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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-02-22
Wants Universal Military Training

Mr.. and Mrs. e. H. Atherton, af-
ter visit to Camp Lewis. Vancou-
yer, and other Pacific coast military
camps, returned to Orofino Wednes-
day with an entirely different view
of military training. A son of Mr..
Atherton is in the army now and
they went to visit him before he Is
sent to France, as he hopes to be.
Mr.. Atherton spent lot of time at
Camp Lewis and watched the drill
ing OF the raw recruits. He says the
raw, green boys taking their first
drills, and began to realize some
thing of the task of converting the
raw material into soldier. That
talk of million men springing to
arms over night now makes Mr.
Atherton grin. The idea is SO pre-
posterous that he wonders how one
William Jennings Bryan could sug-
gest it seriously. Mr. Atherton Is
for universal military training be-
ginning in our country and town
schools, and feels that this nation
is not safe until the people are in
position to protect themselves from
invasion. Clarence Atherton, the
son visited, is at Vancouver, and is
worrying because he cannot get into
the trenches and at 'em in France
or Belgium. He is cook by pro-
fession, and is afraid he will not be
permitted to get into the fighting
but detailed to cook. Clarence has
enlisted in the engineers corps. On
the way home they visited Mrs Ath.
| ertons daughter, Mrs Ray Logan al
Pendleton.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-02-22
NEW DRAFT RULES ISSUED
BY U. S. GOVERNMENT

Slight defects such as fiat feet,
slight curvatures Of the spine, cuts
which have made sears or diseases
which are acute and may b. cured
are no longer to be considered as
grounds for exemption under the Sc
lective service regulations for the
draft, the rules of which have been
received by draft boards.
The new draft regulations make
ii almost impossible for men having
but slight defects to be turn down
A portion of the regulations reads:
Accept all registrants with appar-
ent normal understanding and whose
speech can be understood and who
have no definite signs of organic dis
ease of the brain, spinal cord, and
peripheral nerves.
"All other registrants are ordered
referred to the medical advisory
board
"Registrants above IS inches in
height when exceptionally we'll pro
portioned are to be accepted.
Reject registrants less than 5S
inches in height.
Refer to the medical advisory
board registrants whose height is
more than 5S inches and less than
go.
WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS.
Reject registrants whose weight
| is less than 100 pounds unless 1t Il
| plainly due to some recent illness
| and otherwise the registrants have
no disqualifying defects.
"Registrants whose weight il
more than 100 pounds and less than
! ia pounds and who have no other
| disqualifying defects are to be re
ferred to the medical advisory board
| "Registrants under weight in pro
portion to their height. unless it is
plainly due to some temporary
cause, are referred to the medical
advisory board. When this under
weight can be reasonably explained
and the registrant is otherwise ply
sically fit, accept
mo registrants can be rejected
on account of teeth defects.
mo foot cases are to be rejected
Reject all registrants with tn,
absence of one eye and when ther,
is no doubt they are totally bline
in both eyes.
COLOR BLIND NOT EXEMPTED
Color blindness is not a caus,
for rejection.
Reject when it is absolutel,
proven that the registrant Is totall,
deaf in both ears"
/ In the new regulations there ar
but few standards or unconditiona
rejections and registrants who ar
capable of doing military service
even to a small degree. will be close
ly examined and passed upon by tn
medical advisory board.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-02-22
Junior Red Cross Drive.

The days from February 18th to
February 22nd have been designated
for drive to make all the school
children of the United States mem
bers of the Red Cross. The schools
of Clearwater county are responding
well to this call Ten schools have
already received their certificates of
membership and others will in the
near future. The children are doine
good work mad should receive all h Z
encouragement possible. No child
is so small but there is something
of actual service that he can do
Some time soon list of the schools
of the county that are enrolled as
Junior Red Cross Auxiliaries will be
published.
Ennn
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-02-22
Food Will Win the War,

Miss Dorothy Taylor, the Food
Demonstrator for North Idaho, will
hold the following demonstrations
in Orofino at X. of p. hall kitchen
Saturday, Feb. %. P. NJ
Liberty Bread Demonstration.
Monday. Feb 25, Meat Sabsti-
tutes Demonstration.
1t is the patriotic duty of every
woman to attend these meetings and
learn best how to save the foods
needed by the Government in meet
ing its big problem of supplying oul
soldiers and those OF the allies with
the proper food. FOOD WILL WIN
THE WAR.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-02-22

The remains OF Mrs. Lillian Whit
niger oil South wick who died in
a Lewiston hospital from, an opera
ton, was shipped to Orofino Satur-
day and from here taken to Gilbert
for burial Deceased was A years
old. and resided at Gilbert for a
time, moving to the SoutLMick sec
tion about years ago. She died
February Is. A husband and sever
al children survive her.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-02-22

William and Iva Ball of Greer
were given a preliminary hearing in
the probate court Tuesday on a
charge of having stolen half ton
of hay from the w. E. Thornton
barn on the old Charley Long place
near Fraser. 1t seems that when
the hay in the barn was sold that
Mr.. Thornton bought II tons. Mr..
Ball seven tons and Mrs. M. V. Sny-
der seven tons. 1t is alleged that in
hauling his portion Mr. Ball got on
the wrong side of the barn and took
half ton that he did not own.
Judge Merrill held the defendants
for trial in the District Court, and
the defendants are out on bond of
1000.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-02-22
A Fine Program.

The entertainment last night in
the Rex, given by the Junior Red
Cross. was a big success. Those par
ticipating were from the lower
grades. and every number was full
of patriotism and the American spir-
1t. The audience responded to the
spirit of the program, and the little
folks were most heartily encored.
There wasn't a dull thing about the
entire program. and not a weak or
poorly rendered piece. The drills,
dances, songs and music were all
fine, and the children are to be con-
graduated. also the teachers wh0
drilled them. 1t would certainly have
filled George Washington with just
pride to have seen the program Civ
en- in his honor. 1t was a dandy
program.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-02-22

FOOD WILL WIN THE WAR.
Waste food and help the kaiser
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-02-22

Miss Wheeler. who has been on
the staff OF the Orofino High School,
has resigned and left today for her
home in Iowa. The serious Illness
of her mother was the reason for
her hurried departure. Word came
that her mother was failing rapidly
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-02-22

The editors of North Idaho are to
hold two-days' convention in Mos
COW March So, The burdens of the
war, which have forced the publish
er to bear a load almost beyond his
strength to carry. has made it nee
essary that the publishers meet and
discuss the situation. Merchants
are economizins on advertising and
the cost of running a paper is grow
ing, At the same time the editor Is
called on by every department OF
government for unlimited free pub
licity The meeting Is for the pur-
pose of discussing some of the diffi-
culties confronting the printers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03
CRIMINAL PROFITS.

report on profteering submitted to con-
gress by the treasury department reveals
many profits that are criminal These are
profits which have been taken from the gov
eminent on supplies and munitions, and
from the people for food and other necessi-
ties The department argues that by tax
ing profits the crime involved will be pun
ished.
Taxation to even 80 per cent. is not pun
ishment BETTING the crime Nothing short
of practical confiscaton and jail sentences
will be severe enough to stop profteering.
Every dollar of criminal profits on NUM-
lions or food is money wrung from people
most of them already heavily burdened.
The crime of profteering is committed
against the people, and adequate punish
ment is necessary to protect the people
There should not be allowed to arise in this
country such conditions This nation must
remain strong and grow stronger, and the
surest way of making it so is to punish the
profiteers as other criminals are punished
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03
KITCHEN QUEENS.

The majority of the housekeepers of Daw-
son are realizing what it means to act as
chief cook and bottle washer" in their re-
spective establishments, and while not all
of them are volunteers in this highly import
ant service it should be some consolation
in the midst of the strenuous demands of
the every day routine to know that they
could not engage in a more patriotic duty
than releasing a cotton picker to help the
farmers in the overwhelming task of trying
to save the crops in the face of serious la
Dor shortage.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03
Foolish Girls and Others.

Under the above caption, and inspired by
a news item wherein a private soldier ad-
vertised for wife in a small town paper
in Georgia The Covington News states some
truths that are timely. Following is the news
item and The News comment thereon
"Private William Merriam, recruit
depot, Fort Oglethorpe, advertised in
local newspaper for a bride, using the
office of Mayor Jesse NJ Littleton as
the instrument of meeting those who
should answer his adj More than twen-
ty girls responded and passed in view
before the wife-seeker, but none was
selected. The girl finally selected was
Miss Florence Starnes, who had met
Merriam at the postoffice by agreement.
News item"
Private Merriam seems to have develop
ed into what is generally known as ''hard
stock" in the matrimonial exchange, but he
displayed almost human intelligence in the
selection of a wife.
Not that a girl "who meets an unknown
soldier at the postoffice" could by any pro-
cess of reasoning be considered worth
while, but the wife-seeker is to be congrat-
ulated upon his refusal to accept any of
the applicants who answered his lad" From
time immemorial girls have been accused of
being susceptible to a uniform regardless
of its contents, and the case of Merriam
was no exception to the we'll established
value in the exchange why did he find it
necessary to advertise for wife? If the
twenty girls who answered his "ad" were
worth taking over why did they flock to the
mayors Office for appraisement like cows
passing before cattle dealer for inspection?
The News would not deny the soldiers any
favor to which they are rightly and honor.
ably entitled but there is nothing to be
gained by annexing a girl who answers ma
trlmonIal advertisements or one who "makes
dates" to meet unknown soldiers at the post
office, and such performances are being dis
couraged by the war department.
The editor of The News is not woman
hater. On the contrary, if he entertains
prejudice Of any kind it is in favor of
pretty girl or a good looking woman, but
these little sissles who make dates at the
postotlce and hang around the depots for
| the obvious purpose of waving at the soldier
trains should be made subjects of the new
work law, for many regrettable results are
being published daily from the indiscrimi-
nate association of the young people of
| Georgia and other states.
Such conduct is only INDUCED in by fool
iSh girls and it should be prohibited by their
parents or guardians, for they doubtless
haven't sufficient sense to realize the posi-
| bilities of thoughtless actions during an
unguarded moment
The other girls-heaven bless them
the sensible kind who do not enthuse at the
sight of a uniform or the noise of an auto
mobile, are capable of contributing a per-
feet end to any day. For them the Almighty
God did His best and they will never resort
to the extremity of answering the advertise
ments of matrimonial aspirants
1t is difficult to improve on the orthodox
way of securing husbands, girls, and it is
far better to be an old maid who has ceas-
ed to struggle than to be whippoorwill
widow with front yard full of evidence.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03
PEANUTS SAVE. A SHIP.

Among the wonder tales that will be told
by grandsires to the children of the fu-
ture will be that of the ship that was saved
by peanuts, the little product which has be-
come so popular here in Southwest Georgia
as an agricultural crop, and which is revo-
lutionizing farming methods and bringing
great prosperity to this section The story is
an extraordinary one, and yet somehow it
has not been given conspicuous place in
the news columns of the press.
The Providence Journal says that on June
Bird, as was duly reported, the schooner Sam
uel c. Mengel was stopped by a submarine
off the Delaware Capes and the crew was
given the usual ten minutes to get away in
the small boats. Then according to custom,
bombs were exploded at vital spots, and the
work of destruction apparently being COM
pleted the submarine departed. But the
Mengel did not sink, and later tug brought
her into port. And this is the explanation
of the phenomenon of her floating for hours
after she had been put in a sinking condi-
ton. The schooner carried a cargo of pea
nuts and after the water flooded the hold,
following the bomb explosions, the shells of
the peanuts began to swell, creating enough
new bouyancy to keep the vessel afoat.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03
MANY WILL MISS HIM

With thousands of other friends through
out Georgia we learned with sincere regret
of the death of Colonel G. R. Hutchens at
his home in Tallapoosa, after brief illness,
in the ffty-second year of age "Rufe"
Hutchens, as he was Familiarity known, pos
sessed many admirable traits, not the least
of which was his firmness of CONJUNCTION,
steadfastness of purpose and loyalty to his
friends. He was fascinating public speak
er, and was one Of the best known men in
public life in Georgia, having been chair
man of the state prison commission, and
having also managed for Mr.. Underwood the
brilliant campaign in which the latter car
ried Georgia in the presidential primary by
an overwhelming majority. At the time of
his passing he was mayor of his home city.
He was game fighter, of gentle and like
able disposition-a splendid type of Geor-
gian. Peace to his ashes
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03
A Frank Criticism of
Some Georgia Newspapers.
From the cambridge Post.searchlight

From the cambridge Post-Searchlight
Notice where an editor in joining state
instead of swapping good things with his
brother editors decided to candidly review
the appearance of their paper, and comment
honestly on each one and point out what he
thought was its worst fault and make
some suggestions as to other Improvement
Now we don't know what kind of a banning
that bully got, but if he did that thing with
that purpose in view we gamble that he did
lots of good, and that best Drained editors
that he criticised felt like he had done them
turn instead of an injury. All honest criti-
clsm comes with that desire, but oftentimes
fellow thinks that you criticise his paper
because he is supporting some man for Of
flee. IT we were going to do that criticism
stunt we would get after Roy Powell of Ar
lngton because he won't give us as much
editorial stuff as he can that is good and
profitable. We would get after Shope, of
Dalton, because he uses the same front page
head letter each week and every paper looks
like its predecessor and often makes a man
miss turning to the editorial page, which is
one Of the best in the state. We would get
after the Townsville Press because they
don't have enough local matter, and hit that
Lincoln Journal fellow because his editorial
page one week is dandy and then he goes
fishing and has none the next week We
would criticise Franc Mangum because he
needs it personally and on general princi-
pies. The Cuthbert Liberal Enterprise would
come in for a share because of too much
use of pot metal, which spoils otherwise
good paper. The Dawson News will persist
in running the front page of one of the best
papers in the state with advertisements that
only interest Flossy Rufaes on new clothes
Jim Williams ought to make that paper of
his a six column paper. Ernest Camp will
put poetry in his editorial department when
1t ought to go in the hardware department
The Monroe Advertiser has seemingly pass
ed up its editorial page, or they don't work
at it much. Jack Patterson and few of
the above may tell us what is the matter
with the general appearance of the Post
Searchlight, but here's hoping that they do
it gently All in all, Georgia has the best
average, balanced and appearing weekly pa
pers of any. state that we have had the
chance to observe.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03
THAT NICKNAME.

General March says neither Americans
nor allied soldiers can understand "why big,
strong men like Americans should be tagged
with" nickname like Sammy" Well, the
nickname is already dead as door nail.
Only few unimportant and somnolent pub
locations ever use it. The nickname was on
a par with some other things that came to
light during the brief "silly season" that
followed our nominal entry into the war. 1t
could not last minute after our participa-
ton became real. Nevertheless, a compli-
ment must be paid to General March for ex-
pressing his honest thoughts about it. 1t
strengthens the already strong conviction
that the general is a herman.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03
STATE RIGHTS AGAIN.

Referring to the presidents Intervention
IN democratic primaries the New York
World says at is policy in which success
is its own vindication and failure it's own
condemnation"
From the standpoint of one interested pri-
marlly In party or factional success that is
true. But the presidents very active poll
cy of Intervention in state contests-an in
PREVENTION so much more active than that
OF other presidents that he himself feels
obliged to step delicately-has a much
greater significance than that 1t raises once
more the familiar question as to how far
America will go in centralizing its authority
and celebrating state lines
National prohibition, national woman suf-
frage, child labor laws, federal railroad reg
ulatiOn-these and dozen others things are
what the question has focused on. The drift
for years has been toward economic and
social naturalization, and there was even
before the war very perceptible political
drift that way. This tendency has hereto
fore been anathema to the Jeffersonian ira
dition of the democratic party.
Such important publications as the New
York World are still tooth and nail against
invasion of state rights in the matter of pro-
hibitiOn, suffrage and so on.
The states right to run its own politics
has been questioned now, and not only
questioned but set aside.
So much is said merely on the general
proposition.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03
BONDS HIGH IN PEACE.

United States government bonds have
practically without exception sold at a pre-
MUM in times of peace. This fact is the
best possible backing for the assertion that
war issues of the present period will go
above par when peace is once achieved. 1t
is not necessary, under present conditions,
to convince the people that the bonds they
buy will bring them large profits. Patriotic
necessity and the fair interest rate on such
secure investments will no doubt prove suf-
ficient stimulus as long as the war shall last.
But the likelihood of subsequent gain
through advance of the bonds beyond par
need not be observed, even though it is well
to avoid holding out a gamblers lure to the
investors.
In the civil war, when United States
bonds went exceptionally low, they began
to rise sharply as the struggle approached
its end, so that by the time peace came the
change had been thoroughly discounted in
the bond market. In December, 1864, gov
eminent per cent. bonds maturing in 1874
sold at no After the war quotations con-
tinued to trend upward. United States
coupon per cent. bonds sold in August,
1869, at 1854 Registered government 2
per cent. bonds of 1880 sold above par
steadily in all the years from 1900 to the
opening of the European war, and the cou-
pom bonds of the same issue equally we'll
Government IS did even better, maintaining
their premium strength until 1917, and then
going only fractionally below it..
Besides the absolute security of govern
ment bonds their general availability as Sc
curity for capital of investing corporations,
insurance companies and so on is pow
erful factor in keeping their value up. If
the end Of the war, when it approaches, can
be perceived in advance it is safe to predict
an upturn in government bond prices.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03
CAN YOU IMAGINE IT?

From the Lincolnton Journal
Think of a man being so far from the
world that he has just now learned there is
war. That is the experience of Frederick
Smithern, an arctic explorer just returned
from five years among the Eskimos, which
by the way, would indicate that they do
not know about it either.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03

The wise men of Gotham, composing the
health board of New York, have been de-
hberating on the best means of preventing
the spread of Spanish influenza. The result
is that hereafter no kissing may be INDUCED
in, except throI Oh the medium of pocket
handkerchief. This may prove effective, but
will be awfully insipid-a sort of denatur-
ed osculatory delight.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03

Hon. w. J, Harris, who will be with us
this afternoon, will be the fourth of the
senatorial candidates to personally bring his
message to the people of Terrell county.
Messrs. Howard, Hardwick and Shaw were
all given cordial greeting and respectful at
tention as prominent Georgians, and the
same will be accorded the distinguished Wis
itor today. Our people, irrespective of their
preference, are always glad to hear dis
eussed the issues of campaign, especially
when so high and important an office as that
of United States senator is sought.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03

If Henry Ford should happen to be elect
ed to the senate he will not depend upon
his wife to tell him how to vote. President
Wilson will attend to that part of Henry's
official business.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03

If it is true that General Won Boehm is
the German retreat specialist, as the dis
patches state, we must congratulate the far
sighted Won on picking a speciality that in
months to come will assure him lively and
continuous engagements. He ought to be
the last German general out of a job.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03

The people will watch with interest the
action of their public servants on the propo-
sition to make all salaries of federal and
state officials subject to the income tax. If
this amendment to the revenue bill is car
ried all persons on public payrolls from the
president down, whose incomes exceed the
exemptions, will be in the taxpaying class
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03

When you read about the "pure American
ism" of New England and the illiteracy of
the South remember that in Massachusetts,,
in which Boston, the alleged center of
culture" is the chief city, 100000 people
of voting age are unable to read or write
English.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03

And don't forget it was the Italians who
tossed the first large, obstreperous wrench
into the Teuton offensive machinery.