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Evening star., 1918-07-24
HUN fights WITH
LIES LIKE THIS
Claims Butchery Of American
Troops-De Designed to Gre
ate Depression in U. s.
METHOD NOT A NEW ONE
By tn. Associated rrssa.

~ the Associated fssss,
AMSTERDAM. July 24.-Tslegraph,
Ing from the Aisne-Marne battls
front, under date Of Tuesday evening,
the correspondent Of ths wolH bu,
reau. the ssmi-ofncisl German news
agency. says:
Continuing thsir attack between
the AisnA and the Marne, the French
for the hrst tina employed American
cannon fodder In comparatively large
aumbsFs - an addition to thsir senssa-
iese auxiliariss.
"psnss masses OF blacks and AmsFi-
cans were hurled asslnst the German
lines. They paid ferift In some hum
dred thousands of killed negroes and
Americans. In some places thsy Id
yancsd to attack sixteen waves deep,
One wave after the other broke down
IN the German artillery and nachins
Next day they renewed their ss-
sening force.
"on the third day. the American In
fantry began to halt at the nrst rush,
throwing themselves down as soon as
the German artillery eommenced'
Wnen the HElHB cout1uuo0 tuoy Ac
tired rapidly, so that at times their
attack became hurried night.
'On many occasions the German In
fantry stood up In the trenches and
while standing. there received the
Americans with salvoR Of rife fire.
.In the attack on July 81 American
battalions of the second division. ad-
vancing through. the ravins Of vi.
sioneaux, were caught IN the drs OF
German machine guns which covered
the ravine from the sugar works at
Noyant. They Immediately turned
about and fed.
American casualties July 10 and 20.
especially officers, were exceptionally
severe. Prisoners say some regiments
were annihilated."
Evening star., 1918-07-24

iiaisee. l.aOSro<As,- s.I,u .iis.. was de-
sirable to end the campaign q week
Thousands or candidates for once are
expected to enroll as liberty loan
speakers, although discussion Of po-
litical issues Will not be tolerated.
Evening star., 1918-07-24
HUNS SEEK PEACE
& BASIS OF LOOT
IN THE EAST ONLY
CONTINUED from Fnst Pare,


pointed out. is directly at Variance
seconded by Great Britain. Of his
firm intention to stand behind Rus
sia-
Finally, as further evidence that
these new peace suggestions are un-
acceptable officials call attention to
President Wilson's firm declaration
that the wrong done to France in
many Of Alsace-Lorrains and the
wrong done to Belgium in her en-
forced occupation by Germany must
be undone. Consequently oficials
hold that these great issues can
not be left to any round table con-
ference. :.
Source Arouses Doubts.
It also is noted that vorwaerts il
not representative of the German gov
ernment in any sense; that 1t Is the
would be the last among the great
German papers to be in . position to
set out the purposes Of the govern
ment In ordinary conditions.
The term status quo" applied in
German Ger % Colonial q Question & ers has = b.en .es
rather loosely used In the past In con-
peace problems. ii general, It has
been smployed a. an. abbrsvtation OF
the term Status quo ante ballum."
Germany's position heretofore, as In
dicated by her leading statesmen, has
been one OF insistence upon the return
Of her colonies. and there has bear
nothing In the recent uterances Of the
German leaders tending to show that
this attitude had been changed. II
was even indicated that the Hpawn'i
held by Germany in the shape Of Bel
gium was intended to be used to se,
cure the giving back Of hsr former
colonial possessions.
Evening star., 1918-07-24
Aviation Lieutenant Killed.

CEDAR RAPIDS. lows, July a.
Lieut.. Richard Ristins Of this city. An
aviation Instructor ct oerstnsr hsId.
LAks chasisss Il. wzs Killed ~ ~ 10.
atAelk q -, $40 s! sls =,
Evening star., 1918-07-24
Strives to Create Depression.

The Wolff Bureau dispatch coming
by way of Amsterdam today purport-'
ing to picture tremendous sacrifices
among the American troops In the
great offensive and containing care,
fully pArased references 70 the
black troops, is Characterised by Of
fieiais in Washington as the same sort
Of an attempt to create q. depression
in the United States as German Of.
ficial and semi Official channels have.
repeatedly turned upen the French
and the British.
troops as cannon fodder is obviously
RIDICULOUS. 1t Is well known that
they have been brigadsd with British
and French troops es>wel es opeFat-
Ing by divisions among Themselves.
Any statement that any particular
class Of troops has been picked for
most unworthy Of notics.
Heavy Lesses Possible, However.
Every one here comedies that , !, the
fered heavy casualties. How heavy
officiai lists. Last Saturday Gen.
March; chief Of staft. gsss warnins
thing. but added that the. government
had as yet no knowIedg6 Of what 1t
would be.
From time to time the German off,
cial statements have attempted to
create depression and dissensions in
Great Britain's colonies by declaring
that the Canadian and Australian troops
we're being sacrificed on the front lines.
Turn to French and Negroes.
Then the German propaganda turned
to the French, with insidious statements
that the French tefFitoriaie. including
the Sengalese and the Morrocans, were
being butchefed.
A little later the same methods were
used In an attempt to inflame the negro
population Of the unitsd States with
statements that American negroes were
placed in the line Of fire to shield the
white troops.
Today's statement is regarded as
being wholly in the class. When the
American casualty list begins to come in
officials are confident 1t will not be, in
consistent With the results nor with the
sacrifices Of the French.
Evening star., 1918-07-24
ADDITIONAL fraud
NCONTRACTSSEEN.
Gross Profiteerlng Uncovered
In Army SuppIyIng-Legal
Proof Lacking.
PAY FOR D0LLAR.A.YEARS

Fraud and gross proAtsering has
for Army shoes. shirts. leggings.
overcoats and other soldiers supplies
and equipment as a result Of investi-
CATION by Army intelligence and De-
partment Of Justice agents. 1t was
learned today.
Information shedding light on
methods by which manufacturers OF
these articles were able to svade rigid
inspection tests and pass inferior ar
ticles to I'LL government contracts is
understood to have been gathered
from new confessions OF some OF the
eighteen raincoat contractors under
arrest In New York. charged with
bribery. fraud and conspiracy.
Action Waits on Proof.
Action will be taken against the
other manufacturers as rapidly as
specific proof of fraud is developed. it
was said. In some cases. officials plan
to give publicity to the practices, with
out undertaking criminal prosecutions.
The reason for this, 1T was explained.
is that government agents have evil
QeHce OIL 1fttSuldTlty anu ptVaISSfine
in hundreds Of contracts. without the
substant1atipg proof on which convic-
tien might be based.
An outgrowth Of the campaign
against graft and fraud in Army con-
tracts. caused largely, 1t was charged.
by the illegal system Of negotiating
orders through commission fee agents.
is the discovery that a number OF Of
acers in the Quartermaster Corps re-
sponsible for placing contracts con-
tiaue illegally to receive salaries from
concerns which employed them in civil
life.
Many oMeers Feed.
A lsrge number of officers, partieu-
larly in the euartermaster Corps. are
said to have been given commissions
through influence of former employ
ers These officers subsequently used
their influence to obtain commissions
for others similarly situated, and 1t is
charged certain companies or groups
Of concerns have been able, through
this personal contact, to dictate speci-
Aeations and other details OF con-
tracts favorable to their methods Of
manufacture.
All Army. officers receiving some
form of compensation from sources
apart from the Army, pay are not open
ticulariy when they are not connected
| in any way with purchasing
Another reform bsine worked out in
Washington as result of discovery
of contract frauds ts the gradual
elimination Of men assisting the gov
sdnmsn sdoIlar1a-year" S G BASIS, % and the I pay
ment of adequate salaries on which
they can live without resorting to
compensation from special tnterests.
Evening star., 1918-07-24
Study Hazards 10 Woman workers.

Wofnsn Ia war Industries will be Made
by q comMttfae fopcesentin1 the di-
yinl0n on wosAen "a 1ndugtSy of the
lApAxtrAeHt ef 1Ahqf Liant. Col
Evening star., 1918-07-24
kraplcyes . Remain.

Il until otherwise decided present
management and employs 0f the
lines will remain undistuFbed Hre9.
enk financial arEAuGeMtnt9 &{9e VIII
eonftnue With the appSuxxl a. fhe
Evening star., 1918-07-24
FOES new TERMS.
UNTHINKABLE HERE

CONTINUED from First Page.)
The Kendrick gazette., 1918-02-15
Rob Roy Quartet Tonight

The third number of the lyceum
course will be given tonight at the
Rex Theatre at 9:l5 sharp. 1t is a
musical entertainment, male quar-
tet of trained voices. The central
idea of the Rob Roy Quartet is to
present the romance and music of
Scotland in song and story. In ad-
dition to the quartet numbers, each
member of the company is a soloist.
They will appear in the dress of
Scotland as indicated on the adver.
tising circulars.
The quartet is headed by Victor
F. Henry, the bass. who is a clever
cartoonist.
Get your seat reserved at the Rec
Cross Pharmacy.
The Kendrick gazette., 1918-02-15
His Address Wanted

Tom Sturdevant has originated a
good idea in connection with keep
ing the names of the boys at the
front in a prominent place. He is
working on case, which will be
put up in the local postoffice. The
name and address of every boy from
this community, who is serving
Uncle Sam, will be typewriter on
card and the card displayed be-
hind a framed glass. 1t will serve
as a directory and the cooperation
of the parents and friends of the
boys is desired so that the addresses
may be kept up-to-date. The
Gazette Office will see to it that all
addresses are corrected when the
boys are transferred from one de-
partment or company to another
provided the address is brought OF
mailed to the office.
The Kendrick gazette., 1918-02-15
Leland Red Cross Sale

The loyal citizens of Potlatch
ridge came forward with a rush to
the support of the Red Cross auc-
tion sale, held at Leland Tuesday.
The sale took place in the afternoon
following a splendid dinner. which,
by the way, netted $3.50. Every
one was in a good humor in the af-
ternoon and the sale moved along
smoothly. E. F. Stamper of Mel
rose acted as auctioneer and his ser.
vices were practically donated
The sum of $3.50 was realized from
the auction sale, making a total Of
$444.50 for the day. The comni.
tee is we'll satisfied with the result:
attained.
The Kendrick gazette., 1918-02-15
Letter From Bob Jones

am we'll and hearty and getting
along fine, as | try to do as l am
expected.
Not long ago we returned from
our second trip across the pond. the
last one being more pleasant as we
were more used to rowing.
Besides being in England / have
seen most of the large cities on the
east coast. Met some very fine
people too. Most of them seen to
realize the cause for which we are
striving and seem only too glad to
help us be as happy and comfortable
as possible. All we have to do is
to make our wants known.
The trip to Great Britain would
not have missed for a great deal,
although it was rather risky busi-
ness. saw many sights that were
strange to me. Saw some of the
awful terrors of war and the effects
of the bombs that were dropped on
London. Flowers and gardens
were green in the middle of Novem.
ber. In fact everything was green
to my notion-but l guess they
mean we'll.
The buildings are all stone anc
the roads are very narrow. They
have lady barmaids in the saloons
The street cars are double decked,
pavements. are cobble stone anc
brick and there are many othel
strange things.
The people treated US very court
eously and tried to make us feel a
home and some of them apparentl!
We're anxious to win a home too
but not for me unless some big
estate was in the consideration.
l eat hearty and am hungry al
the time. In fact. if l eat an.
more l think l would get a dis
charge for destroying governmen
property.
The weather here has been yer,
cold and from reports it is some
what of an exception.
Must close with best wishes fo
bob Jones, U. S. S. St. Louis
N. Y. City, Care of Postmaster.
The Kendrick gazette., 1918-02-15
Chautauqua For Kendrick

Some time ago thir.y-four of the
business men of Kendrick signed a
contract with the Cadmean Chau-
tauqua Company of Topeka, Kansas.
The contract guarantees the same
program, covering a period of six
days, that will be given at Pullman,
Wash. 1t will be given sometime
between June 20 and July Is.
Following is a list of the guaran.
tors: IT. H. Sturdevant, c. L. Guy,
l.. G. Peterson, N. E. Walker, l.. A.
Grinolds, Joday Long, Thos. Nc
Dowell, H. E. Roberts, F. A. Wall.
ace, E. H. Dammerell, K. D. New
ton, Joe Ivy, VIM. Rogers, Dr.
Rothwell, M. V. Thomas, A. E
Wilcox, G. S. Porter, A. Wilmot
John Wade, j. E. Gibbs, Rev. EN-
mel, E. E. Bechtol, A. c. White
DR.. Moser, R B. Knepper, j. F
Brown, W. M. McCrea, A. K. Carl
son, Overland Motor Co., c. +
Byrne, G. G. Oldfeld, Compton &
Son, E. p. Atchison, DIR. D. ]
Powell.
The Kendrick gazette., 1918-02-15
Creamery Will Close

At a meeting of the stockholders
of the Kendrick Cooperative
Creamery Company it was generally
understood that the creamery would
have to shut down for a time at
least, as there is so little cream
brought in that it would not pay
running expenses to continue.
There was not a quorum present, so
no definite action could be taken in
the matter. The directors. how
ever, after looking thoroughly into
the financial condition of the bust.
ness, will be better able to come to
a decision.
E. F. Goss of the Dairy Depart.
ment of the University of Idaho
gave very interesting talk. He
spoke encouragingly of the dairy
situation and the future outlook fo,
dairying. The high prices of grain
and beans have made dairying a Sc
condary consideration and here the
! bulk of cream brought to the loca
plant has been steadily decreasing.
The Kendrick gazette., 1918-02-15

"The Lady Depositor," Mr.. R. D.
Newton gave a much too small
portion of Chicken" and Mr..
Roberts concluded the toasts with
"Pork and the Cook
After the toasts there was pro-
vided a musical program to which
vocal solos were contributed by
Messrs. Mcdowell, Biggs and
Roberts, and quartet numbers by
the same gentlemen with Mr.. Por
ter. Much Of the success attending
the musical program was due the
very kind assistance of Mrs. G. S.
Porter.
The meeting then disbanded in q
reasonably orderly manner. Only
one gentleman demanded his money
back, and the committee hopes te
be able to make him see reason anG
again surrender the dollar to the
cause. BY special correspondent al
the front trenchers.
The Kendrick gazette., 1918-02-15
Death OF Fred Davidson

The entire community was shock
ed and deeply grieved to learn of
the death of Fred Davidson, which
occurred Tuesday afternoon at
Moscow, after an operation. Very
little hope was held for his recov-
cry and the operation was resorted
to only as last extremity.
The funeral service was held at
the American ridge church. Rev.
Emmel officiating. The church
was packed and there was scarcely
standing room for those who wished
to pay this last tribute of respect
to their friend. Special music was
furnished by a quintet of mixed
voices.
Mr.. Davidson was born on Amer
lean ridge March IL, 1885. He
was a successful farmer but had
been handicapped for several years
in his work on account of i'll health.
A year ago he underwent an opera.
tion from the effects of which he
had not fully recovered when he
again was taken very ill last week
and death resulted. t>'Ny.-
Probably there is no other mar
in the community who was more
universally liked than Fred David
son. He deserved his popularity az
his character commanded respect
He leaves wife, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Wilcox, and +;
son and many relatives and a hos
of friends who will miss him great
ly in their daily lives.
The Kendrick gazette., 1918-02-15
Why You Should Buy Them

The main reason for the purchase
of War-Savings Stamps is because
your country is at war. Your
Country needs every penny which
every man, woman, and child can
save and lend, in order to feed,
clothe, arm, and equip the soldiers
and sailors of America and to win
this righteous war in defense of
American honor and the cause of
democracy throughout the world.
If we are to win the war, We
must win it as united people.
The savings of every man, woman,
and child are necessary if we are to
hasten the victorious ending of the
war. War Savers are Life Savers.
A single strand in the cables
which uphold the great Brooklyn
Suspension Bridge is not very
strong, but thousands of these
strands bound together uphold one
of the great thoroughfares of the
world.
When our fathers and sons and
brothers were called by cur Coun-
try to take up arms in her defense,
you did not hear an individual sol
dier refuse to serve because his SER
vice alone would not win the war
Each man was ready to do his part
The great army thus formed is go
ing forward to face the fire OF
battle and to risk everything fol
the safety and security of oul
homes and our families, and for the
very existence of our Country.
These are the men for whom yor
are asked to save and lend youl
dollars.
| A Country worth fighting for i!
a Country worth saving for.
To save money is to save life.
Buy War-Savings Stamps at pos
offices, banks, trust companies, o.
other authorized agencies, ant
strike blow for our Country.
The Kendrick gazette., 1918-02-15
Auto Licenses Due

There are about thousand auto
mobiles in Nez Perce county but
out of that number much less than
half of the owners have paid their
licenses. This license was due jan
uary and the statutes make it the
duty of all officers of the law to ar
rest auto owners running a machine
without license. The penalty for
failing to pay the license fee allows
fine of $500 or thirty days in Jail
or both fine and Imprisonment.
The Kendrick gazette., 1918-02-15
Arrest Non Partlzan Leader

A warrant was issued Tuesday
for the arrest of A. c. Townley,
president of the Non Partizs n
League. He was charged with
conspiring to discourage enlist
ments in the United States Army.
Joseph Gilbert, manager of the
Non Partizan League, charged with
holding an unlawful assemblage,
was found guilty by a jury in the
district court and sentenced to
three months in the Lakefield,
Minnesota county Jail.
The Kendrick gazette., 1918-02-15
Bear Ridge Y. w. c. A. Fund

The people of Big Bear ridge
have again proven their loyalty and
patriotism, by contributing S25 to
the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation. This amount was raised in
one day by Miss Stella Nelson and
Miss Johanna Hooker. The money
was sent to the treasurer in Mos
COW, who will issue official receipts
Of the money received.
The Kendrick gazette., 1918-02-15
Tries To Prove An Alibi

We noted in the last issue of the
Kendrick Gazette the account of a
Bud Hinkle" affair which caused
much bodily inconvenience and
greater mental agitation on the
part of some persons somewhere in
the business section of our quiet
and peaceful little town.
Whether this narrative was meant
as a joke or in dead earnest was
left to the conjecture of the reader.
However it was thought best for
the dignity of the Ministerial Asso-
citation of Kendrick, since this Asso-
citation was besmirched, to have the
following document prepared and to
submit the same for publication for
the mental enlightenment and the
satisfaction of public curiosity.
have this day in the presence of
accredited witnesses officially meas
ured the (Pes) or the Tibotarsal
articulation, or that part of the leg
in biped that remains on the
ground while the aforesaid biped
stands at an angle of 80 degrees or
in an erect position. Measurements
were accurately taken from the eX-
treme point of the foreward termi-
nal digit of the pes, or as known
generally, the toe, to point on the
extreme end of the hinder part of
the fore mentioned member, or
heel, and find that a line drawn be-
tween the two above described
points measures in actual test
y 1854 inches.
l have carefully noted that nc
part of the members supporting the
body, or generally known as the
leg, comes in contact with the
ground while in the act of walking
or running, so that it is impossible
by actual measurements for any
member OF the above mentioned
association to describe foot print
larger than IL 1854 inches.
Done and accredited before prop
er witnesses, properly recorded anC
filed this 18th day of February
1918 by the official notary of the
city of Kendrick, Idaho.
In the face of the above officia
findings words on our part are un
necessary.
However we feel it our duty t,
make our position clear in the mat
ter of so grave a charge. 1t i
therefore very clear from the abov
findings that the Sherlock Holme
Gn embryo) who besmirched tn
name of the association composed
of the dignitaries of the city o
Kendrick deliberately, falsifed o
was grossly mistaken when he i'm
piously and unauthoritavely sug
gested that any of the members O
the above association could b
associated with tracks l79 inche
long found some where in the bus
ness section of our town.
Signed
Secretary Of Ministerial Associ;
E tion of Kendrick, Idaho.
The Kendrick gazette., 1918-02-15

Adolph Wegner was in Kendrick
a few DAYS this week visiting his
many friends here. He spent a
short time in Lewiston on business.
County Commissioner John L.
Woody went to Moscow Thursday
on business.
The Kendrick gazette., 1918-02-15

w. D. Shut of the Cottonwood
Chronicle, spent Sunday in Kend-
rick on business.
The Kendrick gazette., 1918-02-15

Mrs. Roy Thompson of Lewiston
arrived in Kendrick yesterday to
visit relatives here.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-10
BURLESON REFUSES
ROLE OF "MllE HOST

Postmaster General Burleson de-
clines to play mine host to trav-
cling soldiers. This announcement
Is made to put an end to the grow
ing practice of hotel and cafe pro-
prietors submitting bills to post
masters for accommodations extend
ed to men in khaki. The Depart
ment's official announcement fol-
lows:
"Postmasters are hereby advised
that there is no arrangement where
by bills for meals furnished by ho-
tells, restaurants and cafes to en-
listed men en- route are to be set
tied by postmasters.
TN instances where soldiers OBJ
tain meals at hotels, cafes, etc,
without presenting the regular meal
tickets which are usually supplied
them by the local registration
boards, the proprietors. should take
the receipts Of the soldiers or Of
the person in charge of them and
forward them to the department
quartermaster of the geographical
department in which the seller re-
sides. or forward the account to the
quartern aster. general of the army.
Washington. D. C.
"Postmasters may so advise local
hotel and restaurant keepers who,
through Misunderstanding. sub
NIT their receipts to the postmaster
for settlement"