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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14
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FRIENDLY T0RUSS|A
OPERATIONS ARE DIRECTED At
GERMAN BoLSHEvik FORCES
IN LAND OF MUScovITE.
Ports Seized at War Councils Instance
to Prevent the Huns From Taking
Valuable Stores, Declares
Senator Hitchcock. d.

Observation-Disclosures and allied
| opera lions in Russia are friendly and
not hostile to the Russian people al
| though in opposition to German-BOl-
shevik forces, Chairman Hitchcock of
the senate foreign relation committee
said in an address Thursday, replying
to the recent demand of Senator John
son of California for an official state
ment Of the American policy in Russia.
There Is no Russia" he declared.
What was Russia is a vast disorgan-
lied aggregation Of local governments"
Senator Hitchcock prepared his ad-
dress, after consulting with Acting Sec
rotary Polk at the state department.
After pointing out that seizure Of the
ports of VladivOstok, Murmansk and
Archangel was proposed by the su-
preme war council to prevent Germany
from obtaining valuable stores, he said !:
I'm each case 1t was done as 4 meas
ure of war against Germany and not
against Russia. In each case the local
RUSSIAN government exists and rune
tons with the American and allied
soldiers.
There is no Russia. What was Rus
STA is vast disorganized aggregation
of local governments. Lenfne and Trot-
zky have the great cities of Petrograd,
Moscow and some others, and thus
have the center Of the wrecked nation,
but it is the most unhappy, most law
less, brutal and most bloody. Other
parts of Russia are comparatively, calm
and orderly"
"The very fact" said Senator Hitch
cock, "that a line of communication
across Siberia, 5000 miles long from
VladivOstok, where our troops are, to
the Ural mountains, where the troops
of the Ufa government and Czechs are,
together with small force Of British
and French, is the best evidence that
we and the allies are on good terms
with the Russians and are there as
friends and not as enemies"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14
LEAVING FOR CANADA

Mr. and Mrs. James Larsen, who
have made their home at Kimball for
the past four years, will leave in
about three weeks time for Canada.
They came to Blackfoot from Canada
and are returning to establish their
home at that place once more.
While in Blackfoot they operated
farm northeast of town and have
sold that property to Mute Woodruff.
Mrs. Larsen says that property is
changing hands in the Kimball dis
trict very rapidly of late.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14
MORELAND

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Farnsworth have
moved back here. They have been
living at Rupert, Idaho.
The friends Of Ruphoris Tolman
are pleased to know of him having
an honorable release and is now at
home with his mother.
The Jacobson family is improving
from the influenza.
Owing to the fact that the influ-
enza Is still prevalent in this COM
munity many of the children have
not started to school.
The Conklin family were guests at
the Johnson lone one night last
week.
Stanley Richardson Is i'll which is
reported to be the influenza,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14
Roosevelt Left Half Million.

Oyster Bay, N. Y.-Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt's will, made in 1912, was
read to members Of the family OH
Thursday. Although the value of the
former presidents estate was not made
known, 1t was understood to amount
to not more than $4,000. The docu.
.ment provides that the entire estate
except the family silver and plate
shall be. held in trust for the widow
during her life, and gives her power
to dispose Of it by will as she sees fit.
In the event she leaves no will, the
estate is to be divided in equal parts
among the children.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14
81 Bit of France
i: and French /:
BY Mrs. Byrd Trego.

We have another letter from Ere.
mon kutnewsky today, prepared es.
pecially for our column. Free did
not get to the front at all, so his let
tiers do not describe that feature
which is thoroly covered by a num-
Der OF our Bingham county boys. He
describes the every day impressions
and life as he meets it from his little
journeys about the school of artil-
lery that he is attending at Saumur
southwest of the war zone entirely.
The letter follows:
December 15
81 will tell you little about the
French and how they regard Ameri-
can soldiers. Now that the war is
over it is easier to detect their real
feelings because during the struggle
they were naturally affected by the
fact that our army and resources had
come to their rescue in a time of
great need.
That is not to say there Is any
marked change of attitude. Only at
present we are seen merely as SOL
diers from America about to return
t. our peace time occupations.
"The French like us, as l have
written many times before. Our
two peoples are similar in general
characteristics. Americans and
Frenchmen enjoy gayety. They like
music and jolly gatherings. It Is
true that since the first landing Of
our troops here the American and
French soldiers have found each
other good comrades as the phase
goes. Comrades overe here means
more than companions for an even
ing's dinner party or over q bottle.
It means persons with mutual feelings,
likes and dislikes, persons who agree
on many matters of opinion.
Zone poilu said to me: Americans
-French-good comrades. They
like to be gay Well, a good many
have expressed the same. And when
you come to think of it, peoples may
be classed in q general way according
to their enjoyments in life.
"The French envy us our forests
and mountains where game is plenti-
full. 1t makes their eyes sparkle
when I describe those great Idaho
mountains, streams full Uf trout, and
large tracts almost savage. Surely
it is rather sad to observe how they
try to simulate real hunting in GER
tain reserves where rabbits and part
ridges are protected for the purpose
of being chased and killed. 1t is not
a very exciting game to play, but
such as 1t Is, they get pleasure from
it.
Americans are MASTERS, as we al
ways knew, of. course, and it wouldn't
need to be war times in France for
us to preceive Immediately that we
are, for compared to the French, who
have been trained in economy by so
many wars, we are ungodly spend
thrifts. 1t is a crime in their eyes to
allow any useful thing whatever to
be wasted. l see much more now in
the famous story Of de Maupassant's.
"A Piece of String" about the old
peasant who got into so much trouble
over picking up piece of string in
the street.
When the American soldier boys
would eat unbidden of the French
mems grapes this fall, and l would
be sent out to learn how much dam
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14
Premier has Narrow ESCAPE.

Basel.-A dispatch from Prague says
an attempt has been made to assassin
ate DIR. Karl Kramarz, premier of
Czecho-Slovakia. Dr. Kramarz was
talking with painter in the corri-
dor Of the Pradchner castle when a
youth fired at him behind his back.
The bullet missed it's mark. The youth
was arrested.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14
IDAHO MAN PRISONER
IN GERMANY is FREED
Clifton e. Scott of HolbrOOk Among
Party of 264 Released
From RaStatt

WASHINGTON.-The war depart
ment announced Friday the names
Of 264 enlisted. men of the Ameri-
can expeditionary force, who have ar
rived in France after being released
from the German prison camp at
Rastatt. Among them are:
Edward A. Mitchell, San Francisco.
Harvey M. Murdoch, Ogden, Utah.
Clifton E. Scott, Holbrook, Idaho.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14
LOUIS FELT IMPROVING

Louis Felt has been at q hospital
in Salt Lake for some weeks suffer-
ing with crippled leg. He is get
ting along as we'll as can be expected
but it is necessary for him to have
the injured limb attended every other
day, consequently 1t is impossible
for him to return home at this date.
Mr.. Felt spent two days in Black
foot recently, visiting with his family
and attending to business affairs.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14
Years to Reclaim French Mines.

Paris.-Three years will be required
to bring the coal mines Of northern
France to full production and to efface
the devastation wrought In the coal
fields by the retreating Germans, ~
cOrding to q report Just filed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14
Heavy Losses in American Fires.

New York.-Fires in the United
States take an annual toll of more
than $4,000 lives and cause property
loss of approximately $25O,OOO,OOO &C
cording to statistics read at the open
ing here of conference between repre-
sentatives Of the Fire Marshals' Asso-
citation of North America and the Ma
tional Board Of Fire Underwriters.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14
Trade School for Invalid Soldiers.

Camp Dix, N. IA trade school for
crippled and convalescent soldiers, with
more than one thousand soldiers from
overseas already in their classes, has
been organized here. Courses in many
trades will be furnished.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14
Will Reimburse Norwegian Shippers

VIII reimburse norwegian Shippers.
London.-Edwin N. Hurley and r.
B. Stevens of the American shipping
board, after conferences with repre-
sentatives of the Norwegian Shipping
association, have agreed that the
United States shall Immediately pay
the Norwegian shipowners $11 100000,
which Is the amount the Norwegians
actually had invested in contracts ma
terials and ships when they were requi-
sitioned by the United States at the
time she entered the war.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14
SOLDIERS LETTERS

This letter was written by H. w
Kent to his parents Mr.. and Mrs
John d. Kent:
Is Sur TILE, Dec. 5, 1918
Dearest mother:
l hope that this letter finds you
and all the rest In good health as
am the same at present. l have not
written for several weeks l know,
but hope that you will overlook II
this time as l have been very busy,
but now that this war is over work
has decreased to very great extent,
at least for me and l am trying my
best to write this letter to you on an
old typewriter, picking the letters out
with one finger, 80 excuse all mis-
takes l make, as this is the best that
l can do on these machines.
Well, mother thank goodness this
war Is now over and every one all
over the world suppose is glad that
1t is, for tho the end came sooner
than we expected, yet We are all glad
for now many lives will be saved that
would have uselessly have been de-
stroyed were this to 60 on. 1t is now
almost year that l have been in
France, and during that time l have
had many experiences, and have been
all over France. You will notice by
looking at the heading that l am in
Is Sur Tile, France. I have been
stationed here during the war tho
l only ate and slept here as l was
busy driving a truck at other times.
II you will look on the map and
locate Cote Dor, which is the same
thing as saying the state of Idaho,
you will find the city Of Dion. Now
look up a small distance and you will
see the small village of Is Sur Tile.
! say small because on the map it
looks that way, but really it is not
SO, for here is located the advance
quartermaster depot, from which all
the food Is shipped to the boys in the
trenches.
When we came to this place there
was only few houses and a couple
Of railroad tracks, but today in its
place stands small city, where there
are many thousands of soldiers sta
toned, and each one has some parti-
cular work to do. When we came
here Is was really as bad as the
trenches, for tho we do not hear the
guns, yet there was mud that never
dried up and our food and shelter
was very poor. However, that all
soon passed away as soon as we could
get the things to work with and
gradually things grew better until
now we have everything that any one
in the army needs.
At first was doing stevadore work
in the warehouses at this place, car
rying bacon boxes and sacks of flour
on my shoulders all day for almost
two months, but then after a while
l luckily was given truck to drive
and since then have been all over
France.
OF course you will remember when
the Americans started that great
drive at Chateau Thierry, we'll, your
Henry was right there and want to
tell you there was hot time" there,
! was carrying supplies up there
when the drive started. / have also
been to Paris several times and want
to tell you that it certainly is some
place. have plenty to tell you about
when get back and know that you
will be interested.
The weather here at present is
nice, tho you know winter it is win
ter weather. Shall close this time
hoping to hear from you soon. With
love to all l remain,
Your son,
PVT. H. w. KENT,
Supply Co. @. M. C. No. 3O7, A. E. F.
A. P. o. 712, France.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14
Murderer Of May Lewis EIectrocute,

Murderer Of May Lewis EIectrocuted.
Ossining, N. Y.-Alton Cleveland,
who shot and killed May Lewis In
Brooklyn last February, was electro
cuted in Sing Sing prison Thursday.
Throughout his Imprisonment Cleve-
land has refused to communicate with
bis two daughters, who are living in
the west.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14
Certificates for Red Cross Workers.

| VS'eVNtS6 TOT Hcu VTOSS WOTKeT8.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of service
will be issued by the American Red
Cross to every one Of its 25OOOO work
ers, whether paid or voluntary, who
have served for six months since the
outbreak Of the war.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14
HOME SERVICE CLUB NOTES

Miss Vanwormer, loaned executive
secretary of the northwestern div.
ision of the home service club was
a business visitor here Friday.
Bingham county will send theiI
secretary and chairman of the home
service club to the chapter course
which will be given in Pocatello fol-
two weeks beginning January. 20.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14

James H. Walker Of Idaho Falls
made business trip to Blackfoot the
last of the week.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02
Ordway Publicity
Club is Organized

The Ordway Publicity Club is per-
manently organized for business and
there'll be something doing along
from time to time as the needs arise
and the spirit moves. At meeting
on Wednesday evening of this week
permanent officers were elected as
follows:
l.. 1. Glffin, chairman.
Harry II. Lyons. secretary.
NJ. T. Nelson. treasurer.
II. L. Mast. attorney.
These officers with the following
constitute the board of directors:
Il. w. Downey.
Il. p. Johnson.
C. F. Morrissey.
d. F. Bartlett
J. NJ. Meikle.
The membership has reached
total of about fifty members and is
growing, The membership has been
coming fine and no one is being beg
ged to join. and from the way the
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02
Auto Supplies

Both ribbed tread and
non-skid-no plain treads.
Weigh 13A pounds. We
can put our personal guar
'antee back of this tire. All
we ask is that you tell us
the truth regarding the use
the tire has had and we will
satisfy you.
Red tubes, guaranteed for
one year. What do you
think of that-did you ever
buy n guaranteed tube be-
fore? and at the same price
as white tubes?
We handle the Texico oil
for your cylinders, both
light and medium. Ask
some of the men who have
tried 1t what they say as to
its quality.
Gasoline.N Free air and
water.
Plyers. wrenches, ham
mers, screw drivers, any old
thing you need Off the car.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02
Oh, You Spring Time Melody

Oh, You Spring Time Melody
Did you ever see a time in
your whole life that we
should be more joyous and
thankful that we are alive
than this spring? War over,
boys either home or coming,
biggest wheat crop in the
history of the country. our
own soil in best of condition,
plenty of water in the reser-
voirs and mountains full of
snow. Seventy-five percent
of the biggest beet crop we
ever had. planted before this
rain. Grass on the range
fine. More money in the U.
S. A. than any nation in the
world. One of the largest
merchant marines In the
world to carry the largest
crops ever produced to the
hungry peoples of Europe.
and then to think that we
live in the greatest nation
in the world. and in good
old Colorado, the state of
$50 days of sunshine, and in
the Arkansas valley, the best
and most fertile valley in
the state, and in Ordway,
the best and most beautiful
town in the whole world,
and which is a most natural
consequence. the finest lot
of people that could be got
ten together.
Is it any wonder that
everyone is happy and that
we all feel like shouting,
working. getting behind
anything that is for the
good of the community, and
busting with all our might.
And say. let's everyone get
behind this Victory loan
and do our bit to help pay
the bill that made 1t pos
sible for us to feel this way.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02

Mrs. E. w. Downey, the
real boss around here, re-
ceived a box of orange bios
SONS from California Tues
day of this week and they
sure did fill the room with
sweet fragrance. They came
from an old timer here,
Mrs. oCrlina Babb, the moth
err of the Hosler boys. Elmer
and Chas.. of this city, and
Bert, of Sugar City. and for
good and sufficient reasons,
is a very dear friend of ours,
as she was with us for two
weeks during which time we
had all of the feelings and
immotions that are known
to the human race, i. e.,
scared, anxious waiting pain
and suffering. and sleepless
nights, eatless days. dis
pondency, hope, fear, frim
determination. and finally
victory and rejoicing, and
thru 1t all Mrs. Babb was our
guide and counselor. And
so our feelings for Mrs. Bah
are very tender. and we do
appreciate the thoughtful
ness in sending these beau
tiful fragrant blossoms.
as well as the cards and
letters that come as regular
as a girl writes to her sweet
heart.
And now the boy is bigger
than his dad.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02

Mr.. Sam Curtis. agricul-
turist for the beet company,
Is locating in the west end
OF the county, having moved
to the house just south of
King Center school house.
They were in and purchased
some nice new furniture
Friday, of last week.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02

Among new arrivals in
dishes we have glass meas
uring cups at 15c.
Syrup pitchers with de-
tachable tops, 25c.
A big assortment of china
cups and saucers. special
price 25c each, $50 per
set.
Large. plain drinking
glasses. soc per set.
Still have some odd dish
es at cheap prices.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02
Grin Transacts Business

Joe Grill, who has been confined
to his bed for the past nine weeks,
has been able to transact business
and is desirous that 1t be remember
ed that he is still in the plumbing
business as ever. He has secured an
experienced plumber who is now on
the job and looking after the contract
work while he handles other parts of
the business end over the phone.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02

Libby, McNeill & Libby
are putting in a cooling sta
tion here. They bought lots
just east of the Smedley
barn and commenced work
Monday. and sure enough
they were in that very day
buying various things in our
line. Strange, isn't it, that
people don't realize that
every improvement or indus
try helps everyone in the
community. That is, IL
they are not too dead to be
helped. We are glad to see
these things come to Ordway
for it will help the farmers
direct. and-well, we Just
about got to depend on the
farmers for our living.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Try Gates tested tubes. Ordway
Tire Repair shop.
Mrs. J. p. Eagleton came down
from Boulder last Sunday. She has
been there during the winter with her
sons who are in school In Boulder.
Superintendent and Mrs. A. b. Ross
entertained at a clever and unique
party on Saturday evening OF last
week. the guests being the members
of the faculty OF the schools. RE
freshments we're served.
Miss Myrtle Peterson returned to
her home at Peprose Thursday after
a few days visit with her sister, Miss
Viola Peterson.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02
Sheridan Tires for
uninterrupted Mileage

The construction. of Sheri-
don tires is in complete ac-
cordance with the U. s. gov
ernment's latest specifica+
tions and has been adopted
for government service.
These U. s. government
specifications are the result
of recent war tests, by fat
the most strenuous tests a
tire was ever given.
5000 Miles
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02

membership is growing 1t is not
necessary to make plea.
A committee. composed OF f. p.
Johnson. f. w. Downey, w. H. Girls
man and NJ. T. Nelson. avs appointed
to prepare some advertising litera-
ture which is to be put out soon.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02
Attention, Mr.. Merchant

We have n proposition to
make you, We will furnish
the paint TO paint all of the
woodwork of all the plate
glass fronts on the west side
of Denver boulevard, be-
tween Second and Third
streets, II you will see that
they are painted. While we
no not care to furnish all
of the paint to paint the
wood fronts, we will fur
nish as much to them as we
do to the others. Lets get
on our new spring dress to
receive the Miss New White
Way. What do you say?
OF course this is just out
of the largeness of our
heart-no thought of ad-
yertising our paint.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02
Plumber Employed

I have first class plumber con-
nected with my business and am in
a position to handle the plumbing
work in satisfactory manner.
l will appreciate having you call
me by phone or call at my place and
make your plumbing wants known.
JOE GRILL.
Plumber & Contractor.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02
May Baskets Sent

The children very generally re-
membered their friends with May
baskets on Wednesday evening of this
week and some were the recipients
of baskets containing elegant boquets
of flowers, but no matter what they
contained the remembrance of friends
by the May basket method is appre-
ciated.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02

next.
On Thursday
evening he lee
tured on my
Trip Around the
World" in which
he took his hear
ers with him on
a visit to twenty
foreign lands and
described the peo
pie and their cus-
toms and the mis-
sion work.
This evening
ne VIII appear
dressed in Chi
nese costume, pig
tail and all. and
will sing and talk
and write in the
Chinese language
and lecture on
My Six Years
One Thousand
Miles in the In
terror of China"
On Saturday
evening he will
speak on "The
Garden of Geth-
semana.
Z Sunday the pro-
gram will be as
follows:
10 a. m, Sunday
school.
IL a. m, preach
ing. Subject,
THE Church
and Its Bless
ings."
3 p. m, a social
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02

Say. boys. have you seen
that new Rugby bicycle? 1t
sure is a pippin. Come in
and look nt tive might
sell it to you.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02
A good banjo for sale

A good banjo for sale
cheap.
We can sell you a phono-
graph and save you money
one that will play any re-
cord. Prices to suit your
pocketbook.
Our sheet music is up t.
date in every way. We keeI
n good supply of the --latest
music and nt prices you car
not beat in any city. We
have the newest song hits
AS quick as they get them
in any western city, SO what
more could you want, Not
many towns or our size that
can say as much.
The following are a few
of the late pieces: Naomi
Send me a Rose from Home.
land. Mickey. Beautiful
Ohio. Calling Me Home tc
You. Ring Out Sweet Bells
of Peace. My Paradise
Valse Elaine. Hesitation.
We will also have a large
selection of new music II
the first OF next week. Mis-.
Alma Hartman. superinten
dent of this department.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02

A few more of that latest
song hit. Mickey. You saw
the picture at the Princess,
or IL you didn't you should.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02
Line,eum ingredients.

The two main ingredients in the
manufacture of linoleum are cork and
linseed oil. to which are added smaller
quantities of kauri gum, rosin and MIG.
ments of various kinds.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02
Run Of Water In

A run OF water amounting to 500
feet was turned in at Boone at / a..
M. April rs.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02

Ernest F. Green was hare this
week from Pueblo.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-02

A fine new piano Just in
from the factory. beautiful
walnut. latest style, best of
quality. Come in and see it.