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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
WOULD ENLIST
THE YOUNG MEN
CROWDER MOVES TO CONSCRIPT
THE BOYS WHO HAVE JUST
COME OF AGE

WASHINGTON - Provost Marshal
General Crowder in report just sub
mitted to Secretary of War Newton D.
Baker urges the immediate registra-
ton of all men who have reached the
age of 21 years since the first draft
registration on June 5. He says that
by doing this annually it will add 7OO,-
900 healthy young men to class No. 1
each year and will result in the elm
ination of deferred classification men.
Class One is Enough
General Crowder expressed the be-
lief that it will be possible to fill all
the military needs of the country from
class one. Skilled laborers and farm
ers are to be drafted from the defer
red classes if needed for war work. He
requested an amendment changing the
quota allotment from population basis
to a basis as to the number of men in
class one in each district.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
KITS FOR KHAKI BOYS
GET ACROSS TO FRANCE
Men at the Top Explain Why the Pos
tai Cards are Slow in
Coming Back

Those who contributed to The Star
Mirror tobacco fund must not be i'm
patient if the postal card acknowledge
ments from the boys in France are
slow in coming. The company had
its representative in France make an
investigation. He cabled back:
Sixteen hundred cases of kits on
hand by American Red Cross. Will
all be delivered by Christmas"
Major Murphy is head of the Amer
ican Red Cross in France, and all
are consigned to him. The
first shipment Of kits was made to him
in August, and while the transporta-
ton to the other side is not SO much
delayed, when the goods reach BOr-
deaux or any port in France, the con-
gestion of the railroad service Is SO
great that the time they arrive in
Paris is uncertain, and it is not safe
to figure on goods being delivered in
Paris under two or three months. Then
here is considerable delay occasioned
oy the necessity of reshipment from
Paris to the troops.
So it will be necessary to wait pa
iently for the postal cards from the
Joys "over there"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
THREE u. OF /. STUDENTS
CALLED INTO ACTIVE WORK

Three University of Idaho graduates
have just been added to the states
staff of agricultural experts, accord
ing to an announcement made this
morning from the office of Dean E. J..
| Iddings of the university college of
agriculture.
Robert J. Leth and Ray Cammack,
both graduates of the class OF 1915,
have. accepted positions with the ex-
tension department, Mr.. Leth as field
agrOnomist in charge Of the admin
istration of the pure seed law in Ida
no and Mr.. Cammack as field dairy
man.
Mr.. Leth has until recently been en-
gagged in government agronomy work
and Mr.. Cammack has been employed
in the cheese production activity of
the dairy department of the United
States department of agriculture.
Both will have their headquarters in
Boise
The third Idaho graduate added to
the list Of state workers is Henry
Smith of the class of 1910, who has
been named county agent of Bonner
county with headquarters in Sand
point Mr.. Smith leaves a position
as government fruit inspector in
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
Rustic Rummage Again

The ways and means committee of
the local Red Cross has dedicated to-
morrow (Friday) as rummage day at
home. That is to say that they want
every one to gather up anything at
all that they may have that is salable,
and almost anything can be sold, and
have it ready for the rummage sale
Saturday. Every one has something
he no longer has use for and a lit
tie effort put forth to look it up and
see that it gets there is all that is
needed. The sales have been q
splendid source of income and as long
as there is anything to sell they will
continue to be profitable.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03

"YOurs for a crack at the kaiser
This is the way Jack Williamson
closed his letter to his father, N.
Williamson. 1t was written from San
Francisco the day following Christ
mas and after telling of the receipt
Of his Christmas box the boy wrote:
"I've got big question to ask you.
1 want you to let me enlist. I have
learned quite lot while I've been
here and am mighty certain can pass
the examinations for the aviation Sec
ton of the signal corps of the U. S.
army. I've decided that 1 can do a
whole lot more good in active service
than at Annapolis. I will enlist as
first class private in the signal corps
and would be sent to the ground
school at Berkeley for 10 weeks at
pay Of $1O0 per month and grub al
lowance of rs cents per day. Finish
Ing there / would be sent to the fly
ing school at Fort Worth, Texas, for
,our months and then commissioned as
! lieutenant in the aviation corps at
salary of $4,000 per year and an addi-
ional rs per cent for all time spent
n flying or service abroad. After
getting a commission I'd be allowed
! three weeks furlough and then sent
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
COAL SAVING TAG DAY
LATE CONSERVATION MOVE
Every coal ShOval to be Tagged by
School Children Wednesday,
January 30 -.

Coal saving tag day is approaching.
The United States fuel administration
has set aside January 80 for this oc-
casion, and all over the country eff
forts are being made to draw the at
tention of the people to the necessity
of conserving the fuel resources of
the nation.
On coal saving tag day it is ex-
pected that the school children of the
nation will attach to every coal shovel
in the land a tag appropriately let
tered and urging upon the user of that
particular implement the patriotic
duty confronting him or her in con-
nection with the possible saving of
coal.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
GAG AT PEACE TERMS
OF THE HUNGRY HUNS

PETROGRAD - Foreign Minister
Trotsky has been told of a specially
called meeting of the soviet Ger
many's peace proposals are SO hypo-
critical that the Bolsheviki could not
consent to them.
The sOciety's executive committee
rejected the German terms and adopted
resolutions asking Grmany to use their
right to negotiate general democratic
peace declaring that the German terms
did not include the mo annexation and
no indemnities" principle and hence
were unacceptable.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
LATAH COUNTY SENDS AZ MORE
TO SWELL FORCES OF UNCLE SAM

Latah county has contributed A
additional young men to the service o1
their country for the period of the
war. Of these all but the last fou1
named are on the registered list Of
the county. Home E. Estes, secretary
of the exempsa board, has just been
notified officils9ly of these enlistments
including a humber from Moscow.
Here is the list:
Ray Mitzemberg, Thorn Creek, med
ical department.
Forrest Dale White, Cornwall, navy.
VIM. Henry Kern, Pine Creek, navy.
William o. Druffel, Genesee, avia-
ton S. S. G.
Otto Hans GLADDEN., Kendrick, navy.
Oscar Welo, Potlatch, goth Eng.
Richards L. Thomas, White Pine,
Goth Eng.
Walter Leon Owings, Moscow, navy.
Albert L. Pierce, Mountain Meadow,
department.
Wesley Ward Riggle, Kendrick, Sig.
Corps Unassgd.
Harry F. Hupp, Kendrick, coast ar
tillery
David R. Matthews, Thorn Creek,
section, signal corps.
Hugh Harris Swan, Moscow, navy.
John C. Robinson, Gold Creek, goth
engineers.
Arthur Earle Glidden, Moscow, navy.
Lyman B. Vaughn, Gold Hill, avia-
ton Sec. R. A.
Enlo B. Conklin, Cora, aviation Sec.
Sig c.
Edwin Ely Newkirk, Mountain Mea-
low, 1. M. @. N. A. supply
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03

/ Victor L. CLANCY, South Troy, coas
artillery.
Ivan F. Bull, Potlatch, signal corps
| Ira V. Kinman, Gold Creek, 20tl
engineers.
Ernest r. Smith, Cora, aviation sec
ton, R. A.
Ernest H. Hull, Four Mile, goth Eng
Howard E. Williams, Four Mile
aviation section signal corps.
Claude H. Bumpass, Genesee, avia
ton section signal corps.
Harry S. Benscotter Kendrick, coast
artillery.
Lemuel P. Hunt, Moscow, navy.
Adelbert W. Riggle, Kendrick, in
fantry unssgd.
George Robinson, East Genesee, avi-
alton section signal corps.
Charles A. Chandler, Pine Creek,
@. M. corps supply
Robert J. Gerlough, Moscow, med
ical department.
John Gaske1l Barnes, Moscow, navy.
Clarence Prentice Peterson, Gene
see, navy.
L. w. Kitch, Deary, navy.
Edward Hagan, Genesee, navy.
James G. Batey, Moscow, navy.
Charles A. Stover, Moscow, navy.
Clarence O. Bergen, Genesee, navy.
Harry H. Schooler, Genesee, navy.
Charles G. Gray, Genesee, navy.
Glenn o. Cook, Moscow, navy.
Harry D. Long, Bovill, Goth Eng.
N. A.
Clarke G. Norris, Genesee, Avi. Sec.
Signal Corps.
George w. Berry, Viola, A. S. S. G.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
FAILS TO BUY BONDS
AND IS SMOKED OUT
MAY LOSE CITIZENSHIP AND BE
INTERNED AS ALIEN ENEMY
OF AMERICA

TACOMA - Formal proceedings
have been started in the federal court
here to revoke the citizenship of G.
A. Draper, prominent architect, al
leging that he refused to buy Liberty
Bonds with remarks derogatory to the
United States. The chief of the i'm
migration bureau is the complainant
If his citizenship papers are revoked
it is possible that Darmer will be in
termed as an alien enemy.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
SAYS HOOVER USURPS
POWER UNDER LAW
SENATOR REED OF MISSOURI
CONTINUES FIGHT ON FOOD
ADMINISTRATION

WASHINGTON-C Reed of
the. senate probing committee today
charged that Food Administrator
Hoover had usurped authority under
the food law in fixing wheat prices.
Administrator Hoover replied that he
considered that the measure empower
ed him to act in emergencies and that
his acts were first approved by Pres
ident Wilson. He maintained that
wheat prices had been stabilized.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
.LATAH SCORES
ON SEAL SALES
CONTRIBUTES $4SS.2O FOR BATTLE
AGAINST THE WHITE
PLAGUE

A cgeck for $4382O was sent to
Boise yesterday to the Idaho associa-
ton for the prevention and the study
OF tuberculosis as result of the ef-
forts of the local committee in the
sale of Red Cross Christmas seals.
The committee in charge of sales in
the business section was composed of
T. A. Meeker, chairman, and H. H.
Simpson, and c. A. Frantz. This COM
mittee turned in $144.18 as a result of
canvas of Main street. Mrs. J. F.
Stewart in charge of postoffice sales
disposed Of 4476 seals.
OF the mail sales Kendrick con-
tributed $18; Potlatch, $40; Troy, So,
besides $35 worth of seals disposed of
by DR.. Severns; Deary, $1O5O; Bovill,
81; Juliaetta, $12; Genesee, $14.
The school children under the
leadership Of Mrs. J. H. Rich disposed
of 6480 seals.
Individuals who materially helped
to swell the fund we're G. B. Green,
IS; Mrs. J. j. Day, S.; and President
E. H. Lindley, SIS.
Fraternities and sororities contribut-
ed $1,000. The university faculty con-
tributed $685. The Red Cross bazaar
sold 1400 seals.
The rest of the sum remitted to
headquarters at Boise was made up
from individual sales ranging from
10 cents to 81.
Stationery for mailing letters was
contributed by The Star-Mirror. The
Moscow State bank acted as treasurer
for the committees daily deposits.
The assurance is given by the state
association that 80 per cent of all
funds raised by Idaho will be spent in
this state to care for rejects" and re-
cruits who are afflicted with tubercul-
OSiS.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
PAVE
WAY TO PEACE
REAL OFFER TO COME IN TWO
MONTHS AFTER MUCH PROPA-
GANDA WORK

Observation-Disclosures and neu-
trail diplomats here believe that Ger
many is paving the way for real and
definite peace proposals in two months
that will be so liberal that the allies
will be forced to consider them. They
believe that the present German propa-
ganda is designed to create a peace
atmosphere so that the new world will
be in more receptive mood for the
real offer. Entente diplomats how
ever agree that Americas demand to
include the elimination of the Hohen-
zollerns will remain the prime requis-
ite of peace.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
BIG FREIGHTER OF JAPAN
IN, DISTRESS IN THE PACIFIC
American Vessels Rush to the Rescue,
Called by Wireless Message
Of Fire

PACIFIC PORT-American vessels
are today racing to the assistance OF
the Japanese freighter, Shino Maru II,
answering wireless message report
ing the vessel to be on fine and
threatened with destruction. The
vessel does not carry passengers
There are 60 men in the crew. The
vessel carried a miscellaneous cargo
and was enroute for Japan. She is
believed to be off Hawaii.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
PLAN CHANGES IN BILL
FOR RAISING REVENUES
Senator SmOOt Would Simplify Mat
ters and at the Same Time Raise
More Money for War

WASHINGTON-A complete recon
struction of the war revenue bill will
be sought by Senator Reed Smoot of
Utah in bill he plans to introduce in
the senate in few days. He says it
will simplify the matter and produce
more revenue, simplify the income tax
provisions, hit the excess profits
harder and will not change income
taxes much.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
Fire Encore in Norfolk

NORFOLK-Fire started anew here
in the ruins of the business section
threatening to spread. In the mean
time federal agents are investigating
incendiarism evidence. Sailors and
marines patrol the streets. The navy
yard is heavily guarded.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
LAST DAY FOR PAYMENT
OF HALF TAX LEVY NEAR

Saturday next is the last day for the
payment of the first half of the taxes
for this year. There will be cost at
tached to the taxes after that date.
Up to noon today S215,000 had been
paid in out of a total assessment of
$435,000 including the special assess
ments in Moscow. Miss Broman and
her office force are up to their ears
in work these days
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
ARE YOU HAPPY2

!. If you are not there must be \
!. something that you can not mas i
!. ter or something is not going i
right to suit you. II so right !
!. here is where you ought to make +
!. resolution that you are going \
!. to read The Star-Mirror Ads un- \
i til the result of one puts you on +
!. Easy street
!. .}.t+.r.+.3..t .s..+.+!r.$.}..3'.r. !.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
TWO HUNDRED KILLED
IN RAID BY yAQU|S
INDIANS IN MEXICO REPORTED
TO HAVE MADE FEARFUL
MASSACRE

NOGALES-Two hundred men in
Guiding several Americans are re-
ported killed, many injured and a
dozen women captured when the
Yaqui Indians raided a train south of
Guayman Wednesday. Few details
are obtainable.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03

Miss Jessie L. Simpson, secretary
OF the. foreign relations committee,
who has resigned tn order to "go to the
'front.'" She has accepted q position
as clerk to the auditor Of the Pershing
expedition In France. Miss Simpson
was the first woman to be appointed
In this responsible committee position
In the house. She was formerly sec
retary to Senator Stone, and has act
ed In other confldential capacities She
re|inquishes a good salary to "do her
bit" In France. Shs viii 60 abroad ~
soon as arrangements have been made
for her transportation.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
SPIKES A CANARD
ABOUT q. OF /. CLOSING

!. "Rumor current that the uni :;
I. versity will not open next sem :
i. ester is absolutely without !
!. foundation. The fact that sim :!
!. liar rumors concerning institu- !
i. tions OF the middle west are re- \
!. ported suggests systematic 4
4. propaganda" !
i. This was statement made !
i. today by President Ernest H. !
!. Lindley of the university in en- i
4. phatically denying report said !
!. to have been widely circulated +
4. to the effect that the institution !
!. will close its doors at the con- +
!. clusion Of the present semester. +
i. f..&..$.3..f.$..t.55. .3..s..5..t .3....+.s. +
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
Count Luxhurg Crazy (?)

BUENOS AIRES-Count Luxburg is
insane according to the authorities.
After prolonged observation they
say he has been eccentric for de-
cade. Luxburg is now interned.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
Teutons Still Assault

LONDON-Field Marshal Haig re-
ported today heavy enemy artillery fir
ing east of Epehy and the repulse of
German invaders southwest of Le-
Bessee
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
Get SQUARE Deal

WASHINGTON-S McAdoo,
comforting today with railroad chiefs,
promised the employees a square deal
as long as the government operates
the railroads.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
Lord Reading Coming

WASHINGTON-Lord Reading, Brit
ish chief justice, it is understood here,
is slated to succeed Ambassador
Spring-Rice at Washington.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
Marriage Licenses

Ralph Prater and Lizzie Hull, both
of Pullman, Wash.
B. Brooks, Everett, Wash, and Juan
ita Strong, Snohomish, Wash
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-27
THE CHINCH BUG
GAINING IN MISSOURI

All Missouri insect scourges are
vitality Influenced by climatic condi-
tions. They have their favorable
and unfavorable years the same as
crops. The chinch bug is especially
subject to such conditions. Dry years
and mild winters are sure to prove IA
vorable for the scourge. The pests
appear in waves of great abundance
followed by years when few bugs are
to be found.
The University of Missouri College
Of Agriculture has been studying and
recording the activities of this pest
since 1912. In 1912 the pest as a
scourge was restricted to the west
border counties. In 1914 it suddenly
sprang into prominence as a severe
scourge over much of western, CEN
trail and north central Missouri, doing
great damage. The following year it
declined rapidly, being abundantly on
ly in a few cofnties in the north CEN
cral part Of the state. In 1916 it was
practically thing of the past, but
during 1917 and 1918 it seemed to be
getting on its feet again for another
attack, according to L. Haseman.
This year, Oklahoma, Kansas and
Illinois had local chinch bug out
breaks of Importance and it is not at
all unlikely that Missouri farmers
will have the pest to fight next sum-
mer unless steps are taken during the
winter to destroy the pest in its har-
boring places. In all localities where
the pest attracted any attention at
all during the past summer and fall
the winter harboring places should be
burned over or plowcd. Clump grass,
wcedy fence rows, road sides, and
ether dry shelter serve as harboring
places. By burning over such places
many of the bugs are killed by the
heat and others exposed to the wealth
er, and few are left in the spring to
fly to wheat fields to do damage next
year.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-27
FROM LEE HIGHTOWER

Nov. 26, 1918.
Miss Iva Chamberlain.
Dear Friend Iva:
| will endeavor to write you. All
is well with me. Hope that you are
the same.
Well, Iva, since difficulties are al
most settled over here, | hope that the
time will hasten when can be on my
way back to the good old U. S. A.
Say, you can get in practice making
cakes and pies, for ] am going to
spend some Of my time visiting my
friends when / get back in Missouri,
and you may know will have a good
appetite for some good old home
cooked rations, as they call it in the
army. In other words, country grub.
You remember how much pie and cake
ate last winter when Henry and |
came over to your home, and you can
guess that | can eat twice that amount
when | get out of the army. don't
mean that we are starving in the
army. for we are not; we get plenty
20 eat but it don't taste like home east.
Iva, | am sorry that / haven't wrote
you sooner, but l have been moving
around pretty much the last two
months and you see when we are on
the march we are not where there is
any Y. NJ. C. A., so have <poor
chance of getting paper and a place
to write. Will tell you more when |
arrive home.
am now in Luxembourg, am seeing
some fine country.
Iva, I guess that new disease. is
pretty well under control by now.
guess the most of the boys in the
camps will soon be mustered out SC
they can return home. / am proud
that came over here and saw SER
wise. | did my part on the front SO
/ will be satisfied to come home and
live in peace the remainder of my
DAYS.
Must close, -.
Sincerely yours,
LEE E. HIGHTOWER.
Ambulance Co. Is. End Division,
American Elk. Forces, via N. Y.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-27
ILLITERACY IN MISSOURI

Although some of the recently pub
lished figures as to illiteracy in Mis-
souri, are manifestly erroneous, the
facts are bad enough to justify the Or
gained campaign to improve school
facilities, especially in some of the ru-
raj sections. Missouri stands twenty
first among the states in percentage
of illiteracy, 4.3 per cent of the peo-
pie 10 years of age and over being I'M
able to read and write. There are 5.3
per cent illiterates among males of
voting age, 10.1 per cent illiterate
white persons Of foreign birth and
ia per cent illiterate negroes. There
are twenty-eight states that have a
larger percentage of illiterate males
Of voting age, but there are thirty
four states that have a smaller per-
centage Of il!iteratc native-bor whites
of native parentage, Missouri's rec
ord is "a PEI cent, while the per-
centage of illiteracy among native
whites of foreign or mixed parentage
is only IL. This is significant. 1t
shows that the children of the immi-
grants have better educational OPP
portunities than the children of native
white parentage. Such illiterates are
found chiefly in rural sections, since
truancy laws are enforced in the ci-
ties. The figures we have cited are
taken from the Statistical Abstract
Of the United States of the last CEN
sus.
The United States Bureau of Edu-
cation gives more interesting figures
as to school population, attendance,
length Of school year, number of
teachers, salaries of teachers and total
expenditures for schools for the year
ending in June, 1916. Missouri stood
seventh in estimated number of chill
dren 5 to 18 years of age and sixth in
daily average attendance. But against
this record, it stood twenty ninth in
average duration of school days, 161.-
8. 1t stood eighth in number of teach
ers, thirteenth in total salaries and
thirteenth in total expenditures. These
! figures indicate that the state did not
keep pace with many neighbors with
much smaller school population. If
the urban schools were eliminated, the
contrast with Iowa, for example
would be still more striking.
The State Superintendent of
Schools, Mr.. Lamkin, quotes still
gloomer statistics, probably based on
per capita estimates. after eliminating
urban schools, but even the general
figures we have given show that the
situation demands immediate atten-
ton.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-27
HOW FUR AND WHUR TO?

"Old Bill, a wealthy fancy county
sfalmer, who lives near HOLSTER,
No." says the Warrensburg Star
Journal, "can neither read nor write,
but while he cannot tell one letter
from another he can read figures
Some time ago he concluded to buy
an automobile, and since the agency
is in Springfield he took young fell
low who knew how to run a car with
him to bring back the car.
at is a 65-mile drive and for the
most part through the woods and
hills. On the return trip they lost
the road. While they were beating
the bush trying to get their bearings
it developed that the young fellow
could not read or write, either.
"In telling about the trip later on
when they arrived home, Old Bill
said: we driv purity nigh all day be-
fore we cum to whur the country
looked MATERIAL. / reckon them sign
posts is all right fur folks that kin
read, but whenever / seed one Of 'em
| could tell how fur, but couldn't tell
whur to-"