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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11
FARMERETTEs IN 1776

We hear much of farmerettes-
women, who, because of the labor short
age, due to the war, have donned over
alls, and are performing mems work in
the fields. But they are not new in
stitution in the United States, as is
evidenced by the following quotation,
printed recently in the Philadelphia
Public Ledger from the New England
Chronicle of the date Sept. 5, 1776:
Philadelphia Since the departure
of the able bodied men from the forks
of the Brandywine, in Chester county,
in the service of their country, the
patriotic young women, to prevent the
evil that would follow the neglect of
putting in the fall crop in season, have
joined the plows and are preparing the
falIows for the seed; and should their
fathers, brothers, and lovers be detain-
ed abroad in defense of the liberties of
these States, they are determined to put
in the crop themselves very laudable
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11
PUBLIC WANTS TO KNOW

The public will insist on knowing
where Senators Borah and Nugent
stand, so far as the Non-partisan league
is concerned. Both senators have been
Endorsed by the league for reelection
and the senators will be expected to
show whether or not they sought the in
dorsements. 1t is reported that two of
the candidates for state offices flirted
With the league for its support. They
are John w. Eagleson, state treasurer;
and Miss Ethel Redfield, state superin-
tendent of public instruction. Mr..
Miss Redfield, you had better
prepare to bid goodbye to the statehOuse
forever.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11
AMERICA AND RUSSIA

The U. S. government has reached a
decision to aid the allies in suppression
of the German menace in Russia, 20 tho
end that Russia may be restored. Exact
nature of the action contemplated by
the United States has not been made
public, but it is known that American
marines, as well as those of Japan and
the allied nations are at Vladivostok,
the Russian port ON the Pacific, and
the east terminal of the trans-Siberian
railway, to protect the vast stores of
war supplies long since assembled there
for shipment to Russia. Also, Kalo, q
railroad terminal on the Arctic coast,
Such actions are mainly in the nature
of the exercise of police powers, and
should not be construed, as undoubtedly
they will by the Germans, as the land
ing of a military force on Russian soil.
Russia must be restored. And her
restoration must be brought about by
America and her allies. Germany to-
day is stripping Russia of her valuable
stores of foodstuffs and war supplies
Germany is freeing Germans held prison
ers in Russia since the early days of
the war. Russia is badly in need of
friend. Socialism has wrought her
ruin.
1t occurs that the most effectual
way of helping Russia is for the allies
to reestablish business order in the coun-
try. Raw materials and manufactured
articles are greatly in demand among
the Russian peoples and if they are
provided with such by the allied peo-
pies, in a way that will insure proper
distribution of the goods, the Russians
will accredit the allies with still being
their true friends, and at the same time
the German purpose of exploiting Rus
STA and Siberia, and by moving on to-
ward Persia, Tibet and China, will be
clearly evidenced to the disheveled popu-
lace of Russia.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11

remained in North Dakota, for il was
thought by the league chiefs in Idaho
that 1t would be unwise for the Ohio
smoke to enter the Gem state. Tn
faet, he was forbidden to speak bv the
State Council of Defense, and by Mavor
Hays Of Boise. The mayors desision
to forbid TOwnley speaking in Boise
was rendered after crowd of several
hundred Boise men marched from Col
umbia square to the city hall, and asked
the mayor what he purposed to do in
matter. He said Townley should not
speak in Boise, and ordered the Boise
police to see that Townley did not
speak.
In retaliation resolution was intro
duced at the convention calling on Presi
dent Wilson to intern for the duration
of the war, Jess B. Hawley, a we'll
known Boise lawyer, John A. McDeyit.
member of the Ada County Council of
Defense, and Mayor Hays, reciting that
they were guilty of stirring up class
hatred.
1t is to be hoped that the many un-
pleasantries which occurred in Boise
during the Non-partisan convention will
soon be forgotten, and that the dele
gates and all concerned will get back in
to the harness to help win the war. The
calling of the meeting was an unfor-
tunate circumstance. 1t is well that
the organization was not allowed to 90
the limit by bringing its king into
Idaho to abuse the patriotic citizens of
the state. 1t would have been better
had the damper been completely shut on
the leagues Undertaking practices.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11

one of our most unabashed diamond
heroes, has been coaching George in the
right delivery, and probably the king
is bit nervous about his performance
He is certainly more concerned than
Arhe Latham, king of baseball come
dams and always a complete stranger to
embarrassment.
1--WE kings must stick together, said
Charles of Austria to a royal pal in the
same boat the other day. George of
England has another version: 1--WE
democrats must stick together, " and he
means what he says. His days are
spent in doing his bit like one of his
subjects, which should really read fell
low-citizen. A busy king is George. He
is seen everywhere and at all times of
day and night: in camps and hospitals,
cover there as well as in England;
sometimes in munition factories; at re-
views, at receptions to soldiers of the
allies, at any function where his presence
and kindly word may count. He loves
"hero' as much as any one; likes
to talk to Tommy Atkins, and has a
great desire to be hospitable to the
fighting men from overseas. Heart and
soul he is in the war all day long. He
does not want to be reminded of his
German forbears. John Bull is George 3
ideal of human man. Perhaps he has
slight preference for the navy, in
which he was brought up, over the
army; but he would never show it. In
the navy George was taught equality
and how to be a man, and he has never
felt like a traditional king since he as
sumed the crown. Pat O'Brien of
Momence, Ill, the aviator who escaped
from German captivity, says that
George to whom he told the story of his
adventures by request, is one of the most
democratic men he ever met; which
must be true, for Pat talked to George
without hitch for an hour and a quar-
ter and was never more at his ease in
his life.
Edward VII was born to be royal
statesman and negotiate alliances on
the continent which should prove the
of the British empire. 1t is
just as certain that George, the sailor
prince was born to show that a king
can be genuine democrat and lover of
liberty in the great war to preserve the
British empire and to save the world
from autocracy and odious kultur.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11
THE FIFTH GEORGE

New York Times: If Thackeray wer,
alive, his pen would trace with tha
simplicity which was the highest art tn,
story of the Fifth George eating buck
American canteen in his capital. How
brief and tactful the notice of theil
coming. 1.-THE king and queen desire
to call" at the Eagle hut, and will be
there Gin a few minutes" Unannounc
ed they drive up, little George in his
snug uniform and carrying his faith
full stick, almost measure of himself;
Mary, a size larger, motherly, plain,
wholesome, questionable in her dress
simple in her manner, looking like any
other decent Englishwoman who had
four well brOught-up boys and a girl a
copy of herself.
They climbed the steps into a hall
where the soldiers and sailors, British,
Canadian, American, are playing games,
writing letters, singing camp songs,
eating with the sauce of hunger, feel
ing at home in a sympathetic atmos-
phere-a free-and-easy- place of many
sounds and laughter, of liberty and
equality. George and Mary are ordin
airy visitors, come to disturb no one, to
mingle with all, to be friendly. No
distinction for them; and, above all, no
ceremony. They want to eat an Ameri-
can dish and sit down with the boys at
one of the big tables covered with oil
cloth. "Buekwheat cakes is the best
thing we have" says the host, little
flustered by the visit. And buckwheat
cakes it was, with New England maple
syrup. George and Mary clear their
plates with gusto, vote the unfamiliar
griddle cakes delicious, and then go
the rounds of kitchens and dormitories,
departing like people who had a good
time.
1t was the most natural thing for
George every inch a democrat, to do
On the Fourth of July will George III.
turn in his gravel p the king is to "pitch
out" the first baseball in game be
tween American teams. Arlie Latham,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. 8
Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho, june
81, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that j. L.
Chamberlain, of higgins, Idaho, who, on
February 90, 1915, made Homestead En-.
try, No. 05968, for a tract of land con.
1921 of T.. "a NJ, R. E., B. M. des-
cribed by metes and bounds as follows:
Beginning at Corner No. !, which bears
North go degrees 90 minutes 33 seconds
w. 1898 chains to the meander corner
of Sections z and IL of T. "a N, RS
and E., B. M. Con North Bank of Sal
mon River) thence South So degrees 90
minutes Z. 9.43 chains to corner No. 2;
thence S. 80 degrees 4S minutes E. 14.51
chains to corner No. 3; thence N. 80
degees 81 minutes E. 1899 chains to
corner No. 4; thence s. 20 degrees 81
minutes w. 1928 chains TO corner No
5; thence N. 20 degees 16 minutes W.
1910 chains to corner No. 6; thence N
8 degees Oh minutes W. 1898 chains to
corner No. l, the place of beginning.
Variation, 81 degrees 81 minutes E.
List 1.1293 has filed notice of intention
to make three-year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore j. Loyal Addison, U. s. Commits
sioner, at Whitebird, Idaho, ON the 9Th
day of August, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
j. o. Howard, Lewis Howard, George
Denison. James Wymore all of higgins,
Idaho.
rs Henry Heitfeld, Register.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11

The Non-partisan league, in its plat
form, advocated public ownership of
almost everything but newspapers
and farm lands. The league wants
to- control the newspapers and its
leaders grow exceedingly angry
when the newspaper boys tell them to
go to hell. So far as public ownership
of farm lands is concerned-well, that IS
different matter. The league bosses
couldn t hope to corral the farmer vote
if they advocated such measures.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11
RIVER EXCURSIONS

Indeed it is saddening for one to rea(
of the loss of 100 lives in the sinking
of the excursion steamer Columbia. OF
the Illinois river. The promised in
vestigation of claims that members OF
the boats crew were intoxicated can
not restore the lives of the men, women
and children-mostly residents of PelSin
ILL.,, who persisted in the disaster.
But the investigation will, it is to be
hoped, disclose the terrible conditions
which have long existed on excursion
boats on the Mississippi, Illinois and
Ohio rivers. An excursion boat, how
ever, is quite dissimilar to the packets
which ply on the rivers mentioned. A
packet, engaged in commerce, or i'll sum-
mer pleasure cruises, is operated decen-
tly, but an excursion boat on any one of
the three rivers, is, as a rule, nothing
more than an excuse for operating a
bootleg joint.
1t has long been a practice, and con
tinues such to this day, of operating
Sunday excursions from any number of
cities bordering on the rivers mention
ed, and to the person who is not fami-
1iar with the character of these excur-
sions, the trip will prove nothing more
than disgusting disappointment. Ad
vertised as an opportunity for refresh
ing enjoyment in the cool river breeze,
the excursions prove to be a Sunday
dance hall, together with eleverly-
devised scheme of avoiding the prohibit
ton laws of the states from which the
excursions are operated. For instance,
on the Mississippi river, the excursions
are conducted from towns in Minnesota,
Illinois, Iowa and Missouri.
Some of the towns bordering on the river
are dry. In most if not all of the wet
towns liquor is not permitted to be sold
on Sunday.
The excursion boat, usually 3-deck
affair, advertised several days in ad-
vance, pulls up to the levee, say at 3
on Sunday afternoon. The calliope is
played, and big crowd, mostly young
men and young women from the stores
and factories, boards the boat. The
steamer pulls away, and when half
mile or so from shore, the bar on the
lower deck is opened, while the orches-
ira begins to play in the dance hall on
the second deck. The bar runs, men
and women become intoxicated, the
dance goes en-, and with slight inter
missions, continues until the boat pulls
back to its point of embarkation, say at
1900 or 1870 at night.
Imagine, if you will, conditions that
-esult from such performance as this
/ big crowd, hot afternoon to begin
With, wholesale supply of booze,
lance hall where everybody dances and
! hurricane deck on which, at night,
he lights are turned out.
Well-regulated river cruises provide
ecreation of a suitable character, but
he average river excursion is conducive !
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11
JOHN PURROY mitchell

Persons in all parts of the United
States mourns the untimely death OF
Maj. John Purroy Mitchell, the young
and brilliant ex-mayor of New York
Mayor Mitchell, who entered the army
shortly after he left the New York
mayoralty office, met death at Lake
Charles, La, last Saturday when he
fell 600 feet to earth from an airplane
in which he was flying.
Elected mayor of New York in 1913,
on fusion ticket, in opposition to the
strength of Tammany Hall, Mayor
Mitchel's administration of four years
was regarded as a most successful
term of office.
Being a man whose hobby was the
military, Mayor Mitchell, Immediately
he left office naturally looked toward
the army as 4 suitable place Tor service,
and entered the aviation corps. He re-
ceived training at San Diego, and later
was sent to Lake Charles.
Tall, active, shrewd, a determined
fighter and courageous, Mayor Mitchell
babe fair to be as great or a greater
success as a soldier than as public of
fetal. His death therefore, means
genuine loss to the service and to his
country.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11

When the Germans learn that more
than a million American soldiers are in
France, they will be obliged to alter
their view that Americas participation
in the war is negligible. The Germans
surely are more and more coming to the
understanding that, so far as their pros
pect of winning the war was concerned,
they committed a suicidal blunder when
they sunk the Lusitania.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11
BIG SHOW IS OVER

The big hullabaloo at Boise is over.
1he Non-partisan league convention has
ADJOURNED, after indorsing candidates
ior the U. S. senate, tine national house
OF representatives, and state offices. A.
=. ToWnley, president of the league,
VINO was scheduled TO appear in Boise,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11

H. F. Samuels, the Non-partisan
league candidate for governor, il is said,
will seek the nomination on the Demo
cratic ticket in the primaries. The
league evidently believes that he will
stand a better chance of receiving the
nomination on the Democratic ticket.
Court actions, however, may bar
Samuels from the Democratic primaries
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11
TIGHTER NEWSPAPER POSTAGE

IF the price of your favorite maya
.;ne has advanced five cents copy OF
more. YOU II have to grin and bear it
for the time being at least. The con-
oress has placed a premium on reading
matter printed in the east and circulated
IN the west Congress either thinks
the people of the west are able to pay
more for their papers and magazines
than are the residents of the east, or
also II underestimate the intelligence
of the westerners.
The rate of postage on newspapers
and magazines was increased on July /,
and under the zone system, amount of
hostage to be paid on a newspaper or
magazine being sent to a newsdealer or
subscriber, is governed by the distance
a paper or magazine must be carried.
Postage. also, is higher on advertising
sections of periodicals than ON sections
containing pure reading matter.
The tremendous circulation of
nationally read newspapers and mag
azines has been brought about largely
through the low price at which they
NAV be offered to subscribers. The
old 1-cent-a-pound postage rate per-
mitted a low subscription price, to the
end that he who lives in the mountains
of Idaho or on the desert of Arizona
may keep in close touch with happen
ings in New York or Washington,
through the medium of good and reliable
magazine and newspaper reading at a
cost within the reach of all.
The subscription prices of all publiea-
tons are based on the 1-cent-a-pound
postage rate. Now the rate is advanc-
ed on a zone system. Such will make
eastern magazines more costly to the
reader in the west and consequently
readers of eastern magazines in the west
will become less numerous, while west
ern magazines and newspapers will be
scarcely read in the east.
This condition can not help but breed |
narrOwness If vision and sectionalism. |
He VINO lives within the narrow CON
fines of his own home, associating with
none, reading nothing, soon becomes an
Outcast of society.
Sectionalism works along the same
line. Only IT is the community that is
isolated in thought and action.
A congress which has mistaken idea
that the newspapers and periodicals are
growing rich, and therefore should, in
addition to paying heavily in all sorts
of taxes, should be further called upon
to meet increased postage charges, at
the same time diminishing their bust
ness, seems to forget that the various
governmental departments and bureaus
are continually calling on the news
papers and magazines for free space to
further war propaganda among their
readers.
The foregoing is not written because
of selfish motive, for the Free Press
circulation is little affected by the
zone postage system, fully rs percent
OF the circulation being in Idaho county,
but it is written in the hope that each
and every one of its subscribers who
loves good reading will write to our
congressman and Senators. uroing their
influence in repeal of a law which tends
TO discount the intellectually of that
vast majority of our population living
outside the cities of New York, Boston
and Washington, D. G.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11

example, and highly worthy of imita-
tion.'
And it is not unlikely that the farm
erettes of Revolutionary days knew
more about farming than do the farm
erettes of today.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

To the Democratic Voters of Idaho
County: 1 hereby announce my candi-
dacy for nomination for the office Of
county commissioner from the Salmon
river district of Idaho county, subject
to the decision of the Democratic voters
at the primary election in September.
7-tf CLARK LYDIA.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11

to nothing but immortality. Such, per
haps, was the type of excursion which
the Inflated victims of the Columbia
were on.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11

If you are itching for a new home
let us help you scratch. Hussman Lum-
Der Co. Building Doctors" 5-tf
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11

Let Reed loan your money.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-11

rs Henry Heitfeld, Register.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24
WITH1ssVNOgMtlEzNofIOS.lDIsAA1Y1

The war has certainly played
havoc with the families of the Brit
ish nobility Almost all of the
young men, whether married or
single, are off to the front. And
the British women are not far be-
hind them. for whether married or
single, they. too, are doing war
work either at home or in France.
County estates and town houses
are almost deserted of their for
mer inhabitants The Chesham
family is but one good example of
many. Lady Gresham is the daugh-
ter of the late John Layton Mills
of Tansor court She was mar
ried to Lord Chesham in 1915. She
was one of the many brides of that
second year of the war. Her hus-
band is in a Hussar regiment and
has been serving at the front with
a signaling unit. The couple have
a small son, Hon. John Cavendish,
who is but two years old. And this
young family have never known
the life of the olden days when one
spent the season" in town and
then went out to the country home
for the hot weather.
Instead, Lord Chesham has been
at the front almost constantly and
Lady Chesham has been strenu-
ously and arduously working for
the wounded. At present she is
making and rolling bandages for
the boys near the first line dress
ing stations, near the present bat
tie line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24

ed her education in Switzerland,
and is also a graduate nurse from
St. Luke's hospital, New York. She
leaves in a few months for France,
where she will engage In child well
fare work. Mrs. Thompson speaks
French as f1uently as she does Eng
lish, and 1t is because of this, as
we'll as her great experience in
child welfare problems, that she
undoubtedl will be able to accom-
plish much in France.
Mrs. John McEniry, chairman of
the Rock Island county unit of the
woman's committee, c. \. D., intro
duced the speaker.
Mrs. McEniry also had charge of
the weighing and measuring of ba-
bies. The total number of children
under six years of age weighed and
measured was 1852. The prize of 50
offered by the fair association to
the unit having the greatest num-
Der of babies weighed and meas
ured went to Yuma. The follow
ing is the number of babies weigh
ed and measured from each unit:
Yuma, 81; Moline, %; Canoe
Creek. 81; Hampton, IS; Geneseo,
9; Cordova. 8; East Moline, s; Erie,
8: Rock Island. 8; South Moline. 6 ;;
Silvis, 5; Coe, 4 a; Andalusia, /; Port
Byron, /; ProphetstOwn, 1.
Prize for the best display OF
needIework went to yuma The
Moline Red Cross display was
greatly admired and received high
DroiCa NTrs Nelson Greene Miss
Susan McShane, Miss Mollie Nc
Entry and Mrs William Butter
worth were in charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24
SOCIAL EVENTS
LYNN H. EWING
IS A BENEDICT

Cards received in the city today
announce the marriage Of Lynn
Harrison Ewing of this city and
Miss Virda Adams. daughter OF
Mrs. George Adams Of Ehng CHAM,
III The ceremony took place
Thursday. Aug. q. at bingham.
The young people will be at home
10 their friends after Sept. 10 in
the Weishar apartments in this city.
Mr. Ewing Is president OF the
Photo Art Engraving company ana
is we'll known in business and so
cial circles Of the city, and the an
nOunCement of his marriage will be
received with interest by his many
Rock Island friends.