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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-02
FRENCH TAKE WHEAT
Seven Ounces of Bread Daily Linn
it Except to Hard Workers.
Sacrifice Accepted by French People
OVERWHELMINGLY on Governments
Explanation of Necessity.

Wa~hington.-Only the very poor
and men and women doing the hardest
kind of manual labor, may have more
than seven ounces of war bread a gay
in France from now on, the Unitu
States food administration has Deeh
advised by the French government
The entire French wheat crop mas
been requisitioned by the government,
This sacrifice has been accepted bv
the French people uncomplainingE on
the governments explanation that only
by such restriction can American re-
endorsements be transported in ships
that otherwise would carry grain for
their bread, and that, in addition, TINS
grain for French bread can come from
America only by virtue of the actual
saving OF this grain by reduced con-
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-02
MORE AMERICAN MADE TOYS
War Conditions Develop Industry to
Point Where Foreign Competl-
ton Is Broken Forever.

Observation-Disclosures Is now first
in the toy making industry. Hereto
fore the United States has purchased
the majority of Its toys from Germany
Nuremberg being one of the chief man
ufacturing centers in former years.
Forced by war conditions 70 depend
upon their own resources, the manu-
facturorS Of this country have been
making toys and have been so success
full that buyers for large stores claim
the hold of other countries on this line
Of business has been broken forever.
4 few toys are still coming from
France England, Switzerland, and ia
pan. but the American toys have prov
ed superior, rs they are n, = cduca'
tional.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-02
SCOUTS ARE MIGHT POLICE.

A large number Of burglarieS having
Incurred ut Pecan Gap, Tex, and there
being large amount Of cotton stored
there, the railroad company and the
business men employed Il local troop or
boy scouts to police the town.
Cots We're placed in the depot Tor
the scouts to sleep upon while not on
duty. -Four scouts are on duty every
night. and there is not an hour that
passes without the streets being pa
trOlled.
Pecan Cap scouts occupy unique
position and are rendering effective
service.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-02

sumption Of bread by The American
people.
"These extremely severe measures,
said the French statement, especially
the seven ounces a day, have deeply
impressed public opinion"
Men who are very poor or VINO 40
hard manual labor get about II ounces
of bread a day; women who are very
moor or who are employed on hard
work get about Il ounces day; every
one else gets seven ounces, which IS
Tess than half of a pound loaf, or not
more than four or five slices.
This bread is made of flour compris-
ing all the elements of wheat except
bron. with a heavy sdmixture of flour
from other cereal grains, which IS
obligatory.
The price of bread is fixed by vari-
o,,S government agencies all along the
line between producer and consumer
Baking of pastry or biscuits from
aour that is fit for bread is prohibited.
Confectioneries and other such shops
are closed two days week. Eatins
nostrjes in public is forbidden.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-02
Police Department BIoodhounds Placed
in Charge Of This Scout While Ctfi-
ciai Was H..
SCOTCH SCOUTS AID NAVY.

Boy scouts are acting as dispatch
bearers in the north of Scotland, and
without any officers watching Them but
working simply under their own boy
leaders. they are doing their patriotic
duty. said Lieut.. Gen. Bade1i-Powell
recently.
Every night without fail" he con-
tinued, these boys have carried dis
patches along that wild coast down to
the admiral at the base, and they do
about six miles every night. l saw
the one hundred and nineteenth mes
sage go down. 1t is wonderful how
these boys face difficulty and danger
simply from sense of duty"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-02
GOOD TURNS 81 SCOUTS.

Boy scouts in every part Of Indiana
nave been called upon by Commander
!. A. Bell Of the Indianapolis Naval he
.ruitinc station to distribute handbllis
lrging men - join tn" navy.
The Spokan" Scontma#'"rS' a'Socla.
,ior has pledged dat their scouts Will
,cll one Wax Savings cer,iflcate "acE
per month.
Scouts Of Troop No. 1. AssumpJion'
H.. rendered Efficient service rs teIc-
ohone Operators during Chauia~e4a
| seek.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-02
HEIFERs OF GOOD BREEDING
No Stock More Profitable as They Con-
sumo Less Compared with
Growth They Make.

No stock pays better to grow at
this time than young heifers of good
breeding. They consume less feed com
pared with valuable growth than al
most any other animal and there sure
will be good market awaiting them
when they begin to be cows. They
should be kept thrifty and doing their
best, though-and a very little grain
will do this.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-02
BOY SCOUTS FIND BONES.

BOY scouts. digging into large
mound near Park River. n. D.. I'M
parthed the skulls and the skeletons or
three Indians. who must have been
buried there q hundred years or more
ago. as the mound was there when the
earliest pioneers came to that section
" thp state. It is believed that furth-
81 excavating will yield s"E,e interest
Ing relies of aboriginal IEiian days.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-02
TWO COMBINATIONS ARE POOR
Good Cow In Hands OF UnInteiiigent
Daryman Is Most Undesirable
Dairy Proposition.

A good cow IN the hands Of poor
dairyman IS a poorer proposition than
. poor COW in the hands of a good
.5airyma4 Both are very poor com
blnationS. however; a good dairyman
will not keep u poor COW more than
one season.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-02

On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with CUticura Ointment Wash
off Ointment il five minutes With Gu
ticura Soap and hot water. For free
sample address "Cuticura, Dept. Y,
Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap %, Ointment % and 50.-Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-02
.bELGIANS EASILY OUTWIT GERMANS

il was reported that every tim" he
saw Il copy Of one of the Belgian Sc
cret newspapers he fell into Il tan
trum."
English and Dutch newspapers We're
struggled into Belgium. Nj. Gibson
continued. though a copy OF a London
paper sold as high as $50 at time
when the German authorities were do
ing their utmost 10 stop the SNUG
Cling. The papers struggled in were
rented by the hour and the owner
would sit on 4 mans doorstep until
he had finished il, when he would pass
1t on to receive another fee from the
next customer Mr.. Gibson referred
TO Cardinal MERCER as "the splendid
old figure whose work has undOne the
labors Of many German army corps
The stories Of arson. pillage, murder,
torture. and mutilation committed by
the German invaders are all too true.
according to Mr.. Gibson. The true
story. he said. will not be told until
the Germans have been driven ont Of
Belgium and northern France. when
the population of the invaded districts
will show the world the proofs of the
German atrocities.
German Spies Poorly Paid.
| Tie hordes of spies hired by the
| Germans are for the most part poor
and III paid, according to Mr.. Gibson,
who said that he had the honor of
having one assigned to follow him con-
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-02
Hugh Gibson Says Governor Gen.
e7aI Gets Suppressed News
paper Regularly.
SPIRIT REMAINS UNBROKEN
Stupid ProcIamations of German Com
nanders Cause Much Amusement
Among BeIgans-Says Stories
of Atrocities Are All True.

New YOrk.-Up to the entrance OF
the United States in the war against
Germany, approximately 5000 Bel
gan civilians had been shot, taken
into Germany as prisoners, or fined Tor
offending the German authorities IN
Belgium in various ways, according TO
Hugh Gibson, former secretary of the
American legation at Brussels and at
present chief Of the division OF foreign
intelligence of the state department,
described with many poignant details
the sufferingS of the Belgians ana Inc
irrepressible and buoyant spirit OF the
people, which, he said, has not been
quenched by the TeutOn invaders.
The stupid proclamatiOns of the Ger
man commandments posted daily ana
Oftener on the buildings and boardlngs
of the streets of Belgian cities caused
the population considerable amuse-
ment at first, Mr.. Gibson said, until
it was announced from German mead
quarters that any one seen laughing
around an official bulletin would De Sc
yerely punished. Thereafter persons
reading the bulletins would mufile
themselves up in neckcloths that CON
cealed half their faces and laugh 10
themselves.
All the Belgian newspapers were
suppressed, and the population re-
ceived its news from publications Is
sued by the Germans, which told OF
their military victories, Mr.. Gibson de-
clared.
Papers Published Secretly.
''In spite of this fact, the Beiglans'
under the very nose Of the governor
general, published clandestine neWspa-
pers," he continued. "The governor
general would get his copy regularly
Sometimes he found it under his plate
sometimes 1t came into his home WIN
the vegetables, sometimes 1t was
mailed to him in an official envelope
of the German military headquarters
itself, but, in spite of the fact that lit
offered 100000 marks for information
leading TO the arrest of those con
cerned in publishing the paper !,
awaited him nothing, and Wheh lel'
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-02
His Choice.

as he making any special claim for
exemptions"
mo. Says he'd rather die in battle
than live the rest of his life as liar"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-02

Goud advice is the kind You remem-
her 100 late that you forgot to take.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-02

SCOUT HANDLES POLICE DcGS.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-09
MOSCOW WANTS THE
STUDENTS TO STAY
CITY is CONFRONTED WITH
PROBLEM OF KEEPING THE
STUDENTS IN SCHOOL

The problem confronting Moscow
and the University of Idaho, the city's
greatest asset and the states great
educational institution, is to help
scores of students who will be dis
charged from the S. A. T. G. this
month to remain here as students of
the university. They want to stay;
we want them to stay; they need the
education and training they will get
here and the university needs them to
complete the school year. The same
problem is confronting every school
where an S. A. T. G. has been in
augurated. w. S. c., at Pullman, U.
of W., at Seattle, U. Of O., Eugene,
Oregon, Gonzaga, at Spokane and
scores of eastern universities. The
following statement from an Indiana
paper tells of conditions at the In
diana University, President Lindley's
old school, and the same things apply
here. The statement follows:
Help the S. A. T. C.
"Many young men came to Indiana
University this fall entirely depend
ent upon the government for finan-
cial support Now that the S. A. T. G.
is disbanding, they are thrown upon
their own resources. They are eager
to continue their studies next term,
but in order to do so, they must find
work to provide for board and room.
During this term it has been practi-
cally impossible to find enough boys
to fill the positions offered by the
public, but from now on conditions are
reversed. Some men have been ex-
perimenting along definite lines. All
are willing to do anything worth
while.
zone of the functions of the Uni
versity is to find employment for
these students. Believing that it is
very necessary for young people to
receive college training in these days
of reconstruction, it proposes to help
as many as possible to remain in
school Consequently merchants, uni
versity officials, anyone, will confer
a great favor upon students and as
sociation by reporting opportunities
for employment. Generally the men
can not work until next term, for the
process of rehabilitation will require
practically all the time left this term.
Residents who have rooms to rent
should relist them, for the inorganic
ed men who leave the barracks de-
sire to select their lodging places be-
fore they leave for the Christmas va
cation"
For any information about rooms
or work, telephone the bursar's of
flee University of Idaho, telephone 81.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-09
FARMERS UNION CONVENTION
AT SPOKANE is POSTPONED

The convention of the Farmers
Union and other farmer organiza-
tions and of farmers not members
Of any organization which was to have
been held at Spokane beginning to-
morrow, has been Indefinitely post
poned on account Of the influenza
situation. All public meetings have
been forbidden in Spokane, where
there has been a new outbreak of the
disease due, it is thought, to the big
crowds gathered there for the peace
celebration. Fourteen deaths were re-
ported in Spokane as a direct result
of influenza, Saturday, the largest
record for one day since the epidemic
began. People from outside towns
are requested to remain away from
Spokane until the situation clears up.
It is known that several cases of in
fluenza in Moscow now were con-
tracted at the peace celebration in
Spokane 10 days ago.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-09
S. A. 7. C.: MEN NOT
DISCHARGED TODAY
BLANKS FOR DEMOBILIZATION
OF THE YOUNG. SOLDIERS
HAVE NOT ARRIVED

None of the S. A. T. C. men were
discharged from the University of
Idaho today. 1t had been planned to
begin rehabilitation of the vocational
training men today and continue for
three days in order that they would
not crowd the railroads in leaving for
their homes, but the papers have not
been received here yet and the men
cannot be discharged until the neces-
sary blanks and rports are received.
1t had been planned to send the 100
men from Wyoming home this morn
ing but today it is not known when
rehabilitation will begin. The men
will continue their work the same as
if the war had not ended, until the
necessary blanks arrive when they
will be discharged in accordance with
the prearranged program, the WyOm-
ing men going first, south Idaho men
the next day and the north Idaho
men the following day. 1t is believed
that the blanks for the class A men
who are taking the academic course,
as we'll as the military course, will
come before the time set for demobi-
lizing them, beginning December 19.
Many of the class A men desire
to remain in the university and COM
mittees are now at work trying to
secure homes for them and work so
that those who are without funds
may be able to pay their way with
work outside of schools hours and re-
main in the university for the school
year. Of the 500 young men in class
A of the S. A. T. c., who came here as
soldiers, expecting to draw $50 per
month and sustenance while attending
school "a very small per cent have
sufficient funds to carry them through
the school year if they have to pay
for board and room and all other ex-
penses.' Efforts are bing made to
find places for these men where they
can earn enough outside of school
hours to pay their expenses for the
remainder of the term. 1t is believed
that a large per cent of them will re-
main for the rest Of the school year
if they can earn their way through
school.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-09
STUDENTS MUST HAVE
WORK IF THEY REMAIN

There are a number of students
in the University of Idaho, members
of the S. A. T. c., who will have to
have work to pay their expenses If
they remain in school. They yHnt
employment outside Of school h0dxs
and want to earn enough to pay aIt
way through school. These ye@pg
men came here, many of them giving
up fairly good positions, to enlist in
the army and attend the university
Now that the war is over and their
services as soldiers will not be needed,
they will be discharged from the
army. They expected to get $40 per
month and sustenance. After 1they
are discharged from the army they
will receive no pay but will hayesto
pay their board, room and othersex-
penses. These men will be dempbi-
lized December 10, 20 and 21. Francis
jenkins, bursar of the university, is
in charge of the matter of securing
employment for these men. Anyone
who can offer employment to one or
more of these men outside of scfrooI
hours, so they can remain in the uni
versity until the end of the school
year, will please notify Mr.. Jenkins
by telephone. This must be dones be-
fore the dates mentioned above.
Otherwise the men will be sent home
by the war department, and once
they are sent home, few, if any of
them, will return.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-09
P0TLATCH ARMY
OFFICERS RETURN
FORMER SCHOOL SUPERINTEND-
ENT AND A. H. FREDERICK
SON GET COMMISSIONS

POTLATCH.-Lieut R. S. Chambers,
formerly superintendent of the Potlatch
schools, was the first of Potlatch's boys
in the service to return home. He re-
ceived a commission of second lieuten-
ant at Camp Pike, Ark, where he at
tended officers training school,.
Lieut.. A. N. Frederickson has returned
to Potlatch having received his discharge
at Camp Taylor. Lieut. Frederickson
left with the first contingent of drafted
men in September, last year. for Camp
Lewis and was soon afterwards top
sergeant in the heavy artillery corps. He
was later sent to Camp Taylor and re-
ceived commission of second lieutenant
at the officers training school there.
Mrs. Frank Geisler, who is teacher
in the grade school, has recovered from
a recent attack of influenza and pneu-
monia and will resume her classes today.
Miss Fretha Swedland, a teacher in the
Bovil1 school, has been substituting. The
Bovill schools have not yet been opened
on account of the epidemic still raging
there Miss Ruth Peterson, sister of
Mrs. Geisler, has also recovered from an
attack of the "flu."
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-09
SALUTE AND RIDE
WOULD NOT WORK
PULLMAN CITIZENS DID NOT
TAKE TO SUGGESTIONS OF
THE S. A. T. C. MEN

An interesting story comes from Pull
man, where 1900 S. A. T. c. men were
located in the State college for special
military training. The college is a long
distance from the business center and
the S. A. t. c. men disliked the long
walk. They wanted to ride. Scores OF
automobiles were on the road going to
and from the college at all hours and the
men conceived the idea of riding when
the cars were not loaded. They made
suggestion and got the Pullman news
papers to advocate it.
The suggestion was that the autoino-
bilists stop and ask the soldiers to ride.
The soldiers offered to salute the cars
and they conceived a plan of having each
car carry a placard on the wind shield
bearing the words: Salute and ride as
far as we go"
But the public did not take to the idea
as enthusiastically as the soldiers de-
sired, so the soldiers had the placards
printed at one of the Pullman offices and
the newspapers carried notices that the
placards were printed and could be had
for the asking and urged the people who
had cars to secure these tags and paste
them on their windshields. and the sol
diers would then salute the driver when
they wished ride.
But the people did not call for the
placards and, according to the story told
The Star Mirror by Pullman citizen
TODAY. the cards are still at the place
where they. were printed and the sol
diers walk TO and from the college. Only
very feW lOok the cards and displayed
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-09

Of course this theory is predicted
on the fact that there will be con-
tinued demand for western copper
and other metals. 1t also illustrates
in most forcible manner the neces-
sity of maintaining and encouraging
the mining industry and as soon as
possible relieving it from hampering
Influence of war regulations, etc.
Copper producers have suggested
that the government buy present
floating supply of copper at official
price and then leave the business
without further attempt to regulate
prices.
The general public is deeply inter
ested in prosperity of the mines as
they are one of our greatest distrib
utors of wealth and employers of la
Dor at good wages.
Viscious tax measures and uncalled
for regulation can make or break this
industry. y.-The Manufacturer.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-09
STATE OFFICERS-E
SELECT. ASSISTANTS

BOISE. - State Auditor r-elect Ward
Ga1let announced today the appointment
of George H. Lewis as deputy state au-
ditor and James Munroe as deputy state
examiner. Both are republicans. Lewis
was deputy under former State Auditors
Stephen D. Taylor and Fred L. Huston.
Munroe is present deputy examiner
under Auditor Vandusen Lewis is from
Bannock county and Munroef from Can
yon county.
Governor reject D. w. Davis has
named ]. K. White, pure food commits
sioner as his temporary secretary.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-09
RED CROSS STARTS
DRIVE NEXT WEEK
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN OPENS
NEXT MONDAY-EVERY ONE
EXPECTED TO JOIN

The week of December 10th to the
23rd. inclusive, has been designated by
the national council of defense for the
annual roll call of members for the Am
erican Red Cross, and during those seven
days the organization will sell for one
dollar each memberships in the Red
Cross. 1t is the earnest hope of the Red
Cross that there will be renewals of the
100000 memberships taken out last
year and that there will be millions OF
new members added to the list.
Unless some unforeseen crisis should
arise, it is not anticipated now by the
national war council that any further
drive need be made during the coming
year for Red Cross funds; and if the
membership reaches the grand total
hoped for, it is most unlikely that the
American public will be approached to
contribute to a spring drive as has been
heretofore the custom.
II In Latah county the drive has been put
ii charge of H. H. Simpson. Mr.. Simp-
son received from headquarters an
gabundant supply of printed matter, post
efs, pins, seals, and window cards. These
Have already been distributed throughout
the county among the various precinct
Captains, the same machinery being en-
ppyed for this drive as has been used
By The council of defense in previous war
activities.
ssWe are all ready to begin the drive on
the appointed day." stated Mr.. Simpson,
to al, Star Mirror reporter. "Latah
county is expected to enroll at least nine
thousand members, and with the great
record of the Red Cross not only in war
hut in civilian relief measures during the
Influenza epidemic, I do not think it will
be, hard to get every man, woman and
d1,ild on the list There is surely not
left rone' American citizen who is not
Welliinforrned as to the magnificent well
fate work of the Red Cross and who
does not feel like expressing that graft
ti1def BY taking out an annual member
sttp, at tfe low price of one dollar. The
rWl eaA ought to go especially big in
Moscow and Latah county where we
1--we Fad such favorable chance to see
the Red Cross actually engaged in its
tAselfish relief work. What the Red
Gross did for the S. A. T. c. in Moscow
alone should inspire every person i'll this
county to support the organization.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-09
IMPORTANCE OF
MINING INDUSTRY
ONE OF IDAHO'S GREATEST
WEALTH PRODUCING RE-
SOURCES SHORT OF HELP

The mining industry as whole has
been cunning short handed for the
past six months or a year.
Many small mines have been forced
to close due to shortage and high cost
of labor and material.
By spring and early summer it is
believed conditions will be such that
many of these small mines can again
operate and the larger mines will be
in position to take on additional
men.