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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-02
ALLIES MUST Be
STERN WITH GERMANY
THE COUNTRY WHICH STARTED
THE WORLD WAR is NOW
PLAYING BABY ACT

Under the title Germany Playing
the Baby Act" the Literary Diges
of last Saturday contains the follow
ing able article on the danger of the
allied nations permitting sympathy
for the outlaw nation to be aroused
by propaganda which is now being
sent out for that purpose. The Lit
erary Digest article follows:
People dropt down dead in the
streets from starvation in Poland dur
ing the long years of war-agony
Matched by Germany, without one
word of pity SO far as we could dis
cover in the German papers reaching
this office. Armenians, too, died like
flies from mere thirst while portly
German guards kept the Noslem
Turks from giving water to them. Yet
not German word of regret was
heard in the homeland, even when
the German missionaries in Turkey
wrote home singing rekuke to their
own government that would raise
blisters on any less hardened psy-
chology. But, to use naive Teutonic
expression, chat is war" When the
fighting ended, no doubt the air would
food for the starving Poles, Armeni-
ans, Servians, and the 100000 Rus
sian prisoners. So one might think.
Thus far, however, the appeals COM
ing from Germany seem to be entirely
and absolutely for aid for the OPP
pressors, and not one word for the
opprest. Indications in the news are
that food will be sent, but purely to
prevent the rise of Bolshevism that
may infect other lands. Since the
armistice was signed, we have been
assailed by constant series of notes,
wireless messages, and appeals to |
women telling us that the poor, dear |
Germans are starving, and sending |
heart-rending appeals for food. On |
this point the Londan Saturday Re-
view has word to say which at tie
moment is singularly apt:
''The Germans must either bully or
cringe to somebody-it is their ma
fure to- They thought that they had
got hold Of "a softly in President Will
son, and SO they began to beslaver
him with compliments as their pro-
tector, the savior of the world, who
going to fight with them for the free
dom Of the seas and the freedom of
commerce. But the Puritan professor
who happens just now to be the alb
solute ruler of a hundred million of
the richest and most powerful nation
in the world, was not to be caught
by the chaff of Prince MAJ or DR..
Solf, being quite aware that there
are some animals of whom, as Pope
said, it is the SLAYER kills, and not .
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-02
IDAHO TO HAVE
SCENIC HIGHWAY
GRANGEyILLE BIRD
HIGHWAY TO BE CONSTRUCT
ED AT COST OF $26O,OOO

The Lewiston Tribune contained tn
following account of the new high
way between Grangeville and White
bird upon which construction will soor
begin:
North Idaho is soon to have an
other highway which will rival the
now famous Lewiston Hill highway
as an engineering feature and scenic
route. This will be the Salmon River
Grangeville link of the north and
south state highway, contract for
the construction of which has just
been let to T. J. Hoskins of Ontario,
Oregon, for the grading and Athe Sc
curity Bridge company of Lewiston
for the concrete and bridge work.
The project is % miles in length,
extending from the Salmon river at
the mouth of Whitebird creek to the
City of Grangeville. The only means
of travel between these two points
at the present time is over narrow,
precipitous mountain road of heavy
grades-some pitches as steep as rs
per cent-and sharp, dangerous turns.
Though it is a very important mail
route, supplying all the Salmon river
country for a distance of 80 miles to
New Meadows, it is practically no
more than poor trail and almost
impossible to auto traffic except I'M
der the most favorable weather condi-
tions. The section which this new
highway will eliminate is the worst
of the whole route from Lewiston to
Boise because of its very heavy grades
and sharp, dangerous turns.
Leaving the Salmon river at the
IL IL kI,o
highway will follow up whitebird
creek one mile to the town Of White
bird, then take southeasterly course
along the west slope of Whitebird
creek with maximum grade of five
per cent and easy, graceful curves to
what will undoubtedly be known as
"the foot of the ladder" seven miles
out from the Salmon river. Here the
greater part of the development work
to make the necessary climb of 5000
feet to the summit is worked out For
the next three miles the road swings |
back and forth across gently slop- |
ing ridge eight consecutive times. At |
the last round of the ladder, or ten |
miles from the Salmon river, vast
panorama is unfolded. The whole
stretch of road from this point to the
river is IN full V1eW--CO Cnc
EAST lies Chapman and Whitebird
,reek canyons with their timbered
upper benches, while in the distance
md thirty miles away Buffalo Hump,
With it's snow-capped peak, may be
zen. To the south beyond White
,ird and the Salmon the Seven Devils
ire seen fifty miles away and also
To the west across the
salmon lies the productive Doumecq
nd Joseph plains country between
he Snake and Salmon. Is
From the last round of the ladder s
he route skirts the brakes Of Chap Z
ian creek for another three miles to s
he summit where an elevation of /
1893 feet is reached, 5000 feet above t
he starting point. Then down from {
he summit on the Grangeville side r
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-02

/ ravished and raped and pillaged in
defenseless Belgium He proceeds:
at is ridiculous to speak of the
good German people'-the same Ger
man people who shouted with glee
when the Lusitania was sunk and
little American children drowned. The
German Socialists are noisy now;
They were silent when Belgium was
invaded, when the Brest-L itovsk
treaty was signed Let them be 81
lent now. When the American boys
arrived in Cfhteau-Thierry they found
packages wrapt up and addrest to the
good people Of Germany'-package
which contained things stolen from
our homes in the French city-there
were letters found alsO-letters from
the good people of Germany'-ex-
pressing gratitude for similar pres
ents' sent them in the past.
Mr.. Lausanne reminds US that
there is no magic in the word dem
ocracy," and that because a people
assume, more or less sincerely, a
democratic form of government, they
do not change their nature overnight
He reminds US that the hungry Ger
man appealing for our aid to-day is
the same hectoring German who has
consistetly despiscd US in the past.
How far he is right can be seen from
what the Frankfurter Zeitung had to
say a few short weeks ago when it
wrote
eve are not criminals who need to
do pennace in sackcloth and ashes.
We want to reach an understanding
and compensate differences as equals
oCr1o1c h11f x1ro111H no Thor
shed the last drop of our blood than
make any disgraceful submission"
The London Times quite solemnly
mans, who it says, "are attempting
to maneuver President Wilson into
the position of trustee for Germany"
of magnanimity both now and at the
Peace Conference. 1t continues:
president Wilson is unlikely to be
the victim Of Prussian guile. The |
main interest of the German people, |
as distinguished from the interests of ,
those who have made it's name a by
word, is that out of this conflict shall |
come peace just and lasting. Such
a peace can not be the work of Ger
many or of the German people, who
nave shown no sense of justice, or
or uprightness, but have con-
measured morality by the
standard of ruthless force. The peace
must be the work of the Allied peoples
md of the people of the United States 1
whose governments have now to face {
md to discharge task of immeasur-
BILE responsibility in spirit of trus-
eeship for the future of mankind. s
whatever intercourse may be nee
ssary with enemy representatives .
aust be strictly limited to the prac- l
ical application of negotiable details. :
he indisputable terms of just /
eace must be agreed upon by the I
lilies and the United States in ad- t
ance, and accepted unchanged by the p
nemy." $
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-02

URGED IN IDAHO
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE URGES
CAMPAIGN FOR BUILDING
AND OTHER ACTIVITY

The local council of defense is in re,
ceipt of the following set of resolutions
which it asks the press to give the widest
publicity in the hope that work will be
provided for the returning soldiers. The
resolutions follow
Reconstruction
| Whereas, Signing the armistice has
brought cessation of armed hostilities
and
'Whereas, Idaho contributed freely
and periodically of her treasure and
blood for the successful prosecution of
the war, with oversubscription of mil
lions of dollars, and still stands ready
to do her full part in any requirement
made of her by the government; and
Whereas, The national non-war con-
struction board found it necessary to
place ban on practically all building
operations not essentially necessary for
the winning of the war; and
Whereas. Such building restrictions
have now been removed; and
Whereas, We have come to period
of reconstruction, readjustment and ma
terial development; and
Whereas, Signs are now apparent
there will be within our borders a sur->
plus of labor in that many men who en-
gagged in war industries to assist the gov
eminent will return to their home state
because of the reconstruction and in some
cases complete cessation of those indus
tries, and must be given employment on
either state, county or municipal con-
struction work which should be encour-
aged in all parts Of Idaho; be it there
fore
Resolved, That the executive commit
tee of the state council of defense re-
quests that all, including county and
community councils, join this committee
in encouraging and supporting all worthy
agricultural, commercial industrial and
transportation undertakings in this state,
to the end that we may thereby stimulate |
IN enlarged and hea1thful development |
md utilization of the abundant resources
If Idaho; and be it further
Resolved, That all forms of fake and
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-02

the route passes through a timbered
hillside of stately yellow pine and
| spruce for a distance of three miles
| Occasional glimpses of the Camas
prairie may be had through openings
~nthe trees in this timbered section
of the highway. Two short stretches
of five per cent grade are used in this
three miles, the remainder being very
light grade.
At the end of this timbered section,
or sixteen miles from the starting
point, the whole beautiful grain coun-
try of Camas prairie is in>full view,
looking like vast checker board. In
the foreground lies the Tolo Lake
Grangeville bathing pool, while in the
background Cottonwood butte may be
seen.
Two miles more of open hillside and
Camas prairie is reached, and from
this point to Grangeville, which has
an elevation of 1870 feet, the route
passes through the farming section
on an average downward grade Of
two per cent.
To, construct this highway requires
the excavation and moving of about
100000 cubic yards of material, Is
per cent of which will be solid rock;
the placing of approximately 400
cubic yards of concrete in culverts,
nearly a mile Of culvert pipe, the con-
struction of one 60-foot span bridge
across Whitebird creek and about
four miles of guard fence. The cost
will be approximately 100000, of
which sum the federal aid department
of public roads, the State of Idaho
and the two highway districts of
Grangeville and Whitebird pay one
third share each.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-02
so Eggs a Day

"Since using More Eggs l get 4
to SO eggs a day instead of 8 or g.,
writes A. P. Woodland Of. st. Cloud
Fla. This scientific tonic has made
big egg profits for thousands. 0,
poultry raisers all over the U. S, &c
ready now and asake big profits ou
Of your hens this winter. A $1.O(
package will double the egg produc
ton and a million dollar bank guam
antees to refund your money if yoj
are not entirely satisfied. Send~$1 .0l
now to E. J. Refer, the poultry exl
pert, room 4O4 Refer Bldg, KansaI
City, Mo-, or send $2.25 and get
regular $1.OO packages on special dis
count for full seasons supply O.
write for his valuable free book tha1
tells the experience of man who ha|
made a fortune out of poultry. 5
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-02
1.-THE bite I"

Fthe bite.
All the sentimentalists, all the paci
fists, all the concealed pro-German
are now reminding US that in the houl
of victory it is our duty to be mag
unanimous. The German sympathi
zers are letting no grass grow under
their feet. On the day after tn.
armistice was signed, the New Yorl
|Staatz-Zeitung wrote:
"The end of active hostilities finds
Germany in a state of extreme ex.
haustion and internal unrest such as
is inevitable after the radical govern
mental changes. 1t seems remarkable
however, in these circumstances, that
so far the radical upheaval has not
manifested itself in bloody excuses.
"This gives rise to the hope that
the German nation in setting it's
house in order will avoid anarchy: a
comparatively calm evolution is, of
course, to be heartily wished for in
the interests of the German people
themselves.
'1n its present condition the Ger
man nation needs sympathetic sup
port from all sides. It needs the
material and moral aid of the rest
of the world in order to get back on
its feet and re-orgapize it's national
existence under new conditions.
"In this dark and fateful hour, the
German nation needs the sympathy of
the world, and particularly the United
States, and this sympathy will not be
withheld if the reorganization goes on
in an orderly manner"
Another New York German paper
makes a strong bid for our sympathy
for the poor Germans, so distrest with
the aftermath of war. The New
Yorker Herold says:
s'The great upheaval in Germany,
according to all the news at hand, has
been as thorough as could possibly
De imagined. The mood of the masses
For a political change was so over
and manifested itself with
such force and directness that the
,lasses which hitherto ruled and their
representatives could not even dream |
If offering resistance.
I'VE exprest the view weeks ago |
hat a revolution in Germany would |
lot bring about such chaotic condi-
ions as we saw arise in Russia Ow-
ag to it's organizing power and it's
owe of order, the German nation will
overcome disorder. The
iced of peace and bread, that was
What made the force of the German
evolution so irresistible. The masses
n the Allied countries will now be
BILE to concentrate upon their needs"
Stephane Lausanne, the editor of
he Paris Matin-a paper which above
II others has stimulated the French
1orale, even in the darkest days
ids us beware Of all this "sob stuff"
lie reminds us that these good Ger
lans" who are now pitifully extend
lg their empty plates toward us are
ne same good Germans" who cheer
4 the torpedoing of the Lusitania,
18th its freight of innocent women
nd children, who permitted the sink
lg of hospital-ships without 'batting ]
n eyelid," who looked on calmly and
ven approvingly while their sons
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-02
wildcat promotion schemes which are

wildcat promotion schemes which are
likely to crop out in various sections of
the. state in the return to industrial peace
activities, be carefully investigated and
when found to be such, they be pro-
hibited that the public may be guarded
in the making of legitimate investments.
"Signed
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE.
"TOS. HANSEN,
Secretary"
Boise, November 26, 1918
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-02
O. A. Scott Goes Overseas.

Orland A. Scott who was associated
with J. L. Gray in Y. M C. A. work at
Fort George Wright during the past
summer, has been called for overseas
service. Mr.. Scott will be remembered
as having attended the u of l., being
student there at the time the old admin
istration building burned He was for a
time pastor of the Methodist church at
Chewelah, Wash. Ills family will re-
main in Spokane during his absence.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-02
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-08
THE STOCK MARKETS
Furnished Weekly by Wood
son-Fennewald, St. Louis

Cattle receipts have been fairly
liberal this week, market was
steady Monday but closing ten
lower today. There have been very
few good cattle here and nothing
choice. bulk of receipts being half
fat kinds.
Bulk of the prime steers selling
$500 to 1880 Choice $l240 to
1885. Good $11.65 to 1925. Medi.
um $1,000 to 1885. Fair killers
1925 to 9.85.
Stockers and feeders steady.
Choice feeders $3.50 to 1000.
Choice stockers $9.75 to 9.25. Medi-
um SITS to 825. Common $500
to ESQ.
Choice yeariing steers and heif-
ers $500 to 1925. Good S115O
to 11.25. Medium $3.50 to 9.25.
Fair killers and stock heifers $3.50
to 800.
Choice cows $3.50 to 1000. Good
$500 to 925. Medium S765 to
815. Cutters $500 to 74O Can.
ners $625 to $50
Hog receipts $4,000, market Is
to 35c higher. Best butcher and
heavy hogs $3.50 to 17.O5. Good
mixed and light butchers $1665 to
1886. Good weight pigs $15.25 to
1880 Good packers $3.50 to 1875
Sheep receipts 1900, market
steady. Good to best ewes $1175
to 1880. Wethers $12 so to 1900
Yearlings $1440 to 1900. Good to
choice handy weight lambs $17 IS
to 1765. Fair to good $17.00 to
1925. Heavy lambs S1675 to
I1725
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-08
GTOundhOg Saw Shadow.

The second day of February
dawned clear and bright 10 this
locality and the stage was all set
for the appearance of the great
weather prophet. Owing to search
ty of fuel good many hoped he
would not be able to see his shadow
and thus the long cold spell would
be broken but such was not the
case II his hoeship appeared, and
who could doubt but that he dide
he had no trouble to distinguish mis-
shadow almost any time during the
day. We don't quite understand
the philosophy Of this weather
prophet, nor why any right minded
eroundhOg would leave his COM
Portable quarters and come forth to
search for his shadow on this par;
ticular day. and again what posi-.
BILE effect the ground hog seeing or
not seeing his shadow could have
on the weather for the next six
weeks. We say we cannot nnder
stand it, but as there are so many
things in life that we cannot un-
derstand. we will prepare as bes:
we can for at least six weeks more
cold weather. You must remember
that every weather prophet that
came into prominence in his com.
munity was a firm believer in the
ground hog and his name adorns
the pages of every revised version
of the almanac and the weather
chart, and a host of good people
who have lived in the past and a
large number who still live, pin
their faith on what the weather is
going to be from Feb. End, as tC
whether the ground hog saw his
shadow or not. Shelby County
Herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-08
Spring Wheat.

Last February and March were
especially favorable for sowing
spring wheat" in most sections of
Missouri-and in ever so many
fields the results we're excellent, in
some cases beating winter wheat
yields.
For 1918 it might pay you to
plant patch of spring wheat with
northern seed should our 1918
spring season open early!
Spring wheat, generally, has
(through the years. not turned out
to advantage in Missouri, at the old
time prices. under old conditions.
High prices, and worldwide need
for wheat. urges trying spring
wheat" in a limited way this year,
if very early planting be possible.
If, because of dry weather or
other hindrances last fall, you failed
to seed all your wheat ground, you
will do well to try a little specu-
lation on early planting of spring
wheat" with a light application of
fertilizer if needed.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-08
One Year Of II

A year ago Friday Germany put
into execution her unrestricted sub
marine warfare. after only a few
hours notice. During the IL
months SO United States vessels,
with a total tonnage of III ,061 tons,
have been sunk by U-boats, mines
or enemy raiders, with a loss of
over 800 lives.
To offset this. our Government
has seized 1O7 interned German and
Austrian vessels of 684,494 gross
tonnage. and added them to her
merchant marine Most of the
American ships lost were sailing
vessels. while those seized were
steamers. for the most part, and are
now doing duty as transports. In
addition. we have requisitioned 1926
ships building in American yards
TOT foreign owners, with Z,UOU.UUU
tons capacity. and have converted
Fl lake steamers into ocean vessels.
We have under construction 884
ships, many of which will be com
pleted during the present year
On the whole. therefore, the years
balance sheet is not unfavorable.
Thanks to the informed ships, we
have made a net gain of 515.433
tons, despite losses, and are just
getting our shipbuilding program to
a point where it will soon begin to
show results. The navy is steadily
whiting down the submarine
terror. and if the war goes another
year it will rank only as a pest in
stead of a menace of the sea.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-08

A German soldier says in letter
that the crown prince bestowed an
iron cross on the company gardner
for growing some fine lettuce. Well,
anyhow, there's one German who
didn't have to slaughter a few babies
to get a decoration.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-08

Lost-Friday of last week on road
south of town auto number plate
46711 and oil light and bracket.
Return to Woodson & Graham's
garage.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-08

When ourssoldier boys ride over
those newly made railroads in
France they will ride over many a
tie which recently was a sturdy tree
in the Missouri Ozarks. for these are
busy days for the tie hackers. The
Doniphan Prospect News reports
that six hundred carloads of ties
are awaiting shipment from there
now and that hundreds of 9th er
cars of ties have been shipped fro m
that territory.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-08

There are many beautiful trees
in Monroe City which need the
attention of an artistic tree trimmer
but it is usually not safe to agitate
the question because the tree butch
er is sure to get busy and ruin a lot
of nice trees.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-08

Quite a number of farmers have
concluded that northern seed pota.
toes are not reliable for the first
years crop, but seed from the first
years planting is pretty sure to pro.
duce a good crop. Try it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-08

Estes Johnston who has bee n
employed with the Jessup Motor
Supply Co. 10 Hannibal for several
months. has secured a position with
Piercesll & Sons automobile repair
shop in this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-08

In a time Of world crisis, it is a
poor thing to allow criticism to take
the place of constructive help.
Save wheat and meat because that's
your duty. You don't stop praying
because your neighbpr plays golf on
Sunday.