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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-12-07
CELEBRATE BRITISH DAY.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 7- Ameri- can cities today celebrated British day in honor of the work of the Bri- tish in the war. Many parades were held throughout the country.
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AMSTERDAM, Dec, T. The Pres ident of the Hamburg Soldiers and Sailors Council today says that 20 bags of minted gold have been sent to the Kaiser at his retreat in Holland.
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MORE TURK OU'TnAGES

AMSTERDAM, Dec, T. Thc Turks massacrcd 10000 Armenian while evacuating three towns in th' Caucasus according to a Berlin report
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lSN Associated Press

LIMA. Dec, 7- Uncontirmod ra. ports received here today say thu, Brazil is mobolizing both land and sca iprcer.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
AMERICAN TROOPS TAKE
TRENCHES FROM TEUTS
Consolidate Captured Posltlons.-First
Permanent Advance Of Sam.
niles In France.

with the American Army In France,
March 10. American troops in the
Lunevllie sector have occupied and are
holding enemy trenches northeast of
Badonyilers which they forced the
Germans to abandon through recent
raids und concentrated artillery fire.
The trenches have been consolidated
with the American positions,
This, though small forward move
meht, marks the first permanent adj
vance by the American army In France.
The consolidation of the trenches en-
ables the Americans aud French 10
operate from higher ground than here
tufore,
The Germans made only feeble at
temptN to retake the position and each
lime they' were repulsed.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
PACKAGES FOR SOLDIERS
C0NGESTlNG TRANSPORTS
One Consignment Recently Filled 70
French Railway cars.-Artloles
Can BE Bought in France.

Washington, March 10 Unnecessary
articles sent by relatives and friends
To American soldiers overseas, are tax
Ing M 80 much transportation space
both In ships aud ON congested French
railroads, that drastic rurtailinent of
the parcel post privilege to the fight.
ers In France will be necessary unless
the public cooperates In decreasing
the volume of this class OF mail.
The postofflce department. In max
Ing this announcement, said steamer
10 France this winter carried besides
7i,TSo letters, aaa,S40 pieces Of parcel
post and newspapers, the whole taking
up 1900 cubic feet ut space. although
weighing only l.alia tons. The par.
eel post packages aud newspapers I'M.
eel 10 French railroad cars, aud ms cars
are badly needed In France for war
purposes mail frequently had 10 wait
at French ports for several DAYS he
fore means OF transportation were
available.
Twelve hours Inspection ~ the con.
tents of the parcel post packages FOR
the soldiers, the statement said show.
ed that twothirdS ~ the articles are
On General fershngS canteen list. and
sold 10 the soldiers az prsctlrally
Wholesale prices
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
U. S, WILL HAVE BATTLE
PLANES IN FRANCE SOON
~ July Sufficient Machines win BE
on Hand to Protect American
Trenches from Hun Flyers.

Washington, March 10 American
built battle planes viii be ln France
BY aniv ~ sufficient quantity to insure
Haeaus protection OF the sectors
then head by American troops This
statement rests ON ;ae highest author.
~ aud wis made with FUN rreoguI.
tion ct all. failures aud dlSappnlnt
ments ef the air program
Figures on the aviation situation rs
we'll a. facts and figures on every
other branch Of the governments war
preparations we're laid before virtual
~ the FUN membership az the house
military committee. as they had been
previously disclosed ,o the senate com.
mitsee, The session was held Ia the
rooms az the war council az the war
department. where the new pollcy OF
taking congress directly Into the con
fidenec 81 the executive branch ~ the
government was launched.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
ENLARGEMENT SHIPYARDS
PROPOSED TO COMMITTEE
Plan includes Doubling Size OF Some
Smaller Plants.--Will Build no
More Big Plants.

Washington, March 13.-TentatIve
plans for enlarging the governments
Shiphuildtng program have been laid
before the senate ship investigating
committee by Charles l.. Piez. general
manager of the emergency fleet cor.
poration, He suggested the employ.
nent OF "a practical shipbulder 10 have
charge of enlarglng some OF the nres.
ent Atlantic coast ShlpyardS and 10
nave the government take over con.
Strn'tion at some Of the plants.
Mr., Ptez said the program had nor
yer been fully developed, the purpose
OF MS visit being 10 ascertain whether
me members would approve the pIap
chairman Fletcher said the committee
members are In fun accord with Mr.
FieE Ideas as outlined.
committee members n.rti.,lsr,,.
were Interested In Mr.. Pier. nr,nos1l
I" take over smaller Yards and ON.
large them To double their size Mr.
fieE opposed the construction az any
more huge plants Ike that bulIdfnr
at ti"g island, Ia, and IL was msds
pam that tho construction of any
additional new plants Is NOT now cnn
tcmplated.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22

The map presented herewith shows
plainly how the collapse Of Russia has
brought on anew the menace Of pan
dermanisn and the conquest Of mid.
die and eastern Europe. Asia Minor,
india, and even northwestern China.
The line OF arrows shows the route
which the Germans now claim Is
open to them, The collapse Of Russia
has given them the north coast Of the
Black sea II puts them into a posi-.
tion either to sweep around the Black
sea or 10 cross IL to Batoum Tor Ba-
tnm) and thence to the gates of India.
The route by which Germany first
sought the entry Into India Is shown
by the dotted line. This route appar-
entity failed with the British successes
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
DUTCH VESSELS ARE
SEIZED BY ALLIES
SHIPS FORCED TO REMAIN IN
PORT ~ THREATS or VIC.
LENcE BY GERMANY.
COMPENSATION WILL, BE PAID
Vessels Are TO De Insured and Arm.
ed.-Arranaemsnt Made for Com
pensatIno Owners Of Vessels for
Use During War Period.

Washington. March is--A million
tons of Dutch ships n0w held Ia
ports the world over through Holland
fear Of tiermany's threat go slnk them
" they ventpred ont. are to be brouKhl
into the service OF the United states
and Great Britain today.
Unless the Netherlands government
faces tine menace uf fi-riin's pressure.
ana voluntarily accepts an agreement
under which the ships would be- pat
Into trade the United states and
Great Britain win take them over I'm
der International law, avaliing them,
selves OF sovereign right which Ger.
many has hitherto exercised under the
same authority.
Formal notice was presented 10 The
Hague By the American and British
diplomatic representatives OF the nj
lied governments Intention Az re-
suit The Netherlands minister. August
Phillips, acting under Instructions Of
his government, presented final and
personal appeal to President Wilson
10 at least modify the decision.
The Associated Press stated that the
president saw no reason for altering
the decision and that unless the shlps
were turned over. q presidential proc.
Iamation would be issued taking over
the ships 10 American ports, OF which
there are about 80. Many more, how
ever, are In British or other allied
ports on the seven seas.
From the American official point Of
view. the action Is one Into which the
allied governments have been forced
by the German dnreas OF Holland.
which may now see her ships In trade
again aud can point out To Germany
that they were taken through no Will
~ her own.
Coming ut time when the dire
need Of the allied cause is for ships,
this acquisition OF million tons Is
Of tremendous importance.
Every arrangement has been made
for the compensation Of The Neither.
lands for the ships. They viii be ia.
rured aud armed. aud n amy be lost
they will he replaced, besides material
compensation for their use. the Unit.
ed States viii permit the export Of
hrendstuffs aud cattle Foods which
Holland needs sorely for her own peo.
pie, aud Ia addition will restore the
interrupted trade Of Holland with her
colonies by guaranteeing bunkers for
her ships In that trade.
Under this arrangement, Holland
ellll u left enough ships for her own
needs, aud has been notified that
plentiful supplies of food await her
u she sends bottoms TO carry n. Ry
this arrangement, officials point out
further responsibility for food short.
axe la The Netherlands will rest ON
Germany II continued threats coerce
Holland Into keeping her shipping In
harhors.
American aud allied officials have
no fear that the move Will force Hol.
land into the war,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
Paris Aas Air R,ld

London. March IS.-The recent ,i,
raid over Parts WIS the moss ar.
''"oS' IN point Of casualties. the Ger.
mans nave yet carried out there rhfr.
y ''lr PERSONS were Nucd and - i'm.
1"rrd by bombs, and a. other p,,s,,s
Nete >''tt"fated tn the metropolitan
ANYWAY tube whore they had fled ~
'>'ape the missiles 10 the raf,r..,.
some 80 hostile machines carried ,,,
the attack, and four of tb.,., -. 20,
Drought down. Berlin SAYS the raid
" Is made as repriSal FOR the bomb.
ing OF German towns. '''''
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
Concrete shLn Inun.h.a

washington March iB- Reinforced
concrete ships apparently sr. an,r,
=" take a arg' place Ia the solution nj
'a' 'N.rho.itng difficulty which He's
''''>S lite p7th ol victory over Grr.
H''' Chairman Hurley or the ,hlp.
AN- '"a0a ha> rrIrgraphri the buU5.
'.> '' iHo 5000 tom youcrete vessel
winch was successfully launched an ,h.,
= .''''' coast, to rcpnrt imned.af.r,
"i''i We're The prospects rnr LAYING
u'Nn additional hulls and what lime
would be required.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
ARREsTlNo ENGLISH AND
AMERICANS IN FINLAND

stockholm, March 14.-Thornwen
Haynes, the American consul AZ HeI.
SingtorS' who recently left thst CITY
win 10 Americans because -of the
threatening situation there. is now NJ
hJoernesorE, Finland. according 70 a
1ieSS"Se reaching Minister Nelson Nor
r'S mere. The Germans are reported
10 De arreSring Americans and Eng
ilShmen of military age wherever on
countered, which makes It Impossible
Tor Mr., Haynes and his party Ia come
20 SiocGholm by the way Of the Alsnd
islands. They may be Obliged 10 nro-
ySeu ny S'edge under flag of truce
through the lines of the white guards
10 Tornea -
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22

In McsOpotnmla. The British after
their first disaster At Kut-el-Amara
returned to their attack, captured Kut
ana then Bagdad, and their lines now
stand firmly across the route north Of
Bngdad, The Russian lines for a long
time stretched south and southeast
from the anatolIan coast of the Black
sea, adding an additional menace. but
they since have retired before the
Turks
Meanwhile the British forces which
started their operations from Egypt
and the Suez have continued their ad-
vance across the Holy Land until they
now are within striking distance o
Aleppa, where further advance by
them would cut the Constantinople-
BagdHd railroad.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
MUST SAVE WHEAT

washington, March 1.-THE peess
Slly Tor conserving wheat So thar rho
",''eS may be supplied was impressed
on FOOD administrators from nearly
every state IN the union nj conferences
WIN OFFICIALS OF the food adminiS1r n-
u"n here, Reports Of the food Sir,,.-
""o throughout the country yar.,
made. Mrs Burnett smith Of ToDB,n
VINO lost her home in a German nj,
raid, appealed to the officials f,r a.,
creased exports 10 relieve the Scfrrvt
creased exports To relieve the scarcity
Of food in England. 80 ~ =
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
100 Mlnns.ota saloon, Go DIV

Duluth. Msrch id-Oue huudr,.,l and
sixt& ala saloons were closed lu 81
Louis county az midnight last might
without disorder reported from any
part al the range where all wet"
towns ~ the county are located Rar,
tenders worked frunticaily until tho
stroke Of Il and disposed Of all stock
With the county bone dry. "a, IA.
most NiEiiHnce will he maintained hy
local police to prevent the lmporratinn
~ liquor from Superior. Wis. Prison
terms Will be recommended ia case ~
conviction rather than fines.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
DAILY TRENCH RAIDS ARE
CARRIED OUT BY SAMMIES
Latest ineursion Is Pulled off Without
Aid of French Troops as
Customary.

London March 13-The American
troops holding portion of the line of
hattle north Of Toul are making raids
into enemy territory ii part of their
daily routine. Following their incur.
sion of Monday morning, when, after
a bomhnrdment, they raided German
front lines for 300 yards unaided. as
had been customary, by the French.
they set out again ON Tuesday and
made successful surprise attack on
trenches south of Richecourt, which
Hes TO the northeast of Xivray, where
some OF the hardest fighting In which
they have been engaged has taken
place,
All along the western front intensive
artillery duels and raldlng operations
are continuing ON isolated sectors. The
Australians again have carried out
successful raids into German trenches
northeast of MessInes, killing number
of Germans and making prisoners of
others. In Lorraine the French near
Bouncel put down effectively strong
German attempt at foray, inflicting
heavy losses ON the enemy and also
taking prisoners. In appltion 10 con.
tnuauon Of the artillery duels along
the Italian front, there Is considerable
aerial activity daily. In fights In the
air Monday the Italians brought down
five hostile planes.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
HOUSE APPROVES PLAN
FOR SAVING DAYLIGHT

Washington, March 10 The daylight
saving bin, under which the nations
clocks would he turned back an hour
every SpriRg aud forward again I'm the
tali, has hera passed by the house II
PASSED IN" scuUfr last June. bur n
The house added twu months fn ft.
period Involved further artiap nv ths
senate VIII Dc nccrSsary before the
measure goes Geo the president
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
Faon.Partlsan Lsaousrs IndIs,,a.

Fairmont Aiinn,. NMrch ~ A 4
Townley. president OF the National
Non partisan league. aud Joseph Gn.
bert manager, have been Indicted hy
the Martin county grand iury on a
charge of publishing and circulating
Nedltious literature tending Ia di<cnur.
age enlistmsuts la the military and
naval forccs Of the Unitrd STATES.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
Railroads Soon Back

Washington, March
commercial traffic soon
died by railroads in non
Director General Meade
in commenting on repo
railroad administration Cyl
permanent system of res
mentS of non-essential q
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
95, 900 MEN WILL sE i.
DURING THE FIVE nAv
BEGINNING ON THAI.
WILL CONCLUDE FRS
Further Details of the a.
Will Be Supplied After \
Has Acted on Prcu,I
Legislation.

Washington, March Ia
dred thousand men are "a nj 81
the colors gradually duripg
year, under the second
which begins on March d
An announcement bv p,
shall General Crowder az ..9
was followed closely by 4.
the mobilization of 95.OO0
the five day period begIna
30, some $1,000 of them Z
bled under the second dr.
thousand will be men of tbs
of 687 600 not yet summoni
service.
Details of how the seen, a
to be applied will be made anA1
after congress has acted M
ed legislation, providing f@ Ds
tratiOn of youths attaining k|l&
p years and for basing st, 8k
trict quotas on the numbe Nl.A|
trants in Glass /. In his fknn
statement on the subject am r4
General CrOwder assures SttII
that no sweeping Withdraw IN
numbers of men at one il
templated, and care will ~ e
avoid interference with h, NJ.
The $4,000 now called. i.
stood, are needed at once
divisions and other units sd
early departure or to take VIZ
of men transferred from As'f Y
siOns to make up such deta ntA
Newly organized reguls nos
are particularly short of Ass's.'
heavy drafts of National PUBL
SiOns to make these good e "A
necessary; seriously inten Elle
the training work of the MAJ rate
divisions drawn upon. Tbne
new men makes it probat 6
further transfers will be naiond
The $4,000 men to be sumlnnna
year represent the numbgsok
to fill up all existing dael
create all the army cOrpn .es
army troops to fill out "a W6
chine for which the fran Is
ready exists, and to provldw n.|
of million replacement trO,, ..
they have been modified,
not be completed before
next year, there will be nj
full infantry divisions Of
each and all the additional =. =
essary. No additional IS
the National army or natA 81
will be created this year, etal
program for the regular feH
composed of eight infant 'sS
cavalry division, may be en- SUIT
The first purpose of the ialnat
ment is to complete the char
army in France. Probab IN /
be composed of five army p0fnl
infantry divisions each. Teen
estimated that with that f9Tnor
necessary auXiliarieS at late
General Pershing would Govern
hold a 10O-mile sector OF efens
front, relieving the strain has
manpower during 1918 to The
What that would mean to
be judged from published eFh
of French officials that on 3 ais.
lyio, tne Belgian army NJ Of ID
forces about 105 miles, and ,s....s
about $50 miles. 81
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
ANOTHER ALLY BEcol
BORROWER {

Washington. March Is
became Il borrower froH
States when the treaSUI'
credit of Sl5.OOO.OO0 10 ID
eminent To assist il IN
tons. At the same time
was given another credN
coo. These credits raise
loans authorized for 81
mentS to S9.949. 100000.
Both new loans were
per cent interest rate.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
ADVANCE GUARD OF INVADING
HUN ARMY HAS ENTERED
ODESSA
ANOTHER ROUTE TO INDIA
Berlin. 5agdad Route Having Been
Severed, Germans Will Try New
Way-Summary Of Recent
War Happenings.

London, March 14.--Whlle the en-.
tcnte allies are "nibbling" AT the Ger
man lines from the North sea 70 Swift
crIand but are making little or no Seri-
Gus attempts to break through or bring
about eliminating struggle the Teu-
tonic powers have taken another step
in rhc exploitation of the east
Idle advance guards of the Germans
have entered Odessa. the greatest Rus
Sian port on the Black sea and the cen
ter Of II great agricultural section, the
products Of which are desired to feed
the hungry peoples Of the central en-
pires The German advance through
Moldayia and Bessarabia has been vir-
tually unopposed.
with Odessa safely in their hands.
the Teutons win have access to vast
stores Of wheat which can be trans
ported overland or by sea to points
where it can be readily shipped into
Austria.
But the capture Of Odessa will mean
something more--an advance over the
route 10 Persia ana Afghanistan and
possibly India, which is to be follow
ed now that the British have severed
the famous Berlin and Bagdad route
to the far east
Peace Pact up to SoViets.
The congress- of Russian soviets.
which was to have convened at Mos
cow the first of the week. postponed
its meeting until today. This gather
ing may be biStBriC. as ii will be ask
ed to ratify or reject the peace forced
upon the Bolsheviki peace delegates by
the Germans at Brest-Litovsk. When
the congress meets it is probable that
the message Of President Wilson TO
the Russian people will be read. 1t is
expected to make profound impress
sion upon the assembly.
The gallant conduct of the Ameri-
can soldiers in the field is reflected
by their brothers in arms, the Ameri-
can sailors Of the destroyer squadron
In British waters. The courageous ac-
ton Of eight American sailors who
overheard from the destroyer
Parker to rescue survivors of the hos
pltdl snip Glenart Castle has been the
subject Of complimentary remarks in
The British house of commons.
The German Zeppelin raid on Eng
land few nights ago was not sue.
,eSSful. 1t reached no objects of mill
larry Importance and only one alrshlp
succeeded in dropping bombs on
own. -Four bombs fell at Hull, but
he rest of the aerial raiders wandered
about the country and their
bombs fell in, open fields.
There has been only the usual in
.antry raidlng activities along the
British and French fronts and ON the
'attle line in Italy. In Macedonia.
however, there have been numerous
pirlted encounters, and In this thea
en- the Germans claim to have made
advances in the past few days.
The German official report on air
lighting states that on Tuesday 10 en-
ente airmeD We're brought down
long the Franco Belgian front.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
MERICA TO ASK NO
SURETY OF !
Report in Japan Says !
Guarantee of Jap VII
from Siberia.

Osaka, Japan, March
ing to a dispatch TO the
this city from WashingtOI
States is demanding a &
the withdrawal of Japa
from Siberia immediately
crisis is over.
Washington, March 10
thoritatively stated here
in close touch with the $
no such demand as refer
foregoing dispatch has b
Japan by the United Sta
such a demand would y
fmpugning Japan'S good
the United States has %
niZed."
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22

Odessa, the most important seaport
OF southern Russia and the fourth citv
of Russia in population, was founded
by Catherine II. in 1894. Its popuIo.
non numbers about $4,000. nearly one
lhird OF whom are Jews. Normally
mere We're several thousand German
residents. Among many other impor.
tant institutions it contains the inner.
lal new Russian university founded in
1868. ~
odessa is the largest shipping point
OF Russia, immense quantities of grain
produced in southern Russia passing
through II. Its situation near the
great waterways of the Dneiper and
the DneiSter, makes it the natural ont
let Tor the exports of the southwestern
provinces.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22

Marshall Eberstein of the fsdar,
'"''au or Investigation made the an
houncement in Omaha that beraafte,
all public speeches made there rnns,
be in English. - Us
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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22

Fifty-seven New York restaurants
and lunch rooms, whose proprietors
had confessed to ignoring food regula-
tons, were closed for period of rs
hours by the local food administrators
with the approval of Herbert Hoover