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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-11-28
Crangeuilze-WhHebn
Hghway Contract Let;
Grading to Start Soon

Contingent upon securing additional
aid from the federal government, the
state highway commission, in session in
Boise, last Thursday, voted to contract
the Grangeville- Whitebird link of the
North and South highway at approx
mately $4,000, including grading,
bridges, engineering and ineidentals.
The additional money is practically GER
tain, says H. C. Allen, state highway
engineer, in a telegram received here by
the good roads committee.
The contract for grading was let to
j. A. HoSkins & Co., of Ontario, Ore,
on bid of $240, 2506O, while the Secu-
rity Bridge company of Lewiston was
awarded the contract for bridges and
culverts at $19,S46. The original esti-
mated cost of building the Grangeville
Whitebird road was $25O,O0O, but be-
cause of increased cost of materials and
labor, contracts within this figure were
considered impossible. However, the
federal government is expected to meet
the deficiency, and the local highway
districts will not be asked to again con-
tribute to the cost of the road.
First Bids Too High.
Bids for the work were received on
previous occasions, but each time, until
last Thursday, were rejected, because
they were too high. With the signing
of the armistice and consequent assur
ance of peace, much more satisfactory
bids were submitted by contractors for
the work than heretofore, because Of
anticipation of an early decile in costs,
and relief, of the present labor shortage.
Work on the new road is to commence
shortly. The new road, which will be
twenty-five miles long, is known as Pro
iect 6, and will constitute the most i'm
portant link in a proposed all-year
around motor road between Lewiston and
Boise, thus establishing direct means Of
between north and south
Idaho.
Roadbed to Be Standard.
The new highway which will be of
roadbed, eighteen to
twenty feet in width, on a grade not
greater than percent at any one place,
and with nothing shorter than a 96-foot
radius curve, will supplant the old stage
road between Grangeville and White
bird. The present road, which is mar
low anu steep, with numerous sharp
curves, as been the only highway con-
'c.'n. The northern and the southern
parts of the state. The present road is
suitable for automobile traffic only a
l,... o. ,he !, ear, dI.o FOR month 20 dor
with mud. Over it must pass all traffic
into the Salmon river country. Thous-
ands OF tons of freight are hauled 10
higgins, Lucille and other
towns on the river every year, and over
it the daily mail and passenger stages
operate b tween Grangeville and New
Meadows, a distance of ninety miles.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-11-28
Work Done by Board.

draft board has not been so heavy as
was that of other local boards, due tC
the fact that a draft in the autumn OF
1917 was not necessary in Idaho county
becuse of the large number of men who
had volunteered, nevertheless the local
board, from the time the classification
system was begun, in December, 1917
to the present time, has been swamped
with clerical work. At first the three
members of the board, Sheriff L. r
Yates, John P Eimers, then county au-
iitor and DR.. G. s. Stockton, perform
ed all the board s work, including the
clerical duties, but eventually the work
grew 50 heavy that the board was au-
thOrized to employ chief clerk. Theo-
dOre F. Tollefson was appointed to that
position and yet the clerical work in
creased. Volunteers assisted, and later
the war department provided the chief
clerk with an assistant, Private Kuther,
Of Ferdinand, who was sent to Grange
vile from Camp Lewis.
Duties of Local Board.
Registration of men, classifications,
passing on claims for exemption, sum-
moning of men for physical examina-
ton, directing of physical examinations
Of me- by p,-J ioiaAs, entr ;nmont of
selected men, all have fallen within the
duties of the local draft board.
With the resignation of John p Elm
ers as county auditor, last summer, Mr..
Elmers also resigned from the draft
BOARD, and his sue lessor in county Of
ice, Henry Telcher, was named to fill
ne vacancy on the local board. Other
man this, no changes have been made
d the personnel of the board, since the
'ppolntments came, early in the war.
End Work December 10.
The local board is to seal up its re-
ords December 10 and await further in
'rnctions from the provost marshal
eneral. Classifications are to stop
'eeember 9.
Immediately upon the completion of
leir classification work and the rem
erlng of the last of the reports, which
Just be in not later than December
y states telegram from the provost |
arsnal to the adjutant general IS office
lhe local board records, which are
'oilc records of the federal government
the United States shall be sealed by |
e chairman of the local board by seal
Z up the cases in which the records are
eu' and so sealed the records and cases
all be kept sealed and intact sub
u 10 future orders from the governor
the provost marshal general"
Under no circumstances whatever are
. boards to permit any one to with
"w papers in their files.
Must Not Give Out Data
After the receipt of this order
~ access shall be given to rec
0rds of local boards on the part
u any person whatever not a
oOard member or a member of
' N clerical force specifically au-
:, thereto by the board"
'Hs telegram continues, "and no
"iormation concerning them shall
'e gwen out except when the :
'iitten instructions of the COVER {
fCo,4:, a.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-11-28
Dies Bravely and Cheerfuly.

How L wish that | might be with
you and toll you in person of his last
days. He gave up his life as he had
lived it, bravely and cheerfully. Since
it had to be, ] am glad that he died in
stantly and without pain. He was
struck in the head by fragment of a
high explosive shell.
The last time saw John was the night
before he died. We were lying in a
forest, drenched to the skin with rain.
1t was cold and we had no shelter.
Lieutenant Batterton, John, myself and
Sergeant Russell of my company were
all huddled together under door which
we had found and put over us for shell
ter. Sleep was out of the question.
John and Lieutenant BattertOn kept us
amused with a steady stream of jokes
and banter. left them before daylight
and moved over to my platoon nearby.
That was the last time we were tOge-
Their.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-11-28
Buried Near Gegnes village.

fOur division was one of the sixteen
American divisions which attacked on
September %, few miles northwest of
Verdun. John was in command of the
pioneer platoon, and with them cut the
German wire to enable us to get through.
| was behind them and know that it
was nobly done. The entire attack
lasted nine days and ended near the
village of Gesnes, near which John is
buried.
''Lieutenant Mcmillan of our regi-
ment Was the FIRST to INFORM as O.
Johns death. He was in charge of the
party collecting our dead. met him IN
the woods near where he had collected
about thirty of our men. We talked
but a few minutes as the Germans were
even then dropping shells around us.
You may find the spot on your map by
looking for Mount Jacob. A few miles
northwest of this is small forest call
aQ DN the TItucu inc LUIS w wv -
Here and nearby are buried several
hundred of our men.
"Your loss, assure you, is no less
han our own. Though my mother had
Known John but short time, he had be-
come as a son to her. 1 had not been
,ome five minutes when she asked about
i'm and burst into tears when told her
he truth. She has written to you and
perhaps has asked for his picture. l
old her that I had none. If she has
lot, please send her one to be cherished
w both of us alike. l am going TO
end YOU one of mine. Please place 1t
With his and remember me as one OF
is closest friends.
Tells of Another officer.
"You inquired about Lieutenant
,etterton and Lieutenant Coffee. The
after was taken to a hospital with
Flo. +ho third daV / have |
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-11-28

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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-11-28
Lieutenant Long is
Killed Instantly BY
Hun Shell Fragment
STRUCK IN HEAD, WRITES COM
PANIoN OF GRANGEvTLLE
BOY SLAIN IN BATTLE

1t. John A. Long, son of Commits
sioner and Mrs John D. Long. of
Grangeville, who lost his life in battle
in France on September 30, was killed
instantly by fragment of high ex-
plosive shell. This information has lust
been impaired to his parents in let
ter from his companion, 1t. Everett f.
Hunt of st. Maries, who since has re-
turned to the United States and is
stationed Camp Sheridan. Ala. The
letter follows:
For several weeks l have wanted to
write to you and yet hesitated. In my
mind / was certain that your boy, one
of my closest friends, had made the
supreme sacrifice, yet the hope that it
was not true was so strong that l re-
Trained from writing. However it is
true and I feel it no less than | would
my own brother.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-11-28
Tells of Another officer.

"You inquired about Lieutenant
Betterton and Lieutenant Coffee. The
latter was taken to a hospital with
pneumonia after the third day. l have
NOT heard from him since, but as ms
name has not appeared in the casualty
list we may feel sure that ne has re-
covered. Lieutenant Betterton IS also a
casualty. In company with one OF my
corporals he was looking for me one
night in an outpost line. Somehow they
got beyond us and walked into hostile
machine gun few feet away. A shot
from the first burst struck him. M
killed, corporal, get out of here as tast
as Won canl' he cried to my corporal.
The corporal got back, but could never
tell how. I feel certain that Betterton
was mortally struck. A man of iron'
one who knew not the meaning Of fear
CONTINUED on page 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-25
EAT LESS AND TAKE
SALTS FOR kidneys
Take q Glass Of Salts Before sreakfas.
II Your Back Hurts You or ead.
der Bothers You.

The American men and women must
guard constantly against kidney trou-
Bile, because we eat too much and all
our food is rich. Our blood is filled
with uric acid, which the kidneys strive
to Alter out: they weaken from over
work; become sluggish; the el!m!na-
tive tissues clog, and the result IS kid
ney trouble, bladder weakness and a
general decline in health.
When your kidneys feel Ike Jumps
Of lead: your back hurts or the urine
Is cloudy. full OF sediment or you are
obliged to seek relief two or three times
during the night; II YOU suffer with
sick headache or dizzy. nervous spells.
acid stomach. or you have rheumatism
when the weather Is bad. get from your
pharmacist about four ounces Of Jad
Salts; take a tablespoonful IN a glass
Of water before breakfast for a few
days and your kidneys will then act
fine. This famous salts .s made from
the acid OF grapes and lemon Juice.
combined with lithia. and has been
used for generations 20 flush and slim
fllate clogged kidneys: 70 neutral!ze the
acids IN the urine so Il no longer is
4 source Of irritation. thus ending
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts .s inexpensive: can not
injure, makes a delightful efrervescent
Whitewater beverage, and belongs IN
every home, because nobody can make
q mistake BY having a good kidney
husf1ing any time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-25
PRISONERS GET
dope" FROM
COUGH REMEDY
Sheriff Finds Drug Victims
Novel Source Of Supply

Many eo-cailed cough cures" offered
TO the public are heavily loaded with
ehloroforn- opium. morphine, cooeine
and other narcotic drugs 70 such an
extent that several prisoners OF the
ifYoIk county taIl a: Boston got the
drugs their appetite cravet by pretend
Ing to the sheriff that they had severe
coughs, according 20 an article pub
lished not long ago in the Boston Post
There is great danger n using cough
cures" loaded with dope.
These dangerous haett-fo-ning drugs
do have = temporary effect on the
cough, but they 90 not have lasttnE
effect and soon the cough comes back
worpe than ever. Doctors sound a
warning against these preparations.
The safe, sane treatment FOR a cough
or cold u Father Johns Medicine be-
cause It u guaranteed tree from any
OF these dangerous drugs or alcohol.
and has . record Q: more than sixty
years success as a family medicine IT!
thousands Of homes. Because Of It's
wholesome purity It is safe for all the
family. It soothes the throat and
breathing passages, relieves the cough
by gett.ng al the cause, drives out the
impurities by means Of its gentle lax
alive effect and builds up renewed
strength because Of It's wholesome food
elements
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-25
U. 8. Marine. At vIadlve.tok.

American. British and Japanese war
vessels will protect the interests Of the
nationals and their respective countries
at Vladivostok and the landing o. small
forces Is contemplated, II 1t has not
already taken place. A Japanese war.
ship and q British warhip already
have been ut the Russian port for .
week, and the American vessel is on ito
way II 1t has not already arrived.
1t is assumed here that the landing
OF patrols from the Japanese cruiser,
was due more to a fear that disorders
might occur and in order to be pre-
pared If they did than to any actual
change In the situation.
The internal affairs Of Russia will
not be interfered with by the foreign
forces, and there will be no interferaGc
either. 1t was stated on high authority.
with the war supplies stored at VlaL-
ivostok. There were said to be many
Japanese, British. and American
nationals at Vladivostok, some OF them
engaged in business there. and the 1is-
patch OF war vessels to that port was
made advisable by the disturbed condi-
tons.
1t was learned from Japanese sources
that an arrangement has been arrived
at between the United States and Jap
anese governments to prevent the ar
rival at Vladivostok of all steamships
now on the way with various kinds OF
supplies on board.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-25
APPEAL FOR NURSES.
Red Cross Needs 10000 or More for
Army and Navy.

| WaSh!ngton. Jan. 25.-Despitc an
enrolment OF 1000 nurses a month Tor
! Red Cross work. the American Red
Cross thru its department of nursing,
the moh!liz!ns agency for nurses IN the
military service. tonight announced ii
| is in urgent need Of recruits.
| II is stated that the military needs
| of the government cannot be met by
| 1000 nurses month. as il has been
| estimated by the surgeon general
Office that within a short time the Req
Cross Will need between 10000 and
10000 nurses for the army. The allies
also are depending upon the United
States 10 supplement their own nurs-
Ing service.
There are between 81 600 and 10000
registered nurses in the United States
Approximately $500 are enrolled Reo
Cross nurses, the majority OF whom
are in active service. ready for moo!ll-
cation. or prepared for specified serV-
| ice. \. is the Red Cross enrolment
which forms the reserve OF the army
and navy nurse corps.
According to Miss Jane Delano.
chairman Of the national committee on
| req lIOSS 43NI SIMS So WV ''A~
| that the recruiting OF nurses Is not
keeping pace with military needs does
not indicate that the women are slack
ers but merely shows that tire sudden
and extra ordinary heavy demand has
not been thoroughly realized.
| The nursing service has sent abroad
| 1870 nurses for the army and navy
mas provided about 900 for service IN
camp and cantonment hos pitfalls and has
| 900 organized into units ready for
| mobilization.
BY careful adjustment" the Red
Cross stated the nursing service SO
far has met the demands without seri-
ously disorganiz!ng the ranks from
which they have been taken. But as
these demands grow daily. a serious
problem arises in home nursing Tor
civilian needs Il has been estimated
that 10000 nurses will be needed on
the basis Of present estimates FOR an
army Of 100000 men
This situation is made doubly ser!-
Gus because the conditions Of war,
which take wage earners from the
homes and nurses from the civilian
hospitals. produce an increased amount
OF sickness and distress among the
civilian population, with decreased "a
| ciiit!es for guarding its health.
1 Since the entrance Of the United
States into the war the number OF pu-
Pill nurses entering training schools
has increased 20 per cent. To meet the
| increasing demands Of the army and
navy the Red Cross has modified its
| former requirements for enrolment.
| The age limit is lowered to twenty
one years and in special cases nurses
past forty may be accepted. Smaller
schools for nurses have been placed
on the recorded list and applicants are
! Judged on their merits
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-25
BRITISH LABOR ACTIVE.
Unemployed Of Empire Now Least in
History.


London, Jan. 25.--The fourth year
Of war has been remarkable for the
sustained activity of trade, the con-
tinuous and cumulative increases in
wages and the ferment In the en-
sineering and munitions industries,
says the Daily Telegraph.
During the past twelve months wage
increases to workingmen exceeded
loO.000,0o0 pounds and the increase
during the three years 1915 1911, to-
gether with the rise in prices Of com
modities, have completely revolution
lied the pre-war economic basis OF
British trade.
The unpleasant feature of the year
has been the growing discomfort and
unrest pervading large sections of the
workers and this is seen in the num-
Der of industrial disputes. often of the
most trivial kind. Official returns
from January to November indicate
there were 494 disputes during these
months, affecting 647,724 workers and
causing the loss of over $500. GOO work =
ing days. the greatest ,oSs Of time he
Ing recorded during September. Octo-
Der and November.
The number of persons unemployed
is the lowest on record-and turnout
the war period the figure has steadily
declined till it is now below one per
cent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-25
manIan prim. minister and the queen.

manian prime minister and the queen.
He said:
"Jassy is completely isolated. 1t Is
shut off from the, world except by way
of one Russian railway, which Is now
broken down or put out of commits
sion by soldiers returning from the
front.
II, naturally is suggested that the
escape would be made thru Saloniki,
SEQ miles away. | asked the govern
merit to lei me 20 that way, but
"rorch a!rmen said that it was not
p,ss = ,e % cross the Balkan mountains
at this time Of the year. Aside from
weather conditions. have since learn
ed that there is a center OF German
.rGromcs around Saloniki
II do not think the king even is plan
u'ns 10 run away. believe he will
stand ard f2ht II out even II he Is
hard pressed by a mob 81 extremists.
1T cannot be made too plain that
the bolshevik are not democrats. They
are trying to force the bolshevikt pro-
gram on Roumania. which is satisfied
10 he a constitutional monarchy. Rou-
mania is a real democracy. The king
and queen are loyal to the ideals Of the
allies. Al, OF us ought to be much in
terested in Roumania, as she wants TO
stick close TO the allies and is strong
for America"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-25
TRAER SOLDIER BOY DIES.
Clair Finch. Volunteer. Buried With
Public honors-Business Suspended.

Special 70 Times Republican.
Traer, Jan. 25.-Clair Finch. whose
illness was noted several days ago. did
not survive until his parents reached
his bedside. He Is Traer's first soldier
to make the supreme sacrifice. and has
made II just as surely as II he had
gone over the top" a military fun
eral was held on Monday and the body
started on its last trip home The lit
tie rome town had made all prepara-
tons TO honor its dead, on Thursday.
but en route the body was carried by
and was not located until Thursday
afternoon, when word came that it was
held in Marshalltown. However. ii ar
rived on Thursday evening and Friday
a public funeral was held in the opera
house all business being suspended
during the funeral hour.
Clair was ls years Of age and was
one of Traer's first volunteers He is
survived by his parents and five
brothers and sisters. An escort Of
honor accompanied the body from Long
Island.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-25
PROTECTING RoUmANlAN KING.
Ferdinand May Have Sought Refuge
in Allied Embassy in Jassy

London, Jan. 25.-King Ferdinand of
Rounania. whose arrest had been or
dered by the bolsheviki government, is
now under the protection Of the allies,
according TO a Petrograd dispatch to
the Daily Express.
It IS probable the king has sought
refuge in one Of the allied embassies
at Jassy, or that ne has been taken IN
der the protection OF the French mill
tary mission attached TO the Rouman-
ian army. Jsssy IS $50 miles from the
British lines in Macedonia, and It may
De that the king has been taken TO Sa-
lon!ca by airplane.
The bolsheviki authorities in Petro-
grad received a reply yesterday from
the Roumanian government denying
the allegations contained in the boil
| sheviki note to Roumania. according TO
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Pe,rograd under Fridays date.
Premier Lenine, adds the dispa tch.
| considered the reply unsatisfactory.
He sent copies Of it 10 Foreign Minister
TrotZky and Ensign kry'enko, the army
commander.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-25
RELIABLE PRESCRIPTION
FOR The KIDNEYS

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watched with much interest the re-
\ inarkable record maintained by DR.,
Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kid
ney. liver and bladder medicine.
II Is physicians prescription.
Swamp Root is q strengthening med
icine. II helps the kidneys liver and
bladder do the work nature intended
they should do.
Swamp Root has stood the test OF
years. It Is sold by all druggists on
Ms merit. and it should help you. No
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friends.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and
start treatment at once.
However, il you wish first to test
this great preparation, send ten cents
to DR.. Kilmer 4 Co, Btnshamton. n.
r., for a sample bottle. When writing
be sure and mention the Marshallto~n
Daily Times Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-25
BELGIAN UNITY SURVIVES.
Germans Admit Failure Of Effort to
Separate Two Races.


Amsterdam. Jan. 25.-After more
than three years OF effort the German
authorities IN Belgium have to admit
the failure Of their attempt 20 drive a
wedge between the two races and Ian
guases in Belgium. The unity Of Bel
GUM still exists. and there are signs
that the Germans have given up. at
least for the time being, the attempt
to break il up.
The authority FOR this statement is
the German propagand!st weekly n
Holland, the Toekomst. which states
that the present policy Of the governor
general in Brussels IS more moderate
and that Berlin approves this policy
as means Of gaining peace" The ar
ticle concludes by advising the advo-
Gates OF the former German policy 10
steer middle course and give up
their fourishes OF rhetoric"
The attempts OF the Germans 20
force the Flemish language on Brus-
sells and Antwerp are declared to have
completely failed and the government
has had to confess itself beaten. The
supporters Of the German scheme
among the Belgium population are
Known as "activitists." and are very
unpopular among the majority Of their
fellow citizens. An activitists dem
onstratior" was arranged in Brussels
recently and was much exploited in the
German press at the time. But accord
ing to the Echo Beige the demonstra =
ton was a fiasco.
" Instead Of 1000. the audience was
only 1000" saws the newspaper.
Moreover, one third OF those were
Dutch and another third Germans,
partly in uniform. The procession 10
the market place was attacked ar