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The Washington times., 1918-04-21

much for him to take with his avail
able forces by direct attack alone.
and he was compelled to try to turn
1t as well from the south and west.
This he did. getting well around the
corner OF IL by seizinE the big Polcg
stert wood. at the foot OF the ridge.
At the same time he launced new
troops from the army on Won Quast's
right, takiA thvm from the fourth
army, commanded by Won Arnim.
First two and later three divisions OF
Germans charged at Messines ridge
from the east side on Wednesday
morning.
In the course OF that days Tight
ing they reached the summit in two
places. but by nightfan were thrown
back again in a counter attack by the
British ninth division from nearly the
whole OF the highest part OF the line
barely holding on to the extreme
southern point in part Of the ruins
OF Messines village.
This ridge was held by the Britls'
during all OF Thursday. Friday. and
Saturday. and its successful defense
In which, among others. Scottish
troops OF the Black Watch especially
distin guished themselves. had a de-
termining effect on the struggle rag
Ing in the plains below.
The Washington times., 1918-04-21
Great Local Successes.

The Germans by Saturday night.
April Is, had in their center pro
gressed far. for they covered between
four and Ave miles from the crossingf
of the Lys. and the salient at its
deepest point was no less than seven
and a half miles deep on a total from
Of only fourteen miles. They had
great local successes, including the
surrounding OF Armentieres and the
consequent capture OF its garrison Of
5000 men. with a general officer at
their head. They claimed a total of
10000 prisoners and more than 100
guns. They had extended in a sort
OF mushroom shape westward as far
as Merville and within five miles OF
Hazebrouck junction, though with a
difficult obstacle OF the Nippe forest
in between.
But they had not in all those five
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-16
AGED POTLATCH MAN DIED
SUDDENLY OF HEART FAILURE

POTLATCH-Jo Woods Sr., age
II, who for several years past has
made his home here, died suddenly,
Saturday night at his home of heart
failure. Mr. Woods was veteran OF
the Civil war and also had the dis
tinction of being the only one in the
city. He came here from Marinette,
Wis, and his body will be sent there
for burial, accompanied by Miss Ida
Woods and John Woods Jr. Funeral
services will be held from the Union
church at 1:30 p. M, the Rev. N. M.
Fiske of Post aF'lls, Idaho, offlclatlng.
Besides Miss Ida and John Woods, he
is survived by three daughters, Grace
and Gertrude, also of Potlatch, and
Mrs. May Bushe who resides at San
Francisco, Cal.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-16
DAVID S. JORDAN
COMES TO MOSCOW
CHANCELLOR OF LELAND STAN
FORD UNIVERSITY SPEAKS
HERE FRIDAY

Moscow people will have rate treat
Friday when David Star Jordan, chan
cellor of Leland Stanford Jr., Univer-
sity of California, one of the best
speakers in the United States, will de-
liver an address at special assembly
at the university auditorium at IL
o'clock His address will be on the
subject of "Pan-Germanism."
David Star Jordan is known as one
of the worlds great men. During the
first two years of the war he was a
noted pacifist and opposed the war
and was awarded much adverse crit
icism for his stand. But as the war
progressed and he learned GermanyS
true aims he went over to the side OF
war and is today one of the strongest
advocates of crushing the German
autocracy and militarism.
The people of Moscow are indeed
fortunate to have Mr.. Jordan address
them and the auditorium should be
packed on the occasion of his visit
here He is making a series of pa
triotic addresses in the west and 1t
was with difficulty he was secured for
NTocooxrr dofo
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-16
MAYOR FASSET SPOKE
AT UNIVERSITY TODAY

Mayor C. M. Fassett, who, for 70
wears has been one of the leading. cit
izens of Spokane, a brother OF former
Governor J. Sloat Fassett of New
York, delivered good address to
a special assembly at the University OF
Idaho today at IL o'clock. The at
tendance from town was not as large
as it should have been, but there was
a good attendance of university peo-
pie including faculty and students.
Mayor Fassett spoke on success
which he outlined in detail. His ad-
dress was we'll delivered and well re-
ceived. While in Moscow Mayor Fas-
sett was the house guest of Dean ana
Mrs. F. A. Thomson. For many years
Mayor Fassett was one of the Leading
assayers of the west and was always
deeply interested in mining and has
been a great booster for the mining
industry of the northwest
q
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-16
TWO Revolutions
TO COME THIS WEEK
GERMANS PLANNING TO "START
SOMETHING" IN MEXICO TO
HARASS THE u. S.

Two revolutions, one backed by
and the other plotted by enemies OF
Carranza, will break out this week
to throw Mexico into new turmoil, ac-
cording to Americans who have re-
Gently returned from the southern re-
public
To protect the lives of Americans in
Mexico, the San Francisco Chronicle
says, federal authorities at the Golden
Gate city began Thursday night to
load stores and provisions on the Gulf
Mail Steamship company's steamer
San Pedro, the vessel to clear during
the night for a new American naval
fuel station at port in Lower Cali
fornia.
The existence of the new naval sta
ton was not generally known until
Tuesday. It is said that Governor Es-
teban Cantu of Lower California,
agreed two months ago to the estab-
lishment of the American base, which
is equipped for storing oil and coal
for war vessels and for quartering
considerable forces of men.
Goveronr Canut' is said to have en-
tered into an agreement with the sec
retary of state similar to the arrange
I'll, 4, Ty,,ft tod
is permitted to have target range in
bay.
Carranzas establishment of a gov
ernment bank to replace all private
banking institutions is assigned by
travellers as one of the principal causes
of the threatened upheaval backed by
his enemies. The other expected revo-
luton is said to be backed by German
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-16
MOSCOW's Roll of Honor

Beginning today the list of those
who have subscribed for the third
Liberty loan will be published in the
newspapers, with the amount of each
persons subscription. The subscrip-
tions are made through the banks.
Following is the list of those who sub
scribed through the Moscow State
Bank, together with the amount the
same persons took of the first and
second loan. The first column con-
tains the amount of the third loan
subscribed. The second column is the
amount taken of the second loan and
the third column is the amount taken
of the first loan.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-16
WASHINGTON NOW
MORE OPTIMISTIC
HOPE GERMAN FORCE Is BEING
SPENT BUT ADMITS SITUA-
TION SERIOUS

WASHINGTON-Hop that the force
of the German stroke toward the
channel ports has largely spent it
self grew here yesterday as the British
lines stood fast under repeated shocks.
The days advices indicated again that
Field Marshal Haig's men were obey
| ing to the letter his call for unyield-
ing resistance.
The weekly review published by the
war department. although it carried
operations only up to last Saturday,
showed that war college opinion saw
then that the German wave was
reaching its crest In allied diplo-
matte and military circles the same
impression prevailed yesterday,
strengthened by more recent reports
from the front.
Dispatches indicate that the free
est fighting is on the northern line
of the new salient, driven into the
British front north of Arras. The
struggle for possession of Neuve
Eglise and towns in that region looks
to observers here like an effort by the
enemy to force way behind Ypres
and compel abandonment of that
place and a withdrawal of large
section of the British line.
The Germans were in possession of
Neuve Eglise by last accounts, but
they had previously captured it only
to be driven out again.
Every hour gained by the British
in holding on this particular front
means increased probability that they
will hold it permanently. Time allows
the assembling of supporting forces
in sufficient strength to meet any
shock, or should a withdrawal and |
realignment on better positions be
judged desirable time will give op-
portunity for the preparation of those |
positions.
1t is possible that the plans of Cen
eral Foch, communicative chief of
allied and American armies in France,
hinge on developments in this mar
row sector of the broad battlefront
Such moves as he may be contem
plating may well depend, it is said,
upon the stabilization of the allied
left flank On the right the French
appear to have succeeded in effecting
such a stabilization. Presumably any
plans for counter-offensive would
be dependent upon these two posi-
ions.
There is no question but that many
officers here view the situation as
serious.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-16
c. N. FASSETT
Of SPOKANE IS
MOSCOW GUEST
SPOKANE MAYOR VISITS MOSCOW
AND DELIVERS STRONG AD-
DRESSES HERE
HE SPOKE TWICE TODAY
SPEECH AT UNIVERSITY ASSEM-
BLY, AT II, FOLLOWED BY AD-
DRESS AT NOON

There is only one thing for us tt
do at his time, win the war, all other
matters are mere chores,' was q
striking sentence quoted by Mayor
Fassett of Spokane to the Moscow
Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday noon
Mayor Fassett was a guest of the
chamber and following his introduc-
ton by the chairman told the business
men that he had been, member of
the Spokane chamber for more than
20 years. That in his opinion there
was no organization that did more to
broaden a man than that and term
in the presidents chair was an eX-
perience that was valuable to any
one
Mayor Fassett also referred to a
certain communication that had come
to the council of Spokane from this
county in regard to the I. w. w. sit
uation, the dry humorous way in
which the affair was spoken of caused
a hearty laugh. He assured the mem
bers that the city council of Spokane
was anxious to care for the l. W. w.
menace That the state of Washing
ton had no laws similar to the Idaho
statute on criminal syndicalism. That
the city authorities had kept very
close tab on all actions and utter
ances of the speakers at the meeting
of the society and that there had been
no violation of Washington law; that
the governor had been appealed to
but without result, but through federal
authorities some arrests had been
made and the condition made so warm
that the headquarters of the organiza-
ton had been moved from the city.
The city council now has under
passage an ordinance that covers the
same ground as the Idaho law on
criminal syndicalism and when this is
in force we will be able to care for the
I. w. w. in Spokane, said the mayor.
In referring to the great crisis that
has come upon the world, Mayor Fas-
sett paid a fine tribute to the men
that were fighting the battles for the
freedom of the race. AS a radical he
said that he was pleased, to see the
progress that had been made in one
year, a progress that would have ta-
ken decades to have accomplished in
times of peace. "This war is teaching
America a new democracy, the work
ing man and the millionaire are fight |
ing side by side each recognizing the
true worth of the other. When these
men come back we will have new
condition, men will be measured by
what they can do, by real character
worth. and not by the standard of
dollars"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-16
r. N. A. Will Initiate

The Royal Neighbors are busy this
week, getting in readiness for a big
meeting to be held Thursday evening.
There will be a class of about SO in
itiated. The secret work viii. be Civ
en- by District Deputy Mrs. Ellen Rowe,
who has secured the class, and whose
work will close here at that time. A
banquet will be served in honor of the
new members and camps from neigh
boring towns have been invited to at
tend
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-16
SUBMARINE SINKS SHIP
TWO AMERICANS KILLED

ATLANTIC PORT-Four lives were
lost when the steampship Etonian was
torpedoed and sunk by a German sub
marine off the Irish coast on March %,
according to members of the crew ar
irving here today. Two of the killed
were American horsemen.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-16

dispatches today
yesterday,
have the allied lines been broken continue
German captured the
the engaged since the battle March 2l No allied
casualties has oen published but agreed on all sides that the allied
losses far below those of the the fight continues
enough the Germans will be worn down.
significant story showing how be discounted
Sunday night The Germans claim victory while the Assoca
ted correspondent with Germans
ulsed 81 being killed and the American casualties light This shows
how much dependence can be placed in German reports
The British sunk 10 German avers Just show Fritz what will hap
British
everywhere that there will be sharp short battle the German fleet emges
rom S o the threea md a years.
teIegraphc cable received follows
Germans of
AsTERDAM"North Wolff
right bank taken by
Mhel Rouvroi distance half miles rolled
despite the brave resistance the mcan who suffered the Sc
casualties addition to the loss of prisoners
The ReaIF Facts AboutT
Germans
pued the Sunday night attack the American sector and that
killed and the American casualties slight
Secretary Baker Retums-Prases Armies
o.
he would Immediately Secretary
America the largest steamships which flew the
Il return with sense of pride and confidence at the achievements of the
allied abroad that would justify trips
the water said Secretary Baker he stepped aboard the train which will
o Washington
Big GunK Woman
PARIS from the long German killed woman and
ofic
a
BRITISH SINK TEN GERMAN TRAwLERs
British ships There British casualties The admiralty
chief
OF British Grand fleet.
French Premier Optimistic
conditions The
of the favorable.
French Guns andPr
battle
in
capture and prisoners the Disc canal
Say Germans Pay Awful Price For Gains
The he
dispatches
Chpee
public buildings private homes
medical supplies there morphine
is
the the
BaiIeu
positions north
developing
attack southwest of Berqun
with loss.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-16
Stop Enemy Patents

WASHINGTON = President Wilson
has stopped the issuance of patents
and copyrights to enemies. He has
also revoked the authority given Am
orleans to apply for patents in enemy
countries
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-16
Near the Billion Mark

WASHINGTON-Th Liberty loan
subscriptions amount to $806, ,465, ,25O,
according to the treasury report from
II of the 12 federal districts. No re-
port has been received from the Min
neapolis district.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-16
Czernin to Enter Army

LONDON-Count Czernin has de-
cided to enter the army after retiring
from the foreign portfolio, a Copen-
hagen despatch today says. He will
command a brigade on the Italian
front
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-16
Army Men Promoted

WASHINGTON.Te brigadier gem
erals of the national army have been
by President Wilson to be
major general and 81 colonels have
been nominated to be brigadier gen.
oro1c
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-16
agents that for a long time have bee
sowing its seeds.
New Base is Handy

oON lis ilo oOCOo.
New Base is Handy
The new American base lies across
the gulf from the Mexican states of
Sinaloa and Sonora. 1t is within a few
hundred miles of Santa Rosalia, where
II German steamships are interned.
Crews of these vessels are said to have
assisted in outfitting at Mazatlan the
raider Alexander Agassiz, Which vas
captured few weeks ago by an
American vessel Mazatlan is not in
Governor Cantus province.
For several months passengers ar
irving in San Francisco on vessels
from Mexico have predicted a revolu-
ton in April. Leaders Of Mexican
revolutionists of the past are said to
be interested in the present plans.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

A number of the Decatur county
stockholders In the Iowa Packing
Co., of Des Moines, attended the an
nual meeting of stockholders held
in that. city on Tuesday of last week.
The company has made great prog
erected cree immense new new Buildings. and
are killing several thousand head of
cattle and hogs everN day, with a
splendid prospect for dncreasing their
business the coming gear. c.. NJ.
Axes, of Leon, was 6elected as a
member of the board of directors for
the coming year.. sz..,..,s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

Mrs. Geo. w. Sears returned Tues
day evening from West Helena. Ark,
where she was called on Monday. of
son. Ray Sears was not expected to
live. Ray died on Monday, Nov.
18th, the funeral being held at West
Helena on Wednesday. He is sur
vived by his wife, his mother and
one sister, Mrs. Andrew Scott, of
near Leon. He had been sick with
the flu, but had apparently recover
ed when he had relapse and pneu-
monia followed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

w. D. Pleuss has installed a new
visible air cooled refrigerator show
case counter in his up-to-date heat
market, which is one of the finest
market equipments manufactured
and the only one on this part of the
state. The new counter permits him
to keep in a sanitary glass case all
kinds of meats which are kept at
trio fan operating to force the cool
ed. air from the ice chamber around
the entire counter, and at the same
time forces out the warm air. Mr..
Pleuss believes in keeping his mark
ct right up to the best in any of the
larger cities.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

The committee appointed to look
after the United War Work Cam
paign will meet at the voting place
IN Center township, Decatur county,
Iowa, at 3 o'clock a. m: Friday, No
yembers %, 1918. Will expect ev-
eryone. to give four per cent of the
amount of the Liberty Bonds they
purchased and others to make sucn
donations as will be fair and right.
The following are the committee
from each school district. c.. s.
Rumley, Walter Smith, Mrs. Clay
Harris, Mrs. George Scott, Mrs.
Bryce McDonough, Calvin Ryan Jim
Baker and l. w. West.
The above committee are all ex-
pected TO meet in the township house
= w. H. Snyder,
Chairman.
C. s. Rumley,
Secretary.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

Eugene Franklin arrived home
Thursday from the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station, having re-
cause Of physical disability. He has
been suffering with rheumatism for
several months. Eugene had been
at the Great Lakes for 10 months:
He was q member of Sousa's band
and made number of trips with the
band In the interest of Liberty loans.
HumestOn New Era.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21
Baptist Church.

There is to be held at the Leon
Baptist church Sunday, Nov. oath, at
/ a: m. meeting of the laymen Of
the different churches of East Grand
River Baptist Association who are
expected to be present. This meet
ing is for the purpose of planning
together the work of the Mems For
ward Movement. The state director
Frank H. Dewey Of Des Moines, will
be present
Elmer Akers,
AsSOciatiOnal Director.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

We want men and women to per-
nit US to care for their clothes.
We don't scorch, burn or gloss any
garments while pressing them. In
stead we make them look like new.
The difference will delight you. G.
w. Conner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

w. E. Kelley, son of Albert KEEL
ley of Mt. Ayr, was a guest at the
in this city Monday. He is an in
structor in the new aviation camp
at the Great Lakes Naval Training
Station, and had been visiting few
days with his parents at Mt. Ayr,
returning to his duties Monday even
ing
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

Raymond Jenkins, of Garden
Grove, who volunteered few
months ago and entered the auto
training school at Des Moines, was
recently one of three privates select.
ed from the 200 men at the school
to attend the Officers Training Camp
at Rockford, Illinois. Word from
him is that he has been in the hos
pital suffering from the flu, but is
now much better
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

If this Internal flu ever let's up
we will try to give The Reporter
readers more news than we have for
the past few weeks. Half or more
of our correspondents are down
with the flu, nobody is going or
coming unless they are compelled to,
is that so and SO has the flu, and
how glad everyone is that peace has
come
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

Lieut.. G. B. Caster, who has been
stationed at Camp Mcclellan, Ala
bama, as an instructor since his re-
turn from France in September, had
made application to be, transferred
clared. and had orders to sail within
five days. These orders were. can
celled and he has been transferred
to the Firing School at Fort Sill,
Oklahoma. SNsh9
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

Walruses are now being killed for
their hides in ever increasing num-
Der. Walrus leather is the tou ghest
known, next to the elephant. and
yhinoceros. Besides being made in
to heavy boots for trench wear, it
makes the best Of polishers for big
3unS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

Mrs. Herbert Johnston, of Mt.
Ayr, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Dale, of west of Leon, who was
operated upon at the Leon hospital
ing nicely, and will soon be able to
return home,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21
Big Type Poland Chinas.

We have for sale a limited num-
Der Of spring and yearling boars,
spring gilts and brood soWs. of our
Bros, Leon, Iowa. Aft
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

The local chairmen Of the Wom-
ans Committee Of the Council OF
ference with county food commits
sioner W. H. Shields in the court
room at Leon at l o'clock Friday,
November %. All local chairmen
are urged to be present and bring
other Interested patriotic women
with them.
Mabel Horner Jacobs, county chair
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

Mrs. L.: P. VanWerden,r son
returned Friday from their trip in
The east. Charles did not enter the
Virginia Military Institute, but will
enter the State University at Iowa
City at the commencement Of the
next semester.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Curt Alexander, of
Hastings, Neb., who were visiting
With relatives in Wayne county, came
over to Leon last Thursday for a
few days visit with relatives in this
city. They were called to Wayne
county by the serious illness of Mrs.
Alexander's brother, L. M. Cald-
well, who is suffering from stroke
of paralysis.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

There are but three kisses men,
toned in the gospels-the one of be-
trayal, by Judas; the one of adora-
ton, by the Magdalen; the one of
reconciliation by the father of the
PrOdiSa1 son
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

Miss Lillian Pullen, who resigned
her position at the j. w. Hurst & Co.
store in this city last spring, has
again accepted a position in the
store. Her many friends are mighty
glad to see her in the store again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

Mrs. Lewis Bright, who has been
critically ill for some time at her
home in south Leon, suffering from
passed away Tuesday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

Order cut flowers and uoraI de-
signs from y. e. Hull, local agent OF
LOZier, OF .Des Moines, at The Re-
porter office. Orders sent by phone
or mail, but order as early as pos.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

For Sale-Duroc Jersey hogs.
Pedigreed Duroc Jersey males and
gifts, large type and extra good;
immune. Call or write w. J. S. Tay-
Tor HumestOn. Iowa. 14tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-21

f. j. Sankey buys and sells land
on commission, makes farm loans on
approved security at the best rates,
and does a general real estate bust
ness. Has had 20 years. experience
in the business. Office upstairs at
northwest corner OF Main and Com.
mercial streets. Leon. Iowa.