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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-13

FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED.
ANY GORDON. APARTMENT SPECIALIST.
/ to rooms; fur. and unfur.; month or year.
$40 Colorado Bldg. Main 5S3.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-08-19

Americas war tax program for the
ensuing year is thus defined by Claude
Kitchen, Democratic leader Cf the Ma
tiOnSl House of Representatives:
Years expenses, estimat-
ed by Secretary Nc
Adoo ...............$24,O 900, 600, 900
Taxes under existing
federal laws .....$ 1000, 100000
New taxes TO be levied. s 1900, 100000
Total taxes GederaD S 5000 O0OO, 900
To be derived from prof
its, incomes ...S 5000 900, 900
From ether sources. IS 100000, 900
From bond Issues $4,000, 900, 900
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-08-19
THE NEW. BOOKS
StratfOrd Library.

In the '-Stratford Universal Library"
have been issued some volumes con-
tanning famous stories. original and
translated. Each book is printed in
large, clear type, on heavy paper, and
bound in hard boari They open easi-
ly. are read with comfort. and the
charge for each is only twenty-five
cents. Among the issues are volumes
by GOrki. Tolstoi, ChekhOv and others
of the worlds most famous story tell
ers. Stratford Company, SO Oliver St,
Boston, Mass.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-08-19
Prisoners Are Armed.

Soon there came news that the
German and Magyar prisoners of wal
were organizing in Siberia and were
being armed by the Bolsheviki under
the pretense that they were going to
fight against world imperialism"
Under such circumstances we be-
gan our pilgrimage eastward. 1 was
in the first train, Where were then
eighty trains of us). Our progress
was hindered and unending negOtia-
tions had to be repeated in every seat
of local Soviet. We were threatened
by machine guns. by cannon. After
81 days Of such tiresOme travel our
first train arrived in VladiyostOk,
where We were enthusiastically re-
ceived by the Allied units stationed
there
when the Germans saw that We,
notwithstanding all their intrigue,
were nearing VladivOstCk, they eXer-
cised a direct pressure on Lenine and
Trotzky; for the things that were lat
er committed by the SOviets, cannot
any further be explained away by ig-
norance. The trains were stopped at
different stations so that they finally
were separated by a distance of over
80 miles from one another.
Provoking incidents of all kinds
were the order of the day. Three mem
bers of our National Council who were
sent to Moscow fer an explanation of
the stopping of our trains, were ar
rested. At the same time our trains
were attacked in different stations by
Soviet troops, formed mostly of Ger
man and Magyar prisoners.
Il will recall the Irkutsk incident.
Our train-about 400 men, armed with
ten rifles and 20 hand grenades-was
surrounded by a few Thousand Red
Guards armed with machine guns and
cannons. Their commander gave our
men ten minutes to surrender their
arms, or be shot. We began negotia
tions.
Suddenly there whs heard the Ger
man command, 'SchiessenH and the
Red Guards began firing.
Our men jumped off the train, and
in five minutes all the machine guns
were in their possession, the Russian
Bolsheviki disarmef and all the Ger
mans and Magyars done away with.
Administration Seized.
Although perfGiously attacked. we
still began new negotiations, with the
result that we surrendered ALL our
arms, on the condition that all Ger
man and Magyar prisoners would be
disarmed and disbanded, and that we
would be allowed to proceed unmolest-
ed. The Siberian government let US
proceed TO VladivOstOk. True, this
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-08-19
NINE AMENDMENTS.

Nine amendments to the COnstitu-
ton of Missouri will be voted upon at
the Approaching November election.
Three of the amendments are submit
ted by petition, and six by the Cen
eIal Assembly.
The amendments submitted by petit
ton are-The Single Tax, The Home
stead Loan and Charter Amendment
for cities with less than 100000 in
habitants.
The amendments submitted by the
General Assembly are
No. l. Authorizing a general school
levy of not exceeding 81 on the S1OO
valuation upon a majority vote of the
tax payers Of the district.
No. Making an annual levy of 15
cents on the 800 for the support of the
public schools.
No. 3. Authorizing special road
districts to levy rs cents on the S100
valuation for the improvement of pub
lie roads and bridges.
No. 4. For the levy of 10 cents on
the 500 valuation for road purposes,
one-half Cf which must go to the state
road fund.
No. 3. Authorizing cities between
1000 and 10000 inhabitants to in
crease their tax levies ) per cent for
improving streets.
No 6. Constitutional prohibition of
the manufacture and sale of intOXi-
cants in Missouri after November 1,
1919.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-08-19

Col. Charles L. Woods in the ROlla
Herald calls attention to the Hath an
niversary of the birth of Merriwether
Lewis, which took place August Is. To
commemorate the services of Lewis to
the country, an organization has been
affected at Ivy Depot, Virginia, his
birth place, with a view to inducing
the state of Virginia to build a Uni
yersity for the women of Virginia.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-08-19
STORY OF CZECHO-SL0NAk
RETREAT THROUGH SIBERIA
Continued from Page One)

began a battle lasting four days. The
commander of the German detachment
offered us a 4S-hOur truce, which we
accepted. The truce was Cancelled by
the German chief commander, Linsin-
gen, but too late; our trains had al
ready got away.
I'VE lost altogether about 600 men
in dead, wounded and unaccountable,
while we buried 1000 Germans in one
day.
In this manner We escaped from
Ukrainia. Our relations with the Boil
sheviki were still good. We refrained
from meddling with Russian internal
affairs and We tried to come 10 an
agreement with the Bolshevik gov
ernment with respect TO our departure.
But already signs were visible that the
Bolsheviki-either under German in
fiuence or because We then represent
ed the only real power in Russia
would try to put obstacles in our way.
ITO prove indisputably our sinceri-
ty, we turned over to the Bolsheviki
few rifles which We kept for our, so to
say, personal, safety 10 rifles for each
100 men). The equipment we turned
over to the BOlsheViki including arms,
horses, automobiles, airpanes, etc,
was worth more than 1,000,000,000
rubles.
This transfer of equipment was Of
course preceded by an agreement be-
tween us and the Moscow government,
by which we were guaranteed unmO-
Tested passage through Siberia.
Already there were signs that the
Germans were beginning to be uneasy
about our movement. Today we have
documentary evidence that in March
the Germans considered our progress
a naive adventure, which soon would
end in failure When they saw, how
ever, that the 'impossibility' as they
called it, was becoming a reality, they
began to do their best to Illustrate cur
efforts.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-08-19
New Coal Products Discovered.

BY Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. Aug. 19.-At a board
meeting of the GoldSchmidt Company
of Essen, a well known industrial con-
cern, information was given regarding
some important newly discovered by
prO1ucts Of coal, notably synthetic
benzine. a company has been formed
with a capital of 3O.O0O.OOO marks to
work these new inventions.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-08-19
@Sh!- Saw Sim Feiners.

DUBLIN, July u (By maiD.-The
Sim Feiners have started wearing
little button-hole flags bearing the
printed inscription, Hush, We are sup
pressed.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-08-19

Howard County will vote September
IA. upon the issuance of 100000 in
bonds for the purpose of improving
the roads of the county. In case the
proposition carries, tthe money OBJ
tanned from the sale of the bonds, will
be divided among the eight townships
according to their assessed valuations.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-08-19

The National Security League issues
Il chart showing which members of
Congress voted wrong" What is re-
garded as wrong" by the National Sc
curity League will be regarded as
right by most Americans.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-08-19

We would be happier in our support
of suffrage for women, if the women
suffragists in Washington showed bet
ter sense
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-08-19
Sim Fein Prisoners Strike.

BY Associated Press.
DUBLIN. July Is (By maiD-The
Sim Fein prisoners in Dundalk and
Belfast have gone on strike because
they were not satisfied with the prison
food.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-08-19

Government will raise,
in taxes and bonds .$24 ,000, ,000, 900
For every man, woman
and child in the Unit
ed States .. 1925
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-08-19

concerned only the trains in the vicin-
| ity of Irkutsk; the trains west OF
| Irkutsk were. under the orders of Mos
COW, attacked in the same manner, but
always with the same result; every
where the B6lsheviki were disarmed.
"The arrest of the members of our
National Council took place immedi-
ately before these treacherous attacks.
Then thousands of armed Germans
and Magyhrs in the vicinity of Omsk,
Krasnoyarsk and Chita, fonced our
army between the Volga and Irkutsk
TO take the Siberian administration
into their hands, toward the end of
June. But even at this stage We were
trying to enter into negotiations with
Moscow. But Moscow, i. e.: Lenine
and Trotzky, proclaimed us murderers
amid began mobilization against us.
Under these circumstances our troops
were forced to take possession Of the
bridges over the Volga
Il must mention the fact that our
defense, which, as l said, was neces-
STATED by treacherous attacks and ev-
eIywhere resulted in the disarmament
of the Bolsheviki, was joyfully greet
ed by the majority of the Russian pop
ulatiOn.
"Anti-Bolsheviki took advantage of
the situation and overthrow the Sow
lets.
"BOlsheViki Have Failed
The Bolsheviki have given a suf>
ficient proof of the fact that they are
incapable to rule. The number of
their fighting supporters is indefinite.
They consist chiefly of hungry masses,
loath to work, who are getting 80 to
40 rubles a day in the Red Guard.
They have no workers among them.
Industry, Commerce, transporta-
ything is at standstill, and
there is nothing to eat That spells
failure of the BOlsheviki government;
the Bolsheviki are now doing every
thing to maintain their power. They
obey the Germans and Austrians to
keep themselves in power. The Ger
mans, however, do not want a con-
solidatiOn of Russia.
Russia is i'll tOdHy, powerless. If
left to her fate, the Germans will OBJ
tain full control of her. But the con-
solidatiOn Of Russia is possible. That
depends entirely on the good will of
Jhe Allies. Russia needs effective,
firm, friendly help. Russia needs or
der, which today the Russians are in
capable Of upbuilding. The Russians
are exhausted, they have lost faith in
and they need rest to re-
cover.
The Allies, knowing the psychology |
Of Russia of today, and knowing the
real strength of Russia, will extend |
their help in the proper manner.
think that our army can be of great
assistance in this task; all Cf our boys
have learned Russian In the four years
If war, and know how 20 treat the
people
They know the Russian people and
he Russian situation, and they de-
sire only the good of Russia. 1t was
he Czech--Sloyaks, who were always
lccused of exaggerated Russophilism
ly the Germans an1 Magyars and it is
he irony of fate that we had TO suffer
so much in Russia. We hope and de-
sire that our sacrifices be not offered
n vain"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
Campbell VIII Run
Again Only In Case
Hunt Is 4 Candidate

Phoenix. Ariz.. Feb s.-Tom Camp
bell will be a candidate for governor
this fan only in the event Hunt also
is a candidate. This much seems to
have been determined upon, succeed
ing the first announced intention to
start a gubernatiOnal campaign at
once for Campbell He has talked
frankly about the political status OF
Arizona. which he admits is safely
Democratic by about 1900 plurality.
This plurality was overcome IN the
fight against Hunt. but could not be
counted upon logically IN the event OF
the nomination OF some safe and con-
servative type OF Democrat
Concerning this phase OF the situa-
ton. Campbell is quoted as stating;
There are several good representa-
tive Democrats whom l would be glad
to support for the governorship. and
II one of them is nominated viii
take off my coat and work for his
election" ! Otherwise. CampbelI S
name will head the Republican ticket
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
Chinese Begin Celebration Sunday
Of Their Annual Ne7C YearFestiOaI

: clever and their patrons believe
every word they say, too.
During the passing Of the old year
every Chinaman makes a determined
effort to square up all honest debts
and begins the New Year with a
clean slate"
The Chinese cafes in larger cities
will be the scenes OF banquets every
night during the celebration. There
is much feasting- In the home tho
little Chinese woman calls her honor
able husband into consultation and
they then deci'e on the traditional
dinner Of sharks fins and BIRDS
nest soup.
The menu quite probably viii IN
clude fried La France roses. orange
skins. nuts and-always-a duck.
Water chestnuts. dried seaweed. dried
oysters, clans. bamboo shoots AMI
leaves from fresh chrysanthemums
ai~O are anpetizers.
And Chinatown is strictly Oriental
during the celebration. The sDeciaI
dNeora tons are gorgeous; in fact. a
riot OF color. The continued exchange
Of Fluctuations is another custom al
ways observed
Cu1id often takes part in the ceie-
bration and a New Years wedding is
the eulmin"t ion OF Oriental sDlendor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
Seize Sugar Believed
Contraband; Waning
On Parcels Post Lots

A thousand pounds OF sugar was
seized al 604 Fourth ST eet Friday
by customs officials and will be sold
al public auction, provided no bona
tide claimant appears The sugar
was placed at the point for smuggling
into Mexico. Il IS believed. No ar
ests were made on the case up to
noon Saturday.
Warnings against shipments OF
contr aband articles BY parcel post
have been received at the customs
office. That a number of shipmen s
are being made BY persons Ignorant
Of the uewr equations. Is the State
ment. In which cases the shipments
are small ones. On the other hand
however, It is stated that some firms
in the United States are deliberately
shipping cont aband articles BY parcel
post in order tOievade the Law.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
Belgian Committee Is
After Names OF so
Important Ell Paso0ns

A request for the most important
$50 names in the city has been re-
ceived at the e Paso chamber OF
commerce. from Auguste Marque. sec
rotary OF the Belgian Artists commit
tee. Of London, Eng.
Names Of important manufacturers
connected with war supplies. the
chairman OF the war relief commit
tee. and the secretary o fthe Home
Defence league were also requested
II was suggested that a city direc-
tory might be sent instead
Maurice Maeterlinck- Belgian poet
and dra matist, is among the lengthy
list Of patrons. ard Il is stated thar
the committee is also under the
patronage Of the Belgian minister 70
the United States
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09

L. - AR-NE- FO-TOY." Which TAX
en- from the Celestial tongues
ard put into English. Is the
Chinese New Years greeting and
means:
py good luck to you; may you
be prosperous; may your honorable
family be prosperous. and may the
spirits Of your ancestors rest con-
tent"
sunday Chinatown begins the cele-
bration of New Year. which Is TO
continue for Il days. It is a celebra-
ton OF feasting, prayers and fire
crackers.
It also is two weeks Of devotion TO
Dame Fortune During this time
Dame Fortune, the vague luck god
dess of the Chinese, viii bring good
luck to the Celestials providing she
is well fed. is dsvotedly worshipped
and hears lots Of noise.
Therefore. every CAinaman and
Chinese woman viii wear their best
clothes and their best Christian spirit
for IA days and court Dame Fortune.
They are to find out what the tickle
Dame has in store for them for an
other year through fortune tellers.
Fortune telling in Chinatown is a
very lucra tive business. and thee Pr
several willy Celestials who can tell a
Caucasian as well as their own Deo-
ME a whole lot OF surprising things
These fortune tellers are really very
claim Of exemption or discharge on
the ground Of dependency. alienc &c
discharged vocation, religious obiec-
ton, or employment in necessary in
dustry. OF the claims filed. 1,215,049
or IS percent. were granted.
The state in which there was the
highest pc. ce7taEe OF claims for ex-
emptson or discharge was Kentucky
while the record Of tire lowest rer-
centage OF claims is held by Montana
The state having the highest percent
age Of cl?ims granted was Connecti-
cut, and the state with the lowest
percentage was Mississippi
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
OKLAHOMA CITY FIRE
CAPTAIN HELD As ENEMY

Oklahoma City. Okla. Feb e.-otto
Lorenz. captain in the Oklahoma City
fire department. who resigned TO-DAY
as the city commissioners we're about
70 discuss complaints that be Is an
enemy alien, was arrested a few min
utes later BY a deputy from the
United States marshaFs office AM
placed IN Jail Federal officials re-
fused to say what charges have been
placed against Lorenz. but said his
arrest was ordered from Washington.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
ALIENS ARE GIVEN FOUR
DAYS MORE TO REGISTER

Washington. D. c. Feb. 9--Four
days extension Of the time In which
German enemy aliens must register
throughout the country was ar
nounced today by attorney general
Gregory. The extension changes the
closing Of the registers from today
to Wednesday, February a. The Al
torney general said he desired 70
give those required 70 register suftl-
cient time IN which TO comply with
the Presidents proclamatlon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09

ce2tion Of a few widely scattered and
practically negligible communities,
the public has cordially and Loyalty
supported the boards in their work
Of raising an army for Uncle Sam.
Willingness on the part Of young men
Of draft age to serve was generally
applauded, say the boards. while false
or exaggerats7 Claims for exem-ti ton
or discharge brought upon the claim
ants the contempt Of their nei~hbo s.
So pronounced was the effect Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09

Of course that the claimant is unwill-
ing to serve his country In depen-
deEcy cases. II means, ordinarily, that
the claimant feels It to be his duty 10
STAY at home and support his family
until the supply Of men without de-
pendents is exhausted. In ''necessa y
industry cases it means that the
claimant or his employer feels that he
is Of greater service to his country.
for the time being, at least, in his
civil occunation.
OF 5,0S2949 persons called, 1861
$40, or just about 50 percent. made a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09

Children's 50 wool knit Sweater
Coats-colors. light and dark blue
and red-selling at c nsiderahle
less than wholesale Q2c
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09

this attitude on the part OF the pub
lie that In some communities the
privilege Of exemption or discharge
was generally waived by. the regis
trants
Il is also gratifying to find that a
pronounced majority Of the boards
reported that but few unfounded
claims for exem7tion or DISCHARGE
were flied, and TINT exaggera don in
the statement Of claims was not Sc
rious.
The filing OF an honest claim for
exemption or discharge does not mean.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09

states
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
L-0RGAN VIII. BITD FIRST
PUBLIC BATH; S21OO, COST

Contract for the city's first public
bathhouse has been awarded to J. E
Morgan. the price being S2100. Work
is to be started at once. The baths
will be located adjacent to the Con-
sumers' ice plant and that company
will furnish hot water free Of charge.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
Kentucky Furnished tn
Largest Percentage of
IN U. 5.

TT TAsHINGTON. D. C. Feb. -
NJ Reports received from the
local draft boards and com
piled in the office OF the provost mar
shall general show that with the ex-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09

If you freeze your cylinders take
thom to Brown Welding Co.. who viii
weld. test and guarantee every cylin-
der fixed.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
CANIPRELL,s cAFE

Featuring Famous Grossbeck Duo.
Merchn nts' Lunch a Speciality. and K
Only Costs You 40c-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
Spring Suits of
French Serge $3.50

They should sell
readily at $3.50. but
as a demonstration OF
the values prevail
ing Monday these
fashionable Suits.
fur fabric and but
ton trimmed will be
sold at $3.50.
These values may
look like exaEgera-
tons in a newspaper
advertisement. b U I
after you examine
the suits we feel safe
in saying that you
will agree with Us as
to the genuinensss
OF the values. Non
day. $3.50 Suits OF
serge, at .....S1S50
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
THE BEST SHOE
SALE IN Ell PASO!
Women's Sc to $3.50
Fancy Boots, $3.45

All black, all gray
champaign, bro wn
and combinations OF
these colors. French
heels. Louis heels.
half Cuban and 9TH
ers. Gin. tops, button
AVID lace styles. and
your size. no matter
what IL is in this
splendid group, at
only
$3.45
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-09-12
LATE RETURNS SHOW LEAGUE Is
SUCCESSFUL IN DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARIES.
CONGRESSMAN IS IN BOUBT
Mitchell and Purcell in Close Race, and
Official Canvass Must Decide
Nomination

Late returns from the primary cleo
tion held throughout Idaho on Septem-
Der 3, show that, with two exceptions
candidates Endorsed by the Non-partisan
league on the Democratic state ticket
were nominated. The exceptions are:
For U. S. senator, long term, Frank
L. Moore, of Moscow.
For state treasurer, Earnest L. Par
ker, of Cottonwood.
The Non-partisans offered no opposi-
ton to these men at the primary, but
Endorsed their Republican opponents,
William f. BOrah and John W. Eagle
son, respectively, for reelection.
The Democratic congressional nomina-
ton in the First or northern district,
still is in doubt Perry w. Mitchell,
straight Democrat, of Nezperce, is only
slightly ahead of L. I. Purcell, of
Weiser, partisan candidate on the
Democratic ticket. Purcell was far be
lind in Purcell s home town of Weiser.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-09-12

II ia nrobable that the contest Will not
he decided until the official canvass
from the counties of the First district
is received in Boise.
The Non-partisans nominated on '"'
Democratic ticket are:
For aovernor-H. F. Samuels.
For lieutenant governor-o. u AucA'
For secretary of state-w. A. Fife.
For state auditor-W P. Rice
For attorney general-B. A. Gum
mings.
For mine inspectOr-w. J. J. Smith
Miss Ethel Redfield, Republican can
didate for reelection as state superin-
tendent of public instruction. mad 1ne
Endorsement, but no op-
position on the Democratic ticket.
John F. Nugent, Democrat, was re-
nominated for the U. S. senate. lie
had the partisan league support