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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-28
LETTERS FROM THE SOLDIERS
When You Hear From the Boy Tell The Republican

thing France hasn't much Of | only
saw a small patch Of alfalfa Now
and then.
Theo. | wish | could send YOU some
wine 1t is plentiful here everybody
drinks it. | am afraid Cora would
be shocked right II she saw how we
drink here. | haven't been tipsy
yet though, as it is a guard house
offense, and besides | don't care to
get drunk, but | do take little
drink of wine now and then. The
French people all have 1t their homes
and use it instead of coffee and tea
to certain extent, so | am told ]
haven't seen but very few young
fellows in France | suppose they
are all at the front The women,
children and old men to the work.
The women seem to be doing the
most of it.
You people should consider your
selves well off. Ii these people had
Things as nice as we have it on the
ranch they would think they were
in heaven, l gave fifty-four cents
for four eggs yesterday. | think a
good meal would cost about three
dollars Well folks it is getting SO
dark can't see how to write any
longer so will close now. hope to
hear from you soon.
Give Cora and Irene my regards,
also everyone else.
Good by, lots of love to you both.
CHAT.
Pvt. Thomas C. Keltner
Battery A BAT f. A
American Elk. Forces.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-28
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD CONSERVATION
5. Bertha Stull Green, Chairman Food Conser
Committee Womans Council of Defense

terra in the Food Administration
Building during the ten working
days. This is at the rate of one
pound to 100 meals and is in glowing
contrast with what the Food Admin
istration is asking the American
housewife to do to save sugar-to use
two pounds per month per person or
one pound for forty-fve meals.
The Food Administration Cafe
terra feeds an average of 700 per-
sons per day for the noon meal and
the sugar ration mentioned covers
its use for all purposes including
tea, coffee, desserts and in cooking.
Most of the desserts contain such
substitutes as honey, maple syrup,
white syrup or corn syrup, and the
use of sugar Is confined almost ex-
clusively to tea and coffee for which
there is a large demand. Every pa
iron is asked If he desires sugar In
his tea or coffee and If so it is served
in uniform quantities at the time the
cup is filled. Without exception
this proves satisfactory to the patron
and it is only in the remotest in
stance that an additional helping of
sugar is requested
The Cafeteria was convinced that
it could make a record on sugar saw
ing from the fact that 1t APPLIED wheat
saving rules with stringent hand.
No wheat in any form is served, not
even in cooking Bread is made of
corn meal, potato, rice, barley and
corn fours. This has been found to
work exceptionally we'll from a palat-
able as well as a nutritional stand
point.
Beef Is, served only twice week
and then in some form which pre-
sents the opportunity of stretching
the quantity used such as In stews,
CTOuuttttof CdSSCiOlCS diiN oOuhiSo'
Fish is served twice a week as a
main dish but is frequently used in
salads
The table and kitchen refuse
amounts to about four ounces per
person per day including fruit and
vegetables peeling, plate scrapings,
etc. This is not wasted The peel
ings from potatoes Ga barrel of pota-
toes are used daily are disposed of
for chicken feed Apple Feelings are
used for making juice which is the
foundation for jellies, Other refuse
Is turned over to the garbage collec-
tors and finds its way into the city's
reduction plant which is turning out
considerable quantities of greases and
tankage from which munitions and
fertilizers are made.
The cafeteria is self-supporting
from every standpoint. 1t is operat-
ed for Food Administration employees
who are able to get variety of ape
thing and substantial foods at mod
crate cost.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-28

We went to war in leisurely way
not realizins what was going on.
There has not been an hour in the
last II months when there have not
been men in open boats at sea trying
to get to land; men in those boats
dead of exposure, of thirst, of star
walton, of shell wounds and machine
gun bullets, men who have gotten
down from merchant vessels into
little boats 500 to 1000 miles from
shore. For the submarine is a deep
sea pirate now and strikes its prey
far from shore. Month after month
that has been going on
But you can fight the submarine,
because right now the thing that
they are trying to do is to keep us
from sending the food that England
and France and Belgium and Italy
need,
1t is imperative that we save and
send the wheat and other foods abb
solutely required in Europe. We can
not do it unless we stop using them
here. We realize that food is the
weapon by which America is to be
able to maintain a position in the war
long enough to win it.
We have the problem of maintain
ing the men in that line and back of
that line. We must not run any risk
There must be no narrow margins.
We must build up reserves here
against the lean years. We must
see that there is plenty over there so
that no matter what happens to the
the shipping in any month, they are
safe.
AS our Army increases, more and
more men will be drawn from the
farms; perhaps we have now passed
the peak of production. Harvests
are bound to vary with seasonal
changes. Our only safe course is to
provide enormous reserve stores of
staple foods here and in Europe to
meet any emergency. In later
period of the war in some critical
phase, to have to stop in order to
devote our energies to farming might
befatal to our final success. There
must be no let down in the program
of conservation with the new harvest.
Heartened by our success, we must
go ahead realizing more than ever
our responsibility to those who fight
with us and to those who look to us
as the only source Of food supply to
save them from destruction.
We must see that the morale Of
our men and those who fight with
them is kept at high tide, We can do
so If they feel our support all the
time. BY the food-savlng program
the American people are to keep them
all in health and comfort and courage
until the final victory.
six thousand meals using only
fifty pounds OF sugar for all purposes
IS the record established by the Cafe
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ield for investment Of capital 9

field for investment Of capital
Courier careful Of the situation and without
any bitterness whatever the public to closely inspect the ne" ee
ment that has the political Idaho adding
While question the sincerity Of the average voter belonging
the league question the sincerity and loyalty some
and realize the fact that they successful at the coming
election the average farmer that will control the
actions party the leaders, and the action taken by the
leaders of this party that is to be feared"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-28

Number OF Precino.
U. 8. Senator. Long Term
Frank Moore
W. q. Borah
U. s. Senator, Short Term
James H. Hawley
John #. Nugent
Representatives in Congress
Arthur w. Holden
c. r. Jepperson
James A. Langton
GOVERNOR
Frank Martin
H. #. samuels
MuWhTu n. van OiChkiu
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
John NJ Clark
r. @. Wilson
Oscar @. zuck
SECRETARY OF STATE
W. T. Daugherty
w. A. Fife
STATE AUDITOR
w. P. Rice
Clarence Van Deusen
STATE TREASURER
Ernest L. Parker
ATTORNEY GENERAL
B. A. Cummings
T. A. Walters
STATE sUPT OF INSTRUCTION
Ethel E. Redfield
INSPECTOR OF MINES
Edward Schwerd
VIM. ]. ]. Smith
STATE SENATOR
Charles B. Faraday
STATE REPRESENTATIVES,
Daniel Kirby
Nellie B. Sudduth
O. Il. Cannon
CLERK OF DIST. COURT
AUDITOR a RECORDER
Frank M Hobbs
COMMISSIONER DIST. NO.
Ralph w. Simpkins
Harry L. Watkins
COMMISSIONER DIST. NO. 2
Frank e. Wilson
COMMISSIONER DIST. NO. 8
George e. Butler
SHERIFF II
Arthur A. Stevens
Brit e. Smith
COUNTY TREASURER
Mrs. j. H. Gilbert
Florence OMAHA
PROBATE JUDGE
B. p. Averill
Hugh L. Burns
VIM. H. Manion
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
Blanche Skipper
ASSESSOR
Thomas Trathen
CORONER
j. M. Cowen
COUNTY SURVEYOR
Stanton Park
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
J. @. Watts
Daniel Mclaughlin
A. A. Sessions
Members OF County Central Com.
X. r. Gaetz
Lambert A. Beardin
o. E.Cannon
r. 8. Sandlin
c. r. Slater
Bert Ives
ID. A. wilmot
Chris Hendricks
!. d. Whitson
Fl. r. Koch
It. O'Neii
r. O. Gillett
Chs. Fl. Walker
Norris Chapan
Alfred r. Caldwell
John Cannon
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Continued From Page Severn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-16
MRS. MARGARET H1RSCH
HER STORY TO JURY

Atlanta. Ga. March lo.-Mrs Mar
earet Hirsch today told her story 70
the Jury which is to judge hef eullt
or innocence of charge OF attempted
blackmail of Asa G. Gambler, Atlanta
67-vear-old multi millionaire mayor
for $500. 900 It's details were denied 70
the curious crowd that packed the
court for. at the woman's request Su-
perior Judge Hill cleared the room Oh
both spectators and newspaper writer's.
1t became known tonight that MIS-
Firsch's statement as 10 events IN the
office of the mayor Of February o. when
resulted in her indictments with }. w
Cook for attempted blackmail did no.
vary materially from the evidence given
YESTERDAY by the mayors agent Forest
A Dair as to what Mrs. Hirsch told MIN
had happened in the office. That evil
dence was that the mayor had "iondled
Ser and that they were in compromis-
ing position when she saw a man at the
office window She went to the door ana
opened It TO find Cook standing there.
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ACTION OF S0V|ETS NO DIRECT
BEARING RUSSIAN SITUATION
Official Expression Indicates America and Allies
Believe Chaotic Conditions w i'll Continue -
Factions Declaring That Peace Will Be Tenn
pOrary Only

Washington March 15.--The decision
of the Russian Congress Of Soviets at
Moscow to ratify the German peace
terms. announced in press cables to-
day was reached after receipt of Pres
iCcnt Wilson's message to the Russian
people assuring them that America
would take the first opportunity to help
them regain their complete sovereignty
and independence.
a message received at the State de-
partment today from American Consul
Summers at Moscow said the Presi-
dents message was delivered TWO days
before the SovietS met.
Official expression here indicates
that America and the Allies expected
the action Of the Congress to have lit
tie direct bearing on the general Rus
sian situation. 1t apparently was be-
lieved that chaotic conditions will con-
time there.
Officials here were deeply interested
in a dispatch from Moscow which said
that the Russian factions were declar-
ing freely that peace will be tempora-
ry only and that Russia will gatn-l
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SOCIALIST FLEES
TO ESCAPE COAT
OF TAR AND FEATHERS

Scotland, s. D.. March 15.-Wiliam
e. Rempfer Socialist, and executive
secretary of the South Dakota 'oran"n
OF the Peoples Council of America Tor
Democracy, and terms Of peace. ana
August Friedrich, We're forced to leave
Scotland on foot today by mob OF
angry citizens The men left town as
the mob was forming with the an
rounced intention Of using tar and
feathers.
The men were here, they said, III the
interest Of the state Socialist party, 50
Letting membership
Friedrich, who is a German SOCIAL
list was convicted in the feoerai dis-
trict court with - other Socialist some
months ago on charges Of violating the
espionase act. The cases now are be-
fore the United States supreme court
Rempfer who has been active N
spreading peace propaganda. was forc-
ihly elected from Mitchell. > p r.
Gently when he went there 70 atleh"
the state convention of the Soclailst
party.
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herself together with a new Socialistic
army to resist the Germans. The fact
that only slightly more than half of
the delegates expected to attend the
congress were reported as voting also
caused comment. The attitude of the
American government towards any
German move towards a general peace
at the expense of Russia is directly in
line with the expression OF Lord Robert
Cecil in the House OF Commons today
that even if such a proposal came from
Germany it would not be considered.
War department officials are not con-
WINGED that the Germans are ready to
undertake a big offensive on the west
crn front, despite advanced notices sent
out from Germany. Dispatches today
giving a summary of an interview in
which Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
was reported to have declared that
since the Allies appeared unresponsive
to Germany's peace proposals the often
slve must go on evoked little interest.
4 statement attributed to Gen. Won
Ludendorff that Germany now Is
stronger than her enemies and intimat-
ing that She is waiting to be attacked
appeared not to coincide with the Hin
denburg interview.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-16
SERIOUS DIFFERENCES EXIST
BETWEEN GERMAN CIVIL GOVT
AND THE MILITARY LEADERS
General Staff Desires Immediate Annexation
I of Russian Baltic Provinces - Civil Govern
ment Wishes to Temporize - German Papers
Favor Plan of General Staff - Provinces In
volved Are Livonia, Esthonia, Courland a n d
Lithuania

Washington. March 15-Serious diff
ferences between the German civil gov
eminent and the military leaders over
the plan Of the general staff to annex
the Russian Baltic provinces are re-
ported in an official dispatch based On
German newspaper reports receil ed
here today from France. This dispatch
says:
IA crown council at which We're pres
cnt Emperor William, Marshal linden
burg, Count Hertling and many nota-
BILE personsagcs OF the empire has been
held TO deliberate upon various rues-
lions relative to the conclusion II
peace with Russia, to the offer made
the Emperor Of the Ducal Crown Of
Courland and finally to the affairs of
Rumania and Finland. 1t appears,
Judging from the report of the Berlin
correspondent of the Muenchener Neu-
este Nachrichten that serious differ
cnceS of views have arisen once mora
be tween the majority of the Reichstag
and the GOV eminent on one side ami
Great Headquarters on the other.
These divergent views concern dy-
nastic questions and, the attaching TO
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Germany Of the four Russian Baltc
provinces of LiVonia. ESthonia. Cour-
land and Lithuania as we'll as the quea-
ton Of the ratification Of the frontiers
of Poland. AS usual. the general staff
supported by the right desires the lm-
mediate solution of all the problems
and naturally in manner favorable
to Germany. The civil government,
which considers the present situation
far from stable. prefers to temperate.
The Leipsizcr Nachrichten organ Of
the Crown Prince. writes that today
Great Headquarters alone should mako
decisions that are of such great i'm
portancc and that Count iertling lacks
in true political Judgment. The same
paper says that Germany should annex
all the rich industrial territories or
West Poland, then it announces that
the German government will shortly
receive news of resolution taken by
the National Council of Lithuania
which. like that of Courland, desires 20
see its country reunited to the En-
pire in a personal union.
THE plan of German Great Head
quarters is than clear and defined It
consists of incorporation from now on
to Germany in definite form Livonia
Esthoflia. Courland and Lithuania.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-16
In Quantities for Suffi-
Gent Protection of
American Sectors
STATEMENT UPON
BEST AUTHORITY
Figures Laid Before Members of
House Committee-New Poll
cy Of Taking Congress- into
Confidence Meeting with Gen.
eral Favor

Washington, March 15.--American
built battle planes will be in France
by July in sufficient quantities to in.
sure adequate air protection for the
sectors then held by American troops.
This statement rests on the highest
authority and was made tonight with
full recognition of all failures and dis
appointments that have hampered the
War Department. The figures We're laid
today before virtually the full mem
bers of the House military committee
as Yesterday they were disclosed to the
Senate committee. Acting Secretary
Crowell again presided at the session
In the rooms of the War Council at
the War Department where the new
policy of taking Congress directly into
the confidence of the executive branch
Of the government was launched.
The comment of Rep. Kahn of Cali
fornia, ranking Republican member Of
the House committee, expressed the
sentiment Of the House members on
the new policy. He said it means team
work by the whole government on the
enormous problems that face it. The
figures revealed to the committee, the
immediate current demands Of the war
program and the progress being made
in meeting them, he added, make it
clear that the country was still un-
aware to the enormity of it's undertake
ine My Kahn Dre1jcted that great re
suits could be looked for from now on
if the weekly conferences with the ex-
ecutives' committee continued.
1t was disclosed to the committee
Continued on Page 2-Col. ~
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MUST CuRTA|L
Too Many Parcel Post
Packages to U. S. Boys
Two. Thirds Of Articles Sent Can Be
Purchased at Canteen in France
Continued Abuse Will Result in
Drastic Actions

Washington March Unnecessary ar
t'cies sent By relatives and friends ia
American soldiers overseas are taking w
TOO much transportation space, both in
chips and on congested French railroads.
that drastic curtailment OF the parcel
POST privilege will be necessary unless
tire public co-operates in decreasing the
Volume of this class of mail.
The postofiice department in making
This announcement tonight said trans
port reaching France this month carried.
besides 1880 letters. 800, $40 pieces Of
parcel post and newspapers. the whole
taking UP 1000 cubic feet of space, al
though Weighing only 1914 tons. The par
&c! post packages and newspapers filled
u French railroad cars
inspection of contents of parcel post
Packages. the statement said. showed
mat two-thirds OF the articles are on
General Pershings canteen list and sold
I" soldiers practically at wholesale
Prices. Other articles found included 4
bouquet of flowers. a baby outfit, a hoi-
ue OF whiskey, matches and cigar light
ers
The question will have to be answere 1
ny the relatives of the soldiers. said the
apartments statement, "or it will. Of
military necessity. be answered drastica!-
by the authorities in France charged
with the responsibility for the success
Of the war"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-16
DAYLIGHT BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE

Washington. March 10 The daylight
saving bill Under which the nations
clocks would he turned forward an hour
every spring and back again in the fall
was passed today by the House. 1t pass
ed the Senate last June but as the House
added two months to the period involved
further action by the Senate will be nee
essary before the measure goes to the
President
Under the Senate bill the clocks would
be changed the last sunday in April and
the last sunday in September The
House made it the last Sunday in March
and the last Sunday in October
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-16
CASUALTY LIST
Longest Yet Received
from Gen. Pershing
e. Names Given Out and Nearly so
Others Held for checkine-Six Com
nnissioned Officers in the List

Washington, March 15.--The names IT
six commissioned officers appear in the
casualty list given out today by the
war department. Lieut.. Richard H.
Whitner died Of accident: Lieuts. Louis
w. Ross and John W. Auuerson were
wounded in action and Lieuts. Will
liam p Bledsoe, Granville NJ. Burrou
and William G. Dabney were slightly
wounded.
Although the list forwarded by Gen.
Pershing is the longest casualty list yet
received, only 81 names We're issued
by the war department on account Of
delays in checking. The g. given out
were divided as follows:
Killed in action 4; died Of wounds 8:
died of accident >: died of disease 3;
vouned severely 4: wounded slightly
40: wounded =
Nearly 80 names were withheld for
checking Among them were several
killed, but most were slightly wound
cd.
The first list follows:
Killed in action: Privates William
Ellinger, Marshall II. Jerrett. Joseph
r. White, Joan +. PostaX Molles.
Died of wounds: Sergeant Leroy y.
Miller: Privates Ted A, Butler, Carl
Larsen.
Died OF accident: Lieut.. Richard II.
Whitner: Private Edwin G. Todd,
Died of disease: Corporal Charles
NJ. McCord. meningitis Privates Er-
nest Edward. pneumonia; Edmund e.
Holmes, meningitis; Einar Renholdt
Moller meningitis; Joseph \. IOrkes,
pneumonia.
Wounded severely: Sergeant Otto G.
Lesch: Privates K. c. Canick, VIII
liam G. Carroll: Bugler Howard G..
Paker.
wounded: Lieuts. Lewis ". Ross and
John W. Apperson.
Wounded slightly: First Lieut.. Will
liam p. Bledsoe; Lieut.. Granville NJ,
Rurrow: Lieut. William G. Dabney:
Sergeant Carl Kahn: Corporals Lewis
Darg. Jacob Klein, Frank Phillips. Eb-
ner Wiener Privates Bernie Baldwin.
Felony s. Beeler. John Beran. Perry c.
Bradfieid Frederick J. Cairns. Noah w.
Cox, Joe J. Czapa. Frank J. Danko,
Warthy O. Davis. Arlo E. Dibble. ia
cob O. Dillenherger. Clay w. Dukes:
Olaf Evenbye. Harold r. Gerhart,
Archie Fahlgren. Phillip Goldstein,
Henry kessler, Mike klachko. Benja-
min F. Mercer Max Myers, Dominick
r. Nogri, Hjalmar G. Nelson James J.
O'Shaughnessy, Angelo Pagotto: Jo-
seph F.. Potrovio, Joseph Richter The
odore Ross. Frank Rzenzk. Henry F.
Schwalbach. Alvin Smiley. Percy J..
Turner Harry r. Weidman, Glar E.
West, Emery f. Wilcox.
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AGENTS TRYING
TO DISCOURAGE
WOMEN WAR WORKERS

Philadelphia March lot is charged
that an effort is being made in this city
through German propaganda to diseour-
age women from registering for war work
with the woman's committee of the Coun-
Gil of National Defense. The Pennsyi-
yania division has learned, according to
officials. that report is being circulated
that those who registered would be sent
TO arduous war work. such as making
munitions, etc. without and choice in the
matter. 1t was said here today that the
same false story had been spread in New
York during the registration drive ,her-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-16
GERMANS WILL
FIND NO WHEAT
IN ODESSA

Chicago March Isl. Ralph Pickett,
grain expert who has just returned from
Russia where he spent six months study
ing crop conditions, said today that the
Germans will find no wheat in odessa
What little grain there was in Odessa ne
said was consumed some time ago by the
inhabitants. refugees and disbanding sol
diers.
He declares that Eikolaiev and not
Odessa is Eussia's great wheat-storlnS
center and that large army of cossack*
stands between the invading Germans
and vast storehouses containing 3,0o.oo1
bushels OF wheat. The wheat supply III
Eikolaier-- is fast dwindling because OF
the shortage in other parts OF the coun-
try. he said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-16

Amsterdam, March 15.--Germany is now
stronger than her enemies in men, mate
rial and air forces and in tanks as we'll
General Won Ludendorf declared IN an IN
terview in the Cologne Vollls Zeitung.
The general said the enemy was welcome
TO attack and would find Germany ready
and that if he was not inclined to make
peace he would have to fight.
Our front in the west is now much
more favorable for us than it was last
year" Gen. Won Ludendorf told the inter-