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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-11

own land, haul grain or drive stock
10 town, it would have done only a
little more than il ACCOMPLISHED bv
IT'S interdict against the freedom OF
the sea. What was the order against
which we rebelled when we went in.
10 this war? Look at the condition OF
the American farmer in the latter
part Of 1914 and the first half of 1915
and see.
When the war broke out through
surprise and panic we partially gave
up for while the use of the sea as
highway And the farmers OF
America faced ruin. / know an Iowa
farmer who sold his 1914 crop of 25..
900 bushels of wheat for seventy cents
bushel. Farmers in the south sold
their cotton for half the cost of pro-
ducing 1t. All this time those por-
lions of the world whose ports were
open were ready to pay almost any
price for our products. When finally
we set our ships in motion once more,
prosperity returned to the farms. But
it never returned for the farmers Of
those nations which remained cut of
from ocean traffic.
Take the case of Australia. There
three crops have remained unsold on
the farms. No ships could be spared
to make the long voyage to Australia.
So in spite of the efforts of the Gov
eminent to save the farmers from
ruin, grain has rotted in the open.
Millions of tons have been lost for
lack of a market.
Such conditions spell irretrievable
disaster. Such conditions would have
prevailed in this country from the out
break of the war until now if our
Government had not first resisted with
every diplomatic weapon, and finally
drawn the sword
Why did we draw the sword? To
keep up the price OF wheat and cot
ton, and to protect trade only? II
someone should order you to remain
on your farm, and not to use the pub
lie highways, would your resistance
be based only on the fear of loss in
profits from failure to market your
crops? By no means You would
fight to the last gasp Not to make
money but 10 be free.
When a man is enslaved, all he
loses in money is his wages. But the
white man has never been. able to ac,
cept slavery He has never yet been
successfully enslaved. There rises up
IN him g&inst servitude a resentment
so terrible that death always is pref
cradle.
he second to be published next week.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-11
T RIFF r A ND
CONS R v A ITO

Last year at this time the great cry
was conservation. This year it is
thrift Last year the nation was
urged by the Government to conserve
the natural resources and the products
of the farms and fields and factories.
Greater crops were urged, and canning
clubs and city gardens we're the order
of the day. This year the nation is
being taught the lesson of spending
It's money wisely. The nation is being
shown the Importance of putting every
cent where it will do the most good.
Conservation and thrift go hand in
hand. The fact that the farmer is
being told this year to be thrifty does
not mean he is not to plant every
acre available and till his crops care
fully and harvest them when they are
ready for the reaper. 1t means that
he must invest wisely the money he
gets for the splendid crops he has
demonstrated he is able to raise.
The farmer, as a rule, can find some
thing for which to spend almost every
dollar he gets. There always is ma
chinery to be bought or repaired,
notes to be met, fertilizer TO be pur-
chased, harness, lubricating oil and
groceries and clothing to be paid for
in the neighboring town. But in the
last few years most of the thrifty
farmers have been so well paid for
their produce that they are now ION
their feet" or more nearly so than
ever before.
This country has been good to them.
for they have lived in peace and have
been provided by the Federal Loan
Bureau with cheap money with which
to pursue the arts of peace. Any
economies they can practice at this
time will give them additional money
with which to lend financial aid to the
Government in its great war for right
eousness and fair dealing.
Every dollar loaned to the Govern
ment is practical protest against the
plans of a greedy, INSCRIPTIONS. soul
less power intent on world conquest,
and every dollar thus advanced serves
to shorten the period of war and bring
nearer the day of universal and
enduring peace.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-11
THE WAR, THE FARM
AND THE FARMER
By Herbert Quick
Member Federal Farm Loan Board

Inc farmer everywhere loves
peace. The American farmer espe.
clally loves peace. Since the dawn of
history, the farmer has been the man
who suffered most from war. All that
he possesses lies out of doors in plain
sight and is spoil of war-his house.
his grain, his livestock. The flames
that light the skies in the rear of
every invading army are consuming
the things that yesterday represented
his life work, and the life labors of
past generations of farmers.
Everywhere the farmer is a warrior
when war is the only thing which will
make and keep him free. He cannot
rally to the colors as quickly as can
the jewellers in the cities, because il
takes longer to send TO the farms the
call to arms. 1t takes longer to call
the farmers from the fields than the
city jewellers from the shops. Many
10 not hear the first blast of the
trumpet, Others do not at first under.
stand its meaning because they have
over with their acquaintances. Instead
If reading half a dozen extras a day.
The farmer may read weekly papers
only. He must have more time in a
sudden emergency to make up his
mind.
1t is impossible to set the farmers
Of the United States on fire by means
Of any sudden spark of rumor. But
when they do ignite, they burn with
A slow, hot fire which nothing can put
put. They are sometimes the last to
heat up; but they stay hot. In long
fight they are always found sturdily
carrying the battle across No-Man's
Land in the last grim struggle. The
American farmer will give all that he
aas and all that he is to win this
great war against war,
This war was at first hard to under
stand, No armed foe had invaded the
nited States The night skies were
rot Redeemed by burning ricks and
arm houses. No raiding parties
-obbed us of our cattle or horses. No
saber-rattleis insulted our women 1t
seemed to many of us that we were
rot at war the thing was so far off.
Ne did not realize what giant war
aad become--a monster with a thou
sand arms that could reach across the
seas and take from us three-fourths of
everything we grew But finally We
sou TINT IL was So
IF the Imperial German government
lad made and enforced an order that
10 American farmer should leave his
This Is the first of three articles.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-11
OVER THE TOP
SHALL WE SEE 1T
THROUGH OR QUIT?

The Government is finding it nee
essary to call upon us three times
within a year to provide by subscrip-
tions to Liberty Loans, sums OF money
hitherto considered of fabulous pro
portions. These facts should i'm
press upon us as no mere words
could do, the intense seriousness. the
stern necessities. of the situation.
Continued acquaintance with the
more serious aspects of life is apt to
breed Indifference, and to distort our
mental vision. As the soldier shud-
ders with horror at his first sight
of carnage, but later becomes hard
ened so are we apt to become COM
placent under conditions which call
actually for increasingly strenuous
effort.
The Liberty Loan with its original
accomplishments of novelty and noise
appealed to our national love of
new sensation. In the Third Cam
paign much of the novelty will be
lacking, but the serious purpose be-
hind the campaign will have grown.
Our money was needed when both
the First and Second Liberty Loans
were floated, but it will be more than
ever needed when the Third Loan
Is called for. Our army has grown,
our national payroll has grown, the
needs of our allies have grown, the
necessity of forever banishing the un-
speakable menace of Prussianism has
grown. No longer can we hope that
the entrance of this country into the
struggle will induce an early peace.
More arrogant. more desperate than
even the German Government puts
forward its impossible claims upon the
rights and life of humanity.
Our Government in its growing need
is calling upon us to give up our
Injuries, is conscripting the lives of
our sons, is controlling trade, labor,
and prices, with an ever increasing
earnestness and firmness of pur-
pose.
The test of our personal strength
of character and determination is at
hand Your Government pleads with
you very earnestly to preach and
practice both before and during the
next Liberty Loan Campaign a stead
fastness of purpose, an unselfish pa
triotism. which shall reflect the spirit
of a man who having set his hand
to the execution of a necessary task
would rather lose that hand than
draw il back This is the spirit of
our President. of our allies-it is
surely our own
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-11
Campaign Lasts Till May 4

Tho campaign, which opened last Sat
urday, the anniversary of America s
entry into the war, will continue until
May 4. The total amount of the loan
is three billion dollars and oversubscrip-
tiOns. The quota for the state of Idaho
is $S,6OO,OOO, and Idaho e0umty's share
is $4,000.
Reports from all parts of the state
are that the bonds are being subscrib-
ed literally. AS vet no solititation has
been done in Idaho county
The bonds to mature in twenty years
bear AZ percent interest. After mi
tial payment of percent at the time
of subscription, installments of 20 per
cent, 80 percent and 40 percent res
peetively fall due on May rs, July IS
and August Is. Bonds may be sub
seribed in sums as low as $50
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-11
NOIlCE OF ,--ERIFF'S SAL UN-
DER WRIT OF EXECUTION.

~ the District Court OF the Tenth
nu'icial District of the State of Idaho
/" md for the County of Idaho
~ F. Patterson, plaintiff VS.. H. A.
''"ru Carlos Harmon, Chris Nelson, NJ.
a. Lungo and w. g. Mitchell, indivi-
u"a'iy and as directors and trustees of
IIe nlk City Gold Dredging Company,
limited, defendants.
r. nder and by virtue of a Writ of
CT ,aec'tion, issued out of the district
~ or the Tenth Judicial District of
co 9tate of Idaho, in and for tn.
NTTun,y Of Idaho, on the 23rd day of
;aa''n' 1918, in the above entitled ac-
f;ts @' wherein B. F. Patterson, as plain
RE recovered judgment against H. A.
NJ ua, Carlos Harmon, Chris Nelson,
Al, .nneo and w. G. Mitchell. in
'"aiiy and as Directors and Trustees
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-11
EVERY WOMAN
CAN HELP NEXT
LIBERTY LOAN
BY MRS. A. S. BALDWIN
(Chairman Woman's Liberty Loan
Committee, Twelfth Federal
Reserve District)

Now that we are actively in the war
and our men are in the fr$nt line
trenches; are being killed; are being
gassed; are being manned for life. 1t
would seem that every woman in the
land should be in the front ranks of
the civilian workers to help the men
win the wsr.
Each of us has her part to play,
however small it may be, and whether
1t be great or small it is of importance
that each shall perform her part to
the utmost of her ability.
Some can buy Liberty Bonds, some
can influence others to buy. Perhaps
some can only help by conserving the
use of food and clothing and by econ
omizing in household expenditures,
thus liberating and augmenting the
essentials which must be sent over
there" for the use of our army and
for the destitute civilian population of
our allies.
In whatever way each woman of
this Twelfth Federal Reserve District
can help. let her do her utmost that
we who are farthest from the front
may sustain our part of the struggle,
and keep for ourselves and our chill
dren the blessings and privileges we
g. < inherited, and thus make Il DOS
sibie 10 win IKE blessings for t1e mil
lions who are now in actual bondage.
We should not only save to help,
but the great lesson TO be learned also
IS to do now without non-essentials and
10 make sacrifices so that the labor
which produces what we consider to
be even essentials may be used to
produce those things which are actu-
ally essential for the support and
safety OF those who are carrying the
burden of this unprecedented struggle
or freedom and democracy.
The aim OF the Woman's Liberty
oan Committee is to form an organi-
sation which shall make the woman
n every home In the land realize
hese conditions and her RESPONSE
,ility. that the message shall not
each her only from one direction, but
rom many, so that she shall be
to a full realization OF her
responsibility.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-11
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Probate Court, County of
Idaho, State of Idaho.
In the matter of the Estate of John
Ward, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that Letters
OF administration on the estate of JohB
ward deceased, were granted to the un-
der5lgned on the 10th day of April
l9lS, by the Probate Court of Idaho
County.
All persons having claims against said
estate are required to exhibit them to
me Tor allowance at my residence near
Cottonwood, Idaho within four months
after the date of the first publication
OF TINS notice, or they shall be forever
Dated this llth day CT April, 1918
Joseph Uhlenkott,
49, Administrator o. Said Estate.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-11

"Who will dare to weaken our West.
ern front by a single troop or single
gun ?"-George Clemenceau, Premier
of France, Dec. rs, 1915. If you fail
to buy Liberty Bonds you will weaken
the front!
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-11

1--WE could not have endured such
aaurescions and survived as self
respecting nation of free people,
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, at
San Francisco, Oct. II, 1917. Ameri-
can blood calls to you. Buy Liberty
Bonds.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-11

"Ths is a war of peopIes-the peo-
pie behind the Major orayson
M. p. Murphy of the American Red
Cross, Jan. 20, 1918. YOU are a part
of Democracy's BsttaIions. Buy Lib
erty Bonds.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-11

lawful money Of the United States.
Dated at Grangeville, Idaho, April
10th, 1918.
l.. R. Yates. Sheriff.
47-4 BY T. E. Quinlan, Deputy.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-11

I'VE are fighting for our Iives-"-
Taft, Dec. 20. 1917 Money Is amnnu
milton. Buy Liberty Bond Shrapnei.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-05-08
Sugar For Home Gamers.

The distribution Of sugar to
meet this summer : Gaming G.
mands will be Gnder Il mod.ti, &
Certificate system, .Ae Unit O
S S;ates Food ADM stratior ha~
announced. IiiS certificate
plan will be used 10 MAKE ~4r.
home Gamers nsy obta Il su..,.i-
ent sugar 10 pr serve per5>b u.
abics and at the same ,;mc ID
place check uptn those who
wou'd endea,or 10 obtain un-
reasonable quantities fyg iou! G,
hold con,uM ption
The check on cousnuip:. an $ lli
hc exercised ,hrou4h retailers.
THIS is con : id"rsl much uCrr
satisfactory method than tie
card SYSTEM AGO; ted III other
countries. E,ta.. dealers wi. y,
provided by the State Food .Ad.
ministration With certificates
which mus, he sigrol ly cot.
sunlers before jhey can oL,n4l
sugar IL, Ged for homr canning
Zach certificate LIS hlaak
spaces for the Damu a. the Geal
er, the signature and address Of.
the consumer and tie an.cuat
needed for Gaming and preser,.
ing purposes only. A certificate
must be returned within one
week after il Is signed 10 +. Il.
Mumford, federal food admins
TRAITOR for Missouri.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-05-08
Truth From Thomas.

Mr., President, sometimes
think that the Democratic party
should change one of its SLOGANS
BY reversing il aud declare itseii
for special privileges TO all and
equal rights To none. Since my
entran:c into this bedy. and rs.
pecially since the ath Of March,
1913, We have have probably en-,
acted more class legislation than
can be found in the acts Of pre-.
ceding congresses - Senator
Thomas tDemoeratl OF Colorado.
MIR. Wilson took ottics March
ith. 1913.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-05-08
The Sisai6easee Of
lesroots Election

The New York Sun, discuss
ing the oltcome Of the recen,
senatorial election in Wiscon sin,
says;
In the election OF Representa-
tive Lcnroot to bs q senator from
Wisconsin there is An even deep.
81 significance than the answer
. disloyalty. Nobody could
seriously question tha. an any
real test Tho people of this coun.
try would show them elves loyal,
perhaps in enc community quite
100 per cent. perhaps in some
other only 10 or 30 per cent, but
over whelmingly loyal every.
where. But what tho election OF
Mr.. Lsnroot shows particular il
that ths veters OF the United
States are coming toa realization
Of the great truth that a self.
governing people can make no
greater mistake thaa 10 think
that because the sountry happens
~ be at war they must follow
elisAly ~ sAiss sxscssivs in
vAaAsves y 6sss - uasls dsaa.
- = aosoe o11nD = - -
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-05-08
Goes Bad With the Old Guard.

Gov. Gardner Monday named
one \ u. Wililey of st. Louis as
Uuited States Senator to succeed
the late Wm. !. Stone. This
announcement eau ssd many Mis-.
sourians to exclaim, Who the
devil is y. y. Wilney." II lie
has any claim on the state or
party the fact is not generally
known. So the presumption is
that the Governor has honou ured
. personal friend, at which We
take no particular exceptions.
But when former Gov. Major
did anything OF that bind /, WAS
au awful crime. .--lronson Re.
ister.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-05-08

The hig German drive ioS vic
tory before the United States
could get its forces actively en
ployed In tho war has apparent
ly expended itself. While II
bent back the allied line OF de
fense over . comparatively smal
extent OF territory. the line i.
stiil firm at oil points. The
small success obtsised BY the
Germans has cost them dear IN
men. \ price they could i'll af
ford TO pay for 80 small gain
Every day they arc held in cheek
now 10 so much time advant
age gained by the allies In yet
ting aid from this country
The United States 10 moving
how fast the public is left to con
lecture by the War Department,
We know however that We have
an army of l,6Oo, 900 men trained
and equipped for service. and "a
these meI reach the front, their
weight must make itself felt,
OuE man power is oniy touched
~ yet; Gsrmeny 10 past the
point where she can build upon
hers, and it 10 man power tAa,
will win in the end.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-05-08

Osr aircraft program came up
In the Senate again last Thurs
day for an airing, With charges
Of misuse Of the funds set apar.
for carrying out tho program
and talk Of criminal investiga.
tons. Senator King Of Utah,
Democrat. remarked during the
disc scussion that he had heard it
said that someone ought 70 be
shot" in connection with the do.
laysd production. IL 10 evident
from what was said In She Sen.
ate while subject WAS ~. that
little else but msnsy WAS made
- ~ In getting 20 ~ In the air.
why sot hsvs . complete and
opes iassstigstisn Of the whole
a9sis. Either The hsnArsds Of
0lllAess Of Aailass il,ss Aass bssn
soeos q ~ atssssft osegssn
1ngeAase gselnaal aGno11lag
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-05-08

That part Of the American
press which persis,ently carries
on a propaganda against citizens
OF German birth or ext action
should Aa shamed into silence
BY the German names that are
now appearing in our daily ca
suaisy hist, Nothing that could
be offered to prove the loyalty
and patriotism Of this class OF
our oit,zeury speaks more loudly
and appeals to the American
sense OF honor and justice more
profoundly than that it is tight
ing and giving up its blood a.
freely and enthusiastically for
our cause as any other class of
our people. a very large per,
csntage OF our whole army list
10 made up Of German names.
The Liberty Loan subscription
lists show that men with Ger.
man names are lending the gov
ernment their money a. libcy
ally as any. There is probably
less war pro,itecriug among this
class than among meh priding
themselves on the distinctive
ness Of their American racial
ism. We have our American.
named disloyalists no well as the
German named disloyalist. and
the frequency with which the
former appears IN the public
prints indicates that he is quite
AZ numerous as the latter, and
deserving OF far greater repro
baton, for hs has betrayed his
race as we'll ~ his country.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-05-08

eral grant is ~ be used in u 8
sour mex. year. 35Or 30 .eachers
.. vocational agriculture mus, b.
available. ~ presen, .hree
schools are teaching this subject
and the teachers Gre paid 81, soo
Zoo. and tl,650 respectively.
The minimum salary is $3.50 a
year.
Qualifications for teachers OF
vocational agriculture include
successful experience both in
farming and teaching, together
with college preparation in acri
culture and education. Special
courses to fit teachers for tins
work will be offered in the sum
mer session of the University of
Missouri. These coarsea vii.
include instruction in the meth.
DDS Of teaching as well as in the
subject matter in vccat. NJ !
agriculture.
J. d. E!lii. state director Of
vocational education, is urging
teachers to mpletc the reqtire-
ments for this work during tie
sum ner so that :hey may avail
themselves Of the unusual ops,or-
tunities offered.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-05-08

l
will lack the support of high
minded Republicans in his poll
eies that are right and necessary
There 10 never going to be any
danger that q Republican presi
dent Will lack the support OF
high. minded Democrats. Bu,
for one whole year, since this
country declared war against
Germany, there has been grave
danger that everybody in con
greAS, Republican as Well as
Democrat, would become a mere
puppst of the chief exeeu tive in
the handling net only OF war
measures but OF all measures.
Now Genes Lenroot and makes
straight out fight on party prin
ciples in what was known as the
hottest bed OF disloyalty in the
whole country. He had a good
record in congress. He had
proved to be able and zealous in
TIE performance of public ser
vice. He was not afraid TO face
,ha Wisconsin Bolsheviki. He
was no more afraid TO stand up
straight for his party principles;
and through the LaFollette fac
ton was undoubtedly knitting
him wherever it could drive the
blade home, he beat The Socialist
candidate on, Of his boots, ard
he gave the Democratic candida
a satisfactory trouncing.
The election of Mr.. Lenroot
points the way 10 a balancing up
of the two parties Oh the rational
lines OF fundamental principles
ard permanent issues. We
ought TO see an end OF the conoi.
ton Of Legislative affairs which
has existed for the last year.
where Republican representa-,
tives and senators have feared to
oppose the executive branch Of
the government Ia anything |, st
someone might accuse them OF |
playing politics in a national |
crisis.
Mr.. Lenroot will 20 10 the
senate to be there. as he has
been in the house since the war
broke out, strong Repu bican,
always ready 10 bacsGp the gov,
ernment as against Germany,
but not willing TO abandon his
convictions and to compromise
his principles az against the !
Democratic party or any other
party.
And AZ the light has thus bro
ken in Wisconsin. so may it
break in every debatable state
in the Union and in every debat,
able congress district, that Re.
publicans may be elected TO the
house mex, autumn not 10 he
mere echoes Of Democratic cun.
grcssmen, but Ia he faithful
representatives Of Americans III
not only IN war matters but n
every matter