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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-23
ALLIES KNEW EXACT
SPOT WHERE GERMAN
ATTACK WOULD COME
(By Fred L. Keenl

NDy pICu ~. ACOuJ
LONDON, July17.-One of the
chief causes in the lack of success in
the Germans fifth and most ambi-
tious drive this year is the great i'm
provement in the allied intelligence
work since the previous enemy eff
fort. This is due largely to our
steadily growing aerial superiority,
which renders even partial surprise
at this time impossible.
Not only was the general locality,
but almost the exact frontage of the
prospective attack long known, en-
abling the most effective counter
preparations, among which was the
massing Of sufficient reserves with
out denuding the lines to the north.
In these preparations the extent of
the American participation cannot
now be entirely revealed.
Even il the present offensive is
merely checked, instead Of definitely
held; it must SO far be considered an
inglorious defeat, inasmuch as de-
spite the lengthiest and most elabor-
ate preparations none of the Ger
man detectives has been achieved.
The net result has been only iso-
lated generations on comparatively
lightly held front positions without
even denting the main battle line
and this at the heaviest cost.
The early supposition that this
drive was probably "side show"
now seems erroneous. British and
French military authorities gener-
ally agree that developments show
the German concentration on both
sides of Rheims was too great to al
low effective operations anywhere
else until later.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-23
ton of poultry ON the farm.

tion of poultry on the farm.
N. E. Luce, the government poul
try expert who is now working thru
the extension division of our univer'
sity is very optimistic about the flu.
ture of the poultry industry in
Idaho, and says the farms visited in.
dictate splendid feeling toward in.
creased flocks and better breeding
methods in farm hocks.
The following appeal made by the
poultry division of the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture will explain the
project as adopted by the division
for future, work of the government
extension poultrymen.
An urgent appeal is made to the
American people to increase the pro-
duction of poultry and eggs. This
is the result of meeting of the gov
eminent poultrymen held at Kansas
City, Mo-, June ] to 4, 1918. The
following plans of action were
adopted and are urged upon the peo-
pie in order to accomplish this pur-
pose:
/. Keep better poultry; standard
bred poultry improves the quality
and increases production.
2. Select healthy vigorous breed
ers to produce strong chicks.
%. Hatch early to produce fall
and winter layers.
4. Preserve eggs when cheap for
home use.
5. Produce infertile eggs except
for Matching.
N,,n - III -
improbable producers.
T. Keep a small backyard flock
to supply the family.
8. Grow as much of your poultry
feed as possible.
8. Eat more poultry and eggs to
conserve the meat supply.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-23
COUNTY OFFICIALS
MAY Be TIED DOWN
Those Serving on Mill
tary * e m p tion
Boards Face to Face
With Awkward Stu
alton.

County officials serving as men,
bers of local boards without pay are
facing a peculiar situation as cleo
ton approaches.
If they are not reelected, these
men must continue to serve as men,
bers of their respective boards with
out pay, which under some circum-
stances would work a hardship on
those whose duties with the boards
would take them from their places of
business. Their acceptances Of the
appointments was for the duration
of the war.
Altho no provision Is made for
designations as the men from a tech
meal standpoint are drafted, in GER
tain cases where board members
would be unduly imposed upon they
have been permitted to resign.
However, many county officials
who earlier in the season announced
that they would not be candidates
for reelection, are reconsidering
the matter, and in some instances
the original announcements have
been rescinded.
On this pointed the adjutant gen.
eral recently advised an inquirer as
follows:
theoretically you are drafted for
that work and the government, Of
course, could refuse to release you,
but there seems to be no inclination
upon the part of any one to impose
any unnecessary hardship upon
those, who in good faith, and for
good reason, ask to be relieved from
the performance of this duty"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-23
HAY PRICES ARE
FIXED FOR YEAR
Choice Alfalfa to Sell
for SIS to $3.50,
Producers and Con-
sumers Agree.

The rules of the National Hay
Dealers association for grading Of
hay will apply in Idaho hereafter in
the sale of alfalfa, Harvey Alfred,
director Of the state farm markets
bureau, has announced in q bulletin
explaining agreement reached by
producers and consumers at recent
conferences at Caldwell, Twin Falls,
and Idaho Falls.
The rules for grading and the
prices, with the understanding that
the hay is to be we'll baled when for
outside markets, are as follows:
Fancy alfalfa-Shall be pure al
falfa, fine stemmed, bright green
color, with clinging foliage. Price
range. from $3.50 to SIG.
Choice alfalfa-Shall be reason
ably fine leafy alfalfa Of bright green
color, properly cured, sound. Price
range fro 1880 to $1,000.
Color of Alfalfa
mo. 1 alfalfa-Shall be, if coarse,
of bright green color and may con-
tain 1 per cent foreign matter. If
of finer stem, being of medium tex
ture, green in color, but not neces-
sarily as bright as the previously de-
scribed coarse alfalfa, it may contain
3 per cent foreign matter. Or it
may be of fine stem, heavy clinging
foliage of dull green color and may
contain per cent foreign matter,
sound and sweet. Price range from
$3.50 to $500
STANDARD alfalfa-May be Of
green color, of coarse or medium tex
ture and may contain per cent fro
eign matter. Or it may be of green
color, of coarse or medium texture,
20 per cent bleached and per cent
foreign matter. Or it may be Of
greenish cast, of fine stem and cling
ing foliage and may contain per
cent foreign matter. All to be sound
and sweet. Price range from SILL
to $3.50
Second Grade Hay
mo. 2 alfalfa-Shall be Of any
sound and sweet well-baled alfalfa
not good enough for standard and
may contain 10 per cent foreign mat
ter. Price range from $3.50 to $12.
mo. alfalfa-May contain Is
per cent stack spotted hay, but must
be dry and not to contain more than
8 per cent of foreign matter. Or it
may be of a green color and may con-
tain so per cent Of foreign matter.
Or it may be set alfalfa and it may
contain per cent foreign matter.
Price range from So tn $1,000.
Glover chat or clover from which
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-23
PRESIDENT WILL TAKE
OVER WIRE LINES SOON

Washington, July 17.-President
Wilson will take over the nations
wire system today or tomorrow, it
is learned authoritatively.
Official announcement is expected
to reveal Postmaster General Burle-
son will be in charge and will name
a wire administrator, reported to be
David j. Lewis, Maryland, former
congressman and an authority on
wire control.
The president will issue an execu-
tive order in taking control.
Whether he will take advantage of
the full powers authorized in the
wire control Observation-Disclosures of
the telegraph, telephone, RADIO and
cable systems-was not discussed.
All RADIO lines are already under
government control.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-23
GERMAN MORALE Is LOW

ON THE FRENCH FRONT
Prisoners taken in counter attacks
by the French have been low-spirited
on account of their losses. A bat
talon commander captured in
Weighed against the regular officers
of the German army. He declared
that they sent reserve officers, like
himself, forward, while they re-
NAMED In the rear. II any Of the Of
ficers complained, he added, the
regular officers formed courtsmar-
tial and melted out stern punishment.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-23
POULTRY PRODUC-
TION ON THE FARM
(Rv N. r. I.uca. ]

The state of Idaho is responding
to the call in manner that is graft
flying and the extension division Of
the University Of Idaho is giving q
large share of attention to this part
of farm production. Poultry on the
farm is one of the valuable sources
of revenue IL rightly cared for and
properly bred and understood. With
feed stuffs available for poultry at
about Is to SO per cent cheaper than
most states we urge greater produc-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-23
POEM WRITTEN BY
MIR. CHASE OF MACKAY

The following poem from Clarence
Chase, formerly of Mackay now with
the American expeditionary forces in
France, to DR.. N. H. Farrell of Mac
kay, and DR.. Farrell's reply:
There is word of grief the sounding
token,
There is a word bejeweled with
bright tears;
The saddest word fond lips have ever
spoken;
A little word that breaks the chain
of years.
Its utterance must ever bring emo
ton;
The memories its crystals cannot
die, y
IT'S known in every land, or every
ocean,
IT'S called Goodbye.
Mr.. Farrel's reply: .
I'll not use you old word goodbye,
IT'S full of sob-stuff and makes us
cry;
The word goodbye, 1t is all wrong,
Let us just use the word so-lOng.
So-long it has a merry ring,
It's glad and cheerful and the proper
thing;
Why should we cry and sob and fear,
When you'll be back in the future
near.
So long then Chase and may our God
Guide and protect us on foreign sod;
May you capture the kaiser and take
old Berlin,
May you down the Hun army and
win, win, win.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-23
CHIEF OF POLICE ACQUITTED

At the trial of Chief of Police Will
liam Drew Tuesday, charged with
disturbing the peace, the defendant
was acquitted, but was admonished
by the court to refrain from losing
his temper and having an alteration
with anyone who was violating city
ordinance.
The trouble arose over the prac-
tice of tying horses to telephone
poles.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-23

the seed has been hulled should COM
mand a price equal to one-half the
value of hay according to condition
and grade"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-23
LEFT FOR CALIFORNIA

Mrs. McCaleb left for Oakland,
Cal. Thursday afternoon, after spend
ing part of the summer In Blackfoot
with DR.. and Mrs. ]. B. Davis. Mrs.
McCaleb expects to make her home
In Oakland for the next few years,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-23

When you buy war savings stamps
you do not give your money, you
loan 1t at 4 per cent compounded
quarterly. You help your govern
ment, but you help yourself even
more.
Evening star., 1918-07-09
DAYS WITHOUT MEAT AND
WHEAT SOON WILL GO
Tremendous Crop Being Harvested.
Unexpected Increase in Cat
tie Reported.

The food shortage is a thing of the
past and 1t is now only question of
a few weeks before the wheatless
and meatless days will be lifted, ac-
cording to the belief of officials of
the food administration.
This condition is due almost en-
tirely to the fact that there is a
tremendous wheat crop-the largest
in the history of this country-being
harvested. and an unexpected in
crease in cattle. 1t is intimated that
the restrictions on the consumption
of these two stable products will be
removed about August / next The
nation will be asked to continue to
accept victory bread, which was a
creation of the intense wheat con-
servation period.
This removal of food bans will ap-
ply to the civilian populations of the
allied and neutral nations, as we'll as
in this country. But, they, too, will
continue using a mixed bread. The
so-named victory bread Is made of a
mixture of so per cent wheat -four
and 20 per cent substitutes.
The wheat crop this year is esti-
mat at 9OO,OOO,O 900 bushels. 1t is con-
sidered more than sufficient to meet
the needs of this country, and in ad-
dition will carry the allied nations
until April l next, and possibly
through the entire year.
Evening star., 1918-07-09
FREDERICK G. AUKAM DEAD.
Had Been Clerk Of Municipal Court
for Last Nine Years.

Frederick G. Aukam, clerk Of the
Municipal Court Of the District of
Columbia for the past nine years, died
yesterday afternoon at Garfield Hos
pital after months illness. Mr.. Au-
kan recently underwent an operation
and complications set in which caused
his death.
Funeral services will be held at his
late residence. 3149 Mount Pleasant
street northwest, tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock. The body will be taken
to his former home in Troy. N. Y, for
interment in Oakwood cemetery
Mr. Aukam came to Washington
from Troy in 1888. where he had been
engaged in the manufacturing busi-
ness as a member of the firm Of Herr
mann, Aukam & Co. for twenty-six
years. On the creation Of the Munich
pal Court Of the District in 1909 he
was appointed clerk and had held the
position since that time. He was a
member of st. Johns Episcopal
Church and a member Of B. B. French
Lodge, F. A. A. NJ. and of the Ma
tionaI Geographic Society.
He is survived by his son. Judge
George c. Aukam, of the Juvenile
Court, and a daughter, Mrs. j. I. jar
Doe Of Washington.
Evening star., 1918-07-09
GOING ABROAD FOR Y.M.C.A.
Washington Men Who Are to
W rk for Soldiers in France.

Walter P. Harman, in charge of ac-
counts at the bureau of lighthouses, a
graduate of Harvard University and
of Georgetown University law school,
will leave Washington this week to
do Y. NJ. c. A. work in France.
Two other Washington men who
have been accepted for overseas serv-
ice. and will go shortly to France for
the association. are Walter Russell
Lambeth. missionary secretary OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. and
John B. Frizzell, clerk in the Office
of the auditor for the War Depart
ment.
Mr. Harman was assistant super
intendent of the Sunday school
at Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church for a time, and more recently
has been affiliated with the Church of
the Covenant.
Mr. Lambeth was educated at Van
derbilt, University of New York,
and, having taken a medical course,
was at Bellevue Hospital for a time.
He is a noted walker and mountain
climber. and once tramped 500 miles
in the heart Of Africa
Mr. Frizzell. who lived at 1856 Thay-
er street, will engage in physical work
for the soldiers. Before coming to
Washington he was principal and also
athletic director at the Athens (Texas)
High School. and also was registrar
of Texas University.
Evening star., 1918-07-09
POSITIONS FOR WOMEN
IN GOVERNMENT WORK
List of Opportunities Sent Out by
Civil Service Com
mission.

The following list of opportunities
for women who desire to work for the
government was sent out today by the
Civil Service Commission:
Accounting and statistical clerk.
July /: accountant, open until further
notice; artist, July 2; balance of stores
clerk (open). blueprint clerk (open),
bookkeeper-typ every Tues
day: clerk-bookkeeperr (open). busi-
ness administration topen). chemist
(open). clerk. accounting and statis-
tics topen). clerk. knowledge of ste
biography and typewriting. July 10:
draftsman-copyist (open). electrical
(open). engineering (open). mechanical
(open). radio (open). Topographic (open).
ship (open); field examiner (open) file
clerk. July 10: f1nger-print classifler
(open). index and catalogue clerk
(open). inspector Of undergarments
topen), aboratory-assistant lopenl.
physical. July "a; soil physics. July 2;
laundress (open). law clerk (open).
marketing (open), messenger, every
Saturday, in Washington and Alexan-
dria; operator-graphotype !openi.
(open). writer press topen). calculat-
chine (open). proofreader (open).
physicist (open). plant pathologist
(open), production clerk (open). rail-
way clerk-passetger rate clerk.
freight rate clerk, tariff rate clerk.
statistician (open), schedule clerk
(open). stenographer-typew ev-
cry Tuesday; telegraph operator
(open). trained nurse (open).
For Information and application
blanks apply to local post office or to
United States Civil Service Commits
sion, Washington, D. C.
Those marked open" will remain
open until further notice, examina-
tions not being limited to a definite
date.
Evening star., 1918-07-09
SEVERAL ARE INJURED
IN STREET ACCIDENTS
Driver Loses Control of Car, Which
Upsets on Connecticut
Avenue.

David E. Jenkins. 1405 Perry place,
lost control of his automobile while
on Connecticut avenue near Tilden
street yesterday. The car turned
turtle. throwing Jenkins and Hegdon
White, goth and Girard streets north
east, to the roadway and injuring
them. White, who was injured about
the body and knees. was given first
aid at Emergency Hospital, while the
owner of the automobile. whose knees
were injured, refused treatment.
Sarah Anderson. colored, eighteen
years old. this morning about o'clock
j,inlped from a moving automobile
near Pennsylvania and Railroad ave-
nues, Twining City, and received in
juries to her head and body. She was
given first aid at the eleventh precinct
police station by a physician from
Casualty Hospital. Sarah told the po-
lice she jumped from the automobile
because the man who was operating
it said he was going to take her to
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1918-07-09
MAN ACCUSED OF FRAUD
ASSAILS HENRY FORD
Comment on Sinking Of LusitaItta,
Charged to Him, He Ascribes
to Detroit Manufacturer.

NEW YORK. July 8.-The assertion
that Henry Ford, the Detroit auto
mobile manufacturer, said. in sub
stance. on learning of the sinking of
the Lusitania, that passengers sail
ing on the vessels "were fools, as
they were warned" was contained in
an answer filed hero today by DR..
Johannes Herman Martin August Won
Thing of Poughkeepsis in the suit
brought by the government to can
eel the physician.s naturalization pa
pers on the ground that he had OBJ
tained them by fraud.
Denying the charge that he never
intended to renounce his allegiance
to the German emperor, or that no
ever contended that the sinking Of
the Lusitania was justified. DR.. Won
Thing in his answer asserted that he
repeated only in private Mr.. Fords
alleged comment on the sinking.
This comment, he said, was made in
his office, after he received the news
by telephone, and repeated it to Mr..
Ford and John Burroughs, the natu-
ralfst. both Of whom, he claimed, were
his patients.
Evening star., 1918-07-09
BULLET CHANCES OFF
BENZ. POWELL'S SKULL
Colored Man Narrowly Escapes
Death-Two Other Victims
Of Quarre1s.

At Dixon court southwest, last
night. Benjamin Powell. colored.
thirty-four years old. narrowly es-
capped death. The bullet from his as
sailant's weapon struck his skull.
glanced and inflicted only q scalp
wound. He was able to 20 to his
home at s14 81 street southwest. aft
er he had received treatment at
Emergency Hospital Report Of the
shooting was made to police Of the
fourth precinct. and = warrant will
be obtained for tho man who nred
the shot.
While engaged in a row in the
house Of a neighbor last night. Will
liam Bennett, colored. twenty-three
years old. "a Mccullough street, was
slashed across the face and leg with
a knife. The wounded man was taken
to Casualty Hospital.
Mildred Green, colored. 1885 Cook
sey court, last night fought with an
other girl at her home and was cut
over her right ear and across her
nose. Physicians at Casualty Hos
pital dressed her wounds.
Evening star., 1918-07-09
D. c. MEN COMMISSIONED.

Adjt. Gen. Mccain today announced
that commissions in the Army have
been issued to the following-named
residents Of this city:
John Hesse, 2029 Flagler place.
first lieutenant, Engineer Reserve
Corps.
Raymond c. Wilson. Kenesaw apart
ments. first lieutenant, Ordnance Re-
serve Corps.
Joseph r. Darnall, first lieutenant.
Medical Reserve Corps.
Roger v. Garret, 1913 9Th street,
second lieutenant. Sanitary Corps,
National Army.
Henry R. Aldrich. 1910 Monroe
street. first lieutenant. National
John M. Brooks, 115 Tennessee ave-
nue.; Mitchell B. Carroll, 1910 Bilt-
more street; Wilfrid B. Warde. 141s
Gallatin street. and Francis q. War
rem, 915 L street, second lieutenants,
Military aeronautics, Signal Corps.
Earl Taggart, 1921 Euclid street.
chaplain. with the rank Of nrst leu
tenant, National Army.
Evening star., 1918-07-09
THREE RED CROSS CHICKENS
ENCOUNTER HOUSING PROBLEM

Tom Grant, secretary Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce, today went to the
rescue Of Mrs. John Allan Dougherty,
national chairman of the salvage COM
mittee of the Red Cross, who found
herself confronted with the problem
of finding housing accommodations
for three Leghorn chickens.
Although Mrs. Dougherty had heard
It said that Washington was wrestling
with housing problem. she did not
fully appreciate the situation until
the three hens arrived from Have
lock, Neb. to exhibit their rich plum
age and aristocratic bearing for tho
Rcd Cross.
Mrs. Dougherty ID staying at down
town hotel. but the manager inform
her with regret that there was no way
Evening star., 1918-07-09
Understanding Us

They held the theory every
where-a theory uninviting-
that gold is all for which we
care. for which we'd do our
fighting. They're money grub
bers, one and all" the nations
cried, in anguish; 1--WE have our
backs against the wall, and still
in sloth they languish. Still,
still they chase the buck and
bone, to strains of Yankee Doo-
die; they hear the stricken peo-
pies groan, and gather in more
Doodle" But now they see our
legions rush across the rolling
breakers, and not to gather in
some cush or annex foreign
acres. They see our men go
forth to fight where demolition
RACES, to plant the standard of
the right where it may stand for
ages. Across the mined and am
bushed sea, a thousand leagues
of water, we go that nations
may be free, that tyranny may
totter. The wealth for which
we planned and toiled in times
of peace is helping to see the
war lords progam spoiled and
set his cohorts yelping. And
now they see us as we are;
we'te slow to wrath, but, thun-
der! When reused we rip
things all ajar and tear the map
asunder. They see US standing
up for right without thought
of profit they'll see us carry on
the fight until there's ice in
Tophet. WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1918-07-09
Y. M. c. A. SUPPLY DEPOT.
Purchases Of Material May Be
Made at Liberty Hut.

Because of the rapid expansion of
Y, NJ C. A. war work in tho vicinity
of Washington, and traffic difficulties
in getting materials here. the asso-
citation has established a new Dis
trict of Columbia supply depotrat the
Liberty Hut.
These larger storage and ware
house quarters will make it possible
to purchase materials and supplies in
Washington which hitherto have
come from New York. Formerly the
supply rooms were in building that
adjoined the Washington Y. M. c. A.
at 1876 G street.
s. T. Allen, business director for
the Washington war work district,
has general supervision Of all flnan-
cial matters in this district, includ-
ing the payment for supplies. The
new supply depot will be in direct
charge Of Richard w. Bone. automo-
bile secretary, and also Russell H.
Skeels. just como to Washington
from Akron. Ohio, whore he has had
extensive experiences in purchasing
and distribution.
Evening star., 1918-07-09
Knocked Down by Cars.

While crossing at ED and NJ streets
yesterday afternoon Edgar Lyles. cob
ored. nine years old, 1900 23d street.
was knocked down by an automobile
The identity of the operator was not
learned by the police. The occupant
of the automobile took him to Emer-
gency Hospital where he received
first aid for a minor injury.
Mrs. L. NJ. johnson, 1910 sth street
northeast, yesterday afternoon was
knocked down by an automobile
owned by Samuel Rosenbloom, GA D
street, at 7th and H streets and slight
ly hurt. The automobile crossed the
sidewalk and demolished a plate-glass
window of a store. Mrs. Johnson was
treated by a physician and sent hJme.