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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-02
WILL MOVE THE RIVER BACK
Authorities In Oregon Find 1t Cheaper
to Do That Than Build
New Bridge.

Oregon City, Ore.-The county
court, acting under instructions Of
County Judge Anderson, is going to
move the Molalla river back under
Wright's bridge. Last winter. during
the floods, the river left its old bed
and moved south a quarter Of mile.
The county clerk has decided 1t will be
cheaper to move the river back than to
build new bridge.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-02

held In the viselike grip of the young
lumberman from Vancouver A thirC
Erussian-also Of the Flty-hfth =
dropped down in the trench as if he
had collapsed, but as this was no time
for taking chances Hanna, now realiz-
Ing that he was alone in nest of the
enemy, used his bayonet with effective
results A fourth Prussian appeared
almost from nowhere. He had the
stock of his rifle in both hands on a lev
ell with his shoulder and was prepar-
Ing to drive the other end home in the
form of the Canadian. But Hanna was
too quick for him. There was q mo-
mentary grinding of teeth, clash and
the fourth Prussian measured his
length on the earthen floor.
Blows Up Two Dugouts.
Hanna then tells of what hap
pened during the next few minutes.
Il then discovered that 1 was alone
In the trench and 1 was wondering
where the other men were. I moved
along, and at the entrance to q dug
out, which was, of course, dark, 1
heard the buzzing of voices. I, Of
course, knew that was in a dangerous
position. had no bombs. had used
my last one on the gun l looked
around and discovered German bomb.
About that time I heard the Prussians
coming out of the entrance to the dug
out and l waited till they were about
on top of me when I let the bomb fly.
1t went off right in their faces. It was
quiet then.
Il moved on a few feet further and
saw another dugout entrance. 1t was
the other end of U. There I heard
more voices. 1t didn't look very prom
Using for me. hunted around quickly
and found two more German bombs.
I threw the two into the dugout, hold
ing them just long enough so they ex-
ploded a second after they left my
hand. There was no more noise in this
dugout."
Hanna's story stops here when he
tells 1t. He was the only man of his
company to be left by the whitening
fire of the machine gun he had stillcd
with lucky throw of a bomb There
were no officers anywhere about. Some
soldiers of another battalion appeared
presently, and he took command of
them and led charge through the en-
tire trench, cleaning 1t up" as the
saying goes.
He Saves Two BattaIions.
The whole maneuver was quickly
understood. A battalion which had |
been despatched to join the Twenty |
ninth had gone by the trench. Some |
Of the Twenty-ninth also had gone by.
Hanna alone had stopped at the OBJ
jective. Those who had not gone too
far had not been able to get far
enough. The Prussians had figured on
the Canadians passing the trench.
Their program undoubtedly had been
20 rise from their dugouts and with
he machine gun, which they did not
expect to lose, wipe out the men of the
wo battalions. 1t all might easily
enough have. been done but for the
duck and the quickness of Hanna
1t was some time later when the
-oung man from British Columbia was
allied to brigade quarters. The COM
handler had learned all about his dar-
ng exploit. The young sergeant ma
or, who twice before this had been
recommended for honorable mention,
yas promoted to the rank of lieuten-
MT and now he is back in France
rating for another opportunity to add
. the glory Of Canada, and, as he
roudly says, to do what an Irishman
hould.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-02
TECHNICAL AtEN ENEMY
NATIONAL GUARD OFFICER

Denver, Colo.-Although he
is said to have an even dozen
brothers serving as officers in the
Austro-H Hungarian army, George
A. Stadler drills four nights a
week as ranking sergeant of
Company F, Third regiment,
Colorado National Guard. Tech
nically, Sergeant Stadler is an
alien enemy. He had not COM
pleted his citizenship at the be-
ginning Of the war with Ger
many. Before coming to Ameri-
ca Stadler served four years as
an officer of the Austrian army.
His first two years as a military
student were under the direction
Of German officers.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-02

The helmet of a German underofficer
captured by Sergt. Major Charles H.
Smith Of Brooklyn who has just re-
turned from Europe after serving three
years with the British army in France,
Gallipoli, Salonica and on the Mac
edonian front. Sergeant Smith, a
naturalized American of English birth
heard the call of his mother land when
fifty years old. He spent his fifty third
birthday on the ship bound for home
after his discharge from the British
army for physical disability. He Is
now lecturing on his experiences in the
trenches.
Note the inscription on the front of
the helmet: "Mit Colt Fur Keonig und
Vaterland" with God for King and
Fatherland."
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-02
HE PREFERS THRIFT STAMP
Proud Father Receiving Conaratuia
tions Turns Down Offer
Of Cigar.

Martins Ferry, GA baby arrived
at local home recently and the proud
father received many congratulations
A friend offered a smoke, but the
father said: Nothing doingi'
"What's the matter? Swear off when
the baby arrived?" he was asked.
"Nope, rather have Thrift stamp"
he replied.
And he got it.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-02

Eat baked potato and save slice
of bread for the soldiers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29
OFFICER LEADS MUTINY
Russian Garrison at KrasnUye,
SeIo, Is in Revolt.
elared by Bolsheviki
Government.

Amsterdam, Aug. 24.-According to
the Vossiche Zeitung of Berlin, SOL
diers of the Russian garrison at Kras-
noye. Selo, a summer resort Is miles
southeast of ~Petrograd, have mutinied-
The mutineers were led by their own
commander, Colonel Maren.
Vice Consul lmbrie Leaves.
Washington, Aug. 23.-The Bolshos
vik government having declared o
state of wal td exist between thu
United States and Russia, Vice Con-
sui Imbrie lowered the American flae
on the consulate at P~etrograd and
turned the archives over to the Norwe-
gian Representatives according to State
department c~ablegrams dated Aug. ..
This Ia the first specific reference to
q, state of war" existing between the
United States and the Bolsheviki, tho
previous report affecting the Allies and
the Bolsheviki.
The department assumes, however.
that "the state of war declaration" is
the same as that recently declared by
the Bolsheviki at Moscow, afterward
designated as a state of defense"
Imbrie will remain in Petrograd un-
til he receives instructions from the
department. His action, apparently,
was taken to protect the records in HIS
possession and to guard against con-
~tingencies.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29
DELAYS WAR PROGRAM
Shortage of Electric Power Ham
pers Industries.
Passage Of Sims Waterpower Bill 10
Urged by Secretary Baker and
Chairman Baruch.

Washington, Aug. 24.-The govern
ment's shipbuilding and general war
program is in danger of being serious
ly retarded unless increased electric
power facilities are provided In indus
trial centers, Secretary Baker and
Chairman Baruch of the war indus
tries board told the house commerce
committee.
They had been asked to appear and
explain the need fof. the Sims water.
power bill. which would give the Presi.
dent authority to take over and oper-
ate existing power plants and to build
new ones
Owners of private power plants sup
plying current for work have asked
the government to pay the cost of in
creasing their generating capacity, the
secretary explained and the govern.
ment had reached the conclusion that
public acquisition would be desirable.
Mr.. Baruch said the estimate of
5000, 000, 900, the amount asked for in
the bill, had been based on a careful
study by the wal industries board.
Confirmation OF the nominations of
IL major generals and A brigadiers,
sent to the Senats by President Will
son, was RECOMMENDED by the mill
tary committee after Secretary Baker
and General March had appeared to
answer questions concerning the War
departments policy governing promo
lions.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29

The word crater" from the hois
made by q mine and afterward fought
FOR. has thoroughly established itself
a the language Of the trenches. 1t Is
highly obvious and inevitable borrow
ing from the volcano.
But the volcano itself took the word
from the original "crater~--the mix
ing bowl <fron the verb meaning to
mix), In which the Greeks from the
earliest known times. mingled water
with the wine that they seldom cared
or dared to drink neat.
These craters. which stood IN con-
Gpicuous positions In the hail. were
often Of huge size. and the resem-
blance to them Of the volcanoes oriice
struck all ancient observers. who used
tie word "crater" In the modern vol.
canic sense
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29
LODGE NAMES PEACE TERMS
Senator Says Only Those Dictated by
ALLIES Possible.

>&ys ~" ~
Allies Possible.
Washington, Aug. 24.-A warning
against "insidious and poisonous"
German peace propaganda and a dec
laration that peace must be dictated
TO and nc negotiated with Germany
to place It where it never again car
disturb the worlds peace were made
in the senate by Senator H. G. Lodge.
/ Peace terms which must be forced
on Germany were detailed by Senator
Lodge, speaking on the manpower
bill.
They include: Restoration of Bel
GUM. Return Of Alsace-Lorraine to
France. Restoration of Italia IRE
denta, including Trieste, to Italy. Re-
establishment of Serbia ans Rumania
as independent states. Security OF
Greece. Establishment Of the Jugo-
Slavs and C~zech-Slovaks as independ-
n peoples. Independence of Poland.
Independence of the Slav peoples
Freedom of Russia from German domi-
nation, including return of Russian
territory seized in the Brest-Litovsk
treaty.
Senator Lodge declared CONSTANT
nople must be made a free port and
Palestine freed from Turkish rule.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29
Searchers Complete Their Task
Of Extricating the Killed
and Injured.
TWO Are FATALLY HURT
Twenty-Four Persons Are Taken to
Hospitals az Result Of Tornado
Town is Placed Under
Martial Law.

Tyler, Mimi, Aug. 24.-The ruins OF
this tOrnado-stricken town have been
completely searched and the death list
revised to 20, with "a persons in the
hospital. two of them probably fatally
injured, and more than two score
Others less seriously hurt.
Adjutant General Rhinow arrived
and placed the town under martial law.
No one Is allowed to enter the de-
stroyed area without a military pass.
National guard companies from Pipe
stone and Worthington are patroiiing
the streets. More guardsmen will ar
rive from Mankato under General Rhi-
now's orders.
Property Damage 100000.
The property damage to the storm
swept area three blocks wide and Ave
blocks long will exceed $500, 900. Res.
cue parties and dozens of doctors and
nurses poured into the town and re-
lief work has been efficiently organ
ICED.
Tyler was the picture Of desolation,
In darkness and sorrow. Its lighting
facilities still were unrepaired and the
searchers worked frantically to dig
into the ruins for any persons who
might have been overlooked.
The motion picture theater. which
stood intact like a lone sentinel In the
mass Of wreckage, has been converted
into q morgue. Hundreds of persons
passed between the lines of bodies
searching for relatives and friends.
The Danish Luther college nearby,
unframed by the storm, is housing the
injured. A relief train from Mankato
arrived bearing 20 doctors and nurses.
Scores of Red Cross women came to
the town to offer help. but many left
when they found that the relief work
was completely organized and every
victim cared for. Those who remain
ed are serving In the hospital and
helping reorganize damaged homes.
Three Banks DemoIished.
All three banks in the town were de-
molished. More than a score of frame
business houses were turned into fire
wood. and the brick pumping station
and electric light plant was razed.
About so homes In the residence Sec
tion were torn apart. The timbers and
bricks were carried everywhere in the
town before the tornado lifted.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29
Waiting Uruguay Envoy Honored.

Waiting Uruguay Envoy Honored.
Washington, Aug. 24.-Extraordinary
honors were paid DR.. Baltasar Brum,
foreign minister Of Uruguay, on special
mission to the United States, on his
arrival In Washington as guest Of the
nation. Secretary Lansing, with .
squadron Of cavalry, . battalion Of
infantry and = battalion of engineers,
met the visitor At The station and ON
the way 70 the home prepared for HE
reception the soldisrs stood at attsn-
ton On Psnnsyivania avenue before
the White House - the ministsr ana
HI pazty drove ".
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29
STORM BREWING IN GERMANY
Noted War Writer Says Peace Party
VIII Soon Control.

An Atlantic Port. Aug. "a. Cyril
Brown. formerly correspondent IN Ber-
lin for the New York World, arrived
here aboard q British liner, his first
visit to the United States in I'VE years.
Recently he has been stationed In
Holland.
Mr.. Brown declared It Il HIS belief
that the peace party In Germany will
gain the upper hand In the forthcom-
ing reichstag session and overture
the junkers or war party.
Momentous events are Impending In
Germany. he declared. and win break
when the reichstag meets.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29
WAR ON TICKET scALPING
Railway Administration Begins Ma
tionwide Cleanup.

Chicago, Aug. 24.-H. A. Roach of
the railroad administration took the
first step here in what he said is a
nationwide cleanup OF railway ticket
scalpers. David Lyons and H. w.
Young, Chicago men alleged to have
made $4,000 a year each out Of the
business, we're arraigned before a fed
eral commissioner and bound over for
trial. In a statement made by Lyons
he charged one Spectator with man.
~ipulating the tickets In such a name
that n pastboard was used 16 times
before detection.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29
TRIBUTE TO HERO
r. II. Simonds EuIogIzes Col. Ray
nal c. Boiling.
Services Of Aviation Expert, Before
His UntimeIy Death, Were Of the
Greatest Value to the coun.
try He Loved.

The men whom we could least spare,
and there are none we would willingly
spare, are the men who are giving
their lives to stem the fury Of the
German onslaught, writes r. II.
Eimonds in American Review of Re
views.
It is this thought which must be
I'm the mind of all who knew Col,
Raynal @. Boiling, dead to the enemy
In the early days OF the great Ger
man offensive In March. Among all
the Americans who felt and foresaw
the coming of this war to our own
country, none with clearer vision or
more instant response set himself to
the task, alike of preparing himself
and Of striving to persuade his fell
low-countrymen to prepare them
selves. He chose for his work the
aviation branch and for the three
years, while the war was still remote
and meaningless TO millions of people
ON this side Of the Atlantic, he de-
voted his life to study and to practical
training In flying.
When at last the war came, no
American of his age counted greater
material success or was richer In the
things men sacrifice for an ideal, than
Colonel Boiling. General solicitor for
the United States Steel corporation.
respected and honored in the legal
profession for his attachments and
his promise, recognized as the one
whose influence and power for use
fuiness In the future was to be great,
happy In a home which gave him all
that q man ran hope to receive on
this side OF his life. Colonel Boiling
laid aside all Of these things to re-
spond to the call of his country, not
only willingly but ready trained for
practical service.
For those who knew him and loved
him the tragedy OF his death, a
death which all who knew his daring
spirit, the unfaillng response It made
60 every challenge Of danger and diff
ilculty foresaw, does not lie in the
fact that he met the death he ex.
pected and they expected for him.
Rather It is found In the realization
that q man who might have done 80
much more In aiding his country and
his countrymen to prepare for the
real struggle, whose services were SO
essential, whose loss was so irrepar-
able On the practical side has been
lost to us at this grave hour.
Colonel Boiling did not die before
IA had dono much uybtrh mill oo,Ynf
"a tie future aIi viii Do a portion oi
the history OF American organization
Tor the conflict.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29
Navy Department Announces
Sinking of American Ships
in Foreign Waters.
NINETEEN men KILLED
British Passenger Ship Makes French
Port After Being Torpedoed--
Freight Vessels Sunk OF
Atlantic Coast

Washington. Aug. 24.-The Navy de-
partment ~anrbunces that three Ameri-
can vessels have been sunk in foreign
waters by German submarines.
The steamship Lake Eden, an army
chartered cargo transport, was sunk
OF Aug. FL, the u. s. s. westbridge of
$500 tons on Aug. 16, and the U. S. s.
Cubore of 1900 tons on Aug. Is.
NinteSn Are Lost.
Sixteen Of the crew of the Lake
Eden are missing, 80 having been &C.
counted for. The names of the miss
ing have not been reported to the Navy
department. Three men were re-
ported lost in the sinking of West.
bridge. There was no loss Of life
among the crew of the Cubore.
Ship Torpedoed. Makes Port.
Toulon, Aug. 24.-The British pas.
senger steamship Bandy while ON a
voyage between Malta and Sicily was
torpedoed by a German submarine
and although the explosion tore a gap
ing wounded In her starboard side the
vessel succeeded In reaching the har-
Dor here.
The U-boat which fred the torpedo
was attacked by patrol boats escorting
the Bandy and was sunk. Six of the
submarines crew, numbering IS Of
hcers and men. were saved, including
the first mate.
The admirable conduct Of the crew
Of the Bandy was responsible for the
safety of all the passengers. Two m6n
were wounded when the torpedo ex-
ploded.
British Frelghter Sunk.
New York, Aug. 24.-Shelled and
torpedoed by a big German submarine
just at sunrise Wednesday, the Brit.
ish freighter Diomed was sunk with
the loss Of two Of her Gre . and
wcunding OF many others 12s miles
east Of New York. OF the 104 sur
vivors. including a number of Chinese
seamen. rescued and brought here by
another steamship, many had been cut
by shrspnei and scaided by steam
when q torpedo crashed through the
boiler room.
Though attacked without warning,
the Diomed's gun crew answered the
German nre, but without effect. After
their twelfth shot at the U-boat. one
of the submersible's stills disabled
the freighter's steering gear. The
raiders commander then supplanted
gunfre with q torpedo. As the pro
jectile tore amidships through the
Diomed q seaman was killed. Others
were caught In a flood Of steam rs the
boilers burst and n died aboard q
lifeboat.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29
GARFIELD TO REFUSE RAISE
But Miners VIII Secure Better Work.
Ing Conditions.

Washington, Aug. 24.-Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield will not approve b
wage increase for coal miners, It was
strongly intimated after he had con-
ferred with officials of the United
Mine Workers. He will, however, put
q stop to the practice of operators
paying bonuses to the miners, through
which system they competed among
themselves for mine labor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29
ASK ONE DOLLAR AN HOUR
skilled Mechanics Present Demands
to Shipping Board.

Washington. Aug 4.-Skilled work
ers in the shipbuilding industry Of the
country have presented friendly de-
mands" to the labor adjustment board
of the shipping board for increase in
wages to 81 an hour, double time for
all overtime, Saturday half holidays
throughout the year and 10 per cent
bonus for all night shop work. The
present wage is approximately 75 cents
an hour.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29
Women WIII DrIvs IN Frsnes.

Washington. Aug. 24.-Women motor
drivers for overseas service to the
number Of 800 will be sent to France
In the next six months by the Ameri.
can Red Cross. Volunteers viii be
selected from the Red Gross motor
corps mAintained IN several cities. II
was announced, and women selected
must be IS years or over, physically
~ and capable Of acting q motor mes.
ssnsors, ambuIance6 Or camioR drivers.
Il n planned 70 send 50 drivers !
nnnth Tor the Rsxt III montha
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29
BAGS HIS ELEVENTH PLANE
American Altman Drops Machine In
the Allied Lines.

With the American Armies in
France, Aug. 24.-Lieutenant Putnam
Of the American air forces has downed
his eleventh German airplane. The
pilot and observer we're killed. The
machine. q Rumpler, fell within the
Allied lines in flames.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29
PATROL BOATS SINK DIVER
Rescued oficer Says His u-Boat Tor
pedoed the Lusitanis.

Paris, Aug. "a. - Patro, boats re-
Gently attacked an enemy submarine,
witch they succeeded in sinking with
s. men OF Its crew. The officer and
I'VE men were rescued. The officer,
who attempted suicide, declared It was
hts submarine which sank the Lusi-
tania and numbers Of other Allied
ships. D
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29
MAY PLAY WORLDS SERIES
"Work or Fight" Rule viii Be Post
poned to Sept. rs.

Washington. Aug. "a. It was
learned officially that Secretary Baker
will recommend to General Crowder
delay in enforcement Of the work or
light" regulations so far as they affect
baseball players who will participate
in the world series to SepG Is in order
that these games may be played.
Mr.. Bakers decision was made as
soon as he received Q communication
On the subject from the national COM
mission. This. it is understood. con-
tanned only the request that the regdla-
tions be extended to Sept. Is.