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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-04

with the policy declared by the pres
ident of the United States. This is the
kind of pacifism that all loyal Ameri-
cans can endorse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-04
Names in the News,

of shell used to demolish barbed- wire
defenses. They are discharged from
trench hewitzers at a distance of about
1900 feet. The force of the explosion
of one shell is capable of clearing an
area of about 100 square feet in a
network of wire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-04

(Copytghted, INT. By The whselef sJpdi-
eata Ine.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-04

And 1t should not be forgotten that
any educational system is primarily
what its teachers make it. The teacher
in this country is a VIGOROUSLY under
paid individual. The bureau of educa-
ton has long been urging the payment
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06
Community Christmas Tree.

Unless the plans of the committee go
amiss, Moscow will this year revive the
beautiful custom of placing a handsome
Christmas tree in the center of the busi-
ness district Mayor Truitt has con
sented to send. the city teams out after
the tree; Mr.. Beckman of the Washing
ton Water Power company has offered,
as in years past, to place the lights on it );
Mr. Langdon of the Telephone and Tele-
graph company will supply the crew of
men and the fnaehinery necessary to raise
the tree in the public square, and Mr..
Meeker and Mr.. Green will, as usual,
make a trip to the woods to select the
best tree they can find Owners of fir
groves who have an extra fine specimen
of municipal Christmas tree are cordially
invited to offer it as a gift to the city
and not to be surprised if, the offer fail
ing, tree is some day missing from the
grove.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06
DON |. ROBBINS
REPORTED MISSING
WAR DEPA RTMENT LOSES
TRACK OF MOSCOW BOY AND
WIRES TO HIS PARENTS

Mr.. and Mrs w. S. Robbins today
received a telegram from Adjutant Gen
eral Harris, at Washington, d. C., say
ing: Deeply regret to inform you that
Private Don L. Robbins, infantry IS
officially reported missing in action,
since September 2o Will send further
information when received"
This would excite the ordinary parent,
but it did not excite Mr.. Robbins. who
has three sons, all Moscow boys, in the
service. He knows that Don was all
right on November 3. lie had been
wounded in action and taken to a hos
pital in which his brother, Claire b.
Robbins, of the medical corps, is en-
p1oved, and was nursed back to health.
On November 3 both boys wrote from
this hospital This is one month and
four days after Don was reported as
missing in action He was then re-
garded as out of danger.
The other son, William L. Robbins, IS
in the naval aviation corps and was last
heard from at Queenstown, Ireland. He
was in good health and spirits. Eew
parents are so we'll fortified to receive
such news as Mr. and Mrs. Robbins,
who have the satisfaction of knowing
that their son was almost well and out
of danger more than a month after the
time he was reported as missing
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06
MAIL BY A|RPLANE
REACHES SEATTLE
SACK CARRIED FROM SACRA-
MENTO TO SEATTLE THROUGH
RAIN AND SNOW

The government plans to establish
airplane mail routes in many sections
of the United States, using the big
airplanes that were made for war
purposes to carry the mail. Some OF
these planes will carry more than a
ton and make from go to 100 miles an
hour. A trial trip from Sacramento
to Seattle was completed yesterday.
A dispatch from Seattle telling of the
SEATTLE, Dec. 5.-Weather per-
hitting, Lieutenant A. F. Hogland,
army aviator, will leave here at about
9 a. M, tomorrow on his return flight
to Mather field, Sacramento.
The return trip will be made over
the same route covered on Lieutenant
Highlands flight north, which was
completed yesterday. Eugene, Ore,
will be the first stop on the home
ward journey. A stop probably will
be made at Red Bluff, Cal.
A bag of mail, carried from Sacra--
mento by the aviator, was delivered
to the Seattle postoffice today. The
Seattle office, Lieutenant Hogland
said today, probably will send a bag
south with him.
Lieutenant Highlands flight was
made at the request of the postal au-
thorities to determine upon a possible
aerial mail route between California
and the northwest.
Rain and Snow.
'sI was busy dodging peaks between
Sacramento and Eugene" Lieutenant
Hogland said today. "After leaving
Eugene | ran into a nasty ralnstorm
and was unable to see the topography
of the land unless flew very low:
For almost three hours was out OF
sight of land and guided the machine
by compass.
when / flew high ! ran into a
snow and hail storm and couldn't get
above it, as MY machine could climb
to only $500 feet. It was freezing
cold.
"It rained every minute y the trip
between Eugene and Tacoma. When
reached Tacoma l went down to LOOK
the city over, hoping I had reached
Seattle. Ny map and compass and
the landmarks showed me l had not
arrived at the right place SO l came
on up here"
A light rain was falling here today:
Unless it clears Lieutenant Hogland
may delay his departure for several
days. Army officials have taken
charge of the airplane.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06
SHORT
COURSE TO OPEN SOON
DATE OF OPENING DEFINITELY
FIXED FOR JANUARY l.
FOREST RANGERS NEEDED

The date of opening the short
course in forestry at the University
of Idaho, postponed from November
4 on account of the influenza cpl
demic, has now been definitely fixed
as January first, and the course will
continue twelve weeks. This course
is planned to meet the needs of forest
rangers and guards; also of woodland
owners and others engaged In some
branch of the lumber industry, who
wish to acquire knowledge of the
general principles of forestry. 1t pre-
pares for the civil service examina-
ton for the position of forest ranger
in the U. S.. forest service.
Admission is without examination,
and anyone may attend who has the
equivalent of eighth grade prepara-
tion The work is intensely practical,
and is given by lecture, in the labora-
tory, and by actual field demonstra-
ton. A special effort will be. made
to adapt the course to meet the re-
quirements of returned soldiers, wish
ing to take advantage of it. For fur
ther particulars address, School of
Forestry, University of Idaho, Mos
COW, Idaho.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06

Kinsey, of Nez Perce county, were
found guilty of introducing liquor on
an Indian reservation but the jury
recommended leniency for Farrar. He
was given three months in the Nez
Perce county Jail and fined $1O0.
McKinsey was given eight months in
the same Jail and also fined S1O0.
Today the trial of Joseph R. Bell,
charged with introducing liquor on an
Indian reservation, was on trial but
the trial was interrupted by
one of the jurors and one of the
witnesses taking sick. An adjourn
ment was taken in order that the
juror could be examined by physi-
clan to ascertain if he had influenza.
It was found he was only suffering
with stomach trouble and court ad-
iourned to o'clock in order to permit
him to recover from his temporary
ailment One of the witnesses was
taken ill and is believed to have in
fluenza. His testimony was taken in
bed and will be introduced when the
trial is resumed.
Court will adjourn tomorrow even
ing.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06
INFLUENZA COSTS UNITED
STATES MORE THAN THE WAR

A report just issued by the gov
ernment shows that between 100000
and 100000 deaths have occurred in
the United States as a direct result
of pneumonia. This is between six
and seven times as many deaths as
were reported among the great army
of more than three and a half million
men, the total death list in the army,
from disease, wounds, accident and
ports show the seriousness of the
epidemic:
WASHINGTON.-(By Associated
Press. s.)-Between 100000 and $4,000
deaths from influenza and pneumonia
have occurred among the civilian
population of the United States since
September Is, according to estimates
today of the public health service.
These calculations we're based on re-
ports from cities and states keeping
accurate records and health officials
believe they are conservative.
The epidemic persists, but deaths
are much less numerous, according to
reports reaching here.
Insurance companies have been
hard hit by the epidemic, government
reports indicate, although there are
no figures available to show total
losses sustained by the companies.
The government incurred liabilities
of more than $170,000,000 in connec-
tion with life insurance carried by
soldiers in army camps, not including
those in Europe. About 10000 deaths
occurred in the camps in the United
States, war department records show
Military Reserves Quarantined-
SAN FRANCISCO.-Four military
reservations were placed under quar-
antine tonight as the result of an IN
crease in the number of new cases OF
Influenza The increase, according to
medical authorities, is due to the re-
cent arrival of large bodies of troops.
SPOKANE.ATh hundred and
sixty-two new cases of Spanish IN
fluenza, fourteen new pneumonia
cases and eight deaths were reported
here tonight. The health authorities
tomorrow morning will discuss the
advisability of replacing the ban
which prevailed for six weeks until
it was lifted two weeks ago.
Seattle Must Lay Quarantine
SEATTLE.-Sp Spanish influenza was
today made quarantinable disease
when the city council passed an emer-
gency measure asked by the health
authorities Today there were Az
new cases of influenza reported, and
seven deaths.
Revival in Chicago.
CHICAGO-Four hundred and four
new cases of influenza and 80 OF
pneumonia, with 80 deaths from both
diseases, were reported in Chicago to-
day. This was nearly double the num-
Der reported yesterday.
State University Closes.
COLUMBIA, Mo.-The University
of Missouri tomorrow will close until
the first part of January on account
of the influenza epidemic. DR.. James
Jones of the university faculty an
nounced tonight.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06
+ + + + + + 4. 1. + + I. + + + 4
; Close School Till Dec. 80 I

+ There will be no school in :
+ Moscow before December 80. :
+ The public schools will open on :
+ that date, if conditions are fav =
+ orable and there will be no holi- :
+ day for New Years day. This :
+ is the decision of the school :
+ board reached at special meet
+ ing this afternoon. The action :
+ was taken on the advice of ply
+ sicians who deem it inadvisable :
+ and unsafe to open the schools
+ before that time.
+ At this meeting it was disclos- :
+ ed that IL new cases of influen- !
+ "a have developed in Moscow :
+ this week, although but six of !
+ them had been reported to DR.. :
+ Adair, city health officer, and !
+ that most of these are in fami-
+ lies whose children would be in !
school if there were school. .
+ With deaths in the United States
+ from influenza having passed :
+ the 100000 mark, it was thought !
+ best to keep the schools closed. !
+ Another meeting of the board !
+ will be held tomorrow to try to :
+ arrange correspondence course !
+ for senior students of the high !
+ school during the quarantine.
!. !. + i. + 1. + !. I. 4. + + + + + !
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06
HENRY FULLERTON WRITES
TO MOSCOW FRIENDS

A letter written November 9th in
France has been received from Harvey
L. Fullerton, who formerly worked for
Davids.
Mr. Fullerton is with an ammunition
train of the artillery. He said they
were then moving north.
The weather in France was becoming
colder and rain was the common occur
renee; in fact rainy days should be
designated as French weather.
Monday is market day in France.
They put their wares right out in the
middle of the street, even dry goods.
The boys are having great time with
the French language. They will have a
French brogue when they return.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06
WH|SKEY MAKER
GETS IS MONTHS
MAN WHO HAD STILL IN URQU-
HART BUILDING AND THREE
OTHERS SENTENCED

Thirteen monthsin the federal prison
at McNeill's Island was the sentence
Judge Dietrich, of the federal court
imposed on Stephen Weller, wnc op-
Grated still for the illicit manu-
facture of whiskey in the basement of
the Urquhart building in Moscow,
where he was janitor. He had entered
a plea of guilty after being indicted
by the grand jury.
Carl Thyr, OF Troy, who had still
in the woods between Troy and Avon,
also pleaded guilty and was fined
5000 and sentenced to serve four
months in the Latah county Jail.
Dewey Farrar and Winston Nc
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06
Lewiston Commandery Elects.

LEWISTON-At the annual election
Of Lewiston commandery No. 2, knights
Templar, the following officers were
elected and appointed D. J. w. Somer-
vile, E. c.; C. A. Blanchard, GO. M.
Elliott, c. G.; J. D. Roberts, w. w.
H. Morris, J w; J. H. Gaut, recorder !;
r. L. Spiker, treasurer; Thomas Flen-
ing. prelate L. B. Wann, warden; Geo.
Underward, standard bearer James
Witt, sword bearer; Daniel Needhanl,
sentinel
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06
See the Parade Tomorrow.

A parade and review of the S. A.
T. c. men will be held at the fair
grounds at 10:45 tomorrow (Satur-
day. forenoon. This will be the last
chance to see the men of classes A
and B together and the public is in
vited to the fair grounds to see the
parade. Everybody welcome.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-06


ems to massacre all who with their nets
department despite the almost hotiti
No of the delay is given
The department. justice startling
publisher
date for United States and of New York continuous
Roing Berlin
M genera aImo GeIman capital with grave tears OF massacre before
telegrapc today
COPENHAGEN vb ed lr0oPs w Aats roaee Bern P Au and
~ temporarily occupy Berlin exercising police supervision
according Deutsche Agemene
by
similarly
m for this action said to be the the incident during which
Firing in Streets of Berlin.
disorders have arisen IN Berlin and considerable firing
frontier saws the Exchange Telegraph dispatch
Trouble said have caused by the German Bohsv which
ags " begin massacre Of with them FRIDAY
Hearst Man Employe of
chief the of investigation
today laid before the committee
propaganda cabegrams exchanged 1916
between Count Bestorf then here and the Berlin foreign Of
to send first rate journalist to Berlin
Bernsorff told German foreign office that the selected
William Baard Hale who he said had been the confidential of the
since the the war and was bound such by
Hearst that Hale agent and knows him only Ger
According government
certain if possible to that nations @ entry into Ro,Hp the war war
Beask told committee that October 1914 Count Bernstorff
h Washington Post a ofd to him for with the
the war the would be permitted repuhase
it for $1,50OOO0.
Receipt to
of
telegram B
Humante He there will be
will address the
o the council
Washington Non-co on Kaisers
wAsHNGToNThe United States is still standing aoof
the possible arrest of the former Ger
official today The question
The
no opn the subject
More America Casualties Reported.
10000 major
casualties including killed in action
reported the
War in Ukraine Afresh
GENEVA.
the hands of the Unionls
battle in which 10000 including $40
received
Ukranian a
Inhumanity to Military Stopped.
military the of
Baker making the state
said that the efficiency such deterrent viola
tion of military rules found questionable
1s Preliminary Conference Dec H.
deal with the
according to the Echo de Paris The
will begin with the admission
OF penipoteniaries
PEKNG MondayBy Associated Pes-The American British French
President Shsu Shh
OF the associated
China and their
Overdue Ship Reports
delayed
that the ship had
should
New York tomorrow Sunday
Flu is Bad in Samoa
influenza
Exchange
Telegraph
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-08

there was the steady rumble of guns,
with the crack of quick frers, and
then the>long "whiz' of ever-passing
shells. But there was one "whiz''
which instantly engaged every atten-
ton. We could hear it coming and
it was not going over, nor under
nor at either side. Everyone instinc-
lively recoiled, and then
Crash.
Five of US went down in a heap,
stunned as with hammer blow. There
was a great enveloping noise, with the
smash and crack of walls, the flying
Of fragments, and then the heave of
TONS of earth, mortar and masonry
ploughed up by the huge missile.
1t had struck that observation post,
just fifteen feet away, which we were
about to enter. There was no more
observation post; it was swept. clean.
But fortunately the shell had gone
straight through battering down mas
sive walls and digging deep trench
into the earth where it had exploded
under ground throwing up great gey-
sers. But while the earth and stones
flew like hail, thg underground explo-
| sion had held the shel1-fragments.
Stunned as we were, the first impulse
was of preservation. A hasty
glance showed no one seriously injur-
ed though the trickle of blood on the
right temple of one of the party told
that a flying stone had found a mark.
"They have this range said the es-
cort as we struggled to our feet, land
one shot means that another will fol-
low"
| There was a hasty scramble from
the battlement, over the tons of debris
thrown up, which completely blocked
the three-foot path skirting the wall.
Will Irwin, of New York, had been
nearest the shell, when it struck and
was not only half covered by the up
heaval but the flying clay came with
such force that it fastened to his
stormcoat as though put on by a
mason's trowel. The man with the
blood on his temple was taken to the
nearby military hospital, located in
the citadel, where the trifling cut was
dressed by the surgeons as a matter
of precaution against infection.
This shell had suddenly brought to
a close our observation of the battle
front with all its tragedy and majes-
tic beauty. But worst of all it put
an end to all visits to Gorilla, for the
officer said no further chances of this
kind could be taken, and on his re-
commentator the General Staff that
night ordered a discontinuance of all
visits. 1t was just as well, for now
the great offensive of the enemy burst
unexpectedly and with it came the
retreat from the Gorilla line. For
tunately, or unfortunately, 1 had seen
it at the last moment when the tide
was turning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-08
PRISONERS MAKE
COMPL Amt ABOUT
JUNIOR OFFICERS
Germans Taken Captive Say
Men Are Placed in Com
mand After Short
Training.

French Front, jan S-German
prisoners are complaining of the in
efficiency of their junior officers, who
are, they say, often placed in COM
mand of sections after only four
weeks training. One prisoner told
The Associated Press correspondent
that the majority of the professional
junior officers still fit for service, had
been transferred to the depots and in
struction camps in the interior to
train the boys of the 1919 and 1920
classes now called for service. These
vacancies in the ranks were filed by
youths from the universities and by
the sons of merchants and manufac-
turers.
The numbers of officers also has
been reduced. At the beginning of
hostilities each company of German
infantry had five, the captain and
four lieutenants or second ieuten-
ants. Early in the war the creation
of new machine-gun, trench-mortar.
gas and grenadier officers from the in
fantry battalions brought the number
attached to each company down to
only three.
Owing to the frequent absence of
officers on furlough or for the pur-
pose of following some special in
struction course, there are often only
two officers, and sometimes one, on
duty with a company, even when it is
holding the front line trenches.
Among the German prisoners taken
in recent battles on the French front
the number of active officers is very
small. Battalion commanders and the
commanders of companies are nearly
always reserve officers. The chiefs
of sections are sergeant-major-lieu
tenants, who bear the insignia of Of
ficers on their shoulder straps but
wear the non-commissioned officers
collar and hold their rank only for
the duration of the war. Since the end
of 1915, however, simple sergeants
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-08
.DANBURY MILK
DEALERS WON'T
RAISE PRICES

Danbury. Jan. S.-There probably
will be no increase in the price of
milk to 5 cents a quart by milk deal
ers in this city, as a result of the re-
cent order of the federal food COM
missioner fixing the Connecticut price
at that figure. Wholesale ana retail
dealers and producers have express
ed the opinion that such an increase
was unnecessary and would be exorbi-
tant. Both producers and dealers are
making a fair profit at present, it was
said, and there is no need for impos-
ing a further burden on the public.
The price of milk here and in the
neighboring towns is II cents a quart
and probably will remain at that fig
ure,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-08

At the cafe where we went for
lunch the officer from headquarters
laid out the big military map on the
table, and explained the military stu
alton 1t was this: The enemy was
bringing great masses of men to the
north of the Biansizza plateau. His
design was evident. The Italians by
their last advance had swung a ring
which was threatening Trieste. To
save Trieste the enemy must force the
Italians back to the Isonzo river, as
another Italian offensive would clear
the Carso range and give the Italians
the mastery of Trieste. To the enemy,
the time had come when he must act
before the Italians played their final
card and held the jewel of the Adri-
/ attic.
| AS we pored over the map the in
creasing roar of the artillery told that
the enemy was losing no time in his
part of the military game. The pro-
prietor of the cafe was an intelligent
old man, and 1 asked him if the fire
we heard was the same as usual. He
shook his head and said: mo, it is
very much heavier and it seems as
though something was going to hap
pen" This was the instructive feeling
of the people on the spot who had
gone through this day after day for
months. They felt the blow coming.
On the corner there were two Wo-
men of the working class talking to-
gether under an umbrella, for it was
raining hard. Their indifference to
the Smelling seemed strange, and I
stopped to ask them if the lombard
ment did not brighten them and keep
them awake at night.
They were puzzled for a moment, as
though ont comprehending such an
inquiry. And then they shrugged their
shoulders.
1--WE are used to it," they said. "It
used to frighten US at first, and the
children still cry at night. But what
can we do
These were typical towns-women,
who had got habituated to the danger
and destruction all around them, and
were now stopping on the street cor
ner in the rain to exchange the latest
gossip. One of the women had the
features of an Austrian and she smiled
as she heard the rumble of the Austr-
ian guns and looked off toward the
enemy lines so near.
Within three hours when we got
back to headquarters, the full force of
the blow had been struck and the
great Austro- German offensive against
Italy was in full operation.
i
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-08
BLACK ROCK AVENUE

J. H. Riley supt. Curtiss & Curtiss Co, 1876 Black
Rock Ave. says: "I have used Doans Kidney Pills off
and on for time and they have always given me
satisfactory results At times kidneys have bothered
me- due to a cold settling them and I have had back
ache. My back has been lame and stiff and it has been
sore across my kidneys My kidneys have gotten out
of order and have sometimes peen inactive. When
ever have had an like this have used Doans
Kidney Pills they failed to quickly
move every symptom of the trouble