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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
FIVE Die WHEN
FUMES EXPLODE
MYSTERIOUS ACCIDENT ON AM
ERICAN U-BOAT IN PHIL
IPPINE ISLANDS

WASHINGTON-Fi persons were
killed and three injured in an explos-
ion believed to be due to gasoline
fumes aboard the United States sub
marine AT at Cavite, Philippine Is
lands. Secretary Daniels said in a
statement that the cause of the explOs-
ion from preliminary examinations ap-
peared to be due to a collection of
gasoline fumes in pocket within the
boat. The cause of the ignition of the
fumes has not been determined" The
explosion happened at 4:30 yesterday
afternoon The AT is one of the old
est types of submarines. 1t was built
in 1902 and has displacement of only
120 tons with maximum speed of
nine knots. 1t ordinarily carried a
crew of nine men. Lieutenant Marcus,
among the killed, was the commander
of the vessel.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
DR. BRYAN MAKES APPEAL
FOR ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL
Commissioner of Education Points Out
the Urgent Need for Technically
Trained Men

Dr. Enoch A. Bryan, state commits
sioner of education, thinks great eff
forts should be put forth by the
people of the state this fall to keep the
attendance of the state. university up
to normal. He expressed his views
on the subject Monday following his
return from Moscow, where he spent
last week.
In the opinion of the educational
commissioner, the demand for tech
nically trained men will grow as the
war progresses and he believes the de-
mand can best be met by commencing
early to educate young men who can
take the places of the university stu
dents and graduates who have Joined
the army.
DIR. Bryan says England made a
great mistake in permitting all of the
students at Oxford and other educa-
tional institutions in that country who
wished to go with the first army to
volunteer, since many of them have
been killed and there are now no
others to take their places.
The educational commissioner will
issue bulletin shortly dealing with
the need of technical training for the
young men of the state. In it he will
point out why the vacancies left by
the students who have volunteered for
service In the Second Idaho and the
regular army should be taken by
others this fall.
While at Moscow. DR.. Bryan and
the new president conferred on ap-
pointments of heads of departments
at the university. The English, for
estry, mining and law departments are
without heads, but the vacancies
probably will be filled when the state
board of education meets the first
week in August.-The Statesman.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
NICE FORTUNE
In FIELD PEAS
ELMER ID. NICHOLS HAS 235 ACRES
ESTIMATED TO AVERAGE
20 BUSHELS

George D. Brown and H. H. Simpson
were showing a bundle of field peas
today from the field of Elmer d. Mich
ols' 235 acres south Of the city that
gives the lie to all reports of failure.
Mr.. Nichols will start harvesting his
crop tomorrow with six mowers The
peas shown we're especially good, tall
and carrying heavy crop Of we'll fill
ed pods. 1t is estimated that the en-
tire 235 acres will average 20 bushels
to the acre which at five cents a
pound will mean a return Of $4,000.
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Simpson insist that
all pessimistic talk is so much rot,
that even the wheat will turn out
much better than the reports that
are going the rounds. Mr.. Simpson
is certain that his spring wheat will
go 80 bushels to the acre.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
CAMP AT AMERICAN LAKE
WILL BE READY ON TIME
Contractors Rush Construction Work
on the City That is to House
American Soldiers

AMERICAN LAKE, Wash.-The AM
erican Lake cantonment camp will be
completed on schedule, or by Septem-
Der /, said contractors and army
men here today Half of the 1913 large
barracks are in some stage of con-
struction here today. Stables are be-
ing hurried; and scores of smaller
buildings are under course of con-
struction. Water, electric and sewer
systems are being put in.
Field Hospital Unit No. 80, from
Portland, is established here. Other
military units are assembling, prepar-
atory to the great mobilization which
will take place late in the summer and
cary next fall.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
BLIND BOY BADLY HURT
WHEN ATTACKED BY A COW

Fred Pearson the blind boy who
was graduated from the Moscow high
school in June, was the victim of an
unfortunate accident Friday evening
while doing chores at his fathers dai-
ry. The details of the accident are
not known on account of the boys
blindness, but the left eyeball was
gored out by the horn of the COW
which attacked him. He was taken to
local hospital and it was necessary
to remove the fragments of the eye
hall
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
LATAH'S WOMEN
MEAN BUSINESS
FIFTY OF THEM ASSEMBLE AND
ORGANIZE TO WORK FOR THE
NATIONS CAUSE

The meeting called by Mrs. ]. G.. Glib
son, temporary chairman of the Wom-
ems Committee to the Council of Ma
tional Defense, for the purpose of or
ganizing Latah county unit of the
Idaho league was attended by so
prominent women of the county. Over
20 out-of-town women were present
at the meeting. The purpose OF the or
ganization is to further the food con-
servation of the nation, and the Hoov-
er pledge cards will be distributed for
signatures upon their arrival
The meeting was called to order
at 2:30 by Mrs Gibson. Mrs. Richard
Burke was elected temporary secre-
tary A permanent organization was
effected and the following officers
were elected: Mrs. ]. G. Gibson, chair
man; Mrs. p. IT. Jones of Bovill, first
vice-chairman; Mrs. P. G. McCreary
of Genesee, second vice-chairman:
Mrs. j. H. Forney, secretary; Mrs. J. S.
Heckathorn, treasurer; Mrs. William
Marsh, director; Mrs. Mason of Pot
latch, assistant diector, and Mrs. H. II.
Simpson, publicity agent.
The out-of-town women present
were Mrs. P. C. McCreary, Mrs. c. F.
Tuomy, Mrs. A A Raymond, and Mrs.
H. w. Bruno of Genesee, Mrs. T. P.
Jones, Miss Helen Jones, Mrs. William
Nelson, Mrs. John Mallory, Mrs Lee
Donovan, Mrs. Tony Peterson. Mrs.
Hector Mcfarland, Mrs. Edward
Krier, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Gunderman
and Miss Marie Parker of Boviil
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25

Federal immigration authorities
have been probing into the l. w. w.
situation in this city for the past two
days. A number of the men now un-
der arrest have been examined to as
cerain whether they understand the
teachings of the organization as set
forth in its books and other publica-
tions.
Aliens and alien enemies may be de-
ported under the immigration laws of
the country for a belief in anarchy,
and it is held that some of the doc
trines of the l. w. w. are anarchistic
where it insists that it is "revolu-
tionary" organization, a fighting or
ganization; one that aimed at COM
plete control of the industrial situa-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
UNCLE SAM HOLDS THE KEY
TO THEI.W.W. SITUATION
SAY FEDERAL OFFICIALS

ton without reference to the princi-
pies of right and wrong.
1t was found on examination that
many of the men under arrest here, a
large majority of them, are foreigners.
They are ignorant of what is contained
in the I. W. w. books as they can
neither read nor write in English.
They know nothing of the principles
of the l. W. w. except what they learn
from street harangues and the teach
ings of the walking delegates.
The federal officials are averse to
discussing the matter or of giving the
names of the men examined, but they
are confident that a complete solu-
ton of the l. w. w. problem is in
sight.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
HUNS LOSE
ALL GAINS
in ONE DAY
French Hur1 Them Back on the West
ern Front With Fearful Loss of
Men and Munitions

WOOD AT FRENCH HEADQUAR-
TIERS ON THE WESTERN FRONT
In one stroke the French today COM
pletely wiped out all that Germany
gained in her six days of prodigal sac
rifice of blood, steel and powder along
the CheminDes Danes. The French
defense of this highway parellels in
heroic bril1iance the throwing back of
the German waves at Verdun. Since
Thursday morning last the German
crown princes attacks have been con-
tinuous and furious. The Germans
suffered enormous casualties making
small gains. Today the French sud-
denly leaped forward and swept the
Germans back.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
IDAHO GUARDS
WILL MOBILIZE
AT BOISE FIRST
SECOND REGIMENT TO SPEND ONE
MONTH AT BOISE
BARRACKS

BOISE-Adjutant Whitney Tuesday
wired Captain Newman, quartermaster
department, Second Idaho, that the
regiment would mobilize at Boise bar
racks by August 1. National guard re-
serves are ordered to join the nearest
commands and proceed to Boise with
the troops. Tire field hospital corps
has been ordered to mobilize in Boise
by August /. 1t is expected the troops
will be at the barracks one month be-
fore leaving for cantonment at Palo
Alto.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
SHIP BUILDING TANGLE
BEGINS TO UNRAVEL
Vice President Of the Board Resigns
Also to Clear the Path for the
New Leader

WASHINGTON-Th tangled web Of
war work, aggravated by recent quar-
rels, and delays in the different
boards and in congress, began to un-
ravel today Vice Chairman Theodore
Brent of the shipping board, friend
of William Denman, the former chair
man, resigned today to remove all pos
sible obstacles from the path of the
new chairman.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25

BEATEN BY
VETERANS
Kaiser Wilhelm Watches in Galicia
While His Troops Drive the SIays
Before Them

BERLIN - With Kaiser Wilhelm
watching them the German troops re-
pulsed a Russian attack today between
Tarnopol and Tremboula it is officially
stated Tried German divisions stood
the brunt of the assault in the east OF
this sector. German troops have oe-
cupied the heights. The occupation of
Stanislau, Tarnopol and Nadworna in
Galicia is announced. In the Sasita
valley the Russians penetrated the
Russian lines but were Immediately
brought to a standstill. The Russians
retain their positions south of Tartas
Pass.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
Good Bean Crop

c. B. Wilson, director of boys and
girls crop activities for Latah coun-
ty, has just made an extensive trip
Deary to Kendrick and from Kandrick
to Troy including Big Bear Ridge. He
says the beans are looking fine, the
acreage is the greatest ever planted.
and there is every indication that the
crop is to be hummer.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
GREECE IN
STEP WITH
Her ALLIES
British Troops for Action at Other
Points

WASHINGTON-Gr has agreed
to Servia's request for the establish
ment of temporary Servian capital
at Saloniki, it is officially announced.
The allies have abandoned their
blockade against Greece. This last
step is in full cooperation between
Greece and the allies. A considera-
for action elsewhere. The impression
prevails that these are but additional
initial steps in the direction of COM
ing offensive on the part of the allies
in that quarter.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
BUTTE MINERS
RETURN TO WOKK
ON Higher PAY

=. BUTTE-TwO thousand Str.k- =
!. ing miners returned to work to- !
!. day following the posting of an i
!. announcement that wages had +
!. been increased to $5.25 day +
!. with a proportionate increase +
!. as copper advances. This action +
!. of the operators broke up the +
!. I. w. w. agitation. i
.+.3..--. .s..s.I..s..t.s. 'f.+t.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
GREAT EFFORT
To SOLVE THE
IRISH PROBLEM

x DUBLIN Ninety Irishmen Il
+ met behind closed doors here to- \
\. day to undertake the settlement Il
X of the Irish question. The met .s-
ing represented the most strik- \.
+. ing effort ever made to dispose !.
I. of the issue. 1t is believed that +
I. it offers greater hope than any \
+ previous effort. The meeting +
I. will probably last for several +
+. weeks. +
I. .i..t.t.t.t.f.f .f.f++.t.t+1. X
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
Strike Breakers Blocked

SEATTLE-Fearin riots Mayor Gil
today announced that he is consider
ing forbidding the street railway COM
pany from operating cars with i'm
ported strike breakers.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
CATTLE ARE POISONED
IN GREAT NUMBERS

!. KLAMATH FALLS = c t t lie :
!. worth $15O,0O0 have been poison :
!. ed here within the last few :
!. months. The /. w. w. is blaIil- :
!. ed. A federal investigation is to :
!. be made, it is reported.
: !. ..i....5.j..s..r ..+.+irt..r.t.t
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-25
Second Call for "SammieS"
Deferred Till Next Summer

hundred thousand "Samm the largest number
the States September 1918 This
oa Europe by January The first
be their before October 1T
takes practically civilian into soldier The second section of
will not be called before next believed Lack oil
shipping facilities compicates the problem
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
WILLING TO BUY If
LEWIS PRICE IS RIGHT

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.t
Washington, ID. c, Jan. 10.-Agree-
rcnt TO purchase Monticello. the home
of Thomas jefferson ut Charlottesville.
Virginia. II a reasonable price can he
obtained, was reached today by the
House Committee on public buildings
and grounds. The committee believes
that $500 600 now asked for the prop
erty by Jefferson Levy IS too high,
Levy asked one million dollars OF Con-
gress for the property two years ago,
A committee OF three Democrats
and three Republicans to visit the site
and look over the grounds was decid
ed on. The Democrats named are
Chairman Frank Clark. and Congress
men Barnhart and Cantrill
The purchase by the Government IS
being strongly urged n the Daughters
of American Revolution.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
RUM0RS PERSIST
:. RAIDER HAS BEEN SUNK
British Cruiser Said to Have Sent
Commerce Destroyer to Bot
tom of Atlantic.
HEAR VOITAIRE HAS
BEEN RECAPTURED
I.amport and Holt Lane Tell OF Ru-
mors That Their Ship Is Now in a
Bermuda Port, After an Adyentur-
Gus Career.

New York. Jan. 1o.-Persstent ru-
mors that a German raider was met
In the Atlantic and sunk by British
cruiser yesterday afternoon we're cur
rent today IN well-informej steamship
circles. Details are lacking as Is the
identity or the vessels engaged and
the location OF the encounter.
Cable advices from London Deem
Der told of reports that a German
raider had succeeded In getting
through the British Gordon around the
North Sea The raider was described
as a vessel of about four thousand
tons, 325 feet long. and with a forty
Ave foot beam, well armed and fitted
with torpedo tubes. Allied ships were
repeatedly warned 10y wireless to take
all precs utions when approaching any
citizenship at sea.
Several unconfrmed reports Of a
raider being sighted have reached
" shipping men here and the censor
ship of all ship movements has been
established in Great Britain and also
extended to this country so far as
possible. by requests that steamship
agents and port officials withhold
news of time OF sailing and informa-
ton as to manifests,
Hear Voltairc Is At Bermuda.
The I4amport and Holt Line. own
crs of the steamship Voltare. an
nounced that run>ors had reached
them that their vessel was In a Ber-
muda port.
Line officers said they had heard
that the Voltaire. after capture by a
, German raider, had been recaptured
and taken tn Bermuda
The Noltaire left Liverpool No.
vemher 2S for New York
The report that the IAmport and
Holt liner Voltaire. which had been
reported as captured and converted
into a raider had been recaptured and
taken to the Bermudas. was accom-.
panied by wealth of circumstantia
detail. 1t was stated that a British
cruiser had come upon her quite sud
denly and vanquished her and, tina
the Lamport and Holt line official!
| had all the particulars. At the Lam
| port and Holt offices 1t was statef
/ that they were just as eager for in
! formation as the many inquirers hat
. been and that they had no reason tt
! belieae the ship had been heard from
They'were just as fearful as ever.
When both rumors had been rul
down the facts appeared:
The British colonial authoritie,
ordered the extinction of lighthouse.
and navigation lights in Carlisle Bay
| Needham's Point South Point. Bar
BADGES. Castries. st. Luvia, st
Georges, Grenada Jamaica Harbor
Nassau. Guadeloupe. st. Johns. tht
British legation in Panama-because
the mysterious German raider II be,
| lieved to be lowering somewhere
around the Windward Passage In the
| West Indies.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
BOPP AND ALL HIS
ASSOCIATES GUILTY

San Francisco. Jan. ia verdict
of guilty was retArned here tonight
by the Jury trying German Consul
Franz Bopp and associates on charges
of violation OF neutrality and con-
spiracy TO restrain Interstate and in
ternational trade. The defendants
against whom the verdict was re-
turned are: Franz Bopp. German
consul-genersl here; Vice Consul
General Eckardt Won Setback, Lieu
tenant Wilhelm Won Bricken, G. c.
Crowley. Mrs. Margaret W. Cornell.
They were charged with conspiracy
to destroy munitions cargoes con-
signed to entente allies. and other
like acts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
Berlin, However. Declares Only
Local Successes Have Been
. Achieved
RIGA OFFENSIVE DOES
NOT RELIEVE MOLDAVIA
Considerable Russian Driving
Power 10 Discovered By
Force of Attacks Made
Along Eastern Line
lRv International News .serNlce }

tBy International News Service
The furious Russian offensive against
the north wing Of the Teuton line in
Russia continues unaha.ed.. The at
taCkinE front has been extended south-
ward from ltwtn~k az -faH ss Lake Ma :
roch. so that 81 is nov almost 200 miles
long The chief pressure is exerted in
the region southwest Of RIGA. where
The MuscoVites are making mighty eff
forts TO break through and turn the
RaVarian princes lines so as 10 follow
up an interruption with drive against
East Prussia
Pstrograd announces an advance OF
more than mile resulting In fhe
capture OF the position between the
Tigul swamps and the river "A. since
Friday. when the offensive began.
twenty heavy guns and eleven
light guns have been taken from the
T"utons the statement saws
R-rlin asserts thai all The MuSeoEite
ousisushts broke down. 4 glance AZ
she map shows that the success re-
ported by Petrograd is OF purely 70
sal character. but IL nevertheless gives
T. oof Of considerable Russian driving
tr,o~. $ "a that area.
has Failed to tneet situation.
The Russian RIGA offensive has fail
81 thus lar 70 affect the situation IN
N"fdaSia MaCkensen Is sweeping for
ward iFreslaiihly against the sereth
I'm. strong E0sr2 EunsHiRn counter
4trusts IN the valleys west 81 the river
broke down under heavy losses. the
Berlin war office announces In the
Nsliey or tht river tsaxar n 4s5ss,.4 the
t,efenGetS were pushed further east
ward against the middle Sereth Fun
ihor south che Teu.oas have crossed
tae river Fptna.
ira the last TWO daNs SIX officers, 200
rsen and -Lhr machine guns were
taken ~ tho invaders.
1'ige remnants OF Focss mis- defenders
e@ye driven across tho Sere;h, anG
MeckeuSep seems about to pursue the
5EuaeovtteS by crossing the river
Gaiatz. Rumanias last remaining
Danube port, is virtually isolated and
i expected 10 fail TO the Teatons mo
HtfntaTiiy. In q similar position is the
fortified o,ty OF Namoloaasa
From Fopasul the invaders are driv-
Ing northward along 4he railway, thus
riously nenaciug the last line Of
communication Of the defenders west
~ the Sereth simultaneously Won
from ahe Transy lsanian ridges -
steadily driving the stavs hefore vt
against This rail
Exactly :h'rtN-onc wears age a prus-
Stsa engineering officer. Maximilian
Schumann. startled the military world
II Europe by his successful expert
inents with mobf. Hrmored batteries
n-was he who al that time mapped
out the fortiGcattons OF the Sercth line,
whose pivotal points are Focssni and
t;alstz with Namojoaasa between
-tt1rrr.-t4@ trstersa n. thu transition nf
system Of armored forces "a the mod
ern enc~utine Of connected amor ed
batteries.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
MRS. MEREDITH ON
THE PICKET LINE

Especial TO Tne Richmond Virginian.)
Washington. d. e., Jan. 10.-Mrs.
Sophie G. Meredith. of Richmond.
chairman of the Virginia branch of
the Congressional Union; Miss Eliza
beth Mason Heath, of Richmond. and
Miss Maud Jameson, OF Norfolk. were
among the women who carried ban
ners of the Congressional Union for
Women Suffrage and did picket duty
outside the gates OF the White House
today. in the orga nizatioS's new policy
Of Mild Militancy." General indigna-
ton at the latest practices of the SUI
fragettes was expressed by the Vir-
ginfa Congressman today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
Government Law Represen-
tatives Conclude Effort to
Sustain Measures Validity
URGE MEASURE IS
NOT CONFISCATORY
Special Assistant Attorney
General Hagerman. OF Kan
sas City Closes Argument In
celebrated Case

Washington, Jan. to-The fate OF
the Adamson eight-hour day law. en-
acted by Congress to avert nation
wide railroad strike last Septem Der,
tonight rests in the hands of the nine
justices OF the Supreme Court. Argu-
ments as 10 the constitutlonality OK
the law was concluded today, and the
court IS expected TO announce de
clsion at an early date. proba bly, with
in few weeks.
Frank Hagerman, OF Kansas City,
special assistant 10 the attorney gem
eral in charge of the government OPP
position to the test suit brought by
the Missouri oklahoma and Cult
Railroad, and joined by all the roads
OF the country, wound Up the gov
ernments plea that the law be up-
held He declared that every phase Of
the law was we'll within the constl-
tuional authority OF Congress. and as
serted that Congress had the author
lty to pass compulsory arbitration
law TO supplement the Adamson act.
\ Workable Statute.
The government counsel devoted
considerable time 10 proving that the
Adamsou Law was a wori.ab bic statute,
which the railroads could easily obey.
He declared that the negotiation of
isNN tpiAi hEtS b'tNteti tifS IdAii bbNi1
sud the operating employees. basin !,
the employment of the workers ou an
eisht-h hour day. will fully comply with
the law lie attacked The railroad
couteution that the law by arbitrarily
increasing the pay of the men.-de-
prived the railroads OF their prop
erty without due process of law.
There can be no valid claim that
ihis law IS conflscatofy. ne said. 1t
Is clear that ii IS regulatory statute,
enacted by Congress acting well with
in its constitutional power through its
authority 10 control interstate com
merce.
1T was within the discretion OF
Congress to enact this legislation, and
all the prescriptions in law are in
favor Of the constitutionality of an
act in which Congress seeks TO OK
ercise "a constitutional function The
Judiciary has no power TO interfere
with the discretion of Congress,
Nobody claims that the court sug-
gests the exercise of its discretion in
stead OF that OF Congress, said Chief
Justice White, interrupting, and
don't believe the legal presumption
goes as far az you seem to think. Not
all presumptions, but all reasona BILE
presumptions favor the act of Con-
gress.
Compulsory investigation of inter
state strikes az suggested by Presi-
dent Wilson was vigorously opposed
before the Senate Interstate Com
merce Committee. considering the
Presidents progress by w. y. Doak
executive agent of the Railroad
Rrotherhoods He declared that com
pulsory arbitration would not secure
results.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
JUAREZ EXPECTS TO
BE TAKEN BY VILLA

JuareZ, Jan. l0.--Carranza officials
admitted this afternoon that they ha d
intercepted Il message from Villa fore
casting An early attack on Iuarez.
Villa declared in the message that
officers and troops who do not resist
will be spared, also property of those
who yield to the invaders will he pro-
tected
OfHciais also admitted that Nillista
cavalry consisting of 1000 horsemen
were making their way north of Chi
huabna City and are now operating
between Chihuahua and Juarez.
The garrison at Juarez consists OF
only 800 men.