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The sun., 1918-12-29
stan Was at Omsk.

The staff OF the Czecho-Slovak army
wa IN Omsk, but even If it had been
r.-.fh,e TO get in touch with II 1t Is
Gn.Atsul whether Gen. SaRarov, at that
time chief OF staff, would have dared
t. AIRY out the decisions of the
a. The commanding General of the
Tf.t Division, also a Russian, showed
g. much hesitation that he was dis
Missed. Even before the open break
calre i, was impossible to get the stnff
train u of Omsk TO Cheljabinsi'.
which became the new headquarters OF
tic Czecho-Sloyak army.
.a this staff train was a small
printing outfit and the few Czech
t.um.alstS in service of the Boil
s.,y!Ei were anxious to &c. hold of
t,.s equipment so as to be able TO
scooter their propaganda among the
q. iona, Army. The man with most
military experience was Gen. Diete-
T.ns. nut he was over 1000 miles
away m Vladivostok. Thus we were
..Iigel n find new commanders. a
roy STAFF and a. new plan almost
Within twcnty-tour hours.
The now CZeCho-Slovak army con-
es's mostly Of young men, so there
wore practically no staff officers avail
ft.o. Those of our men who had been
officers in the Austrian army were all
Toserve L~ieutcnants and Captains.
Even in Russia, up to the time OF our
g,oarture from the Ukraine, h high
r.tnmands were given TO Russian off,
aers--
Formed n New stan.
,,o u.,s n,a,tad copsis+InP
.f the commanding officers or the
The sun., 1918-12-29

The eastern group undertook to
safeguard the railroad along the Semi
palatinsk branch and it protected the
track also from surprise attacks along
the Yenlsei River. Detachments were
thrown as. far as the gold mines of
Lena Here the boys captured a part
Of the Russian gold reserve to the
amount Of $4,000, 900 'rubles (s175,-
600. 00o). They turned It owe to the
newly formed provisional Government
Of Siberia.
After securing their rear this group
marched on beyond NiZhny- Udinsk on
Irkutsk. which was held by a strong
Bolshevik army. The city was cap
tured with comparative ease but then
the great problem was to get control
Of Lake Baikal with the mountains
surrounding it and to get into its
hands the railroads which ran through
forty tunnels around the northern end
of the lake.
I For several days the Czecho-Slovaks
fought with the Bolshevilk navy on
Lake Baikal, improvising their own
navy. and by surprise attacks won a
victory. The majority Of the tun-
nels on the Siberian railroad were
mined by a hired German engineer,
n everything was ready to blow
them up. That was a calamity that
our boys wanted to avoid, and so for
Ave days a column of them with pro-
visions on their backs climbed the
Baikal Mountains, until they caught
the Bolsheviki in the rear and dis
armed them before they could touch
on the mines. BY that time the Allies
The sun., 1918-12-29
Formed n New stan.

\ new STAFF was created, consisting
.r the commanding officers OF the
~ lrd. Fourth. Seventh and Second
.'!ments; its members were Lieut.
Col Vojcechovsky. Lieut. Geek, Capt.
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Continued on Fourteenth PagcD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
SAILOR STARTS SUIT
TO GET BRIDE-TO-BE
DNeIse Secured, but Father Takes
Sii Home-Prospective Hus-
band Appeals to Court

wv York, April Is. - Edward [,
MILL Dr., has been courting Miss
s,suer'te s,r.tste Doran, Of 81 Van Reipen
,,l,s,s' 'ersey city, for some time. He
u m Ia " the navy recently.
~ sup came in last Wednesday and
IAN went to the Jersey City City
~. and obtained a marriage license
~ Clerk Dolan. They then parted,
l.,,r gong 70 obtain q further shore
Am ana Miss Doran to Flatbush to
nns.eIluesmaid and make further ar
'Ths'lehls nv for the wedding.
Alss prospective bride aud bridegroom.
set ~ legal age. did not ask tho con-
bar " Marguerite father, Joseph
,hs,a a building contractor. Never
n, he went TO Flatbush and took
qaughter home
n rss, heenan heard Of the situation
~ ~7ht 10 a lawyer and had Him sue
hDs'anl nlt OF habeas corpus i'm which
pssoasss mat Marguerite Doran is i'm
AsbeaS on the premises at 81 Van
M sueet Jersey City" and that
N 'ald Joseph Doran win NOT permit
I'M" ."il Marguerite Doran to leave Tie
I'M ~ converse with persons or per-
riibssssal sald Marguerite 10 marry, not
|mnciloing the said Marguerite is of
''s'snt age TO marry"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
Boches Quickly Mastered

Parties went out upon patrol ns IL
going upon patrol had been an age-old
habit, their beginning the tread of No
Mans Land coming within three hours
after occupation. In no case save one,
and that after several nights in the line,
did they encounter the Boche, but that
instance was in its small way note
worthy. a tiny party Of Americans,
their numerical strength being denied
mentioning by the censor while close to
enemy wire heard an opposing party
approaching Noting by the tread that
they were outnumbered, they would have
been justified in retreat, but not 80, these
boys from somewhere at home / cannot
mention, They CrUuched in shell crater,
as had their brothers in arms and Khaki
the other night north Of Toul, and as
the Boche passed handed linn a liberal
assortment Of lead from rifle ana re-
volver Result, two good Germans be-
cause they were dead, two others
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
CAMP FOR HILL SCHOOL
pdents Expected to Meet
eAl Summer for Training

lie Sn,'e ne' Ia, April 15-An inten-
o.e.sd sears draining camp win be con-
fIouba. me HIN School in is large
|1ded 4, ~ ~ summer. which will be at
W man, os."een 500 and $50, compris-
n44Ilnee,i,9 ne ol0er students from
l.Inr ~, hetchkiss, Tome Exeter.
E, eehQoi Il Win be in eharae ~
NIAt' '.'.. regular army ofncer and
AID Xxx ' q given Ia machine ztln-
.I.n NIrllerV by French ard
q o''rIH who haze seen active
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15

| '4N my map OF the western 'front.'
~ I have the battle line outlined in
tiny flags with pins for flagstaff TIcy
show the colors or France. Euglaud. BcI.
gum and Portugal with today the third
set Of pins portrayng The stars and
Stripes. For we now have troops al
three points-north Of Tcul. at Chcmiu
des Danes and, following information
given publicity today, "in another pur-
tion Of Lorraine or If you prefer re
cent words Of Secretary Baker. north
cast of Toul' If tho hag-map idea
strike you better buy Il lot Of pinned
Am r'can flags, because as time goes
on you viii have use for thcn I.rou
my mHN hey make n brave array even
IN ..-r present tiny quantity.
Fo" " y show that the results of nine
NJ work Is beginning to appear,
ma nat our boys are on the lob there
20 STAY until with France. England.
Belgium nd Portugal, victory comes to
our allied arms. As look unon my
map upon the wall of MY quarters as
! write | do not remember ever. having
sa2ed upon an American flag with such
happy satisfaction.
ruli OF "Pep" and Coniidcnrc
| cannot through some uystcriuus
ruling Of the censor say whence come
or what these third occupation American
troops are. But with the other two out
hts in their trinity, they went i'm fun Of
eager desire to get at the Bochc, a song
upon their lips until the hour and the
place demanded silence for the Boche
ll,lS gDgTn and Il. 81.
t. the ground AS they swung past an
ornamental fountain situated in the prn-
Clpal square of quaint ancient town,
en- route for open country and the SHOW
DRIFTS Astounding before them, there was
the same confidence in their gait that
have recently Witue ssed in two lots Of
their fellows. They had Just detraincd
after eighteen hours uncomfortable rid
iNg as full of N'gor as if they spent tn,
time in Pullman cars For several hour
they We're given the freedom Of the AN
c'ent town. during which they bought
every thing the shous had for sale in tn
way of catables and small wares. And
with the night they departed up a dark
cned road in small squads for the limo
where they relieved the troops Of Franc,
Their trenches are situated i'm one VI
the many wood abounding in Lorraine
woods that Is part France and part
No Mans Land. Here and there among
the bare trees, many OF which are
SCARED and broken by shell fire, they
found quaint huts of interlaced houghs
and birdlike obsorNdtorieS skilfuuy
concealed amid pine and beech.
And further, they found dry. com-
Portable dugouts, despite the mud in
the trenches themselves. with every
thing hushed in the peculiar stiffness of
u quiet night on the line. The relief
was made in splendid fashion. despite "a
near full moon, and with midnight the
French had gone toward rcpuSr Whil,
the Americans stood guard.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
HUNS May ASK FOR PEACE


evidently
Having northern battle front the Germans
allied Gvenchy which is believed be
o
condition the last
mans and he
Following cable received
Is Seeking
LONDON Germanys
Londo a
Long-R Range Gun Demolished
PARsNew French hit
completely action.
Fighting
t officially this
Bombardment Flanders Reopened
bonbardnent the Ger
infantry developed.
Artillery Active
(Ofcial)Spried artillery fighting along the
is
British Positions Improved
British slightly improved their positions in
ouhery of the salient while
a o. n
British Lose Quarter Million Men
in
offensive March 81
in American Casualty List
WASNGTONThe casualty list contains Sc
in
died other wounded severely a. slightly missing
i'll action,
Liberty LoanO OTersubscribed
9o the These the figures last night
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
BRITISH SOLDIER
GUARDS BETHLEHEM
TELLS OF BARN BUILT WHERE
CHRIST WAS BORN, BEING
CONSTANTLY LIGHTED

LONDON-From Bethlehem youth
full British soldier writes to a friend
here:
81 am guard at present, and it is
a great honor. l can tell you that
I am guarding the birthplace and
manger of our Lord. 1t is wonder
full place and I never thought when
| used to read about it that one day
should stand and guard it. The
birthplace is marked by a fourteen
pointed silver star, presented by the
French government. The stable is
hung with lamps from all different
countries, and they look beautiful, and,
| might add, they are always allght.
The manger itself is cut in natural
rock, but marble has been put IN TO
keep it in a good state Of preserya-
ton"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
GERMANY PLANNING
NEW PEACE OFFER
BELIEF THAT PEACE UNTIL SHE
CAN CONTROL RUSSIA PLAN
NED BY GERMANY

LONDON-In the personal opinion
of Lord Robert Cecil, minister of
blockade, the failure of Germany's
knockout offensive" on the western
front will result in big peace often
sive, directed mainly against Great
Britain and possibly made in an at
tractive form, but which will not af-
ford any terms the allies can look at.
In this opinion, made in a statement
to the Associated Press, Lord Robert
expressed the further belief that the
new peace offensive would be largely
for German consumption, because
"the rulers of Germany know if they
have to rely on their own resources
they can not hold out much longer"
personally" Lord Roberts contin-
ued, 81 always expected a peace move
ment as the immediate consequence of
the western offensive. 1t was evident
ly part of the enemys plan, but l think
it is mainly intended for home con-
sumption 1t is extremely rash to
prophesy on anything connected with
this war, but, again expressing my per-
sonal opinion, I believe the German
general idea is to continue the fight
ing in the west until they have got
complete commercial supremacy in the
east.
"They hope to establish themselves
with a Germanophile government in
Russia and with that country once on
its legs and its resources behind them,
they believe there is no reason why
they should not fight the world for
ever and be unconquered.'
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
PRESIDENT HAS
FATE OF FOUR MEN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE NOW MUST SAY
WHETHER SENTRIES BE SHOT
FOR SLEEPING

WASHINGTON = Whether or not
the four soldiers with the expedition
airy forces of Gen. Pershing in France,
who are under sentence of death for
violations of the Articles of War, shall
pay the penalty imposed rests with
President Wilson, Two of these SOL
diers were found guilty of being asleep
on sentinel duty at advanced posts,
while two others were convicted for
disobedience of drill orders. They
were convicted by court martial in
France and Gen. Pershing approved
the action of the court.
The papers in the cases were sent
to the war department for review
by the officers of the Judge Advocate
Generals office in order to determine
whether or not there had been any
miscarriage of justice. They were
then placed in the hands of the sec
retary of war, who has turned them
over to the president for final action.
These are the first cases of the kind
with which the president has had to
deal since the United States entered
the war. The names of the condemn
ed soldiers have not been made pub
lie, and it is said that even their re-
latives are not aware of their predi-
cament
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
BOLSHEv|KI NOW
FAVORS ALLIES
LONDON REPORTS RUSSIAN REV.
OLUTIONIST TURNING AGAINST
CENTRAL POWERS

LONDON-There is. significant
tone toward the allies, especially Am
erica, i'll the Bolsheviki official press
From being pro-German it has now be-
come pro-British, above all pro-Amer-
lean
Leon Trotzky who emerges once
more as the strong man in the situa-
tion is getting a force together which
is causing the German anxiety in view
of their wholesale withdrawal of di-
visions from the east Trotzky appar-
emily is inclined to invite cooperation
of the allies to assist in organizing
this force, which could soon be made
effective under proper direction
There are still, however, four con-
f1icting parties in Russia, each more
interested in partisan ends than in Ii
berating the country from the Ger
man yoke. There is a small reac-
tionary counter revolutionary party,
aiming at the restoration of the auto
cracy Then there are the Constitu-
tional Monarchists, consisting main
ly of cadets The other two parties
are the Social Revolutionists, who are
and Soviets, who represent
the Bolsheviki policy
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
JUNIORS WIN
BOTH PRIZES
IN STUNTFES7
SENIORS HAD VERY CREDITABLE
STUNT WHICH WON MERITED
APPLAUSE
ALL CLASSES CLEVER
SOPHOMORES HAD MANY FRIENDS
WHO THOUGHT THEY SHOULD
HAVE WON

The annual song and stunt fest of
becomes license and a long suffering
proletariat is given an opportunity to
"get even with the ''tryanical'' fac
ulty for wrongs, real and fancied, was
held last night in the university aud
itorium which was none too large
to hold the large attendance and none
who attended regretted having done
so, unless it be some of those who
were impersonated in the stunts,
Much of the work was really clever
and of a high order, showing talent
that would bear developing. There is
no doubt that there is material in the
university for some very good profess
sional actors and actresses as well as
dramatic writer's, for the stunts were
certainly original and applied to local
people and local scenes. 1t is doubt
full if there has been in recent years,
an amateur performance that has been
more generally pleasing than the per-
formance given last night.
The winning stunt was given by the
juniors and the scene was laid in
Plummers cafeteria The dean of wom-
en- was supposed to have been shipped
to France to take charge of Red Cross
work on the battle front and the class
"turned itself loose" to have an en-
joyable time and it succeeded not only
in having an enjoyable time for it's
members but in furnishing an equally
enjoyable time for the big audience
which fairly screamed at some of the
character presentations. That of Miss
Brashear being especially ludicrous,
0ut it drought down the house." The !
following announcement gives some |
dea of the utter lack of a plot and of |
he fun making possibilities of the
stunt:
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
ANOTHER BOY SCOUT
GOES OVER THE TOP
MOSCOW PEOPLE STILL HAVE A
CHANCE TO HELP THE SCOUTS :
WIN THE FLAG

Scout Elfin Lindquist has "gone
over the top" with 10 Liberty bono
subscriptions, making the third local
scout to win the coveted United States
war medal.
President Wilson, by inaugurating
the Baby Bond" movement, has given
the scouts an added opportunity. Bus
mess men all over the country are
king an additional small bond, and the
government expects to realize several
hundred thousand dollars from this
feature of the campaign. Now is the
time for the local scouts to get these
sBaby Bonds
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04

Having met with a reverse in their
operations on the northern side of the
/ Flanders salient, where the French
and British have stood shoulder to
shoulder in defense of Ypres and the
high ground which forms bulwark
in front of the channel ports, the
Germans have, as indicated by the
most recent reports, turned to the
southern side of the angle in the al
/ lied lines in northern France. On
Thursday night and Friday the Ger
man artillery had seemingly centered
its fire on the line between Givenchy
and the Neippe forest and it may be
that the enemy soon will launch an
the British line.
Dispatches from the British head
quarters tell of a tremendous can
nonade in the Lys region, which may
ders battlefield at or near Merville,
where the Germans made their great
est advance after the fall of Armen-
there's.
Articles appearing in German news
papers would seem to indicate the eff
forts to prepare the German people |
for an announcement that there will
be no immediate attempt to take
Ypres.
While waiting for the Germans to
make the next move, the allies have
not been idle. All along the line their
patrols have been active and at Han
Amiens, they have taken tactical po-
sitions from the Teutons.
The British admiralty has found
that the channel at Zeezrugge, in
which old British cruisers recently
were sunk during the naval raid on
the German submarines bases on the
Belgian coast, is still blocked and Will
probably remain so for considerable
time.
German troops operating in Ukraine
have advanced into the Donetz coal
region, in the eastern part of the gov
ernment of Kharkov. The presence of I
Germans as far east as this would
seem to indicate that Teutonic domi-
nation of southern Russia and the
Black sea is almost complete.
The authority of General Foch, who
was recently designated commander
n-chief of the allied armies in France,
has been extended to include the Ital-
ian front.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
CITY OF MOSCOW WINS IN
CORNWALL STREET GRADE CASE

Judge Edgar c. Steele, district
judge today dismissed the appeal of
Mrs Cornwall i'll the case of Cornwall
VS.. the City of Moscow. This is a
case growing out of the paving OF
Third street, Mrs. Cornwall appealing
from the decision to assess certain
property for paving purposes. Judge
Steele notified the attorneys in the
case, Orland & Lee and City Attorney
Pickett today and asked that the pa
pers for the dismissal of the case be
prepared and sent to him at Orofino
for signature.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
AUSTRIAN PARLIAMENT
DISSOLVED BY EMPEROR

TERDAM-Emperor Charles of
Austria, has empowered the Austrian
premier to adjourn parliament and
forthwith inaugurate measures to rem
der it impossible for a resumption of
it's activities, a Vienna despatch says.
Gates that the parliamentary closure is
due to the seriousness of the food sit
uation in Austia.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
PRESIDENT WILSON PARDONS
MEN CONDEMNED TO DEATH

WASHINGTON = President Wood
row Wilson has disapproyed the find
ing and sentence Of four American sol
diers in France orS.ered to be shot for
going TO sleep while on sentry duty
The sentences of Privates Dion Led
oven and Stanley G.. Fishback were
commuted to three years confinement
Priyates Forest d. Sebastian and Jess
Cook we're granted full pard0ns.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
Canada Lowers Draft Age

OTTAWA, Canada has lowered the
age limit for military service reglstra-
tion from 20 to 10 years. Proclama-
tions calling upon all men 19 years OLD
to enroll will be issued shortly. None
of the registrants can be called to the
cO1Ors before July.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
ATTEMPT TO RELEASE GERMAN
PRISONERS DISCOVERED

ATLANTA, Ga.-An apparent at
tempt at wholesale delivery OF Ger
man prisoners at Fort Mcpherson was
foiled when guards discovered a 80
foot tunnel leading under one OF the
prisoners barracks toward a double
barbed-wire fence which encloses the
prison camp.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
THE JUNIORS OFFER:
THAT INDISSOLUBLE TRINITY
WINE. TERPSICHORE AND THE
DEAN OF WOMEN!

An Illuminating Morality Play Based
on 40 Nights in a Cabaret.
One feature will be a thesis on the
delerious effect of unmellowed Bour-
bon on the Lyric Tenor, to be read by
faculty member disguised as Bel
ShaZZar
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
Liberty Loan Sales Continue

NEW YORK - With subscriptions
still pouring in New York has exceed
ed the nine hundred million dollars
quota for the district in the Liberty
loan campaign. Millions remain to be
tabulated
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
LEWISTON WON
HIGH SCHOOL
CHAMPIONSHIP
INTERSCHOLASTIC HIGH SCHOOL
TRACK AND FIELD MEET IN
TERESTING EVENT
MOSCOW LEADS OTHERS
HOME TEAM GETS 80 POINTS TO 50
WON BY CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
YESTERDAY

Lewiston high school track team
won the interscholastic field and track
81 points more than Moscow, which
team took second place, having 25
points more than its nearest compet-
itor, Coeur d'Alene. The latter school
was but one point ahead of Nezperce
which only led Kamiah by single
point. The total points made by the
six teams entered in the contest fol-
low.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
Predicts Fuel Oil Famine

WASHINGTON Secretary Lane to-
day predicted that ships, railroad and
war industries will be unable TO OBJ
tain fuel oil after 60 days if the leas-
ing bill is not passed by congress.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
Mill Runs Day and Night

The Kendrick mill is running day
and night shift at the flour mill ma
king white flour for the government.
The mill has a contract of grinding
5000 barrels this month.-Kendrick
Gazette
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-04
The Winners in Events

The first event was the 50-yard dash
Breier of Lewiston took first, Harmon
of Occur d'Alene, second; Farrer OF
Nezperce, third. Time, 5 4-5 seconds
The second event was the 100-yard
DASH Breier of Lewiston also took
first in this, with Farrer of Nezperce
second, and Parsons of Moscow, third
Time, II 1-5 seconds.
Third was the 220-yard dash, Nor
ton Of Lewiston winning first; Breier
of Lewiston, second; Mills of Kamiah,
third. Time, "a seconds.
The fourth event was the 44O-yard
dash, first being won by Frost of Lew
iston: Gardner of Moscow, second, and
Thompson of Moscow, third. Time,
SO 1-5 seconds.
Cady of Moscow won the 8SO-yard
race, with Bjork of Lewiston, second,
and Right of Nezperce, third. Time,
minutes, IA 1-5 seconds.
Cady also won the mile run, with
Tier of Occur d'Alene, second, and Fike
Of Nezperce, third Time, 5 minutes,
II 2-5 seconds.
Miller of Nezperce won the high
hurdles CLIO yards) with Anderson of
Moscow, second, and Bevis Of Lewis
ton. third Time, 10 AS seconds.
Bevis of Lewiston won first, Mill OF
Kamiah, second, and Friedman of
Moscow, third, in the 220-yard hurdles.
~r;r,o 90 OK seconds
Fox of Moscow won first in the
broad jump with Wrighter of Lewis
ton. second, and Bolian of Genesee,
third. Distance, 19 feet, IL 3-4 inches
This was the only point Genesee got In
the meet.
Norton of Lewiston won the high
lump, Mullarky of Lewiston, second,
and Millerm of Kamiah, third. Height,
5 feet, 3 inches.
johnson of Kamiah won the pole
vault, Anderson of Moscow and Hin
man of Lewiston tied for second place.
No third was allowed in this Height,
10 feet, inches.
Miller of Nezperce won the the shot
put. with Fox of Moscow, second, and
Rodner of Moscow, third. Distance,
Al feet 2 1-2 inches.
Norton of Lewiston was the hrst
in the discus throw, with. Lennox of I
Continued on Page Al !