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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-04-13

Speaking of the new enterprise the
Capital News speaks editorially:
The announcement that the Earl
Fruit company had decided TO con-
struct a $4,000 evaporator in the
Boise valley would be important at
any time. 1t is superlatiyely so with
war on.
One drawback to our fruit indus
try has been the lack of means 10
preserve the products. The green
fruit has been forced onto the mar
ket in quantity, often congesting it in
such a manner that the growers re-
ceiyed no such prices as their indus
try and investment justified. The
public has also suffered because OF
a shortage in one season of the year
inevitably following a waste OF fruit
during the growing and shisping
season.
The war will decrease the avail
able supply of workers aud will en-
ormnosly increase the demand for
fruit. Unless it can be dried much
of il will rot. The Earl companv
plan solves the problem insofar as
this plant is concerned. Others will
be needed in time. especially to take
care of the Idaho prune alone. our
hest horticultural bet"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-04-13

shipped can be dried ar good mar
gin to the grower.
If the labor shortage is serious as
the prospects even now indicate and
the green prunes cannot be packed,
they can be hauled to the dryer.
II bad weather intervenes, the
same action can be taken. A big
prime crop is anticipated in this sec
tion OF the state this fall, owing to
the almost complete failure in the
crop last year. thing It was thought
was impossible.
The new plant will be long-felt
want and will be OF great benefit TO
the growers in many ways.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-09
Farmers Excursion to Moscow.

The annual Lewis county farm
ers excursion for Moscow, chap
eroned by A. f. Wade, left Nez-
perez at 10 o'clock Thursday
morning. The route chosen, via
OrofinO, did not prove to be a
path of roses, as the grade was too
heavy for overloaded Fords, and
Mr.. Yates Grant-Six. was out OF
time and had to go back to Gro
finO to be adjusted. One of the
ears got on the wrong road and
the rest travelled all around Mos
COW before being able to locate it.
However, the exeursiOnists fin
ally met on the University 5
grounds and were conducted over
the experiment station by those
in charge of the different branch
es of the work. The object of the
various lines of work were thor
oughly explained to the exeur-
siOnists. The live stock was then
inspected and some of the best an
imals of their kind in the state
were seen. The live stock work at
the University is outstanding
in its excellence as well as the
work in farm crops. Experiments
in the application of fertilizers
and rotation of crops commanded
particular attention as this is one
problem in farm management that
everyone connected with the oper-
alton of a farm must face.
The party was given a demon
stratiOn in the use of the milking
machine and was afterwards
treated to all the college ice cream
and cake that they could get away
with without the use of artificial
containers
The party next mOtored to Pull
man and made a short visit to the
live stock barns and plots of the
Washington State College.
The members were prOfuse in
their remarks of appreciation Of
the work of the Idaho institution
and the hearty personal recep-
ton given by those in charge.
The drowth crOwding the ripen-
ing of the grain and the press of
other works kept many from go
ing on the excursion who had full
~ intended doing so this year. On
" about twenty-five took advan-
tage Of this opportunity to make
visit to the state university.
The County Agent.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-09

Free Airl-Get it al Donovan S.
Donovan 5 Hardware this week
installed an automatic air pump
and tank for the convenience OF
the mOtOriSt.
This machine is of the latest
pattern on the market, having
been shipped direct from the fac
tory at Syracuse, n. Y. 1t is OPP
Grated by electricity and automa-
tieally starts itself when the air
pressure in the tank runs low and
shuts itself off when it has filled
the tank, so there is never any
danger of the tank being empty
when you want to use the air.
The hose and tire attachments
viii be placed outside Of the front
door so it will be at you eOnven-
fence whether the store is open or
not. Every mOtOrist is invited to
call and inspect the machine and
to use it at any time.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-09
American Efficiency.

Germany efficiency has been
held up as a degree of excellence
unattainable by a Democracy. The
accomplishments of the United
States since April 5th last refute
the truth of the claim. In the
short space of time since that day
the United States has accomplish
ed the following:
Seized 81 German ships and be-
gun repair work on them;
Authorized unanimously a war
fund of $1,000, 100000;
Appropriated $600,000,000 for
merchant shipping and as much
for air fleets;
Agreed to loan our allies 49,
900, 100000 and advanced them
large proportion Of that sum;
Passed a selective draft law and
in single day registered nearly
ten million men for military SER
vice; -
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-09

Enlisted 100000 volunteer sol
diers in the Regular Army and in
the National Guard of the States /;
Sent a commission to Russia to
aid Democracy there and a body
of railroad men to Russia and an
other to France to advise AND as
sist in railroad transportation in
those countries;
Begun the construction of 81
camps for our soldiers;
Sent to England a fleet of de
stroyers and to France a detaeh-
ment of troops;
Authorized and now enforcing
embargo whereby our enemies
win receive no more food material
from us;
Passed a food conservation law !;
Organized many voluntary COM
missions and boards who are aid
ing the government and the peo-
pie in the speeding up of work,
conservation of food, and other
national movements;
Drafted by lot $4,000 men for
military service;
While the government was ae-
eomplishing these things the
American people have loaned the
United States $4,000, 100000 and
offered $1,000, 100000 more, over
four million citizens subscribing
to the loan.
In addition they have given Ov-
er 800. 100000 to the American
Red Cross and 100000 to the
Young Mems Christian AssOeia-
ton.
All these things were accom-
plished while our soil was not IN
vaded or even threatened with in
vasion and without any distur-
banee of business conditions. All
was done with the calm determin-
alton and judgement of an ear
nest, patriotic people performing
a service for civilization and man.
kind and maintaining the rights,
the dignity, and the honor of the
greatest nation in the world.
The German leaders derided
America s entry into the war as a
bluff. This is our answer.
The German Imperial Govern
ment was nearly fifty years in
perfecting its military efficiency
In less than four months the
American Republic has made such
strides as to indicate that in less
than two years time the boosted
superiority of German efficiency
viii have been discredited. There
is such a thing as American eff
cheney, and time win prove that
German efficiency can not with
stand it, fighting as it is for lib
erty and humanity.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-09
AFTER TWO YEARS
Wallace Testimony Remains IN
shaken.

BU@kEUa
Time Is the best test Of truth.
Here is a Wallace story that has
stood the test Of time. II is a story
with a point which will come straight
home to many Of US.
Mrs. r. McLaren. 121 Cypress st.,
Wallace, Idaho, says: eat different
times for the last four years have
used Doan's Kidney Pills and they
are the only kidney medicine that has
ever helped me. My back was lame
and painful and frequently had head
aches and dizzy spells. My kidneys
acted irregularly and caused me no
end Of annoyance. Doan's Kidney
pills relieved my trouble and know
that they live up to all the claims
made for them"
NEARLY THREE YEARS LATER
Mrs. McLaren said: Since used
Doan's Kidney Pills have had no
sign OF kidney trouble. You may
continue using my former endorse
ment."
Price Soc at all dealers. Don I
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. McLaren has twice publicly
recommended. Foster Milburn Co..
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-09
Referring . our STATE Of VA.

Standing, the other day, at the
corner of the Western Hardware,
in Nezperce, / was told we Ger
man-Americans could not help be-
ing in sympathy with Germany,
our mother country, neither would
anybody blame us for it. If an
American would be over in Ger
many now, he would likewise be
in s. mpathy with America, etc.
But this comparison is clearly
amiss. For an American over in
Germany is not subject Of Ger
many, hut Of America; while a
German-American is a subject of
this country, and is just as much
an American with the same obi
cations and rights as an English,
Irish or French-American, and if
he happened to be over in Ger
many during this war, he would
be considered and treated as such
and not as a German. A true COM
parison would be the following
If P's wife should get into a quar-
rel with P's mother, it would be
P's duty to settle the misunder-
standing and effect a reconcilia-
ton. IF this should be impossible,
he is expected rather to side with
his wife than with his mother, I'M
less his wife should be clearly in
the wrong and be unjust in her
demands, because man, accord
ing to the Scriptures, "Leaves his
father and mother and cleaves un-
to his wife, and they should be
two in one flesh. (" That the great
bulk of German-Americans con-
cieve their condition in exactly
this sense is clear from their con-
duct during this war up to the
present day.
A short time afterwards, at the
same corner of the Western Hard
ware, some one told me about a
certain county in Wisconsin,
which is very thickly settled by
Catholics that from that county a
far greater number of boys had
been drafted than from any other
county, and that was being done
for the purpose of diminishing the
Catholics in this country. There
is not the slightest doubt that
there are persons who would like
to see this be the effect Of the
CONSUMPTION law, but fortunately
their wishes and endeavors will be |
without the slightest consequence. |
It was also said, that by the con-
scription law the Democrats tried
to decimate the Republicans, so
that they might not come out vic
torious at the next election. We /
should be prepared by this time
70 hear all kinds of things, with
,ut getting disturbed in our mind /
Or troubled in our heart, unless we
should need an occasional excitant /
Tor our digestion and general
health.
Rev. Father A. w. Rompe. !
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-09
$1,000 Reward.

The GrangevilIe Electric Light
& Power Co. will pay $50 reward
for the arrest and conviction Of
any person or persons found gull.
ty Of shooting or breaking insu-
lators on their power line.
e. T. Scholer, Supt.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-09
Ask Anyone Who Has Used It.

There are families who always
aim to keep a bottle Of Chamber
lain IS Collie and Diarrhoea Rene
dy in the house for use in case it
is needed, and find that it is not
only good but saves them no end
Of suffering. AS to its reliability,
ask anyone who has used it. At
all druggists.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-09

The Herald $3.50 per year.
The sun., 1917-03-17
BRITAIN TRIED TO
SAVE THE THRONE
Lord Miner Sent as Special
Emissary to BEG Gar to
Yield to the Duma.

LONDON. March l6.--NiScnuut Milncrs :
the Manchester Gaurdid,. was UNDER
taken principally in an effort /" bring
about a compromise between Emperor
Nicholas and the Duma and thus avert
"A revolution. Lord Miner is a member
OF the British War Council
Internal conditions in Russia have long
been known here. the newspaper add,
and it is said the Emperor Informed lie
British royal family that he anticipated
some such happening. but was confident
he could suppress IT. The Manchester
GHdrdtdn continues:
Sir George Buchanan, the British
Ambassador at Petrograd, has kept his
Government well informed and has been
throughout stanch supporter of the
Duma and the Liberal element, 1t is
said Lord Miner urged the Emperor I"
appoint IA Ministry responsible II Parlla-
ment, although this was more than tie
Duma had asked for. The Emperor 80.
iected the proposal on the grounu that
II did not harmonize with Russian in
stitutions and could not bc worked b"
So politically unripe "A people.
"Viscount Milnef then proposed that
the Emperor appoint Ministry accept
able 10 the Duma. suggesting Sereius
Sazonoff ,now Ambassador AT Londpn)
for Premier and Foreign secretary This
proposal also was rejected Lord Miner
made other suggestions and also held
conferences with various leaders Of Rus
sian opinion in the hope Of "olNa-
out some scheme that would avert a rev.
olutionary outbreak. Every effort was
shatte- ed by the obduracy OF the EN-
peror.
! "It is notable that the outbreak
promptly followed, Lord Miners re-
turn from Russia. His failure was gent
orally understood TO mean that nothing
could be hoped from the Emperor and
that the people must work out their owH
salvation"
The sun., 1917-03-17
ALL EMPIRE STIRRED.
HOllwee's Speech Taken
Awakening OF Democracy.

COPENHAGEN, via London, March 16.
A Berlin despatch to the National
Tidendc says:
The speech of Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg in the Prussian Diet has
made tremendous impression through
out Germany. Such an absolutely ex-
plosive answer to the Diets undemo-
cratic attitude was entirely unexpected
The speech. taken as whole, has the
character of a great political demonstra-
ton. What made the greatest impress
sion was the firmness with which he
declared he would carry through his
new policy against every opposition
together with the warmth with which
he defended the Reichstag against the
criticism Of the Herrenhaus.
The Liberal parties. the members Of
the Central party and the Independent
Conservatives stood while the Chan
cellor was speaking and interrupted him
repeatedly with prolonged applause.
The house felt in every sentence of the
Chancellor's speech that he was dealing
with subject which he had deeply at
heart and that he regarded tho moment
OF the delivery of his speech as a de-
cisive one in his career as statesman
Reuters Amsterdam correspondent
telegraphs that an article in the Frank
fUrttr ZcitHng appears to confirm to
some degree the impression that the
sudden appearance OF Chancellor Won
Eethmann-IFollweg in the Pruss!an Diet
on Wednesday and his speech advocat-
ing the characterization of Germany
were caused by his knowledge of events
in Petrograd The /eitung draws a
parallel between the Chancellors acts
and the revolution in Petrograd, point
ing out that at the same time the
executive committee Of the Duma
seized the reius OF power DR.. Won
Rethmann- HolIweg delivered the speech
which. il says. also disclosed rerolu-
ton. though of quite different kind ana
employing different means.
The newspaper asserts democratic
German Empire will come because II
must come. not because the Chancellor
avows himself in its favor, but because
his words "Nrress the vii! az an over
whelm!ng majority of the people.
The sun., 1917-03-17
SEPARATE PEACE
AYERTED BY COUP
British Labor Leader Says
Duma Defeated Plans of
PretopopOff.

LoNpoN. March l6-Henry NJ lIynd-
man, leader Of the Socialist party in
Great britain, said to-day that Russia
came very near making separate
peace with Germany last autumn and
that the same plan was about to be re
vived when the puma took a hand in
the AFFAIR and ended it.
There Is no harm in saying now what
has long been known IN official circles,
namely. that Russia was on the very
point OF making "A separate peace with
Germany last autumn. through Premier
Sturmer,' said Mr.. Hyndman. THE
action Of Prof Myukoff. Foreign Min
lister in the new Government. in the
Duma forced Sturmcr out and saved the
Entente from the most dangerous In
lrigue s.nce the beginning Of the war.
But the intrigue was only scotched.
not killed. and We were on the eve OF
another movement Of the same kind
through FrotopopJf. the deposcd Minis
ter OF Interior, when Prof, MilyukoN and
others in the Duma again saved the
situation, this time by the bold step Of
revolution.
"Ilot. MilyukoN was memher or the
Socialist party He was feted as one
OF our comrades in England "a few y"Ars
ago. He has the confidence of the Rus
sian Socialists and Labor men,
M kcrcuski Russian Minister OF
JusticeD, the Socialist leader in the
Dunu, Is acting with the provisional
committee of the Duma.
II do not think the danger IL entirely
over even now. The Russian bureau
cracy is powerful and insidous organ-
zi.tou and cannot be killed in "A day. In
spite OF the revolution II is to be feared
there will stiil be a great body of luke
warm officials, reaCtionares using subtle
influence To ,hwar, the will OF the mass
of the Russian people.
Il hope the Emperor will leave the
country. as there is Always danger Of in
trigucs when an uuCruwned monarch +, =
ma ms In "A kingdom, We have arrived
Al the greatest crisis of this war, foI
there is no question that one OF Ger
mtny's great hopes has been for an
anarch.stc revolution in Russia which
could Ice managed 10 obtain for Germany
draw in the world war"
The sun., 1917-03-17
BRITISH SEIZE
S0MME LINES
st. Pierre Vast Wood. Long
StubbOrnly Held. Given
Up BY Germans.
New Raid on England;
Bombs Dropped in Kent

LONDON, March II (Satur-
day. An air raid on the south
eastern counties of England took
place last night and was still in
progress early this morning, ac-
cording to an official communica-
ton issued at 1890 o'clock.
Bombs were dropped in Kent.
The official statement says:
Hostile airships attacked the
southeastern counties last night.
Bombs have been dropped in the
county of Kent. The raid is still
in progress. A further COM
munication will be issued during
the morning"
The War Office announced.
earlier that 5 80 A. NJ. Friday a
hostile airplane dropped bombs
at Westgate-on-Sea. There were
no casualties and the material
damage was reported as slight.
Westgate is a watering place
on the Thame5 estuary close to
Margate and about eighty miles
from London.
The sun., 1917-03-17
USSlAN D DYNASTY ENDS PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR REPUBLIC;
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH PLEDGED;
U-BOA7S DENOUNCED AS "LM4UNlAN" IN PRUSSLANDLET
BRAND TO REORGANIZE CABINET;
WILL RESTORE OLD DEPARTMENTS

PARIS, March 16.-The French Cabinet will be re-
constructed
Premier BRAND, it is understood in addition to
placing Gen. Lyauey, the former Minister of War, will
have the departments which had been combined under
Minister, restored to their former status.
1t is expected that the Premier will be able to submit
the of the Ministers to President Poincare
morrow.
NJ BRAND announced his intention to reconsttute the
Cabinet at meeting of the Cabinet presided by Pres
dent Poincare tonight.
The Cabinet agreed to the reform proposed by the
Premier
The sun., 1917-03-17
Duma to Abolish All Social, :
Church and National
Restrictions.
AMNESTY FOR ALL
POLITICAL OFFENCES
Constitutional Assembly to
Be Based ON Universal
Suffrage.
REVOLT THE CLIMAX
OF LONG CAMPAIGN
Order Rapidly Being Re-
stored With Duma Com
mittee in Control.

PETROGRAD. March 10. via London,
at midnight last night on behalf Of him.
self and the heir apparent, Grand Duke
Alexis. in favor of Grand Duke Michael.
Alexandrovitch.
At 2;3O O'Clock this afternoon Grand
Duke Michael himself abdicated, thus
bringing the Romanon dynasty to IN
end.
The government. pending n meeting
Of the Constitutional Assembly. is vested
In the Executive Committee Of the Duma
and the newly chosen Council OF Minis.
ters. A manifesto to this effect was IS.
sued by tho Duma committee to.day,
and 1t will be telegraphcd to the Gen,
eral Army Headquarters this evening.
There i5 no pretender to the Rus
sian throne. The three men who had
any claim to 1t have renounced their
rights. After the Car Nicholas the suc-
cessor would have been the thirteen
year-old Czarevitch, Alexis Nicholae-
witch. Gar and Czarevitch having abdi-
Gated, there remained but one man who
could rule, the Grand Duke Michael
AieNandrovitch. He Is the Cars
brother.
The Car has only one son, Alexis,
and only one brother Michael. None
of the Grand puChesses may succeed
to the throne, The Romanoffs had
reigned in Russia 30i years.
The house of Rolnanoff is descended
from Andrei Romanoff. who is said
to have gone To Moscow from Prussia
llTf !,
Feodorovitch Romanoff was the first
OF the family to ascend the throne
This was in 1913, when he was II
years old. He died in 1855 The direct
male line of the Romanoffs terminat-
ed in 1880 and the female line in 1862
when the Holstein- -Gottorp branch
came into power anu has since ruled
The sun., 1917-03-17

Special C1bTe Uesp"TcH TO TIE SVN
LONDON, March l6.-The Graphic.
I-ondon's leading pictorial publication,
will issue tomorrow special American
number surprising any similar publica-
ton in recent years. sympathetically
picturing and discussing American con-
ditions, men and women.
The sun., 1917-03-17
PRUSSLAN DEPUTY BRANDS
PEACE OFFER RIDICULOUS
Herr Hoffman, Socialist, in Speech Before Diet Calls
for End of Militarism and Despotsm and
Assails Submarine Warfare

LONDON. March 16.--The German sub
marine campaign was denounced as in
human and the German peace offer of
last December characterized as r.dicu-
lous In IA stormy speech by Deputy Hoff-
mann. Socialist. in the Prussan Diet
after Chancellor Won Bethmann-lIullwag
had delivered his speech promising in-
ternal political reorganization and re-
form OF the franchise after the war. ac-
cording to a Berlin despatch transmitted
by the Central News correspondent at
Amsterdam.
Deputy Hoffman,. after being thrice
called to order. was forced to leave the
Chamber. Hoffman,. according to the
despatch, declared that the military des-
potsm in Germany was causing mad
and unnecessary shedding of blood. The
Germans. he added, should make known
their peace terms, for a mere blank
peace offer. without terms, was ridcu-
lous Submarine warfare, he insisted,
was absolutely opposed to the laws OF
humanity.
warning TO Rulers.
The Rhetnische WeStfdlische Icfung
publishes the following excerpt from the
speech of Deputy Hoffman,:
I'VE shall refuse to vote for the bud
get Chancellor Won Bethmann- -Hollweg
is merely the fgleaf OF military abso-
lutism. Militarism bears the respon-
sibility for the bloodshed in Europe, and
only when militarism and despotism are
removed will the people breathe freely
Force Of arms will not lead to a decision
and peace. Distress. desperation and
general collapse will do it.
when both enemies are equally strong
the threat OF crushing is sheer nonsense.
Germany despite many successes, has
not conquered The German peace pro-
posal. with its tone of victory. was
bound to cause vexation and distrust.
She should have communicated her peace
terms and thereby dlssipated her .ene-
mics distrust.
THE revolution in Russia should be
a warning to our rulers. The German
submarine warfare is opposed 10 the
laws OF humanity and international
law.
DSuOunces Feudal system.
THE German nation 4s bleeding for
the sins of those in Power Ii i high
time for an operation to remove this
appendix of the body polite referring
10 the Herrenhausl Ahsolutism has
hurled Germany into the horrors of this
war and turned the whole world against
us. This feudalistic system OF govern
ment must go"
Herr Leinert, Socialist Democrat,
denounced the Upper Chamber OF the
Diet, which he said regarded the Gov
ernment as the mere caretaker of its
own selfish interests and whore nothing
counted but shameless profiteering De-
claring that the reorganization of that
body As suggested by the National Lib
erals was useless. he added:
I'VE must abolish the Herrenhaus,
which is "A milestone around the neck OF
any progressive development in Prussia 80
Deputy Leinert uphra!dea Count
Sorck. who had attacked the Socialist
leader. Carl Legien. because after the
break between Germany and the United