The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-02-07

war work. From answers given
these registered will be placed In three
classes, Loyal Doubtful or pro- German.
ShOshone Organized
Organization of the Shoshone county
council has been perfected. Eugene
X. Day is chairman; Stanley A.
Eaeton, kellogg, first vice chairman
James +. Mccarthy, Wallace, second
vice chairman; y. w. Greenburg,
Wallace, secretary The
| executive committee will be composed
of seven members. The four officers
become members of the executive COM
mittee by virtue Of their office and
II. J. Hull, prosecuting attorney, was
elected the fifth member. The two
remaining members will be named by
the executive officers. An active cam
paign against disloyalty will be in
augurated. Meetings will be held
every Two weeks.
Must be Loyal AT Twin Falls
Disloyalty will not be countenanced
by the Twin Falls county council of
defense. Officers of that organization
have forwarded to the state council.
the following resolution adobted at a
recent session:
ledge of the Twin Falls county council
of defense that one A. l.. Houghtelin
of this city upon being respectfully
approached during the last Red Cross
drive by one II our best ladies who was
acting upon the soliciting committee.
first ignored and then insulted her
Whereas, the said Houghtelin, appear
ing before this council virtually adj
mitted the offense, but justified his
conduct claiming that she bought it
on herself; Now, therefore, be it re-
solved-That, in the unanimous sense
of this council Houghtelin's words and
conduct directed towards any woman
unselfishly working in such a cause,
and especially to a lady evidently of
years, permitting her to be, as this
lady was, the mother of American sol
diers; were inexcusable, ungentleman-
| ~ and brutal and that ample apology
therefore, is due both to the lady and
to the community, and that nothing
less will satisfy this council or the
public generally that such an offender
deserves recognition among gentlemen
and patriotic citizens; Resolved, that
the secretary of the council be directed
to send to each paper of this county
Tor publication an authenticated copy
or this section, Signed, l.. l.. Brecken.
ridge, chairman Il. l.. McVicar, sec
retary.''
Will Use Surplus Wheat
Inc Franklin county council pro
poses to make use of the thousands
OF bushels of surplus wheat refused
at the mills because it is little be
low the government grade. While
some or this wheat Is srhunken, the
conucil believes that it can be ground
and turned into whole wheat flour
which the people will be glad to get,
In active camqiagn to bring this about
Is now under way The council is also
backing the thrift stamp campaign urg.
ing every one in the county to Dur.
chase the baby bonds"
The New Slogan viii Do MY Best
Thanks to the suggestion of M. r.
Rays, member of the Lincoln comfy
council of defense, Idaho has a sub
stltute and more appropriate slogan
for that of Il will do my bit" II
Is Il will do my best" I'm my opin.
ion,' writes Mr.. Rays, 1.-THE common
expression doing my bit'' is not alto
gether satisfyingunder the circum
stances. 1t Is so generally conceded
That a speedy termination of the wal
depends upon the utmost effort on
the part of every one concerned that a
better expression would do, Doing my
best 1t seems to me that more
clearly expresses what everyone is ex.
pected to do. Knowing that people
In general rarely do voluntarily all
that they should do, possibly because
IN many cases they do not fully an
preciate their responsibility, should
think 1t would be better to adopt and
Keep before them this slogan. The
1918 resolution of every true American
should be, Il will do my bit" I'm.
questionably the slogan suggested by
Mr.. Rays is In many respects more
appropriat then the other and should
be adopted generally over the States.
Organizes by Precincts
The Latah county council has per-