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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-09
UNIVERSITY Of IDAHO
STUDENTS TO Be SOLDIERS

sential elements of military effici-
ency.
For the purpose of developing men
who shall have this combination of
military and intellectual training a
new corps has been created in the
army, to be called the Students Army
Training Corps. Voluntary enlistment
in this corps is open to all able
students in the institutions of collegi-
ate grade who are not under 18 years
of age. Students under 18 cannot be
legally enlisted, but they may enroll
and thus receive military training un-
til they reach the age when they can
legally enlist.
The boy who enlists in the Stu
dents Army Training Corps will be
a member of the army of the United
States. He will be provided by the
War Department with uniform and
equipment, but will be on furlough
status and will not receive pay. He
will undergo regular military train
ing as a part of his course during
the college year, will attend six
weeks camp for rigid and intensive
military instructions with privates
pay, and will be subject to the call
of the president for active service
at any time, should the exigencies of
the military situation demand it. The
policy Of the government, however,
will be to keep members of this corps
in college until their draft age is
reached, and the War Department
will have the power to order such men
to continue in college even after their
draft age is reached whenever their
work lis such that the needs of the
service, e.. g., for doctors, engineers,
chemists and the like, are such as to
make that course advisable.
The Students Army Training Corps
will be administered by the Commit
tee on Education and Special Train
ing of the War Department, which
will function as a section of the Train
ing and Instruction branch of the War
Plans Division of the General Staff.
Competent officers and non-commis-
soned officers will be assigned to the
various institutions to carry on the
work of military instruction. To sup
plement the officers assigned by the
War Department three special sum-
ner training camps are being held to
rain limited number of picked stu
tents and members of the faculties of
will be able to assist III the work Of |
instruction. These camps
will be held at Plattsburg, New York,
Fort Sheridan, Illinois, and Preside,
California, for sixty days beginning
July 18th.
The Importance of this plan for
combined military and collegiate
if we are to meet in the
uture the urgent needs of the army
or highly trained men, is so great
hat the War Department earnestly
equests the colleges, councils of de-
ense, and other patriotic societies to
ooperate in bringing it to the at
ention of the young men of the
ourtry and in urging them to do
heir part to make it success.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-09

In furtherance of the plan to make
the land grant colleges military train
ing schools of young men without
interfering with the collegiate cours
es, the government department c1
war has evolved a plan to make ev-
| ery young man who enters tho uni
! versity member of the army if he
so desires and place him in position
to enter an officers training camp
should he be needed for military
work. The University of Idaho has
been asked to prepare 206 such men
for military duty next year and the
plan, as outlined by the government
is here given.
The War Department authorizes
the following announcement:
The details of the plan prepared by
the War Department to offer to able
bodied college students over the age
of 18 the opportunity to enlist in the
military forces of the United States
and to obtain training in the colleges
which will prepare them for the more
exacting forms Of military service
have now been completed. The plan
was first announced in the letter of
May 9th to the presidents of all edu-
cational institutions of collegiate
grade, and the details are explained
in circular sent to the colleges un-
der the date Of June, 29th.
The purpose of the plan is to pro-
vide for the very important needs of
the army for highly trained men as
officers, engineers, doctors, chemists,
and administrators of every kind.
The Importance of this need cannot
be too strongly emphasized. The plan
is an attempt to mobolize and de-
velop the brain power of the young
men of the country for these serv-
ices which demand special training.
Its object is to prevent the prema-
ture enlistment for active service of
these men who could by extending
the period of their college training
multiply manifold their value to the
country. If, however, the need arises
for the services of these men in the
line, the terms Of their en-
listment are such that they can be
called by the President on a days
notice. For the present it will be
the policy Of the government to keep
them in training until their draft age
is reached.
This is a war in which soldiers are
not only marksmen but also engineers,
physicians, geologists, doc
tors and specialists in many other
ines. Scientific training is indispen-
sible. Engineering skill is needed by
The officers who direct every import
ant military operation and who con-
,rol our lines of transport and COM
cal and physical knowledge are in
constant demand at the front as well /
rs behind the lines, while the task of
saving the livest and restoring the !
health of hundreds of thousands of
calls for the services Of regi-
nents of military physicians. The.
scientific training which prepares a
nan to fulfill one of these highly
pecialized duties and the more lib
raj training which helps to develop
he qualities Of leadership needed by
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-09

Huber Walker, son of J. O. Walker,
who is training in the radio corps in
the University of Seattle, arrived in
Moscow yesterday for "a five days fur
1ough. He expects to go to Russia in a
few weeks.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-09

denied, however, for he wanted to fight
for freedom and he applied at Cana
dian recruiting station and was accepted
and is now serving with the aCnadian
troops The two copies of the paper
will keep them posted on the news of
Moscow their former home
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-09

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith are the
proud parents Of baby girl, born
Thursday alta local hospital
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-09

Carl Sumner, who lives near Joel, is
home on a five days furlough and is
expecting to be called to Russia soon.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-09
TAKE 1900 PRISONERS! /!

The German army completely Fleeing
British and French the Germans being slaughtered and captured at
the where the Germans had
difficulty caring for the prisoners taken Up
today they had counted more than seventeen thousand German
prisoners 200 heavy and coming in
The Germans being pursued by infantry cavalry and tanks
the fleeing has suffered
ended Bridges ahead of the Huns
the Allied air squadron which has complete control
transports and conveys of supplies
the debris
of it which had not previously escaped will be captured or
they surrender The
news todav Is the most cheering that has come
dispatches for the day follow
Took1 Prisoners Yesterday.
their drive south Of
Some o'clock yesterday morning Cavalry still
fleeing before the victorious British army Inc
Allied is continuing
Chausse of LIE Quesne and Ca The
positions the ys valley on the FLANDERS
British Penetrate German Iine1
FrdayThe Franco British advance south OF the
depth of eleven miles up noon today ac
cordng to received here shortly afternoon
American Casualties 52O
wAsHNGToNTThere the American casualty list Of
Killed action eo died wounds of
wounded slightly p degree undetermined 41 missing IN action
died of wounds 5; wounded severely
- ~ German Retreat is Disorderly
BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE The Germans are blowing up
their battle This is considered an nd
they preparing for still further retreat
of the present number of German ps
counted o'clock this afternoon
swift whppet tanks are reported by
airmen to be far ofthe infantry advance
The infantry places apparently checked only by the e
inability push further
the enemys transport lorres have been rolling along the
few in afforded excellent targets
for the escaping blowing them
bombs and fairly ing the roads SO they are I'M
passable O the debris
bridges Somme and tne
is seriously embarrassed
the greater part OF
the taken by the Australian and
Germans in theirh hay
British infantry gnaed in the neghborhoo OF
heard from directly they together with
Framele and they have now pro-
beyond continuing the cleaning the country
nc villages
Japan to Supply Supreme Comm
Of distinguished
soldiers sn command the Japanese section and ne Will be
officer the American Allied expedlon olor hug
General Foch holds the Allied troops
Belgium.
Rush Newt Bill
WASHNGTON-The prompt bill so
that registration suggested by Provost
Crowder Baker secretary of
Without
will invade deferred classes
Seventeen Thousan Prsoners-Two Hundred Guns Taken
m, Friday-More than
had captured by the Allies IN the Some
drive today
also taken It is reported that
divisional general is the prisoners captured
fleeing Germans comin in rapidly this afternoon
British following
II o'clock said that satisfactory
hadb beenm
generally the left
footing ChippIy
because of of the ground.
thousand taken embraces only that
Boz Among Wounded.
list the
..s +,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-09
Federal Mediator on Way

eUeTdl McuAbu y" '"J
The miners have received wire from
Secretary Of Labor Wilson that his rep
resentative is on, the way here and that
any settlement arrived at will be final
and fair to both employe and employer.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-07
20 Auto Speeders
Sent to Jail by
Magistrate House
80 Pay Total of $3.50 in
Fines; "No More Warn
ings," Says Court

Twenty automobile drivers charged
with speeding were sent to jail for a
total of 12o days yesterday by Magis-
trate House in the Traffic Court and
thirty light paid fines aggregating
$3.50. Fifteen Of the prisoners were
employees of the Black and White Cab
Company, which announced its inten-
ton Of discharging AL who were second
offenders. One, Nicholas Liquor, was
arrested as third offender. He was
sentenced to ten days and his license
was ordered revoked
"You honor" said Liquori, 81 have a
baby in the hospital"
"What about the babies you Might
have killed or injured in the streets ?"
Frank Shine, Of 1877 West sixty-sec-
ond Street, chauffeur for the same com
pany, pleaded guilty as . second of
fender and got five days. The same SEN
tence was imposed upon Peter Crowley,
chauffeur, and Michael Goagenti, a
mason, of 204 East 10th Street, both Of
whom likewise pleaded guilty as second
offenders.
~ have finished warning speeders,' -
said Magistrate House. "In proper
cases | am going to impose straight
Jail sentences "
New-York tribune., 1918-05-07
Daniels Urged to
Open u. 6. Oil Lands

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Opening of
oil lands set aside as naval reserves
in order that the increasing shortage
of fuel oil on the Pacific Coast may
be relieved, was urged upon Secretary
Daniels to-day by representatives of
oil companies and others. Mark Requa,
the fuel administrations Gil director,
attended the conference
No decision was reached, Secretary
Daniels said. The attitude of the de-
partment has not been changed since
Mr.. Daniels expressed his approval of
the operation of naval oil reserves un-
der Federal supervision and the utiliza-
tion of some part of the production for
the relief of the situation on the Pa
citic Coast.
Legislation providing for the opening
OF the California naval oil reserve land
Will not be added as rider to the
naval appropriation bill, Senator Swan
son, of Virginia, in charge OF the meas
ure, announced to-day. 1t will be taken
up separately, he said, as its consid-
Grafton might delay the naval bill,
which contains urgent war appropria,
tions.
The House Public Lands Committee
to-day opened the way for favorable
action on the oil land leasing bill. vot-
ing to reconsider the measure, begin
nlng ao-morrow, after a majority had
decided to report out bill not accept
able to the Admins istration.
:, Members of the committee said to-
day sufficient number had agreed to
favor an Adm inistration bill to assure
favorable action.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-07
Another Billion
To Build Aircraft
Is Asked for ARMY

WASHINGTON, May GA billion
dollar appropriation for aircraft pro-
duction was asked of Congress to-day
by the War Department This would
add to the s64o,ooo,oOO appropriation
already made and expended
The estimate was presented to the
House Military Committee by Major
General March, acting chief of staff,
and other officers. Other appropria-
tions asked as needed in the $15,OOO,-
100000 army budget. included $780,
335.383 for the quartermaster's depart
ment and $3,378,3O2,SO1 for the ord
nance department for heavy guns and
Notifications.
General March and Brigadier Cen
eral Tracy Dickson, of the ordnance
bureau, told the committee that the
War Departments programme con-
templated the supply of 100000 ma
chine guns to equip army airplanes.
In addition to the S3,37S, ,302,801, the
War Department asks for ordnance.
General March explained that the bill
also should carry authorization for
$500, 100000 more if emergency re-
quires.
The committee tomorrow will take
up the aircraft situation
New-York tribune., 1918-05-07
House Passes Pension Bill

WASHINGTON, May 6.-The Sher-
wood bill granting minimum pension
of S25 month to Civil War veterans
was passed by the House to-day and
now goes to the Senate.
Graduated payments from $25 to 500
month, according to age and length
of service. are provided, making an in
crease of about so per cent for short
term and about 80 per cent for long
term soldiers. 1t would not apply to
any having an income Of $1,000 a year
or more, OR to those in soldiers homes.
The bill is designed to meet ineouali-
ties between pensions to soldiers and
those to soldiers widows, some of
whom get more than soldiers.
The House also passed bill 1, re-
store the pension status of widows and
Civil War veterans who married after
the death of their soldier husbands and
who were inadvertently deprived of
their pension rights under an act of
1916. 1t now goes to the Senate
New-York tribune., 1918-05-07
Campaign Started
To Get Autos for
Free Upton Trips

The American Automobile Associa-
tons drive to obtain minimum of
forty automobiles to take part in each
OF the organization's free Sunday runs
to Camp Upton. Long Island, began
yesterday. James A. Hemstreet, New
York touring manager for the A. A. A.
and director of the transportation SER
vice, is in charge of the active cam
paign.
Increasing demands for reservations
on the various free runs, he explained. a.
make it absolutely necessary that he
be able to provide accommodations for
at least 300 pers ons on each run. Given
forty touring cars, in addition to the
sVao,,'m Two big m msigshhe-sseing sh buses provided
ciety, he can successfully keep naca
with the demands being made on the
service. '''0
Special efforts are to be made this
week to get prominent New York
clergymen interested in the movement
A general circular letter is to be sent
TO ministers throughout greater New
York, urging them to bring the New
New-York tribune., 1918-05-07

their lives to fight the liquor traffic,
and between whom and the Anti-Saioon
League there is at present no differ
ence in the programme of opposition
to the liquor traffic
"Five-ln view of these long re-
peated and continued offences, growing
in violence and untruthfulncss, the
contempt in which we believe him to
be held by the temperance leaders of
the Legislature, who have denounced
him in open session, we, the conference
Of organizations here represented, do
hereby repudiatc the self f-assured
leadership OF the said William H. An
derson and declare that we can no
longer hope to cooperate with him as
one of the temperance leaders Of the
Empire State, and that in the interest
of the cause to which we have devoted
our lives, we petition the State Board
of Trustees and the National Execu-
tive Committee of the Anti-Saloon
League to remove him from this state
and to appoint as his successor man
of known character and worthy meth
DDS, to whom we pledge ourselves to
work toward one common victorious
end"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-07

"hereupon he went out and capt
ured il.
The naval officer went on still hunt
through several warehouses in Man
haitian, and discovered there various
pieces Of machinery consigned to
Stockholm. Rotterdam ana Pe,rograd.
After examining it carefully he an
nounccd that it was commandeered FOR
the United States government.
In all there were fifty machines, all
used in the manufacture OF ordnance.
1t had been ordered before tho war,
and agents of the German government
had placed it in warehouses pending
the time when it could be slnuggled
across to some neutral country, and
thence into Germany.
The machines were transported 70
Brooklyn and set up there in an un-
used shed. Within a week or so. Lieu
tenant Commander Lcwis's ordnance
shop was running full blast. Three
hundred men are al work there, day
and night. Secretary Daniels recently
visited the shop and congratulated it's
chief on his victory over the Kaiser.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-07

OF political alliance between Mr..
Bryan and William Randolph Hearst in
his campaign to fost the beer amend
ment upon the state and to turn it over
10 Tammany Hall without adducing
facts to support it. and in the face Of
Tammany's opposition TO Mn Bryan
and his unbroken opposition to Tam
many, as beneath the contempt Of hon
orable men.
Ask Andersons Removal
"Three-We condemn the methods
employed by Mr.. Anderson in the name
of the Anti-Saloon League Of this
state. We believe that he contributed
largely to the failure of the ratification
of the prohibition amendment in the
late session Of the Legislature by mis-
assaults upon its members and by his
persistent and unprovoked attacks upon
the Speaker of the house.
"Four-We desire the Christian peo-
pie of the state to know that in fin
ancing William II. Anderson they are
in large part financing personal
propaganda which employs its talents
by assaulting other temperance or
carnations and men who are giving
New-York tribune., 1918-05-07
F'ortieth Ship Way
Opened at Hog Island
Yards Now in Building Race
Four Vessels Launched in
Two DAYS

PHILADELPHIA, May 6.-The forti-
eth ship way was opened and the fif-
teenth keel was laid day at the Hog
Island Shipyard. The opening Of the
way, of which there will be fifty at the
yard, was celebrated by flag raising
in that part of the vast plant
The record made across the Della
ware River yesterday, when collier
vas launched twenty-seven days after
her keel was laid has spurred the Hog
Island workers on to make efforts to
lower the New York Shipbuilding Com
pany's time.
Furthern down the river, at Whining
ton, to- day the Harlan e. Hollings-
worth Company, a Bethlehem Steel
Corporation subsidiary, launched the
4,500-ton cargo carrier Bran, which
makes four vessels that have gone
overheard in this district in two days.
She was originally contracted for by
the United Fruit Company, but was
taken over by the government.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-07
Wiggin Announces
lie Has Resigned as
Fuel Administrator
State Agent for Garfield
Says He Can't Give Need
ed Time to Work

Albert II. Wiggin announced last
night that ne had sent his resignation
as State Fuel Administrator to DR..
Harry Garfield, National Administrator
Mr.. Wiggin sent in his resignation
more than month ago, with the re-
quest that it be accepted as soon as a
substitute was found for him. 1t has
not been accepted yet, but Mr.. Wiggin
resolved to delay no longer in making
it public. He said that unless the post
find the accumulated difficulties too
much for an individual.
Inability to give the tirae demanded
by the Office and, at the same time, per-
his resignation. said Mr.. Wiggin, who
is chairman OF the board of director S
of the Chase National Bank.
81 simply saw that l could not keep
up with the work when I had so much
other work to DO" he said. 81 couldn' It
do the Job justice and realized could
not wait until next fall, when a new
man WOuld nave TO SJarI at most dill
cult time--for the coal situation is not
entirely reassuring.
''I sent in my resignation a month
ago and told DR.. Garfield to accept it
when he found a substitute"
Reports concerning Mr.. Wiggins in
tention to resign haye been in circula-
tion among coal men fer about month,
and Reeve Schley, County Fuel Admin
istrator, has been mentioned as his
probable successor.
The Wholesale Coal Trade Assoca-
ton, however. on hearing the rlmor,
sent a message to DR.. Garfield urging
him to appoint a practical man to the
position.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-07
Women te, Sit [ o-clay
I'm | ananaasay Council

The Tammany executive committee
will meet at noon to-day and pass upon
the names Of the women who have been
elected members of the executive COM
mttee by the various Assembly dis
trict committees. The executive COM
mittee is composed of the Tammany
leaders in each of the twenty-three
Assembly districts in New York Coun-
ty. In some of the districts there are
two and three leaders who Joined
forces since the number of Assembly
districts was cut down by reapportion-
ment. There are thirty-seven district
leaders.
Most, if not all, of the newly chosen
women members are expected to be on
hand to-day and will be admitted to
the meeting as soon as their creden-
tials are passed upon. The subject of
getting out big enrolment of Demo
cratic women voters on May rs so that
they may vote in the September pri-
maries probably will be discussed at
the meeting. This will be the first
time that women have attended meet
ing of the Tammany executive COM
mlttee.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-07
y. S. Now Making Guns With
Machinery Built for Germany
Secretary Daniels Congratulated Naval Officer Who Seized
Assembled and Utilized for Americas Needs Machine
Parts Found in Warehouse in Manhattan

Through the efforts OF Lieutenant
Commander Rensselaer, w. Clark, the
United States Navy is now manufact-
urng gun parts for its warships with
machinery originally intended for the
Ordnance Department of the Imperial
Germany army.
The machinery is worth $4,000 ia
actual cost, and to the Navy Depart
ment is worth infinitely more, for to
duplicate it would have been the work
Of months.
Some time ago the Navy Department
became eXasperated at the slowness of
contractors in delivering ordnance AS
a result it was decided to create an
ordnance shop at the Brooklyn navy
yard, and Lieutenant Commander
Lewis was placed in charge. Esti-
mates he obtained showed it would be
months and possibly year before the
machinery he needed could be made
New-York tribune., 1918-05-07
Boy Rejected by Army
Tries TO End Life

Because he was too young to kill
Germans, Philip Meneatante, seven
teen, of Ashbourne, Penn, tried to kill
himself. This was the explanation ad-
vanced yesterday in the Jefferson Mar
ket Court, where the lad was arraigned
before Magistrate Frothingkam on the
charge of attempted suicide. After
hearing the evidence, the magistrate
released Philip in the custody of his
father.
1t was brought out that the young
ster had tried to enlist in the armv at
his home and had been turned down.
He came to New York and was rejected
here. Last FRIDAY the landlady of the
rooming house at 325 West TWENTY
third Street smelled gas and found
Phliip lying on his bed AS she en-
tered, he drew q revolver and tried TO
shoot himself. He was taken to Belles
vue Hospital.