The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13

The Democrats maize deep inroads ID
the Republican vote In the election In
Maine on Monday. but early returns
indicated that they had failed to wrest
control from the Republicans.
Production of motor cars by the
Ford Motor company has been sus-
pended entirely. it was officially an
nounced at the plant at Detroit on
Monday. The move will enable the
company to devote its entire facilities
to government work, the announce
ment said.
Fourteen states In the union have
abolished the teaching of the German
language in the schools, and in sixteen
other states campaign to eliminate
German is under way, according to an
announcement made at New York by
the American defense society.
Jules Jusserand, the French ambas-
sador, in an address before the ban
quet of the Franco-American societies
at New York, asserted that "the
ShChy 10 uOOluCu anu we ouuh
choose and appoint the day for peace"
q WASHINGTON.
Fuel Administrator Garfield has an
nOunced that he expects soon to fix
a price for gasoline for domestic con-
sumeS as well as the government and
the allies, at figure lower than the
present market price.
Without dissenting vote, the house
passed, after few minutes consider
alton, the senate resolution empower
ing the president to establish pfohi-
bition zones around munition factories,
mines, shipyards and other war produc-
ton plants.
Warm congratulations to the navy
gpon the conduct Of the crew of the
transport Mount Vernon, which re-
turned safely to a French port after
being torpedoed 200 miles at sea, came
to Secretary Daniels on Monday by
cable from Secretary Baker, who Is
now in France.
The war department has announced
the arrival in France Of Secretary
Baker, accompanied by an official
party, including John d. Ryan, assist
ant secretary in charge Of aircraft, and
Major General GOrgas, surgeon gen.
eral of the army.
A new priorities list of industries
and plants essential to the war or civil
population was announced Sunday by
Chairman Baruch of the war indus.
tries board.
Without evidence of political divi-
sion, congress on Friday began work
on the greatest revenue measure in
ali history, providing for the raising
Of twenty-four billion dollars-$8,OOO,-
900, 900 in taxes and twice as much in
bOnds-tO pay Americas share Of the
cost Of the war next year, and for
loans to its cO-bellfgerents.
FOREIGN.
Another shot from the Teutonic
peace propaganda artillery has been
fired by Count Czernin, the former
AustrO- Hungarian minister of foreign
affairs. In an article in the Vienna
Neue Freie Presse, he favors the idea
of league of nations.
British and French consular and
other officials throughout BOlshevik-
controlled Russia are under arrest
pending the outcome of negotiations
now going on between the allied gov
ernments and the Soviet authorities.
Brig. Gen. Henry A. Greene, COM
mander of the department of the Phil
ippines, United States army, has picked
Paranaque, six miles from Manila, as
the site for the environments Of 10000
Philippines guardsmen, who will be
subject to call November 1.
A nephew of the kaiser is among
seventy-one prisoners taken by tile
Americans, according to front dis
patch. His name is not mentioned in
the dispatch. The only detail about
him so far known is that lie wears a
General Pershing on September 7
decorated large umber Of mems be-
longing to divisions which had dis
themselves during the sum-
mer. All the men received the dis
tinguished service cross.
The large number Of German Off
Gals in Belgium have been called for
military service, according to the
Nieuwe Rotterdam Courant. Their
places are to be taken by women.
Talaat Pasha, the Turkish grand
vizier, in an interview published in
the Vienna Neue Presse, said he firm
ly believed that peace would come be-
fore the winter. Ta1aat is now in
Vienna.
japanese forces have occupied the
town of Khabarovsk, Siberia, accord
ing to advices received from vladivo-
stok.
Concentration of American troops in
the American sectors in France Is pro-
ceeding rapidly and General Pershing
now has under his direct command
more than 80 per cent Of the troops
who have reached the other side.
Because Of the shortage Of working
horses in Berlin, coal Is to be trans