The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-18

commander OF the Greeks in Serbia
ignation of Chancellor Won Hertllng.
Vice Chancellor Won Payer and For.
eign Minister won Hintxe. and the In
sitation Of the kaiser and OF Emperor
Charles 10 their people to participate
In the government. Late in the week
1t was announced that the kaiser had
selected Prince Macmillan o. Baden
for the post of chancellor. lie has been
known as head of the Delbrueck mod
erates and opposed To the schemes Of
the pan-Germans. and IL Is presumed
he will make great efforts 10 bring
about n negotinted peace. That. how
ever. Is Just what the allied nations
are determined shall not be accom-
piished. and their leaders and the
press already are at work 10 show the
people that unless the war Is carried
on until the Hun Is beaten To his knees
and forced To accept u dictated peace.
NIL their sacrifices will have been In
vain The time Is ripe for the silly sen
timentalIsts. secretly urged on by the
friends OF Germany. to spring their
pleas Of pity for the defeated and Of
the benefits to be gained by ending
the war at once by negotiation. But all
this foolish and actually IRRESPONSIBLE
talk will have no effect on those who
believe In justice and patriotism.
IA
News from Russia aud especially
from Serbia Is scnnty aud beiated
these days. The most important com
Ing lately concerns the anti-boishesik
government set up In Omsk. Minister
OF War Michaeioy attempted TO make
himself dictator by forcing the resig
nation Of the cabinet aud organizing an
administrative council 10 succeed it.
The council declared the duma dis
: missed. but that body refused 10 dis
solve, released the imprisoned min.
: listers and put Mchaeloy under arrest.
The Czecho.Sloyak authorities there
! promptly put strong military force
In the city and ended the attempted
coup.
In northern Russia the allies are
making progress southwark from Arch
angel along the Dylna river. aud Amer
leans are holding the point farthest
south. only forty miles from Bielsk.
the boishewk base.
A British expedition has landed la
: Sptzhergen and seized the German
> mining property and other plants
: there, and the Immensely rich iron anu
!. coal deposits already are being de-
I" yeloped rapidly.
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The state department at Washington
" was informed OF big uprising Of the
Ukralnans against the Germans, II
= the course ~ which the Huns lost i..ss
men aud were forced to eyaeuate twa
!, cities This news. together with tbs
I, knowledge that Roumania WAS about
" ready Ia re-entcr the war on the side
Of the allies, Was considered Of greal
=, military Importance. large part 81
the population Of Roumania. led by th'
queen, has consistently refused 70 re,
ognize the treaty 81 bucharest b,
which their couutry was robbed by 'h'
Huns. II ihey get into action agatn
4. the plight Of Austria viii be h.,-'e'
~ most distressing Ito Austria
ar
=, Germans TO destroy utterly every cit.
- ia France and Belgium that they a.
Il, compelled To rellnquish has given ris-
. 10 a general demand that the allie'
-. governments shall warn the Huns tina
~ FOR every place wantoaiy destroyed
n, city or town 10 Germany viii b. lai
80 In ruins by them later on. That N ~
~ only kind of argument the German ca
49, understand. Secretary Lansing rescog
-, nized this when. In response 10 d
-. threat Of the Germans 10 treat ~
-, murderer every American capture
with shotgun In his possession. y
told them that reprlsais for such %
-. ton would De thorough and cffet -
-, The British mir bombsrs. by Their =
- prisal raids on German ciuee. haN
a. nearly put stop t. the sir raids
"a the Huns ou uniefeuaci places. ihs'
a.. SIN attack Red Cross hospitals. sa
- for such brutality the allies e,la maA
"a no reprisai in kind.
"a
tau GA Monday The master murders
.-es he new draft we're drawn. FF"slde'
~. Wilson taking the iirst fguu the baM
led The classification Of the men + prs
.,r..ssing well. but the sending OF ih"s
selected 20 the training eaaps iaas
feet DELAYED by the serious spf"af % ~
.it,- epidemic of influenza. Rigorous nesi
and ures are being adopted TO cheek IN
10 disease. with prospects OF sasNeN
Ion Considering It's nature. the nuno~
rss deaths y noS sxirsordiaAD