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have done such things? Never. Never
Isolated instances might be possible.
But the Germans have committed
thousands of crimes. | have sat in
this very room while the diaries OF
German soldiers were read. Even II
we had had no other means of know.
ing. those diaries would have told Us
everything. They relate unspeakable
crimes"
We can not impeach that testimony
But we can add to it. At British head.
Quaretrs later on an officer high on the
STAFF of Lord French told me of fol
/ lowing the German retreat at the
battle OF the Marine and verifying with
his own eyes. for his own satisfaction.
the brutalities of the invaders in oc.
cupied towns.
1T is hard for us to understand" he
said. IL was incredulous myself But
| saw enough to convince me that tha
worst had heard was true"
! Brutality without Excuse
( But here another question arises
The Germans made much of their mill
tary necessities in Belgium as an ex.
cuse for their Cruelties there. How
about later on, when no military ext.
gcncy dictated brutality?
have before me the statement of a
British officer who was made u pris.
Oner during the first winter of the war,
He escaped through Holland, and on
see me AT CIaridgc's Hotel, in London
The story OF Maj. (now COLI Van
delcur which here reproduce in his
own words. as | recorded IL at the
time. needs no comment.
Although pressure from high places
was brought to bear on the British
war Office, Lord Kitchener refused me
permission to publish it, for fear that
its use in this then neutral country
would prejudice the lot of other un
happy prisoners in Germanys hands.
But it belongs properly in this cast
of Humanity vs.. Germany, and / Civ,
it here in Col. Nandcleurr's OWL
words. He recovered from his early
wound, returned to the front after his
escape, and was again wounded, this
time very seriously. at the battle Of
Ncuvo Chapclle. \ brave man, this
British officer. and a very honorabl,
gentleman:
British Prisoners Story
II was stationed near La Bassc on
October Is. 1914 with the Fifteenth
Infantry Brigade. The trenches at
that point We're more than a mile
apart II was raining.
AT 4:3O in the morning | was sent
Toward with - men and 6 officers I"
a village between the lines. The Ger.
mans were there in greater force than
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-10-09

we had expected. and they attacked
with three or four machine guns. We
retired into farmhouse. and the Ger,
mans attacked us there, setting fire to
the house with hand grenadcs, fire
confetti. and petrol squirts.
Concluded Tomorrow
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treme cruelty do not live To tell II it,
but German soldiers themselves nave
told the story. We have had mere AT
La Pannc many hundreds of Journals
taken from dead or imprisoned Ger.
mans furnishing elaborate details Of
most atrocious acts. The government
is keeping these journals. They fur
nish powerful and incontrOvcrtible
testimony OF what happened in Bel
gium when 1t was swept over by. a
| brutal army. That was, OF course.
during the invasion: such things are
not happening now. so far as we
| know"
Trying Hard to be Fair
He was trying hard TO be fair. W"
were still neutral. | was TO publish
! III" interview in a neutral country
He did not wish 10 involve Us, ia
rouse US He had sent a delegation
to Ms To tell US the truth, but "" had
not realized then what was happening
and we had not heard their story.
SLOWLY and -rayrly he went on. llc
sat very still. looking ahead, weighing
every word.
Thousands of civilians have beer
killed without reason. The execution
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\ kings statement and a man.
How about "a woman who herself had
been among the last to l"ay" brussels
and before whom. in tho intimacy OF
that small villa at La rann", cum,
soldiers and refugee mobiles with lhcil
stories of murder and dchauCh by Nh,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-11-20
Vast Authority Gwen
olslocArro SHOULDER.

Mr. Cal stoHpner of High street.
is suffering much pain because Of a
ian NJ sustained Sunday might i'm
a3ea her boulder ~ d#Ioalea
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-11-20
WEATHER

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and fuesday.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-08
DEMOCRACY AND THE DEFICIT.
(Goodwin,s Weekly


/ In anticipation of a mighty deficit
at the end of the fiscal year, the DEM
ocrats in congress are contemplating
such an advance in the tariff for rev.
enue only" that it threatens to exceed
the tariff existing when they went in
to power with a pledge to restore "in-
lustrial freedom" to the country.
/ In framing their tariff, the republi-
cans had purpose to so protect the
industries of the country that all her
great work could be kept going and
the millions of employees have steady
work and fair wages. But the democ-
racy is intent only on protecting it
self. When the public crib and the
pork barrel were opened to the party,
they had seventeen year-old hunger
upon them, and the corn in the crib
and the pork in the barrel looked so
palatable that they could not resist
their raid upon them. Now as the
provender in crib and the barrel runs
low and they have another four years
run upon them, why should they not
desire to have them replenished? This
is the more specially the case since
the people have endorsed all their for
mer efforts to prey upon the public
funds.
The pledges of economy in their last
two national platforms do not count
1t long ago became clear that those
pledges were intended merely to
round out and make beautiful the
of the full instruments,
and were no more to be counted than
was the orchestra that enlivened the
sessions of the conventions.
Four years of peace; the last two of
prosperity and still the
treasury robbed and deficit in sight
What will'come with really hard times
md the stagnation that will follow
when the great war bushes it's guns?
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-08
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1917. NO. S.

placed on a more practical basis which
has brought 1t in closer touch with
the people of the state, and the en-
rollment has shown a more rapid In
crease than ever before In short
under the guiding hand of DR.. Bran
non the university had attained an
enviable position among the colleges
of the west and the people were more
and more coming to recognize Its
value to the state.
But DR.. Brannon was too busy
building up the university to pay the
homage Moses Alexander conceived tn
oesdne the governor of the state, and
for this sin of omission the resigna :
tton of DIR. Brannon was demanded
without regard to the damaging eff
1ect II would have upon the univer-
sity. The governor had fought
against a reasonable approximation
for the support of the university dur
ing his first term and had harassed
the institution in every way possible.
The beginning of his second term was
marked by announcement that he
would again oppose appropriations
necessary for the support of the uni
Versity and in carrying out its plans
OF expansion, Confronted with this
handicap for another two years, DR..
Brannon chose to resign rather than
have his work fail through the an
tagonism of the governor. Thus the
state of Idaho loses the service of an
able, ambitious and devoted educator.
the university Is crippled in a manner
that will require years to overcome.
and the people are subjected to the
humiliation of witnessing the educa
tional system of the state completely
dominated by a mountebank for the
second time elevated to the governors
chair. This is the price the people of
Idaho are paying for two more years
of AleXanderism.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-08
"PEAcE AT ANY PRICE" IN THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL,.
(Boise Stationary

I'VE are just as patriotic as the
other boys but those who shout
for war should go to war. We
won't"
That is part of the written ultima
tum' framed last week by a body OF
high school students in the city OF
Brooklyn who went on !. a strike and
revolted against participation in
the schools system of physical train
ing because they considered it a first
step toward universal service and
''miltarism."
These school boys gladly accept the
advantages of free EDUCATION and gov
eminent protection, but they want to
save their own precious time and
lives and let others do the fighting
to preserve their privileges in case
the country is ever drawn into war.
The best way to deal with such youths
would be to deny to them the advan-
tages of the schools until they agreed
to share the responsibilities.
The incident is unimportant In it.
self, but Ii is a shocking revelation of
the extent to which the spirit of
peace at any price" has undermined
the stamina of the country 1t also
marks the growth of a spirit of re-
sistance to authority and of contempt
for all measures for the common good,
which are inevitable outgrowths of
he pacifst doctrines in their most ex-
rene form.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-08
GOVERNOR ALEXANDER AND
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.

After long and patient investigation
which included prominent educators in
All parts Of the United States, in
search of man who measured UP to
the standard set for the head of the
state university, the Idaho board of
education decided that Dr. Melvin A.
Brannon was the man best fitted from
every point of view to take the high
and responsible position at the head
81 the chief educational institution Of
the state. DR.. Brannon accepted the
position and his work during the brief
time he has been connected with the
university has fully verified the wis
dom OF the board in selecting him.
The university has attained a higher
rating as compared with other univer-
sites and colleges than 1t ever had be-
ore. the various branches have been
,roadened and rendered more efficient,
II work in all branches has been
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-08
MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRAT BOASTS
OF POWER or SOUTH.

A Mississippi democrat who has be-
come irritated by the discussion of the
unequal power enjoyed by the south
ern states In congress has thrown de-
lance at the republicans of the coun-
try He admits the power the south
ern democrats WELD not only in con-
gress but in the democratic national
conventions, and boldly asserts that
they propose not only to hold but to
Increase that power Moreover he
broadly hints that the south not only
possesses the power but the brains ne
cessary for government, and attempts
to support his claim by showing that
the south not only controls the prin-
cipal committees of congress, has one
OF Its natives In the White House and
has majority of the cabinet, but al
so has its sons in high state offices
throughout the north.
We have too much self respect to
let northern republican even make a
political speech in the SOUTH" he de-
clares in effect, but our southern
democrats are of such superior ability
that they readily command a leading
place in northern campaigns and are
chosen to the highest positions of
public trust"
He also admits that the south Sc
cures more than its proper proportion
of federal appropriations, based upon
a ratio of either population or wealth.
but asserts that the south has the
power in congress and proposes to get
what 1t wants, now and hereafter.
But what particularly agitates the
mind of this particular son of Miss
issippi is that California claims the
credit for electing Woodrow Wilson.
He angrily denies the business of the
claim and asserts that the southern
states gave Wilson their votes with
out even pretense of campaign,
while neither California nor any other
northern state can be induced to cast
It's electoral vote for democrat with
out the expenditure of large cam
paign fund The south, he asserts,
elected one Of her own sons to the
elected the men who con-
trol both houses of congress- and is
entitled to and expects to receive the
rewards of victory And he would
like to know what the north, either
republican or democrat, can do about
Il.
At least he has the courage of his |
convictions. which can't be said for
'ome northerners
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-08
PROTEST FROM THE SOUTH.

Some brilliant legislators would
move the state university to Boise:
the Lewiston normal to Moscow: and
the Albion normal to Pocatello. There
is no question but that Idaho's state
institutions could have been located
to better advantage in some respects,
but 1t Is little late in the day to at
temp their relocation. The Tribune is
opposed to any shifting of the dishes
For assuming this position we expect
to be severely criticised by local pro-
moters who have ambitious schemes
in mind. We win bear the brunt OF
this criticism cheerfully believing that
we are serving the greatest number
in taking the position that there
should be no great changes.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-08
CARDINAL GIBBONS AND THE
FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY.

"A Retrospect of Fifty Years" is
the title of two volumes just issued
which contain the writings and SER
mons of Cardinal Gibbons, the vener-
able prelate who has exerted the
greatest influence in bringing about
the changed attitude of the American
people toward the Catholic church. In
the brief explanatory pages he gives
a summary of the eventful years
which make up the story of his life,
and having seen the nation success
fully pass through the greatest crisis
of its history he sees nothing in the
future that surpasses or even equals
the troubles of the past and our
safety is secure so long as we adhere
to the principles embodied in the con-
stitution. On this phase of his life,
Cardinal Gibbons says:
There are few Americans living
now who can remember the things
which / can. | followed Mr.. Lincon's
dead body in procession when it was
brought to this city; have seen every
president since his death and have
known most of them personally; /
was grown man and a priest during
the civil war, when 1t seemed as If our
country We're to be permanently di-
vided Very few people now living
have seen the country in such distress
as | have seen 1t. But | have lived,
thank God, to see it in wonderful
and to behold it grown in
to one of the great powers of the
earth. Younger men may tremble for
the future of this country. but / can
have nothing but hope when / think
what we have already passed through,
for ! can see no troubles in the future
which could equal much less surpass,
gone days. If only the American peo-
PIE will hold fast to that instrument
which has been bequeathed them as
the palladium of their liberties-the
of the United States
and fear and distrust the man who
would touch that ark with profane
hands, the permanence of our institu-
tons is assured"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-08
CONGRESS WILL NOT SANCTION
DIVIDING THE STATE.

The ten northern counties of Idaho
possess the taxable property and pop
ulation to Justify the creation of a
new state, and their resources are so
varied and extensive that such a
state would increase in wealth and
population for many years. That the
interests of the people of the northern
part would be better served by the
creation of such a state does not adj
NIT of serious question in view of the
experience Of the north since Idaho
became state What little recogni
ton we have had from the more pom
ulous south has been doled out more
In the spirit of forced concession
rather than a desire to be fair to all
sections of the state. The state uni
Versity, which in an unguarded NOM
ent was allowed to slip by the south.
is now viewed with covetous ewes
since it has grown to be an institution
of large and growing Importance. and
a determined effort is now being made
to move 1t to Boise or to some other
point in the south TO serve the pur-
pose of the political spoilsmen who
seem indigenous to the sage brush
section of the state. The north is ex-
Guided from all offices which have
any voice in the conduct of state af-
fairs, and at the same time in pays
ar more than its just proportion of
axes to support the state govern I
nent. Occasionally there is a sudden
'urst of brotherly love- emanating
from Boise or the southeast
which affectingly appeals to the south I,
o concede the governor or some other /,
fficer who Is something more than a .
cure head to the north, and the gull
Die north has stood for this stun (
18th childish simplicity and confid- a
nee that has been the delight of the G
nrveyors of public office in the south. {
The movement to take the univer- n
ty from Moscow was such a brazen d
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-08
scHWAB AND THE SECRETARY.
New York SUM

From Washington we are informed
that Charles M. Schwab of the Beth
lehem Steel company sought an inter-
view with Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels to talk over the projectile situa-
ton"
The criminal approaches the judg-
ment seat The pupil draws near to
the principals office. The reluctant
son precedes the avenging father to
the woodshed The verdict has been
read, sentence has been passed, the
penalty will soon be inflicted. One
last hope remains to buoy up the spir-
its of the condemned. The tribunal
may be merciful. What the letter of
the law, the exact and rigid require
ments of high Office and grave respon-
sibility have decreed may be mitigated
in mercy. The pleas Of youth, of in
experience, of ignorance, of grave
of hunger treading on the
heels Of want, unavailable and impo-
tent in court; these may move the
sternest heart to pity and relief.
Reparation, restitution, guarantees
'or the future; will Josephus accept
.hese as the satisfying terms of
oeace without victory?
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display of the cloven hoof of the
south that 1t has stirred the north
into a state of rebellion, which is CIV
en- concrete form by the action OF the
members of the legislature in uniting
TO force through resolution in the
form of a memorial TO congress asking
for the creation of a new state COM
posed of the ten northern counties of
Idaho. The sentiment of the north
appears to be practically unanimous
in support of the movement, and while
1t will probably not be successful at
this time. the passage of the resolu-
ton will serve wholesome purpose
In making plain to the people of the
south the temper of the people of the
north. The obstacle In the way of
getting favorable action from con-
gress will be the fact that the new
oedee Wouiu dud Two senators and
possibly another congressman from
the west, and the east and south will
not consent to 1t. The power of the
west In congress has already become
too formidable for the comfort of
those sections, and 1t is not at all
likely that they will give favorable
consideration to the appeal to making
a state out of north Idaho. But in
any event the effort will convince the
south that the north is in earnest and
that 1t will be continued until the
norh Is accorded fair treatment from
the south or until such time as the
shifting control of congress is more
favorable to the west
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-08
GOVERNMENT SHOULD Stop
BRYAN'S SEDlTlouS ACTIVITY.

Is there no way to suppress William
Jennings Bryan? Is the government
now confronted by war, powerless to
protect Users against the seeds of Sc
dition that are being sown by this
! peace-at-any- price agitator? How
long would the authorities in the ma
Ftional capital permit soap-box ora
tor or any other lowly agitator to
harrangue a crowd in advocacy Of
submitting the question of declaring
war to referendum? And yet Mr..
Bryan is permitted to preach this doc
trine in the shadow of the capitol, and
to make personal appeals to cabinet
officers and congressman. after the
president has solemnly notified con-
gress that upon the first violation of
American rights he will ask congress
to authorize him to use the navy and
army and every other resource at the
command of the government to pro-
.ect American citizens In the enjoy
nent Of their rights. In other words.
he president win ask congress to
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-08
sEcTIoNALIsM OF THE SOUTH.
New York SUM

In the caucus of house democrats
upon the revenue bill the chairman of
the ways and means committee,
Claude Kitchin of North Carolina,
told the conscientious directors from
the SOUTH
you can tell your people that prac-
tically all Of this tax will go north of
Mason and Dixon's line. The prepar-
edness agitation has its hotbed in
such cities as New York This bill
levies tax on those who have been
clamoring for preparedness and are
benefitting because of preparedness
appropriations"
AS pretty an utterance of sectional
ism as we remember to have heard in
years. The only trouble with it is
that it does not embody the truth. No
one knows better than Kitchin that
the tax on profits, the so per cent
raise in inheritance tax rates, the sale
of 1891, 100000 bonds and other de-
tails of the bill are due to the fiasco
on the Mexican border to the demo-
cratic tariff and to government waste
since March 4. 1918.
III Mr.. Kftchin wants to play the
narrow little North Carolina politician
ne is privileged to do so, but it would
be just as well to adhere to the facts
and merely misrepresent them. That
would suffice.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-08
WAITING.
John Burroughs

tom Buff0uBnS)
Serene, fold my hands and wait
Nor care for wind, or tide, or sea:
rave no more gainst time or fate,
For 10! my own shall come to me-
Asleep, awake by night or day,
The friends I seek are seeking me-
No wind can drive my barque astray
Nor change the tide of destiny.
The waters know their own, and
draw
The brook that springs in yonder
height.
So flows the good with equal law
Unto the soul of pure delight.
The stars come nightly to the sky:
The tidal wave unto the sea;
Nor time. nor space, nor deep, nor
high
Can keep my own away from me.
Serene, ] fold my hands and wait.
Whate'er the storm of life may be,
Faith guides me up to heavens gate,
And love win bring my own to me.