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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-26
PRESIDENT TO Be
ABSENT SIX WEEK
CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILL SPENI|
THIRTY DAYS IN EUROPE
AND Is ON OCEAN

WASHINGTON About one mont
is the time President Wilson expect|
to be in Europe for the opening o|
the peace conference and preliminar|
discussion No definite limit has beel|
fixed but it is said authoritively to|
day that the president plans to b|
back on American soil N six week
after the ship sails for the other sidt|
1t became known also today tha|
the Italian ambassador, Count d|
Cellere, as well as Ambassador Jus
serand, of France and the Americal|
peace delegation will cross on thl
same ship with the president.
1t is said today that there is nj
foundation whatever for the talk con|
cerning censorship over news oil
the peace conference. American news
paper correspondents will be given al
facilities possible for transsittirll
dispatches.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-26
PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION COMING
WILL HOLD MANI HEARINGS IN
NORTH IDAHO-IN MOSCOW
NEXT TUESDAY

SPOKANE-The public utilities
commission of Idaho has set for next
week the hearings which were post
poned on account of the influenza
epidemic. Commissioners George E.
Erb will meet A. L. Freehaffer at
Lewiston December 1 and they will
conduct the hearings.
At Juliaetta on December they
will take testimony in the complaint
of Carl Porter against Frank Vincent,
owner of the electric service of that
place. Juliaetta residents allege the
service is inefficient. While there
the commissioners will hear the petit
tion of the Potlatch Telephone COM
pany to raise its rates about 10 per
cent. --,-~--- L.
Hearings at Troy December 2.
At Troy on December the COM
mission will hear the petition of the
Troy Rural Telephone company to
raise its rates about 10 per cent. The
commission will also hear the COM
plant of the Troy Rural Telephone
company, in which it alleges damage
to its lines by the manner in which
the Potlatch Lumber company has
been cutting it's timber.
On December at Moscow the COM
mission will hear the petition of the
Moscow Telephone company to raise
it's rates about Is per cent.
On December at St. Maries the
commission will hear the complaint
of the attorney general of Idaho
against the Alder Creek Railway
company. 1t is alleged that this COM
pany, which operates logging road,
discontinued its service without the
consent of the proper state authori
ties and that loggers along their lines
are unable to market their product.
At Coeur d'Alene December s..
AT Coeur d'Alene on December 5
the commission will investigate the
alleged arbitrary restriction of de-
livery limits, set up by the American
Express company. A committee rep
resenting the Occur d'Alene Chamber
of Commerce will oppose the petition
of the American Express company at
the hearing, which will be held in the
public library.
The commission will also hear the
petition of the city of Occur d'Alene
in which it endeavors to compel the
Spokane and Inland Empire Electric
Railway company to open a street
crossing which the Inland claims
would interfere with the operation of
it's yards.
Mr.. Erb was in Spokane last night,
coming from Wallace, where with
Mrs. Erb he had been for the last 10
days attending their daughter dur
ing critical illness. Miss Erb is
recovering and following these hear
ings will be taken home by her par
ents.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-26
FARM BUREAU MEN
IN SESSION HERE
GOOD ATTENDANCE AT AN I'M
PORTANT MEETING IN AGRI-
CULTURAL BUILDING

The executive committee of the La
tab county farm bureau has been hold
ing a meeting Monday afternoon and all
day Tuesday in the agricultural build
ing of the university. The following
members of the executive committee of
this organization are in attendance:
A. S. Lyon, president, Moscow; John
Lorang. Genesee; Frank Slater, Mos
COW; Eric Oller, Troy, and c. J. Smith,
Avon. Other members Of the bureau
are here to assist in the work.
This bureau has now 244 members
among the farmers of Latah county and
County Agent o. S. Fletcher hopes to
Increase the membership to 5OO.
These bureaus all over the state are
cooperating with the state university
and the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture. w. B.. Kjosness, assistant coun-
ty agent leader, has made the meeting
broader than Latah county by inviting
the county agents of northern Idaho to
be present and several agents of the
state of Washington.
Those present are: A. f. Wade,
Lewis county; F. J. Rockwell, Benewall
county; o. S. Fletcher, Latah county;
H. H. Beier, Kootenai county; E. L.
Ludwick, Bonner county; K. L. Ken
nard, Whitman county; H. c. Garland,
secretary of the farm bureau of Ben
ewah county, and assistant county agent
leader, C. F. Monroe of the state of
Washington.
This general meeting is for the pur-
bose of planning big drive from De-
,ember 81, for the, reorganization of
farm bureaus for school work.
This special work is to include the
work of greater food production, which
S needed Just as much now as though
var was still raging, and the peace time
work for the general good of farming
~ better methods of food production.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-26
UNIVERSITY WILL HAVE
MOVABLE SCHOOLS AGAIN

BOISE.-Plans for movable schools
and farmers Institutes this winter,
which were upset by the influenza
Epidemic are being resumed by the
University of Idaho extension depart
ment. Arrangements for about GO
Institutes and schools, 25 of them in
north Idaho, are being tentatively
made. ~
Because of general business con-
ditions being upset as a result of
the influenza, no definite dates can
be announced for the Institutes, but
present plans are for holding them
scTne time in January
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-26
AMERICAN SOLDIERS SET SAIL FOR HOME

Russia
with cold weather Of that section will be
the American English Japanese who fighting the
coming thousands them
the America General Perhng arranging reduce
the force in Europe rapidly as possible
Evidence showing that the great deliberately
Wilhelm the late Joseph of Austria who
died two years ago The evidence beng puOshe0 IN ana
The ending Europe
ing spirit for South America about engage in scrap Peru and
and looks like the two countries going engage
General Ludendorff Also Sneaks.
been reported to have
German so according to the Frankfort paper
Prussia for Sweden He first quarteraster general Of the
German army
LoNDoN-Rusan
the gulf of Finland and Fake
Peipus dispatch from Stockholm today
Russian Winter Has Begun h. hesnn in
the whole north Russian front All the rivers are ice
bound the Boshev gunboats which long the
forced to withdraw The Bolsheviksts
south of the Allied armies Op
sporadic artillery exchanges but the Bolshev is
receiving heavy reinforcements
LONDON-By British Wiee)Publcaion of official reports from
minister Berlin his home the evidence
that Germany and Austria conpre
This reason terms Aust ulmatum hos
were published Munich after
permission asked by the Bavarian minister and the foreign min
government They form the report which was sent to
Munich July 49, 1914 by Count Won Len the Bavarlan minister
Peru and Chile on Verge of War;.
MondayThe Peruvian government has not received official
its from Chile Newspapers here received no news from
believed censorship
Chilean Peruvian conus have been ordered TO
return to country by the first steamer
Amer Soldiers Sail for Home
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE-(By Associated P)-
reduced by the replace
of ST. Nazalre
barking DIVISION 484 officers and l2o99
probably will
MoreN
Observation-Disclosures today that the
Lapand and Ora bringing home 1000
will probably New York about De-
2.
American Casualty List 2S01.
casualty list largest Oh any DAY
the totang The highest previous record Tor Single
telling flghtng
by all the fa are secured
the follows:
of 52 died OF accident and o1ner
severely 74 wounded degree
determined slightly 1862; missing action 2o9 total 1898
457 died Of wounds ol died OF a
44 wounded severely oo wounoo
degree 1 wounded slightly l16 missing IN acun i
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-26
WILL NOT HOLD A
LIVE STOCK SHOW

PORTLAND. - After considerable
discussion it has finally been decided
not to hold the Pacific International
Live Stock show here this year, al
though as a substitute there will be
held at the Portland Union Stock
wards the fat stock show and the an
nual sale of fat stock. The granting
of prizes for stock, however, in con-
nection with the Pacific International
event has been dispensed with.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-26

to II days, and they will live the great
er part of the year on what they gather
up about the farm, which would other
wise be wasted. With eggs at 50 cents
a dozen and chickens, turkeys, ducks
and geese bringing the high prices that
have prevailed for the past year or
two he thinks every farmer can raise
large number of all of these fowls at
a profit every year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-22
U. S. STAFF NOT GREATLY
INTERESTED in RUSSIA

Washington, D. C., Feb. 22.-The
American general staff is watching
the new German sweep into Russia
with little more than academic in
terest. quite convinced that Russia
is no longer a military factor TO be
considered and that the situation has
little bearing, for the present at least,
upon the other battle fronts.
Large captures Of military stores
bear little relation to the equipment
OF troops on the Italian or west
fronts, officers here say, as the guns
and rifles captured would be Of use
only as long as the ammunition sup
ply captured with them holds out
Observers here and in Russia, 1t is
understood. are satisfied that as the
German drive continues. it Will meet
with more resistance. The greater
the distance the Germans advance the
more effective would be that resis-
lance, the military experts say, since
it would require great numbers Of
trops 10 maintain the German trans
portation lines and give the best op-
portunity for guerrilla warfare
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-22
HUNT ASKS WITHDRAWAL
OF TROOPS ON STRIKE DUTY

Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 22.-The with
drawal of all United States troops
from the mining districts Of Globe.
Miami and Ray is urged by governor
G. ". P. Hunt in a letter 10 Col
George H Morgan, formerly COM
handing this border d'strict who re-
Gently was superseded by Brig. Gen.
DeRosey c. CabelL The troops were
sent to these districts for strike duty.
The governor in the letter states he
believes there is no further occasion
for their presence
The governor yesterday made pub
lie a letter to the Arizona Federation
Of Labor in which he said the intense
patriotism Of the workingmen of this
state is sufficient guarantee that the
maximum Of copper production will
be maintained and that il any dis
pute between labor and the mine op-
orators arises il viii be adjusted
through the department Of labor.
Col Morgan, just before relinquish
ing command Of the district, re-
quested governor Hunt TO ascertain
whether troops were still needed at
the mining camps.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-22
DECLARES GERMANY FACES
FINANCIAL RUIN SURELY

New York, Feb. 22.-The steady in
| crease in Germany's national debt
owing to the war and the delay in
/ adopting 4 sweeping plan OF taxation
reform to care for the increased la
bilities Of the empire, already more
than 20 times higher than the ma
tional debt at the outbreak Of the
war, is a source Of constant concern
/ to German financial experts.
In the Berlin Tageblatt OF January
5, Arthur Norden, the papers finan-
eiaI expert, sharply criticises the
I failure Of the government 10 pro-
/ vide for any redemption OF the war
I debt aside from a proylso estSDils1 4,
I ing a redemption fund for the 2
percent treasury certificates Whicn
! formed e small part Of the last two
war loans He calls for radical meas
ures to check the piling up OF the
burden of war indebtedness.
Norden contrasts with the policy
of Germany, which, as is known, has
not provided even enough increased
taxation 10 meet the interest on It's
war debt and is paying a part OF the
interest coupons Of earlier war loans
from new borrowings, with that OF
Great Britain, which. he points out
( had raised by taxation almost % per-
cent Of its war expenditures down 10
the emu o. Aa4A-
The argument that a heavier tax
alton of war profits, which make up
the bulk Of the nominal increase in
Germany's capital, would interfere
with the productiveness Of German
industry and the fear that increased
taxation OF incomes would kill the
war willingness Of the population
are dismissed as unfounded. In fact,
Mr.. Norden argues, to attack the alb
normally high war incomes attained
in certain industries and by certain
elements Of the population would be
decided value in cutting down the
high cost of living resulting from
the eXtravagant standards Of life
among the war profiteers.
NOrden cites the action Of the
American government in establish
ing maximum prices for steel and
other raw materials of war industry
and in Immediately introducing high
war taxes as an admirable example,
for Germany TO follow and speaks
with admiration of the Wilson plan
Of taking control OF the railroads.
Norden's scheme for taking care
Of state debt comprises a radical in
crease in the tax on incomes, not
upon capital as generally contem-
plated by German financiers. He
holds that the proposed taxes upon
capital merely lead to extravagant
spending. while the income tax can
be SO adjusted to bear heaviest upon
the recipients Of high war incomes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-22
Bloody Trail
Of the German
Through France
American Woman Visits
Ruined French City and
Hears of Atrocities.

Washington, D. C.. Feb. ga faith
full picture OF a typical French city
which has felt the crushing hand Of
the German invader is given in a
communication to the National Geo.
graphical society from Mrs Har-
riet Chalmers Adams. a part OF the
communication IS released as a war
geography bulletin. as follows:
'Luneville is a gray. Industrial town
Of 10000 souls, in French Lorraine,
prospecting before the war in its man =
ufacture of railway carriag IS and mo-
tor cars. chinaware and chemlcai
salts. A gorgeous chateau was al.
that remained Of its former glory,
when the dukes Of Lorraine made II
their playground. In their day this
palace was gayer than Versailles, ana
its gardens were noted throughout
Europe, serving Watteau's puplls as a
model when they painted the gor-
geous fetes Of the far east The cha
teau is now occupied by the mayor, M
Keller, who played an important role
during the German invasion OF the
Madame AIirman and I motored ont
to Luneville. In the fields women
q woman I had seen near Rheims; A
shell struck a nearby haystack' out
she kept on moving
The DesolRtiOn of Lunev1lle.
1--WE assembled a tortuous road 10
the summit of the hill Of Leomont,
where a decisive battle had been
fought. There was a most compre-
hensive view, back over the plain OF
Nancy, north and east over the French
front. In a hollow, at our feet, lay
ruined village which is now being re-
stored through the generosity OF
group Of wealthy Californians.
From this hill to the one oppo-
site, the battle had ragged We picked
I'D fragments Of French and German
shells. and the soldier chauffeur ex-
planned which was which one De-
ing bluer than the other. There were
many graves on this hill. ana ABOVE
one I saw a soldiers tattered cap
hanging on the little white cross.
d" I placed it there over two years
ago, Madame Mirman said when
came out with my husband He buried
the dead We did not know the boys
names. but we marked each cross
with the number Of the regiment
whenever we could
"On the graves wild flowers were
blooming-red poppiess blue cornIloW-
ers, white daisies. Even IN death, ma
ture in France greets her soldiers with
the tri-color.
the German, those terrible 20 days
when the enemy was master OF the
city. The town hall and the prefec-
ture were destroyed, the industrial
section burned. shops pillaged, homes
looted, men and women murdered.
Cultured people. like the Kellers. tell
the story quietly; but their eyes have
a dangerous gleam- 1 would glaoiy
have given my life.' the mayor said II
I could have spared my fellow citizens
those horrible atrocities.
'sUnarmed men fired on; an old
woman run through with a bayonet;
a mother driven insane at seeing her
son stabbed and her daughter carried
off bv drunken soldiers-such stories
are SO common in the foothin towns
of the Vosges that the very air is
polluted The birds in the chateau
garden have almost forgotten how 70
sing since the Prussians passed that
way"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-22
COMMITTEEMAN FAIL TO
MEET FLY In CONFERENCE

Austin. Texas, Feb. 22.-Represen-
tative W N. Fly, of Gonzales. chair
man OF the central legislative in
vestigating committee. came here to-
day for a conference of the commit
tee, which was to have been held
today. AS none Of the other members
Of the committee have arrived il is
not likely the meeting will be held
until Monday. It is said that there
is no need for the conference, as the
governors liquor regulation program
would have precedence over the
recommendation of the committee.
Mr. Fly will remain now for the ses-
sion. He announced that he will give
full support TO the governors plan
for the establishment of q ten mile
zone around army camps, but he is
opposed TO statutory prohibition now.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-22
RUSSIANS ARE TO RESIST
INVASION OF THE KAISER
lc.-as--...I L.. -..-. 4
Confined from page L.

that the German working classes will
rise against the attempts Of the rul-
ing classes TO stifle the revolution
but we cannot predict with certainty
when this viii occur. The German i'm
perialists may hesitate at nothing for
the purpose of destroying the au-
thority Of the councils and taking the
land from the peasants.
Try 10 Recreate Army.
The commissaries call on all loyal
councils and army organizations 70
use all efforts to recreate the army
Perverted elements of hooligans. ma
RAIDERS and towards should be ex-
PEELED from the ranks and in the
event of resistance, wiped off the
face Of the earth
The bourgeoisie, who under Keren-
sky and the car evaded the burden
of war and profited from its misfor-
tunes, must be made to fulfill their
duties by the most decisive and mer-
CHESS measures"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-22
ESTHONIA APPEALS TO
THE KAISER FOR RELIEF

Amsterdam, Holland, Feb. 22.-Em-
peror William, according to the
Frankfurter Zeitung, replied TO a
message from the Lubbock senate ap-
pealing to him to help the Esthonians
as follows:
your words have found a lively
echo in my heart. The despairing cry
Of distress which is ever more urgent
" reaching our ears from the Baltic
country shall not go unheard- Effec-
tive measures must be taken to safe
guard the tortured population from
the burning and plundering Of robber
hordes and end the state OF complete
laMlessness"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-22
Says Ne1C Rule
Is Not An Aid
T0BOOtLeggerS
Baker Thinks Drinking in
Homes Will Help Solve
Amy Problem.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 22.-Secre-
tary of war Baker explained today
that the newly amended regulations
governing the sale. gift and serving
Of liquor to soldiers in uniform DO not
relax the governments hold on the
situation but on the contrary are in
tended TO strengthen it as they viii
facilitate detection and conviction Of
bootleggers, he thinks.
The exception which permits serv-
ing liquors in private homes to bona
fide guests, secretary Baker declared,
permits Of no subterfuges and he gave
warning that If the exception were
abused, he would deal with it prompt
" and vigorously.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-22
GERMAN SOCIALISTS NOT
ABLE TO MAKE HEADWAY
Continued From Previous Page)


violently against the government are
moved from quite different motives
Tie majority Of South Germany
violent criticism Of the government Is
not based on the fact that they have
been led TO this bloody war by their
rulers. but because they believe that
the government has chosen wrong
time 10 go into the war
aPeaee 1Ieetingz7 by War Party.
I have attended over 50 peace
meetings." and felt shamed and sur
prlsed that the speakers were the
most immortal materialists to whom
] had ever listened. Not once did L
hear during these peace gatherings
a speaker denOunce the continuation
of the war from a human standpoint
] found the speakers unforgivably
ignorant, arrOgantly ignorant
heard peace speakers denounce the
government for not stopping the war,
now that the fatherland was at the
height Of its conquest vas as
founded 10 witness such callous ig-
norance when they attempted to cum
vince. with obvious sincerity, their
hearers that il was in Germany's
power 10 stop the war at will
I found a terrible peace meetings"
confusion everywhere ] visited in
Germany. Since the last two years
and a half there have been genuine,
sincere and moral peace movements
On Germany. melted by Liberals and
Socialists Whenever such movements
assume serious proportions, the gov
eminent Immediately sends its false
agents-all experienced public speak
ers-and everywhere in the neighbor-
hood there are peace meetings, until
the real peace-seeking audiences be-
cone sick at their stomach and re-
turn 10 their homes in a terrible
mental confusion I attended several
such false peace meetings" at Ber-
lin. which were, in reality, war meet
ings under the auspices Of the gov
eminent. held for the purpose OF con
fusing the real peace ssekers.-(Copy-
right 1918. by International News
Bureau. Inc, Boston,
CTo Be COntinued)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-22
E. MEYER CUT WITH KNIFE;
CARLOS JAUREGUI ARRESTED

Enrique Meyer, l224 Prospect ave-
nue., is at his home in a critical con-
dition as a result of having been
slashed with a knife Monday night.
Carlos Jauregui was arrested by the
police and later released on bond. He
was charged with disturbing the peace
at the time Of his arrest.
Trouble between Mr.. Meyer and
Jauregui Is SAID TO nave started in
front Of the Fisher hotel Monday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-22
PILOT AVIATOR, Ell PASO
BOY, VISITS PARENTS HERE

First Lieut. J. R. Worthington, a
pilot scout of the aviation service,
has been the guest of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Worthington.
4001 Trowbridge. the past several
days. He left for the east Friday
noon. Lieut.. Worthington has been
training for the aviation service at
Rockwell field, San Diego, Calf.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-22
SUPPLY OFFICER WILSON,
5TH CAVALRY, A CAPTAIN

The promotion Of Joseph F. Wilson
to the rank of captain Of the quarter
masters corps was announced Friday
at district military headquarters. He
has been supply officer of the Fifth
cavalry with the rank Of first lieu
tenant Capt Wilson left Friday
noon for san Antonio, where he will
be assigned to duty
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-22
COL. REANEY AT WHIPPLE;
HEADS A PROPERTY BOARD

Col R. ]. Reaney, quartermaster
PasO at Cambridge and Stevens
streets, has been ordered to Whipple
Barracks. Prescott; Ariz., TO superin-
tend the shipment Of property from
there to other points. The barracks
will be converted into an army hos
pitals 1t was announced a few days
ago.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-22
CARRIERS, DAY

Tomorrow. the last Saturday in the
month, Herald carriers will present
bills for February subscriptions. Sub
seribers viii please have the amount
they owe ready for the boys. as all
Herald carriers are school BOYS and
Saturday Is the only day Of the week
they have 70 DO their collecting.