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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23
OUR FUTURE
MERCHANT MARINE

At the request of Chairman Hurley
of the U. S. shipping board, chambers
of commerce on the Pacific coast are
taking up the problem of how best
to encourage, build up and maintain
an American Merchant Marine. after
the war.
The Pacific Shipping and Maritime
committee, Associated Chambers of
Commerce of Pacific coast, suggests:
"A National Shipowners' association
for purpose of considering natinal
shipping problems, dividing main
association into four districts headed
by subcommittee; namely, Atlantic,
Gulf, Pacific and Great Lakes for
purpose of considering their local
problems. Would not such an or
ganization be of great value to ship
ping board if it could express unani-
nous sentiment of ship owners re-
garding necessary legislation now
governing American owners Compel
ing with other maritime nations"
This is highly important problem
at this time as on the establishment
of satisfactory policy and legislation
rests the future of the American
Merchant Marine and our great in
dustry,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23
FRENCH DISPLAY
SPLENDID SPIRIT
"Sector Divisions At
tack With Elan of
Shock Troops and
Drive Huns Back.

WITH THE FRENCH IN FRANCE
The victories of the French army
on the Avre and at Thiescourt were
won by home of the less renowned
divisions which generally are known
as sector divisions" meaning divi-
sions charged with holding parts of
the line while the duty of attacking
the enemy was assigned to units that
had earned the title of Shock
troops"
These divisions, without a glorious
past to inspire them, attacked the
Germans with an ardor which shows
the fine spirit which prevades the
entire army. These so-called 'sec-
tor divisions" have obliged the Ger
mans to bring up achievements and
to RESORT to all expedients to stiffen
their resisting powers.
Germans Bring up Reserves
Several fresh divisions participated
in the enemy's counter attacks upon
the positions recently captured by the
French around Ribecourt and Canny-
sur-Matz. In the Thiescourt region
Bavarians have been brought up to
lend aid to the Prussions. Some of
the renforcements have been brought
up by cavalry, according to prisoners.
This, they say, is the result of the in
clination of men to disappear on the
way.
The German artillerymen now are
provided with hand grenades, as
measure against surprise by the
French infantry. Some of these gun
ners captured said they preferred to
be taken prisoners rather than fight
with grenades. The artillery men
also were discontinued because the
men sent to reinforce them were
without sufficient training, some hav-
ing been sent to the battle line after
only fortnight's preparation, pris-
Oners said.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23

you feed it to him, or he goes out
somewhere and finds it for himself.
Also dog demands-and takes
more of meat diet than a man. A
man may get along very comfortably
and cheerfully on cabbage and corn
cake, parsnips and prunes, tomatoes
and tabasco, but a dog has got to
have his meat. 1t may be beef and
bacon from your table. or it may be
live sheep from your neighbours pas
ture. If you feed nim meat, he prob
ably consumes about what a man
would require. If he goes and takes
it himself, he destroyes pretty nearly
enough to feed a regiment of men.
One dog in single night has been
known to destroy $1,000 worth of
sheep.
More sheep is one of the greatest
needs toward increasing the Nations
meat supply, and there is only one
sound reason why the farmers of the
United States do not raise more
sheep. That one reason is the dog.
1t may not always be the actual
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23

physical dog, but 1t IL the ghost OF
the dog, the fear of the thing that
bides always In the heart ,-of the
farmer. He knows that one dog,
absolutely worthless, incapable Of
producing a single dollar Of wealth
for the country. can and very likely
will, in the dark hours of one night,
destroy the accumulation Of wears
and the profits of untiring industry.
II that fear could be removed from
the farmers heart, If he could know
that sheep could browse safely in
his grass that goes to waste, the
number of sheep in the United States
would increase many fold in a little
while.
That is one big phase of the dog
question-this fact that the presence
Of to many dogs precents the general
raising of animals whose flesh and
wool are both seriously needed for
our armies overseas. But it, is a
phase of it that does not necessarily
come into consideration at all. OF
course, your dog is not q sheep-kill-
ing dog. N0body's dog ever was a
sheep killing dog-until, suddenly,
some mans sheep were slaughtered
and that dog was found to have
blood on his chops and wool in his
teeth. OF coure, your dog is not a
sheep-killing dog, but just as surely
as your dog is d-consuming dog,
a dog that takes meat out of the
mouths of those who stand in the
frazzled finge of frightfulness. de-
Tending the worlds liberties.
The United States department of
agriculture is not an enemy to the
dog-it recognizes certain definite
uses for that animal, but it realizes
that the country could get on mighty
we'll with much fewer dogs than it
has, and that both the actual and po-
tential meat supply. of the country
would be greatly increased thereby.
1t has recently sent out several APP
peals on this point. If you have
dog that serves genuinely useful
purpose, keep him. He is good citi-
zen. tito help in the worlds sal
walton, get rid of the useless dog!
How Dog Lovers Can Aid
The dog rightfully holds strong
place in the minds and affections of
men.
The' owner of good dog finds in
him most faithful friend.
But it sometimes happens that the
dog most highly esteemed is also one
that kills and worries the most sheep
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23
CRUISER U-BOATS
NFEST ATLANTIC
Vessels Of Deutschland
Type Carrying Out
Raids OFF Coast of
u. S.

WASHINGTON submar-
ines carrying out raids in American
waters are of the cruiser type pro-
badly converted merchantmen like
the Deutschland, which made two
peaceful trips to the United States
before this country entered the war.
They the low speed craft with great
cruising radius, carrying large crews,
5.9-inch guns and mine laying equip
ment as we'll as torpedoes.
These conclusions have been drawn
from detailed reports which have
been gathered from time to time
since the U-boat first appeared off
the Atlantic coast last May. The
largest of them probably is not more
than 800 feet long and officers say
they are not the submarines
which frequent reports of late have
said Germany is building.
1t may now be stated that the raid
ers have made no effort to attack
troop ships leaving for Europe and
that none of them ever has been
sighted by outbound transports or
conveying marships. The sole pur-
pose of the raids, it is believed here,
is to hinder commerce as much as
possible and incidentally to carry the
German campaign of "frightfulness"
to the United States.
The Germans are believed to have
turned out six merchant submarines,
and two of them, the Deutschland
and Bremen, are known to have been
completed before this country de-
clared war. At least one and pos
sibly two or three vessels are be-
lieved to have been destroyed, but
the others unquestionably have been
converted into fighting ships.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23
'.IF WE ARE TO
WAGE<WAR AT ALL

Under date of July Q, 1918, Scott
Ferris, Oklahoma congressman,
chairman of the Democratic national
congressional committee, has put out
letter on the letterhead of the
house committee on public lands,
boasting of the record of the admin
istration during fourteen months of
war" and enclosing copy of Presi-
dent Wilson's last address to con-
gress, which he begins with the state
ment:
five are to wage war at all, we
should wage it vigorously
In other words, the chairman Of
the Democratic national congress
sional committee himself raises a
question of doubt as to whether we
should be waging war. IF we are
to wage war at all certainly involves
a question as to whether we should
be waging war
The question of whether or not we
are to wage war Is of the past. We
are at war. 1t is no time for the
chairman of the Democratic congress
sional committee to be issuing an i'm
piled apology for state of war. We
are at war. There are no "ifs" abouf
1T, and no Ifs should be talked
about by the man who is in charge
of the Democratic campaign for con-
troll of the next congress.
If Chairman Ferris had said, IF
we are to have congress at all, we
should have Democratic congress"
the statement would involve that
there is some question about whether
we should have a congress. If he
had said, IF we are to have politics
at all this year, it should be Demo-
cratic politics." it would imply that
there should be no politics. When
he says, IF we are to wage war at
all, we should wage it vigorously"
it is an apology to every voter who
is opposed to the war. Otherwise
Chairman Ferris would have said,
eve should wage the war vigor-
ously," and let 1t go at that.
we are at war The next congress
should not be under the control of
men who are disposed to apologize
for that state of affairs, AFTER they
have as congressman voted for war
and ask for reelection on the ground
that we are in war. This is no time
for apologies, or for concessions to
pacifist or disloyal sentiment. We
are at war. And the Democratic ma
tional congressional committee is
headed by man who starts a cam
paign letter with the phrase: IF
we are to wage war at ALL"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23

and is the most cunning in obscuring
the evidence of his guilt.
A well-bred dogs habit of lying in
nocently asleep in the front yard dur
ing daytime is no proof that the
same dog does not kill sheep at
night.
Because of the economic loss occa-
stoned by sheep-killing dogs, and be-
cause such dogs bring the whole of
their kind into bad repute, the true
admirers and friends of this animal
should help to further any steps
likely to result in the limitation Of
the activity of these discrediting
members of a noble race.
One of the most practicable meth
DDS of accomplishing this result
seems to be to place upon dogs such
a tax as will reduce the number Of
superfiuous ones and result in fewer
being kept by persons who can not
or will not give them the attention
necessary to prevent the formation
of habits and associations that lead
to sheep killing,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23
SHIPPING BOARD
IS MAKING FULL
Use OF VESSELS
Close Check Kept on
Merchant Fleet, Mea-
surfing Performance
and Their Tasks; Rec
ords Are Surprisingly
Complete.

WASHINGTON-E six min
utes a merchant vessel arrives and
another departs from American
ports. From north Atlantic seaports
there is departure every eleven
minutes land one for Europe every
forty minutes. This rate of opera
ton does not include vessels in the
service of the army or navy.
The merchant fleet of 1900 ships
under the control of the shipping
board are run as railroads on time
scedule. The duty of measuring
ships performances with their tasks
is lodged with the planning and sta
tistics division of the shipping board
headed by e. H. Gay, formerly dean
of the Harvard graduate school of
business.
Obviously, the division must know
the tasks in details, and so it co-or-
dinates with the war industries and
war trade boards in determining and
providing for the country's needs
fro mabroad. 1t works on mouth to
mouth schedules or as far in advance
as 1t is feasible or possible to fore
cast
Plans Full Use of Ships,
In planning the use of ships, the
division works with the food amin
1stration in determining the shipping
requirements for wood; with the war
department in correlating shipping
with the requirements of the line of
supplies to the western front; with
the war industries board in seeking
solution of the problems of bringing
necessary raw imports into the coun-
try, and with the war trade board
in preparing the lists of essential i'm
ports and exports.
AS the country has gone more and
more on a war basis, it has been re-
farded necessary to limit the list of
essential imports to less than a hun
dred. Data on the ships and their
trade provides the basis for operation
Of the vessel under the shipping
boards control. Likewise records
are kept of neutral vessels coming to
this country or linking up with its
foreign trade. Thus the division
checks daily about 1000 vessels,
1900 of them being those of the
shipping board, 5000 engaged di-
rectIy in American commerce and
$50 scattered over the globe and |
trading for the most part with the al
lies or their colonies. Roughly, one
fourth of the merchant ships Of the
world are watched by the shipping
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23
DOG EATS MANS FULL RATION
CANNES That Serve NO Useful Pur.
pose but Merely Cater to Per.
s0nal Fad Should be Elim-
mated
One Dog in One Night May Destroy
$1,000 Worth of Meat.

What are you doing about win.
ming this war, anyway?
OF course, you take a conscienti.
GUS interest in it, but are you work.
ing at it Just as diligently as tho il
were your own personal war, and as
tho your own personal salvation de.
pended upon (which it does?
Home folks have got to do a lit.
tie bit more than strangers. You
bought some of our own liberty
bonds? OF coure you did. But q
blessed old pagan away over in the
heart of Asia, entirely out Of touch
with us and owing us no duty what
ever, bought 100000 worth of those
bonds by cable.
You buy a war saving stamp now
and then. certainly. But a bunch
of poor, helpless human beings in
exile, who can never profit by the
liberty that is to be won-tO wit, the
lepers at Molokai-bought $4,000
worth of our saving stamps.
Now, you, to square yourself with
yourself, have got to do more than a
prince in Persia, or an outcast at Mo-
lokai. 1t doesn't mean a great deal
to give away a little money, and to
lend money to the government on the
best security in the world means no
sacrifice at all. 1t just means thrift
and good sense. To do your part in
your own way you have got to give
up some of the trifling little things,
some of your personal fads and fan
cies that to you probably do mean
a good deal.
Take for instance, that dog, silver
collared, silver leashed, pampered,
petted and persifiaged with pet
name. Or maybe he isn't collared or
leashed or named. Maybe he is just
a plain dog that runs where he
pleases, even tho he may not please
where he runs. But one way or the
other he is your dog, and undoubt-
eddy means great deal to you.
Now, think it over. A dog eats as
much as man-more, if he gets a
chance. Every dog absords ration
that would feed soldier. Either
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23
-.eep Record of Performances

-~c6p 11CCOfu Ol IcrlOrIuauC0S
Ship performances against tasks
are recorded by progress charts, f"
which show at glance what the wis.,
cells have to do and how they are do
ing it. Each set Of charts Is divided
into ten divisions-0ne east for
movement of vessels, turn-arounds,
ship charts of accommodates, individ-
ual commodity charts summary of
imports. individual trades, summary
trades ship charts of exports, pre-
formances in ports and dock per-
formances Copies are distributed
every ten days to governments which
require constant information about
the movement of supplies.
BY these movement charts, all in
formation regarding locations and
movements of vessels is accessible,
and from past records one may FORE
cast the time of future voyages.
The summary on shipping and
trade, prepared every ten days for
the war industries and war trade
boards and the food administration,
help shape the larger policies under
lying the use of American ships in
war time. The charts tell whether
the ship allocated to a certain trade
are enough, too many or too few;
whether they bring in too little, or
too much, whether they are on time;
ahead Of time or behind time;, and
whether the trade movement is too
slow too fast or just right. The
charts also serve to guide the ship
control committee in the assignment
of vessels to various trade. By COM
pairing important requirements
against deliveries, the charts show
when vessels may be transferred
from one trade to another or re-
leased to the army.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23
Cash and CARRY NOTICE
All Bingham County Merchants Handling Food
Stuffs Will Go Cash and Carry
System on Sept.

The has been driving business of the country
and the cash basis until it has become absolutely
necessary for the merchants handling food stufs
strictly cash and carry system in order comply with the
requirements of the food administration
Therefore the merchants of Bingham county have agreed
comply with food administrators request and will 60
strict cash and carry basis and after the first of September
The public requested arrange their business assist
the merchants carrying this request of the
BINGHAM COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF
FOOD DEALERS.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23
MOROCCO CHIEF DIED
Caid Madni Glaoui, Supporter Of
Pretender to Throne, Passes Away

PARIS-Caid Madni Glaoui, who
was prominent as supporter Of
Mulai Mohammed, pretender to the
Moroccan throne, ten years ago, is
dead, according to an announcement
by the Temps. Mulai Mohammed
was unsuccessful in his uprising and
died suddenly in 1909, rumor being
that he had been poisoned.
Caid. Madni Glaoui was friendly to
the entente cause in the present great
war.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23
CARS SOLD

Bills Auto company report the
following sales made recently: Ell
mer Martin of Blackfoot a touring
car; G. E. Buchanan of Pingree a
Ford sedan; M. L. Lockyear of Firth
a Ford touring car and Ashton-St.
Anthony Power company Of Shelley
a Ford roadster, also James Ulstrom
of Shelley Ford Touring car.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23
DONALD TOA.MIE GASSED

A cablegram was received by Miss
Myrtle Simmons Tuesday morning
stating that Donald Tolmie had been
gassed, but was recovering. He was
in the hospital at the time the mes
sage was sent.
Donald is in the engineers corps and
was one Of the first boys In Bingham
county to answer the call. He has
been in France for some time.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23
BINGHAM COUNTY
NURSE QUOTO FILLED

The Bingham county nurse quote
has been filled. Following are the
registrants: Marguerite Chapman of
Blackfoot, college training, Marian
Snyder of Springfield, college train
ing, Claribel Cickert of Blackfoot,
professional, Filth Dolan, Dorit Just
and Florence Cone of Blackfoot, high
school training.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23
GUESTS AT THE DAILY HOME

GUESTS AT THE DAILY HOME
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dangerfield, Mr..
and Mrs. William Strawbrodge and
daughted Ruby and Mrs. Olive Afh
of Lewiston, Utah motored to Black
foot Sunday and visited with their
sister Mrs. T. B. DAILY and family.
The party continued their trip to
Oakley and Twin Falls Tuesday to
visit with relatives before returning
to their home.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23
MACHINE GUN PRODUCTION
is INCREASING RAPIDLY
More Than 100000 Accepted for
Army Use, Including ,226
BrOwnings

WASHINGTON-The war depart
ment announced Sunday night that
10S,973 machine guns have been pro-
duced in this country and accepted
for army use. OF these 30,226 have
been Of the Browning type. During
the week ending August 10 machine
guns passed for use totaled 6228.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-23

the New Sweden Irrigation district
Whom 1t May Concern
given that the following description Of all tracts
irrigation district which
district for the 1917 unpaid and delinquent the date thereof
amount
opposite each
lively:
Asst ties and
Deln Costs
j. w. Bell, NWA sWA Sec II, Twp. N
range 81 21.6O $1.55 1915
H. 81 1-3x51 in Sc
Of SWA SWA Sec 10, Twp N
range 81 1870 1929 1850
p w. Harding NEA NEA Sec. II, Twp
W. R. 81 1875 As2
N R 81 -s;; -, -; ;,z s7s5 4.as 722s
: 1a Twp IS R. 50 s5 NJ $3.50 4.o7
and SEA- NEA 26, N. r. 37.-. 1341
Notice
together with
provided office
Tuesday, third September commencing O'CLOCK
. ANDREW BURKMAN,
August g. 1918. - adv IA.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05

All are 81 inches long. 20
inches wide and 28 inches high,
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
NATION NOW SEEKING
200 STATISTICIANS
Wanted Immediately by War De-
partment for Munitions Plant.

The War Department is in urGcn;
need of go statisticians. Either
men or women are wanted i'm
mRdiately for these positions at
salaries ranging from Sl.4OO to
$500 a year. There are a few po-
sitiOns at Sl.SOO a year.
The Civil Service Commission will
receive applications until further
notice There are tltIee groups Of
statIsticians desired. The first re-
quiTes a common school education
and familiarity with all the opera
tions of plans engaged in the manu-
factUres of small arms, small ma
chine parts. etc. and applicants
must have not less than two years
of practical experience as cost
clerk.
Group two requires the same eX-
pCriencC. The duties will be to
classify the various kinds of labor
employed by the manufacturers of
artillery ammunition.
Group three requires graduation
from Il college or university of
recognized standing and at least
one year of experience in statistical
hwOTk of a high grade. The duties
iOf this group will consist Of the
habulatiOn of statistics as they per-
tain to the control of raw material
Ind finished ordnance equipment.
Applications will not be accepted
from employees of the government or
Of firms or corporations engaged in
carrying out contracts for the gov
ernment.