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Evening star., 1918-02-20
HEAR PRISONERS.
!. WILL Join GERMANS
Russians Circulate Rumors
Teutons Will Be in Petro-
grad in Two Weeks.
BY LOUIS EDGAR BROWNE.
to- The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.


Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
PETROGRAD, February Is (delayed).
rumors are circulating in Petro-
grad that the Germans will be in pos
session Of the Russian capital within
two weeks and that. large boards of
rifles and ammunition secreted In this
city will be used by the 40.00 prisoners
concentrated here when the great day
comes and cooperation between the
eastern armies of the central powers
and the Austto- German prisoners in
Russia becomes desirable. The Soviet
ridicu1es this point of view, declaring
that the Austro-German prisoners are
complete bolshevik converts. e.
Yesterday 800 German officers and
soldiers taken in the war left Petro-
grad for Dvinsk on their way to Ger
many via mo mans land" OF these
men 80 per cent are unfit for future
military service.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
BIG GERMAN STRIKE
is BEING ARRANGED

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 2O-The
German Independent socialists
are arranging for a demonstra-
tive strike in the munitions fac
tories of the empire, commencing
March 1. according to Informs
ton received from Berlin and
forwarded by the Amsterdam
correspondent Of the Exchange
Telegraph Company.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Named Member of War Mission Here

MONTREAL. February 20.-Ross H
McMaster, assistant general manager
of the Steel Company of Canada. has
been appointed member of the Cana
dian war mission at Washington.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Activity on Other Fronts.

In the Italian theater the enemy has
again assumed an aggressive attitude.
The concentration of an important
body of German cavalry in the vicinity
OF Riga is noted, and it is believed that
the Germans may find it expedient to
advance on Petrograd. The Russian
contingents are evacuating the Ar
menian centers south Of the Black sea,
which are being reoccupied by Turkish
detachments. Trebizond will probably
soon fall into Turkish hands.
TT is important to record that large
contingents of Arabs are joining the
forces of the Sheik of Mecca, who is co..
operating with the British
The Arabs have defeated the Turks
in two encounters. occupied Ell Mazreh,
southeast of the Dead sea, and are ad-
vancing along the Hedjaz railway to-
ward Maan."
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Other Successful Raids.

'Other successful raids were under
taken by French detachments in the
vicinity Of the Chemin des Danes, east
of Rheims, in upper Alsace and else
where. In all the French drove for
ward twelve very fortunate reconnais-
sance undertakings along different parts
of the line.
German units were also active. Their
attempts to reach the French lines were
temporarily successful in the vicinity
Of Bezonvaux and in Alsace. However,
seven German raids at various other
points broke down. French artillery
kept the enemy constantly engaged
along a widely scattered area.
THE British front was also the scene
OF numerous minor engagements. No
important actions took place, and the
enemy. who evidently was busy with
the grouping of units and disposing
fresh forces, recently arrived from
other theaters. in the front line, under
took only such reconnoitering engage
ments as to familiarize the new units
with the nature Of the terrain in front
Of them.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Austrians Also Alarmed.

A large section of opinion in Austria
Hungary also is alarmed over the pros
pect of a renewal of war with Russia.
DISPATCHES from Amsterdam and
Zurich quote Austro- Hungarian news
papers to this effect, and a Vienna dis
patch to the Vossische Zeitung reports
a rising feeling against Germany on ac-
count Of her action against Russia.
The Neue Freie Presse and the Reicns-
post argue that as Austria Hungary no
longer has any enemies on. her eastern
frontiers she is not called to interfere
in Russian internal affairs. The Ar
better Zeitung, Vienna's leading social
ist newspaper, insists emphatically that
must not take part in
. new offensive.
Guerrilla Warfare Planned.
PETROGRAD, February 16.-Guerrilla
warfare is to be Russia's method Of OPP
posing Germany, should that nation In.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
New War Not Popular.

LONDON, February 20.-Germany's
new war against Russia apparently is
not popular with the German or Aus
trian people. according to comment in
the press of the two countries.
When the Brest-Litovsk negotiations
closed all talk in Germany was of
peace. The school children were given
a holiday and joy bells were rung. The
public apparently did not discriminate
between peace with the Ukraine and
with Great Russia, but acclaimed it as
a general peace with Russia.
George Bernhard in the Vosssche Eel
tung emphasizes this point and wants
an explanation of who was responsible
for this disappointment. The socialist
Vorwaerts takes the same line and says:
THE more we meddle in Russian-eaf-
fairs the more we get away from peace.
What must be done is to stick to the
defense of our own soil and to make
peace wherever possible without annex
alton or forcible amputations."
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Organizing Force of 100000.

This mornings reports declare that
Gen. Alexieff is cooperating with Gen.
kaledines' Ukraine forces. the common
objective being the election of boil
shevik influences from south Russia.
The soviet's hasty endeavors to or
ganize a force of 100000 men under
Ensign Krylenko indicate uneasiness.
Petrograd is hourly receiving wild re-
ports that Gen. Alexieff's forces, like a
SNOWFALL, are rapidly growing, but the
bolsheviki declare that Alexieff is with
out sufficient ammunition for a long
campaign.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Appeal to German Soldiers.

When the German peace delegation at
Brest-Litovsk obstructed the proceed
ing recently Leon Trotzky threatened
to drop 100000 pamphlets on the
German eastern front, informing the
German soldiers Of the Russian point
of view. He made good this threat.
Ensign fKrylenko, commander-in-chief eff
of the Russian army. signed a proc
1amation which was printed in German
and is now being distributed on the
whole front. It reads:
many a democratic peace. Your mill
to remove you from the comparative
safety and tranquility of this front for
the purpose OF feeding you to the French
and British cannon on the western front"
Every political element in Russia is
vitally interested in the maneuvers in
southern Russia Of the forces commanded
by Gen. Alexieff. Cadets monarchists and
conservative and reacdonary factions
hope. against their better judgment, that
Alexiefrs army will prove the force which
will release the country from maximalist
scenting a real counter revolution, are
massing their strength, hoping for quick
and decisive decision in the initial en-
counter.
Gen. Alexien's army is beseiging
Voroneszh. which is contiguous to the
Don Cossack country. His force con-
sists of twenty-seven regiments, with
and 800 guns, making the
total strength 10000 men. The largest
part of his army is made up of former
officers, who, driven to desperation by
the existing order of things, are now
serving as common soldiers.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Germans Continue Advance.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, February 20, via London
German forces on the Russian front
yesterday advanced to the northeast
and east of Dvinsk, the German war
Office announced today.
The text of the statement reads:
Eastern theater: On both sides of
the Riga-Petrograd railway the Rus
sian positions were crossed and we ad-
vanced twenty kilometers beyond the
line which had been our front. Feeble
resistance on the part of the enemy
near InZeen, north of the railway. soon
was broken.
Our division pushed on from Dvinsk
to the northeast and to the east.
Between Dvinsk and Lutsk they ad-
vanced on wide sectors. Divisions
which pressed forward beyond Lutsk
are marching on Rovno.
prisoners to the number of $500,
several hundred guns and a great
amount of rolling stock fell into our
hands,
The official communications issued by
the German war office last evening said
that from Riga to as far south as Lutsk
German armies were advancing east
ward to Russia
Evening star., 1918-02-20
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, February oo-"We can
no longer believe in the pacific inten-
tions of Russia and must see that peace
and order prevail in the occupied re-
gions Of the adjoining countries" DIR.
Won .Kuehlmann, the German foreign
minister, declared in addressing the
reichstag main committee yesterday.
The foreign minister said he hoped
Germanys new war with Russia would
strengthen the inclination for peace at
Petrograd.
Even today" he added. 1--WE are pre-
pared to conclude a peace which cor
responds with our interests"
The foreign secretary read the wire
nouncing that they found it necessary
to sign a peace agreement on the terms
dictated by the central powers. He said
he would like to warn the members of
the reichstag main committee against
the belief that peace with Russia was
in their pockets. adding: Peace with
Russia will have been arrived at only
when the signatures on the treaty are
dry"
Won Kuehlmann said the conduct of the
Russian delegates at the peace negotia-
that of Leon Trotzky was without prece-
dent in history. With his last declara-
ton, the foreign minister declared, NJ.
Trotzky attempted to eXtricate himself
from a position which had become un-
tenable.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
WEATHER.

Fair and much colder tonight and
tomorrow; cold wave tonight: lowest
temperature about 20 degrees.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest. 81. at
am. today; lowest, AZ. at pm. yes
terday.
Full report on page Is.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-08
.LATAH COUNTY NOW
HAS MORE SOLDIERS
SIXTY-ONE MEN PLACED IN
CLASS l AND 80 ARE IN
LIMITED SERVICE

AS. result of the physical examina-
ton of As men of the 1918 class and 81
of the 1917 men who we're reclassified,
81 more men have been placed in class 1.
These, with the 40 class l men from the
first So examined, gives 101 men in class
ii in Latah county who are subject to
call at any time. Then there are 80 who
are in class for limited service and
will probably be sent to the spruce divi-
sion at Vancouver, where they will assist
in getting out spruce for airplanes.
Forty-five more of the 1918 class men
were examined. Of these 26 were found
to be physically fit for general military
service and we're placed in class l..
Twelve were placed in the limited serv-
ice class, two were rejected and three
were referred to the medical board at
Lewiston for further examination
Sixty-seven men of the 1917 regis
trants who were reclassified recently
were examined and IS of them went
into class 1 and 10 were placed in the
limited service class. Six were placed
as remedial" which means that slight
operation will fit them for general serv-
ice, seven were rejected and one was de-
ferred.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-08
LEWISTON MILL BUYS
BIG CROP OF WHEAT

LEWISTON.-The Lewiston Milling
company today purchased 10000 bushels
of No 2 soft, white wheat from W. J.
Houser of the Pomeroy section, who
will begin delivering it at once. This
wheat brought $2O3 "The farmers are
being agreeably surprised" said Man
ager M. B. Mikkelson, "by getting a
larger yield to the acre than they anti
cipated. This part of the country will
receive more money for wheat than in
any previous year"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-08

The Boche has two strong reasons for remembering
the Marne.-Washngton Post.
If Germany surrenders now, Honduras may claim
that she did it-Lowell Courier-Citize
Kaiser Bill should sit down at once and eat his goose.
It has been cooked for some time.-Detroit News.
No doubt the Hun who sank the Robert and Richard
will make it sound like two ships in his reportLowell
Courier Citizen.
The Kaiser has the wrong idea. The war will end
when he asks peace terms; not when he proposes
them-Detroit News.
What interests editor most is whether they're
going let George Sylvester Viereck keep the 100000
Columbus Ohio State Journal.
STILL Mr.. Hearst is not sufficiently Teutonized to
refer what happened to him at Saratoga "a stra-
tegic retirement" New York World
The Kaisers giving General He'll to his troops on
the Western Front looks like rather tardy effort to
compete with the Allies Philadelphia North American.
One reason why the colored soldiers in France
want to hurry up and whip the Germans and get back
home is that there watermelons in France
Columbia Record.
"There is no such thing as international law any
more" exclaimed the Kaiser to DR.. Davis. Another of
the little mistakes Of the AHighest which will be
corrected in time.-New York World.
The dipomatists have the eternal effrontery to
suggest that the fate of Belgium be settled around the
conference.-the. You're late, Henie Belgiums fate
settled when America entered the war.-Columbia
Record.
By the way did Colonel House suggest this offensive
to General Foch Minneapolis Journal.
The Kaiser's armies fighting to make the world
safe for his sons.-Montgomery Advertiser
The Emperor Karl has doubt sent word already to
Emperor Wilhelm that he knows how it feels.-Chares-
ton Mail
Apropos of the rain-coat frauds, it will always be
found that a slick Stacker makes slack slicker-
Washington Post.
In the meantime, Germany needn't take the trouble
to proceed with any more peace terms. Well attend
to that, too.-Kansas City Star.
One of the sad things about this is the fact that
after it over all Americans will be called Yankees
Jacksonville Florida Times-Unon
Austria has long since realized that her relations
with the Hohenzolerns involve numerous assessments
and no Observation-Disclosures Star. =
The French say the only trouble they have with Am
orleans is to hold them back Odd That's the
trouble the Huns complaining of-Detroit News.
1t reasonably safe to venture the opinion that
the Kaisers fears of "soft peace" have materially
diminished since the Yankee soldiers got into the fight
ing.-Sprngfield Union.
German commanders in France complaining that
their in tie pilaging supply trains
destined to the Front, which shows what habit and
training will do.-New York World.
"We retired from south of the Marine unnoticed"
says the official German statement by way of assur-
to the people at home. The Allies noticed about
seventeen thousand of them.-Kansas City Times.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-08
ZEPPELIN CREW IS
LOST: IN NORTH SEA
ANOTHER OF AIRSHIPS WHICH
RAIDED ENGLAND RECENTLY
is DESTROYED

AMSTERDAM.- Captain Strasser
one of Germany's most successful
squadron commanders in Zeppelin at
tacks, and the entire crew of the Yep
pelin which. led the attack toward the
British east coast Monday night, per-
ished- when the dirigible was shot
down over. the North Sea. An official
communication from Berlin follows
Monday night one of our airship
squadrons, commanded by Captain
Strasser, who SO often has success
fully led our airship attacks, again
wrought heavy damage on the east
coast of England by effective bomb
ing attacks; particularly on Boston
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-08

Germany is said to be planning another great Of
fensive on land and sea-" 1t is said that Won linden
berg who again reported to be alive wants to stake
everything on land and fight. Nothing would
please the Allies better than to have the German fleet
come out and be destroyed. That would bring the
end of the many months for then the sub
marines which are still and annoyance, could
be DESTROYED and German morale would go with them
Here's hoping the Germans risk a by ordering their
fleet out try conclusions with the British French
Italian and American fleets massed in European
waters
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-08
Navy Has Enough Men.

Observation-Disclosures of the
draft system to the navy is not re-
garded necessary at present by the
navy department, Rear Admiral Pal
mer, chief Of the bureau Of naviga-
ton told the senate military commit
tee today. He said the navy has
practically all the men it needs and
enlistments will be unaffected by
changing the army draft aegs.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-08

Editor Star Mirror,
Moscow, Idaho.
Dear Sir:
| have been informed that my nam
! was published in your paper, also postet
at the court house, as an alleged Stacker
desire that you publish the fact tina
1 am not Stacker.
The facts are these: left Moscow
Idaho, Dec. 3, 1917, to enlist in the 20tf
Engineers | went to Spokane, Seattle
Camp Lewis, Portland, San Francisco
Los Angeles, and Anaheim. In these
various places | secured the necessary
papers and recommendations for ap-
pointment to the 10th Engineer regi-
ment. l prepared to entrain for the
training camp, Washington, D. c., and
| for the detention camp at Fort Nc
Dowell, Cal. l was not allowed to en-
list because the release which | secured
from the local draft board was invalid.
In fact, it was dated in such a manner
that the time had expired when it was
delivered to me by the postoffice.
Later | filled out and returned by
QUESTIONABLE and asked to be placed in
class Ia, and l was so classified.
I asked to be transferred to District
No. 2, Fullerton, Cal, Orange county,
and was ordered to appear.
The board there refused to examine
me and sent me to Los Angeles. The
board at Los Angeles refused to exam
inc me and sent me back to Fullerton.
The board at Fullerton. asked me to
return at a later date did so and was
found disqualified for military service.
I then received notice from the sheriff
of Latah county that I was an alleged
Stacker; whereas, I had duly appeared
and had been examined three weeks pre-
vious but the draft board had neglected
to return the medical examination re-
port to my local board at Moscow.
was then placed in class S. but the sec
ton was not given, probably Sc
Because of these errors in my papers,
and these alleged accusations, I have ex-
perienced numerous troubles and delays.
7 am close to the Mexican border and
I am, therefore, called upon to show
my papers everywhere I go, which re-
suits in my being arrested and having
Ia, 10 tho If1d0e
Just a few days ago was arrested
and turned over to the United States
marshal, but was released by the draft
board. I am now subject to re-exam-
nation and Redistribution, and I have
expressed my willingness and my desire
to enter the service at this time if the
can use my services.
I would thank you very much if you
could untangle this affair, as otherwise
I am having delightful trip and am
the glorious climate of Cali
fornia.
Crops. are excellent and wages high |
also the thermometer, since it is only
1923 degrees in the shade The principal
crops are alfalfa, cotton. milo maze,
melons, grain, fruit, and some truck
gardens and castoroil beans
Best regards to my many friends in
Moscow
Respectfully yours.
WIN. E DART"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-08
NEW PIANO STORE TO
BE OPENED IN MOSCOW

Robert L. Jones and z. H. Maddux
of Spokane, have leased the room next
to Kelly's jewe1ry store, formerly occu-
pied by Knights Variety store, and will
open piano store with large supply Of
the very best pianos and all of the latest
roll music for piano players. Only the
very best of everything will be carried
in stock, but prices will be very low
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-08

Mrs. Hattie Hagen, charged with
assault and battery on Mrs. c. H.
Bratton some time ago, has been held
to the district court for trial at the
November term by Probate Judge
Nelson, who held the preliminary
hearing
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-08

and Norwich and the Notifications at
the mouth of the Humber.
with his brave crew, Captain
Strasser probably met with heroic
death. All the other airships par
ticipating in the attack returned
without loss or damage despite strong
resistance"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-08
net, delivered to warehouse. s POI

net, delivered to warehouse. 8 POI
Wheat, Bluestem, No. 1, sacked
net, delivered to warehouses PIE
Wheat, Fortyfold, No. l, bulk,
net, delivered to warehouses POI
Wheat, Fortyfold, No. 1, sked,
net, delivered to warehouses 2.1O
Wheat, White Club, No. bulk,
net, delivered to warehouses 1.99
Wheat, White Club, No. 1, s'ked
net, delivered to warehouses EOS
Wheat, Red Russian, No. 1 bulk
net, delivered to warehouses 1876
Wheat, Red Russian, No. SKID
net, delivered to warehouses 2.O5
No. 1 Feed Oats sacked, per
hundred 3.25
No. Timothy Hay ......... 1890
Produce.
Eggs, per doz.. .35c
Butter, creamery, per b.. ......... .55c
Butter, ranch, per lb. ...............5Oc
Potatoes, per cwt. .$l.26
New potatoes, per h.. ................4c
Hens, per lb. ~ 1-2@15c
Old ROSTERS, per lb. .8@1Oc
Hogs, live w.t., light, per lb.15@15 1-2c
Hogs, live W.T., light, per lb.. 10 at 16c
Hogs, dressed, It,, per h.. 1903 lie
Hogs, dressed, heavy, per lb. .17@1Sc
Veal, live w.t., per h.. ....... .6@7c
Veal, dressed, per lb. ...... .1O@13c
Spring Lambs, per lb. .10@12 1-2c
Mutton, per lb. ..6@7c
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-08

The Allies asked to help Russia and they will
probably do So not because Russia deserves help for
she does not A people that cannot be trusted any
than the Russians and that has shown itself
incapable of self government self-restrant as
they have, is not entitled to assistance. But must
help them a matter of self-defense. If Germany
gets control of Russia and the
In man. power, food production and manufactured
tces of which that country is capable, Germany could
never be defeated We must help Russia, undeserving
she Us of help to ourselves from German dom
inaton even if we have to turn Russia to Japan
to rule after the is
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-08

FEED YOUR HOGS PEAS
We have them for sale at feed prices
Has been demonstrated by experiment
that they win put on more fat than corn,
wheat or chop feeds.
WASHBURN & WILSON.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-08
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Germans to Have No Rest.

The renewal of the drive against the Germans by
the French and British forces this morning is signf
cant. 1t means that the Germans to be given no
rest General Foch has the enemy "gong" and intends
to keep him on the move. He will get time to
reinforce his shattered army let his rest or "dg
in" For nearly month the Germans have been
on the defensive and have lost all of the ground taken
since May.
Another significant fact lis the activity of the British
forces reported in todays dispatches This the first
time since the great Allied offensive began on July
49, that the British troops have taken the lead. Cen
eral Haig, Of the greatest commanders England
has produced took the lead at five o'clock this morn
ing and by II 80 had advanced his forces nearly four
miles front Of IL miles, taking the Germans by
surprise and capturing towns, prisoners and guns.
This that Englands army, which bore the
brunt of the heavy fighting in March, April and May,
when it lost almost quarter of million men, has
recovered from the effects of the fighting and
is again able to start and maintain offensive along
q wide front 1t means that England is far from
whipped and her troops have been inspired and aided
by the splendid showing of the Americans
The chief task of the German commanders and news
papers seems to be explaining to the people at
home and preparing them for still to come.
They to realize that the German people cannot
be deceived much longer by lies and to be preparing
them for the facts which reach them before long
German armies to have rest that is certain.
They will driven out of France of Belgium, and
across Germany. 1t may and probably will take from
one to two years, but again will Germany take
the lead and make great offensive in the present
war. She has "shot her wad." .-e--ass--
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-08
AUGUST Z. 1918.

The Mark p. Miller Grain Co. are in
the market for all early deliveries of
Wheat at their Elevator in Moscow.
If you are able to make delivery quick
it will pay you to call upon us. We