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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-08-22

not been for the Russian front, Ger
many early in the game, before her
armies had become war weary and be-
fore any American army could have
been on the west front, would have
been able to do what she has lately
done: massed her entire force on the
west and the war would have long
since been over so far as Europe was
concerned and America would have
had victorious Germany to fight
alone and single handed. So / say,
let's stand by Russia for what she
has done, if not for humanitarian rea-
sons.
From these few mentioned activi-
ties you can see the immensely of the
task the Red Cross has assumed. To,
help meet this demand, about Is
months ago we organized our local
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-08-22

it now, not meanly and grudging, but
generously and proudly and CRATE
fully.
General Pershing wrote back from
France: "The people in France are
in sore straits. The drain that comes
upon the French people reduces their
power to fight, therefore it is our
first duty to help them rehabilitate
themselves. We must help their or
phans, their widows; we must put
them in a way to produce. Every ref
ugee, or hospital, or warehouse taken
from the shoulders of the French gov
eminent means that much more eff
cheney behind the French army.
The plight of Belgium is even worse
than that of France. Five millions
of people for many months have been
destitute and are getting their one
meager meal day consisting of a
piece of bread the size of my fist and
pint of soup in "a hours. Here not
only the able bodied men, but the
women as well have been taken into
the German lines and forced into I'M
speakable slavery.
1t has lately developed that there
is method in this German Madness"
Having deported every able bodied
citizens of Belgium, by the sinking
of relief ships and a systematic starv-
ing of the remaining infrm, the help
less women and children, Germany
hopes to depopulate Belgium that she
may overflow into that productive sec
ton, then it matters not what dispo-
sition be made of Belgium later; she
will be a German province. To save
this people 2 million dollars have been
spent by the Red Cross.
American soldiers and sailors cap
tured by the Germans must be fed by |
the Red Cross. Through the Inter
national Red Cross in Switzerland |
each man receives 20 pounds of food
per week, also warm clothing, COM
forts of all kinds. Germany has
agreed to this, glad to be relieved of
the extra expense. This will take
great storehouses of food and clothing
to prepare for what we must steel
to expect as our boys are
,alled more and more into action.
The American Red Cross work in
italy during their retreat when the
ocal Red Cross lost most of its sup
plies, was the marvel of the world.
Three and a half million dollars were
pent there. In Rumania 211 millions.
5quipping and Quitting our base hos
,itals in American, 81 millions. Re-
ief work in Russia has required l mill
ion. Do hear protest here? True,
russia has lain down on US, but like
wise let us remember how she bore
he lrunt of the fighting for the first
wo years, diverting and dividing Ger
1any's strength till France and Eng
and had time to go home and get Z
eady to meet her onslaughts on the )
rest front the next two years. Had it s
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-08-22
For Clerk of the District Court

l hereby announce that l will be a
candidate for nomination on the Dem
ocratic ticket for the office of Clerk
of the District Court and ex-offcio
Auditor and Recorder of Gem county,
subject to the choice of the Demo-
cratic voters at the primary election
to be held on the 3rd day of Septem-
Der, 1918.
r. B. WILSON
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Continued on Page s.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Clerk of the District Court.

/ hereby announce that l will be a
candidate for nomination on the Dem
ocratic ticket for the office of Clerk
of the District Court and ex-efficio
Auditor and Recorder of Gem county,
Idaho, subject to the choice of the
Democratic voters at the primary cleo
ton to be held on the 3rd day of Sep
TENDER, 1918.
GEO. F. CHURCH.
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Be Ready When Chance Comes.

There is scope for chance every
where; let your hook be always hang
Ing ready. In the eddies where you
least expect 1t will be fish.-Ovid.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-08-22
For Sheriff

l hereby announce my candidacy fol
sheriff of Gem county on the Demo
cratic ticket, subject to the decision
of the voters at the primaries Sep
TENDER 8.
w. D. MCFARLAND.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-08-22

A household remedy in America for
25 years-Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil.
For cuts, sprains, burns, scalds,
bruises. 20c and Coo. At all drug
stores.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-08-22
For Assessor

l hereby announce my candidacy
for Assessor of Gem county on the
Democratic ticket, subject to the pri-
mary election September 3.
D. ]. MCGOWAN.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-08-22
For County Treasurer

| wish to announce my candidacy
for reelection to the office of Urea
surer of Gem county, subject to the
decision of the Democratic primaries
on September 3, 1918.
S. o. ZACHMAN.
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DEVOTED TO
RED CROSS

Continued from Page y
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
STUDY OF THE
ECLIPSE OF THE
SUNT0B EMADE
Weird and Unnatural Sen,
sation Comes With This
Event, says Mitchell.

Baker. Ore, May 27-All the thrills
and creepy feelings. especially among
these inclined to superstition. which
tradition connects with a total e.lips,
of the sun. are part of the real thing,
according to Prof. S "A. Mltcllall, di-
rector. Of. the Leander McCormicx Oh
servatory at the University Of Vir-
gina. who is. a member of :he gov
eminent party f. the United States
nava. observat, .iore to study the
eclipse of June next.
The, darkness preceding an
eclipse" said Prof. Mitchell begins
ten or fifteen minutes before totally
and lasts about that long after the
eclipse begins to pass. Even sci
entists and men who have made a
long time study are affected by it.
There is a weird and unnatural at
mosphere that suggests the end of
the world and even to us hardened
observers, it gives a creepy feeling.
All the time-honored stories about
the chickens going to roost. owls AMI
bats coming out. are absolutely true
and may be observed here next
month" -
Members of the government parry
are now busy setting up their instru-
rnents and apparatus on the county
fair grounds. from which point their
observations will be made, a full car
load of scientific instruments having
been received recently. The work
Of. setting them up is being done by 4
party sen here from the Bremerton-
naval station. who brought with them
the largest telescope to be used, an
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
'tU' BAND 'T||'Ol
PLAY IOMGH'T.. /.
FOR SOLDIERS
Seven Transferred Men Join
Other C:ontingents III
This City.

Seven men who have been. trans-
ferred to the Jurisdiction Of the
Grand Forks county: local board will
leave tonight Tor Camp Lewis Amer
ican Lake, Wash, and the u~niversity
band will turn out in honor Of the
departing, men. &.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock they: Re.
ported at the ONCE Of the local board
Wineman. chairman.aofr 1.-The Soldiers,
and Sailors Civilian Relief committee
who gave them various instructions
concerning military insurance.
Some time later the men vent to
n Grand 'theater as the guests Of
n manager, A. J.. kavanaugh, and
tonight at $3.50 they will leave for
their training camp in the west
Thirty men from Pembina county
during the early part of the evening
and will be greeted by the university
band which will also escor the seven
men who leave from this county, to
the station. 5-
About 8 o'clock a large contingent
from Crookston. Mimi, will pass
through Grand Forks. and 1t is ex-
pected that a ~ large crowd of
Grand Forks and East Grand Forks
people will be at the Great Northern
station to see the trains go away.
On Saturday night 20 men from
Cas- county and 80 from Trail passed
through Grand Forks on their way to
Camp Lewis. At Rugby they were
Joined by Fl more new soldiers, and
this contingent is due at Tacoma to-
morrow morning at $50.
AS nc advance information Of the
movement Of these troops had been
received here. the usual preparations
for greeting departing soldiers had
not been made.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
instrument having a focal length OF

instrument having a focal length Of
IS feet.
The scientists will have daily "re-
hearsals' in preparation for h event
tween now and June s, to get every
thing ready. Preparations must. be
complete, instruments set and the
men prepared to take advantage OF
every precious second Of the one min
ute n SO seconds tota1ity of the
eclipse. Practically all the work
done will be Photographic. all men,
this phase with the exception Of Prot.
J. C.. Hammond, director Of the naval
observatory, in charge of the party.
He alone will make a visual study
of the great natural phenomenon.
Efforts will be made by the govern
ment party along two lines only
study Of the corona and the nature
Of the sun atmosphere and its dis
lance from the sun surface. This
is possible only during a total eclipse.
Prof. Mitchall, who was with the gov
eminent astronomical party in Spain
to study the eclipse Of August. 1906,
believes that the coming eclipse will
permit them to clear up all problems
in connection with the sun atmos-
phere, as excellent results were Sc
cured in 1905, which a little further
oeoAy WILL PSI1CCl. 0l1lC0 1SVO new
ir~tr1ments have been perfected
which will aid greatly in making it
possible for the observers to take
advantage of every moment. Previous
to the eclipse the exact latitude and
longitude of the observing station will
be determined by signals from the
government radio station at Airing
ton. Va, which will also flash the
time to. the wireless station which is
being SAf I'm hoPo NTH - "14>-loI
permission of the government.
In making the study for which SO
brief a time is, available everything
is done on a schedule worked out in
advance. The seconds are counted
loudly by one Of the party ana on
certain numbered seconds In their
chronological order, certain things
are don Much of the time will be
spent on practicing the carrying out
OF this program.
Baker was chosen by the govern
ment as the place to make its obser-
vatlons because the meteorological
records show hat at that season OF
the year the normal climate here is
dry and clear. conditions under which
best results are obtained. Also Baker
IS abou the center of the long narrow
eclipse may be seen. This tract is
about 70 miles wide.
The eclipse of June 8 will be what
is known as, a two-minute eclipse.
Next year a six minute eclipse will oc-
cur, visible in the morning at certain
points in South America and later in
the day on the west African coast.
The places from which 1t can be
viewed are very inaccessible and It
is not likely that the government will
send out an expedition. The June
eclipse is a recurrence of the 1900
eclipse, occurring just eighteen wears
and IL days later and the eclipse Of
1919 will be a recurrence Of that OBJ
served from Sumatra in 1901. They
recur in 18 years cycles. as the earth.
sun and moon are in the same rela-
tive positions and the same relative
distances apart.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
gDEOhS viii
! ! ]! End \ I, MEETING
a .lluuluuu
! ! WITH BANQUET
Have Been in Convention
Here Since Saturday
Evening.

tho convention Of the North Dako-
t. GidoonS which, opened in this city
Saturday evening. viii come to q close
tonight with q banquet given In tho
paIiorB Of tho Presbyterian church.
State President W. D. Gillespie will be
the toastmaster. and an interesting
program has been prepared.
Tho Gideons held an enthusiastic
and we'll attended meeting at the
Presbyterian church last night. Mr..
Gillespie presided, and Gideons Van
defender Of Minneapolis. Farabee Of
North Carolina, Gimlet Of Detroit,
Minn.. j. C. Orr Of Denver. Colo. and
j. C.sBennett, national trustee, all re-
lated personal experiences remem-
bered from the life on he road. These
mon gave a series OF interesting testi-
monials which we're much appreci-
ated by the audience.
The meeting was opened with pray
er by F. l. Montgomery. and music
was furnished by the Presbyterian
choir; Prof. w. w. Norton rendered a
violin solo.
Today:s Session.
This mornings session Of the
Gideon convention was opened with q
prayer and praise service led by Rev.
]. II. Richard. Features of the morn
ing session which was held in the
AASS Al. 1Ls ! I'll, "SIo I0po4e W
State Secretary and Treasurer T. E..
Shaw of Fargo and Field Secretary
Gimlet. State President w. D. Giles
pie made IN interesting report upon
the general condition Of the state
work. More reports we're heard at
the afternoon session. and at $3.50 tho
election Of officers for the ensuing
year was scheduled to take place.
The program for tonight's banquet
Is. as follows: d,
Violin Solo-Herbert Bulls.
The Other Fellow. c. Bennett,
Reading-Miss Bernice Ball.
Ought-to-be's-A. l. Bishop. Far
go. :
Cello solo-Miss Esther Sanford.
Workers or Shirkers-Geo. F.. Rich,
Grand Forks.
Vocal solo-Mis Pearl Ball.
Our Big Chance-Fred Sears,
Devils Lake.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
WEBSTER

H. A. Webster and a young woman
from Crookston were arrested in this
city early Sunday morning and will
probably be charged with having vio-
lated the federal Mann act. The. case
came before City Justice. Phil Nc
Loughlin yesterday and it RAJ thought
some disposition would be made of it
late today.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
LEON H. BROWN
is EXPECTED TO
COME HOME SOON

Leo H. Brown, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. H. Brown, of this. city, the
nrst Grand Forks boy invaded home
the front in France. is expected
to reach here Thursday or Friday Of
this week. Since arriving in this
country, hethas been in a hospital at
Lakewood, N. j.. Brown left here
with the machine gun company, but
after b 164th reached France. was
transferred to another unit.
He got to the trenches some time
ago and saw some very active ightinK
he was pumping a machine gun into
Hun defenses when shell burst near
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
VISITED ERIMns

Jack Hogan Of this city who has
been employed by one Of the fruit
houses at Fargo as city salesman for
The past few months, visited with
friends and relatives in the city over
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
GEER ENLISTED.

Allen Geer of Rolla and Thurston
Wells Of Grand Forks enlisted in the
navy Saturday and left last night for
Minneapolis from where they will be
sent to their respective training sta
tons.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
r uL.


Police Magistrate j.. r. Church has
been indisposed and unable TO be al
his ohice for the past few days.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
SMITH TN mwv

=. r. Smith OF Thompson was /.
business visitor ct theFcourt house 'thi
morning. aS
The Twin City star., 1918-10-19
NEW YORK SOLDIER
BLOWN TO ATOMS

New York, Oct. 9.-Jacob Tinson,
Jr, Company c, of the old 18th Regi-
ment, was killed in action in the lat
ter part of August, somewhere in
France. His father, Jacob Tinson, ex-
pressman, BAT West 59th St., former
trustee of ST. Marks Methodist Epis-
copal church and for a score of years
successful in the moving van business,
received word only last Wednesday
from the War Department. The young
man, who formerly lived on Columbus
Hill, was among the first to join the
18th Regiment. While standing in a
barn during an advance against the
Huns German shell struck Tinson
and he was blown to atoms.
The Twin City star., 1918-10-19
BUSINESS WOMAN PASSES AWAY.

Shelbyville, KY, Oct. 11.-Mrs. Daisy
M. Saffell, the wife of Prof. George w.
Saffell, Jr., principal of Shelbyville
colored school, died at her residences
in Shelbyville, KY, Thursday night
October 3, 1918. At the time Of ksf
death she was engaged in business
with her husband in undertaking. She
held the position of secretary of the
Undertakers and Embalmers' Associ-
alton of Kentucky at the time of her
death. She has been the Grand Re-
corder of the Grand Household Of
Ruth, G. U. o. o. F., of Kentucky ever
since it's organization. Much of its
splendid success is due to her efforts
She was graduated from the State
Normal School Of Kentucky and for
awhile was teacher in the Clinton
Street High School at Frapkfort. In
the death of Mrs. Saffell, the race
loses very earnest and hard worker
and valuable woman. A short funer-
al service was held in Shelbyville, on
Sunday, October 9Th, and her remains
were brought by auto service to the
State Cemetery at Frankfort, KY, and
buried in steel vault with her moth
er, who died some fifteen years ago.
A large number of friends from Shell
byville with the officers Of the Grand
Household and many other friends
from other places composed the funer.
al party, which was awaited by very
large mass of white and colored citi.
zens of Frankfort. The body was laid
to rest with simple ceremonies. Rev.
Ward and Brown, Of Shelbyville, and
Rev. Lanier, of Frankfort, participat-
ed in the same. The Household OF
Ruth of Shelbyville and Frankfort and
the Frankfort Chapter Of Eastern Star
were ia~attendance at the grave. An
abundance of handsome floral designs
were given by friends and covered the
grave.
The Twin City star., 1918-10-19
"BUM" POLITICS.

We know no word better fitted for
the colored politician, in Oregon than
"bum politics." For years and years
the colored politician has voted for
the Republican party and handed out
political cards, Grated, expostulated
and split oceans of printers ink to
help elect some office-seeker and like
the bum" who is out of work.. the
colored politician is still splitting
wood" for livelihood and tramping
on in the same old rut. Bum pol
itics," to say the least. And 1t will
ever be thus just so long as the col
ored politician and voters continue to
support parties and not men. Now
the best way to change the whole
bum" local machine, which has DOM
mated politics in the interest Of q
favored few (and the colored brother
completely excluded) Is to pick out
men for whom to vote at the coming
election and let the party" 60 to the
"pow-wow." And II this doesn't bring
political leaders to their senses where
will they recognize a man by his
worth and not his color, nothing else
will. Think 1t over.--The Portland
(Ore.) Advocate, Sept. 81, 1918.
The Twin City star., 1918-10-19
UNCLE SAM Is CALLING
FOR YOUR
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN
ANSWER WITH CASH AND
CONFIDENCE. HERE IT Is.
coLoReD APPLICANTS REJECTED

The Bee desires to emphasize it's
protest against the wholesale discrim-
ination in the Government depart
ments against colored applicants who
have successfully passed the civil
service examination. What does 1t
mean?' The Bee again asks. The col
ored Americans are loyal to this Gov
ernment and they are doing every
thing in their power to aid the Ad-
ministration in the successful prose-
cution Of this war. What offense can
be charged against colored Ameri-
cans? The Bee asks again. The bars
have been lifted SO that a certain IA
vored class can pass muster without
an examination, while another class
is compelled to enter examination and
after passing successfully is rejected.
What does it mean? A declaration
has been reported to this Office to the
effect that no colored people will be
appointed by this particular official.
In response to the request made by
The Bee last week, many persons
have announced that they have been
rejected by the departments. 1t Is
necessary that every colored person
who has been rejected send in his or
her name at once. These names will
be presented to the proper heads at
once.
Advertisements are being published
daily that the Government is in need
of clerks and other employees for war
work. Hundreds of colored Americans
have applied and been rejected, and
white ones cannot be obtained. Mes
senger boys have been advertised for
and colored people have applied, only
to be refused. Is the assistance of
colored Americans needed? If so,
they are willing and ready to respond
to their country's call.
II they are needed, and the Govern
ment is in need of help, why reject
colored applicants? Show one black
traitor in the ranks of colored Amer
leans and The Bee will show you one
million loyal colored Americans to one
black traitor. The Bee appeals to the
President Of the United States to di.
rect the heads of his departments to
lift the bars of discrimination against
the colored Americans. They are
competent and loyal. Then why re-
ject them?
Every Southern railroad discrimi.
mates against the colored people with
out just cause. They are treated as
cattle when riding South. They are
directed to box car with no con-
veniences. Does the colored Amer.
ican deserve such treatment? Mr..
President, we are with you, and, in
the name of God, see that we are
given fair deal.-The Washington
ID. CO. Bee.
The Twin City star., 1918-10-19
MINNESOTA BILLIARDIST WINS IN
NEW YORK CITY.
VIII Porter Told FoIks) of st. Paul
Retains Championship.

Although the billiard fans were
slightly disappointed in the champion.
ship 1872 balk line match game of 500
points, Manager Willis, finding out at
a very late date the conditions, got
busy and secured Boston's amateur
champion, Mr.. Leroy Holland, who
gave an excellent account of himself.
Although Mr.. Holland did not win, he
kept Mr.. Porter "Old Folks" busy. Mr..
Holland secured the high run of the
game while Mr.. Porter was the win
ner. Score, 200 to 1873.
The members and friends feel high
ly indebted to both interstate cham
pions for their services. The contest
was SO close and interesting that
steps were taken Immediately for a
return match of 500 points for the
B. B: champion cup, to take place in
November.
The proceeds from this game are
for the benefit of the Room Owners
Fund to install tables in Canteens and
Clubs for the free use of soldiers and
sailors. Mr.. Holland donated his end
of the expense to the fund. Mr.. Por-
ter still claims the championship of
many states.-New York News.
The Twin City star., 1918-10-19
Nothing Changed:
But the Price


When your dealer asks you SIX cents
apiece for your old friend Sight DRAFT
don't get the idea that he d trying 70 put
something over on you.
The plain truth Of the matter u shae
our labor and other manufacturing costs
have increased 30 much that We had the
choice of cutting down the size OF the
Sight Draft cigar, using inferior tobacco.
or raising the price one cent.
We believed you would rather have
the same old Sight Draft quality. ths
same old size, even II it cost you penny
more. So, from now on Sight Drafts win
be six cents.
Try . Sight Draft today. Ifs worth
DIX cents and you experienced smokers
KNOW II II. w. K. Gresh d Sons.
makers. W. 8. Conrad Co., st. Paul,
wholesale distributors. -AdvertissmsnA'
The Twin City star., 1918-10-19
JOTTINGS

Pluck is the stepfather of success
Men spend lot of money for thingA
they don't want.
Some men spoil good story BY
sticking to the facts. r..
About the safest "get-rich-quick"
scheme is to marry an heiress.
Some stocks recover from a fall
faster than the small operators do.
Those who offer bargains get rich
quicker than those who seek them.
Girls make almost as much fuss
about graduating as they do about get.
ting married.
Brevity may be the soul Of wit, but
Just the same 1t doesn't tickle man
when he finds himself short.
Some one said that wealth does not
beget contentment. We are positive
that poverty doesn't. And there you
arel
Almost any married man will freely
admit that In the choice Of partner
his wife's judgment was superior to
his own. >