The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-29

On Thursday 1t was announced thai
the Germans had abandoned important
sections of their front, between Lyf
river and st. Yves.
Wilson's FIae-0ay Address.
Flag Day, June IA, was marked bS
the enthusiasm and sOlemnity bI
which it was celebrated throughout the
country, and also by notable address
by President Wilson in Washington. Mr..
Wilson again set forth clearly the rea.
son why we have entered the war,
forced thereto by the insults and ag-
gressions of the German government /;
he drew vivid picture of the German
intrigues in the Balkans, Turkey, Per-
STA, India and Egypt and described the
great German plan to throw belt of
military power and political control
across the center of Europe and into
the heart of Asia he told how far this
scheme had been carried toward sue.
cess, and where it had been foiled, and
then scathingly denounced the deceit
full efforts to secure peace that the Ger
man government has been making for
a year because 1t knows its plan has
failed and is trying to preserve it's po.
litical power at home and, indeed, Its
very existence.
The president fairly took the hide
off the friends and partisans of ths
German government In this country
They will make no headway he de
clared, for they and their thinly-dis,
guised disloyalties are known, and the
truth is plainly seen by our people
Woe be to the man or group of men
that seeks to stand in our way in this
day of high resolution" cried the CHIEF
magistrate, when every principle we
hold dearest is to be indicated and
made secure for the salvation of the
nations"
Japan has been stirred to fresh ir.
ritatlon against the United States be.
cause our government sent a note ia
China regarding the dissension there
and expressing the hope that tranquil.
lily might be established. The Japa.
nese assert that their special position
In China is vital and must be jealousy
guarded, and that the United States,
in sending the note without first con-
sulting Japan, ignored that special DO
sition.
Secretary Lansing explains that the
Irritation of Japan was caused by a
bogus copy of the American note pub.
llshed in Tokyo.
Japan Is about to send a commission
to the United States to arrange coop.
Grafton in the war between the two ma
tons, and to discuss the complex ques-
lions concerning the far East. The
mission Is to be headed by Viscount
kikujlro Ishii, formerly foreign min.
lister.
Haiti and the Dominican Republic
have both severed diplomatic relations
with the German empire. Every little
helps.
Murderous Air Raid on London.
The Germans on Wednesday made
another of their murderous and useless
airplane raids on London, dropping
quantities of bombs mostly ON the
East end. Ninety-seven persons were
killed and 437 wounded Among rhe
dead were 10 women and % children.
The raiders were soon driven off bv
British aviators and anti-aircraft can.
non. 1t is wonder that these repeot.
cd raids do not drive the British tn
renriSal on some of the unfortified
titles Of Germany.
The weekly report of the British ad.
miralty showed 30 British vessels sunk
by submarines, the largest number for
nVe weeks, but still far below the mark
set by the Germans as necessary for
thu starvation Of England. Among the
victims of U-hoats reported during the
' eek We're the American steamship
etrolite, the Leyland liner Anglican
and the South Atlantic liner Seouana
ihe last named was carrying Senega.
leSe troops and 100 men were lost An
American steamship on arrival nj nm
Atlantic port reported that she Ind
and sunk German suhmo.
rine
In congress the conference report on
the army and navy deficiency appro.
pr'atton bill was accepted and this
greatest OF war budgets, CARRYING 81.
, was sent 10 the president
Tor his approval The administration
'o'u control Dill came up for discus
sion IN the senate and was bitterly
attacked by Senator Reed of NtisSopr,
ana others because of the power II
proposes 10 lodge in a food dictator,
'r some other agency selected bv tho
president. Mr.. Reed also seyeraIv
criticized Herbert c. Hoover WHOM,
hr' wilson has selected as head of The
food control agency.