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Republican farmer., 1918-04-05
BRITISH ENJOY BATTLE LULL

British Army Headquarters in France March 30Aong the
section of the battle front last night comparatively
quiet.
The British lines have been strengthened rapidly in every
quarter along the There is heartening display
of determination and optimism
In vicinity of Albert the Germans today reported
digging themselves in along the line from Thiepva La
IBoiselle.
For brief space the tides Of conflict have ackened but
moment they set in again When the Germans have
brought their artillery and overhauled their fighting
machine the struggle undoubtedly will be renewed perhaps
with greater ferocty than before.
FIGHT AROUND SMALL VILLAGES
Yesterday afternoon the enemy had small south
Iof river the British right flank Strong German
forces attacking captured Mezers and Mason Blanche
north of that village The British Immediately organized
pushed forward detemnedy against the invaders
point the attacking troops held up by machine
fire but other forces pressed doggdy The Germans
however opposed with too great strength and too we'll
protected British forced to abandon the effort
after hard struggle during which IS Germans taken
prisoners hand hand fighting The loss of these positions
the situation materially and the British bold
the Luse valley is satisfactory.
GERMANS REORGANIZING FORCES
still rushing forward artillery and
ganzng The slowing down the battle he
probably ul before another storm of still greater in
Itensity.
The situation on of the battle front
morning satisfactory from the Allied standpoint
The night comparatively quiet
Strong enemy patrols in the Arras sector penetrated the
British outpost Areux and forced the posts to with
draw fighting This appears to be the only change
lin the lines Arras.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05
MANSTER GETS
LIFE SENTENCE

Boston, March 30.-Harry R. Man
steT, charged with the murder of Jo-
seph C. Reiser, a policeman who was
shot to death while attempting to ar
rest an alleged confederate of Man
ster in an apartment house here on
Jan. 20, was convicted today Of muir
der in the second degree and was SEN
fenced to prison for life. The jury
deliberated nearly u hours.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05
Germans Force Line
OF French Slightly
Back At AVre River
ENEMY. ATTEMPT TO WIDEN WEDGE AT
MONTDIDIER IN EFFORT TOREACHAL-
LIED SUPPLY BASE AND ROAD TO
PARIS ENGLISH INACTIVE.

The Germans last night renewed their powerful at
tacks In the Montddier region where their wedge had
peen pushed farthest toward Paris and great battle is
raging along Is mile front both sides of the salient
winch has Montdidier at it's point The French backed
by powerful reserves offering desperate resistance
to the German blow.
Apparently the French line has been forced back
signify on the northern edge of this 'front.' as the Paris
official report mention the town of Moreul as forming
part OF the line here This place the Avre river about
IL miles southeast of Amens and it's occupation bv the
Germans would advance them slightly nearer that Allied
base
On the southery side of the the battle is raging TO
point below Lasgny which lies IA miles east of ontdder
There indication of any change along this part of the
front
FOE FORCED TO ATTACK
The German assault in this region logical out
come of the rageca position in which the find them
Selves their lines virtually in the open all the way back
to the Ose offered inviting objective for Allied counter
blow apparently of attack be etacked and
they have taken the initiative.
To the north along the British 'front.' situation virtually
unchanged In general the British line today near
the position yesterday At only point Just about
where the French and British lines join did Germans make
any advance pushing short distance up the Amiens
road in the direction of the latter place and occupying the vii
age of Mezers and the hamlet of Maison Just the
north.
To the front indicated by yesterdays official reports
running these places and the but
short still leaves the advance here approximately
short of Amiens Heavy attacks Demuin little
farther north beaten off To the north of the Somme there
was only local fighting.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05
MINISTER FREE
AFTER 20 YEARS

Indianapolis. March 30-The Rev.
William E. Hinshaw, sentenced to
prison for life for murder more than
20 years ago, has been given a parole
it was announced at the office of Gov.
Goodrich today.
The parole granted Hinshaw at this
time is effective during good be-
havior."
Hinshaw was charged with having
murdered his wife. but always denied
his guilt.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05

of one general and the suggestion was
heard that Secretary Bakers recent
visit to France and his subsequent trip
to England might be connected with
the latest development.
y. first real indication that Geo-
Foch was to be given supreme COM
mand came ia press dispatches yes
terday telling of how Gen. Pershing
had placed the American forces
abroad' at the disposal of the French
commander.
This was confirmed last night in a
message from Gen. Pershing and
made public by the war department.
The naming of Gen. Foch also went
a great way to strengthen the belief
that an Anglo-American counter Of
fensive is not far off and that the Al
lied blow is to fall on the French sec
ton of the recent fighting 6nA@A
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05

Sydney RIesenberg's spirited paint
ina lover the Top for You" promises
to be one of the most popular posters
Of the Third Liberty Loan campaign.
In addition to ImbuInU the soldier fig
ure with unusual VlriIity, Rosenberg
has succeeded In putting much action
into the Inanimate parts Of the paint
Ing, particularly the flag which the SOL
dier carries.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05
FIRST ATTEMPT
TO SETTLE BIC.
KANSAS STRIKE

Kansas City. Mo, March 30--With
the announcement that national and
international officials Of the unions in
yolved were expected to come to Kan
sas City today and the calling of a
meeting of % business men and three
newspaper editors to consider the
situation, the first definite steps were
taken toward a settlement of the gen.
eral strike here.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05
ANNOUNCE HALF
CENT MILK CUT

Boston, March 3o.-John D. Willard,
secretary Of the federal regional milk
commission, announced today that
the commission had ordered reduc-
ton of one-half cent a quart il the
price paid to producers for milk, eff
fective for the month of April only,
but that the price to consumers would
remain unchanged.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05
FALLS FROM 10TH
STORY TO DEATH

New York, March 30.-Herbert A.
Heyn, prominent lawyer and direc-
tor in several large business enter
prises, jumped or fell from a window
in his office on the 10th floor of a
building in Wall street today and was
killed. He was counsel for the Ma
:lonal Provisioner, official organ of
he Meat Packers association.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05
DETROIT CLOCKS
REMAIN THE SAME

Detroit, March 30.-Clocls in Detroit
will not be advanced when the day
light saving law takes effect. East
ern standard time has been operative
here for nearly three years. To avoid
advancing the clocks another hour a
bill has been adopted by the city
council making central standard time
the official time for Detroit
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05
FORCED TO KISS
AMERICAN FLAG

Coshocton, Ohio, March 30-A
mob of between 500 and 500 persons
late last night and early today visited
16 homes here and forced between
rs and 80 alleged pro-Germans to
kiss the Stars and Stripes and say
ITO He'll with the Kaiser"
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05

Washington March 30-The appointment of Gen. FOch
French chief Of staff to command of the Allied and
American in France France regarded here today
important development in the situation the western front
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05
RANK WHITNEY AS
COLONEL IN C.. A. C.,

Washington, March 30-Army or
ders today announced the removal
of Brig. Gen. Henry H. Whitney
from that rank and his assignment
as colonel in the coast artillery
corps, to command the coast de-
lenses of Long Island.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05
81 WOMEN PRAYING IN
PARIS CHURCH ON GOOD
FRIDAY KILLED BY HUN
SHELL FROM LONG RANGE GUN OF GERMANS LANDS ON
EDIFICE ROOF SHOWERING DEBRIS UPON WOR-
sHIPPERs-SWISs COUNSEL AND WIFE KILLED

Paris March 3O-Rescue parties at work in the church
which was yesterday by shell from German long
range gun have found more bodies. 1t known that 81
killed.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05
SECTS ARE
SOWING THE SEEDS OF
DISLOYALTY IN u. s.
OF JUSTICE ALLEGES THAT MANY
PREACHERS AND RELIGIOUS TEACHERS ARE
GUILTY OF SEDITIOUS UTTERANCES AND
WOMEN ENEMY ALIENS DANGEROUS

Washington, March 3O-Dsoyaty fosered.by certain reig
ious has been growing in the United States within
cent months according department. of justice officials who
have charge Of enforcing the esponage laws.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05

Alaskan spruce will be tried in the
manufacture of United States army
airplanes. The first shipment will ar
rive in a few days.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05

Almost every style is in the fash
ion, but straight line models are most
favored.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-05

The natural waistline is the most
evident among the winter fashions.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-11-08
Forest Service Examination.

The Uaited States Civil Service
Commission announces. that exami-
nations fcr forest and, field clerk
and for clerk with knowledge Il
stcnography or typewriting will te
i.eld in this city on Nov, 80. 1915.
From the register resulting fron
the forest and field clerk examina-
ton. positions in the Forest Sersics.
s1100 to $500 per annum. and IL
the reclamation and other field ser
ices at $1,000 to $500 per annun.
will be filled. s ~
The forest and field clerk examt-
nation requires a knowledge Of book
keeping, stenography and typewrit-
ing. Applicants must have had at
least one years clerical experience
in business office.
For information and application
blank. apply to the local Secretary.
Board of Civil Servic Examiners.
this city or to the Secrtary. 11th
U, S, Civil Service District. 3e3
Post Once Building. Seattle Wash.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-11-08
A ,rERAGE PRODUCTION OF THE
FIVE BREEDsf OF DAIRY
CATTLE

For Ayreshires the average of the
1888 COWS that have completed
yearly records for advanced registry
is 1855 pounds Of milk. testing 3.95
per cent of butter fat. amounting to
377.5 pounds Of butter fat. w
In the Brown Swiss breed the av-
erage of 1913 cows that completed
yearly records for register of pro-
duction is 10.S6S.7 pounds of milk.
testing 1895 per cent. amounting
to 433.45 pounds of butter fat.
In the Guernseys the average
of 5000 cows that have completed
q years record for advanced regis
try is S,934.44 pounds of milk. test
ing 4.99 per cent. amounting to
446.O1 pounds of butter fat.
Among Holsteins 1920 cows that
had completed yearly record for
advanced registry averaged 14.622.7
pounds of milk, testing 3.f24 per
cent butter fat. amounting to 500.7
rounds of fat.
In the Jersey breed. the average
of 5.244 cows that had completed
yearly records for the register of
merit was 1882 pounds OF milk,
testing 5.35 per cent, making At
pounds of butter fat.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-11-08
Fake ArmiStiCe RumOr
Stock Gamblers Joke

sioners were not even to meet Mar
shall Foch until five o'clock and dis
patches received from the American
army on the Sedan front show that
at six-thirty the troops were still
advancing.
The false report was not easily
overtaken by the truth, and as 1t
spread thru the country 1t gathered
momentum until demonstrations ap-
preaching hysteria ruled in many
cities. Business was suspended,
schools were closed, bells were rung.
whistles shrieked, prayers were Of
fered in churches, parading citizens
jammed the streets and the scenes
usually attendent ON New Years eve
and election night were intensified.
The New York stock exchange. as
well as the curb market. were closed
at $3.50 p. m. after a hurried meet
ing of the governors. A market
which at first appeared to be unre-
sponsive suddenly developed activity
which shot up some of the so-called
peace stocks from 2 to IL points.
Exchanges in other cities were SIM
ilarly affected.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-11-08

False reports that Germany had
accepted the terms of the armistice
and that fighting ended threw the
country into a delirium Thursday.
and turned out to be the greatest
hoax of recent years.
Omcial assurances that the report
was false failed to check the almost
riotous demonstrations which swept
over many American cities and mil
lions of Americans did not know
how they had been fooled until they
read the papers.
A dispatch cabled from France to
the United Press and circulated
through the country also by another
news agency declared the armistice
signed at eleven o'clock and that
fighting ended at two o'clock.
None of these unfounded reports,
Of course. was received or distrib-
uted by the associated press, which,
on the contrary, was able by inves-
tigation conducted through official
channels to establish that the story
was a hoax.
Official dispatches from France to
the state department at Washington
testify that the German commits
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-11-08
MR.. BAILEY GIVES
AWAY ALL WHISKEY

Above is the heading Of an arti-
Gle in the News. and Observer. print
ed at Raleigh, N. c., and owned by
Josephus Daniels. Secretary Of the
Navy and one of Americas leading
Prohibitionists. The article says. .f
"a great many individuals in the
eastern section of North Corolina
will be disappointed today. Collec-
tor ]. w. Bailey, of the internal
Revenue. announced that all the
whisky in his office had been dis
tributed to hospitals and institu-
tions as per the request of Commits
sioner Daniel C. Roper. .sa5f s. "a
''The news which appeared in
yesterdays News and Observer In
regard to the tax paid confiscated
whisky being distributed to health
officers, gave Mr.. Bailey and his as
sistants one of the busiest days ex-
perienced in some time. From ear
ly morning until late in the after
noon. kilograms poured into the Of
fee. A mayor of a certain town re-
quested Mr. Bailey to send all the
whisky down to his town. The di,
sease had not appeared. but the
mayor wanted the intoxicating bev-
erage as preventative. OF course
Mr.. Bailey had to refuse the mayors
request as well a. all others from
individuals. 4 ~
Yesterday all the whisky in ths
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-11-08
RED CROSS NOTES

Any one having influenza masks
that are not in use please return
them to Red Cross rooms
The division Office is directed by
National Headquarters. that only
Red Cross cartons as furnished by
chapters should be used in shipping
Christmas parcels overseas. Get
your carton at your local Red Cross
Chapter.
The Bureau of Camp Service has
received urgent calls for sweaters.
At the present time the reserve sup
ply Of socks is more than sufficient
to take care of all distribution in the
near future. New sweater yarn
can be had at the Red Cross rooms.
For the period up to July l 1918.
American Red Cross Chapters thru
their workrooms had produced
49O.120 refugee garments. 1913
62l hospital supplies. 1O.7S6.4Ss
hospital garments, 1O.134,501' knit
ted articles. 1S2.74S.1O7 surgical
dressings. A total of 221,2S2.S3S
articles Of an estimated aggregate
value of at least $44,0OO,O00.
On account of the influenza epi-
demic work at the Red Cross rooms
has fallen behind. This county has
received an allotment of rs suits of
pajamas. The Red Cross rooms will
be open every afternoon except Sat
urday. The following supervisors
have been appointed. Monday. Mrs.
Edwards; Tuesday, Mrs. Herbert
Ripley; Wednesday. Mrs. Canton;
Thursday, Mrs. A. E. Holmberg; !;
Friday. Mrs. Rodgers.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-11-08
County, State and Nation
Has Faith in Republicans

The people of Clearwater Count 7
are to be congratulated on their
good sense in retaining for anotne'
two years republican county board
1t was right that this be done. and
in doing it the taxpayers nave
looked well to their own best later
ests. For how can the people fcr-
get how the democrats, entrusted
with the responsibility of admin
istering county business. abCsco:
that trust and wronged the people
And the people did not forget.
They did not, forget that it took
the democrats only four years to
sQuander the county's finances i'll
riotious living and pile up debt
Of $126.0O0. They did not forget
the Nease cruise. They did not
forget the Orofino bridge. They did
not forget that the republican coun-
ty board took up the burden with a
debt OF $126,0OO on hand. aEj in
less than four years placed Gear
water county on cash basis. a rec
ord not approached by any other
county in Idaho. To have defeated
the republican county commissioo-
ers would have been base ingrati-
tude. To have elected Mr., Zelenka
as county commissioner would
have been equivalent to saying tha.
this county does not want q Orsi-
ness administration; It does not
want decent administration. 1t ap-
proves of waste and graft and IN
competency, and condemns the re-
publicans for refusing to pay that
Nease cruise outrage. 1t approves
of that sort of administration that
1t got under the former admintstra-
tion of Jim Blake county board,
when Frank. Zelenka was chairman
of the board.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-11-08

l. r. Morrison and wife spent
Friday in Lewiston.
Mrs. F. 1. Lindgreen went up t
Moscow Friday to see her son Pau.
who is on the sick list there
Mrs. Minnie Crisp left for Port.
land the first of the week to see her
sister who is sick.
Mrs. Albert Holmberg. the millin-
er. was Lewiston visitor yester.
day. ia
Messrs. Warren and Ratzaw OF
Lewiston are Frightening the exter-
ior appearance Of Hotel Orohno with
two coats of fresh paint.
Attorney John Becker was up Sat-
urday from Lewiston. He Is now
associated in the law business with
Attorney Randall.
Fire destroyed the barn on the
Geo. Strange ranch Monday night,
Hay, six acres of good beans, two
sets Of harness. and four tons Of hay
went up in smoke.
Elk River is reported to be suf-
fering with severe attack, of the
influenza, there being fifty-nine
cases in that village yesterday It
is said that every available building
in the town has been turned into a
hospital.
Mrs. N. E. Meeker, mother OF
Mrs. Alex Hamilton. died suddenly
at her home in Seattle Saturday.
and the funeral was held in Moscow
Wednesday. Mrs. Hamilton received
the wire Saturday announcing the
death, and on the evening train q
letter her mother had written the
day before. a.ks4np5. 4
DR.. Horswill is reported as i'm
proving nicely at the hospital in
Lewistonand it is announced will
return to Orohno next week. Mrs
Horswill returned home last Wed
nesday evening. DR.. Reese Of Gil
bert has been successfully looking
after the afflicted in the vicinity
during the doctors absence, and il
was fortunate that his services
could have been obtained.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-11-08

BY their votes the peor,n said
they condemn waste and graft. but
approve of economy and decent
county government. And the peu-
pie have said another very import
ant thing-they have said they are
behind a county board that has The
courage to honestly serve the peo-
pie. That means lot for it en-
courages the right sort of cornty
government. just as the election "
Mr.. Zelenka would be very bad
thing because 1t would show that
no matter how bad public ofticia.
man might be: no matter how
much he wasted county funds and
no matter how much the taxpay&fa
were skinned and grated. the reo-
pie would reward those who had be.
trayed and wronged them e'
For this same reason we are .,lad
that county Auditor Kaufman has
been reelected. For it shows that
the people will stand behind ceun-
ty official who does the right thing.
Thus do the people themselves place
q premium on faithful. competent
service. and say to their public SCR
wants that those who do we'll shall
be suitably rewarded. To have de-
feated Joseph Kaufman would hAvo
done more to discourage the right
kind of public efficiency than any
thing we know of. For what incen-
tive would there be for any man
to be faithful to Clearwater countyf
Nor is this all tlIe election Of M.
Kaufman means in this county. It
means the people have condemned
the methods by which the repubM-
can party candidate was nominated.
1t means the people have once more
condemned ring rule. AaH04 ai
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-11-08
ROOSEVELT RAPS THE m
NONPARTISAN LEAGUE.
Denounces Leaders as "Anti-
American and Bolshevistic"
Before Large Crowd.
Declares There Is Not a Pro
German in the Nation That
Does Not Wish Success for
the Townley Movement.

Billings, Mont, Oct. S. 5.--Speak king be-
fOreuan audience OF 10000 people in
the huge Billings auditorium this aft
erno0n, Col. Theodore Roosevelt. after
defining AmenicanisIn and It's duties.
denounced the leadership of the Nom
partisan league as anti-American and
Bolshevistic and menace to the
Democratic institutions of the United
States. He drew attention to the
were recently convicted and then read
from a letter of the secretary of the
Non-partisan league to William ID.
Haywood, in which the phrase this
damned war" was used and fight on
conscriptiOn and anti-spy bills was ad-
vocated. rhe eolonefs words were
tumultuously applauded time after
time.
After speaking about the farmers
Just complaints and declaring that they
must be remedied by either state or
federal action, the Colonel declared
that ito introduce state socialism a.
q relief for these conditions would re-
suit In nothing but widespread DAM
age" He continued.
He Was Deceived.
II have SO keen feeling about the
injustice to which the farmers were ex
posed here In the northwest that when
the Non-partisan league first appeared
was inclined to welcome it and to
believe In 1t and wished to cooper
ate with 1t. 1t was with real reluct-
ance that | was obliged to believe that
the leadership that controlled II was
of such character as to threaten this
country with evils analogous to those
which came from Bolshevikism abroad
Continued on page y
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-11-08
Wheat Feeding Ban Lifted.

The rules Of the Food Adminis-
tration prohibiting the use OF wheat
for feeding purposes have been re-
pealed by. order of Herbert Hoover.
This makes possible the return to
pre- war feeding conditions in the
Inland Empire and will be hailed
with delight by all ranchers Of that
section, but the food administration
expresses the hope that while the
priv ilege has been extended. it will
not be abused and that farmers will
continue to make use of balanced
ration. all those using wheat mix
ing it with coarse grains as much
as possible.