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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-21
ONLY 9 ALIENS
ARE MISSING In
LATAH COUNTY
ALL OTHERS OF THE 800 CALLED
FOR EXAMINATION AC-
COUNTED FOR

Every one of the 300 Latah coun-
men notified to appear for examination
for military service have now been
accounted for. Nine aliens failed to re-
port. The tenth man, Samuel Lewis
Matson of Genesee wired this morning
from Forest Burg, Alta, Canada, to the
local board as follows
Just received notice. Please ad-
wise if l can take the physical exam
ination in Canada for United States
service; also, can you send me ex-
emption blanks as | have a wife and
baby dependents. I don't want to make
the trip to the United States if can
arrange otherwise
To this Homer E. Estes, clerk of the
Latah county exemption board answer
ed this morning:
I'VE know OF no method for trans
ferring your physical examination to
Canada as there are no local boards in
the dominion. Time for claiming ex-
before the local board has
passed Your name is being certified
to the district board and you will be
notified to appear for serYice."
The other nine who failed to re-
spond, with their nationality, their
draft number. their registered number
and their postoffice addresses are as
follows:
Draft Serial
No. No.
12- 676 Peter Balomenos. Deary.
subject of Greece.
11S-1647 Gustav Anderson, Boviu.
subject of Sweden.
154-1574 Tony Kulick, Bovill. sub
ject of Austria.
1877 923 Henry j. Tam, PoHatch.
subject of Italy.
197-1657 Sam Selic Bovill, subject
of Russia.
212-1G17 Mike Olenek, Bovill, subject
of Austria.
231-1625 John Wertako, Bovili. sub
ject of Russia.
259- 944 Andrew Olson, PotIatch,
subject of Canada.
263-1639 Harry Belief, Bovili. sub
ject of Russia.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-21
UNITED STATES
RECOGNIZES THE
COST OF LIVING
WILL AVERT A STRIKE IN SHIP
YARDS BY INCREASING PAY
OF MEN

WASHINGTON A nationwide
strike in the steel ship yards working
on government contracts will be pre-
vented by wage increases paid by the
government In the first clash with Or
ganized labor, the United States will
recognize the fact that increased cost
of living warrants higher wages. The
final decision Is left with commission
of three members appointed by Pres
ident Gompers and the shipping board
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-21
ARIZONA WORKERS
RESUME TOMORROW
Is ANXIOUS THAT
ORDER BE RESTORED
AGAIN

MIAMI, Ariz.-The Miami Copper
company mills will resume operations
Wednesday morning it is automatically
reported. Lieut. Colonel George White,
commanding, announced that the gov
ernment is anxious that working con-
ditions in the mining district be re-
stored. He declared that public meet
ings are considered detrimental to
law and order and will not be permit
ted
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-21
Less Danger of Fire

SEATTLE-After fires which at
times endangered some of the most
valuable timber in the Pacific north
west, the fire danger now is probably
over for the rest of the season, tim
bermen said here today. Cloudy skies
over western Washington and Oregon
and rain in most districts have put
out most fires and greatly relieved
conditions Patroling will not be les
sened, however, until all danger Of
fires is past as timbermen admit the
woods might become dry enough this
year for more serious fires.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-21
Fate of Nations Hangs in the Balance
In One Stupendolls Battle That RACES
Across the Face of Stricken Europe

Henry With the French Armies the Western FrontThe
worlds greatest battle being fought today
the 435 miles, the allied forces
fighting in practically continuous offensive.
The French assault Vdm completed the chain battle welded
gigantic action of unprecedented extent and power
combined French artillery probably the
weapons single attack this whole
that hundreds have deserted the German
daily because of the of the allied artillery.
Picked flung violently four the
last night All French held their ground
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-21
LEAVE BAGGAGE
FOR HOME FOLKS
MEN WHO GO TO TRAINING CAMPS
MUST NOT GO AS PACK
HORSES

WASHINGTON - Loving mothers,
sweethearts and kind friends must not
down the drafted men with clothes
and comforts when they start for camp
September 5, Provost Marshal General
Crowder has ruled Trunks are for
hidden and suit cases and hand bags
are frowned upon The war depart
ment recommends that the men take
only the necessary toilet articles, one
change of linen and underclothing in
a neat, small bundle.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-21

SPOKANE-The preliminary hear
ings of the /. w. w. arrested Sunday
to determine whether they shall be
held is under way this afternoon. The
leaders will probably be court martial
ed. The situation throughout eastern
is quiet.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-21
EVEN MOTHER-IN-LAWS
CAN'T SAVE THE SLACKER

SPOKANE - A mother-in-law will
not exempt man from the national
army. That was established here to-
day by a district exemption board.
Guy Acuff Jackson's claim for exemp-
ton was that besides wife he had
dependent upon him wife and a
mother-in-law with three dependent
children. The board denied his claim.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-21
ENGLAND WILL ANSWER
POPE BENEDICT'S PLEA

7. LONDON England is the first :
!. of the belligerent nations an :
+. swering the pope's peace sugges- :
!. tions. 1t has sent to the Vatican :
!. note declaring that the plan OF :
!. Pope Benedict will be examined :
I. in a benevolent and serious spir- :
!. it. Cardinal Gasparri, papal :
+. secretary of state, expressed !
I. qualification at the response. :;
!. ...t.{.f-.}.4..3... .3..s..f..t.f-f.f :
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-21
Has Scheme to End Strike

SAN FRANCISCO-May Rolph an
this afternoon that he had a
plan for ending the streetcar strike i'm
He declined to divulge the
plan until after he has conferred with
certain persons.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-21
Labor Votes to Attend

uLONDON-By vote of 1.234,OOO to
1,O00,231 the labor party of England
decided to participate in the Stock
holm peace conference.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-21
Slips England Fifty More

WASHINGTON-Th treasury de-
partment loaned Great Britain $780,
100000 today, making total of loans
to the allies of $1.966. 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01
The FLAG and the Tariff

writer of the Philadelphia Public
Ledger learned from the owners OF d
worsted mill in jamestown that the
American flag raised over the mill was
Made from American sheep
Cardcd by an Italian.
Spun by Swede.
Warped by German.
Dressed by an Englishman.
Drawn in by Scotchman.
Woven by Belgian.
Supervised by a Frenchman.
Inspected by an American.
Secured by an Albanian.
Dyed by a Turk.
Examined by an Irishman.
Pressed by Pole.
What attracted those various races
to our shores? The prospect of higher
wages than they received at home.
What made those higher wages and
better standard of living possible? The
Republican policy Of protection to
home industries. Such a policy result
ed in these men working shoulder to
shoulder for the betterment Of them
selves and the development Of this ma
ton. Is that not to be preferred to the
Democratic policy which would boost
foreign competition to a point de-
structive Of domestic industries? Is it
not better to have these men working
for us than to have their products
working against us? The flag and pro-
lection stand for united action.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

Harper's Bazaar for June tells a good
story of lady automobiles. whose car
broke down in London. A young man
in uniform came up, and worked en-
ergetically fore minutes. Finally the
car started.
Jump in" urged the lady, land I'll
take YOU anywhere you like It's the
least I can do after you've pulled me
out Of trouble. Where do YOU want to
go?1
Thanks awfully, home please"
where's home?" she inquired And
only when the reply was buckingham
Palace" did she realize that her
friendly mechanician had been the
Prince of Wales.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

and of civilization rested indeed on
nrecar;ous hope. A limited number OF
craft OF the type can be started ana
some Of them finished this year, out
from what has been made public IN
regard to Shipping Board plans anu
from the inexperience Of builders 10
whom thus far contracts have peen
given, the Board has not gone the right
way to work to obtain either quality or
maximum quantity. Not a single con-
tract has come to Maine where most
Of the experience in wooden shipbuild-
ing is located, and where almost ex-
clusvely in recent years large, sea-
going vessels of wood have been built.
Newly created yards in out of the way
locations with shipping board contracts
under the cost and ten per cent. profit
plan are coming to Maine for help, Of
fering wages way above established
rates: and by tempting workmen thus
from the established yards are injuring
the producing capacity of those yards
without materially improving that of
the new plants. The logical way would
have seemed to be to utilize the full
capacity Of the established yards be-
fore resorting to others. Gen. Goethals
must have found matters in a fine
nluddle. but he may be depended upon
to get things Strengthened and pur on
n business basis as quickly as possible.
He isn't a shipbuilder any more than is
the Board. but he knows how to obtain
and use the knowledge and experience
Of others, and has the habit on being
assigned a task of first finding out the
best way to accomplish it and then ac-
comprising 1t in the most direct way.
The country may now expect to begin
to see results.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01
Reed Rebuked

Senator Reed of Missouri retains his
capacity for finding supposed insult
in the most commonplace Of incidents.
Senator Myers Of Montana-also a
Democrat-remarked in the course of
the consumption debate. upon the alb
sence Of the Senator from Missouri.
Mr.. Reed promptly fared up and re-
counted the record Of his attendance;
whereupon Mr.. Myers said that he had
referred to Mr.. Reeds absence from de-
bate, it being. he said, a rare occur
renee for the Missourian to abstain
from oratory for so long a time as "a
hours. The rebuke was merited, for
Reed is one Of the evils Of the Senate
a necessary one. it would appear. since
he has Just been reelected. He and his
colleague (Stcne) are not adding
greatly to the renown of Missouri. to
say the least.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01
Name Gossip



The skies are deep through the long June
And my thoughts take wing and soar
Away past the bounds of the city's walls,
To the heart Of green woodlands, where
nature calls.
Somewhere these breezes that kiss my
face,
Over daisies and clover have given chase
TO the gluttonous bees in their tireless
OF the hidden sweets in the flowers fair
breast.
Somewhere the meadows lie warm in the
sun,
And silver rivulets sparkling run
Through the long June grass where the
bobolink swayS
To the time of his rapturous morning
lays.
The low-lying pastures are sweet with
the scent
Of the wild pink rose. where, cunningly
Ger a clump of tall grasses, it hides from
view
The song-sparrow's nest. snuggled close
in the rue.
listen. and over the waving grain
Come the notes of the meadow lark S
sweet refrain;
The insects hum of deep content
Like a stifled echo is murmuring blent.
Here, from the great worlds din apart,
Near drawn to Natures peaceful heart,
MY spirit broods in deep repose,
Nor thought Of stress or burden knows
Frances Bowdish Robinson, in The
Christian Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01
The Junior Volunteers

Editor kennebec Journal:
have before me pamphlet con-
corning help for the farmers OF Ken
nebec County, called the Junior Vol
unteer Movement OF Maine, designed TO
furnish help this summer on the farms
by boys form 16 to 20 years OF age; the
bows to sell their services where re-
auired for the remuneration of one dol
lar per day and board furnished by the
farmer, the money guaranteed to the
State by the employers signature to the
agreement.
Now the men who would, without
reason, throw cold water in the face OF
any reasonable scheme designed to
help the country's food supply at
critical time in the countrys history.
must be looked on as traitor, but that
man who can reasonably show that
any scheme which, by costing lot OF
money, is only adding to the difficult
ties of the people, and also injuring,
rather than benefiting that very class
Of people the farmers), it claims to
benefit, must also be looked on in the
light of a benefactor and a patriot to
his country and his fellowmen.
AS practical farmer with keen de-
sire to benefit, and interest in the
farmers of the country. I propose to
show why, to my mind. such help $50
called) must injure rather than beneht
those men whom the nation Is now
looking to to do their part In winning
this world war. The payment fixed for
this help will in all cost the employers
about SLIPS per week reckoning meals
per day for days, at 25 cents per
meal which, (taking into consideration
the cost Of all kinds of FOOD, and the
amount Of 1t a young fellow not used
to work, will eat at that age when IN
the open air all day. Is below rather
than above reasonable estimate. This
works out at close to $50 per month and
the first question l would like to ask
the committee Of this scheme Is this:
What class of work can such help pos
sibly do that will return to the farmer,
will not say ali, but even one-haif OF
this $50 per month?
I understand it is proposed to give
these boys A FEW DAYS training be-
fore sending them on the farms. Now
have been in training for twelve years
on the farm and have, l think, been
successful quite above the average, but
what I know now about farming to-
gether with what l don't know about
it, amounts to great deal, SO
1 leave the matter Of a few days train
ing where it belongs. Would a farm
boy be a lawyer or Of any earthly use
to a lawyer on a few days training? or
a physician, or mechanic or anything
else you like to mention? then why
should ignorant people think city boy
would be farmer or of any use to
farmer on that amount Of training?
And, I'm quite convinced that the aver
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01
Light and Airy
Rec casting

Recasting
To print a kiss upon her lips
He thought the time was ripe
But when he went to press. she said:
II do not like Your type"
Boston Transcript.
A kiss he printed on her lips
And showed her no coutrtiOn
Because the artful mink inquired:
We'll, whenS the next edition."
Birmingham Age-Heraid.
A kiss he printed on her lips
And she made this Grafton:
PLEASE, please, continue doing that,
1t boosts my circulation"
New York Evening Sun.
A kiss he printed on her lips,
But father was about;
He didn't like the ardent swain,
And so he led 'it' out.
American Press.
A kiss he printed on her lips.
She smiled. the artful creature,
And modestly inquired OF him,
Was that a special feature?"
Moscow Qdaho) Star-Mirror
A kiss he printed on her lips:
She not at all was vexed
This story, sir said he. SHOULD he
Continued in our next"
-Aroostook Republican.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01
What the Farmer Needs.

The Household Editor" of Farm
and Home, Springfield, Mass. was
asked by Assistant Secretary Of Agri-
culture Carl Vrooman to attend the
recent conference, at Washington, Of
editors of women's magazines and wo-
mems departments of farm papers. This
editor was unable to attend but sent
letter to Mr.. Vrooman with the re-
quest that it be read. That letter. so
similar in it's understanding Of farm
ing conditions and problems to those
held by the editor of this paper. may
be Of interest to our farmer readers:
have been twelve years Household
Editor of Farm and Home, have owned
and operated a farm of my own, visited
with farmers East and West, Travelled
much, and am we'll acquainted with
farm and farm home conditions gen.
orally. Well-meaning people have
been handing such big doses of often.
times impracticable advice to the far
mer and his wife that the latter are
by this time. pretty we'll sick and tired
Of being told what to do and what not
to do.
The root of the whole farm and farm
home problem is an economic one.
Overwork, underpay. lack of funds.
shortage of labor, all operate against
the farmer and his helpmate. The Fed
eral Farm Loan System may furnish
funds, but who will guarantee the far
mer adequate returns for his invest
i .;.I,O mil t,nC IN
him to produce and harvest the crops
you are all crying for?
Do you have to urge the shoe manu-
facturer to produce shoes? And is not
the consumer obliged to pay the price
he asks? The lesson is obvious. The
farmer and his wife and children work
almost doubled day union time, and
combined do not net half day pay Of
union labor The farmer has practi-
cally little or nothing to say about the
prices he shall receive Tor his products.
The farm problem is largely. if not
wholly. an economic one in its final
analysis. Adjust that phase OF 1t fair
~, and you will soon see the problem
vanish. All other fussing and tinker
ing, however well meant, is worse than
useless.
Finally. if you want to do something
in helping him to help himself, we
eventually help ourselves.
Personally, ! am doing all | can
through the medium of our paper to
help and encourage the farm woman,
and to urge food production and con-
seryation, but ! am keenly alive to the
fact that there is an economic STUMP
ling block in the way or progress, ana
that it cannot be removed except by
fair and square business methods. In
conclusion please allow me again to
remind YOU that it is in the cities you
will find the head and tail of the twin
evil of food speculation and food vast
age. and its sister evil, nonproductlve-
ness.
To all sister and brother editors at
this conference | send greetings, and
assure the department of Agriculture
that am, at all times, willing to do my
bit. if | can help in any way.
Thanking you for your patience ana
logging your indulgent and serious
consideration of the subject presented,
am,
Fraternally yours.
ADELINE' o. GOESSLING,
Household Editor of Farm and Home.
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Editors Letter Box
Shall Vermonters Raise Sheep?

Daniel l.. Cady, in Burlington Free
Press.)
/ see the Boston papers say
Vermont should tread the woelly way:
Their columns shout in accents deep
Wake up. And go TO raising sheep:
With hleating focks your Mills endot
An muttonze each vacant lot:
Time was Vermont Merinos stood
Against the world, and SO they should,
And then YOU. all went off to sleep
It's natural-and it does no harm
For them to tell US how to farm:
This raising sheep, like raising Cain,
Is easy for a city swain:
THE Boston farmer knows what's best
For folks down East and folks out West;
He's thought it through with special care
TwiXt Young's Hotel and Harvard
Square.
But still, he hasn't had to keep
A lantern lit for sickly sheep.
lie hasn't had to dodge and duck
Before a seriouS-minded buck:
He's never ''sheared' for twenty days
And got no pay but pork and praise;
Hes never shortened horns or tails
Or cut a kicking cossets nails:
He's never fused with neghbor Brown
Because his fence was always down;
Hes never waded where twas deep
And washed and ironed a hundred sheep.
knew farmer near Nergennes
Who snapped his Dorset flock for hens;
He traded even, sheep for hen.
And felt so good he cried Amen.
mo more around the kitchen stove,
He said. twill wabbly lambkins rove;
No more at sunrise will 1 pull
From angel sheep their mortal wool
oh. I'm so glad that | could weep,
I'm free from sorrow, sin and sheep.
knew farmers wife that said,
you'll find me at the sheep barn dead
Some April day and when you do
You'll see my body broken in two;
always know twill happen when
throw myself across a pen
To make mean old sheep be good
And own her baby as she should
Oh, what a cup of tea I'd steep
If John would only sell his Sheep
You see this business had side
The Boston farmer hasn't tried;
No doubt he knows how outlets taste
With little peas and spinach graced.
But has he ever struck lick
At doctoring foot-complaint or tick?
Or has he ever sold a pelt
For what would buy just sixteen smelt!
] guess this city plan will keep
Until there's more demand for sheep.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01
Editorial Comment
An ImpraetieabIe Scheme
Oath Times)

No on knew better than the Bath
shipbuilders the impracticability of the
Shipping Boards scheme of turning out
1000 wooden ships Of 5000 tons this year.
Indeed, it would have been extremely
difficult to assemble during the current
year material with which to start
work on so many vessels. Ship
wrights for so great an industry would
have to be made, and it seemed pretty
evident that if England were to depend
for salvation from the submarine
blockade upon the number of 3000-ton
wooden steamships that could be set
afloat this year the fate of that country
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01
COMING EVENTS

June 4-7-Maine Universaiist Convention
Rockland.
June 9-Western Maine wellesley Asso'
citation, New Meadows,
June 10-i3-Commencemen at keuis
Hill
June 13-li-Annual session of the Name
conference of Unitarian churches. Az
gusta.
June l5-2l-Bowdoin Commencement
June 2o-8-Annuai meeting Of farmers
Union of Maine, watervilie.
July s-l3-Annual conferences OF super.
intendents OF schools and -econdap
school principals, Castine.
July lS-August Estate Summer schoos
Tor teachers. Castine. Pennington ara
Oct 4-s-Four County Fair M Cnlop
Park. Pittsfield.
Maine Teachers Meetings
sept ., 5 and Z, Waldo county. Belfas@j
sept. H. Washington county, Eastpofk/
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

and countless quarters Of beef and
countless breasts Of chicken that were
never nourished-but might have been
nourished-from the 37,500.000 bushels
of barley that last year ran through
faucets instead of over fields. And
then we have forgotten the eggs
New York Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

New Hampshire met the anti-pro-
hibitionists on their own ground and
licked 'em to a frazzle. Burroughs Is
an anti-booze man with the courage of
his convictions. and the personal lib
erty" crowd set out to down him on that
score. Now they know that New Hamp-
shire is a sure-enough no-mcre-booze
state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01
A Mystery

"Who was that lady l saw yer talkin'
to at the ball game, jimmy"
That was our school teacher was
tryin' to make her understand how tho
game was played. but it wasn't any use.
Gee! I don't see how she ever got to be
a school teacher. "-Baltimore American.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

Crawford-Your wife seems to be all
tangled up in her housekeeping
Crabshaw-You see, she tries to follow
all the SO called useful hints in the wom-
ems magaznes.-Life.
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AUGUSTA LODGE No. l4l.F&AN

Speci,l communication in Masonic TEN.
pie at 7.30 p. NJ. Tuesday. May ~. Wors
in NJ. NJ. degree. Inspection OF officer
Refreshments. All sojourning brethrss
cordially invited 20 attend.
ALFRED G. TURNER, W M
ALBERT NJ. PINGREE. ssr
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Naturally

II see where Iceland is buying automo-
biles from this country
"Then suppose the Icelanders are pay
ing for them in cold cash."-Baltimore
American.
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Not Afraid

IAN American citizen would not fear
asphyxiating gases Of any enemy"
why so?'
Every voter has smoked campaign
cigars and survived. buffalo Ex-
press.