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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-03
SOCIALISM'S OFFENSIVE
Release of Germans On Russian
Border Is Of Deadly Peril To
France.

Thanks to Russian Socialism, the
Germans now outnumber the French
and British on the western front. They
are feverlshly preparing to utilize this
superiority by breaking through and de-
feating the Allies before America can
be ready. Thanks to Socialism, this is
the most critical moment for democracy
since the Franco British retreat to
Paris in 1914
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-03

THE legislature that meets at An
napolis this week must practice real
economy from start to finish.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-03

PARTISAN politics has been thrown in
to the discard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-03

MAKE 1918 year of true service to
your country.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-03

0WHEN you complain OF the cold,
think of the men in the camps.
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WILL the Kaiser ever realize how he
has made his people suffer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-03

THREE months of lawmaking is more
than MARYLAND really needs.
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since the Franco British retreat to
Paris in 1914.
Thanks to Socialism, what seemed
impossible few weeks ago, what has
been impossible for year and half,
has come to pass-the Germans have
again assumed the offensive. The day
of their offensive seemed past forever.
1t was past. until Socialism gave 1t a
new birth. Thanks to Socialism, de-
mocracy is on the defensive as autoc-
racy is on the offensive; and the day Of
democracy's defensive had seemed past
forever
From the moment when Socialism
rose in Russia the Germans began re-
moving troops from the eastern front,
but at first they did it very sparingly,
and their removals were so slight as
not to affect the relative situation Of
the two adversaries in the West. But
with the overthrow of Kerensky and
the enforcement of the Maximalists,
Germany telt that she could proceed
with perfect safety. Within the month
that has passed since then she has
stripped the eastern front, and so has
Austria. The two Powers have left
that front nothing but shell. They
haye been deluging their western front
with reinforcements drawn from the
east, until now Germany outnumbers
not only all that England and France
have got against her, but all that they
can net. And the American Army Is
still far off.
This is what Socialism has done. We
do not speak of the kind of Socialism
that is to be found in Germany, for
that Socialism is nationalistic and
patriotic, and is warmly supporting its
Kaiser. We do not speak of the kind
of Socialism that is to be found in
France, Britain and Belgium, for the
Socialists in those countries are fight
ing to the death against autocracy. We
do not speak even of the kind of
Socialism to be found in Italy, for that
Socialism has been the evil Of its course
and has become patriotic. We speak
of the kind of Socialism to be found in
Russia and the United States. In this
country it has been powerless to change
the steady and resolved course of the
nation, but in Russia 1t has gained the
ascendant, and there it has been an
infinite cause Of disaster to liberty.
1t has been potent in prolonging the
war; for the new strength it has given
to Germany is powerful only for harm
to the Allies, not for success to Ger
many. Germany can infIct great
losses on the Allies. she can make this
bloody and gloomy winter, but win
the war she cannot, and win it she
could not if she could do her worst to
Francs, so long as Britain and America
maintain their infexible resolve. So
Socialism, mighty as it has proved to be.
is mighty only in evil
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-03
THURSDAY. JANUARY 3, 1918.

WILL the New Year bring a victory
to democracy?
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ward deducted from the pay Of
tht deserter.
1t is obvious that the most eff
fective method of handling reg
istrants who endeavor to shift
their military obligations to
others is for all concerned to
proceed Immediately to treat all
such registrants as providtd by
sections 1879 to 1873 and then in
augurate a vigorous campaign to
round up, apprehend, and turn
over to the military authorities,
all deserters. 1t is equally i'm
portant that police officials be
encouraged to devote their best
efforts to the apprehension of
delinquents and deserters by hav-
ing their requests for informa-
ton promptly and correctly an
swered.
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war Bread COSTLY TO
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
ITIIl T IIIDDl
ST. Maries.

Every year the British government
pays 5000, 600 toward the cost Of
that nations war bread. That is the
principal reason why English bread
prices are lower today to the consumer
than In America. incidentally the
British bread Is much poorer than the
American.
Great Britain has taken over all
home grown grain, bought at an arbi-
trary price, and all imported wheat
bought in markets of the world at pre-
vailing prices. This is turned over to
the mills by the government at a price
that allows the adulterated war bread
loaf of four pounds to sell at IS cents.
The two pound loaf costs 8 cents and
the one pound loaf sells for cents.
In milling, however IA per cent
more flour Is extracted from the wheat
than In America. And there is a com
pulsory adulteratlon of 20 per cent
and an allowable adulteratlon Of 90
per cent
Compared with American bread, the
British product is only about 50 per
cent. pure at its best.
In France. under conditions some
what similar, but with a larger extrac.
ton, the four pound loaf sells for 10
cents.
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ANOTHER DRIVE TO
ROUND UP DESERTERS

The provost marshal has in
structed Adjutant General Moody
TO conduct another drive to round
up all deserters under the draft
law, over the head of whom a
reward of $50 is hung, to be paid
upon the slackers being turned
over to the proper authorities.
notification is also given from
ashington to guard against the
sending of draft men to camp
from sections where there are
epidemics of contagious disease
and to proceed to vaccinate the
selected men within those dis
tricts.
The order and directions of the
provost marshal general are in
the following form:
This Office has learned that the
effective method provided by Sec
tions 1919 to 1873, S. S. R., for the
disposition of registrants who
fail to comply with the selective
service law and regulations is
not being promptly followed,
with the result that many regis
trants who failed to file ques-
ltionnaires or to report for ply
sical examination have not been
placed in the status which would
make possible their apprehension
and appropriate disposition as
deserters. The Importance of is
suing promptly forms 1913, tOt4
and particularly 1913, P. M. G. o.
appears not to have been full!
recognized. Reports are beint
received that agents of the de-
partment of justice and polic'
officials very frequently are un
able to ascertain promptly o
state headquarters or loca
boards the status of registrants
, and that when replies are OBJ
tanned. the delinquent in the ma
! iority of cases has not been in
! Quoted.
Many registrants have failed L
- submit questionnaires or repoT
s for physical examination. B
. this date practically all regis
}. trants who failed to submit ques
S tionnaires except in special case
Il where time has been extended
t should have been reported to tn
t adiutant general of the army a
y deserters. No reward is payabl
e for the apprehension of a delir
d ouent and his case may be dis
posed Of only by resort to tf
T. processes of the courts invoh
If ing delay and expense to II
IT government. A deserter, how
h ever, may be apprehended will
d, out warrant; a reward of $50
" payable for each willful desert
It apprehended and delivered to Il
IS military authorities and the r
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WILL BASE QUOTAS
ON CLASS ONE

President Wilson is empowered
to conscript labor and draft reg
istrants for work on farms, ship
building and other production
wherever necessary, under an
amendment to the draft bill, re-
ported favorably by the house
committee on military affairs.
The new bill also provides that
the soldiers called in the next
draft will be called from class
one in the QUESTIONABLE regis
tration and that the quota for
each district will be based on the
number of men registered in
class one.
The draft bill was whipped in
to its new shape during a stormy
three-hOur session of the COM
mittee. The storm broke over the
apportiOnment of the men to be
called in the second draft, the
date for which is still to be set.
Brigadier General Crowder had
appeared before the committee
and urged that the quota be based
on the number registered in class
one. The members of the COM
mittee from industrial sections
supported his stand. The Oppo-
sitiOn came from some of the
southern members and from
those from farming communities
The new rule would increase
the quota in rural communities
and in the south where the
colored registrants have not been
called and decrease it in the in
dustrial centers. The provision
empowering the president tc
draft labor if the contingency
should arise was adopted without
opposition. Under the terms OF
the bill those who claim exemp-
ton from the second draft be-
cause they have dependents, OF
for any other reason can be con-
scripted to fill the ranks of labor
for any kind of work in which
men are needed Off the prosecu-
ton of the war.
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WILL PRESENT PLAY
TO HELP RED CROSS

Arrangements have been made
for the Santa Dramatic Club to
present a play, "A Rustic Romeo"
at the Grand Theatre in this city
Oh March p. The play is being
o pRssssd for the benefit of the
that organization re-
6lt Of the proceeds. The
Draniaec Club has already pro-
duced the play at Santa, Fern
wood, Sanders and Bovill, all Of
the proceeds from each produc-
ton being donated to the Red
Cross, and a neat sum has been
realized by the Santa auxiliary
from the efforts of the club.
Everywhere that the play has
been produced it has been very
successful and reports received
here from many sources cOmpli-
ment the players highly. A let
ter received by The Record from
a prominent merchant of Bovill
states that the play is worth
several times the price of admis-
sion and the large audience
which saw the play at that PLACE
was very we'll satisfied.
The play is under the diection
-Qf Prof. Thos. hewitt, principal
OF the Santa school, and is pro-
duced by cast of sixteen mem
bers. The time of the play is 2
hours and 20 minutes and it is
in every respect clean, energetic
and entertaining. Not one word
of adverse criticism has been
heard at any of the places it has
been produced.
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FASTENED RUSSIAN COLLAPSE

1--WE must not overlook the fact that
Russia collapsed, not because of the
Germans on her borders, but because
she failed to organize and feed her
own citizenship" the food administra-
ton announced
1--WE must be warned that II we are to
emerge victorious from this war we can
not risk the collapse OF another of our
associates in this war from this cause.
"Anybody that is looking for the col
lapse of the German people on the food
question had better turn around and
look at the mnAn, because the results
Will be the same Germany Is I'm no
more danger Of collapsing on that
score than we are, II as much"
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Idaho. March 7. 1918.


Notice is hereby given tE
HaYler, of ST. Maries, Idaho,
ION May i3, 1911, made Home
stead Entry, No. O7498, for
NV q SEA, Section 10, Township
i6 n, Range W., Boise Mer-
idian, has filed notice of intention
to make nve-year Proof, to estab-
hsh claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Warren II. Shep-
iperd, Clerk of the District Court,
"a St. Maries, Idaho, on the 18th
Gay of April, 1913.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
! r.. V. Hall, j. A. Collar, j. w.
| Cyphers, and Herman SaXton, all
lol st. Maries, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
Mar. 8-Apr. 5.
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and public officials resources Of
woman power which they had not
hitherto known or appreciated.
Whether it be big or little,
registration with the WOman's
Committee will help you to find
your war job. Register yourself
as soon as an opportunity to do
50 is presented.
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MRS. HAY SPEAKS
AT 1UNGALO THEATRE


Mrs. 7. b. Hay, vice-chairman
of the Women's county council
of defense, delivered an address
at the Bungalo theatre Sunday
evening on the help which may
be rendered by the women Of the
country during the war. In this
connection she made a strong
plea for the women to register
for war work under the defense
council This registration Is be-
ing carried on at the Red Cross
room every afternoon from 1880
to 500 o'clock. Mrs. Hay will
speak at the BungalO on Thurs
day afternoon before the matinee
and on Thursday evening between
the shows. Her remarks will be
especially directed to the women
and girls. Sunday night she said
IN part:
"How an American woman can
help in this war is not a question
of what she belongs to, but of
what she can do or what she is
WAlin&-tO learn to do. That is
Nv every woman in this country
should associate herself with the
Woman's Committee of the Coun-
ell Of National Defense, through
its state and local organization,
for the Woman's Committee is
the officially designated agency
for mobilizing all the woman
power of the country and coOr-
dinating all women's work so
that it will be most effective and
helpful.
"ThOusands of women are al
ready associated with the WOm-
ans Committee through MEM
bership in a club or other organi-
zation. Practically all the wom-
ems societies and clubs in the
United States are now affiliated
with the Woman's Committee.
"But these bodies comprise
probably not more than one-fifth
of all the woman power of the
country, and the women in the
other four-ffths are needed jus
as much as those already reached
through their organizations
These four-ffths are being linkeC
up with the Woman's Committee
through the local units of tn
Committee.
"In our present situation ther
is not a woman, rich or poor
member of a club or nonmembeI
employer or employee, in town o
in the country, from whom som
service is not demanded. b
each some contribution must b
{ made to the national cause. 1t
both the aim and duty of tn
Woman's Committee to help a
women. irrespective of thei
membership in any other organi
cation, to find the means by whic
they may make their individu;
contribution to the war.
zone way in which the Won
ans Committee is doing this
through its registration OF won
en- in their home towns and cite
The registration now going on
for the purpose of giving a
women an opportunity to find o.
and tell their Government VIII
they can do, in what way tn
can best serve, or what they a
willing to learn to do if call
upon
'T.,,sRation has already di
coVAs>osFa many women forms
serHce of which they did n
know they were capable, or viii
they had not known we're need'
and means of trainirg which tn
did not know were available.
has also discovered TO employe
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have advertised for 80 days as an
estray. If owner does not claim
animal on or before April same
will be sold to pay feed bills and
other expenses.
IRA FIELDS,
st. Maries.
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Record a remarkable letter from
la Prussian girl to a girl friend
IN Switzerlapd. The writer of the
letter was Katie Hamel, daughter
of the state councillor of archi-
lecture of Prussia. 1t is interest
ing because it was not intended
for publication. IL reveals the
fGnatical belief in the superiority
Iof German ways and ideas which
is installed into all Germans
through the schools, the
churches, books, newspapers and
all possible mediums. But the
letter speaks for itself, and here
il is:
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Frankfort ON Oder,

My Dear Louise: The contents
of your last letter would haNe
hurt me had l not known that
your thoughts of our glorious
war resulted from sheer ignor-
ance. You are in a country rem
dered eliminate by the influence
of old-fashioned ideas of liberty,
a country which is at least two
centuries behind ours. You are
in need of a good dose of Prus-
sian culture.
1t is evident that you, Swiss
girl, with your French sympa-
thies, cannot understand how my
heart, the heart of young Ger
man girl, passionately desired
this war. Speaking of it some
years ago, my father said to us:
"Children, Germany is getting too
small for us; we shall have to go
to France again i'm order to find
more room." Is it our faplt if
France will not understand that
more money and land are ncces-
sary for us?
And you rcproafh us that our
soldiers have been very cruel To
the Belgian rabble, and you speak
also of the destruction of Rheims,
and of the burning of villages and
towns. Well, that is war. As i'm
every other undertaking, we are
past masters in the making ol
war. You have a great deal to
learn before you can come up to
our standard, and can assure
you that what has been done so
far is a mere bagaielle compared
with what will follow.
AS a matter of fact there is
Ibut one race worthy of ruling the
world. and which has already al
Itained the highest degree OF
civilization. That race is ours
the prussians; for though We
DGermans in general are the lords
of the world, the Prussiap is W
doubtedly the lord par excellence
among them, unfortunate, tn
Swiss. are degenerate and of i'm
ferior worth. That is why haV
always been so proud of being
true Prussian.
Yesterday, again, our paste
explained to us convincingly tina
our first parents, Adam and Ev
were also prussian. That
quite easy to understand becaus
the Bible tells us that the Ger
man God created us all after hi
e own image. If then, all men ar
} descended from Adam and hi
wife, it follows that only Prus
SLAMS. or at least Germans, ougf
, to exist in the world, and that a
; !who push on and prosper ougi
to belong to us. You must adm
e that that is logic, and that is VIII
. lour motto is, "God is with u
iGermany above everything"
You know now why we wishC
this war. Is it not shameful th
other nations, who have no rig
= to existence on the earth, wis
Il to diminish our heritage? W
. are the divine fruit and othe
- are only weeds. That is why OF
great emperor has decided to p
. an end to all these injustices a
IL to extirpate the weeds. Do y
10 understand that now? I renal
- your school friend,
10 KATIE HAMEL.
The Pathfind'
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A FAIR EXAMPLE
OF GERMAN "KULTUR"

At the instance Of Senator
Robinson of Arkansas, there is
reprinted in the Congressional
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U.
5. Land Office at Coeur d'Alene,
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NoTIoE

I am holding a 3-year-old mare
black with blazed face, which
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01
war BREAD COSTLY TO
BRITISH GOVERNMENT

Every year the British government
pays 100000 900 toward the cost Of
that nations war bread. That Is the
principal reason why English bread
prices are lower today to the consumer
tran In America. Incidentally the
British bread 10 much poorer than the
American.
Great Britain has taken over all
home grown grain. bought at an arbi-
trary price, and all imported wheat
bought In markets Of the world 1T pre-
vailing prices. This is turned over to
the mills by the government at a price
that allows tho adulterated war bread
loaf Of four pounds to sell at 10 cents.
The two pound loaf costs 8 cents, and
the one pound loaf sells for 8 cents.
In milling, however, IA per cent.
more -four is extracted from the wheat
than in America. And there is COM
pulsory adulteration of 20 per cent.
and an allowable adulteration of so
per cent.
Compared with American bread, the
British product is only about IS per
cent. pure at it's best.
In France, under conditions some
what similar, but with larger extrac-
ton, the four pound loaf sells for 16
cents
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01
SOUTHWEST DARLING

Jan. 30-Miss Helen Boquist cele-
brated- her birthday Sunday. She 70.
ceived many fine gifts.
The Elm Park hotel is doing a GOOD
business now, having four boarders.
August Blomquist received the sad
news. Jan. "a Of the death of his old
est sister, Stina Wallander, whose death
occurred on September IS, and Of the
death Of his brother-in-law, Olaf An
derson on October s. The former was
"a years old and the latter 70. The
letter had been on the way about three
months and had been opened by CEN
sor in England.
Sigert Nelson returned Monday from
the west, where he has been employed
in telephone work.
The farmers say that the cattle eat
more hay this winter than usual and
that if we get late spring many Of
them will be short Of hay.
Mrs. An1rie Knudson is in recent
of letter from Sweden describing the
hard times there. The writer express
es the wish that the war would end
soon.
Frank Deering cuts wood for August
Blomouist, when the weather is not
too severe. u ~la%
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01
BRICKYARDS

Jan. 30.-Henry and Alfred Olsen
entertained at a sleigh ride and party
at their home here Saturday evening.
Games and music were the amusements.
A dainty lunch was served at the close
of most enjoyable time.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Iinquist, Mrs.
E. o. Westburg and Mrs. J. Carlson
attended the surprise party on Mrs. G.
Hall of Little Falls at her home Fri
day afternoon.
Mrs. E. A. Savage visited at tho
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Matteson of
Little Falls Tuesday
A number from here attended the
Swedish Baptist Mission circle, which
was entertained by Mrs. N. Nelson and
Mrs. G. Hall Of Little Falls at the
Swedish M. E. church Sunday after
noon.
j. Brunett, who has been very i'll
with heart trouble, entered st. Ga
briefs hospital at Little Falls, for
treatment Tuesday.
Ernest Stevens, who is attending tho
Dunwoody Institute at Minneapolis,
visited Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Stevens.
A. Noreen is visiting friends at Up
sala this week.
Miss Hildegaard> Carlson Of Little
Falls was the guest Of Miss Ruth john
son Sunday.
Misses Elsie and Bernice Savage arc
i'll with the lagrippe.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01
AMERICAN SAVINGS WILL
MEASURE WHEAT EXPORTS

I'VE have already exported tho
whole Of the surplus Of the 1917 wheat
harvest, over and above the normal de-
mands Of our own population. It is
necessary, therefore, for the food ad-
ministration to restrict export Of wheat
10 as to retain In tho United States
sufficient supplies to carry our own
people until the next harvest.
Therefore all exports Of wheat
from now forward are limited entirly
to volume Of saving made by the Amer
lean people in their consumption Of
wheat and wheat products.
I'VE continued wheat shipments for
December as far as our situation al
lowed, but even with all the conserva-
ton made we were still unable to load
several hundred thousand tons of food
stuffs urgently required by the allied
nations during the month of December
alone"
HERBERT HOOVER.