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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-07-05
STATE NEWS

''' construction of approx
..neo worth of roads in
Tsul6 counties are being
3" ~ state Highway commits
intends to enforce the
ssbt~ ruling of the United
,apt and if men leave
a,nplovcrs are going to
reason why.
t for the wheat crop con-
aersIly promising. although
likely 10 be affected adj
no bqat and drought pre-
The dry farm country.
,s.nd dollars worth OF cat
sheep horses, household
oc,inqry were sold at the
49, day sale at Nampa.
neople attended the sale.
.nosed 10 organize threshing
in every wheat-growing
,ho state These committees
against profiteering and de-
,.hst is considered Il jus.
fee.
,;.oinia McCraig of North
w,s one of the enrolling
tho last session of the leg
has recently been appointed
,lnb leader for the boys and
work in Bannock county.
tho amendment 10 the draft
sod raising the age limit sc
hide men without dependents
,ha ages of 30 and 40, 1t will
.ary in this state to meet
ns from deferred classes Nos
4.
NINA division Of the Insurance
n Of Idaho was temporarily
last week at Nampa. The
hon is IA patriotic one to OPP
ical Socialism in national
civic affairs, according tC
pizers.
II Dewey, wife of Col. w
of Nampa, died suddenly
from 4 complication growing
.art trouble. at the age of GA
rev was one of the pioneer
Idaho. Colonel Dewey diet
BIZ, at Nampa.
Marshall of Rupert has re
ard that his son, George +
private Company ID, Second
was killed i'm action il
ne +. Young Marshall was
Old. He enlisted in the Sec
b in April, 1917.
Falls county is anticipating
ii wheat crop of its hiStOr.
The acreage is % per cen
ban last Year and a recent eS
the crop for this season b.
Falls county farm bureau
e figure at about 4,250,0O'
c. Winters. a pioneer attor
Iuthern Idaho. was buried a
June %. He was the frs
/ ttOrney of the Fifth Judicial
Efter Idaho became a state
later a law partner of Judg'
been, Of the present Fiftl
ourt.
as high as $3.50 per day an,
Il d in rare instance as much a
i BARD, have been paid recent,
Il labor in Idaho. but only TO
Il lbOr requiring the services o
0 " skilled in certain kinds o
in |fE-as, for instance, ha,
Nd harvest is in full swing an,
with fine haying weathe
B Some tracts in Payett
nj iVe been damaged by weevi
nd NE Twin Falls district is in
\ aphides, but SO far the GRO
ys} Uttered serious damage. Gras
'es m meadows is short.
q hackers in Idaho are al
he 10 confuse the campaign t
peg I'm TO accept at reasOnabl
= y mat will help in crop Pre-
war necessity by circular
Dc AIN communities stories @
'ses IN other sections so tina
@ Will continue To be on tn
= Help Win the War. Hal
~ wal Will be better than eve
i, pans being made by tn
\ 'oallnlttee, The festiv;
N september IS to -, will b
, N Strictly war basis. as til
0 d ny men in charge is to max
.tiaI a necessary adjunct /
~ .'se' who claims to be tn
O. " Nhat is known as the Ii
pe'ectlve Association ,
"a offices in Salt LAX
{ 'N at Pocatello on ii
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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-07-05

The war department In Washington
was strongly urged last week 10 send
a force Of Americans 10 Italy. not
only 10 help In the lighting but sspe-
ciaily TO demonstrate 10 the Italian
armies that America Is ready 10 aid
their country TO the limit. Thus coun-
teracting the extensive anti-American
propaganda carried on OF late In Italy.
The diplomatic representatives Of
Italy here thought 1t would be wise
move, and Secretary Baker intimated
Thursday that American soldiers would
soon be fighting on the Pave front.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-07-05

In a word, the great Austrian onen-
siye. I'D TO the close OF the week. was
an absolute failure and was admitted
10 be such by captured officers and
by some OF the Vienna newspapers.
The Italian army, never In better
condition than now, fought with the
utmost gallantry and spirit, and was
ably aided by the British and French
contingents. Mention must be made,
too. OF the Americans. for an esca-
drille OF American ayiators. trained IN
italy went to the front and gave
notabla helm IN driving the Austrian
ayiators from the air.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-07-05

The department OF justice uncov.
cred last week a gigantic conspiracy
between manufacturers and contrae.
tors agents 10 solicit government war
orders under agreements to pay COM
missions illegally to the agents. Hun
dreds Of Offices throughout the coun-
try were raided and papers seized.
The department said the commission
agents would he prosecuted. and that
all contracts made By them or with
their aid we're subject TO annulment
By the government
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-07-05

The submarines operating In the
west Atlantic have sunk several more
neutral vessels, but there is reason to
believe that one or two OF them have
been destroyed In encounters with
armed steamers. A Venezuelan jour
nalist who was driven from Caracas
admits there are German U-boat
bases in Venezuela. The raids or the
American coast are declared By
American naval headquarters in Eng
land 10 mean that the submarine cam,
pnign Is failure. the enemy's only
chance Of employing the limited mum.
Der Of his e boats successfully being
10 concentrate their operations on
the focal points OF allied trnde. II
was stated that today sufficient ton.
mage Is available to meet allied de-
mands and 1t Is constantly growing
larger.
The British make the welcome an.
nonneement that Il German destroy.
ers and u large number of submarines
and other craft are penned up In the
Bruges canal locks as n result Of the
recent blocking operations at Tee
| brugge. Thss. vessels are constant.
/ ly subjected TO bombing by the naval
1 aYiators.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-07-05
Austria's Great Offensive in
North Italy Proves to Be
an Utter Failure.
STOPPED WITH HUGE LOSSES
Revolt Spreading Fast In the Dual
ENTHUSIASTICALLY German At
tack on Reims Completely
Repulsed-Draft Age Lin
II to Be Extended
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

Austria's record of never winning
when she goes into battle unalded by
the Germans was magnfcently sus-
tanned last week. Starting the long
heralded offensive with nearly all the
forces at his command, Field Marshal
Won Borevic made a desperate effort
to force his way across the Piave and
down into the Venetian plains, with
Treviso, Bassano and then Verona as
his detectives. His men were given
postcard maps with the route and
schedule marked, and were urged TO
do their utmost In order that they
might get the plentiful food in the
promised land" Approximately a
million Austrian soldiers assailed the
Italian lines from Asiago to the Adri-
attic, but King Victor Emmanuels
splendid army was everywhere ready
to meet them. At the western or
mountain end the enemy made no
progress at all. being moved down
In masses that fairly blocked the road
ways and passes. All attacks on the
Aslago plateau, which Is Of great I'm
portance because of Its easy np-
proaches from the Austrian side,
were beaten off by the British under
Lord Cavan, and the enemy's attempts
on Monte Grappa were no more sue
cessful. 1t was between these points
down the Brenta and Frenzela val
leys, that the Austrians hoped to push
the west point of a pgcer's move
ment that should flank Treviso anc
the entire line to the coast.
The high land at Nontelio was tbs
scene OF most sanguinary fighting apt
the enemy made some Roadway Their
for day or two, but gained little saw
shocking casualty list. Furthe
east, at various points, the Austrian
were able to force crossings OF tn
Plave by means of bridges construct
ed under cover of gas and smok
Smelling. but after getting across tn
troops found themselves In trap
from which they could not escap
with their lives. for the batteries o
the allies on the higher ground ha,
them at their mercy. Only near tn
extreme eastern end Of the line, be
tween the Zenson loop and the Adria
attic, did Borevic's forces achieve any
thing that resembled success. Their
they pushed far enough south OF thu
Piaye TO reach the Fossalta canal
and Vienna claimed this was crossed
Here the enemy was about ten miie'
| from Venice. but the resistance OF tn
Italians was so determined that NJ
anxiety was felt for that city's safety
Before the week closed the enemy In
that region had been driven back
Most OF the pontoon bridges wert
swept away by the swollen Piaye.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-07-05

So lnsistsnt IL becoming the demand
for more complete mobilization Of
Americas man poker that extension
of the draft age limits probably VIII
not be postponed until the winter ses-
sion of congress. Provost Marshai
General CroNdsr urges that the lss
be amended Immediately 10 take 10
sill between the ages Of eighteen aud
forty five years. and Secretary Of War
Baker says he will recommend sueh
an amendment II submitted by the
senate or house. General CroSder
told the military Affairs committees
tina, the legislation is needed ST once
IL We intend to do anything this year.
He not only wants more lighting
men. but also hs desires 10 extend The
work or light" order 50 that there
will be virtual CONSUMPTION OF labor
for war Industries. His plans would
assure the registration OF four or Ave
million men qualified for military
service n
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-07-05

Military experts In France believe
another battle will be begun soon by
the Germans. possibly on the road to
Calnis, or between Montdldier and
Chateau Thierry across the Disc and
AIsne TO the Marine. II they select
the latter sector the Americans VIII
sgain be In the thick of the hghiing.
Those boys did not have great deal
to do last week. though they carried
out some successful raids and re-
pulsed every one made against their
lines. From the south side OF the
Marne they sent several patrols across
the river In boats. In each instance
killing numbers OF the enemy and
bringing back prisoners. Moreover
not a single German patrol has esei
been perspltted to cross the Marine e
the American side.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-07-05

Only one operation of moment took
place on the western front last week.
This was a powerful assault on the
allied troops guarding Reims, deliv-
cred by the army of the crown prince.
About 10000 Germans took part In
the attack. which was preceded by a
terrific bombardment. The enemy
charged from the village OF Vrigny.
southwest OF Reims, and all around
the loop TO La Pompelle, the fortified
stronghold on the east. The struggle
was violent In the extreme. but the
Germans were everywhere repulsed
with very heavy losses. Only In the
Silepry wood southeast of the city
did the enemy gain q foothold. and
prompt counter attacks by the French
threw him back from that TO his old
positions. A great many German
prisoners were taken. They said they
had been ordered to take Reims at
any cost. The fact that the attack
was not renewed by the crown prince
WAS taken TO indicate the exhaustion
Of his troops.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-07-05

who wish to Join tho allies. Most Of
them are armed and organized. We
may yet have the chance TO see these
sturdy fighters. formerly our foes by
compuision. passing In triumph
through the United States on their
way Ia Join the other armies Of FREQ
dom.
affairs adopted an amendment to the
army appropriation bill authorizing the
president 10 raise volunteer legion
OF Slavic residents OF the United
Suites for service In ''any field Of sc-
ton" Mr. Wilson approved the
amendment
Word was received that the Turks
on June IA occupied and looted
Tabriz, the second city Of Persia. took
possession OF the American aud Brit
ish consulates there over the protests
OF the Spanish consul who was In
charge OF them, and sacked the Amer
lean hospital. over which the Spanish
flag was dying. II the report IL veri-
fed. Turkey has committed an act Of
war against the United States. and q
declaration of war by this country
against the Porte may be the result.
Many senators and representatives
| have favored such action for a long
| time and their position In strengthened
| by the recent occurrence. The formal
inclusion OF Bulgaria also among our
enemies probably would follow imme-
diately. Thus would come 10 an end
the incongruous state of affairs which
has permitted the Turkish and Bui,
garian diplomats to remain In THU
country free 10 gather such informa
ton ms they could aud transmit II q
their allies and our enemies. The
well Informed have given up the hops
that Turkey might be induced TO with
draw from the war, since she hal
been given part OF the spells Of Rus
ala.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-07-05

many parts OF the empire the dis
tressed people are rising against the
authorities, and in Vienna itself on
Wednesday great aud hungry mob
looted shops. stoned the residence OF
the premier and even attacked the
Hofburg palace, In protest against the
reduction of the bread ration. the
food controller is helpless. admitting
that the empires wheat Is exhausted
and that the grain supplies from Rou-
mania are small and OF inferior quail
tty. In Lemburg, Budapest and
Prague also there were serious food
riots, and all through the empire
signs were plentiful that the people
were ready 10 revolt IL they were
not given speedy peace and bread.
II would appear that the time IL
about ripe for the long predicted up
rising OF the oppressed nationaiities
of Austro- Hungary--the Bohemians.
the southern Slavs and the Poles. The
Germans expect and fear this event,
and of course would step In To sup
press II by force of arms. But even
If II were not wholly successful II
would create diversion In the midst
of "Mittel Europa that would do
much to hasten the final victory Of
the allied nations over Germany.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-07-05
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
Loyalty-Platform of LenrOOt.

The platform on which Irvine L..
Lenroot will make the race for United
States senator is as follows:
81 have but one plank in my plat
form and that Isl loyalty.
Loyalty demands that we support
the president in the war aims express
ed by him in his address to congress on
Jan. and Feb. II, last
Loyalty demands that we provide
President Wilson with all things neces-
sary to win the war.
tLoyalty demands that wherever
fraud or graft exists in war contracts
it shall be- exposed and the offenders
prosecuted criminally.
Loyalty demands that for every
dollar expended in war contracts there
shall be value received by the govern
ment.
Loyalty demands that there shall
be efficiency and economy in every de-
partment of the government.
Loyalty demands that taxation of
excess profits and supertaXes upon the
larger incomes to the greatest limit
practicable should be exhausted before
resorting to increased taxes upon the
masses of the people.
LOYALTY demands that the govern
ment fix the price of every product
controlled directly or Indirectly by any
monopoly.
Loyalty demands that the stand
ards established for the protection of
labor, especially that of women and
children, shall be maintained to the end
that the health and strength of the ma
ton shall be preserved.
Loyalty demands wholehearted sup
port of our brave boys at the front and
the stamping out of all seditious speech
and propaganda. The right of free
speech does not carry Wi the right
to give aid ard comfort To the ensmy.'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
LENRoor is BIG man at Washing

LENRooT is big man at Washing
ton. Those who have gone to the ma
tional capital have come away Impress
ed with the idea that the country sees
in him one of its best legislators a
man who thinks right and votes right
a man who perhaps more than any
other congressman waged bitter, I'M
ceasing warfare on the iniquitous pork
barrel-a man who is high in the esti-
mates of his fellow congressman as
one of unfiinching integrity and Ameri-
can patriotism. Lenroot is too big a
man to foment fractional fights that
he will, if elected, go to the United
States senate imbued with the idea of
serving his party and state to the best
of his ability; that he will be the rep
resentative of the whole republican
party-the plain republicans, if it may
be so stated; that he will be for the
vigorous prosecution of the war, yet
reserving the right, if he feels such is
necessary, to criticize any part of the
war administration that needs rectify-
ing to successfully prosecute it. -Ra-
cine Journal-News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
NEvER MIND about WAR taxes. that

NEVER mind about war taxes. That
is a matter that can safely be deferred
until we are prepared with soldiers and
quality to do our part In the great Eu-
rOpean war. Do not weep over the
burdens future generations will have to
bear, because you do not know what
future generations will be, and you do
know one thing, and that is that future
generations will receive from the pres
ent generation an equity in this coun-
try of greater intrinsic value than this
generation received from the one that
preceded it, and that this will be true
even though we bond our country for
hundred billion dollars to defray the
expense of this war. CrOaklng Jere-
miahs over the burdens of future gen.
erations may be delightful pastime for
politicians, but sensible men will look
upon it as the cheapest kind of clap
trap and demagoguery. The thing
which concerns us is not taxes, nor
their apportionment, but how we can
win the war. In solving this question
neither future generations nor past
generations that have passed off the
stage of action can or will give us any
assistance. The question is exclusively
our problem, and we must solve it
without the aid of those generations
which are to come, and for which the
doleful appear to have so much solicit
tude. If we devote our time to clap
per-clawing over taxes instead of ener-
giving every war activity as we should,
future generations may be obliged to
live under form of government they
won't like, and when history tells them
how it all happened, that it came about
through prolonged contention over who
should pay the burdens of the war,
they will probably desecrate the graves
Of the present generation because it
spent its energies fighting over taxes
when it should have been fighting in
the trenches. We may have to indulge
in lachyrmal manifestations, but they
will not be caused, and they should not
be caused, by melancholy forebodings
as to the burdens future generations
may be forced to bear. We know this
generation. its wants and needs, its
strength and weakness, as well as its
gratitude, and we will do we'll if we
take care of this generation without
burdening ourselves with thoughts
about the generations to come. -Madi-
sonian.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15

Now how would Wisconsin appear in
the eyes of the country should it vir-
tually repudiate that great endorse
ment by selecting to fill Mr.. Hastings
seat in the senate, before the flowers
of the first spring since that tragedy
of last fall have blossomed upon Mr..
Hastings grave. any man whose cleo
tion could be construed by the country
as reputation by his state of the
very things for which Mr. Hastings
memory lives distinctively in the mem
cries of his countrymen. No, the men
nominated in Wisconsin for Mr.. Hust-
ing's place in the senate, whatever
their parties, and the man elected for
the place, whatever his party, must
be, in respect of this war, generally
recognizable as Husting types Of men,
unless Wisconsin is ito commit the
gross and tragic Inconsistency of dis
honoring the memory of the senator
whose memory it so lately honored.
That is prime point for the voters of
Wisconsin to bear in mind the coming
elections. Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
Whittet Makes Good as Speaker.

Few men have occupied the speakers
chair in the assembly during the last
twenty-five years who have cut so sat-
isfactory figure as Lawrence Whittet.
His unfailing patience and courtesy,
his sanity and poise, and his manifest
desire to be just make him nearly an
ideal presiding officer. During the past
few days all of his good qualities have
been put to the test, and have stood up
under it. Not the least important of
his satisfactory work is the clearness
with Ugh he makes his rulings and
explain l,eeo. He. makes it as plain
to the h ndred- If spectators just what
point is raised ~ what his ruling on
it is, as he doe the members. His
careful work has mt dignity to some
of the later work Of the assembly which
did not inherently belong to it.-State
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET
Continued From Page ~

that the higher the wages paid in the
tobacco fields the less efficient the help.
Most of the Shadegrown contingent
placed their orders for tent cloth months
ago and deliveries are now being made.
In some instances, however, concern is
expressed over the non-arrival of ex-
pected shipments of cloth.
On number of plantations, it is re-
ported, cloth used last year will be
made to do duty again this season This
practice is in the nature of a gamble
for big stakes. If there is no serious
wind or hail visitation the used cloth
will answer the purpose admirably, but
in case of hail or high wind the out
come probably would be disastrous
The question of acreage is still under
heated discussion. While Connecticut
has placed restrictions on the 1918 to-
bacco acreage, Massachusetts, growers
apparently are free to raise as large a
crop as they choose at least there has
been no hint to the contrary from eth
er state or federal authorities.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15

GOVERNMENT operation of the rail-
ways, financial America feels sure, will
open the eyes of the country to the diff
ficulties with which the companies have
had to contend, and to the impractic-
ability of attempting to perpetuate
such a governmental function under
our political system. On the other
hand it Is worthy of note that the pres
ent crippled condition and consequent
terrible efficiency of the railroads, due
to their impoverishment and harass-
ment by demagogue politicians during
twenty years of so-called progress
sive" agitation and legislation, is a
serious detriment to the nation, and so
realized by the people, who. in the ma
ture of things, will study the causes of
the trouble and be on their guard in the
future.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
Beware of the Dog.

Rabies is so prevalent in southern
Wisconsin that the state board of
health will soon order every dog in the
counties of Milwaukee, Racine, Keno
sha. Ozaukee, Waukesha, Jefferson,
Walworth and Rock muzzled and tied
for period of six months.
The order is the most sweeping of
the kind ever issued in Wisconsin, and
is strictly within the law and the prov
ince of the department, according to
the opinion of the attorney general
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15

The withdrawal of ex-Gov. Meow
ern from the senatorial race in order to
make more certain the nomination of
Lenroot is being praised by the press
of the state as an exhibition of patri-
otto service. The result of the primary
next Tuesday will be plain showdown
in the republican ranks. We shall know
then how much strength the discred-
tied LaFollette machine can muster.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15

SENATORS in Washington have OBJ
tanned information from the military
authorities that none of the young men
eligible for the next draft who are en-
gagged in agricultural activities will be
called until after the harvest this fall.
This ought to be reassuring to the
farmers who may thus depend upon re-
tanning the help they have.