncan Marshall, minister of agri-
culture for Alberta, Canada, is coming
to Topeka, January 10, to talk to
members of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural society. Marshall will lend
an international air to the big farmers
and stock growers meeting and will
be one of the top line attractions on
the most pretentious program the So
ciety has offered.
Assurances that Marshall will come
to Topeka were received today by ].
c. Mohler, secretary of the State Agri-
cultural society. Marshall has re-
ceived almost world recognition as
an agricultural and livestock expert.
He will come to Kansas with a special
war message, based on the experiences
of the Canadian provinces in the
European war. War Opportunities
and Obligations of America" is the
subject of Marshalfs address. He will
speak January 10, the second day OF
the session
Efforts have not been abandoned to
secure Herbert Hoover, federal food
administrator, for a speech. Hoover
has sent several messages to Secre-
tary Mohler, assuring him he will
come to Kansas if possible to leave
Washington. Governor Capper, Henry
-. Allen of Wichita and other promi-
nent Kansans are on the program.
Allen will relate war experiences while
on the western front for the Ameri-
can Red Cross society.
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URGE ALLIES TO ANSWER.
Allied Diplomats at Stockholm see It's
Only Chance Stay Separate Peace.
BY JOSEPH SHAPIEN

stockholm, Dec. 31.-Several allied
diplomats here today recommended to
their respective governments that
they participate in a conference here
which would proclaim d concrete gen
eral peace policy of the allies.
1t was learned from authoritative
sources that this recommendation was
made in the belief such a move is the
only thing that can stay the separate
peace madness of the BolsheViki
Secretary Camille Huysmans of the
international Socialist bureau today
received and forwarded to Foreign
Minister Trotsky at Petrograd, the
telegram sent by Arthur Henderson,
leader of the British Laborite party.
announcing adoption of liberal war
aims and opposing a separate peace.
Would Hold International Conference.
Huysmans also addressed a note to
Socialists and Laborites in all entente
and allied countries asking for an in
ternational equalage" or a conference
of Liberals-to discuss war aims in
general.
This is most necessary the note
declared, 'in order to strengthen the
democratic elements in the Central
Powers and neutralize the reaction
aries It is most important that we
hasten: we ought to meet not later
than February"
Reports here today declared that
Hungarian Socialists have formally
adopted resolutions opposing a sepa-
rate peace and approving such an in
ternational conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-31
SECEDE FROM MEXICO
Predicts Lower California in Move to
Quit CarranZa Government.

San Francisco, Dec. Shielding j.
Stilson, a Los Angeles capitalist, an
nounced here today he had been ad-
vised that he was to be appointed
diplomatic representative at Wash
ington" of Governor Estaban Cantu
of Lower California.
Il believe" he said this fore
shadows the secession of Lower Cali
fornia from Mexico"
Mr. Stilson, who said he was a
cousin by marriage of Secretary of
State Lansing, refused to discuss his
announcement further than to say
that he was to meet here today d per-
sonal representative of Cantu and ex-
pected to receive from him confirma :
ton of his appointment. His connec-
ton with Cantu was indirect" he
said. He added he had no doubt if
Lower California set itself up as an
independent state. the countrys de-
velopment would be materially quick
ened
Stilson has been in Sam Francisco
about a month
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Gross Receipts Show Gain OF
Asp Million Over 1915.
But Net Income Was Less, Due
to Higher Expenses.
MANY new RECORDS SET
Taxes Took a Jump of $56,OOO,-
900 in Single Year.
Operating Expenses Up $751;
100000, Says Report.

Chicago. Dec. 31.-Traffic on Amer
lean railroads passed the $4,000, 0o0.-
600 mark during the last year for the
first time in history, according to fig
ures compiled by the bureau of rail-
ways news and statistics, made public
today. The figures are based on Of
fetal returns to the interstate COM
merce commission for the first ten
months of the year and on estimates
for the last two.
placed at SASS, 227,1S5, a gain of
$451, 905, 43S over 1916, but despite
this increase in business, there was a
decrease of S91. S76.153 in net
The net income for 1917 was ST.
022,741. 992. Advancing cost of fuel
materials and supplies, together with
increased wages, are blamed for the
loss in net income.
Net Income Less Than Year Ago.
Taxes for the year were s222.O26.743
an increase of S56,77O.TS7, according
to the bureaus statistics. A steady in
crease in taxes each month is shown
Starting with 14,52O, 900 in January
they reached $25, 1000 in Septem-
Der when accruals under the new war
taxation became effective.
Operating expenses were $2.943,-
45S,440, an increase of $4S7,010,S04
over 1916 Net operating income per
mile is placed at $3,943, a return OF
5.S7 per cent on the capital invested
In 1916, the net income was $4,299, a
return of 646 per cent according to
out that the great increase in business
was handled with very little increase
in equipment. An increase of zoe
miles is shown in mileage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-31
PRAY FOR "THE BOYS"
Topeka Churches in Unique New Year
Celebration.

PRAYERS for boys in France and in
training camp will usher the old year
out and the new year in at Topeka
churches tonight. Services IN many
churches will begin at 7:45 O'Clock in
the evening and continue until mid
night.
Watch night festivities will be pre-
coded by a dinner and music at the
Lowman Methodist church. pro-
gram of musical selections and recita-
tons will follow the dinner, which
will be served at $50 o'clock Next
will be a social hour, followed by
watch night prayer service from II to
II o'clock.
Various departments of the First
United Brethren Christian Endeavor
society will furnish program. Each
department will furnish thirty min
utes' entertainment, but none of the
departments will know what the other
will do in the way of entertainment.
The programs will continue until IL
o'clock when the Sunday school will
render the closing number. No one
knows who will preach the twenty
minute sermon which is included in
the program.
Refreshments will be served at the
Swedish Bethel Mission church at
$50 o'clock followed by a program by
the young people The Rev Adolph
Liljengren will have charge of seTv-
ices later in the evening and the choir
will render appropriate music.
A farewell service will be given in
honor of Canon George NJ Geisel at
Grace cathedral Canon GeiseI will
leave tomorrow for the east, where he
has accepted a call to Emanuel
church, Ansonia, Conn.
A varied program will be given at
Gruce cat hedral including a sermon on
the war by DIR. Edmund ]. Kulp.
There will be numerous lodge meet
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Opposition Noisy, but Fear
Cows Iron Rule.
Correspondent Predicts Regime
Won't Be Overthrow.
KAISER IN FEAR OF DEMOCRACY
That's TrOtzky's Explanation
of German Peace Move.
Claims Austria Hungary Also
on Brink of Revolution.

( London. Dec. 3I-The Bolsheviki
government is extremely efficient,
energetic and decisive. tho faced by
noisy opposition from the privileged
classes. who are doing all they can to
check it by sabotage and libel, accord
ing to the Petrograd correspondent
Of the Daily News. The correspond
ent who has Just returned to Petro-
grad after a lengthy visit to England,
says that the city is more orderly than
tor some months before the Bolshe-
Wiki took control. The people may
not like the Bolsheviki. he declared.
but they obeyed them with startling
elacrity and the government is based
On real force.
= The constituent assembly, the cor
respondent hears. will meet as soon as
The delegates from the Ukraine arrive
perhaps in ten days He asserts that
whatever Is the decision of the assem-
Oily as constituted at present il will
not alter the essential direction of
Russian policy altho it might. bv
Weakening the government at home,
Weaken it in its dealings with the
Germans. Any attempt to turn ont
tle HolsneVikt government by force
Nould result only in anarchy faVOrabl
70 the Germans. says the correspond
en-, who does not believe such force
= CIV "ilapIe- lie writes enthuSia StiCaI-
y ABOUT Leon TrOtzky the BolsheIiLzi
4oreiSn minister who told him that
me war would be decided bv social
Eilher than military pressure Trot-
zky IS quoted as saying:
Germans Seek Democracy
ne German democracy looks to the
russian revolution. 1t is the recogni-
Lon Of this fact that cornDeIs tba
German government to accent Russia n
principles as the basis for ,ac-c+;,,
tions" o'is-
Trotzky said the German offer was
victory for the democratic move
ment generally, not only of the Rus
sian and German democracy. Austria
hungary, he said, is on the point of
revolt and every country in Europe
IS feeling the pressure of democracy
from below. The German attitude
irotzky added, means that the Ger
man government is wiser than most
governments, because it recognized
real factorsss -
Democratic. pressure. Trotzky is
quoted as adding. forced the Germans
TO reject their grandiose plans of con
quest and to accept tie peace in which
there are neither conqueror nor con
Guered. He admitted, however, that
such a peace could hardly be achieved
unless the entente allies joined the
negotiations.
Pro-ally Russians, the correspon.
dent of the Daily News says. fee
that Germany's terms offered a
Brest-Litovsk were for the purpose o,
confounding the ALI - and winnina
sympathy. These Russians oppose :
separate peace hut say the next wore
belongs to the allies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-31
Morning Gram Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade.

Chicago, III. Dec. Gothic Herald says:
Shorts in cash corn for year shipment were
in the market saturday, but found offer
ings light aud sales were at 81 -. While it
is understood that the largest line has been
settled, there is fair sized ,lAaldipG, to be
/ adjusted today. 81 y
Sea board exporters were in the market
for oats Saturday. 1t is said that their
purchases Friday included 100000 bushels
sold by one Chicago house which has the
oats i'll transit from New Orleans. Sea
board exporters tipped the buying off to
those in close touch with them early in
the day, and those who got in early were
said to have taken profits at the close.
: Oats-S3ecialists were inclined to regard
the action of the directors in placing II
maximum on December oats 3 cents above
| the may as more bearish than bullsh
| Sentiment among the provision trade is
more mixed One of the large traders who
have heretofore been bullish expires SEES
| bearish. sentiments ana believes that trend
of values is lower. Others who have been
bearish say there is a strong -uBdeFcurreilt
which will find a good. -manket-later. aud
, even If hogs do sell lower they believe there
will be margin in faver of comparatively
steady provision values, with prospect Of
Il better trading market in near future.
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THIS SLICK WEATHER
Continued from Page one1

Continued from Page One)
den inclination eartnward and dignity
went fleeing down the street with the
wind This part of the weather was
not recorded at the weather bureau,
except by the inference that might be
drawn from the figures announcing
that a 2 of an inch of snow and sIeet
registered as .03 of an inch of mOis-
ture But the disaster was there with
a vengeance, as those who tested the
relative hardness of brick sidewalks
and the human head will testify The
lowest temperature since Saturday
night was recorded at 6 o'clock this
morning, IS degrees above; the same
being a temperature two whole de-
grees above normal for the last day of
the year. A cold wind was blowing
from the north this morning at
speed of ten miles an hour, and in the
teeth of this the temperatures today
We're not expected to go above 25.
There may be a little sunshine tomor-
row with a temperature of about 35
degrees
Once again Montana and Kansas
have been warmer than Jacksonville
Fla. Havre, Mont, reported a tenn
perature of A degrees this morning,
Kansas about 20 degrees and Jack
sonville 20 degrees.
At Camp Doniphan the temperature
/ this morning was about % degrees.
with a bright sun overhead promising Q,
a good rise in temperature before the
close of the day.
The official forecast as given out by
Meteorologist Flora this morning. saws
generally fair tonight and Tuesday.
with rising temperatures.
Shippers sending perisha BILE goods
on 36-hour journeys north should pro-
tect against temperature of Is de-
grees; east against 20 degrees; west
Is degrees; and south against 80 de-
greeS
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FRENCH SMASH
Continued from Page OneA

Continued from Page Onen
LaVacauerie and against positions
which the British have held since the
retirement after General Byng's sue
cessful blow In the center the Ger
mans were held for gains but on
either end of the assaulting front they
entered the British front line. The
British counter attacks drove the Ger
mans from part of these positions ana
resulted also in the capture of some
prisoners Berlin claims that front
line positions and a few hundred
prisoners were captured.
Hit Ypres and Verdun, Too.
The Germans also have been active
at other points along the front, but
their local attack in the Ypres sector
and their raids northeast of Verdun
brought no success. These efforts
followed upon heavy German fire in
the three sectors-Cambrai, Ypres
and Verdun-and may be forerunners
of determined attacks.
In the Italian theater there has
been only artillery activity along the
northern front. German airplanes
again have raided Padua, much dam
age being done to monuments and
buildings by iRcendiary bombs. Three
persons were killed and three
4 wounded.
Capture More Palestine Towns.
Another advance along the Nablus
/ road north of Jerusalem has been
made by the British forces in Pales-
/ tine Against stubborn Turkish re-
/ sistance the British progressed three
! II lies and captured Birch, ancient
/ Beeroth and three other towns.
! Progress also has been made be-
tween the NabIus road and the Medi-
/ terranean coast.
/ In Petrograd Sunday the day was
! given over to peace celebrations
marked by parades of Bolsheviki fol-
lowers. Members of the German and
Austrian peace delegations were spec
tators of the parades. The heads of
the German and Austrian delegations
to the Brest-Litovsk conference. DR..
! Won Kuehlmann and Count Czernin,
are returning to their respective cap
itals.
Snags in Peace Conference.
Delayed dispatches from Brest-
/ Litovsk indicate that while the rep
resentatives of Russia and the central
powers agree on most of the peace
terms. there is difficulty in the pre-
liminary settlement of the questions
concerning German retirement from
occupied Russian territory in order to
give the inhabitants opportunity to
decide their future for themselves
one of the forts at Kronstadt. the ma
val base near Petrograd, has been
blown up by an explosion, accordins
to a dispatch received in London.
Declare for independence.
Bessarabia and Turkestan are re-
ported to have declared their indie
pendence, while fighting between the
Bolsheviki and their opponents is re-
ported to be going on in Hardin anG
Irkutsk, Siberia.
General Kaledines was reelected
hetman of the Don Cossacks by al
overwhelming majority.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-31
SIBERIA TERROR REIGN
VoIshcvil1i and Cossacks Fighting at
Observation-Disclosures Starving.

Toxic Dec. 31.-Fierce fighting is
in progress at Irkutsk between Bolshe-
Wiki red guards and Cadet COssack
forces, according to a dispatch re-
ceiTed today by the Kogusai agency
from Hardin. The Bolsheviki were
reported to have murdered a French
consular agent and two other French
citizens.
The town is said to be in flames
Added to the terrors of the fighting
is the almost total lack of food sup
plies. The population is literally
starving to death. MaXimalist troops,
it was stated, are receiving reinforce
ments from Krasnojursk.
Chinese Troops There
Shanghai. Dec. 31.-The North
China DAILY News says the situation at
Hardin, Manchuria, is serious The
newspaper says also that Bolsheviki
disorders have occurred at Vladivostok
and the Chinese are endeavoring to
send troops there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-31
GET MORE LIVESTOCK
Chicago Yards Receive 10000 More
in II Months Than Total for 1916.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Nearly 1900
more cars of livestock were received
at the Union Stock yards here during
the first eleven months of 1917 than
during the entire year of 1916, ac-
cording to the annual report made
public today by John A Spoor chair
man of the board of directors of the
Union Stock Yard and Trust company
During the eleven months of 1917
tahnlated receipts totalled $50, 277 car
loads. compared with 233.503 during
all of 1917 The greatest increase
came after mobiliZa ton of the national
guard and drafting of the national
a rn1v the repOrt saws
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-31
KILLED IN TEST FLIGHT
American Aviator in France Falls
Making Loop the Loop.

Paris Dec. 31.-An American avia-
tor was killed yesterday while making
a test flight at an aviation center be-
fore French and American pilots and
observation aviatorS.
Altho the wind was blowing vio-
lently, he made a loop successfully,
but on attempting to repeat the feat
he fell. He was dying when picked
up, but insisted on reporting the OBJ
servations which he had made
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Kansas City, Dec 31-CORN-Cash
Market steady. No. . mixed, S1.T0dI.72
No 3, $164@1.6S; No. white, $1.72d1. IS
No. yellow. $1136I1.15; No. ;, nominal
OATS-Market unchanged. No. > white.
S1@S1! Re; No. mixed, 79I5GSOc.
RYE-S1. 75d17G
hAFlR AND MILO MAIZE-S3 15d3 4
HAH-Market irregular. Choice timothy.
SOS. 90 a 300; choice prairie, SIG O067 p 90
choice alfalfa. S3O.OOd;4.0O.
SHORTS-$1. S06T1 So
BRAN-S170M1.72
WHEAT-Receipts 40 cars
overwhelmingly. 44c: firsts. 42c
seconds, 4Oc; packing BIC
EGtiS-Firsts. SOC; seconds, Sc.
POULTRY-Hens, PIC; ROSTERS 1Jc
broiers 24Gd 25c 7-Isi
CORN-Close: January. $1.2TA May,
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MIGHT is NOT RIGHT
Applies to Nations, Races and Indi-
viduals. says Ex-Mayor of Il. c.

Chicago. Dec. 31.-"The time is fast
approaching when strong men must
learn to respect the rights of weaker
men, when strong nations must pro-
tect and not raVage weaker nations,
and when intolerance of the white
man for the red or black or yellow
man must vanish. said Henry M
Beardsley, former mayor of Kansas
City, in an address before the Sunday
Evening club.
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talked with McAdoo as to his plans
say he shows a remarkable grasp of
the work.
Complete Organization by Feb. 4.
McAdoo will devote himself entirely
to the railroad problem until Febru-
airy l. BY that time he expects to have
his organization completed, labor
questions settled, the congestion at
terminals relieved-and will take up
the work of launching the next liberty
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COLLECT FOOD DATA
Merchants Questionnaires Will Be
Collected in Topeka Wednesday.

Collection of food missionaries
which have been distributed to Topeka
retailers handling foodstuffs in cen
nection with the governments food
food survey, will be made Wednesday,
it was announced today by Miss An
META Nicoll city food inspector, who
is handling the survey here.
A total of 1919 missionaries in ad-
dition to those mailed from Washing
ton have been distributed in Topeka.
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NEW Z.
Wall St. New York, Dec. 31.-STOCKS-
lndustrials. some Of the minor war group
and low priced specialties became more ac-
tive and stronger later on the demand for
Motors. United States Steel and Bethlehem
Airbrake s. Marine preferred >, Coppers and
Mexicans IA to 21a and International Paper
Corn Productions. Pittsburg Coal, Ohio
Gas, and local utilities l to 21a Rails were
overshadowed by the movement elsewhere