The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-17

road if it can be avoided If the tram
would spend part OF the two hours spent
in Potlatch waiting at Palousc for TIE
uorth-bound Northern Pacili- train ii
would be a great accommodation to the
people of large part of Latah county.
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1t has been discovered that W.
t'ohcnzoi one time emperor of
Germany. King of Prussia and alleged
partner of the Almighty. had 5oS military
and official uniforms and thousands of
horses 1t was discovered some time
ago that he had hundreds of tons OF
food stuffs stored away while his sub
iects. who worshipped him blindly, had
no horses with which to plant their
crops or cultivate their lands and where
without clothes and without food, thou
sands dying of starvation. And it is
said that there are yet many Germans
who think the late kaiser was super
man" and all powerful" and just.
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The vast difference in the way Amer
leans and British move is shown in the
methods Of election. Great Britain
held an election Sunday and it is an
nounced that it will be two weeks be-
fore the votes are counted and the re-
Il. II t., ~, To-;
ted States the result of presidential
election is frequently known by mid
night following the election, and it is
infrequent that the result is i'll doubt
longer than "a hours after the polls are
closed Just imagine, if you can, the
American people waiting two weeks to
learn the result of an election.
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Is Senator Boral1 deliberately playing
the role of the bad boy of the senate
in offering resolution to require the
senate to publish the peace treaties i'm
mediately and open wide the doors to all
debates upon them? If he is in earnest
and prepared to fight for his idea, more
power to him. A practical test of the
of the senatorial demand for
light on the IA points for the peoples /
benefit would be senatorial Willingness
to abolish escret sessions when the |
treatiest reach that body-Springfield |
Mass) Republican.
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Moscow certainly made an enviable
record with the first days drive for
Red Cross membership. Every one i
seemed to regard it as pleasure and
IN honor to join this the greatest. of
III clubs, and they were right It was
not necessary to solicit. The citizens
we're anxious to join and take mem
)erships for their entire families. The
world is being given the finest Christmas
present it has ever received-the free
will offering of the American people
o help the great cause of humanity
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Congressman Mann's qualifications
or the speakership and the republican
leadership of the house in the next ses-
ion have been greatly enhanced. i'll the
pinion of the country, by his perfectly
ane and well poised statement repud i
ating any more pinpricking of the pres I
lent while he is on his foreign mission.
he country is more concerned than ev- !;
: in the continued Improvement III Mr..
1ann's health.-Springfield (Mass.) Ii
epublican.
When the soldier boys, the boys of the
orious Ninety First the Idaho boys, a
turn the man who has bought his a
are of Liberty bonds, war savings and :;
rift stamps and has contributed his
are to the Red Cross can meet them II
d shake hands with them and not feel "
hamed. He will know that while the ~
VS. have been doing their duty on the III
tile field or elsewhere, he has done er
). But how about the man who is a
cker in any one Of these? How :,
II he feel when he meets the boys? ca
r. Va IA or
Kaiser Bill has been ordered out of Il
bland and refuses to go. He claims
have no place to go. He is mistaken
ance, Belgium, England and the Uni
States want him and have been de
ing means to get him. All he needs
do is to head west and land in Bel
m or France The Belgians or
.nch will do the rest"
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f President Wilson has not the solid
king of his people when he enters
peace conference he will be the only
there whose nation is
supporting him as one man. Amer
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