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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
Goods for Russia
Piled High Along
Siberian Railway
Car Shortage Causes Con
gestion at Vladivostok
and Even in Japan

Toxic, May Sat the Kobe postofiice
alone, says the osaka Mainichi," there
are 1900 packages OF parcel post de-
tanned and piled up. They are all for
Russia. At twelve pleading shops Of
Kobe there are $4,000 boxes of freight
packed and ready for shipment. They
are also for Russia, and, like the parcel
post packages, they are all piled up
and neglected.
The Unprecedented and unspeakable
congestion at Vladivostok and all along
the line of the Siberian railroad and
its branches is the reason for It. There
is a scandalous shortage Of freight cars
on the Chinese Eastern Railway, as the
Far Eastern section of the Trans
Siberian line is called.
1t is estimated that at least 10000
boxes and crates Of goods are detained
in the City of Kobe alone, all intended
for Russia, and they are valued far
above 100000 yen. The crippled con-
dition of transportation facilities IS
stopping Japan's export trade with
Russia TO a large extent.
Yuasa d Co., of Kobe, according 70
the "Mainichi" report, did business
Of 10000 yen with Russia last year
They are not doing a single yen's worth
this year so far.
Japan is suffering in another. way
through the Chinese Eastern Railway.
One thousand tons OF beans were
shipped from Hardin 20 Japan VIA
Vladivostok. They are somewhere IN
Siberia" and apt to stay there for
some time. There is piled up at Har-
him and other Manchurian points along
tbe Russian railway line an enormous
quantity of freight sold or consigned
10 the japanese merchants. Of which
boans alone amount TO $4,000 tons.
The Kobe merchants in their despera-
ton instructed their representatives, az
Toxic TO take the matter up with the
government and petition it, 20 do some,
hing TO relieve the situation But al
thot is utterly futile. as the Russian
authorities are using the railways 20
facilitate the freight shipment on me
,rans-sibcrian. Russia undoubtedly
wishes 10 have its goods in European
Russia as much as the japanese mer-
chants wish 70 have their goods dellV-
cred
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
Adventures
In Democracy

The Assembly. which met al re -.
I~.orroIs extracted more and more
lar 'n' from the succeeding rulers
In 1454 Kasimir " pledged nm
Golf not to declare any war w VIZ.
' ~ consent Of the diets. Shorty
sStorword the Assembly obtained CON
troI over the national militia mus ,,'
tbo two chief branches OF the roi's ,
,oyornment, the military and nn .a.t
ryers toward the end OF the NI''
conturv dominated by parliament
Rnt Poland was not yet ripe LOT a
1,'ouortarv form Of government
Tbn diets competed with each other
Tho iealOusies Of the various magna'es
annorseded the interests Of the nation
and the questions Of the state on'
d;.+ would fear the ascendancy OF an
cher in the general assembly sur
o,rded on all sides with strongly cen
+ra,;zed military governments, sell-
aovorred Poland's only hope Tor the
,,ro.orvation of its life lay in internal
b. rmonv and unity. But this even
odorr democracies nave not yet fully
atta;ned The youthful Polish demOc-
roov was therefore doomed to a life OF
constant peril from the very outset OF
it's stormy career.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
The First
Partition

The first partition Of Poland occurred
in 1772. The republic lost about one
fourth of her territory. After that
came a national rally. Frederick the
Great died The international situation
became complicated, and Poland found
her opportunity to rise again TO power.
Under the leadership of able patriots
the constitution was reformed. an al
lance was concluded with Prussia, and.
threatened by a second partition, the
Diet transformed the republic into a
limited monarchy. with the ministers
responsible 10 Parliament. This re-
form was promulgated in May, 1891,
but displeased certain magnates, who
hurried TO Catherine TO invoke her as
sistance in the restoration Of the old
constitution. This led to the second par
tition of Poland
After another remarkable though vain
rally under the leadership OF Kosciusko
the third partition of Poland took place.
The great crime was committed. In
1895 the Polish republic ceased to
exist.
Is was in 1915 at the Congress OF
Vienna that the final touches were put
on the criminal act. A remnant of the
republic. called the Congress Kingdom,
was allowed autonomy under the Rus
sian Gar, who at the time was Alexan-
der !. He had at first some liberal
tendencies, and promised the Russian
Poles a constitution. The constitution
was published, but was not applied 10
all Russian Poland, but to the small!
Congress Kingdom.
In 1880 and 1919. when democracy in
Western Europe was on the aggressive.
Russian and Austrian Poland were the
scenes Of revolutionary outbreaks. In
1863 another rising occurred in Russia
But the hand of Czarism lay too heavy
on its subject races. Polish hope for re-
generation through rebellion was COM
pletely gone. Restoration through
Prussian or Russian monarchical kind
ness was out of all consideration. The
Congress Kingdom had been destroyed
after the rebellion of 1880. Russian
Poland became province Of the Cars
vast land. Prussian Poland was sub
iected to merciless Prussianization.
Only Austrian Poland retained GER
tain degree of autonomy.
And still Poland continued to hope
for its rebirth. IL knew not when that
bright day would come, but it felt sure
that some day justice and democracy
and true civilization would triumph on
earth. It's sons migrated TO all tho
ends Of the world. But wherever they
went .hey planted the torch of eternal
nope. Once in while il blaZed up and
millions of hearts would beat joyfully
and tremblingly in anticipation of the
great day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
One of Three
Great Experiments

Marvellous. indeed, is the history Oh
the Polish Republic when it Is studied
from the point of democracy. lnree
rr.o+ democracies developed in Eu-
roro in the Middle Ages. One was IN
49, south. the other in the west the
lid in the east. The Venetian re-
n,h,ic after many centuries oil con-
+;rrous struggle, finally was incorpo-
tied with a modern democracy. Eng
Iord which entered upon the path OIL
democratic government in the thir-
teenth century, has developed INTO one
80 Tho greatest of the worlds democra-
clos The geographical position OF
t.., Tho southern and western nations
was responsible for their preservation
-. 70 the time when the democratic
ado had already become a mighty
mover in human existence. Cer'ainiy :,
:, was Fngland's isolation that enaD''u |,
- 20 safely pass through many cri'icai
,r;ods But the location Of the east
orr ropublic. Poland, was such as 70
morL Il as the sure victim OF tne az
,,rossion of autocracies.
A. carly as the fourteenth century
poland was partly governed by ioca'
- n.bicb were composed OF repre-
eontative mobiles. These diets were
unnamed on all important occasions
-. .ho various principalities making up
tho Polish state. 1t was in lava 'na'
80, &C.. General assembly of all the
~ as convoked by King WladislauS
10 ~ nurpose of rendering MIN
en.,c;al aid. Thus eighty-eight years
hoforo the discovery of America anu
o9o before the Revolutionary war d
Uar,iament was already functonins III
Poland! ,,ioL Ae-
Rocinning with 1925 the Polish AS
II, bocar 70 exercise control over
81. 9e''s o,o.t;or Of the country's kings. In
W. for such elections the gentry
c-,oob+a received certain privileges
"a lights Thus it obtained It's hrS'
habeas corpus act for recognizing inc
-. con Of Wladislaus as heir 10
man .sroUs A king would be elected
f@~ life but his rule was condl''oheu
-o -. koening Of the promises grant
Cd Cd In case he failed to do so 'ns
s 90 was absolved from all ooed'-
- 90 him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03

r ONG before the United States was
l. born and the French Revolution
occurred there was nation IN CONT
mental Europe which experimental IN
self-government. It was not Anglo
Saxon nor Teuton nor Latin, but
strange as it may seem, Slavic. For
centuries it struggled to work out It's
destinies. And when finally 1t failed
il was due to the autocratic vultures
that rent the Inflated state asunder'
Surely the tragedy Of democracy was
never better illustrated than by the
fate of Poland.
The triumph Of democracy on eartn
will never be complete without the
fullest restoration of the pioneer mar
tyr among the democratic nations O.
the world. The whole history of de-
mocracy. replete with blunders and
fatal errors. is mirrored in the annals
Of Poland during the last six centuries
Of its existence as an independent en-
tity. II democracy, in spite OF all i''
immatureness and defects, is to be-
come the ruling force in the life OF
mankind; If autocracy and the rule Of
brute force is to give way to ne"
form of government, surely the people
that succumbed to the brutality OF au-
tocracy because OF its advanced con-
ceptions and ideas ought to be re
generated by the democracies OF the
world. both as duty and an act OF
oratitude and honor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
Triumph Through
Suffering

And yet it is this frightful suffering
that has won mankind's heart to
Poland and her cause. To-day the
United States, France and the New
Russia stand guard over the interests
Of the unhappy land. The latter has
already proclaimed in no uncertain
terms its attitude toward Poland. In
declaration issued soon after the
overthrow of Czarism, the Provisional
Government of the great Slavic re-
public said:
The Provisional Government re-
CARDS the creation OF an Independent
Polish state, formed of all the terri
tories Of which the majority Of the
population is Polish, a. a pledge Of
a durable peace in the rem0deled
Europe of the future. Bound 20
Russia by a free military union, the
Polish state will be a solid rampant
against the pressure of the Central
Powers against the Slav nations. The
Polish nation, liberated and unified.
will settle for itself the nature Of
its own government, expressing it,
will by means of a constituent as
sembly convoked on the basis Of uni
versal suffrage, in the capital Of Po-
land. Russia is confident that the
peoples united with Poland for cen
turtles past By their life in common
will thus receive substantial guar
antee Of their civic and national ex-
istence. Il will lie with the Constit-
uent Assembly OF Russia defnitively
to consolidate the new fraternal
union, and to give its consent 20 the
notifications OF Russian territories
which will be indispensable for the
formation Of free Poland formed
% all its three divisions at present
separated.
The dream Of a century and han
is thus near realization. Russia has
practically renounced all authority
over Poland. delivering it into the
hands of the Poles themselves. Eu..
ropes martyr republic, the victim OF
raverous autocracies. is on the eve Oh
its rebirth. With the conclusion o,
peace in the world, new nation wiz
arise in the centre of Europe, nation
whose past has qualified 1t as NJ
member of the family of great denoc.
racies that are TO control the future
fate Of humanity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03

was confronted with the truly korrfbl1
situation of Poland. The Allied openly
professed purpose 70 defend the in
terests OF the worlds minor national.
tiles also brought the Polish question
10 the very forefront of universal at
tention. IL was felt that il the Ententa
arose TO fight for Serbia ana Belgium.
it could hardly let Poland remain in its
intolerable condition.
lt was in response TO such war sentt-
ments, uttered by the Car as well as by
the Western democracies, that Grand
Duke Nicholas, commander in chief OF
the Russian armies, came out with his
celebrated manifesto.
"Poles!" said that historic document
"the hour has struck when the cher
ished dream of your fathers and fore
fathers can be realized"
The twenty-six million Poles the
world over were thrilled profoundly by
this noble message. For a moment the
promise OF new life held them and
their friends spellbound. The larger
part OF Poland, belonging 10 Russia,
seemed assured of regeneration. But
bitter disenchantment was soon TO fol-
low.
The Russian bureaucracy was not at
all enthused over the Grand Dukes
pledge. Czarism was too petty. selfish
and treacherous TO rise TO the demand
of great hour. The wars aims OF
Justice and humanity were never genu-
inely protessed by the leaders of the
old Russian government. Noble inn
pulses were foreign TO its nature. The
commander in chiefs declaration was
therefore met cynically by the Cars
administrators. They proceeded TO ae5
as of yore; in some instances even with
greater brutality and atrociousness.
The liberated Polish territories in Aus
tria, where the population met the Rus
SLAMS with JOY and hopes. wero subject
ed TO processes of classification that
Immediately cooled the ardor provoked
bv tho manifesto
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03

TO MYRTILLA

Mvrtilla mine whom oft the motley muse
Fnshrined in more less aluring meter:
Late has my lutte been conSecrate to news
A deeper theme than thou, if not sweeter.
For war and death and dynamite and plots
And bonds and loans and messages portentous
Took all my time; for, though love thee lots,
The reading public deems thee unmOmentous
So an thou pinest holding that neglect
Hath been thy portion from this leaning Tower
we're the last to call thee incorrect.
vow thou'rt right-and Pm no easy vower.
Yet deem thyself, Myrtilla unforgot
A love like mines amaranth, undying
Not that | care about thee such lot
But thourt pleasant theme for versfyng.
oTbe climate Of California; observes Mr.. B. L. Taylor, our
it'd contemporary would be enjoyed it not for the
e who continually gas about it. They talk remarked one Wis
as # they had made it themselves" The best of all California
stories is the one Angeles who said to the
jitor 'WeI this is beautiful day, if do say So"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
The Chronic
Polish Question

But up TO the outbreak OF the Great
War the Polish question remained more
OF an academic than a practical problem
in the world OF international politics.
II was only when three-quarters OF
million of Poles under Teuton rule were
called out 20 slaughter, an even larger
number OF their brethren under the
Carr rule that the civilized world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
Gotham GleaTlingS
tt*News are scarce this week.
*+*Ouite a lot OF rain last week.

t**News are scarce this week
*+*Ouitc lot of rain last week.
*t*Joe Wise was in Boston last week on bus.
tt*B1 Mcclellan is back from Canada and looks ele-
gantly. f...
***Biu White OF Emporia, Kans., will be in town few
days this month
s**Deems Taylor gave select party at his house last
49,. pleasant though musical time having been had by ALL
**We made an error last week about that fag-poe OF
Herb Cbdss it not being the largest in the vicinity the
largest in the vicinity belonging to Old Charley Schwao 1t
taking up most OF his front yard
Those who care to read distinguished urged to read
aua 70 1917" bv Walter Prchard Eaton in tomorows rover
R the unless Mr. Eaton careful he'll win the 1917 wachto
saw nothing Of the fountain pen.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
TOBA. 5 MARKET QUOTATIONS.

The following market quotations are
the prices paid to the producer by the
dealer and are changed daily, thus Civ.
Ing tho public the accurate quotations
In all classes Of grain, produce and
meats. The quotations on grain and
hay are received from the Mark P.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
RAILROAD TIME CARDS
TO AND FROM MOSCOW
NORTHERN PACIFIC

Fol Lewiston:
No. 81 Daily Lv 1890 o. u
/ No. 313 Daily Ly 7:5S p. =.
For Spokane:
No. 312 Daily Lv 10:47 a. m.
No. 314 Daily Lv 3:15 D. m.
No. 81 connects at Arrow junction
for all points on Clearwater line and
at North Lapwai for all points on
Camas Prairie line to Grangeville.
No. 314 connects at Spokane with
main line to all points west to the
coast and to all points east. No
change from Spokane to Chicago.
r. w. MORRIS. Apent
OsW. r. l. N.
For Colfax.
No. 81 Daily, Motor Lv 8:15 a. H.
No. 80 Daily, Motor Lv 1.30 p. m
No. IS Elk. Sum-, Mixed Lv $50 p. m.
From Colfax:
No. 80 Daily, Motor Ar 11:55 q. m
No. "a Daily, Motor Ar 500 p. m
No. sc Elk. Sum-, Mixed Ar 1:30 p. m.
Trains No. 81 and No. So connect At
Colfax with trains for Southern Idaho
points. Salt Lake and all points east.
Portland sleeper leaving CoIfax
Tuesday. Thursday, Saturday, :
D. HOUSE. Agent
SPOKANE 4. INLAND EMPIRE
For Spokane:
No. 65 leaves Moscow 500 a. m.
No. 81 leaves Moscow 1850 a. NJ,
No. SO leaves Moscow 1886 p. N.
From Spokane:
No. 81 arrives at Moscow 1885 g.. On
No. Sc arrives at Moscow 1920 D. n.
No. IS arrives at Moscow 7:10 p. a..
Connections
Direct connections at Spokane for
all points east and west on Great Nor
thern and Northern Pacific Rys.
No. IS connects with w, 1. & M. II
Palouse for all points.
No. II connects at Palouse with W.
l. & NJ. for Potlatch.
GEO. S. RICHARDSON. Agent
w. !. & NJ. (At Palouse)
Daily except Sunday.
No. 1 Arrives from Potlatch 1910 a. n.
No. 3 Arrives from Bovill 3:45 p. IA
Sunday only.
No. l Arrives from Potlatch 10:40 q. "A
Daily except Sunday.
No. 2 Leaves for Bovill 11:15 q. m.
4 Leaves for Potlatch 4.25 p. m
Sunday only.
2 Leaves for Potlatcb 1885 p. m
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27

!. WEATHER FORECAST j.
LEW7STON-Fair tonight and I.
. Tuesday. +
i.
City News In Brief

Harvey J. Smith returned today from
Spokane.
Matt Brady of Fraser spent the day
at the l. F. Parsons home.
Commissioner John Cone from Deary
is in Moscow today on business.
Don Yates left for American Lakes,
Wash, where he will be given his
regiment.
Mrs. VIM. E. Borah left today for
Boise where she will be for the next
two months.
MI. and Mrs. Ray Hyke from Lew
siston we're the guests of Mrs. VIM. E.
Lee over Sunday.
Miss Myra Collins has been visiting
friends and relatives in Spokane and
kellogg the past week.
Miss Lillian Carithers will be the
guest OF Ruth Chapman at her home in
Colfax for a few days.
Mr.. F. L. Allen, the Moscow Home
Tuner, Will tune your piano. Guaran-
teed work. Phone 1S9W. 70tf
Hylas Stewart leaves today for Goat
Island, Calf, to continue his training
re for service in the navy
W. H. Gwinn of Long Beach, CAL,
and Frank Gwinn of Garfield were the
guests of J.. J.. Schick last week.
Russell Parsons returned this morn
ing from Weippe where he has been
employed with the forest service.
Richard Rolf has returned from a
two months trip on the coast, stopping
at Seattle, Tacoma and other cities.
Eight automobile loads of young peo-
ple from Colfax came over to Moscow
Sunday for a picnic in the mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. Vim. Rivers spent a
few days last week at the home of Mrs.
Rivers mother, Mrs. J. e. Anderton.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
Entertaining the Carpenter.

Elsa felt it her duty to entertain a
man who had been called in to do some
carpenter work, and began by asking II
he had a papa and a mamma. He an
swered by yes! Then she asked If he
had any brothers or any sisters. He
replied by saying he had three half
brothers and three half-sisters. After
looking at him for a moment intently
she said: sBe you the only whole one
there was?"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
Foundation of Happiness.

Conscious virtue is the only founda-
ton of all happiness; for riches, pow
err. rank or whatever, in common ac-
ceptation of the world, is supposed to
constitute happiness, will never quiet,
much less cure, the inward pangs of
guilt.-Lord Chesterfield.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
News TO Him.

The judge stopped to have a word
with the colored man of all work, and
asked him If he went to church. yes
sub. All goes to church every Sunday"
he said. "Are you a memberf" "Yes-
Suh.' "What church," "Pre6pe-
teeryn.", do you believe in the doc
trine of election?' "Yessuh." do
you believe l am elected to the saved?"
Law, judge, All didn' even know you
all was a candidate"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27

The lilium chalcedonium is supposed
20 be the lily indicated in the sixth
of Matthew, twenty-eighth
verse, where it is compared with the
robes of Solomon, and its
color was scarlet or purple. This lily
profusely in the moist parts of
Asia Minor.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
The Schemer.

Mrs. A.-"Don't you think you lose
patience with your husband on rather
slight ~provocation?" Mrs. BIT have
to provoke him sometimes so that he
will lose his temper and then give me
ANYTHING / want so as to atone for
the way he has acted."-Boston Eve
ming Transcript.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
SaiIs and Crops.

A close study Of soils and crops
shows that the relation is purely natu-
raj, in that crops showing preference
for a certain soil is due entirely to
the demands Of these crops for a def
mite amount of water and warmth.
Plantfood is a secondary cOnsidera-
ton, and as this can easily be sup
piled by man the problem is solved.
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aa+.I
Miss Francis Roberts returned Sun
day to her home in Oakesdale, Wash,
after a pleasant visit at the Geo. Knapp
home.
Miss M. A. Willis left today for
Clarks Fork, Idaho, in the interests of
the botany department of the uni
versity.
Mrs. j. D. Davis and children of
Rathdrum are visiting at the home Of
Mrs. Davis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c..
H. Bratton.
Fred Veatch and NJ. e. Lewis re-
turned today from Wardner where
they have been attending to some bus
mess matters.
Raymond Stafford came down from
Mullan today to visit his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. R. w. Stafford. Raymond is
in the first draft of soldiers from
ShOShOne county.
Walter Morse, son of Prof. M. w.
Morse, leaves today for Berkely, Calf.
where he will enter the Oakland Tech
nical Institute. Mr.. Morse will take a
in electrical engineering.
Have you rooms, apartments or
house to rent? Let our class ads find
a tenant for you. We are receiving
several inquiries daily from parties ex-
pecting to come here for school year.
If
Miss Elsie Nelson, a graduate of
the University of Idaho, has accepted
a position in the high school at Win
chester, Idaho. She leaves tonight
for Winchester by way of Lewiston
where she will visit for a time among
friends.
The Misses Gertrude and Permellia
Hays left Wednesday for Boston,
where they will study for a year in
the New England Conservatory G.
Music. En- route they will visit at
Lincoln, Neb., and at Chicago.-Boise
Statesman.
From the Payette Independent ONE
announcement of the marriage OF
Mary McClanahan~ to Frank D. Case,
both of Payette. Mrs. Case is a grad
uate of the 1916 class of the Universe
ty of Idaho and is a member of the
Chi Delta Phi sorority.
Two automobile loads of young peo-
pie went to Lake Waho for the week
end. The party consisted of Dr.. ana
Mrs. Severn of Troy, Harry Driscoll
Troy, C. w. Hickman, Charlotte
Driscoll, Mabel Kennedy and Tessie
Katherine Keane of Moscow.
Rev. G. H. Gibbs was named pre-
siding elder of the Washington dis
-TlCL VI tHC Gdot SOlulliUld SOhhOlCiASN
the Methodist Episcopal church at
Spokane. Assignments of pastors
around Moscow are as follows: F.
NJ. Garfield, Troy; ]. A. Hall, Leland
md Juliaetta.
Homer E. Estes, clerk of the Latah
county exemption board, has heard
rom the last of the men who obtained
transfers. from this county to other
points for examination. There were
)ut two. One of these, Alfred Store
eth, was examined in Benewah coun-
v and was granted an exemption on
he grounds of being an alien unwill- |
ng to go to war. The other, Forrest
,. Gunner, was examined in Marion
county, Oregon, and was exempted on
he grounds of having a dependant wife
md child. J
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-27
Why Should They Not2

30 you believe people can manage
the referendum? "Why not? Is it
aug hard, hon the other makes2"