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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16
1000 MORE IDAHO MEN
CALLED IN AUGUST DRAFT
All 1917 Class One Registrants and
More Than 1000 of 1918 Group VIII
Be Taken-Leave August 9Th for
Camp Fremont, CValifOrnia.

Two thousand men are called to
entrain under the draft from Idaho
to Comp Fremont, Cal, during the
five day period beginning August 5.
This will exhaust the states class l
of the first registration, and will
necessitate the calling into service Of
large number of the young men
who registered last month.
AS many of the second registration
men are still unclassified, it may be
several days before the adjutant gen
erals office will be able to announce
county quotas. Only 500 men will be
left in class l of the first registra-
ton after the call for 1000 men on
July % to entrain for Camp Lewis,
American Lake, Wash. is filled, but
the number is being increased daily
by the reclassification of registrants
formerly placed in deferred classes.
The adjutants office is un- bd'n a
The adjutant generals office is un-
able to estimate the number of re-
classifications of the first registra-
ton that will be made by August ;.
but it seems probable that more than
1000 of the new registrants will be
needed TO supplement the old class 1
registration in filling out the August
call There were PISS men in the
second registration.
Young men who registered this year
are permitted to volunteer under this
call, but involuntary inductions will
be resorted to after the old class l
men are inducted.
Only white men. physically qualified
for general military service are to be
inducted.
Local boards have been instructed
by the adjutant general TO make re-
ports of the class l men they have
available as of July 20. separate re-
ports to be made of the first and sec
ond registrations.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16
AMERICANS WIN PRAISE FOR COURAGEOUS ACTION FROM
FRENCH COMMANDER At NEW BATTLE or The MARINE.

American battle ho
metal They of stopping
first the
with the Of than thousand
reach 1900. and includes complete brigade
No O
front than they
forced Marne
and resulted the Of
continues with fierce intensity this district while
with equal ferocy the right where the
have delivered smashing blow against the From this
of the battle that the
the time being, has been badly shattered
The the be
left Of the bend the German 10th division
spendidly single
succeeded getting This point
Monday night
military authorities Washingon highly
early especially
night issued the following
the Germans evidently the
preparations wide front s u
a battle.
indicate both
the entire front"
hard-driven Of
enthusiasm
Before
had been launched
meeting their like
the German them had failed dorgan
demoralize their fighting
Then word that vaux only had the been stopped
colided
with machine then eapd forward
blow this section that had careful
for than 80 days
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16
Borah Urges L. :. Armed Interven-
tiOn i'm Russia.

Military as well as poiitica. inter
venron In Russia by the United States
was urged in The senate SATURDAY. by-
Senator BOrah. who declared thar IN
that was accomplished a lasting peace
could not be made
Speaking iu connection with the cell
ebra-ion ot Bastile Day. Senator Bo-
rah compared conditions iu Russia
now with those during the French rev
olution
Let rs nor criticize. AS the nations
Of Europe sat around and criticized
ar the time of the French revolution. 80
he said. senator Borah pointed ouc
that Russia. early In The war. by com
peiling the central powers 20 keen a
force on the eastern front prevented
the defeat of the allies at the battle
of the Marne.
Il have no doubt in my mind -ha-
there Is tremendous force in Russia
that is not in sympathy with -ha
German cause. said Senator Borab.
There is q powerful force in Russia
that would be willing 20 coopreats
with any force thar entered Russia
without selfish purposes.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16
HERTLING DENIES INTENT
TO HOLD BELGIUM.
German Chancellor says Country is
Only a Pawn to Be Used by Germa-
ny in Future Negotiations.

Denial that Germany intended to
retain Belgium was made by Count
Won Hertling. German imperial chan
cellOr. lin the course Of his speech be-
fore the reichstag main committee on
Thursday
The present possession Of Belgium
only means that We have a pawn for
future negotiations the chancellor
said. We have no intention to keep
Bel gium in any form whatever.
What we precisely want. as ex-
pressed by us on February "A. the
chancellor continued. is that. after
the war. restored Belgium shall. as a
self-dependent state. not be subject 70
anybody as a vassal. and shall live
with US in good. friendly relations.
Il have had this po.nt in view from
the beginning in regard 70 Belgium,
and l still hold il today. This side OF
my policy is in full conformity with
the general lines in the direction Of
which I yesterday clearly laid before
YOU
We are waging the war as war Of
defense. as We have done from the
very beginning, and every imperiaiis-
tic tendency and every tendency %
world domination has been remote
from our minds
What we want is the inviolabiluy
OF our territory. open air for the eN-
pansion of our people in the economic
domain. and. naturally. also security
in regard TO the future. This is COM
pletely in conformity with my point Of
view in regard to Belgium. bur how
this point OF view can be established
in detail depends upon future negotia-
tions. and on this point I am unable 10
give binding declarations.
This view is in strong contrast with
former declarations as TO the fate thar
awaited Belgium.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16
HINDENBURG DIES AGAIN.
Noted German Military Leader Again
Reported Dead. This Time After
stormy Scene With the Kaiser.

Al Amsterdam dispatch says that
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg is dead
according to the newspaper Les Nou-
velles. His death is said TO have oc-
Cured after stormy interview with
the German emperor at general head
quarters at the Spa. The emperor and
the field marshal are declared 10 have
had serious differences of opinion con-
cerning the German offensive toward
Paris. The field marshal died from
congestion of the brain.
The newspaper Les Nouvelles is a
French language newspaper published
at The Hague.
The violent interview between Won
Hindenburg and Emperor William
occurred on May 16. Les Nouvelles
says. II was followed by an apo
plectic stroke which ultimately re-
suited in the field marshals death.
The newspaper says information
was obtained from good sources in
the occupied district of Belgium"
In the last six months there have
been several rumors of the death of
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and
there have been many reports that he
has been in poor health. German
newspapers were not permitted to
mention the rumOr.
Keeping step with reports of the
field marshals health have been dis
patches indicating that the field mar
shal and the emperor had had dis
agreements concerning the German
offensive movement Of the west.
AT the outbreak of the war Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg was a gem
eral in retirement He was credited
with evolving and carrying out the
East Prussian campaign which result
el i'm The serious Russian defeat at
Tannenburg for which he was promo
ted 10 field marshal. He continued 10
command the German forces on the
Russian front until August %. 1916
when he was appointed chief of the
general staff in succession TO General
Won Falkenhayn.
When he became chief of the general
staff General Won LudendOrff. who
had acted as chief of staff on the Rus
sian front. came with him as his right
hand man with the title OF chief quar-
termaster general.
Field Marshal Paul BeneckendOrff
und Won Hindenburg was 20 years old
last September 2S.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16
SCALE ADOPTED
IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.

The threshermen of the territory trib
utary to Weiser met Saturday after
noon in the Farm Bureau office and
adopted practically the same scale Of
threshing prices as were adopted on
the state meeting at GOoding. June
29th. which were agreed upon BY the
threshermen IN their convention and
accepted by the representatives Of the
Farm Bureaus of the state al that
time as being a fair proposition 70
both the farmers and the threshermen.
The prices adopted were:
Oats. 9 cents per bushel.
Barley. cents per bushel-
Wheat. Z cents per bushel.
Moved grain and rye. S cents per
bushel.
Set job, S14.
Glover and alfalfa seed $3.50 per
bushel. or So per hour. Farmer 70 fur
nish coal and also board for crew.
These prices are the same as the state
scale adopted at Gooding last week
with the exception OF oats This price
is one cent hightr than the state scale.
-Weiser American.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16
PRESIDENT vEToES $40 WHEAT.

As had been forecasted. President
Wilson. Friday. vetoed the annual az
ricultural appropriation bill because
Of its amendment fixing the govern
ment guaranteed minimum wheat price
al S24O per bushel The president
informed congress that he did not be
Ieve the farmers Of America depend
I'd upon a stimulation of price 70 do
their utmost 10 serve the nation and
the world az this time of crisis
The president said the patriotic spir-
il of the farmers had been worthy OF
all praise and has shown them play
iug a most admirabl- part in the full
mobilization OF the resources Of the
country He added that the bumper
crops sthey have raised this year have
relieved the anxiety of the nations ar
rayed AGAINST Germany with regard 70
food supplies
Congress was informed the presl-
dent didn't believe that such inelastic
price provisions as contained in the
bin could be administered in a way
that would be advantageous TO the
producer and consumer because they
establish arbitrary levels which are
quite independent Of the normal mar
ket conditions The administrative
method in fixing prices. he said. has
been entirely satisfactory and should
De continued.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16
LETTERS FROM POWER
COUNTY SOLDIERS.

July 13. 1918. Mr. o. H. Barber.
Dear Sir: l got back all o. K. and
they have about ten thousand sailors
in this part of the state. I saw one
OF the Crystal boys. Mr.. Johnston's
boy. that ran the store at Crystal.
am we'll at present. have not
heard from Casper Fannin for two
months. I got the paper you printed
July today so you see how slow it
is but l read the paper anyway and
am glad to get it for it is like getting
a letter from home.
July % to 2S the army and navy
aim to have a carnival If they have
any wrestling l will be in it.
I remain your friend.
JOHN T. ROSE
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16
BIG NINE FIELDS LESSEN
THE L BOAT MENACE.
Floating Fields OF Explosives Hem in
the Pirates Dissatisfaction in Ger
many Said To BE Growing.

Speaking in London Friday Sir Eric
Geddes. first lord of the British Ad-
miralty. said that mines were grad
ually hemming in the submarines, and
he was glad 10 say there were fewer
of them and that they had less free
dom.
In referring TO the great mine fields
which We're notably restricting the
submarines. Sir Eric said that they
stretched from Norway 10 the North
coast OF Scotland. There was a bar
rage across the straits of Dover. he
added. and mines in Helgoland blight
Some of the fastest and best craft
OF the navy. which certainly should be
ranked as the corps de elite. had gone
into the blight at night TO lay them.
Occasionally an enemy submarine
tries to break through the Dover bar
rage.
Sir Eric Geddes was speaking al the
opening of an exhibition of naval war
pictures. He said it was impossible
to photograph or to tell all that the
British navy was doing. He told his
audience. however. of some of the
achievements of the submarine
chasers.
There is growing dissatisfaction re-
ported in Germany with the results
of the submarine campaign.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16

A price Of 81 per ton for hay was
fixed AZ a meeting of farmers and
stockmen ar Caldwell Friday last.
General CrOwder has announced
that the draft call will not be defer
red on account of the wheat harvest.
Congress has passed the wire control
bill and taken a recess until August "a
There We're heavy frosts and freez-
ing weather in Brazil last week that
did tremendous damage
The government VIII take over the
wool impOrtations from South Ameri-
ca in order to control the wool supply.
Senator Dubois left Washington last
Saturday on another scouting trip for
the democratic party.
America has three army corps on
the front in France.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16
+4*4*+*+@+*4@44
TO FIX PRICES FOR
THRkSHIN6.

The County Council Of Dee
fense has called meeting of
farmers and fhra4 harmen for
3 O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
July ~. al the court room in
the court house. 10 NIX prices fox
threshing the 1915 crop. There
appears. from reports. 10 be
quite a wide difference between
the views OF the farmers and
some Of the threshermen, as 10
what viii be a JUST price for
threshing.
Il is said that a meeting of
threshermen was recently held
at Aberdeen. al which they are
said 70 have fixed a price Of IS
cents per bushel Prices in
other counties range from five
TO seven cents for wheat. The
difference In price in the var
iOus counties may be due TO
varying conditions. the price of
labor. yield per acre. character
Of country over which outfits
must BE- taken. frequency or
distances Of moves, all Of which
might enter into the cost Of op-
Grafton
There has been much talk
among local farmers about the
IS cent price said TO have been
agreed upon by the Aberdeen
threshermen. They say with
out exception. that il is unrea-
sonable. Indications point 10
a large attendance Of farmers
from all parts of the county.
and doubtless every thresher
owner will be present. The
price TO be fixed is Of vital in
terest TO both farmers and
threshermen, and the purpose
Of the meeting is to prevent
friction and secure justice for
all.
These figures show how vital
the matter is: Based on 1,5OO,-
coo bushels, the threshing bill
at 6 cents per bushel will be
10000: at IS cents per bushel
$4,000. The Council OF De-
fense hopes for a good atten-
dance.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16

CHANGE N FLOUR REGU-
LATI0NS.

: County Food Administrators
: Maurice ". Myers has been ad-
: yised by the state food admins
: tration that the flour rule linn
: iting merchants and bakers to
: seventy per cent of the guam
: tity Of flour they purchased
, the preceding quarter Of 1917
: is now abrogated. They may
now purchase their full require
ments. The fifty fifty rule gov
: erning the sale of flour and
: substitutes remains the same
: as tt has been for the past sew
: eral months.
Mr.. Myers was notified that
the closing hour for soda fOun-
tains, drug stores, soft drink
stands, restaurants, hotels and
other places serving meals has
been changed from 9 o'clock to
: 10 o'clock p. m. The reason for
this change is that it was expec-
ted the government would put
: Idaho clocks back one hour
on July IA, but as this change
has been postponed for thirty
days it was advisable to mod
ify the original closing order
to make up the hours differ
ence. For other business places
the closing hour is unchanged.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16

Cholera is reported 10 be raging in
Russia due TO a food shortage.
Bad food is reported 10 be the cause
or an alleged mutiny of Austrian troops
in the occupied portions of Serbia.
Rain in the Marne section Of France
was so heavy the latter part of last
week as to practically put stop 70
all offensives.
An explosion in a government ar
senal az Philadelphia Friday killed
four men employed there.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16

trians in this region lately have tried
to take strategic positions they have
met with almost instant repulse. IN
Palestine the Turkish and German
troops penetrated British positions
north of Jericho, but almost immedi-
ately were elected with the loss of
more than 500 men made prisoner,
including 260 Germans.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16

There are two million British troops
on the western front in France. which
is as many as there were at any time
in 1917.
The Pacific Coast base ball league
closed its season Sunday under the
work or fight order.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16
FIRST FORD EAGLE MAKES
45 KNOTS IN SPEED IE>T

The first Ford Eagle" or subma-
rine chaser. which took The water re
Gently. has speed OF forty-five knots
and is built around a device calculated
10 locate a submarine within a radius
of thirty miles. according 70 Charles
Brownell. advertising manager OF the
company. who declared the boats arc
being built al a rate Il one q day.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16

Turkey has promised a prompt in
vestigation of the alleged seizure and
sacking of the American consulate at
Tabriz by Turkish troops.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16

The SLAYER Of Mirbaoh. the German
10 Russia has been taken.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16
BATTLE OF MARINE RENEWED
ON GIGANTIC SCALE

Front OF Battle Covers Sixty-Five
Miles With Rheims About in Cen
ter-Plans OF Germans Known by
FOch for Several Days and Allies
We're Not Surprised.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-05-03
JAIL FOR JUDGE LYNCH

"To protect citizens of the United States against lynching in default of protection by the States" is the title of a bill introduced in the House of Representative Leonidas c. Dyer of Missouri It is the first measure that has been presented to Congress which undertakes to deal in an effective way with the lynching evil. It is aimed di- rectly at the county officers who fail to do their duty in preventing an at tempted lynching, and makes such failure a crime against the United States. punishable by a fine of $5,0OO or Imprisonment for five years. In ad- dition to proceeding against officers of the law who fail in their duty, Mr. Dyer provides that every county in which a lynching occurs shall forfeit a sum of not less than 5000 and not more than $10,00O, to be paid to the dependent family of the person put to death. To lovers of law and order it is indeed refreshing to read MT. Dyer's bill, and it is the earnest hope of every good citizen that it may speedily be enacteAin law.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-05-03
American Proves Grit.

When an American Is told that any thing is impossible his impulse Is to try to do 1t without delay. For this reason no one will be astonished, though everyone will be interested. in the story of a member of the Ameri- can Aviation corps in France who was disciplined by having his machine ta- ken away from him temporarily be- cause he had used 1t in looping tho loop-a dangerous evolution, on ac- count of its peril forbidden to be at- tempted in this machine. While. well up in the blue," the aviator had start ed to perform the feat and made i've graceful loops in descending to the ground. His commanding officer clos ed his reprimand by asking, "Why did you do it?" and the aviator replied, "A Frenchman told me 1t could not be done." It was not unnatural that this explanation made a favorable impress sion on the officer, and that he related 1t with admiration In proof of the fine spirit of the fellows the United States is sending across the Atlantic to hold up Uncle Sam's end of the world war.
 Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-05-03
CHILDREN'S YEAR

Children's Year is to be the name borne by the twelve months from April 6, 1918, to April 6. 1919, ac- cording to the Children's Bureau of the Department of Labor. The Bureau proposes to take physical valuation of the children of the United States with a view to aiding those who are subnormal. By system of weights and measurements each child will be compared with certain standard types and pronounced departures from these standards will receive special attention from experts who will at tempt to correct the deficiences. Par ents who wish to enter their children in the national test should commun- icate with the local chairman of the Child Welfare Committee of their State Council of National Defense.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-05-03

von Falkenhayen, then chief of stan said "to hell with the neutrals, wir the war!" The counsel of the militar' ists prevailed and U-boat warfare was declared, for the misguided lead CTS first believed that 1t would not force America into the war and if the United States did not enter they cal. culated on indifference in this coun- try and the chances of winning before Uncle Sam could be of effective assis. tance to the allies.
 Those calculations miscarried. Il was a repetition of the blundering diplomatic policy Germany had fol lowed throughout the war. America did enter the war and it's determina- tion to win was not on a fifty-fifty basis. Too late, the warmakers realize the bitter truth.
 They had an opportunity to pro- long the struggle for years if not ac- tually forcing a draw decision by un- dermining Russia, but the entry of the United States proved their certain doom.
 The war will go on and this coun- try is destined to play decisive part in overthrowing the German auto cracy. The sleeping giant has been and he will never lay down the sword short of victory.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-05-03
Guests Must Provide Bread carda

Guests Must Provide Bread Cards.
 In such sorely pressed neutral coun. .ries as Sweden the war has resulted in rich and poor alike being subject ed to many restrictions heretofore un- known. An illustration of this-not without its humorous aspect-is found { n a Swedish wedding invitation re-
 .ently received in this country by 'riends of the bride and bridegroom. The latter were members of two wealthy families in Stockholm, and the handsomely engraved missive in- cluded an invitation to a banquet at one of the finest hotels In the Swedish capital. It was in a notation at the bottom page that the hand of war manifested itself, in these words |: Please bring your bread cards" This meant that well-to-do hosts at a wed ling could not provide their guests with bread except in restricted
 mounts and in the manner prescribed
 V law.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-05-03

rushed Zeppelin Under Road Roller.
 When the French began to take to ,iecss the skeleton of the gigantic Zep- elin that fell on the hills near the anks of the Buech they found 1t an lmost inextricable tangle of metal. he way they went to work was most lgeniOus.
 At the suggestion of M. Dumanois.
 naval engineer, they cut the carcass part with oxy-acetylene torches; the pieces of framework were carried by men to a nearby road. where heavy steam road roller was sent over them to crush them fiat. Thus the bulk was reduced by four-fifths. and the metal most aluminum-was carted away the foundry.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-05-03
THE SLEEPING GIANT AWAKES

It took the Prussian warlords an internationally long time to awake to the peril of forcing the United States into the war, but now that they have committed the great blunder, a cold sweat of fear has broken out on the kaiser and his satellites. They are therefore making a desperate at- tempt at the eleventh hour to wiring victory from certain ultimate defeat by delivering a maximum blow at the allies.
 Early in the war, when a military conference in Germany was being held and 8 civilian German officer raised the question whether the possible ad- vantage of submarine warfare would be more than offset by the effect il would have on neutrals-Meaning the United States in particular. General