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SOLDIER BOYS WANT apples.

Mrs. c. F. Muller. Chairman OF
the Canteen Committee for Pay.
ette County, recsivrd no.ice this
morning from the Cant en- at Hun
tington, asking for 10 boxes OF
apples, this is a very mod st de-
mand when you oo~s der 10 b9Xes OF
apples will furnish a tr at to
1000 Soldier Boys who certainly APP
preciate the apples. P'ease lepHrt
what you have to Offer to Mrs.
Mun at once. tn
Fd SALE: Sow and pigsP f.
Earp phone rss-w,
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-12-12

FOR SALE: My household goods
my home, 545 s. 18th StrReo B.
b Anderson.
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Mail this vote Immediately
the CITY CLERK.

The City Council and the School
will meet jointly Sa urday evening at
s O'Clock to canvass these express
sions of Public Opinion.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-12-12
LAURA WILsOA-xELLEY.

Word was received by the viii
son family that Mrs Laura Wilson
Kelley had pass d away as tie re-
Il suit of Spanish In Ii enza at an
tearly hour Tues day morning. They
had previously ree eli ed word Of
her serious illness, hut when n ws
OF her death was received it came
as shock to the entire q immunity.
as both Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley were
well and favorably known to the
people hare. Mr.. Kelley with his
baby daughter less then one year
old left Columbus, Ohio. with the
body Of the wife and mo her We lines
day evening ard viii arrive in
Payette Saturday, evening on No
Is. Mrs. Wilson left thu morning
on the early tr7in and vii meet
them at Cheyenne so far as We
have been Informed no gef nlfS ar
rangements for the ha4<
been msde full and'd 1rSie1
obituary viii be published "a
The sun., 1918-05-28
Gift to "The Sun" Fund
Comes by Air Route

7 ,EAVING Philadelphia ycster-
day at :51 P. M, a donation
reached THE SUN Office at 4:3O
p. M. This is q commendable
instance Of how fund donors
wish to annihilate time and
space in order to get tobacco to
our soldiers.
While sportsmen of every kind
are devising means to increase
the smoke funds resources all of
its indoor performers have not
yet tired. A benefit quite mag
nificeRt in proportions is the one
being arranged by Sophie Tucker
at the Claridge next Saturday
night. Read Of the we'll known
people of the stage who have
volunteered to help the star on
page I.
Tennis, golf. baseball players,
the boat owners-these are only
q few Of the smoke funds friends
who are doing things for it In
the next ten days. And oh, yes,
the optometrists Of the State
are practically giving up their
annual convention to It.
WARNING! THE SUN TO-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organixa-
ton or publication. 1t employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun., 1918-05-28
GERMANS BEGIN A TIA CKS ONENTZRE FRONT; =
TAKE CHEAlZN DES DANES; CHI THE ALSNE;
WILSON PLEADS FOR WAR TAX BILL AT ONO
Conan Doyle Urges
Reprisals by Britain
Special Gable Despafch to The Sun from
h.

Special Cdbis Despdfch to The SUS from
the London Times.
Copyright 1915. all ri0hs reserred.
LONDON. May s7.-Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle writes to the
"Times":
I fully agree with the state
ment that it is our own nerve
less policy that exposes us to the
outrages of the Huns. They will
do what they think they can do
with impunity and will avoid that
which entails punishment. When
Miss Cavell was shot we at once
should have shot our three lead
ing prisoners. When Capt. Fryatt
was murdered we should have
executed two submarine Cap
tains. Those are arguments the
German mentality can under
stand.
German prisoners should at
once be billeted among the
hospitals. Airmen captured
should be shot. With a notice
that such will be their fate, re-
cent outrages will be minimized.
II the enemy attempts reprisals.
then our own counter reprisals
must be sharp. If we are to have
war to the knife, at least it
will be equal for both parties.
The sun., 1918-05-28
MONEY ISVITAL.
DELAY PERIL,
C0NGRESSTOLD
President Bids Both Cham
bels FOrcgO Politics to
DO Their Duty.
WARNS OF IMITATION
PrOfiteering Must Be Checked
by Increase Of Taxation
Nation Wants Action.
Special Despasch 10 TVS SuS.

"PeVu' "e'p"'t" !" A"s Se''
WAsHiNoroN. May 2'.-Confrontng
homes,ck Congress the President firmly
told the Joint assemblage to-day that a
.'e"e ~"
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'ne war
AS ne hn'shed reaoins mis- prepared
message. which was delivered unex-
pectedly. President Wilson paused and
added extemporaneously the SOLDERING
statement: Just az ! was leaving the
White House was told that the ex-
pected drive on the western front had
apparently begun
This, the President said, had solemn
ized his feeling that Congress should
remain In session and provide the rev.
enues Of war. Previously he had warned
Of the danger Of imitation through too
great a bonded indebtedness. That Con-
grees and the Administration would
turn to war profits and incomes and
iuxuries for the additional taxes" was
forecast, by President Wiison-and he
emphasized war pronts.
IN the oespatcpes 10 Ihs SUE yes
terday waS- announced that theSe
three metnods ~ouid form tne OASIS OF
ne" IAN o'i's'
ru,.v.,...,,.u.r rh....I
! informing congress 'na' 'he treasury
department. mas oa.a resaru'nH pro".s
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The sun., 1918-05-28
ENEMY RAIDS
AMERICANSIN
PICARDY LINE
Attack by Force of More
Than 300 Beaten Off
With Losses to Foe.
Y ---
RETALIATION Is SWIFT
Pershing Reports That Our
Men Forced Their Way Into
the German Trenches.
RETALIATION Is SWIFT
Bv the Associdfed Prsss.

AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS ON THE
FRENCH FRONT. May 27.-Three German
raids were made against the American
positions in Picardy between and 8
o'clock this morning and were repulsed
with heavy losses to the enemy The
Americans took number OF prisoners.
The Germans advanced so strong in
the centre. 100 on the right and 120 on
the Lett. They were driven of speedily
and left many dead in front OF the
American trenches.
The assaults were preceded by violent
bomba rdments OF the entire American
line. during which it is estimated 10000
shells. many of them gas shells, were
fred by the enemy.
For a time there was fierce hand to
hand fighting. The Germans took one
OF the Americans prisoner. but the
Americans pursued the enemy and re-
captured him.
The American artillery did remark
able work in helping to turn the German
raid into victory for the defenders.
The bravery Of the Americans may be
illustrated by the case OF a private
whose arm was blown of. Dazed he
kept on hshting and did not know he
had been injured until a comrade came
to his aid.
The sun., 1918-05-28
u. S. TROOPS FIGHT
WAY INTO FOE LINES
Enemy Attack in Picardy
Front Overwhelmed.
Special Despatch 20 TIE Srv

WAsHINGroN. May 81 Gen. Per-
shing's Official report. given out at the
War Department Tonight. indicates that
American troops are participating in the
desperate fighting ushered in by the Ger
man drive on the western front. The
Americans in Picardy have resorted to
timely counter attacks and appear 10
have given a splendid account OF them
selves. In his official report Gen. Per-
shing describes the fighting as follows
In Picardy after violent artillery
preparation hostile infantry detach-
ments succeeded In penetrating our
advanced position In two points. Our
troops counter attacked. completely ex-
pelling the enemy and entering his
lines
In the woevre a strong hostile raid
ing party was repulsed. with losses in
killed and wounded
In Lorraine hostile gas shell bonn
hardments of some intensity occurred.
The day was quiet in the other sectors
occupied by our troops.
In the course OF air combats this
morning our avia.ors shot down a hos
tile machine
Americana May Advance.
The statement does not say wha. ha r.
pened after the Americans entered the
German lines in the Picardy section.
Military experts here assume that fght-
ing Is still in progress. with the Amer
leans possibly holding on to their gains
or perhaps leading the way for further
advances into the German positions.
According to General Stan officers It
IL too early to say that the German
onslaughts have been definitely repulsed.
although there are increasing signs that
the French and Briti1, have taken
much OF the sting from the first Ger
man blows. Although resumption OF the
drive had been expected by army ex-
perts here, who have insisted that Ger
many was now committed TO a policy
OF attempting to smash her way through
there was some surprise over the fact
that the force Of the blow camc so far
| south, The German effort in Flanders
| does not appear to have had the magnI-
tude nor the force OF the effort between
Solssons and Rheims.
Attack May He a Feint.
Some army observers who have been
following the situation closely were in
clined to believe that the offensive in
the south had as its object the diver.
sion OF troops from the Flanders front
preparatory to concentrated attack In
the ipres sector to pave the way for
continuing the drive against the Chan
mel ports.
Other officers, however. point out that
the German methods have been very
IL ~. ,;,
The sun., 1918-05-28
BRUGES CANAL AGAIN
BOMBED BY BRITISH
Lock Gates at Mariokerke and
Zeebrusse Attacked.

LONDON, May 81. - An Admiralty
statement issued tonight says:
Bombing operations have been car
ried out against Mariakerke and
Zeebrugge. where bombs were OBJ
served to fall close to the lock gates
Of the canal, Nearly three tons also
were dropped on the Bruges docks
Wednesday night. All our machines
returned safely.
In home waters numerous flights
by the escort patrol and other anti
submarine duties were carried out.
Submarines we're sighted and attacked
and enemy mines were located on eev-
eral occasions.
Our seaplanes also carried out long
reconnaissances over the North Sea.
On May 20 allied aircraft made a
successful bombing attack on the
Austrian naval base at Cattaro. A
direct hit was obtained on barracks
occupied by submarine crews and a
hre was seen TO break out.
The sun., 1918-05-28
ITALIANS STRIKE ON
AUSTRIAN FRONTIER
Successes Gained May Mark
Launchin9 Of OffensiVe.

ROME. May 27-Not only has Italy
sent a considerable army to the aid OF
her allies on the front In France but
to-day. at the same time the Germans
were renewing the battle on the western
front, the Italians launched an impor-
tant offensive northwest Of Trent. near
the Austro-Italian frontier.
Important successes have been gained.
the Italians capturing SO prisoners and
twelve guns. taking the summit OF Monte
Zigno1on. the town Of Presena, Month
cello Pass and spur east of the pass.
The operations arc being carried cut
In most difficult country and under con-
ditions OF the greatest hardship. From
the character OF the official announce
ment II 10 believed that an extensive Of
fensive 10 contemplated.
VIENNA. via London. May 27-The Of
f,cial report from Austrian headquarters
to-day says:
The Italians yesterday attacked
our positions south OF Tonale Pass
A small section of our lines was
dressed back. A further enemy ad-
vance was frustrated.
PARIS, May 27.--Severe losses have
been inflicted upon the Austrians In the
Tonals district by the Italians. according
10 special Dispatches from Rome.
The sun., 1918-05-28
WILSON LEAD IN
RUSSIAAWAITED
British Diplomat Urges an
Early Move to Circumvent
Designs of Germany.
PEOPLE WILL WELCOME 1T
All But the Extremists Said to
Have Confidence in Our
TnSelfish Motives.
PEOPLE WILL WELCOME 1T
Special cable Despatch 10 THE SrS.
Cnnnrinkf lnls. nil r1dlks rksSrrkd

"''1'' " "
LONDON. May Zine H'''es All ha'0
the best intentions toward Russia Inc!
need They ore waiting on President
Wilson'S lead, according to a statement
made to-day bv a man we'll known in
dp,on,,.,, oirc,.s rbis autlority COM
sn,,.
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N'''' "'7 "''"'''
'ea'" ot har"'o"'ous "o'N'"s "s
ment that would save Russia from inc
grip OF Germany The overwhelming
Importance OF following Mr.. wilson's
Idea in not abandoning the country y
not likely'to be overlooked 1t undouot-
edly will have far reaching importance
upon the war. I believe that the United
states fu'ly understands ana appreciates
the 1ac' mat al! the Aihes are 'hor-
oushiy dH'nteres'ed IN 'ne'r enor's 10
restore the s'aoi'''E OF RUSSIA anu 'ese"e
her from German aon'na''on'
mere Is ""' .'e s's"'es' aSeso' 20
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adopted the common sense view TO let
which Prussia hos. can no aided Tbev
will sunnort tho American formula in
every way
This Is , solution thai will anneaI "a
eyerybodv bu, tho Germans ,o whom I,
means the complete shat,erinp NJ IN.
Eastern peace dream which seemed to
make the war worth while The so,u.
tion OF the situation in Russia can h.
found only I'm winning hack the Rus
s,ans 10 our cause There never was q
more opnortune time Renorts from re-,
u,h,s sources indicate ,ba, ,ne Russ,au.
nrac,ica,,v without except,o, are heco,n.
inv moro r,stIye under the iron ru,e NJ
carmanv
"rbere have h,en yar,ous outbreak.
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,
1aNor or tne constituent Assembly ana
The sun., 1918-05-28
MORE GERMAN TROOPS MUTMY
Two Divisions in Russia Refuse to
Go to Western Front.
Bv fhe Ass0cInfrd Prrss

Moscow, May IS tdelayed) Two
divisions OF German troops in the Dvinsk
region refused to obey orders TO proceed
to the French front
Prince Leopold OF Bavaria came to in
vestigate, and many mutineers were
hanged and dozens condemned to hard
labor for life.
The sun., 1918-05-28

NASHUA. n. H.. May 27.-A bomb
three feet long containing dynamite and
other high explosives was found under
the Boston and Maine Railroad bridge
at harrington Saturday. 1t became known
to-day. Federal authorities began an
investigation.
The sun., 1918-05-28
REPORTS UsBOAT OFF
VIRGINIA CAPES
Washington Doubts Story Of
British Skipper.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. May 27-lt was
learned here tonight that the master of
British steamer which came into port
last Wednesday reported that he had
fred hve shots At a submarine $50 miles
of the Virginia Capes.
The sun., 1918-05-28
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Capt. d. yIIin Win. goth victory.

PARIS. May 27.-Capt. de Uilin. II IL
announced. has won his twentieth aerial
victory. The Captain was a partner Of
the late Capt, Guynemer. the famous
French ace.
The sun., 1918-05-28

Continued on Third PaDc.
The sun., 1918-05-28

Continued on Tenth Paoe)
The sun., 1918-05-28
Unfair to wait.

We shall naturally turn. therefore.
I suppose. TO war profits and in
comes and luxuries for the addi-
tional taxes But the war profits
and incomes upon which the in
creased taxes will be levied will he
the profits and incomes Of the call
endar year 1918. 1t would be mani
festly unfair to wait until the early
months ofl9l9 to say what they are
The sun., 1918-05-28

ce~s'ssss ~ SsssA l,sss.
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the same rations and equipment as the
regular French army before it went to
the front. Their food consisted of
bread, soup, and vino, as wine is called
almost everywhere in the world. In
the morning they received half loaf
of Vienna bread and coffee. At noon
they each had large dixie OF thick
soup, and at three in the afternoon
more bread and bottle Of vino. The
soup was more like a stew-very
thick with meat and vegetables. At
one of the officers barracks there was
cook who had been chef in the larg,
est hotel in Paris before the war. ID (,
All the prisoners were well clothed.
Once week, socks, underwear, soap,
towels and blankets were issued to
them, and every week the barracks
and equipment were fumigated. They
were given the best Of medical atten-
ton.
Besides all this. they were allowed
to work at their trades, If they had
any. All the carpenters, cobblers,
tailors and painters were kept busy,
and some of them picked up more
change there than they ever did In
Germany, they told me. The musi-
clans formed bands and played almost
every night at restaurants and thea
tiers in the town. Those who had no
trade were allowed to work on the
roads, parks, docks and at residences
about the town.
Talk about dear old jail! You could
not have driven the average prisoner
away from there with 14-inch gun.
used to think about them in Bran.
denburg, when our boys were rushing
the sentries in the hope of being bay.
onetted out of their misery.
While our cargo was being unloaded
spent most of my time with my
grandmother. 7 had heard still more
about the cruelty of the Huns, and
made up my mind to get into the ser.
vice. Murray and Brown had already
enlisted in the Foreign Legion, Brown
being assigned to the infantry and
Murray to the French man-of-war Cas-.
sard. But when I spoke of my inten-
ton, my grandmother cried so much
that promised her would not enlist
that time, anyway-and made the
return voyage in the Virginian. We
were no sooner loaded in Boston than
back to st, Nazaire we went.
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GRO BE CoNTINuED.)
Something to 4ereetp About.

SSbiChHihS ~ SiNOA fNbOdIs
Persons casting about for something
to worry about may take pleasure in
recalling from "The Little Minister"
the manner in which self-styled simple
folk in Scotland regard the northern
lights-"the devils rainbow" Waster
Lunny called it. II saw it sax times
in July month";" he said, "and it made
me shut my cen. You was out admir-
ing 1t, dominic, but can never forget
that it was seen in the year IL Just
afore the great storm. I was only a
laddie then, but mind how that awful
wind stripped a. the standing corn in
the glen in less time than we've been
here at the waters edge. 1t was called
the deil's bosom. My fathers hinmost
words to me was, It's time eneuch to
greet, laddie, when you see the au-
rora borealis.'" Waster Lunny was
greeting" DER the drought then, but
twelve hours later the Quharity was
out Of it's banks, washing out the corn
and with years store of wool on its
crest was dashing out to sea.
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CHAPTER II.
The War Breaks,

After serving four years and three
months In the q. s. navy, / received
an honorable discharge on April IA,
1914. held the rank Of chief petty
officer, first-class gunner. 1t is not
uncommon for garbies to lie around a
while between enlistments--they like
q vacation as much as anyone-and it
was my intention to loaf for 6 few
months before joining the navy again.
After the war started, of course, I
had heard more or less about the Ger
man atrocities in Belgium, and while
| was greatly interested, was doubt
full at first as to the truth of the re-
ports, for knew how news gets
changed in passing from mouth to
mouth, and never was much of a
hand to believe things until / saw
them, anyway. Another thing that
caused me to be interested in the war
was the fact that my mother was born
In Alsace. Her maiden name, DER
vieux, is well known in Alsace. I had
often visited my grandmother In st.
Nazaire, France, and knew the coun-
try. So with France at war, It was
not strange that I should be even
more interested than many other
garbies.
as have said, | did not take much
stock in the first reports of the Huns
exhibition Of kultur, because Fritz is
known as clean sailor, and I figured
that no real sailor would ever get
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|; came down from the bridge and shook
hands with me!
After this they did not haze me
much. This was the beginning Of a
certain reputation that l had in the
navy for flst-work. Later on had a
reputation for swimming, too. That
first day they began calling me
"Chink," though I don't know why,
and it has been my nickname in the
navy ever since.
1t is a curious thing, and / never
could understand it, but garbies and
marines never mix. The marines are
good men and great fighters, aboard
and ashore, but we garbies never have
a word for them, nor they for us. On
shore leave abroad we pal up with
foreign garbies, even. but hardly ever
with a marine. OF course they are
with US strong in case we have scrap
with a liberty party off some foreign
ship-they cannot keep out Of fight
any more than we can-but after 1t
Is over they are on their way at once
and we on ours.
There are lots of things like that
in the navy that you cannot figure out
the reason for, and I think 1t is be-
cause sailors change their ways so
little. They do great many things
in the navy because the navy always
has done them. .
I kept strictly on the job as fire.
man, but I wanted to get into the gun
turrets. 1t was slow work for long
time. I had to serve as second-class
fireman for four mouths, first-class
for eight months and in the engine
room as water-tender for year.
Then, after serving on the U. S. S.
Des Moines as gun-loader, I was
transferred to the Iowa and finally
worked up to gun-pointer. After a
time got my G. P. O. rating-chief
petty officer. frst-class gunner.
The various navies differ in many
ways, but most of the differences
would not be noticed by any one but
a sailor. Every sailor has great deal
Of respect for the Swedes and Nor
wegians and Danes; they are born
sailors and are very daring, but, Of
course, their navies are small. The
Germans were always known as clean