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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-08-16
Fire Destroys Prize Sheep

Fire Tuesday night destroyed at
the state university barn in which
were housed twenty-five sheep that
were being fitted for the northwest
show circuit. Twenty-one of the
sheep were burned to death. The
sheep represented several of the
leading mutton breeds and were
priced very highly. For years the
fat sheep prepared by Dean Iddings
have been winning prizes at the
northwest exhibitions and have al
ways been distinct feature at the
Northwest Livestock show held at
Lewiston.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-08-16
Letter From Linden Boy

The following letter was written
by F. M. Coombs, who is now in
France, to Mrs. M. E. Newhall:
81 received your most welcome
letter couple of DAYS ago and was
sure glad to hear from you. Your
letter was mailed June l and re-
ceived it June 21. | think that is
pretty good. l wish you folks /,
could get mine as quick as that.
l have been baking bread every
night, from fifty to seventy-fve
loaves, but tonight l am going to
bake pies. Wish | could send you
folks piece.
Well. l tell you l would like to
have some gum, candy and cookies
but they tell me we have to name
the articles we want and it can't be
anything like the articles l have
mentioned. The truth of the mat
ter is, sailors are not in the expedi-
tionary forces and all mail is ad-
dressed to New York in care of
postmaster, so sailors can have
packages sent to them. About the
sweater could use one very nice
iy this winter and get an order for
it too.
1t is awfully hard to get gum
over here. have had very little
since leaving the States.
| got a raise few days ago and
was rated as second class cook at
$52 month.
If Wilbur enlists in the navy you
might give him a few lessons in
washing clothes with his hands.
Must close for this e.-For-
rest Coombs.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-08-16
The Sugar Situation

State Food Administrator Bick-
nell seems to again be in error. In
another column in this issue of the
paper will be found a communica-
tion from him to H. D. Martin
which strictly forbids granting
permit for more than 25 pounds of
sugar. F. l. Coats Of the federal
food administration says this is an
error and that the government is
anxious for sugar to be used in
moderation for all canning that is
necessary, as canning fruit is con-
sidered one of the best means of
conserving the food supply.
Splendid results have been
obtained in Idaho through the
self denial of the people of the
state. During the month of July
there was saving Of one million
pounds of sugar over the same
month in 1917. This is record
that is worth while and has been
made possible simply by the saving
of a teaspoonful of sugar at a time
by thousands of the patriotic citi-
zens Of the state. Latah county SO
far this month has used but 25 per.
cent of the monthly allotment or
so percent Of the amount allowed
for the two weeks past.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-08-16
Local Mention

Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Compton
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Bechtol
drove to Elk River in the Bechtol
car to spend the first two days of
the week camping and fishing.
They report the capture of basket
full of fish.
Louis Otnis of Moscow, who rep
resents the Western Union Life In.
surance Co. of Spokane, was in
Kendrick this week on business.
c. F. Byrne has been using his
farm tractor for hauling wheat
to market. He is apparently get
ting good results.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Evans and
family of Deary and Mrs. Mayer of
Salt Lake City spent Sunday with
the Petrick family, driving from
Deary by automobile.
Lorrel Boyd writes that he arriv.
ed in New York short time ago.
His address is 40 Division, Com.
pany C 158 Inf, care of Postmaster
New York City.
The passenger trains have been
discontinued on the Genesee branch
for an indefinite period. THIS gives
that town very poor transportation
and mail service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Senter Alexander
of Lewiston spent Sunday in Kend
rick with the Plummer family.
Frank Benscoter and Jo Guy wen,
to Peck Thursday to visit Mr.. anc
Mrs. James Kayler.
Mrs. E. Trump and daughter Of
Minneapolis arrived in Kendricl
Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs
A. K. Carlson.
Mrs. H. P. Wilcox will leave to
dav for Bremmerton, Wash, afte
spending the past two months visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N
Brooke.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-08-16
Loans To Farmers

President Wilson has placed at
the disposal Of the Treasury and
Agricultural Departments $5,O00,-
900 to enable them to furnish aid
to wheat growers in certain sections
of the West who have lost two sue
cessive crops by winter killing and
drought. The Federal land banks
will act as financial agents of the
Government to make and collect
the loans.
This fund is not intended to be
lent to farmers who have banking
collateral; the action of the War
Finance Corporation in urging the
banks to finance such farmers
and it's promise to support them
in such financing, it is believed,
will amply provide for them.
Loans from this fund will be
made to individuals who have not
banking collateral, and only where
it is necessary to enable a farmer
to continue to grow food products
The money will be advanced upor
the crop of wheat or substitute
grains planted on the land, and nc
loan will be in excess Of So pei
acre and no applicant financed be
yond 100 acres.
The use of the fund will be un
der the joint control of the Treas
ury and Department of Agriculture
as the machinery for the work is al
ready in existence, no substantial
delay is expected.
The cooperation of local bank
and local associations and individ
uals is looked for.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-08-16
Salvation Army Drive

Of all the organizations doing
welfare work in the war zone, none
has more thrilling record of glori-
Gus achievement than the Salvation
Army; none does so much work,
does it so effectively, and at so
little cost.
Men and officers alike unite to
give unstinted praise to the splendid
efforts of this organization in the
very thick of the fighting. Where
the shells fall thickest, where the
dangers are greatest, where the
soldiers are most in need of help
and farthest from safe shelter,
there the Salvation Army workers.
both men and women, stand ready
with hot drinks, appetizing Ameri-
can food, and the physical support
of their own bodies to help the
weary, fight.worn. wounded men
back to warmth, dry clothes, and
rest.
There is no question of duplica-
tion of effort or of conflict with
other organizations doing welfare
work. The Salvation Army is pc
culiarly fitted to do the very work
which it has so nobly taken up and
carried on, and NJ other organiza-
tion can or does do this work.
Besides, since the first drive be-
gan. the workers in all the organi-
cations together can not half fill
the needs of the hours. The thou
sands upon thousands of American
boys actively engaged in these
bloody battles need to be taken
care of, and no one will do the
work better or cheaper or quicker
than the Salvation Army worker.
The Latah county council Of de.
fense has directed that a drive shall
be carried on in Latah county from
August 25th to September 5th fol
the purpose Of raising $4,000 which
is Latah county's quota apportionec
by the state council of defense fol
the Salvation Army War fund. Tht
quota set for Kendrick is 1882. 90
There will be captain for this city
who will under take the manage
ment of the campaign Immediately
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-08-16
Enroll For Nurses

Any young women between the
ages of 19 and 35 who wish to en-
ter the Army Nursing School,
should register with the United
States Student Nurse Reserve.
Mrs. F. A. Pears is enrolment agent
for this precinct, being chairman
of the Women's Committee, Council
of National Defense. There is
pressing need for nine women from
Latah County to begin this work.
The United States needs $4,000
young women for this work.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-08-16
Big Bear Ridge

Miss Agnes Rognstad came up
from Charleston Friday to spend a
few days at the A. N. Rognstad
home and to visit friends.
Miss Claribel Ingle is visiting
Mrs. Charles Bowers at Avon.
Miss Bertha Forest was Mos
cow visitor Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Whitcomb
are here from Oregon visiting at
the Frank Whitcomb home. They
were so favorably impressed with
this vicinity that they are looking
for place here.
Louis Halseth of Spokane was a
business visitor here the first of the
week.
Announcements have been re-
ceived that son arrived July 16 to
make his home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Carlson on Burnt ridge. Mrs.
Carlson will be remembered by her
many friends here as Miss Villa
Cummings.
Mrs. Emma Gladen and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Altig were Sunday visitors
at the Charles Schultz home near
Leland.
Word reached home that Powell
McGraw, Fred Gladen, Hiram Gal.
loway and Fred Hecht had reached
the training camp in California and
were we'll pleased with that country
Charles Bowers, Lester McGraw
and w. H. Fairfield are rushing
grain threshing in this vicinity
The hum of the various machines
may be heard in all directions.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-08-16

Prof. D. R. White and family re-
turned to Kendrick Saturday after
spending a greater part of the sum-
mer at MIR. Whites old home near
Portland. Mr.. Whites brother.
who is farming his fathers place,
was injured in an automobile acci-
dent short time ago and was seri-
ously handicapped in handling the
farm work, so that it was necessary
for his brother to remain and assist
during the busy season.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-08-16

Some of the farmers on American
ridge are again successfully getting
their grain threshed and safely
housed in the elevator at Kendrick
the same day. They are able to do
this by trading work among them
selves. They have from three to
four miles to haul the grain and
bring in the neighborhood of 100
bushels to a load.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-08-16

o. A. Conner, who is operating a
sawmill near Southwick, is hauling
the lumber to Kendrick on big
motor truck. The truck will make
several trips a day and Mr.. Conner
believes he can haul about 10000
feet of lumber day.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-08-16

Ben Callison threshed two fields
of winter wheat this week. One of
them yielded % bushels to the acre
and the other 35. Not so bad for
a dry year.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-08-16

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Gibbs
Monday, an pound girl.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-05
Every German In Army
tBy Herbert corev.l

Berne, Switzerland, Nov. 3O.-(By
maiD.-Germany's supply OF valid
men has been completely taken over
for the army.
Boys Of 1914 years old are now
taken from their homes ana schools
and sent to barracks for the years
drill and disciplining they must have
before they are sent into the zone
OF active operations. It is doubtful
IL boys less than is ever reach the
real front lines. They are not stiff
enough morally and mentally under
that age to stand the frightful Cruel
ling OF war under modern conditions.
Men are taken for the army up to 90.
They are taken between so and So
for some forms OF civilian service.
Beyond 55 they are still free to die
comfortably in their beds of dysen-
terry induced by underfeeding or
pneumonia induced by weakness plus
chill.
None Can Evade Service.
1t is practically impossible now for
a valid German man to escape army
service, although at the beginning OF
the war there were as many en-
busques as there were in France or
England. The man who evades serv-
ice, or attempts to deceive the gov
eminent inspectors is severely pun
ished. And Germans resident in 9TH
er countries are Obliged to present
themselves for military service if it
is possible for them to do so. 81
Every German In the United
States today is due I'll the German
army. The time will cone when he
must explain to his imperial master
why he did not wear the green gray
of the German army.
Germans in the unitHd States will
be forgiven-or many II them will
because of the impossbility Of get
ting to Germany afoss a well
guarded sea.
aEmbusquss" MIST Pay.
But here in Switzerland no such
protection avails them / have been
told Of cases in Whilh men have
been mulcted Of all thy possessed
Of well to do men who have been re-
duced to perjury becaule they refus-
ed to go back to Germany to do their
military service. Tho empire can
only reach. property adually located
in Germany OF cours. But these
men can never return to Germany
except on a proper md well paid
for permission.
1t is quite clearly Ihderstooda that |
one of the sources Of revenue Ger
many hopes to tap ater the war isl
the fat pocketbooks n the Germans |
resident in the unitd States and
who have been paid kood wages or
made rich profits dung the period !
Of the war. They MIST pay il ever /
they hope to so back
Those against whqe names Of |
lenses against Gernfn civil law
stand charged must ay or fight ex-
tradition pTOceeding8 according to /
gossip here.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-05
Some Books OF The War

GERMANY: THE NEXT RE-
PUBLIcY'-ons Of the much dis
cussed books OF the war, is Ser
many: The Next Republic?" by Carl
w. Alderman, and unlike many Of
the books the war has evoked, it
justifes the pleasant things said Of
it and well repays the reader.
Mr.. Alderman is one Of the war
correspondents who has been in close
touch with international affairs from
the outbreak Of the war; He cover
ed" the foreign embassies in Wash
ington in the early days of the war
and in February, 1915 went to Lon
don. One month later he was United
Press correspondent with the Central
Powers, and remained in Germany
ana Austria until the break in diplo-
matte relations. He returned to
Washington in company with Ana
bassador Gerard.
Mr.. Alderman frankly admits that
at the beginning OF the war his
sympathies were with Germany. But
that sympathy gradually turned to
disgust 'as I watched developments
in Berlin change the German people
from world citizens to narrow-mind-
ed, deceitful tools Of a ruthless gov
ernment".
Mr.. Ackerman's book is especially
valuable at this time because It pro-
vides q background for the study Of
the present situation between Russia
and Germany. He provides what one
expected to and in Mr.. Gerard's book
and dldn't-an intelligent and
Interpretation of the
various political forces at work in
Germany. He gives a most interest
ing insight into the struggle between
the advocates and the opponents Of
ruthless submarine warfare, showing
how the army and navy leaders and
the foreign office fought for control.
He shows that during this critical
time when Americans were demand
ing a break with Germany, President
Wilson was constantly in touch with
the struggle going on in Germany be-
tween the two factions, and knew
that the Foreign Cfice had chance
Of overthrowing the more violent
iunkers and keeping peace with Am-
erica. Thsn followed the ..hate cam
paign against America and the final
seyering OF relations. These same
forces are at work in Germany today
ana the current Russian dispatches
take on q new significance when read
with the knowledge Mr.. Ackerman's
book gives
The chapter on the German meth
DDS of propaganda ia very interesting
and enlightening. and THAT on the sub
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-05
Other Mems Views
An Editorial That May or May Not
Square With The Forums
Opinions.

The Duluth Herald: Louis Seibold
is conducting for The New York
World an investigation of the Town
ley Nonpartisan league which so far
tends to bear out the suspicion that
there has been a relation between
this personally conducted farmers
organization and the Haywood ], w.
w.
Recent figures show that the agri-
cultural branch Of the !. w. w. ts
one of its largest sections, and that
its membership is large in the north
west. Therefore this point Is i'm
portant.
Mr.. Seibold bases his evidence on
the activities of the Townley HER
archy in North Dakota's 1917 legis-
Iatiye session.
According to him Senate Bill No,
A" provided that it should be unlaw-
full for any person seeking employ
ment 70 make Misrepresentation or
false statements as to whether or
not he was a member Of or affiliated
with any organization or association.
The purpose OF this bill, 1t lis under
stood, was to prevent i. w. w. mem
bers from concealing their connec-
ton with that movement and getting
employment under false pretenses.
Mr.. Seibold says that this bill had
the opposition of the ToWnley or
Eanlgation, and that though IL passed
the senate. which was not controlled
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-05

who are not as careful as they
might be to guard against waste
They may feel that they are paying
the landlord more rent than he has
q right to demand, and that to keep
every radiator going full blast, to
let hot water run recklessly. Is one
way to get their moneys worth.
IL is not a question Of the landlord
lit is question of helping Uncle
Sam by not using coal. To turn of
the heat in some of the rooms when
an apartment is left vacant, and 60
watch the hot water faucet care
fully, is a definite duty.
The MASTERS are so often peOpIs
from small villages where the head
of the house had to sift his own
ashes and heat water for shaving
in a tea kettle on top of the kitchen
stovel 1t may give a feeling Of lux.
ury to stand and watch steamine
water flow into a porcelain bowl
with its drain pipe open, but It is
not luxury real American folks are
thinking about these days-it's
WAR.
And why leave the hall light burn-
ing all night? 1t is better to blunder
over all sorts of things which scrape
off the skin than to USE COAL
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-05
THE COST OF POLITICAL
MEpDLING.

How politics cost the Allies a rare
chance Of a sweeping victory in
April, 1917, is told in the current
number Of Golfers by Wythe VIII
liams. the foreign correspondent Of
The New York Times.
Briefly Mr.. Williams story is that
a great offensive had been planned
by Generals Haig and Nivelle. There
were to be two major offensives, one
by the British and one by the French
and two secondary offensives, one by
each army. Haig was to lead on
with his major attack in Flanders,
and did so. The English took Vimy
ridge as ordered. The French were
to launch their grand attack on the
Aisne on April 16, and against them
were concentrated fifty-two reserve
divisions Of the German army. The
Germans had been ordered to hold
their first line to the death, but by
nightfall the French had taken both
their first and second lines.
A1EdAlW A4AAG Il NOGCAA AAANAAAhNA0 VA NAA@
French senate and chamber Of
deputies, were gathered at headquar-
tiers watching the attack. They were
panic stricken, and frantically tele-
phoned to Paris that the French army
was being slaughtered. They so
hampered the offensive, that Lloyd
George teIegraphed to General Haig,
asking why the French had discon-
tinued their attack. HaiR replied,
urging the vital Importance of the
offensive and its prospects Of success
and both Haig and Nivelle went to
Paris to urge It, They pointed out
that forty of the fifty-two reserve
divisions of the Germans had been
so battered that they had to be with
drawn for reorganizat ton, and would
not be available for weeks. The
French, meanwhile, had ample re-
serves, and the losses were shown
by the official figures to have been
magnihed many times. The French
government assured HaiR the Of
Tense would continue. but the next
day telegraphed General Nivelie to
discontinue definitely the offensive.
Mr. Williams claims that on that
very day the German general army
order was to prepare for a quick re-
treat to the river Mouse. which would
have cleared France Of the invaders.
when the offensive stopped the dis
organized reserves were speedily re-
formed, and the opportunity was
gone.
IL Mr.. Williams information is
correct It Is the second great OPP
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-05
"Quite Ordinary
Chaps"

From Garry On" by Lieut.. Con-
ingsby Dawson (Iohn Lane).
Wars a queer game-not at all
what ones civilian mind imagined;
it's far more horrible and less excit-
ing. The horrors which the civilian
mind breads most are mutilation and
death. Out here we rarely think
about them; the thing which wears
on one most and calls out his grav-
est courage Isl the endless sequence
Of physical discomfort. Not to be
able to wash. not 20 be able to slee2,
to have to be wet and cold for long
periods at stretch. to find mud on
your person, In your food, to have to
stand in mud. see mud, sleep in mud
and to continue to smile-that's
what tests courage, eur. chaps are
splendid. They're not the hair
Drained idiots that some war cor
respondents depict from day to day.
They're perfectly sane people who
know to a fraction what they're up
against, but who carry on with a
grim good nature and a determine
ton to win with q smile. I never
before appreciated as / do today the
latent capacity for big hearted en-
durance that is IN the heart Of every
man. Here are apparently quite
ordinary chaps-chaps who washed,
liked theaters, loved kiddies and
sweethearts, had q zest for life
they're bankrupt OF al pleasures ex-
cept the supreme pleasure of know
ing that they're doing the ordinary
and finest thing Of which they are
capable. There are millions to whom
the mere consciousness Of doing their
duty has brought a heretofore unex-
pected peace OF mind.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-05
THANK YOU, SIR.

} North Dakota and the nation owe
a vote OF thanks to former Governor
L. B. Hanna for his efficient service
as director OF the two Liberty Loan
campaigns in this state.
Mr.. Hanna did not resign because
he wished to avoid the work Of a
third campaign. His resignation was
forced because of illness in his fam
lily which made 1t necessary for him
% leave Fargo.
Mr.. Hanna, Of course, like all his
assistants, served without recon-
panss of any kind, even paying his
own expenses. He would be the last
man to claim that he was responsible
for the success Of the campaigns, but
his assistants know that a very gen.
srous measure of the credit is due
him.
The Forum knows IL is but ex-
pressing the sentiment Of the state
when it says: Thank you sir. That
sentiment, which we feel is statewide,
and his own consciousness that he
has done what he could for his coun-
try, will be Mr.. Hanna's reward, and
De doubtless considers 1t ample.