The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-09-27

abandon It's opposition 10 such
course.
The London Express says II has un.
questionable Information that the for
mer empress OF Russia aud all her
children have been murdered by boil.
sheviki II this is true the entire Inn
mediate family OF Nicholas has now
been extrrminated. The dowager EN-
press and her daughter and son-ln-law
were attacked by bolsheviki at Yaita.
hut were saved by men from the Black
sea fleet after two weeks OF lighting.
The progress Of the Cxecho- Slovaks
OF Austria Hungary toward the indie
pendence recognized by Great Britaia
and America Is encouraging. The ex-
istence of the Czecho- Siosak state was
declared by all the Czech deputies in
the Austrian parliament and has now
been indorsed by all OF the clergy OF
the bohemian dioceses.
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Baron Burian. Austro-Hnngarian for.
eign minister, who still IL at outs with
Berlin because he insists IN an Aus
trian solution OF the Polish problem.
nevertheless was employed once more
last week Ia start u Teutonie peace
offensive. This, aimed directly mt Fresl.
dent Wilson. was a suggestion that tho
central powers aud the entente get to-
getber for nm exchange OF views and 10
consider all the things which nre keep
Ing the belligerents apart. lie Init.
mated this might make further hght.
Ing unnecessary. Though President
Wilson is not quoted In reply. Wash
ingion dispatches make IL clear that he
sholds unwayeringly the position that
The only tolerablc pence will be. not
negotiated. but dictated 10 the central
powers by the allies, and that that In
the kind of peace which the allies will
achieve. In this, IL In needless 10 say.
he IL backed up by the entire nation.
No one In position 10 predict pre-
sumes Ia believe that such n peace can
be attained this year. but no one In
tends that any other kind OF peace
shall be accepted by America. Wa
have gone into the war TO the finish.
and we propose that lhe finish shall be
In accordance with our high aims for
the future safety Of civilization and
freedom. no matter what the cost.
Ez-
Al most opporfune time came tina
registration day for all Americans be-
tween the ages of eighteen aud TWEEN
ty-one and thirty-ane and forty. Ave
years. a;iadly. with patriotic exnlta.
don. some 1900 O00 youths and older
men enrolled themselves far military
duty. and from their number a.eoe 900
more trained soldiers viii soon bee
rendy 10 move forward 10 the battle
lines. Millions of others. not 40 fit in
one way or another for actual fighting.
viii be listed fer other work directly
connected with ia" carrying ON of the
war In q few weeks the relative
standing ~ the i3Hn.pDU will have
been determined. According Ia Pro-
y0~t Marshal General GroNder. the
first 70 be selected for the environments
and camps wiil be- those between nine
teen and twenty obe aud between thir.
I ty.one and tmrtf six
The matter II granting defefment
/ io registranf~ because Of the work In
: which tliey arr engaged e ~ utmost
importance and the aid II al employ
srr ~ thl- has been enlisted The gov.
eminent is espeelali, DESTROYS thnt no
essential industries shall be disturbed
hy the draft, bat enough msn must be
seleries to mHlntain steady iios IL
+ regi.trants to III" training camps.
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/ A. had been foreseen here and
ahroad. the Germans hive begun an
intensified u-boot cunpalgu directed
especially against Tho Transports pBrrE
{ iHG American troops aud supplies. Up
Ia date this hBS resulted tn the lorr4-
doing IF The Mount Vernon. formerly
the kroupriizessjn Ceeclis which Was
bringing betu~ Bouudet md sick sol-
dIers, and ~ the rersie carrying :. So
American troops ~ Europe la the
fgrffNr case the casualties werp enn-
fned 10 msu la tine sagine r"oms ani
the vessel put back to a French port
under her own steam. All the men on
ibe I~rSic were safely transferred TO
the conveying vessels. after which the
steamship aas beached ou the English
coast. The submarine which attacked
II was destroyed by depth charges. In
both instances the utmost bravery and
GOODNESS Mere exhibited by the crews
aud the soldiers aboard
The British mship MlSsanabie
also was torp@dtcd while on her way
to America FOR trSops and supplieA