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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
RAVARIAN EXPOSE PROVES
GERMANY AIDED WAR START

Official revelations showing Ger
many's guilt in conniving with Aus
tria to start world war, are being
made by Bavarian officials.
Germany approved the ultimatum of
Austria Hungary before it was sent to
Serbia in 1914. according to emphatic
statements just published with official
sanction in Bavaria.
In a detailed account, the, former
Bavarian minister to Berlin describes
how the Austrian ultimatum. which
started the war. was held up after
consultation between Vienna and Ber-
lin until President Poincaire and Pre-
mier Viviani were on their way back
from Petrograd. The Bavarian min
lister sent his government a summary
OF the ultimatum and stated that II
was clear Serbia would never accept.
But Berlin. he stated, fully approved
Of Austria making use of the oppor-
tunity at the risk of broken relations.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
BRITISH TO BRING HOME FOR
TY THOUSAND YANK SOLDIERS
Seventy Sixth Division Arrives at a
French Port and is Now Embarking
for United States-Part of Medical
Service to Remain i'm England.

Although the British Government |
may be compelled TO use virtually all |
its available transports for the re-
turn of its own and colonial troops, |
arrangements for the early transpor-
tation home of approximately 10000
American troops on British ships have
been effected. This includes 10000
who have been training in England
and who have already embarked for
home on British transports.
There are British troops to be re-
turned from Mesopotamia, Italy and
France to England. and there are Aus
trailian, Indian. African, Canadian
and other colonial forces to be return
ed from France. Also there are in
England and France thousands of
women and children, families of col
onial troops who have married there,
who will require transportation. So
great will be the demand on British
vessels for this service. it was said.
that the use of ships for American
overseas forces may not be possible to
any great extent for some time to
come.
Distressing what England has done
toward moving American troops
abroad il is authoratively stated that
Bitish vessels carried 1,OS0,417 Amer
lean troops to England and France
during the war. from the embarkation
norts of Newport News. Baltimore
Philadelphia, New York, Boston. Port
/ land. Me. and Montreal and Quebec
/ Two hundred engineers were the first
to sail on a British vessels. departing
/ May s. 1918. followed a few days later
| by General Pershing and staff
These voyages. 563 in number and
involving $50 British ships. terminal
ed on September 3O 1918. The record
was made by the Olympic which tran;
ported $500 American troops. Las
July. 1SS,560 were carried. which wa:
the peak month.
OF the more than a million troops
carried. fewer than 500 were los
through war mishaps
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
-WSS1-
ASKS BARTCH TO BECOME
SECRETARY OF TREASURY
President Offers the Place to Head OF
War Industries Board; Latter Hes
itates.

Bernard NJ. Baruch. chairman of the
war industries board. it was under
stood Wednesday. has been offered the
post of secretary of the treasury to
succeed Secretary McAdoo
Whether he will he nominated is
on open question. Without actually
declining to serve. it is said. Mr..
Baruch has urged upon the president
strongly his belief that he should not
enter the cabinet. on the ground that
his wealth, largely in government and
other securities, would be seriously
embarrassing
The ill-health of Carter Glass chair
man of the house banking and cur
rency committee. who also has heen
mentioned for the office. is said to
have been influential in determining
the president to ask Mr.. Baruch to
Lut aside his known objections.
For director general of railroads to
succeed Mr.. McAdoo. Charles A. Prou-
". now director of the railroad admin
istration's division of public service
and accounts. is believed to be one OF
the men under consideration.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
PRESIDENT WILL LEAVE EARLY
TO CONFER WITH LEADERS

President Wilson will sail for Eu
rope next week to attend the opening
of the peace conference and expects to
be back in Washington soon after the
middle of January.
Plans for the presidents trip are
going steadily ahead but beyond the
original announcement that he would
leave Immediately after the conven-
ing of congress on December no de-
tails have been made public. How
ever, it was said Tuesday authorita-
lively, that the president plans to be
back on American soil within six
weeks after he leaves.
There has been no indication when
the peace conference will assemble
but the general belief here is that it
will convene Immediately after the
Christmas holidays. The president
goes in advance to confer with the
entente statesmen and it is expected
the broad outline of the treaty will be
framed before hand with a view tc
it's adoption soon after the conference
meets.
The president was understood tC
have discussed his trip with member:
of his official family at the regular
Tuesday cabinet meeting.
Reports of censorship of the news
of the peace conference were met OF
Tuesday with the statement that no
only would there be no censorship
but that the American newspapers CO
respondent would be given all facili
ties possible for transmitting theil
dispatches.
Correspondents sent from this
country will make the trip on a nava
vessel. which will be placed at thei
disposal. They will leave next Mon
day ahead of the president.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
PIT SAWDUST IN
YANKEES BREAD
Germans Gave the Prisoners Bad Food
and Uncomfortable Quarters.

The examination of American pris
Oners released from German prison
camps and reaching Identification
camps virtually has been concluded
under the direction of army surgeons.
The examination indicates that the
physical condition of the men in gem
eral is as good as could be expected,
although cases are reported where
the men complained Of bad treatment
bad shelter and poor and insufficient
food OF several thousand men ex-
amined no evidence has been found
Of reported cases Of innoculation with
malignant and contagious diseases.
General complaint was made by
both officers and men that their food
as extremely bad and their quarters
uncomfortable. Specimens of bread
brought back were found to contain
sawdust and other coarse and inedi-
BILE elements. In the majority of
cases. however, the men said their
housing and food were not much
worse than the shelter and rations Of
the German soldiers.
In one classification camp where
approximately 1000 men from the al
lied armies were examined one French
soldier and five British soldiers com
planned Of brutal treatment. while
there was no complaint from any OF
the Americans under this head There
was general complaint at this camp
of bad food. poor shelter and lack OF
| liberty. but the conditions were no
worse than had been expected by
many officers.
Americans who were confined in
German prisons with Russians and
Italians were found well satisfied with
their treatment in comparison with
that given the Russian and Italian
| soldiers.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
MEMORIAL SHAFT PROPOSED
FOR POWER COUNTY HEROES
Suggestion Meets With Hearty APP
prOval and Needs Only Leadership
TO Vitalize Ii Into ActiOn-All
Would be Glad to Contribute.

A suggestion has been made that
memorial shaft be erected. when the
boys return home and conditions be-
come normal, in honor of the boys
. who have laid down their lives in the
great war The suggestion has met
with a hearty approved and little
will be needed to vitalize the idea and
put it into motion.
There is nothing to which people
will more readily and gladly contri-
butte. Those Of the boys who return
from the battle front and the camps
will no doubt appreciate this recogni-
ton to their fallen comrades more
than those who were not called to ac
tive service can. 1t will be a proper
and fitting thing to do and the idea
should not be permitted to become
dormant
No doubt there will be a monument
erected on the state capital grounds
in honor of all the boys who have
made the supreme sacrifice that lib
erty might endure, but this will not,
and should not. preclude any county
or community from paying the homage
to its local heroes that it feels.
Power county mourns four heroes,
VINO, III IDe mower OF lnelT young Indu-
hood, laid their lives on the alter of
Liberty. They battled that we might
have peace; they sacrificed that we
might enjoy; they died that we might
live lives of our own ordering. There
may be others when the final reports
are made. but all hope not. Others
who went were willing, if need be. to
become martyrs to the cause of hu-
manity and freedom, but were spar
ed. Those who paid the forfeit are:
Private David Davis.
Private Albert L. Ralphs.
Corporal ROLAND Evans.
Sergeant Fred A. Howard.
We honor ourselves in honoring
them. The Council of Defense could
find no more fitting close to their
service than TO take the leadership in
a movement to erect a handsome and
fitting memorial to those who sacri-
feed all in the great cause. Surely
there is no one in the entire county
from the child who has reached the
age of understanding to the oldest cit
izen, who would not be glad to con.
tribute to such purpose.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
IMSSl
Huns Tortured Priests; 40 are Cruel
ly Killed.

Forty-nine Belgian priests we're tor
tured and put to death by the Ger
mans during the occupation, Cardi-
nal Mercier, the primate of Belgium,
declared in an interview Wednesday.
He added that 10000 men were re-
moved from his diocese to Germany,
where they were forced to work. 9th
er crimes committed by the Germans,
the cardinal said. we're too long and
too terrible to relate briefly.
The cardinal related that in the
early stages OF unrestricted German
submarine warfare, the Marquis Of
Villalobar. the Spanish minister to
Belgium, called on the German gov
ernor-general in Brussels and asked
him to intervene with Berlin to limit
the submarine warfare to the belli.
gerents. The Spanish minister gave
the governor this advice:
The Americans are eXasperateC
and are on the verge of joining th'
allies, which will mean the defeat o
the central empires"
we have no fear whatever Of tn
Americans. who will never be able t
help the allies" the genera
replied hautily. the cardinal said. "Ai
army cannot be raised in FEY
months. Three years at least will b
necessary for them. and France an
her modest ally. the British will b
crushed long before that
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
GERMAN BATTLE FLEET
WILL PROBABLY BE SUNK
Opinion General That TeutOn Navy
VIII he Sent to the Bottom to Avoid
Controversies.

After an inspection of the German
battleships and cruisers held by the
entente and final settlement of their
ownership by the peace conference all
the vessels probably will be sunk. as
apparently there is no disposition on
the part of the entente to risk the
controversies that would be likely in
case of an attempted division of them.
The inspection of the German sur
rendered ships is proceeding as rap
idly as possible. The fleet division of
battleships and four battle cruisers
and destroyers left for Scapa Flow
Monday and by evening the Firth will
he cleared of them.
The ships are in a deplorable state
through want of paint and general
neglect. The internal state of the
battleships is on a par with their ex-
ternal appearance. They smell
mouldy owing TO the electric ventila-
tion system on them having been
stopped.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
TROOPS PURSUED KAISER
TO HOLLAND TO SLAY HIM

From a special investigation in
western Germany. the correspondent
of the Daily Mail at the Hague has
ascertained there is considerable hos
tility against the former emperor and
his eldest son. The correspondent
saws after William Hohenzollern en-
tered Holland 1000 German soldiers
arrived at the frontier and demanded
they be allowed to pursue and kill
him. They we're turned back by
Dutch frontier guards.
The correspondent does not believe
the former emperor could reach Ber-
lin in safety, no matter what guaran-
tees might be given. The former crown
prince is universally hated also. His
life in Germany. the correspondent de-
clares would not be worth an hours
purchase. He is under close guard
in Holland on fears of attack.
Much publicity is being given to
Eitel Friedrich and August Wilhelm
respectively, the second and fourth
sons of the former emperor. and the
correspondents impression is that the
royalists' hope is that through then
dynastic sympathies can be maintain
ed.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
WAR SAVERS OF GEM STATE
FAIL IN THEIR PART
War Savings Stamp Sales are Below
Every State in Twelfth Federal Re-
serve District; So Says Washington

Idaho is the tail-ender in the War
Savings list for states in the twelfth
fedeal reserve district, according to
an official statement received at Ida
no War Savings Headquarters Mon
day, and there is a considerable gap
between her and Woming, which
ranks next to the bottom.
I'VE have just received today the
official statement from Washington as
to the standing of the various states
in their War Savings sales to No
vember l." said Allen B. Eaton, state
War Savings secretary, Monday. Ida
ho ranks thirty-second. The other
states of immediate interest to us are
the states belonging to our same fed
eral reserve group. Idaho is still the
tail-ender of this group. Oregon ranks
fifth; Washington, ninth Nevada,
eleventh; Montana, twelfth; Utah,
18th; Arizona, twenty-second; and
Wyoming twenty-sixth. Surely Idaho
ought not to be behind such states as
Nevada, Arizona and Wyoming"
There might be some reason for
Idahos failure to show a perform
ance record equal to that of the other
states in the twelfth federal reserve
|
to their industries and payrolls by the
allotment to them of government war
contracts. but there is no excuse
which Idaho may lay claim for its be-
ing behind such states as Nevada, Ari-
zcna and Wyoming in its War Saw
ings sales record.
"To our disappointment. we still
| find most of the banks in the state of
Idaho either actively opposed to the
War Savings Stamp idea, or simply
refusing to help. This is partly be-
cause it is a new idea, and partly be-
cause of their preconceived prejudice
or notion that it would lessen the saw
ings accounts in the banks. Again let
me point out that in England, where
the War Savings idea and the sale of
War Savings Stamps has provided a
far larger per cent of the income from
government securities, the deposits
in savings banks have grown at the
same time so that hundreds upon hun
dreds of millions of dollars have gone
into the treasury through War Saw
ings Stamps That is cold fact. not
theory.
There is reason to believe that
there will be in the next Liberty Bono
issue no bonds OF small denominations
We were promised that this would be
the case in the Fourth Liberty LoaT
Drive, but the matter was not agreed
upon in time. Furthermore, there /:
good reason to believe, although We
have not yet had official announce
ment to that effect, that the Liberty
, Bonds next spring will be made at
tractive to the big buyer in one of sew
eral possible ways, to such degree
that it will not be necessary to bring
pressure to bear on the person whit
would not otherwise want to bu!
bonds This would mean that the
. bond issue will be absorbed chief,
Z through the large individuals, corpo
rations and state channels, and tha
d War Savings Stamps will be the onl,
). remaining means for the small in
[ vestor to place his money in govern
e ment securities"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29

CONSERVATION WEEK FOR WORLD
RELIEF

Herbert Hoover in the special con-
ference of Federal Food Administr At
ors. Tuesday. November y, 1918,
states:
That we may now advantageously
abandon the use of substitutes in our
wheat bread: that We will still re-
nuire economy and elimination OF
waste in its consumption; that for the
present we need conservation in but
ter and condensed milk; that ulti-
mately we must extend this to all the
fats. We can contemplate, at the
most. maintaining fully three pounds
per month of sugar per person OF
household sugar and on the present
outlook. and we can by the availabil-
ity of Java sugars TO Europe begin at
once to relax more restraints on sug-
ar pending some change in Europe
policies.
Yet. with all our supplies. the world
will be far deficient in its normal
supply of fats for two or three years
at least. Our internal policy with re-
gard to this group of commodities
must therefore be one towards in
tensest economy in consumption, if we
are to carry out our high purpose oi
furnishing food to a famine-stricker
world.
The week OF December first has
been designated as Conservation
Week for World Relief throughout th'
United States.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
TAFT TO KEEP Up FIGHT
Former President Says He viii Ham,
mer Away on the Peace League
Proposal.

Ex-President Taft inten& to "ham-
mer away on the league OF nations
idea." He made this declaration Tues
day. after he arrived for an address
before the chamber of commerce at
Pittsburg.
He waved aside impatiently the
suggestion that such a league would
threaten the sovereignty of existing
nations.
NO treaty has ever been made in
the past" he added. 'in which these
nations have not. in making these
treaties. sacrificed some of their SOW
ereignty."
When asked if he thought league
of nations would prevent wars in the
future. he replied
SThere is always the human ele-
ment to be reckoned with even among
nations A league OF nations will re-
duce the probability Of war"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
.INNSS
L. $. War Contracts Cancelled in
France Total S1.OO0,0OO OO.OOO

Contracts aggregatin $1,000 100000
ave been cancelled by the American
expeditionary forces. In future the
American. British and French govern
ments will pool their surplus stocks
and will buy through a common pur-
chasing agency
Forty thousand men engaged IN the
American supply service will be sent
to advanced areas as replacement
troops. The supply department Will
continue its routine work.
Forty-three construction projects
have been cancelled. Orders for 25OO
locomotives. 81 900 railroad cars and
hundreds of cranes. tugs, barges and
derricks also have been cancelled. The
transport program has been reduced
materially. while the ordnance depart
ment has been cut down by two-thirds
The reduction in the air service has
not as yet been announced.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29


Notice that the country must pre-
pare for another intensive war loan
campaign, probably in the latter part
of April. was given yesterday by Sec
retary McAdoo in a letter to bankers
explaining the treasury's program for
floating certificates of indebtedness
and bonds during the next six months.
The secretary stated that plans for
continuous sale Of government bonds,
recently discussed as a strong posi-
bility, had been abandoned and that
plan should be made for "one more
great popular campaign" Previously
he had announced that the bonds to be
offered then would be of short matur-
ity, less than ten years, and it has
been indicated that the amount would
be around five billions Although Mr..
McAdoo did not state the time OF the
campaign, it was learned the treasury
plans tentatively to hold it the last
three weeks in April.
Blocks of treasury certificates OF
Indebtedness. ranging in amount be-
tween $500 900, 900 and $3.50. 900, 900,
will be marketed every two weeks, be-
ginning December 5. to provide funds
for running the government until pay
ments for the fifth war loan begin to
come in and these payments then will
be used to pay off the certificates.
Every bank will be expected to sub
scribe > per cent of it's gross re-
| sources monthly to these certificates
| The first issue of s600.000000 mini
mum announced today, may be sub
scribed between December and De-
cember 10, will mature next May s,
and will bear Az per cent This rate
is not considered as affording any in
dication of the interest to be borne
/ by the fifth war loan bonds.
Mr. McAdoo also disclosed that the
! governments expenses this month
pobably will run to a new high record
Of $4,000. 900. 900 and that "the wise
policy Of prompt liquidation of con-
tacts," may increase rather than low
er the governments outlays.
THE proceeds of the fourth Liberty
loan in excess of the amount of treas
ury certificates issued in anticipation
Of that loan have been exhausted and
the remaining installment payments
to be made on subscriptions TO the
fourth Liberty loan will but little
more than cover the treasury certif-
icates Of Indebtedness issued in anti
cipation of that loan and as yet un-
paid.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
-NNSCl
DETAILS OF THE SINKING
OF THE TICONDEROGI I
Captured Officer Released by the Ar
mistice Tells the Story of the Bru-
tality of Huns.

Lieut.. Fulcher. describing the sink
ing Of the Ticonderoga to the CORES
rondent of the Daily Telegraph said
the Deutschlands commander left an
American sailor afoat on a raft after
the Ticonderoga sank. with the calm
remark. God will save him"
"The first shots from the subma-
rine." Lieut. Fulcher said. badly
wounded the captain killed the gun
crew and set our ship on fire The
decks were quickly Uttered with dead.
We managed to get the fire extin-
guished and to lower boats. but in the
excitement and confusion most of the
poor fellows aboard were drowned.
The submarine again attacked us.
and we kept up our fire until we real
i7ed the ship was sinking and that il
was useless 10 continue. We then de-
cided TO surrender
Although wounded. according TO the
CORES pondent Lieut. Fulcher took a
pillow slip and waved it in place of r
white flag The submarine came
alongside and he was taken. together
with another American officer aboard
/ the vessel. The submarine command
er. revolver i'm hand. asked the lieuten-
ant where his chief gunner was. The
lieutenant told him all the gunners
we're killed. It was then that a Ger
man. speaking American. on 4 ratt
asked for help. but the submarine
commander ignored him. exceupt to
saw. God will save him" and then
left the man to his fate.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
No FIGHTING TROOPS CAN
LAND BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Return OF the First Line Forces Re
tarded by Movement OF Vessels and
AuxilliarieS, Says Baker.

No active division of the American
expeditionary forces can be landed IN
the United States before Christmas.
Secretary Baker said. The policy OF
returning first the thousands of cas-
uals and the auxiliary troops from
England will postpone the movement
of first line troops who have been des-
ignated for release by General
Pershing.
Army transportation officials SAID
Tuesday that the steamers Minnekah-
da. Lapland and Orta which are bring
ing home 1000 American soldiers from
England, probably will arrive at New
York about December 2.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
lNSSl
ALLIES WANT THE KAISER.

It is understood the question of the
extradition Of the former German en-
peror is being considered by British
law officers of the crown, who are
working in close cooperation with the
French authorities. Action in the
premises was taken Immediately after
the fight of the former emperor to
Holland.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
NO RED FLAG PARADES
SAYS CHIC CAGOS CHIEF

One of the first official acts OF Chl,
cago's new chief of police. CoioneI
John J. Garrity was to declare war OF,
anarchists. There won't be any req
flag parades in Chicago while | am
chief of police" he said The only
flag anybody needs 10 fly in this city
is the stars and Stripes