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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

1t will be seen that the increase In
the numbers and percentages of deaths
from this scorge is marked in every
part of the empire but that this in
crease is not by any means so great
in the south German states Bavaria,
Wurttemberg and Baden-as in Prus-
STA and Saxony.
Continual Chickering's.
1t is matter of common knowledge
that there have been continual bick-
erings as to the food conditions pre-
vailing in different parts of Germany,
and that 1t is alleged again and again
that Bavaria in particular is better off
in this respect than the others.
Complaints have appeared with
great regularity that Bavaria was not
bearing her share Of the common bur-
den In this respect, and that her refu-
sal to allow foodstuffs to be exported
to Prussia was an act Of selfishness.
Whatever ground there may be for
such accusations they are borne out
by the figures above quoted.
If the numbers of deaths in the
towns in question are a fair index of
the general conditions prevailing, this
current year would give death roll
of something like two hundred thou
sand persons from the great white
scourge. AS far as information that
may be relied upon is available, the
situation in this respect is much the
same in the dual monarchy as 1T is in
Germany. That information is prac-
tically confined to the three cities, vi
emma, Prague and Budapest.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
BETTER CLOTHES FOR TOMMY
Britain's Discharged Soldiers to Get
Irregular" Outfit
Hereafter.

London.-A leng-standing grievance
Of Tommy Atkins is to be remedied.
On discharge he was served out with
a suit of shoddy, described in the trade
as 'sreach me DOWNS" a cheap tweed
cap and a muf11er, the value being
fixed at $4.20
A newspaper man who witnessed
the discharge of the men who fought
at Mons described the returning he
roes as looking like charity pension
erS.
The press dealt with the complaint
and the war office amended the scheme
by substituting for the muff1er col
lar and a tie and suggesting greater
care In the fitting of individual suits.
Henceforth these men are to be re-
leased for civilian life wearing suits
of decent quality and cut, represent.
ing $40, wholesale value.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
HOW BOLSHEvIKI
CAPTURED MOSCOW
Seven Days of Fire and Blood
Described by Chicagoan
Who Witnessed It.

Seven days Of fire and blood, which
brought Moscow under the domination
of the Rolsheviki, are described by Ed
win S. Waterbury, the first Chicago
man to come out of Russia since the
fall of Kerensky. Waterbury and
twenty other Americans were impris.
oned in the National hotel, Moscow,
during the entire seven days, and were
In. the center of the fighting area.
Between five thousand and six
thousand men, women and children
were killed during the seven days."
Mr.. Waterbury said. "The fighting be-
gan at midnight November 8.
"The Bolshevik forces included both
soldiers and workmen. Someone had
given the workmen $4,000 guns.
zone hundred and forty of the Boil
sheviki were stationed in the hotel,
and they soon put the machine across
the street out of business. For two
days they stood in the windows and
sniped in all directions.
AT last we got tired of that and
sent word to both sides asking them to
make the hotel neutral territory. To
do that we had to turn the Bolsheviki
out into the streets-and, strangely
enough, they went.
'When the hotel became neutral we
ran up the American flag, along with
the French, Italian, British and Japa-
nese flags, and there was no more
firing"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
NEWSY NOTES FROM
BUSY CORNWALL
TWO DEGREES BELOW ZERO RE.
PORTED CORNWALL SCHOOLS
ROLL OF HONOR

Mrs. Cliff Hobert returned to he1
home at Spokane Wednesday after
several weeks visit with relatives
here and at Charleston.
Mrs. Clarence McGarvey, Mrs. Ralph
Benton and Mrs. M. M. McGarvey
were shopping in Moscow Wednesday.
The weather continues cold here,
being two degrees below zero this
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Hill of Clarks-
ton are here visiting relatives this
week.
Mrs. Herb Johnson, who has been
quite sick, is reported improving.
The Red Cross chapter met We'd
nesday, February 20. Eleven ladies
were present and much interest mani
fest The next meeting will be Feb
ruary 81.
The Cornwall school will give So
cial at the school house on Friday
evening, February %. Everybody is
invited to come. The Red Cross Ia
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
SPOKANE'S DENIAL

'Not guilty but will it again." Spokane
plea to The charges made by the Latah county protec
tive association that the metropolis of the Inland
pire has been nursing VIPER and Is doing wrong by
harboring the L. w. W. organization permitting a
propaganda carried by from that strong
hold
The resolutions stirred Spokane nothing
else has done in long time and it is believed that good
will of it. Nothing hurts civic pride than
to be held to rdicule The Latah County
Protective league has the profoundest admiration for
Spokanes many excellent qualities, but the open
in which the l. W. W. is permitted to flaunt itself
in Spokane aroused the resentment the association
and in spirit of fairness Spokane it told that city
how it appeared to outsiders. Spokane did not relish
this because it is the truth and her pride hurt
naturally resents the insinuation that
.nncean' and attempts to that the charges
founded lack of knowledge of true conditions
But feel confident that safe in predicting
that the l. w W. agitators will not find the Shedding
easy in Spokane since the resolutions pub
1ished before and that much good will from
Spokane knowing how her harboring the l. w. w. looks
to her neghbors
Elsewhere in this issue publish statement issued
by the Spokane city to try convince it
SELF that what it knows is true, is really not The
attitude Of Spokane in this is really amusing
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
USE COLOGNE BELL FOR GUNS
Great 56,o00-Pound Relic Of 1870 Dis
mantIed and Sawed into Parts
for War Purposes.

The Hague.-The great "kaiser's
bell" whose sonorOus voice many
Americans may have heard above the
roars of Cologne, has now been re-
moved from its cage In the southern
tower of the grand cathedral to be
melted for war uses. 1t rang its funer-
al chant on New Years night.
The bell weighed $4,000 pounds and
it was necessary to saw it in pieces to
get 1t down.
French guns captured In 1870 and
1871 were the material from which
the bell was made, and it was first
sounded on March 21, 1877, the BIRTH
day of William 1. It took n bell ring.
ers to operate 1t.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

dies known as the Cornwall and Joel
chapter will serve refreshments dur
ing the evening.
Scholars in the Cornwall school
neither absent nor tardy for the last
week: Ruby Williams, Media Lock
ard, Tillie Lylden, Anna Assman,
Nancy Williams, Hazel Benton, Readia
Dawes, Hazel Davis, Leila Walker, Hell
en- Williams, Teddy Wolfenbarger, Ray
mond Benton, Cecil Hobart, Jennings
Lylden, Earl Davis, Waldo Hennen,
Roland Hyer, Leo Hennen, Arthur
Lylden, Oscar Assman Upper grade
room: Ella Tylden, Selma Tylden, Sig
vart Tylden, Lettie Vandevanter, Cath
crime Hennen, Adolph Kueper, Owen
Williams, Grace Williams, Mildred
Hennen, Pauline Kasper, Ruth Hen
drikson, Beulah Weber. Misses Dora
hartman and Opel Samner are the
teachers.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

1t is becoming increasingly clear ev-
Morning Post, that the war is not be-
ing waged only at the front. The war
has become in truth a war between ma
tiOns-there are no longer noncomba-
tants on either side. 1t is a question
really of endurance in the last stages
of the struggle, and in the testing time
that lies before the morale of the
people at home will probably be the
final and determining factor as to the
Issue.
1t is not what the inflated rhetoric
of the day calls a question of the last
farthing and the last man, but of the
general determination and endurance
of the mass of the population. On this
aspect of affairs it is most important to
know, in so far as that is possible, how
far the strain is telling on the other
side-to gather together any reliable
induces as to what conditions are ac-
tually prevailing.
Mere vague general statements are
of little or no value. What one wants,
If they can be had, are statements that
are full and precise that can be
weighed and measured so as to give
something like an indication of the diff
ference from the normal and prewar
conditions. Unfortunately, fnforma-
ton of this full and precise character
is not easily got at. Occasionally, how
ever, some set of facts comes to light
which gives something tangible on
which to base our estimate of relative
loss.
Deaths From tuberculosis.
One of such sets Is the record Of
deaths from tuberculosis, disease In
which the general conditions as to
contribute materially to
the incidence of mortality. There are
available returns Of deaths from this |
disease In a very large number OF |
places In Germany. representing some
thing Like two-flfths Of the population
Of the empire. These show an enor-
nous increase In deaths on the num-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

Uncle Sam is moving in his wash
| tubs to wash the undershirts and
things that come back from the
trenches.
Washtubs are the main thing in the
big salvage base which is just being
finished in city far back from the
lines in France. There are also shoe
repair machines and machines for
darning socks and patching breeches.
| The QuartermaSter took broad look
at the future in planning this base. He
visualized hundreds of thousands Of
Sammies in the mud and filth of the
trenches battalions coming out every
day wearing the same clothes, down to
the last stitch, that they wore when
they marched in. He saw that these
OutcOming battalions would need hot
baths and clean clothes as much as
rest and recreation.
They're going to get 'em-baths and
clothes.
Cities for Repair.
Back in the cities, Salvage" denotes
a careening red fire-wagon piled high
with waterproof blankets, with he'll
melted salvage-corps f1remen clinging
to the handrails.
Over here it's something else again.
Salvage means repair, reclamation,
saving.
There will be bath stations just back
of the front and each emerging battaI-
ion will have its "bath parade" on
coming out. As they enter the build
ing the Sammies will discard their
breaches, shoes, socks
shirts and underwear. They will 20
through the baths and come out in an
other room, to find clean, dry clothes
and sound shoes waiting for them.
Meantime the salvage folk will have
gathered up the discarded clothing.
First off, every garment will 90
through the ''de-lousing" wagon, where (
steam bathes will kill 'em.
Work to Be Inspected
Next the garments are piled into
freight cars which come up to the line
With supplies and otherwise might go
Jack empty. At the base the Uncle
Sam laundry thoroughly launders ev-
'ry garment and sends them on to
'ther departments in the same plant
or inspection and repair.
If a garment has been repaired sew
raj times before, most likely 1t will
o into the discard. Otherwise it will
re patched and sent forward for the
ext man who comes out, wet, muddy
nd craving to be clean again.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

Ed Spray and G. A. Christensen will
sell at public auction at the R. R.
Reeder ranch, five miles northeast OF
Moscow, on Tuesday, February rs, the
following personal property: 7 head
of horses and colts, five milk COWS, 8
yearling heifers, steer, 48 chickens,
farm machinery and household goods.
Usual terms Free lunch at noon.
G. E. Walks, auctioneer; J. G. Ven
nigerhOlZ clerk
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
MUSKRAT ACTED LIKE PUPPY
GamboIs About Feet Of Man Who Was
WALKING on Ice.

A. M. Zimmerman of Fox Lake,
Wis, while walking across the lake on
the ice the other day, had funny
experience with muskrat which came
running along the ice.
He says the animal jumped up and
down around his feet, acting for all the
world like q puppy glad to see him.
Zimmerman scouts the idea that the
rat was trying to fight him, though old
trappers say the rats are very savage
now and will not hesitate to attack
perSon, and that this is their way of
trying to bite. The rat played around
for little while, turned and made on,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

bers recorded in the same places be-
fore the war.
Here are the numbers of such deaths
for the first six months last year,
as contrasted with those for the same
period in 1913, for the different divi-
sions of the German empire: Z
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

Vigorous prosecution of the indicted for fraud in
army contracts is demanded by the people who
been sacrificing at home to raise to the
When children making sacrifices and buying
thrift stamps the people to
announcement that firms having contracts for furnish
ing uniforms have stolen between four and five
millions of dollars from the government that Seat
tie ship building firm had paid a West Virginia
mission firm 100000 for securing ship building
tract Graft be eliminated grafters
and convicted.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
q r ss*s
GOING OVER TOP is
BETTER THAN FOOTBALL

Admission, Ala.-Tom Mcclure,
former Auburn football star, de-
clares that going over the top in
France beats charging into an
opposing eleven. In a letter re-
ceived here Mcclure tells of go
ing tower the top with the
United States engineers four
times. He was in the thick OF
the recent hostilities that result
ed In several American casual
ties, but declares the game in
France beats football at that.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
HIRSUTE CONSERVATION
LATEST WAR MEASURE

Los Angeles, Cal.-COnserva-
ton Of whiskers is the latest
wartime measure advocated
here. If every man and youth
would refrain from getting a
haircut and shave for a month,
mathematician figure something
like $5,OOO,OOO would be saved in
labor, time, rent, electricity and
gas.
This, however, admittedly
would be hard on the barber and
the opposition of the ladies to
months growth of picturesque
hirsute adornments on beau and
husband is insurmountable.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

chine, latest model. Has been used
less than five hours. In perfect con-
dition, will sell for $50, cash, if Ia
ken at once. Agents sell exactly
same machine for $55. Call or adj
dress Mrs. S. e. Hutton, lis Van
Buren, street, Moscow. Phone S8.
19tf
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

The pacifcists, who have been clamoring for peace
should look at Russia which made peace with Germany
laid down her arms, demoblzed her troops and then
by hordes Huns who looted the country
and boosted through oical" dispatches from Berlin
that they had captured 1000 carloads of food 1853
and 5000 automobiles trucks The people that
portion of Russia robbed of food, clothing and
motor vehicles left Every country that
submits Germany will receive the treatment
and might add, will deserve it.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

Could George Washington return to earth today and
view the great world in Europe he would look
the Revolutionary as "skirmish" although
did free nation and laid the foundation of the
republic, destined to become the greatest nation on
earth
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
CLASSIFIED ADS

Rates-Five cents per line per IN
sertion. About five and a half aver
age words make a line. Minimum
charge for first insertion Csc.
Rates by the week, per word. on
week sc, two weeks &c. three weef
&c one month 12c
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

The word "camouflage" have originated in France
during the present war; but the known to Amer
lean politicians decades ago.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
FOR SALE -MiscelIaneOus.

FOR SALE-FORD CAR IN GOOD
condition; 20 sacks of potatoes,
some good for seed, also lawn
swing. Call morning, noon or eve
ming Main ban. $40
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
GERMANY LOSING
HOME Man POWER
tuberculosis Taking Big Toll Of
the Population.
FOOD CRISIS THERE ACUTE;

Continued Chickering's as to Food Con-
ditions Prevailing in Different Parts
of Germany-London Morning Post
Declares War Has Become in Truth
Really a Question of Human En-.
durance.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
AMERICA BUILDS
SALVAGE CITY
Soldiers Clothes viii Be Scrub
bed and Mended.
WASHTUB THE MAIN THING

Each Battalion Returning From the
Front Will Have Its "Bath Parade
Soldiers Will Discard Their Clothes,
Enter the Baths and Come Out in
Another Room Where Clean, Dry
Clothes Will Be Waiting for Them.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
FOR SALE-Keal Estate.

FOR SALE-A GROOM HOUSE, IN
business district. Mary Botsford.
22-4
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Today observe the anniversary of George Wash
ington who first in first in and first in
the hearts of his countrymen 1t is strange coinci
that two of the worlds greatest were born
month"; their birthdays coming just 10 days apart
and America does well to make of these birth ami
versares legal holidays when business of the country
is supposed to be suspended
Washington first president, man not noted
for brilliancy much for efficiency. Whatever
he did was done well. He calm, thoughtful and
used excellent judgment His untiring energy and
perseverance the revolutionary and made the
struggling colonies free make their government
become the greatest nation of the world in little
than 100 years.
Jefferson who know him we'll, said of Washington:
'He indeed, in every sense of the word a wise,
a good and a great man" What need
be said. 1t not for any particular trait Of
character that he noted but for his general good
ness, wisdom and moderation. His character
that might we'll be studied and used for pattern for
he very to being perfect man.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
HELP WANTED.

w SECOND MAID. GOOD
wages. Phone 3d. Apply Mrs. J..
j. Day. 21tf
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
FOR RENT-Houses
FOR RENT-Rooms

FOR RENT OR 2 FURNISHED
rooms Phone 19SW. Call eve
nings. 1851
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

The arrest of l. W. W. organizer at Bovill yester-
day that Latah county is thoroughly in earnest
it's efforts stamp this most undesirable
zaton, whose motto is destruction and whose leaders
awaiting trial for dasardly crimes. There is
place the United States that will be unhealthy
Idaho.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

FOR RENT-A SINGLE ROOM OR
suite of rooms, with or without
sleeping porch. Hot and cold wa
ter, furnace heat. 425 E. Sd ST.. OFT
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
FOB SALE-Live Stock.
LOST AND FOUND.

ABOUT TOWN OR ON CAMP
us, one 34x4 tire chain. Finder
please return to Frost Garage and
receive reward. 24-6
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

W!ANTED-FORD RUNABOUT, 1916
or 1917 model Must be in good
condition. Waldo E. Anderson,
Morril Hall, u of I.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

Monday and Wednesday, Wheatless.
Tuesday and Saturday, POrkless.
One pOrkless meal each day.
One wheatless meal (evening) each day.
Conserve ham, bacon and lard at all times.
Use flour and pork substitutes whenever pos
sfble.
!. !. i. !. y !. + !. + 4 i. + !. !. + !. !.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

WANTED-A LIMITED NUMBER OF
students of Russian language by a
native of Russia. Phone 100. 19tf
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

FOR SALE-OAKLAND, 1918 MODEL,
only ran $50 miles, price $1,000. Ida
no Garage. Phone 116, Moscow.
16tf
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

FOR RENT OR 3-ROOM APART
ments. Price 81 up. 124 E. Seventh.
Phone 1907. lott
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

FOR RENT FURNISHED APART
ments at Eggans. Call 205H. 08tf
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

FOR RENtT-3 FURNISHED ROOMS
for light Housekeeping Phone 269Z.
97tf
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

Classification Keeps the spot
light" on your advertisement.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

FOR RENT-NICE LODGING ROOMS
at Anthony's place. 62S 8. Main. lott
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-22

FOR RENT GOOD ROOMS. CLOSE
In. Call 314Y. 76t1
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-03-30
Spies Were Employed
In AirpIane Plan t

NEWARK. y. j.. March 80 admission
that 4 group of German spies have been
employed at the Curtis engineering plant
was obtained from Mrs. LYDIA White, a
woman arrested today with blue prints of
airplanes in her possi~- on, the police an
nouncc
The woman. who J. - years old. was
turned over To the felcral authorities and
was held by United States comm ~~ioner
under a $4,000 bail. together with Fred
erick Arnold. boarder in her home ut
Hampstead. The pair were arrested here
after they had hen located by Albert White.
the womans husband. The police say that
a search of their room disclosed the blue
prints. "1Y
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-03-30
Appealing Window
Display Offered

Th[y most appealing window display l.
beinE offered bv the L. r. 0msted jewelry
stofe. A display that Brownsville people
especially should be interested IN seeing.
Through the courtesy of Mrs. james h.
Wells the jewclry window i showing ar
t.cles collected on the battle fields OF
France by Joe and Robert Wells, Browns
Vile boy, who have been under fire from
German guns for months IA members OF
the American field Service. An organiza-
tion that volunteered for ambulance work TO
the French government and composed OF
men who are serving without pay or re-
ward other than the highest one of a duty
nobly done.
One exhibit j. heavy ,ug of metal from
bur>ing shrapnel. picked up by Joe Wells
after il has brushed hs sleeve n he was
closing the door of his ambulance upon II
load OF wounded. Another l. the Red
Cross arm bands worn bv Joe and Robert.
A third. the artistic work of Il French sol
der shows hi~ conception Of the German
crowd prince. The Poileu secs the heir To
the German throne n tfo-faced indy d.
ual. one side Of the famous liohenzolern
mouth being drown down into a ferociou~
snarl while the other side curves INTO Il
!. smile. A fourth shows the metal ldentit-
cation tag of Robert C.. Wells. worn by
French soldiers chained about the VT I.
Other exhibits are photographs of Joe
and Robert in tin helmets and gas mask
The exhibit s one that should touch the
heart of every American and especially OF
every resident of Brownsville who knows
10 and Robert Wells.