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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
BOYS AT AMERICAN LAKE
REMEMBER THE HOME FOLKS

The Star-Mirror is under obligations
to Turk Gerlough for a fine pan
oramic view of Camp Lewis at AM
county's men in the national army will
train for active military service and
for this reason there is unusual in
terest in the picture. 1t is being
framed and will be accorded a con-
spicuous place in The Star Mirror of
fice A good penpicture of the camp
will be found in this issue of the pa
per written by Stephen J. Kroh, one
of the first contingents sent to camp
by this community.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21

kerensky standing in Napoleon-like
position are circulated throughout
Petrograd. They increasingly whisper
that Kerensky is a dictator
By these means many are led to be-
lieve that Kerensky is really attempt
ing to assume dictatorial powers.
More Changes Among Leaders
PETROGRAD-It is reported that
General Alexieff, commander in chief
of the Russian armies, has resigned
because of difference with Premier
Kerensky. The whole supreme COM
mand of the Russia army is being re-
placed with men the soldiers trust,
Minister Verhofsy announced today.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
LABOR TROUBLES
STILL UNSETTLED
STRIKERS STILL OUT ON THE
COAST WITH RIOTING IN
SOME PLACES

SAN FRANCISCO-Calvin McNab, a
local attorney, has been appointed fed
eral mediator in the iron workers
strike. Heretofore w. T. Boyce, the
assistant immigration inspector, acted
as mediator. 1t is not known wheth
er McNab is to replace Boyce.
Representatives of the employers
and employees are deadlocked. The
iron workers today said they saw no
prospect of settlement. Rioting has
broken out in half dozen sections of
the Mission district in connection with
the streetcar strike. A crowd of 800
attacked a streetcar with rocks. This
mob reformed every time the police
dispersed it.
No Change at Portland
PORTLAND-The strike situation is
unchanged here. Both sides are await
ing government action.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
USE FIVE DISTINCT LINES OF
BARRAGE FIRE TO PROTECT
THEIR MEN
MAKE IMPORTANT GAINS
OFFENSIVE Is OVER A WIDE
FRONT INTENDED TO BREAK
GERMAN DEFENSES
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS - Be-
hind an inferno of bursting steel the
British today continued their advance
along the Ypres- -Menan road.
The greatest artillery duel of the
entire war ragged last night on the
Ypres front. German prisoners said
the Bitish fire was the deadliest since
the beginning of the war. The British
used five distinct lines of barrage fire
simultaneously.
A great number of British airmen
participated in the offensive flying
low and pouring gunfire into the Ger
mans. This is the first time the air
men have been assigned to the task
of regular machine cunning infantry.
Sir Douglas Haig today reported the
complete success of the British at
tacks. The British losses have been
light.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
Report on City Water

Pohn j. Putnam, city bacteriologist
has just submitted report on the con-
dition of the city water supply. The
limit of bacteriology, Mr.. Putnam says,
is 100 organisms to the cubic centime-
ter He tested the city water from sta
tions A to H from September to Sep
tember Is. The city we'll and the well
of w. S. Robbins were practically ster-
lie. The Robbins and Crystal ice con-
tanned bacteria in variable numbers.
The organisms are harmless and it is
practically impossible to eliminate
them entirely.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
WOMAN HAS NO DESIRE
TO SHINE IN OFFICE

UMATILLA, Ore.-Honor and fame
hold no lure for Mrs. Helen T. Duncan,
councilwoman.
ministration in the world composed of
women, she said today she probably
would not accept the office. "My store
takes up all my time" she said. 81
cannot handle the work connected with
the mayors office without sacrificing
my business interests.
Mrs. Duncan was elected mayoress
by the council, composed of women, to
succeed Mayoress Laura Starcher, who
moved to Idaho.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
BIG DEMAND FOR HEADS IN
RUSS|A'S REIGN Of TERROR

STOCKHOLM-Russ has reached
the reign of terror period. The peo-
pie are demanding wholesale execu-
tions The. Bolsheviki party members
and the Petrograd Soldiers and Work
mems Council are demanding the
lives of Former Secretary Paul Mill
ukoff, Michael Rodzianko, president Of
the duma, and 20 of the duma mem
bers.
Germany's propaganda has menaced
Russia more than the German armies.
German agents have determinedly at
tempted to kill Premier Kerenski
These agents spread scores of false
reports about Kernesky, all intended
to create dissensions. Pictures of
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
TWO LATAH DRAFTED MEN
FAIL TO REPORT FOR DUTY

Two Latah county men are missing
and no trace of either has yet been
secured They are Ernest Everett
Reigger of Princeton, single man of
%, a we'll digger. The other is John
Nelson of Troy, a single man, of %,
farmer These men were notified to
appear for service Wednesday morn
ing. They were to be members of the
contingent that is to leave this city
for American Lake tomorrow. They
failed to report and the local officials
have been unable to obtain trace of
either 1t is the present understand
ing that they have left the country.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
CAPT. WILLIAM r. MORSE
FINDS CONDITIONS ALL RIGHT

Captain William p Morse of Lewis
ton was in Moscow yesterday for the
purpose of inspecting the camp of
his men at the fair grounds and paid
Sergeant Guy E. Seig a nice compli-
ment on the conditions he found. He
left two additional men with the Mos
COW squad-Peter Anderson and Or
vile Hamilton. These Montana men
are no longer in International guard
but are part of the SD infantry, U.
S. A., with their baggage checked for
France.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
New University Man

D. w. Miller arrived in Moscow from
Chicago yesterday to accept a posi-
ton as instructor in the English
department at the University of Ida
ho. He is a graduate of DePauw Uni
versity and has degree from the
University of Chicago and has been an
honor student in public speaking. He
will have charge of the debate work
at the U. of I. Under the supervision
of Prof G. w. Miller and Dean Hulme.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
Jury Unable to Agree

SEATTLE-After II hours of de-
liberation the jury in the case of Hulet
Wells and Sam Sadler, charged with
an attempt to hamper war prepara-
tions by obstructing the draft, was un-
able to agree and was dismissed. Uni
ted States Attorney Allen said tie men
would be tried again.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
Gets Transfer to Kansas

Gilbert Jay Raplee, one of the La
this time, has been transferred to
Camp Funsten, Kansas. He was in
Wichita, Kansas, when his notice
reached him and asked for transporta-
ton. This gave rise to correspondence
with the result that Raplee is to re-
port at Camp Funsten instead of Am
erican Lake, but Latah will have cred
it for him.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
Girls Discard Their Skirts

CAMAS, Wash.-Fifty girls, employ
es in the big factory of the Crown Will
lamette Paper company, here today are
wearing oyeralls. They discarded
dresses as a safety first move, as there
was always the possibility that skirts
would be caught in machinery and SER
ious injury result.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
SYSTEM
AT MONTANA UNIVERSITY

at the state university of Montana will
begin September 2S and classes will
start October L. The university will
operate this year under the four-quar-
ter instead of the two semester plan
and the faculty has been working since
September 10, changing the college
courses so as to meet the new plan
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
Buys Moscow Repair Shop

W. X. Hilton sold his Moscow shoe
repair shop on Third street today to
o. A. Olsen, late of Orland, Wyoming
The new proprietor has already taken
possession. Mr.. Hilton has made no
definite plans for the future, but ex-
poets to continue to make Moscow his
home.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
COLLISION OF STREETCARS
RESULTS IN ONE DEATH

TACOMA-MotOrman Andrew Bolt
were injured in a streetcar collision
in this city this morning. The cars met
on a single track in the dense fog.
Two of those injured may die. The
cause of the accident has not been
determined definitely.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
Demand Lower Rates

WASHINGTON-Th Texas National
Livestock Exchange and allied or
ganizations filed a complaint with the
interstate commerce commission to-
day asking for lower livestock rates
on practically all American arilroads.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
Sunday at Hunt School House

Sunday school at 2:30 and preach
ing at $780, Arrangements are being
made for special music. A cordial in
vitation is given to Moscow Mountain
folk. These services are for your en-
joyment. Come out and hear these
enjoyable services.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
ham, Tess Keane, Jennie Peterson
Ferol Richardson, Florence Richard
son and Belle Willis.
Start the Boys Off Right

1t is expected that thousands of
men, women and children will be at
the Northern Pacific station at 3:15
tomorrow afternoon to see the 81
loyal sons of Latah entrain for Amer
lean Lake.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
EIks to Meet

The Elks lodge will meet at the
temple in Moscow Saturday evening.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
GRAFT IN MAKING FLAGS
IS LATEST COMPLAINT FILED

WASHINGTON-T federal trade
commission charged 20 of the largest
flag and banner makers with having
violated the unfair competition law in
a complaint filed today.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
SCORES AGAIN ON GER
MANY
TR|CKERY AND BRIBERY
SOME AMERICAN ORGANIZATION
INVOLVED IN TREASONABLE
SCHEMES

WASHINGTON-Co Won Berns-
dorff actively plotted against the Uni
ted States while ambassador from
Germany at the national capital here.
He asked Berlin for $4,000 to influ-
ence congress, the state department
announced today. The department
made public the following note that
Bernsdorff sent to Berlin January %,
1917:
"IrrsNuest authority to pay up to
$5O,UO0, as on former occasions, to
Influence congress through an or
ganizatiOn you know of, which can
perhaps prevent war. l am be-
ginning, in the meantime, to act
accordingly. In the above Outlin-
ed circumstances public official
German declaration in favor Of
Ireland is highly desirable to gain
the support of Irish influences
here"
The state department did not an
nounce the name of the organization
Bernsdorff mentioned. How the Am
erican government secured this mes
sage is kept a secret.
Congress Makes Demands
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and senate
leaders are determined to unearth the
organization through which Bernstein
worked. A searching inquiry has
been demanded congressman and
senators admitted that Secretary
Lansing's revelations showed that such
an organization existed, but they in
sist that it worked without the leg
islators' knowledge or financial back
ing.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21
ALL MOSCOW To
PLAY ITS PART
GOOD PROGRAM ARRANGED IN
HONOR OF THE MEN WHO GO
TO THE FRONT

meeting at the High school tonight in
honor of the men who go to American
Lake tomorrow afternoon. Addresses
will be delivered by A. H. Oversmith,
Dr.. Ernest Lindley, George / Martin,
commander of the G. A. R. post, and
Miss Permeal French.
There will be two songs by DR.. |. r..
Boyd's quartet and patriotic music
by Carey's orchestra.
All Moscow is cordially invited to
be present at this meeting and all
Moscow is urged to take part in the
reception in the High school gymnas
ium that follows Immediately. This
part of the program is in the hands of
the women and girls of Moscow.
Ladies Play Important Part
Mrs Charles Shields is chairman of
he reception committee for tonight's
She is aided by Mrs.
w. E. Wallace, Mrs. J. S. Heckathorn,
Mrs. Howard David, Mrs Geo. Horton,
Mrs. Fred c.. MCGOWAN, Mrs J. A.
Mcdaniel, Mrs. H. H. Simpson, Mrs.
:. A. David, Mrs. Burton l.. French,
Mrs. d. H. Hare, Mrs. j. d. Ed
'idge and Mrs. Earl David. A number
If young ladies are on a committee to
see that there are sufficient girls
present to entertain every one of the
Il soldier boys Miss Camille Nc
Daniel is chairman of this committee
md the other members on it are the
,Iisses Lillian Carithers,. Vesta Corn
vail, Lois Parsons, Miriam Chitten-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-21

S. j. Kroh is 1914 Idaho man." who,
since his graduation, has been an as
sistant in the chemistry department at
the university. He is "pre-medic"
and if accepted for military service
hopes to be transferred to the medic
al corps.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-14
KAISER MUST GO.
CHURCHNEN ARE TOI.D

/ Columbus. O.. Oct is.-~"when fhs
combined democracies Of the world
shall have taken the HohanzoIierrs
With their bristling rnustaches. their
eHete faiths in the divine right of kings
ana their hroods OF hatchet-faced and
receding-chinned sons and maroonsa
them or some far st. Helena, the task
( of democracy of winning the world
VIII have been accomplished" George
L. Cady. or Lansing. Mich, told the
national council OF Congregational
churches today. speaking on Social
Convictions"
An Industrial democracy In which
labor shall be rated as capital and
shall sit In the councils OF CAPITAL
VIII alone satisfy the demands of the
common man, and only such, will give
the stability In industry which liz our
crying need. For labor as a com
modify spells anarcy--Iabor as capital
spells democracy
Democracy Is not safe for the
world where there IL a LARGE class
underpald. underfed and overworsed
while there liz "A small class overpaid
oyerfed and uuderworked Desnocra-
cy is not safe for the world which
i puts profits before human life and
products before manhood and six per
cent before childhood" continued
Ca6y
We have seen religious autocracv
stalk by us In its seven league boots
and ~e have been eHah bic to see our
selves hardly for the dust, which their
rapid progress has kicked up. The
painted harlot OF church EFFICIENCY
has beckoned TO us to sell our birth
right Of liberty for her mess of not.
tage of success But the discomfort
which comes to our ears dafly from
those who have caught glimpse OF
our freedom warns US that the dooms-
day Of antocracy is at hand
The Socialists have been quite loud
In declaring that Jesus was the first
real Socialist, Yet no class OF man
need more to sit humbly at the feet
of Jesus and learn the methods of
social reconstruction than Socialists.
The method OF the one Is material.
the other spiritual Socialism would
make better surroundings to make the
man; Jesus would first create the new
man, knowing that he will create the
new world.
Much has been said in these wear.
about the failure of Christianity. hut
Christianity has not failed becausA
Christianity--the Christianity of Tesus
Christians never been tried There
is no such thing as a Christian world
and no such thing as Christian ma
ton. Christendom is goal. not an
achievement"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-14

PATRIOTIC HENS RAISED
BIG WAR GARDEN

Mansfield, O., Oct IA A. Ar
mold, superintendent Of parks. has a
flock of Rhode Island hens that plant
ed, cultivated and raised war gar
den that produced peck of potatoes.
The largest potato weighed seventeen
ounces.
The owner says that when potatoes
We're selling for s4.25 bushel last
spring his wife was so economical she
pared the potatoes as thin as she pos
sibly could. then fed the thin parings
to the chickens. Instead OF eating the
parings, the chickens planted them In
the harnyard. All summer long the
fowls not only kept the weeds down
in their war garden, but kept the bugs
off. These patriotic chiukens did their
bit to win the war by raising thirty.
four potatoes from three stalks that
came UP from the thin parings which
they conserved
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-14
tBy walter .. Moody }

II does not foblew that because air
Ia life II has any application 20 Bales
slaanship; but perhaps that is the rea-
why some statesmen blow so hard.
A noted and witty preacher once
said; The general pulpit style OF
America IL about like this Here ! an,
tae Rev. jeremiah Jones. D-o-c-t-or-
o-f~a-sv-t-B-t-y, and saved by the grace
ef God. wits s. message &c deliver II
YOU VIII re4~nt and believe what / be-
{ live. you will be saved. and II yeu
don't you Will lie damned. and J don't
esre much Il yaa are"
Self~asserttveuess Is an jnvalua BILE
quality "a ss}esmanshtp when properly
harnessed, but il Fan be overworked,
Always Gets In the l4fn~iixht
The know-it-a8 salesman claims
large share oi the tImeNghj wherever
possible. lie seeks 10 impress every
one with whom be comes in contact
with an idee 81 his astonishing xeaf.
ana ny p neiodram&tic display of ar-
tivity
II a man is eolnE TO he efficient and
has work than about himself The
successful he must think more about
salesman whe wants 10 Il TO the top
BY intelligent devotion 10 work has no
/ lime for self worship.
nalesma nship ts l1ke "a great river
coArsins Its way onward thro6 ala ths
innumerable channels and branches Of
the. rldfs activities, the shores Of
which are strewn with wrecks and fail
ures, who held their OWE personalities
az paramount TO their work, II the
quality of a s8lesman's work Will pass
muster with the head Of his house. hts
personality will shine through II an
ushered by any effort on his part
Think Well Encugh of Themselves.
salesman that talk as though they
IN Al pa - MI =.
not And many In their netehborhooa
who are well pleased with them, Whsa-
ever salesman gets more self-goH-
seriousness than he has seftse. At-e E-rp~
Ing TO talk fooiishuess most Of the
time. Selling talk and fGolisbuess 10
not mix wen. the one must suffer AT
the expense Of the other >
You associate with craftsmanship
thought wisdom and reasonable
amount of self~rastratht4 don't you.
Now. some statesmen say that they don't
have to- study. and they dop't need the
advice Of their sales manager. They
car paddle their own canoes
The president Of house with MANY
travelling men appropriated a large sun
to be invested In the edura ton Of his
corps OF statesmen through tho organ.
ixatton and equipment Of p class in
scientific salesmanship
''ffe Can't Learn rae Nothing"
"A WV WINS Hft"f tHe StGGF mac
been installed he went 10 one Of hts
statesmen and inquired how he was
getting along With tho ~orA The re-.
ply was: THE author of thai course
don't know anything about our line He
sure can't learn me nothing
AND sure enough ne could not
when Selling goods. that salesman
Just opened hts mouth and let come out
of II what would and ii was generally
fifaed with air Tat IN all such =
mouth car be filled with. There 9s many
an old atrgun salesman shoofine
around over his territory You can't
hrins down big game VITA an Air-gun
Three things are necessary to enable
salesman 20 gut mn ea1 sailing.
fask--7kEaow faage. Judgment a1ta enthu,
sfasna- Buyers associate those qualities
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-14

well known In the mutton business
and prominent in state and national
/ politics. are among those reputed to
/ have accumulated vast sums Of money
in the past few months through OPP
erations In OIL
| Perhaps the most sensat ional story
/ or newly acquired wealth In the Wyo-
ming oil lands Ia hat of Leslie Park
err, The tale reads like chapter
/ from the Arabian Nights Parker
came 10 Wyoming as railroad brake
man. Two years ago he was an at
iendant in Casper social club. Des-
pite tho fact that geological experts
reported unfayorably ON the Big Mud :
| dy field couple Of years ago, Park
er's faith was mistaken and he put
every cent he could earn into hold
! ings in that acreage. His confidence
has been rewarded by the recent
shooting of big wells In Big Muddy
and II is said he will soon be classed
as a millionaire.
AraPahoe and Shoshone Indians
own much land in districts where
drilling for oil is progressing and In
dtcations are that the red men will
gather in snug fortunes as a result
OF the develo oment of the petroleum
industry In this state. The Axapahoes
and Shoshones have a ;ojnt tribal
council that conducts the business of
the tribes through the United States
Indian agent. The majority Of leases
on their lands provide for "a ~ IL
per cent royalty on all oil produced
United States government approval is
required on all transactions made by
the Indians and II In probable that
Uncle Sam will care for the money
derived from this new source OF
wealth.
Within the past few weeks many
representations OF New York ana
other Eastern capitalists accompanied
by .well-known geoloRtsts. have visit
ed the Wyoming fields with a view
OF making personal Investigation of
con editions that they may be In a
position to advise clients who are
hofnbarding Eastern brokers with
queries regarding the advisability of
investing here, Frank n Hitchcock,
former postmast er general and chair
man OF the national Republican com
mjttee, was the latest representative
of Eastern fnanciers to inspect the
territory
Al present the Wyoming fields are
Yielding about $4,000 barrels of crude
oil daily. The entire 1917 output Will
probably reach l5.000,0 900 barrels, as
against 6,2a4.l35 barrels in 1916 Up
to eight months ago minor operations
were beir@ conducted in the Salt
Creek, Grass Creek and Elk Basin dis
triets. but the rich strike In Big Mud
dy has increased The fow Of oil tre-
mendouzly, and biologists now main
tath that this flow VIII Increase rather
than diminish. And according to |
these same experts, the Wyoming
wells. which are much deeper than |
those in other producing states, will |
tiow much longer.
Big Muddy mas seen seven produce |
siee wells developed since January /. /
1917; nearly a dozen others are said /
TO be ready for shooting. and scores
Of drilling rigs dot the whole district /
ne great SUCCESS III ths fields near t
Casper has started prospecting in all Il
sections Of The state. and biologists
express the belief that oil will bel