The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-03-13
COUNCIL OF
DEFENSE ASKS
COOPERATION
PHIL SHERIDAN URGES THAT
TRAITORS BE TRIED BY
COURT MARTIAL
DA|RYMEN WILL HELP
UNITED STATES HAS FALLEN BE-
HIND IN ITS AGREEMENT TO
FEED ALLIES

The weekly letter of the Idaho state
council of defense makes an appeal to
the citizens of Idaho for better CO.
operation in the war measures and
tells what is being done and what
more must be done if we are to do
our share of the work. Excerps from
the letter are here given:
Must Protect Own Property
Troops in the federal service train
ing to go on the battle front in de-
Tense of the honor of their country
can not be expected to be diverted to
the policing of property at home. That
is duty belonging to civilians. This
is made plain in a statement issued by
the secretary of war "The soldier
in training" says the secretary, "who
has offered his life for the defense of
his country should not sacrifice his
effectiveness by performing police
duty in the protection of property
back of the line This is the duty of
the citizen at home"
Fallen Behind in Agreement
United States Food Administrator
Hoover has issued a statement in
which he says in part: In response
to many inquiries I beg to say it is
true that since December /, we have
fallen far behind our agreed food pro
gram with the allies. We will be short
45,O00,000 bushels in cereal products
which we undertook of our share of
their supplies. We will also be short
of the amount of meat and pork prod
ucts that we were to deliver. This
deficiency is due solely to the rail-
way congestion since that date. The
next so days will be the most critical
period in our food history.
State Dairymen Behind Government
The Idaho State Dairy association in
annual convention in Boise, adopted
the following resolution pledging its
support to the government: Whereas,
the United States is now engaged in
war with Germany and Austria, IT.
volving the liberty and welfare of
humanity; and, whereas, 1t will re-
quire on the part of every citizen
constant and loyal support of the gov
ernment in the production and sa-
wing of food, and in furnishing men
and money and in sustaining with fort
itude the privations and sufferings,
which will arise, therefore, resolved.
that the Idaho State Dairymen's as
sociation pledges its loyal support to
the government in winning the war;
resolved, that the members of this as
sociation will do all in their power to
install spirit of patriotism and to
repress disloyalty in their respective
communities"
Give Traitors Military Trial
Phil Sheridan Post, Grand Army Of
the Republic, headquarters in Boise,
believes a military tribunal should
Qcd1 Will u d1LOIS " LuCA1 CONALiy
instead of the civil courts and to ex-
press its sentiments adopted resolu-
ton deploring the slow and lenient
way in which the civil courts are deal
ing with these spies and traitors and
declaring: Therefore, be 1t resolved,
that these military or semi-military
offenses against the government in
The time of war should be delt with
oy military court in such way as
% assure our soldiers that while
hey are fighting our battles at the
front we will see to it that their
ear is being Loyalty protected and
hat no Bolshevikism will be allowed
n 3sis country during their absence"
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