davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
YOUNG OFFICERS
HAVE TIME LIMIT
MUST DECIDE FOR OR AGAINST
TRAINING BY TUESDAY
NIGHT

Young men of this community desir-
ing to attend the reserve officers
training camp at San Francisco have
little time left in which to make up
their minds. Captain Avery d. Cum
mings, U. S. A. announces that ex-
aminations for suitability to enter the
camp will be discontinued Tuesday
night.
Captain Cummings has been notified
from headquarters that the date of
opening the camp has been changed to
May Is because of the delay in con-
gress in taking action on the general
army bill
Each man who is to attend the camp
will be notified personally by the COM
mandant of the general western head
quarters of the time he is to report
for duty. This it is now thought will
be about May 10.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
WIFE OF HARRY ROSS
GOES TO HER REWARD
High Respected Young Woman Sue
eumbs to the Ravages of Bright's
Disease


Mrs. Lulu Mae Ross, wife of Harry
L. Ross died Saturday morning at her
home near Lenville, after a brief sick
ness of Bright's disease. She was
born in Kansas, April 80, 1895, being
% years of age at the time of her
death She was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Carver of this city.
In 1908 she came to Moscow with her
parents and since that time has made
her home in this vicinity She was
united in marriage to Harry Ross in
1912, and to this union two children
were born, one child who died in in
fancy and a daughter aged 13 months.
Funeral services were held this af-
ternoon at o'clock at the Grice
chapel, Rev. Robert Warner officiating.
[nterment in the Moscow cemetery.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
WHY FOOD PRICES
MAY BE REGULATED
HOUSTON TELLS
AGAIN OF SERIOUS WORLD
SITUATION

WASHINGTON secretary OF
agriculture, in response to a telegram
regarding the fixing of prices of food
products, made the following reply:
Your telegram received No agency
now has power to fix prices of food
products. Have suggested that con-
greSS confer power on the govern
ment to fix minimum and maximum
prices ii the emergency requires
them. The object of minimum price
to producers would be to stimlate
production of certain staple products
by assuring farmers that these prod
ucts would not be disposed of below
a certain level which would give
them reasonable return and would
not cause them to suffer loss in any
event. This would have to be done
under proper regulation. The short
the greatly depleted resources abroad,
and the waste and destruction III Eu-
rope should cause continuance of
prices, but as an addi
tional assurance to farmers the |
power indicated ought to be vested |
in the government. 1t is not sug- |
gested that maximum prices be fixed |
to producers, but that power to fix
such prices governing the distribution
d products be given to the government !
@ be used if necessary to control un
speculation and manipula-
ion in the handling of food products.
t is of the first importance that no
tep be omitted greatly to increase
he supply especially Of the great
taple food products of the United !
'tates in every direction"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
MURDER in FIRST DEGREE
CHARGE AGAINST NCLUNG
4rraigned in Probate Court for the
Second Time Hearing Set for
Tuesday, May s, at / p. m.

Homer E. McClung who is charged
with the shooting of Fl. H. Choat was
arraigned before Probate Judge Nell
son this morning. The original charge
of assault with intent to commit mur-
der was dropped and a new charge,
that of murder in the first degree. was
preferred against him. The date for
the preliminary hearing was fixed for
Tuesday, May 8, at p. m. and the
prisoner was given into the custody
of the sheriff without bail.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
Horrible Butchery of Meg
with No Marked Ad~
vantage Gained
BRITISH SURGE FORWARD
Field Marshal Haig Gives the Fn.mv
NO Rest But Hammers Them
Night and Day

| (WITH BRITISH AFIELD ON
WESTERN FRONT)-The Scarpe is
last becoming the valley of death for
the Russians. In terms of losses. tba
Scarpe is a years defeat for the Ger
mans.
with the northern end of the "Wotap
Line" melting away and Drocourt and
the Queant defenses threatened Won
Hlndenburg is throwing division after
division into the struggle. The Brit
ish guns are reaping a horrible har-
est.
Ihe three-mile stetch of territory
from Arleux-en-Go to GavreIIe Is
still the scene of great battles for su-
premacy between the British and the
Germans. In them the British con-
tlnue to hold the advantage.
Another trench system-a barrier
to the forward march of Field Mar
shal Haig's forces toward Dougai-has.
been taken over a front of a mile in.
most sanguinary fighting. The new
position lies south of Oppy and runs
almost to the outskirts of Gavrelle
The British went into the fray with
their usual interpidity Sunday. The
Germans resisted strongly, but King
ieorge's men would not be denied and
soon drove out the defenders of The
position and entered it, Counter at
acks launched by the Germans were
and at the close of the day
he Britishers were in full possession
t their new grain and in appreciably
etter position than previously for q
of the offensive eastward
Oward Douai.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
New Republic Takes Long
Strides in Direction
of Freedom
HOW PEOPLE WILL RULE
Orders Issued by the Government In.
dicate the Rising. Tide of Demo-
cracy in That Nation

PETROGRAD-Fro the Cars win
ter palace, until recently the seat OF
the most autocratic government in the
world, the signs today proclaim the
rising tide OF democracy. The pro-
letariat of all counties will unite. Min
lister Gutchkoff issued the following or
ders at the suggestion of the SOL
diers:
"All soldiers will hereafter be Rus
sian citizens. Complete religious free
dom and free speech are guaranteed.
Church attendance will not be COM
pulsory. Mail from the trenches will
not be censored. All mail, including
will be delivered to SOL
iiers. Corporal punishment will be
A great parade is to celebrate the
lew freedom.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
ENGLISH CLAMOR
AGAINST NAVAL
MANAGEMENT T
LOSSES BY SUBMARINES CAUST
Discomfort AND DEMAND
FOR CHANGES

LONDON-The public is clamoring
for the rehabilitation of the British
admiralty. Lord Northcliffe, who
caused the reorganization Of the war
office in 1915, is leading the movement
for reorganization of the naval
branch of the government The ad-
miralty is criticized for it's failure to
combat the submarines,
insufficient coast protection, permit
ting number of citizens to be de-
stroyed by raids and for suppressing
facts concerning the submarine activ-
tiles and the losses by the allies from
this source.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
PAY HOMAGE TO
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
ENGLISH AND FRENCH COMMIS-
SIONERS TO TOUR
ILLINOIS

WASHINGTON-S Lewis of
Illinois called at the state department
today to arrange for the French and
English commissioners to stop at
Chicago, Evanston and Springfield on
their western trip. The commission
ers will visit Springfield to pay hon-
age to Abraham Lincoln. The time Of
their departure and their route will
not be made public. Interest in the
trip to Illinois is intensified by the re-
fusal of Mayor Thompson to invite
the commissioners to Chicago because
of the large foreign born population.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
COLLEGES TO MOBILIZE
FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE
Head of the University of Idaho Alive
to the Importance of the Cooper
ative Work to Be Done

The newly organized council of de-
Tense of the United States recently
appointed by President Wilson, has
called meeting of university and
college presidents of the United States
in May at Washington, D. c., for the
purpose of organizing the various
educational institutions for military
and agricultural mobilization.
DR.. NJ A. Brannon, president of the
University of Idaho, said today that
a representative will not be sent from
the University of Idaho, but that 80
copies of Idaho's mobilization program
will be forwarded to Washington for
discussion and criticism.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
Yankee Rush for Canada

WINNIPEG-Nea 300 freight cars
were required to transport the effects
of settlers entering western Canada
from the United States during the past
four weeks it was learned at Immigra-
tion hall The effects are valued at
S558,757, records showed
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
Wheat in Canada

WINNIPEG Official estimates place
the available supply of wheat in Can
ada at 116,54s,OOO bushels. They state
that 30,000,000 bushels are in country
elevators, 29,O00,00O are in interior
or terminal elevators, 45000,000 are
still in the hands of the farmers, 81
100000 are at the mill and 3,5O0,000
bushels are in transit
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
Want American Soldiers
in Europe Without
Loss of Time
ALLIES ARE INSISTENT
Would Send United States Troops
Across in Small Batches on Every
Ship That Sails
By GEORGE MARTIN

WASHINGTON-It will be only a
few days until the United States mil
lila now modified will be on the way
to Europe and only six weeks before
they are actually fighting Germans at
the front if the urgent recommends
tions OF the allies to the American
government meet with the approval
of the administration.
1t became known today that the
allies want the American troops in
Datches OF several hundred to go
abroad each ship sailing for Europe
This will obviate the necessity for
concentration enormous masses of
men in one place and Gripping the
food and munitions ships that carry
them.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
IRVING EIGHTH GRADE
CLASS TO GIVE A PLAY
"The Little Princess- VIII be the OF.
fering at Matinee and Evening
Performance

The Little Princess" three-act cod
edy drama by Frances Hodgsen Bur-
nett, will be presented Friday, May 4.
at the High school auditorium by the
graduating Eighth Grade class of the
Irving school,
A matinee performance will be Civ
EN- at p. m, the evening perform
ance at 9 p. III. The proceeds will go
to the benefit of the Irving school.
The cast personal is as follows:
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
VIII Make Gardens If

There are good many people who
would generously offer to run gardens
is seed and tools were furnished, the
land plowed and spaded, the weeds
kept out and the crops harvested for
them.-Nampa Leader-HeraId.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
Chamber of Commerce

The Moscow Chamber of Commerce
will hold its usual Tuesday MONDAY
luncheon tomorrow Among the mat
ters too be considered is the survey of
the city with reference to available,
lots for cultivation. Other phases of
the food situation will also be con-
sidered.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
WILL PROBE CAUSES
OF NINE DISASTER
County Authorities Go on Assumption
That Men Were Victims of
Foul Play

TRINIDAD = Investigation of the
causes behind the entombment of the
seven miners who suffocatea in the
Mountain Kind mine was started by
the county authorities today. All the
bodies have been recovered. The men
were caught in the mine when a de-
rangement of the machinery prevented
those above from supplying air.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
ANSWERS
FINAL CALL
Frank Cornwall Goes to
His Reward After a
Brave Struggle
AS If FALLING ASLEEP
Well Known Moscow Citizen Will
be Buried With Fitting HOnors
Tomorrow Afternoon
AS If FALLING ASLEEP

Frank Cornwall, former postmaster
and for years a prominent figure in
city and state affairs, succunbed t. a
lingering illness of Bright's disease
at the White hospital in Lewiston Sat
urday night at 10 o'clock. He had been
in Lewiston several months, having
gone to the lower altitude anG warmer
climate, seeking benefit for his declin-
ing health. Mr.. Cornwall had been in
semicomotoSe condition for several
days, and it was evident to the watch
ers at his bedside Saturday, that the
end was near Toward evening his
pulse became weaker, and at 10 o'clock
he passed quietly away, without re-
gaining consciousness. The body was
brought to Moscow Sunday afternoon.
An escort of Odd Fellows met the body
at the station and accompanied Il to
the Cornwall home.
His Family Record
Mr. Cornwall was born in Ohio, De-
cember Z 1858, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Mason H. Cornwall. In his early
manhood, December 18, 1881, he was
united in marriage to Sarah Slater, |
and to this union four children were
born, two of whom are left to comfort |
Mrs. Cornwall; a son, DR.. Delos a.
Cornwall of st. Maries, and a daughter,
Miss Vesta Cornwall. A third child
died in infancy, and Clyde Cornwall,
the youngest son, died suddenly while
attending Aimes College in Iowa in
1914. The shock of his sons early
death, is believed to have fastened
Mr. Cornwall's death.
Came to Moscow Early
In 1889 Mr.. Cornwall came to Mos
COW, and became one of the states
pioneers in educational and political
lctivities. From 1899 to 1905 he serv-
ID on the board of regents of the Uni
'ersity of Idaho and during his en-
was secretary of the board
Ie was elected treasurer of Latah
ounty in 1896 and served one term.
lie was a former mayor of Moscow =
nd was at one time a member of the
ity council. In 1900 he was strongly
rged in Democratic circles for The y
omination for governor, but declined. =
, listen to the pleadings of his party
lends. During the. summer and
arly fall of the same year he was -
Alaska investigating mining enter =
rises. In 1918 he received the az
ointment of postmaster of Moscow. -
position which he held until de- -
ming health made necessary his rrs- -
nation over a month ago.
Leading Odd Fellow
Mr.. Cornwall was one of the most "
ointment men in Fdaho Odd Fellow
relies He was Past Grand Master
the Idaho Grand Lodge; Past De- II
rtment Commander of the Patriarch
Iitant; and a representative to the
vereign Grand Lodge.
The funeral services will be held
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at
2 Presbyterian church, the Rev T.
vid H. Hare conducting the services no
the church The services at the ne
ave will be conducted by tile O.;d 20
lows lodge. ~
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
Short Time TO Train

These American troops, the allies
assured the government, will not be
used with the French, English, Rus
sian and other troops, but will fight
as American units. The allies rec
concentrations are intended to show
the United States that it is not neces-
sary to train troops here for months
before transporting them abroad. Five
weeks of intensive training within
sound of the guns is all that is neces-
sary.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30

TO REGULATE FOOD

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
wartime regulation Of the ma
tons food production and all
dependent industries, which Sec
retary of Agriculture Houston
urges, is demanded in a resOlu-
ti0n Chairman Lever Of the house
agricultural committee intr0du :
ed in congress today.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30
First Fighting Force of
This Nation Victims
of Germans
OIL TANKER GOES DOWN
Captain, Lieutenant in Command of
Gun Crew and Sailors Among
the Missing

LONDON-The American oil tanker
Vacuum, bound from Liverpool to the
United States was torpedoed Saturday
it is announced.
An American naval lieutenant. niIe
American naval gunners, the captain
and some members of the crew are
missing. Unless the American lieu
tenant and the members of the crew
now reported missing are later rescu-
ed they will be Americas first fight
ing force lost in the war with Ger
many. Three gunners and seventeen
men of the crew were saved.
Who the Men Are
NEW YORK = Captain S. S. Harris,
residing at hampton, New York, was
commanding the oil tanker, Vacuum,
that was sunk, and Lieutenant Thomas
was commanding the gunners, ac-
cording to. information obtained here
The Vacuum carried two guns and
had crew of "a men. She had been
carrying oil to Europe since 1914.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-30

E HIPHEN TRAITOR
+ PICKS LEADING MEN
|. TRENTON-A note book stat
/. ing that President Wilson, VIM.
+ ii. Taft, Theodore Roosevelt and :
+ others were picked for death .
!. was found in the pocket of Chas. .
!. g. Mueller. an Indianapolis .
! architect. United States author :;
tiles suspect assassination plots. ]
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice to Contractors

Sealed proposals will be received until twelve Q2) o'clock noon, July "A, 1917, at the office of the board of education, Troy, Ala, for the erection and completion of nigh school building, to be built on Elm street for the city of Troy, Ala, in the city of Troy, Ala, according to plans and specifications prepared by Frederick Ausfeld, architect, Montgomery, Ala.
 To insure consideration each bid must be accompanied by a certified check of five hundred dollars ($500), on a national bank or state bank, and made payable to l.. M. Bashnsky, chairman board Of education, as a guaranty of good faith, in that the contractor will enter into a contract and will make bond in the sum of twelve thousand five hundred dol lars ($12.500), in a surety company do- ing business in the state of Alabama, for the faithful performance of the work in accordance with the plans, specifications and details prepared by Frederick Aus field, architect and for the amount of his bid.
 The certified check must be signed by an authorized official of a national bank Or d scc4. ae bank, and the bond required must be filed with l.. M. Bashinsky, chairman board of education, within ten Q0) days after contract has been awarded
 The board of education reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 JNO. H. WILKINSON,
 Secretary Board of Education.
 July g. 1917
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
SHARP DECLINE ON
 COTTON MARKET
Report of Drouth in South west and Accumulated
 Orders Cause Decline

New York, July 5.-Reports that the southwestern drouth had been broken caused another sharp decline In the cot ton market at the reopening today. It looked as though a good many selling orders had accumulated over the holiday, and October contracts sold off to 24,20c, making a decline of 2S0 points from the high record of last week. After this first wave of selling had been absorbed, of ferings were light, however, and October rallied to 2469c, closing at A.53c, with the general list closing steady at net loss of 36 to 48 points. The market opened easy at decline of 4S to 9S points with July selling at -2475c, December at 2420c, and January at A.26c on the call. This made a decline of nearly Sc a pound from recent high levels, and the failure of the early map to confirm the private rain reports has natural tendency to promote covering. Prices steadied up in conseqeunce with the market showing re- coveries of several points late in the morning. Another setback followed the weekly report of the weather bureau, which read more fayorably than expected and the detailed report for the Houston district showed good rains at many sta tions, but offerings were much lighter than they had been on previous declines. The market soon steadied in consequence and the afternoon rally was promoted by reports of an improved spot demand and a good technical position after the heavy selling of the past several days. July rallied to 2517c, while December worked up to 24S2c and January to 249Oc. The close was a few points off from the best with sentiment still nervous and unsettled late in the afternoon and the volume of business restricted by the uncertainties of pending legislation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, July 5-(Special. )-Rainfall
 in many places in Texas, in Luling, San Marcos and generally over northern Texas, these rains appear to be in the nature of local showers ranging from 2.30 inches downward. Some places did not receive these rains, though they ap- pear to be widely distributed. On the opening there were some outside selling orders that reached stop orders, so the decline reached 75 to 80 points, where the local traders began buying, on the theory that the market will be supported and react after this sharp decline since Monday. The weekly government report was the best of the season showing more improvement in the crop but the local trade felt that the reaction would come and again bought Apparently it is con- ceded that the crop has improved and the drouth in the southwest practically broken, but that the long interest would not be apt to liquidate until these ideas were more generally admitted to be facts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Chicago. July 5.-overtopping of all pre- vious high prices continued today in the corn market, notwithstanding that the record smashing has been going on since last Saturday unchecked. Urgency of de- mand was largely due to reports that distillers would be allowed to grind all corn of which they had ownership on July 5. The market closed nervous. 2H to 5ssc net higher, with July at sl62s to $l.62ss and September at $154% to s1.54%. Wheat gained 5lsc to Sc. closing unsettled at s2.09 for July and $l s9lk for September. Oats finished s4c to 15sc up and provisions unchanged to 15c higher.
 The immediate basis for the advance of the corn market as a whole was the fact that No. 2 yellow corn in the sam pie trade sold up to $LS2 a bushel. as against $1.7s1a on Tuesday Scarcity of supplies was evident almost as soon as business began. There was a little tram sient uncertainty owing to reports of beneficial rains in the southwest, but nevertheless offerings were light, and de- mand beingSurgent. the market soon went soaring, and at no time thereafter showed any decided tendency to react in favor of the bears Aside from cash purchases supposed to be for distillers much atten- tion was given to buying of July deliv- cry for houses with seaboard connections
 Wheat advanced mainly as a result of the strength of corn. Besides, however, advices were at hand that wheat in the southwest had been adversely affect ed by hot winds during the last week and that the North Dakota crop had suffered fl om drouth. Very little business was done as traders were awaiting develop ments in regard to government control.
 Active call from export interests proved a big factor in lifting the oats market. On the other hand, considerable selling that was done appeared to be advance hedging of the new crop. Provisions as- cended with hogs and corn. Holders, though, seemed disposed to realize on the upturn.
 Future quotations were as follows: