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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
Appeal to Idaho Women
in Victory Loan Drive
Importance of Drive Brought Out
BY WOman's Liberty Loan
Chairman for Idaho
BY MRS. T.. M. GRAHAM

Women always bear a heavy bur-
much longer, but women make their
fight as determinedly as the men
and do not falter until the victory
has been achieved.
The women of Idaho have sup
ported the war with all the vigor
that characterizes the brave women
Of the west and they realize that al
tho the fighting at the front is ended
there still remains great task be-
fore it can be said that the war Is
over.
In former liberty loans they have
given splendid support and in the
coming Victory liberty loan which
will be the last they can be relied
upon to come forward with enthus-
iasm that will make their record an
inspiration for women Of the future.
do not expect a single request
on the part of women chairmen ask
ing relief from the duty in the COM
ing campaign in April and already
have had assurances from many
members Of our organization that
they will "see 1t thru" and Finish
the job" as did our boys in khaki
and blue and as more than million
are yet doing abroad.
The feature Of the coming Victory
liberty loan that appeals with es-
pecial emphasis to the women Is that
a part of the money will care fol
these wounded heroes who are to bt
rehabilitated so that they may bt
self-supporting. l have yet to heal
of a wounded 'Yank who bemoanet
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
BOLSHEVlSM GOES IN
TO CENTRAL EUROPE
Ru1nors of Change of
Government for Ger
man-Austria
FILM WEKERLE IS JAILED

That conditions in Germany, Aus
tria and Hungary are threatening
and change of government for Aus
tria coming is announced in messages
from Vienna. The Hungarians are
accused of intending to seize the
Austrian fleet now held by the Jugo-
Slavs.
The new Hungarian communistic
government has arrested DR.. Alex
ander Wekerle, former premier and
finance minister, according to dis
patch from Budapest
Travellers from Budapest report
that all mem bers of the allied mis-
aions in the Hungarian capital have
been interned, including Col. VK,
chief of the French mission.
Martial law has been declared and
the death penalty prescribed for
armed resistance to the Bolsheviki
for looting and robbing. American
representatives are assured protec-
ton, and may be asked to remain
even if other allied representatives
leave.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
FLOYD NC DONALD
HAD ADVENTURES
Was Discharged as a
Casual; Arrived Here
Sunday Eeveping
SAW MUCH ACTION

Cpl. Floyd Mcdonald, son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. Mcdonald, of Black
foot, came home from the war Sum
day evening. He was discharged at
Cheyenne, as casual, because of
wounds received in action.
Cpl. Mcdonald saw the war thru
from the time the first American
army took it's place on the front
under Pershing in the summer of
1917. He was with the Second En-
gineers, who worked and fought
alongside the marines. More than
once the engineers, who are sup
posed to be non-combatants most of
the time, found it possible to get into
the fighting and help the marines
and doughboys out. Sometimes it
was fight or be captured.
Mcdonald had many close shaves
and hair-breadth escapes. Once a
big shell struck tree that stood
between himself and comrade, who
were lying down. 1t raised him sew
eral feet off the ground and he came
down into the crater formed by the
explosion. The tree wasn't there
when he looked around, nor his
blouse, belt and pack. He felt lucky
to be there himself. ...
AS is the case with many wounded
casuals who go thru hospitals, young
Mcdonald lost most of his souvenirs
on the way home But he has a
German officers belt, that he has
been offered unbelievable prices
for, but wouldn't sell because of it's
story. Here it is: The Germans
used to play possum, and hide in
holes until the Americans passed by,
then up and pop them from behind.
Mcdonald saw an officer and four
men going into one of these shelters,
dugout, and went up to the open
ing, and told them to come out. His
shadow fell across the doorway, and
they all opened ruinous fire upon
that shadow. Looking around he
found a hand grenade that had not
exploded. He set it and tossed it
in. So that is where the German
officers belt came from. Ask the
young veteran why the Germans did
not shoot him when he went in and
took the belt, and he will say: They
were good after that" Hand gre-
nades are great pacifiers.s
The government has awarded Cpl.
Mcdonald a monthly income of $65,
and his choice Of schooling for four
or five years, in any branch Of
learning, as compensation for his
wounds.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
HOME SERVICE WORK
HELPS OUT SOLDIERS

The Red Cross home service de-
partment is filling a mission that
grew out of the needs of discharged
soldiers. With the signing of the
armistice this work became even
more far-reaching than it had been
during the actual period of war.
The army takes care of the men
so long as they are in the service,
and when they are discharged it
sends them to the place from which
they enlisted or were called. In
many case soldier gets that far
toward resuming his civilian life and
needs some help. The home service
department steps in as his friend
and does whatever is proper under
the circumstances.
A soldier enters the army out west
and is discharged there after the
war, but finds that his wife or his
mother Is in the east or farther away
than his cash will take him. Then
the home service department does
the big brother act and gets him
home to his loved ones.
Sometimes men who have been
discharged as healthy cases contract
sickness or disease afterwards. They
are not yet able to procure the best
medical treatment because it costs
money. Here again the depart
ment comes to him with financial
aid and encouragement.
Maurice Willows, director Of the
home service work in the inter
mountain district, said recently al
Salt Lake City:
Our work by it's very nature pre-
cludes any great amount of publicity
1t is concerned with the welfare OF
human beings, with the bestowal oi
help on the worthy and with making
delicate human adjustments.
with the signing of the armis
tice, many agencies of war activities
folded up their tents and departed
At the cessation of hostilities the
responsibilities of the Red Cros!
have increased rather than de
creased. The Red Cross pledged it
self not only to look after the boy!
while in the service, but to see tina
they were restored to their families
and their old jobs"
The home service work in Black
foot is headed by Mrs. Neil F. Boyle
and Mrs. Nellie Carey, and is faith
fully carrying out the good purposes
of the Red Cross.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
Canada Man Likes the
Article by Mr.. Younie
Was Formerly of Blackfoot and
Remains Keenly Interested
In Our Operations
WATCHING IMPROVEMENTS

w. d. Trego of Gleichen, Alberta,
Canada, read the Younie interview
in the Republican recently, and in
writing to his brother here, spoke
of it in the following terms: 90.
I was much interested in the
article by Mr.. Younie and wish I
could have a good visit with the old
gentleman again.
Give him my best regards and
tell him / often think Of the exper-
fences we have had together, our
COW deal among all the others.
The farmers and business men of
Gleichen had an experience in the
creamery business along the lines
we had at Blackfoot except that they
got stung about $500 for the plant.
My experience at Blackfoot stood
me in good turn and l kept clear OF
it all.
l came very near turning in and
stopping the promoters by telling
people what the outcome was bound
to be, but l did not like to do it as
knew that some would say, "Trego
is a knocker," so I just kept quiet
and watched the results and saw it
wind up as l was sure it would.
l have been watching your fair
association at long range and have
been watching another one at
Gleichen to see if it winds up as well
as yours.
l am also watching with interest
your irrigation enterprises and all
the other public enterprises which
you are boosting.
I at one time was of the opinion
that we rather had monopoly of
the cooperative spirit in our farm
ers movement in Canada, but am
glad to see the same spirit growing
everywhere.
Yours as ever,
w. D. TREGO.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
Blackfoot Soldier Boy
Writes From Verdun
Private Oscar Anderson Cared for
Sick and Wounded Horses Dur
ing Battle Days
ENJOYS THE HOME PAPER

Oscar Anderson writes from Ver-
dun, France that he is receiving each
issue of the Republican and he is
very thankful for it as it is like a
letter from home with all the news
of his home town and surrounding
country.
Private Anderson Is In Remount
squadron 301 and he says their work
is that of acting as a Red Cross in
stitution to the wounded and sick
horses Of the battle field. He says
they care for the horses just as sin
cerely as the Red Cross does for its
men. They took care Of the horses
during war days at Aubreville,
Varennes and Grand Prey, following
up the artillery and replacing sick
and wounded animals with good
strong ones.
Private Anderson says they were
not under heavy shell fire, but num-
erous air raids made them hunt
quickly for dug outs and safety. He
says they all feel that during the
eleven months they have spent in
France, they have each done their
best and are anxious to come home,
but it will be necessary for them to
wait their turn.
The wondrous old underground
city of Verdun is just now being re
esta ablishe-d writes Private Anderson.
He says there is room for $4,000
people to live under ground and the
French are moving back to their
old homes.
Private Anderson is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Anders Anderson of Black
foot.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
PALMER FAMILY LOCATE

: J. M. Palmer and family left
Blackfoot few weeks ago to take
up their residence at their new home
in Gradview, after. having made
their home out on route three for the
past seven years, where Mr.. Palmer
was engaged in farming.
Mr.. Palmer was in Blackfoot, the
first of the week attending to a few
unfinished business matters and is
very much pleased with his new
home. He has splendid 176-acre
ranch down there and reports that
the hay is already nice and green
and few inches high. That country
is much ahead of this part of Idaho.
He is located on Snake river about
thirty miles from Nampa.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
HERO OF RECENT
WAR IS AT HOME
Private Clevenger Had
Experiences and
Adventures
HOME LOOKS GOOD

Private Vail Clevenger, son of Mr..
and Mrs. s. V. Clevenger, arrived in
Blackfoot Saturday morning, after
many months strenuous war duties.
Private Clevenger was in Head
quarters company and trained at
Seattle for short time, doing guard
duty with other Idaho boys in the
summer of 1917. He was happy and
ready for action when he landed in
Liverpool, England, with his COM
pany in the late fall preparatory to
going to France to fill an. imortant
place in the front lines.
After two weeks sojourn thru
England they were transported into
France and in February, 1918 took
their positions in the front lines at
Alsac-Lorraine. The fighting there
was hard and effective. One of the
wound stripes that Vail wears on
his right coat sleeve was for wound
received in the right side on the
seventeenth of April, at that front.
After expert attention in an
American hospital he was able to re-
turn to his companjs then at Cham
paign, on the twentieth of June.
He celebrated the glorious Fourth Of
July by again taking up his posi-
tion at the front, at Champaign.
He was relieved from the seige
of active fighting on the fifteenth of
July and sent with his company,
better known as the famous Rain
bow division to Chateau Thierry
and on July 26 took his place, again
IN, hn ir,n Of in q
two days suffered very severe at
tack of shell shock and was removed
to hospital at Chateau RpuX,
known as American base hos pltal
No. 9. From that time until he was
discharged at Camp Lewis he was
in more than a score of American
hospitals.
The work carried on in these vari-
Gus hospitals appealed to young
Clevenger as being something
miraculous and most splendid. He
has seen cases where young men
were brought in with unsightly
wounds about the face, but with the
skilled attention they received it was
not long before the grating and
bandaging process had reformed the
injured face to almost normal shape
and form. The kind treatment is
almost unexcelled in Wallis estima-
ton and it was the kindness and
good cheer that helped him so much
along the road to recovery.
Vail saw several of the Blackfoot
boys while he was in France, among
whom were Floyd King, Herbert
Neider, Oda Fisher and Private Guy
Faulconer, who was less fortunate
than his companions and paid the
supreme sacrifice by death in battle
Vail was with him the day before
he was taken out of this life. Glenn
Eems of Idaho Falls, was Wallis
bunkie and the shock of his loss in
battle to Vail, was very great and
heart breaking. He says that each
time a company or division of mer
departed to take their front line
positions, each comrade would be
encouraging and cheering and help
ing his others and the spirit mani
tested at all times was very fine anG
wonderful.
Private Clevenger spent one veal
and one day across the seas ant
arrived on the twenty-fourth Of De
cember at New Port News, still
under hospital directions. He wal
sent to a hospital at Plattsburg, N
Y. Immediately after landing ant
from there to Camp Lewis from
which post he was discharged.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
GOOD LECTURE THAT
HELPED MERCHANTS
All Features That Bring
Increased Business
Were Discussed
INTERESTING FILM

A large CrOWd OF merchants ana
salespeople were present at the high
school Tuesday night, when G. w.
Sulley, expert lecturer of the Ma
tional Cash Register company, Of
Dayton, Ohio, gave an interesting
and educational talk on retail mer-
chandising methods. BY means of
stereopticon slides and motion pic
lures, Mr.. Sulley depicted the
troubles of the retail merchant, and
showed how to remedy them in
graphic manner.
Last year alone 1900 mer-
chants failed; forty every business
day; one every fifteen minutes" Mr..
Sulley said. Analyzing the causes of
these failures, he demonstrated the
fact that the great majority occurred
because of inefficient business
methods.
During his talk, Mr.. Sulley laid
emphasis on the value of newspaper
advertising to the retail merchant.
He said in part: Except for the
small store in an outlying district of
large city, more people can be
reached oftener and at less expense
by newspaper advertising than by
any other medium. But don't spend
few dollars advertising, and then
say advertising doesn't pay. Make
advertising a continuous policy Of
your store, and you will not be dis
appointed with results" Prepara-
tion of copy for advertising, and how
to secure best results, were also dis
cussed.
Window display was also touched
on by Mr.. Sulley, and the solution OF
delivery problems, perfection of a
store organization, and other inter-
esting features were thoroly dis
cussed.
One of the big features of the
evening was the showing of the
feature film, TROUBLES of a Mer-
chant and How to Stop Them This
film was prepared by the Essanay
company for The National Cash Reg
lister company at a cost of $4,000,
expert actors protraying the various
characters in the story. The film
vividly described the experiences of a
merchant who was struggling along,
trying to operate his business along
out-of-date lines. He was on the
verge of bankruptcy, was slaving
fourteen hours each day trying to
make his business go, and had given
up all hope of ever succeeding. But,
by the elimination of leaks and
losses, he finally rose to prosperity
Mr.. White was the chief character
in the film. His store was located
in an old-fashioned building. His
windows were too high to permit
proper display of merchandise. The
sidewalk in front of his store was
dirty and the whole front was un-
attractive in the extreme. Customers
passed by his door to make pur-
chases at another store. The inter
d ior of his store was in keeping with
the exterior. His goods were of good
quality, but poorly displayed. His
clerks were Indifferent. His poor
business methods cost him money
every day. He was deeply in debt
Then came a change. Thru the
introduction of modern business
methods in his store, the tide was
turned. From failure he was
turned into a successful business
man.
Following the showing of the film
the meeting was adjourned by sing
ing America" illustrated witt
stereopticon slides depicting histori
cal events in the United States.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
CASH AND CARRY TROUBLES

The plan of go-and-get-it or have
1t fetched is not always great sat
isfaction to the customer. A woman
who has cow ordered a load Of hay
the other day. After dark, return
ing from a neighborly visit, she
found the hay in the alley, dumped
down in the mud, and as her husband
was not at home, she was forced to
call upon friends to put the hay up
in the barn.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28

his fate or did not feel that his mis-
fortune was less than that of other
brave men. Men who lost an arm,
a leg, an eye or even all these de-
clare they did not lose them but
gave them"
= When these boys give with such
spirit We can not stand back when
asked to loan to government that
has never repudiated debt and Is
willing to pay good interest.
The women of Idaho will not be
found wanting in the Victory liberty
loan.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28

Vail, like so many of the boys who
have really seen war and training,
says he wouldn't take any sum of
money for his experiences, still he
is not anxious to 60 thru it again.
He appreciates very much the ad-
vantages he has had in gaining a
practical knowledge of the world and
things of the world and has no re-
gret whatever for what he has gone
thru for his country and man.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
DIR. WHITE ON STATE DUTY

DR.. V C. White, Blackfoot veterin-
arain, has been appointed state as
sistant veterinarian for Bingham
county. These duties will not inter-
fere with his private business, as he
is simply to act as a representative
Of the state in the matter Of fight
ing animal diseases.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE

Thomas Bible was pleasantly sur
prised Friday evening when num-
Der OF. friends and neighbors arrived
at the Bible home, unannOunced, to
spend the evening in celebration of
Mr.. Bibles birthday.
A social evening was enjoyed, fol-
lowed by most sumptuous supper.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
ZIMMERMAN HOME AGAIN

George Anderson, manager of the
Anderson Lumber company is home
from the hospital where he was
taken last fall with broken leg.
He went to the office Monday morn
ing, as he said, ION four legs" two
wooden ones and two better ones.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
THE YELLOWSTONE HIGH
WAY SUBJECT OF CONVENTION

An interstate convention repre-
sented by delegates from Utah and
Idaho will be held in Idaho Falls,
on Monday morning, March 81, at
the district court room, for the pur-
pose of discussing the construction
of the Utah-Idaho Yellowstone high
way. The convention is called under
the direction of Mark Austin of Rex
burg, Idaho, president.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
MILITARY BALL
FOR ALL SERVICE MEN

A military ball will be given We'd
nesday evening, April at the Aloha
hall on north Main street. All men
Of any branch of military service,
in uniform, Swill be admitted free of
admission.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-28
GOODENOUGH SAILED SEA in
NEW L. S. MERCHANT SHIP

w. B. Goodenough of the U. S.
navy returned to Blackfoot Monday
and has taken up his work where he
left off with Hoffman and Garvin in
the Toggery. Goodenough shipped
on one of the famous eighty-six day
merchant vessels. with flour to
Trieste when the Italians were hold
ing the place with daily expectations
of losing it back again to the Aus
trians. Flour was $500 pound
before the ship came in with cargo
of $500 pounds; then is dropped to
$3.50 pound.
Trieste in the Dark Days
"You can imagine what shape
Trieste was in" said Mr.. Good
enough, when it cost $1,000 to get
pair of shoes soled and heeled.
Sugar was $500 a pound, and there
wasn't any. We gave our own pro-
visions to some American doughboys
there and ran short ourselves. We
kept twenty days rations to get
home on, and it took thirty-four
days."
Mr.. Goodenough served hitch in
the navy years ago, and when ne
Joined last year again it. wasn't any
time before he had one Of the best
jobs on a ship, that of chief water
tender. No land-lubber like most Of
us knows how good job that is;
it sounds so like janitor work. 1t
is, however, one of the best paid
places on ship-board
The Merchant Marine
Uncle Sans experiment in build
ing merchant ships at such a high
rate of speed turned out remark
ably we'll, Mr.. Goodenough thinks.
They're something like Fords," he
said, "if they go good to start with
they are practically fool-proof, with
every convenience of modern ship
building. We had only few men
aboard who had sailed before. The
vessels have a very low free-board,
only six feet, and when the sea was
rough, it would wash right over,
even down the engine hatch; but
they are built for that, and carry
large cargoes. They are most COM
Portable and good machinery"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14

and to increase its boy population
from 100 to 200. 1t has a con-
stantly growing waiting list"
1t seeks fifty endowments Of S.
600 each, the income from each of
which will care for one boy. This
would provide for 25 per cent of
the increased population, but for
the other rs per cent it would still
have to depend upon the voluntary
contributions Of its friends.
The farm has almost no endow-
ment now. Its income is derived
from pledges made by parents or
guardians or committing magis-
trates, but $3.50 a year must be pro-
vided for each boy in it's care bv
voluntary contributions. 1t is pure
ly a philanthropic enterprise.
The farm is run economically
and efficiently and has the indorse-