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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02
LONDON PREPARES
FOR NEW ATTACKS
Feeling OF Optimism Prevails Over
Outcome OF Great Battle in France

The week ends with a feeling of
optimism which has been progressive
IS growing during the last three days.
over the prospects of the battle in
France. While the first great crisis
is past and the enemy is held for the
time being there is no belief that he
is beaten unless some factor like the
weather should bar his further at
tacks.
The country is prepared for another,
and perhaps more than one. desperate
assault upon the allied lines before
Amiens and Paris. Since the German
higher command has announced 10 the
press that this was the decisive battle.
any other than a decision would be
admission of defeat. The Press asso-
citation Saturday night said:
In London the view is held that
north of the Somme the British posi-
tiOn is sOlidifying very rapidly We
now are replacing our troops by fresh
divisions in that sector. and there is
no anxiety on account of that part of
the front. The German plan of divid-
/ ing the French and British armies has
failed absolutely.
Roughly speaking, the enemy up
to now has brought up 80 divisions
nearly half of his army on the west
ern front-and the blow has mainly
fallen on the British"
News that heavy rain is falling
gives hope that the German advance
Will suffer from the same cause that
brought the British to a standstill on
their last extensive advance in the
same region. The Germans are COM
PEELED to bring up artillery and sup
plies for the troops through a country
which is plOughed up by the most in
tense shelltire. while the allies have
firm ground behind them. An an
nouncement that the king visited the
troops in the field was a pleasant sur
prise TO the people.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02
Good Red Cross Sale at Mount Hope
school

The Mount Hope school district gave
a Red Cross entertainment at the Gif-
fin school on Saturday evening. March
30, and as the result of an auction
sale of chickens, potatoes. wheat. oats
lard, peas. beans and cakes. all Of
which had been donated by the resi-
dents of the district, the sum of $50 was
realized for the Red Cross treasury
The weather was bad and but eight
families were present including four
visitors from town and the people in
charge of the entertainment had 10
buy much of their donations back
thereby putting the cost pretty heavily
on the few present but the spirit was
there and the Mount Hope district IS
10 be congratulated on the spiendid
result of their efforts A pleasing
program was given by the school pu-
pills and a splendid lunch was served.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

MEETING FOR WOMEN.

There will be a meeting for
women in the parlors of the
Hotel Remington Wednesday
afternoon, April 3, at $3.50. The
speaker will be Mrs. VI. ].
Sweeley Of Twin Falls. Mrs.
Sweeley is president Of the Ida
no Federated Women's Clubs.
Her subject will be some phase
of war work. War work is the
only work there is now. and
there is nothing worth while TO
talk about except the war and
our part in it. All women are
invited. Mrs. Sweeley is a very
interesting speaker, and her
message Will be we'll worth
hearing. Her address is un-
doubtedly a part Of the program
arranged for the day-the wo-
mems part-and fits into the
days program, the meeting of
State Food Administrator Bick-
nell at Wagner Hall at 3
o'clock, and the evening meet
ing at the Auditorium by JUS
tice W. NJ. Morgan.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

General Pershing Saturday offered
all the available American troops to
help turn the German tide. The Of
fer was accepted and a movement to
the front begun.
The American army in France is to
fight shoulder to shoulder with the
British and French troops who now
are engaged in the titanic struggle
with the Germans in Picardy Gen.
Pershing's entire force has been Civ
en- into the hands of Gen. Foch, the
new generalissimo, who is to use the
men where he desires.
More than 100, 900 Americans, in
tensively trained and fully accoutred,
are available for immediate use in
stemming the tide of the German
hordes, and large numbers of them, on
railroad trains and in motor trucks.
and even afoot, already are on their
way to the battle front.
All the American troops have been
turned over to the allies for such use
as they see fit to make OF them.
American troops may soon be fight
ing side by side with their British
and French allies in the battle which
is raging in northern France.
1t is enough to say that great ac-
tivity of many sorts is in progress in
the entire American zone. Miles of
motor trucks loaded with Americans
have passed through the towns, some
going in one direction, some in an
other. Through a driving rain the
motor trucks ploughed their way
along muddy roads, the Americans
singing. Many of the trucks had
American flags fastened to their tail
boards.
On other roads mile after mile OF
marching Americans splashed through
the mud which came over their an
kles. The horses were steaming from
the work they had to do. All the men
are working as hard as possible.
The acceptance by France of Gen
eral Pershing's offer of all American
men and material for the present
emergency has in effect virtually re-
suited in a unified army command, Sc
far as the French army and American
forces are concerned. This is showT
by the fact that the orders issued t
the American troops are of French
origin.
Great activity continued Sunda.
throughout the zone where the Am
erican troops are quartered. 1t begai
at 4 o'clock Sunday morning, whel
heavily loaded motor camions begai
rumbling through the streets and owe
the roads, which by noon were crowd
ed with camions, both motor ant
horse-drawn, marching men, horse
and artillery.
AS on Saturday, some parties wer
going in one direction and some il
another. The Americans passing wer
cheered by others who stood alon
the roads watching the virtually end
less professions, some of which wer
miles long.
Out on the open roads the men i
the camions sang everything fror
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
TO "Tipperary." They exhibited tn
greatest enthusiasm for the work the
have in hand, and seemed to be anN
ious to get started
Frequently during the day heav
motor trucks skidded from the mudd
roads into bitches, but they wer
quickly and literally picked up by q
many Americans as could get a han
on them, set back on the road an
started again toward their destination
A little thing like lifting the end of
tve-ton motor truck from a ditc
means nothing to Americans who al
in a hurry to get into the fight.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02
SAYS ENGLAND CONFIDENT.
Lloyd George Sends Cheerful Message
to Premier of France.

Premier Lloyd George has sent
message TO Premier Clemenceau of
France, declaring that Great Britain,
calm and resolute, is relying on the
justice of their common cause and
upon the valor of the men who defend
it. Confidence, the British premier
adds. grows as the English people
watch the steady march of the gallant
army OF France to repel the invader.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02
AIRMEN ACTIVE IN ITALY.
British Flyers Destroy So Enemy 3Ia-
chimes in Operations There.

Eighty-three enemy airplanes have
been destroyed by British aviators,
since they began operating on the
Italian front, says a British official
communication Sunday night The
British have lost 10 machines in aer-
ial fighting.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02
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4 FOOD PLEDGE IN EVERY
HOME.

The food pledge drive which
has been under way for the
past two weeks is practically
ended. AS in all drives a few
families are missed. generally
through being away from home
when the canvasser calls. To
supply such, food cards are
kept at the public library and
at the county treasurer's office
A food card in every home in
the county is the object of the
drive. Those who have not Sc
cured cards are requested to
call for them.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

little the line
small The Germans claim
French line Moreu repusd several either killing
all body
They unwOunded
Belgian line NieupOrt
Sunday has
greatly o hrm
pieces having
The bombardmen of Paris by long still
killing
this casualties said small
possible.
being spent
Patriotic Meeting Wednesday Night
Wednesday night should
Admnisa
BckneH will be take in the meeting
the
The speaking begin at o'clock which eight o'clock
right The
will
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

Did you set your clock ahead one
hour or are you still an hour behind
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02
UNCLE SANS BOYS
JOIN IN BIG BATTLE

One Hundred Thousand Sammies
Leave by Train, in Motor Cars and
ON Foot to Help Stem German Ad-
vance,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

Red Cross benefit dance at the
Auditorium tonight.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-11-22
NEWS ABOUT JEWS
EVERYWHERE
BALM, THE BUILDER OF
GERMANY'S SEA CON-
MERGE.

MEKNE.
Albert Balm, general director Of
the Hamburg-American Steamship
Company, died suddenly on Novem-
Der 9th, according to an announce
ment made in Berlin
Albert Balm built up the Ham
burg-American line from a small
shipping company, when he was
placed at it's head in 1887, and until
just before the war it was the great
est single steamship line in the
world. Hamburg grew with the
Hamburg-American line until it
reached and passed Liverpool in its
shipping, and became, next to Ber-
lin. the greatest city in Germany.
Hamburg's trade was stopped
short at the outbreak Of the war.
Most of the ships, on which the
greatness of the modern Hamburg
rested, were either taken over by
Germany's enemies or lay idle in
her harbors, with the exception of
a few used in the Baltic. Hamburg
was reduced to shell, suffering
more from the war than any city
outside the fighting area.
The creation of the Hamburg
American Line and the expansion
of Hamburg were feats of individ-
ua1 enterprise. Although the kaiser
has been personally a large stock
holder in the line, and although it
has been controlled wholly by the
German government since the war,
it's growth in peace times was due
to personal and individual initiative
directed by Balm.
He opposed plans to tie the
steamship company to the German
government by taking subsidies in
return for allowing the line to be
directly supervised by the German
government, contending that the
line would suffer, and that Germany
would indirectly be the loser if the
commerce stretching all over the
earth were ruled by rigid and slow
moving government bureaus.
The line owned twenty-six YES
sells of $1,000 tons, and was capital
lied for $3,750O00 in 1887. 1t had
a fleet of 500 vessels, with a tonnage
of about 100000, including the two
greatest. liners in. the world, the
Vater1and and the Imperator, in
1914. Balm opened new routes TN
til the Hamburg-American was car
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-11-22
1917

SdIHc ItldllOu u lIC kdISCI DIS ulu
those counsellors of an earlier rela-
ton to their sovereigns and govern
ments-Rothschild of Paris to Ma
poleon III, and Bleischroeder of
Berlin to Emperor William I. and
Bismarck. He continued in his
book:
Con one of the various occasions,
when the kaiser sought to saddle
ministership on Balm, or tack Won
to his plebian name, or give him
hereditary membership in the Prus-
sian House of Peers, Balm COM
promised by accepting his Majesty's
photograph. The kaiser inscribed it,
TO the far-seeing and tireless pi-
oneer of our commerce and export
trade I
"Ballin is a thoroughly self-made
man. The son of an humble Ham
burg emigrant, he followed the
practice (still in vogue among young
and ambitious Germans), of coming
to England as a lad to serve his
commercial apprenticeship. The IT.
repressible Hamburg volunteer
went in to master the most infnis-
tesimal details of navigation and
specialized in emigrant traffic, the
gold mine from which the trans
Atlantic lines extract their richest
gains.
Con his return to Germany his
genius Immediately commanded at
tention. 1t was not long before the
Haniburg-American Line began to
take notice that for some reason
the Carr Line, on which Balm was
first engaged, was extracting the
cream of the emigrant traffic. 1t
was discovered that Balm was the
culprit. The only way to suppress
him, it appeared, was to annihilate
the competition, to buy out the Carr
Line bodily"
'He is a devout but not bigot-
ed Jew. None of his co-religionists
has a position of consequence in his
organization. He has resolutely re-
fused to follow the fashion of pluto
cratic brethren who embrace Chris
tianity for social revenue 1t annoys
many German aristocrats that the
kaiser consorts so freely with man
who is proud of his origin"
Ba1lin's attitude toward the war
has been reported variously. Ac-
cording to some accounts. he Sup
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-11-22
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

SC1 F1SCo, HldhlIlS oIOPo d. l1lOlC lldH
800 ports.
This growth was encouraged
rather than retarded by the liberal
sea policy of Great Britain, but the
great sea empire which sprang up
as if by magic under the genius of
Balm created visions of a vaster
empire still in Germany, and its
influence in inducing Germany to
make the gamble for world domino
ton was undoubtedly great.
Not only the dream disappeared
during the war, but the sea empire
in existence at the beginning melted
away irrecoverably, and probably
caused Ballin's death directly or in
directly.
Balm was 81 years old. He start
ed his career with the Carr Line
and was it's passenger agent when
that line was absorbed by the Ham
burg-American. One year later Bal
lin, at the age Of 81 years, was
placed in charge of the Hamburg
American Line.
Under Ballin's enterprising lead
ership Germany forged ahead as a
shipping nation until it threatened
to rival England, his genius mold
ing the entire industrial and COM
mercial policy of the country. To
take care of the business which
Balm brought to Hamburg a policy
of physical development of the port
and of coordination of industries
was started.
Its harbor development and gen.
eral development were greater than
has ever taken place in any city in
the same space of time. For years
before the war commissions were
sent from cities all over the world
to study the model of harbor build
ing at Hamburg, and the course Of
peaceful maritime development all
over the world received a stimulus
from Balm.
- All this was accomplished without
arousing animosity in other coun-
tries. When Balm recovered, after
a severe operation in 1911, tele-
grams of congratulation were sent
him by the heads of shipping COM
panies in England, France, Italy,
America, and elsewhere, where Bal
lin enjoyed many close personal
friendships. He was in close con-
tact personally with the leading
shipping men in other countries
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-02

A black and sinlster.looking war
cloud has settled over tho county.
city building. and the roar of battle
IL momentariiy expected to break
out An ultifnatum which allows
hardly any choice but battle TO the
bitter end has been addressed to the
city employees by County Engineer
Hurnes. The city hall employees are
expected 20 take exception to the
tenor OF Humcs' note, and raise a
force to resist Humes ambitious
aims They have the matter under
consideration now.
Be not alarmed. however. gentle
readers. for gas. liquid fire and mus.
tard shells arc TO be tabooed. In
the words Of Humes himself. the bat
tie Is to be moro "katish" than the
mode OF warfare adopted by the un.
civilized Hun Humes has agreed to
lead his band against the city hall. a
Ia the tug-of war method. and has
chosen the Girls Victory carnival.
at the United States training camp,
July 23-2s. rs the time and place for
proving his claim that the county
employees can lick the stufflngs out
OF tho city employees.
Tug-of.war contests TO include In
the neighborhood OF 100 teams are TO
be one OF the athletic features OF the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-02
BOYS IN FRANCE
NEED SMOKES;
Give YOUR AID

Have you boy In Frnnco7 DO
you know your neighbor'a boy In tho
trcncheag Have you received any
letters from the war 'front.'
II you have. then you know that
almost invariably tho boys over
there" appeal for tobacco.
Tobacco In France IL Mt premi-
um. We. nt home, must supply a.
An the number OF our troops grows,
20 must our generosity grow. A
greater and greater supply must BE
sent
In this district the tobacco fund IL
In charge OF the Seattle Star. This
newspaper and others belong 10 the
"our Boys In France Tobacco Fund"
with headquarters In New York.
Manager Gibson. OF the American
Red Cross. recently appealed for n
moro vigorous campaign FOR tobacco.
following reports from the other side
that they were running short.
Following this special appeal. Ha.
rem J. Titus was appointed 20 take
charge OF tho tobacco drive. and Ger
tainly the folks at homo are respond.
ing.
&c TOBACCO FUND
George MshifeiJ. sss W. s5th 81. 100
Mrs.. .. NJ. G~ery, ITO. Pleasant ave.
hrvmertou s.ssssss...s.s.ssss 100
Slab and angie shop tday erew).
Duthie shipysrd acknowledgements lbs
Oswald nrown. nryn Ms~r, Bsr ia 500
q. " stoehweii. fs1f 18th ave ..... so
y y, ssEeswaii. d. 4. itot 81. Mount
Nobon ssssss.sss sssssss.s..ss... LOO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-02
Transportation
Club Hears Talk
on Smoke Value

"a smoke for the soldier makes
life more pleasant makes tho rain
less chilly and makes tho desire for
food. when food IN scarce. less. My
motto IL. let those who never
smoked. smoke. and those who
smoke, smoke more" C. ]. Hutchln.
son sald Monday in an address made
before the Transportation club az
luncheon.
Just TO prove that smoking IL al.
ways military advantage. the
speaker produced n book written In
1891 by a military authority. and
read chapter relating 90 tho pleas
ure and content that soldiers re.
ceived from tobacco. And then he
surprised IN. crowd by declaring ne
never smoked himself.
Jane Ward and Billy Cullen. play.
inr a, ono Of IN, local theators. sang
several songs and offered their
services 20 help any soldiers fund.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-02
COUNCIL o. KS TRIP
OF SKAGlT COMMITTEE

Tho city council. by resolution.
Monday authorized cIpcnscs for the
committee which viii Interview the
capital issues committee at Wash.
ington on tho SkaEit power bond
issue The committee will consist OF
Mayor Hanson. Councilman G. u.
Fitzgerald. Councilman H. II. Thorn
son and Hugh Caldwell. corporation
counsel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-02
MOTHER REPORTS HER
SON HAS DISAPPEARED

SAN FRANCISCO. July Mrs.
II. +. Hobart OF San Diego reported
TO the police here today that her
Is-year-old son Kenneth Nef. disap-
peared late yesterday shortly after
they left the Oakland hotel, Oak
land. He had 100 shares Of valuable
railroad stock in his pocket when
she last saw him. Mrs. Hobart said.
She added that young Nef was
anxious to Join the army.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-02

Women's Fiber silk
Hosiery. in popular col
ors, SOC and 65c pair.
Women's Cotton Hos
iery in popular colors,
35c pair.
Children's Fine-ribbed
Cotton Hosiery in black
and white, 25c and 35c
pair.
WOmen's Cotton Vests
in summer weights, 19c,
25c to SOC each.
Women's Cotton Union
Suits in summer styles
and weights, 35c, SOC to
75c suit.
Women's Silk Gloves,
75c pair
Women's Pink Silk
Camisoles, S1.25 to $500.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-02
War! County Engineer Humes
Declares War Upon the City

carnival. seattle's shipyards. fratcr.
nal organizations. and different bust.
ness houses. are organizing teams 10
contest for the three silver cups
which have been put up by the tug.
of.war committee. 1t is planned TO
run off at least five matches a day.
commencing at $40 every afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-02
Casualties of
US. Fighters
in Great War

WASHINGTON. July 2.--Gen. Per.
shlng today reported 81 casualties.
divided aA follows:
Killed In action. eight: died OF
wounds. ton. died % disease. one: &C.
verciy wounded. IS. wounded Sigh.
ly. two: wounded. degree undeter.
mined. two: missing In action. ten.
Marine casualties today showed
three men missing In action.
The lie, fellows:
KILLED ~ ACTION. ri.u,s J. =.
brewer. Bristol. Tsnn.. q. Hrea~ood.
Baltimore Wagner y. Kutohsr. MIL
vale. Pa. PrivHtes e. W. Earia. corbln.
Ky. J. \. Jordan. Eby. Ky. y. g. Me-
| permott. Portals. y. NJ r. G. saerie.
J philadelphia q. u. ossn. Jr.. Reno.
New.
DIED or WOUNDS. fIeuts. q. =
Custafson. Sycamore. IN: q. u. Jackson.
KinRwood. ". Va aarKt. s.. c. Ostrawsti.
South Chicago. rrivatsa X AdAoh.
I Schenectady. y. y. y. y. Baird. Sorth
Tex. r. H. HARRISON. McEsa. Ga; A. ~.
waller. South Sorsaik. Conn q wheat.
ley. Bunker mn. Kan. ". Ya~o. Three
/ Rivers. Miss,
DIED or DISEASE. Priva,. I. T
Bhortridgs. Ksnmare. y n.
WOUNDED SEVERELY. asrrts ~ y.
nsrR. Chicago. u. n. Tewia. Centralis.
/ III Corp. r. e. Robinson. RAviinn. we
/ privatss X. -. Copenhavsr. Lyttis. Mont
/ y. p. DrAgoo. Basin. Wyo.. u 3 Funk.
! Liberal. Kan. 4. UankA. Chicago: y.
/ Horton. Cincinnati: :. ~ Tvcns. Grand
Canyon. Ariz PrivAtes II. G.. Johnston.
/ Libby, Mont. !. +. Eaulsn. Chicago
| H. y. Mckay. Anaconda. Mont y. a.
Mclaughlin. Park city. Utah; g. r.
/ darlington. Hutchinson. Kan. J. 9. Ryan.
! Hastings. Wyo. J. Schlachtsr. Rock
I Springs. Wye. A. q. Sterrar. Butte,
| Mont 7. ]. Wells. Chicago. l.. whippls.
/ sunnyside. New.
MISSING IN ACTION: Lieut.. G. c.
l Croa1. sissoton. 3 D.. sergt. H. A. Foley.
[ youngstown. o.. Corp H. A. Jones'. West q
minister. Colo. privAtsa y. birmingham.
Corpus christi. Tor r. a. Collins. Mont
| rose. Ark; !. V. NcGinn. Philadelphia
| A. A Randall. Columbia. Miss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-02
20 MARINES LISTED
IN SECOND Statement

WASHINGTON. July a. second
list Of marine corps casuairie- was
issued today. totailng 70. divided AZ
follows:
Two deaths from wounds. one
wounded in action. 20 missing in nc
ton.