The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04

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All the allied ministers who former.
iy We're AT -Iassy. Roumania. including
Charles voplcka OF America, have
been arrested In Petrograd. according
10 report reaching The Hague.
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Austria's suggestion of "nonhlnd-
ing" conference of all the beiligerents
to make clear their war aims and peace
demands met with the prompiest kind
of rejection by the allies. President
Wilson taking the lead In refusing 10
consider the idea. In two sentences
he replied that Americas terms had
beep repeatedly aud clearly stated and
therefore no proposal for such con-
ference would be entertained by II. In
this Mr.. Wilson was heartily supported
by the entire nation. and his position
was also thoroughly approved by the
allies Of the United States. Austria's
suggestion. made with the consent of
Berlin. admittedly WAS merely
peace flyer" and there was litte ex-
pectation In liunland that II would re-
ceive favorable consideration.
No better reception was accorded the
German offer Of pence to Belgium.
| With unblushing effrontery Berlin
| asked the nation the Huns have raw
| ished Ia drop out of the conflict. not
even suggesting that they would make
reparation for the horrible crimes they
have committed there, aud making the
insidious proposal that the Flemish
question" should be considered and the
Flemish minority that aided the Ger
man invaders should not be penalixed.
Belgium. of course. said "No' TO all
this clnptrap.
The political situation In Hungary
is becoming extremely critical and the
opposition Ia the government IN grow
ing boider. Its leader. Count karolyi.
IN quoted In dispatches as declaring
that the central powers should accept
President Wilson's IL peace points nv
. a basis for negotiations and that the
treaties of Brest-I4tovsk and Bucha.
. rest should be abrogated. The pope
, seems 10 have scented chances OF
| peace once again. for II was stated at
the Vatican that II n diplomatic repre-
sentation should be received by him
from one OF the parties. he would ask
5 the other party II II desired 10 re-
: eeiye such IA representation.
: "a
: Substantial support for President
! Wilson's peace plans was received
+ from the labor conference Of The allied
IA | In \ 4xb tha laf
= tlonnl relations committee recommends
I cd TINT the conference subscribe 10 the
t II points formulated Ivy Wilson. thus
adopting policy Of clrnrness and
moderation ms opposed IN "a policy die
r tated exclusively by changes on tht
q war map"
e According 10 figures received up Il
5. date. the total registration of the coun
+ try under the new draft law was nj
- least i2.s0l0c1. or 10000 above thu
~ asfimnied total. or these the govern
s. ment proposes Ia call 10 fhe color
n 2TO0DDo to ba added 10 The 4. 10000
Ic men already under arms. II is planne'
10 have 80 divisions in France befor'
next summer. and IN finance so grea
,r mn undertaking the war department
a has asked congress 20 provide IL i'm
d medlately with an additional $1,000
IA 100000 In cash. Granting this. the ad
o. ministrntion and congress has III
a choice of increasing the amount q
~ taxes provided by the revenue bill
"a. from $500. Oo0.DD0 10 $1,000 600 90
re- or raising all the additional $1,000. 600
Of 600 from the sale of bonds and abnr
H. doning the plan Of raising one-ihird 0
an the cost nf the war by taxation.
Is The various features of the r.senn
10 bill were swiftly approved by III
IN house of representatives,. one afis
at another. Representative Moore Z
Pennsylvania proposed tax Of 50
II. bale on cotton. but the southern men
he bers rose in body 20 the defense :
N. the main crop Of their part Of III
OF country.
lst That there Is 10 abatement ia n
- stream Of American soldiers being sea
he over 10 France q. shown hs the stat
he men, that $4,000 embarked for -
Do rope last month. or these. 1900
ee were carried on British ships. One b
de success by The e boais--from the sies
no | point Of the ehiyalrous Hnn-was T
wv ported last week The British steau'
cts GALWAY Castle carrying disabled sc
ny diers returning 20 South Africa NJ
US many women and children. was 70
ky pedoed. One hundred and eighty-nii
be- persons were lost. OF whom l-o No