Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-10-05

that the American government VIII
abandon Its opposition 10 sucN
course.
The London Express says It Inns I'M
questionable information that the for
mer empress OF Russia and all her
children have been murdered by bob
sheylki. III this Is true, the entire Inn
mediate family Of Nicholas hns now
been exterminated. The dowager eni-
press and her daughter and son.ln-law
were attacked by bolsheyih ok Yalta.
but were sayed'by men from the Black
sen fleet after two weeks of fighting.
Ra
The progress Of tho Czeeho-SleFaRs
of Austria-IIungary toward the fde-
pendence recognized By Great Bfllaln
and America Is encouraging, The ".
istence Of the Czeebo filoynk state was
declared by all the Czech deputii in
the Austrian parliament and has nrw
been Endorsed by all Of the clergy OF
the Bohemian diocesess
Pa
Baron Burian, Austro-Hungaran for
eign minister, who still Ii at outs with
Berlin because he insists on an Aus
tiian solution Of the Polish problem,
nevertheless was employed once more
last week to start a Teutonic peace
offensive. This, aimed directly at Presi-
dent Wilson, was suggestion that tho
central powers aud the entente get to-
gether for mn exchange OF views and to
consider all the things which are keep
ing the helllgerents apart. He inti-
mated this might make further fight
Ing unnecessary Though President
Wilson Is not quoted In reply, Wash
ington dispatches make 1t clear that he
holds unwpyeringly the position that
the only tolerable peace will be, n
negotiated, but dictated to the cent
powers by the allies, and that that
the kind Of peace which the allies
achieve In this, II Ii needless 10
he Is backed up by the entire M
No one In position 10 predict
sumes to believe that such q peace
be attained this year, but no OF
tends that any other kind Of VI
shall be accepted by America.
have gone into the war to the fiji
and we propose that the finish shall
In accordance with our high aime
the future safety Of civilization
freedom, no matter what the cost
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At most oppoftune time came the
registration day for ali Americans be-
tween the ages of eighteen and TWEEN
ty-one and thirty-one and forty-flve
years. Gladly, with patriotic exalta.
ton. some 13,O00.000 youths and older
men enrolled themselves for military
duty and from their number 5000, 900
more trained soldiers Will soon be
ready to move forward 10 the battle
lines. Millions of others, not so fit In
one way or another for actual fighting,
win be listed for other work directly
connected with The carrying on OF the
war. In a few weeks the relative
standing Of the 13,0O0,000 will have
been determined According to Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder, the
first to be selected for the canronments
and camps will be those between nine
teen and twcnty-one and between tIir.
ty-one and tblrty-six.
The matter of granting deferment
10 reglstrants because Of the work In
which they are engaged Is of utmost
importance. and the aid Of oil employ
ers in this has been enlisted. The GOV
eminent Is especially DESTROYS that no
essential industries shall be disturbed
by the draft, but enough men must be
selected 10 maintain steady flow Of
registrants to the training camps.
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AS had been foreseen, here and
abroad. the Germans have begun an
intensified U-boat campaign directed
especially against the transports carry
Ing American troops and supplies. Up
to date this has resulted In the toipe-
doing Of the Mount Vernon, formerly
the Kr0nprinzessln Cecelie, which WINS
bringing home wounded and sick sob
diers, and Of the Persic, carrying $500
American troops to Europe. In the
former case the casualties were con
fined to men in the engine rooms and
the vessel put back to a French port
under her own steam. All the men on
the Persic were safely transferred to
the conveying vessels, after which the
steamship was heached on the English
coast. The submarine which attacked
II was destroyed ly depth charges, In
both Instances the utmost bravery and
GOODNESS were exhibited by the crews
ana the soldiers aboard
The British teamship AfissnnabIs
also was torpedoed while on her way
TO Aiarriea for troops and supplies