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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-06-04
THE DAILY sTARM1RRoR MOSCOW, IDAHO, TUESDAY, JUNE 4 1918

the graduation exercises at the uni
versity. Mrs. Moore was formerly
Miss Margaret McCull, and was a
graduate of the university twenty
years ago. She is stopping at the
home of Mrs. Joe Wood.
Paradise Lodge, A. F. and A. NJ.
will meet Wednesday evenink, June
9Th, for work in third degree.
Dean and Earl Poindexter of Farm
ington, former students at the U. of
l., were in Moscow Sunday.
J.. X. Mccormack, banker of Spo-
kane, and a director in the First
National Bank of Moscow, spent Mon
day night in town.
Mrs. Lester P. Edge of Spokane is
in Moscow for a visit of several days
with Mrs. Mark P. Miller.
James H. Frazier, a prominent at
torney of Occur d'Alene, with Mrs.
Frazier and family, are in town for
commencement week, and are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Williams.
Mr.. Frazier is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Idaho and is attending the
alumni meeting today. He was a for
mer state senator from Kootenai
county.
Miss Ethel E. Redfield, state super
intendent of schools, arrived in Mos
COW yesterday evening for commence
ment week. She will remain in Mos
COW for the meeting of the state
board of education, next Thursday,
June 6.
H. L. Ingle, a prosperous farmer of
the Kendrick neighborhood, was in
Moscow on business yesterday.
Miss Alice West of Peck is in Mos
COW for a few days.
Mrs. Amanda Wolfe, accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Mabel 3. Price,
left yesterday for San Diego, Calf,
where they will spend the next few
months, visiting with Mrs. Wolfe's
daughter, who resides there.
Mrs. William Bartlett and children
of Clifford, Idaho, are visiting Mrs.
Bart1ett's aunt, Mrs. A. j. Simonson,
at the Idaho Hotel this week.
Samuel P. Hall of the local post
office force is taking his annual
ton. Mr.. Hall will build an elevator
for the Anderson Brothers, who live in
the Thorncreek section, during his
vacation from his office duties.
J.. B. Holt of Pullman, w. E. South
ward of Garfield, and G. A. Fox of
Wilbaux, Mont, were in town today
In the interest of Montana lands.
"Hec" ~Edmundson, coach of the
University of Idaho, leaves tomor-
row for Tacoma, where he will spend
The summer in the shipyards. He ex-
poets to return to Moscow shortly
before the opening of school on Oc-
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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-06-04
NOTICE

The body of carpenters of local
union No. 105, located at Moscow,
Idaho, wish to to the public
that at the present time they r de-
handing a smaller wage scale than
any of the neighboring towns. They
are paying the same for all commo-
dities. Therefore in order to compete
with the high cost of living, they are
obliged to advance their scale to 75c
per hour, which will take place on
and after June 18th, 1918.
10 FRANK STEVENS, Sec.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-06-04
Card of Thanks

We wish in this way to express
our heartfelt thanks to our many
friends for their assistance and SYM
pathy in our time Of sorrow and be-
reavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Lillibridge
and Arthur,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Mickey
Mrs. C. w. Shove.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-06-04
Card of Thanks

I take this opportunity to express
my thanks and appreciation to my
many friends who SO kindly assisted
me in winning the diamond ring in
the voting contest at the Kenworthy
theatre. CORDY JOHNSON
The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-28

The enemy is watching anxiously for the
first sign that we are faltering.
Our Government Loans should 60 lover the
top" as eagerly as our soldiers do, in order to
carry with them the terror of furious attack.
Our dollars must rain upon the enemy as over
whelmingly as our hail of bullets or our storm
of shells.
The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-28

The supreme moments of our struggle with
Germany have now come.
We have carried our first armies across three
of battle with the military power of a nation
that has been for forty years preparing it's
plans and its weapons for its present attempt
to dominate the world. We have had to put
forth an immense effort and spend fabulous
The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-28

We are fighting for the liberty of the world,
for the triumph of our ideals of democracy and
self-government over the last great advocate of
force upholding injustice. We are buying with
our Liberty Loans the security and joy of our
people for generations to come. No price could
be too high to pay for such victory-no cost
too great for such a purchase
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
LADD EXPLAINS
new RULING

The federal food administrator for
North Dakota in announcing the sus-
pension OF the meatless restrictions,
gives out the statement that the OFF,
GERS are closely watching all condi-
tons as to surplus and shortage and
as changes in conditions come, the
department will frankly explain
everything to the public and ask that
the changes be made in the spirit of
patriotic cooperation.
There is an increased amount of
milk coming into the markets" says
the statement from the food adminis~
tration office this afternoon, "and the
large available supplies Of potatoes
and milk, and this temporary removal
of thee meat restrictions. should
facilitate large savings in bread
stuffs
The announcement concerning the
removal of meat restrictions should
not be considered BY consumers as a
departure from the general principles
of conservation Of all food. The need
of food. on the other side and the
need Of economy in America is great
or than ever"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
EASTER SUNDAY SERVICE
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

The following is the program for
the Joint Easter services Of the
Young Mems and Young WOmen's
Christian association of the North
Dakota Agricultural college which
will be held in the A. c. armory at
1850 o'clock Sunday afternoon:
PIANO solo s.s...-s-.. ..sss oeIGCLGu
Joseph Sandie.
Hozanna ......... Jules Granier
Miss Florence Billiard.
Aubade Pro Vencal &c. Fritz Kreisler
Miss Grace GreEersOn.
Unfold Ye Portals From The Re-
dempLlOn ...'..-- s.ss..s.. GOunou
College Girls Glee Club.
Reading-The Path Of Glory 1890.
............. Mary Albrecht Pulver
Miss Stella Halsten.
The Holy City ,............. Adams
Miss Rose Meth,
Cujus Amman From Stabat
Mater .............. @. ROssini
Alleluia, He Is Risen .... Needlinger
Miss Edythe Herchmer Grasse.
Joseph Sandie.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
BANKERS DEATH
AND ROBBERY AT
NAPOLEON HAVE
not Been SOLVED.

Mystery surrounds the hnding OF
thu dead body Of Henry Bisrsaorf as
sistant cashier of the Merchants
bank at Napoleon. and the robbery
OF about $500 from the teller's win
dow, according to w. c. Macfadden,
secretary OF the North Dakota State
Bankers association, who returned
frem Napoleon Friday evening.
The post mortem examination re-
vealed no cause for the death OF the
young man, who was about IS years
old and unmarried. The coroner s
inquest brought a verdict Of death
from a natural cause. there being no
evidence Of violence on the body Of
the oficer. Indications are that
Biersdorf walked into the directors
roam Of the bank and died suddenly.
Approximately 5000 was in fun
view Of customers Of the hank on
the teller's desk and between $1,000
and $4,000 and a large number Of
which was open.
as far as the investigation con-
Quoted by officers Of the hank in con-
neCtiun with the state bankers asso-
citation, circumstances seem TO indi-
citation. shows circumstances seem TO
indicate that some stranger entered
the bank shortly after the assistant
cashier expired, walked into the room
and seeing the officer dead, stepped
ND to teh teIler'S window and took the
money. leaving some silver and cur
rCncy.
Biersdur-s home is at New Ger
many, MINI, where his mother is
living. His father died a number Of
years ago. The young bank ofhcer,
according to Secretary Macfadden,
was in the draft age.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry Of thousands
since Dr.. Edwards produced Olive
Tablets, the substitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards, q practicing physician
for II years and calomels old.tIme
enemy, discovered the formula for Olive
Tablets while treating patients Tor
chronic constipation and torpid lvers
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain caiomel, but q healing, soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping is the keynote Of these
little suqar.coated, olive-colored tab
lets. They cause the bowels and liver "a
act normally. They never force them
60 unnatural action.
Ifyou have q dark brown mouth "a
bad breath dull, tired feeling sick
headache torpid liver and are consti.
pated, you'll find quick. sure and only
pleasant results from one or two little
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one Of two every
night Just to keep right Try them.
10c and 25c per box al druggists.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30

British Headquarters in France,
March S0.-The French refugees OF
| the better class. Of those who are
/ departing from the zones Of actual
operations, are coming out clad in all
their finery, which represents the
styles Of four or FIVE years ago. Then
there are sturdy peasants with wood
en- shoes and ClumSily constructed
clothes. riding in vehicles drawn by
horses or donkeys or in carts pushed
hv men and some are even in wheel
barrows. Upon these queer transports
are stacked strange asSOTtments OF
personal belongings.
There is deep pathOs in all this but
none struck the correspondent more
forcibly than the appearance OF a
tiny girl who trudEed in her wooden
shoes along a hard dusty road. her
eyes fastened anxtously upon a dirty
rag doll perched precariously at the
ton OF the household effects which
were being rushed along by an old
man. This child was perhaps repre-
sentative OF all the refugees-she was
coming away with her most cherish
ed -possession-her doll-and was
prepared to guard IL at all costs. her
aching feet were as nothing as Ions
as the doll was safe.
From The Battlefield.
These refugees are from towns
within the Somme battlefields and
adjoining IL. All these villages have
been emptied Of their inhabitants.
Some Of the places. stripped Of their
population once before during the
battle OF the Somme in 1915, had
gradually filled up again during the
peaceful days OF British occupation.
The shell shattered field had once
more been put to the plough and
when the correspondent only recently
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
Refugees From Battle Zone
Present Pathetic Sight As
They LedUe Homes for Huns

I toured the old region ne found hun
dFeds Of acres Of land under Culttva-
ton. and affairs in many hamlets
were proceeding almost as though
there were no war.
IL seems unbelievable that those
pleasant little valleys and wooded
elevations are again in possession Of
the enemy and that the cottages
stand empty.
Insofar as IL was possible. every
thing which might have been OF use
TO the Germans has been removed
with the refugees, In particular
large numbers OF cattle have been
taken away by the owners, who
patiently drove the beasts on ahead
OF them along the weary roads.
While II Is a sad spectacle, these
people moving away with their
household possessions and their dogs
and their cattle. there are few tears
or hysterical outbreaks among them.
most being OF the peasant class. They
know they must go and they seem
to be trusting implicitly in the Brit
ism. but the misery in their eyes as
they turn from all they love to a
world they do not know. is touching.
Aged women Clinging to the hands
or little grandchildren. men stopped
with years, youths and maidens. all
fall into a picture such as only a war
or some other great catastrophe can
produce and every detail in this
endless ctnematograph is Of absorb
ing interest
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
FARMERS AID
BILL APPROVED
CBy Associated Press.)

Washington. March 3O.-Relief for
farmers who raise wheat, corn, rye,
oats, or barley and who are unable
10 purchase seed this year. would be
provided in a bill passed by the house
yesterday. 1t would supply a fund OF
ST,5O0,00O from which to lend farm
ers money TO buy seed and would give
the secretaries OF agriculture and
labor $4,000, 900 to mobilize labor for
the harvest this year.
The bill originally gave relief to
farmers in the spring wheat belt and
stipulated that only wheat, oats and
barley seed might be included. After
a bitter fight IL was amended TO make
it applicable TO the whole country.
Much opposition also developed TO
efforts to include corn and oats.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
LITTLE TRADING
In STOCK MARKET
Quiet Session in New York
Exchange With Closing
Prices Firm

New York. March 3O.%Trading on
the stock exchange during tOday's
two-hour session was altogether in
significant Attention was aEatn
drawn to events across the water, all
other developments being ignored. A
considerable part Of the meaEer deal
inEs was in equipments, MOTORS ana
tobaccos, at gains OF 1 to ga points.
Coppers were strong and Wilson
packing represented the speCialties at
q gain Of practically I points. stand
ard rails and industrials were fFac-
tionally higher. The closing was firm.
Sales Appropriated 100, 900 shares.
Liberty ans sold at 1896 to 90, first
As al "a to $40, and second AS at
$3.50 to s714.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
Roekinu for Tina.

Pittsburgh Leader: A Richmond
darky called upon an old friend who
received him in a rocking chair. The
visitor at once observed not only
that his host did not rise, but thai
he continued to rock himself to and
fro in a most curious way, similar to
that of a person suffering from collie
You amt sick, is yo', Harrison p
asked the caller, anxiously.
mo, / amt sick. Nose said Har-
rison.
A moments silence. during which
the caller gazed wide-eyed at the
rocking figure.
Dem" continued Nose, why in
goodness does yo' rock yo'self dat
away all de timer
Harrison paused not in his osctlla-
tons as he explained:
"Yo' know dat good-for- nothin'
Bill Bolts? Well, he done sold me
a silver watch TO Eve dollahs, an
eff stops n.ovin' like dis. dat watch
don't 60"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30

respondent. where the Germans got
across the river In force about Cerisy
an 30 taking the troops liz the Prov
art ericourt neighborhood In the
rear. have fallen back, but that re-
tirement was CALAMITY done. Our
men were taken in the rear before
they knew 1t.
las there were guns to be gotten
away both infantry and Eunnerg
faced around and for q while some OF
spur field artillery was firing with open
sights into the enemy. Then the
infantry charged and succeeded in
driving the superior force Of the
enemy back to the river bank holding
them there until the guns were got
ten away. This section OF the line
then swung back to new positions
running BY HameI and Lamotte."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
erewsome Pieture of RattIe.

London, March S0.-The Morning
Posts correspondent in France
draws a gruesome picture Of bat
tlefield conditions.
Prisoners state that the country
side is full of bodies and that the
air is horrible with the odor of
DEATH" he writes. wells cannot be
used. The ruined villages are inn
possible as billets because they are
strewn with German dead. There are
great piles Of bodies along the roads
and between them. The enemy has
only recently found time to bury any
Of his dead.
THE spectacle of the battle zone
carpeted with the bodies OF their
comrades has affected fresh troops,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
WAGNER BUYS
MURPHY GARAGE

f. s. Wagner, who has been associ-
ated in the WheeloclS Auto Co, has
purchased the garage of the Murphy
Palmer Motor Co, So Fifth street
north, and commencing with Monday,
April /, will operate the garage un-
der the name of the Wagner Motor
Co. it was announced today.
Mr.. Wagner will not sell automo-
biles, but will devote his time to the
operation of a first class service
garage. He enjoys a wide acquaint-
ance among the automobile owners OF
Fargo, Moorhead and vicinity.
The Murphy-Palme company will
continue its automobile agency in its
present quarters.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
Americans Kill
TUO Germans and
Capture -Four

With The American Army In
France, March so. - An American
patrol. consisting Of q regimental
intelligence oficer. a sergeant and
three men. this morning took four
prisoners from a German outpost
position. The Americans quietly slip
ped up behind and covered six Ger
mans. Two of the men ran and were
killed when they refused TO halt
The four soldiers, youths. were
in broad daylight. They were poorly
fed and clothed and seemed glad to
be captured by the Americans. One
of the men even asked permission to
30 to a nearby point and get his
brother.
Extremely valuable information il
said to have been secured from the
men.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
La TOILETTE
is OPPOSED TO
BERGER STAND

Washington, March s0.-(special.)
Declaring that the program of
Victor Berger, Socialist candidate
for United States senator from Wis
consins cannot be successfully de-
Tended before the American people.
Senator Robert M. Ia Toilette de-
voted his leading editorial in his
magazine to discussing the primary.
Wisconsin's vote for James
Thompson in the recent senatorial
primaries. according to the La Fol-
lette magazine. was "a vote of pro-
test against any attempt to capital
ize patriotism for political advant-
age" and against continuing the
war one moment beyond the time
when we can make a just and hon
orable peace"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
SLEUTHS AFTER
FOOD VIOLATORS

DR.. e. F. Ladd, federal food admin
istrator for North Dakota, reports
that q Bismarck hotel is under the
surveillance of the food administra-
ton and may be asked to close
through violations of the food admin
istrGtion rules and regulations.
inspectors are working throughout
the state" said the administrator this
afternoon, land where violations Of
the food administration regulations
are found, the guilty persons will be
ordered to suspend business"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
BOX WANTS Low RATE
FOR THE FARM WORKERS

Bismarck, n. D., March 3O.-Secre-
tary McAdoo, director general Of
American railways, is asked to make
a specially reduced rate for farm
workers travelling from Chicago and
points east to North Dakota, by Sec
rotary Thomas Allen Box of the
North Dakota Council Of Defense, in
a message urging such reduction as
war measure which will materially
aid farmers Of North Dakota in pro-
duciug a crop.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30

OF the new battle front this morning
was more satisfactory from the al
lied standpoint. The night was COM
paratively quiet.
Strong enemy patrols in the Arras
sector penetrated the British out
post line near Arleux and forced the
post to withdraw after intense fight
ing. This appears to be the only
change in the lines near Arras.
A spectacular maneuver by the
British commander just after the
capture of Roeux became known to-
day. A body, OF British troops was
cut off when the Germans enveloped
Roeu on Thursday. The surrounded
men chung tenaciously TO the viii
lage in the face of bitter onslaughts
until night when, under cover OF
darkness, they were Withdrawn sue
cessfully through a gap which was
torn in the enemy line.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
AarlaI AotIvIlN.

London. Monday, March 30-six-
teen German airplanes we're put out
Of action yesterday by the British,
IL is announced ofIicially. The state
ment follows.
"A majority Of our attacks were
made on enemy groups on the battle
'front.' Thursday south Of the Somme
where large concentrations of the
enemy were constantly reported. The
work continued until dark in spite of
transforms and low clouds. Twenty
six tons of bombs were dropped and
nearly q quarter of d million rounds
were fired upon different targets.
There was not much fighting, con-
sidering the number OF British ma
chimes in the air but on the battle
front the fire from the ground became
very heavy. Nine German machines
were brought down, 1--WE others were
disabled and two others were shot
down by fire from the ground. Twelve
Of our machines are missing"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

Chicago. March 30.-Improved de-
mand from shippers tended today 10
rally the hog market from yesterday
weakness. Cattle and hogs were not
overplentifuL
Hogs, receipts 10000; strong. rs to
20c above yesterdays average; bulk
1855 1725, light st680@1T50;
mixed S16.40017.45; heavy S16.606
1900; rough $4,000 1890; pigs s12.25
016.40.
Cattle, receipts 1000; steady; native
steers $3.50 014.65i stockers and feed
S6.306t2.00; calves $10.6001626.
Sheep, receipts 2,Q00s hrms sheep
S11.766 1905 lambs $1b.25 019,50.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
Daily Market Report
CORN WEAKER IN
CHICAGO MARKET
Prices Slightly Firmer at
the Opening, But De-
cline Sets In

Chicago. March 3O.-Corn weakened
To-Day when news became public that
the British had withdrawn from
MsEieres toward Amiens. Previously,
the military situation had been re-
Earded as more satisfactory, and
prices had a slight upward bent
Trading, however. either on the up
turn or during the dip was meager,
Opening quotations, which showed
5se advance. with May Sl26A. were
Followed by declines to we'll below the
closing figures OF Thursday.
Oats were again in demand from
the seaboard, and showed considerable
strength at first. Later. the sellers
we're In a majority as a result in some
degree OF the further pressing back
Of the British. After opening un-
changed to i a. a c higher, the market
scored an additional gain, but then
underwent a material break.
Provisions fell sharply owing TO
drop in hog prices. Besides reports
we're current that government orders
had been smaller than expected.
The days range Of prices follows:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
WANT VACANT LOTS
FOR war GARDENS

The Farso Public Welfare,
formerly the Associated Char
tiles. in q statement TO the pub
lilo today, asks that owners of
vacant lots in Fargo, who are
willing to loan them for use as
war gardens, list them at the as
soeiation's Offices, IS Edwards
building, phone SGT.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30

who in this way discovered to their
surprise that the British are not too
weak to fight. Prisoners say that the
British endurance and skill in fight
ing is delaying the progress Of
Germany's army.
Among the feats of this British
endurance may be mentioned that
OF a detachment while marched
eighteen hours, fought throughout
one night and half OF the next day,
repelling three attacks, twice re-
captured certain village, and dug
trenches
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30
Fighting On Is Mile Front.

Paris, March 30.-French troops
supported by reserves, are offering
desperate resistance to powerful as
saults OF the enemy, the war ONCE
announces.
The battle which was resumed
with renewed violence during the
night, is progressing on q front Of
forty kilometres (about % miles,
from Morenil to beyond Lassigny.