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The Daily Star-Mirror
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VOLUME VIII
MOSCOW, LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO
.TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1918
NUMBER 15
WILSON REFUSES TO TREAT WITH THE KAISER
President Wilson rejects Germany's offer to accept his terms in exchange
for an armistice and announced to the German people and to the world that
the allies refuse to treat with the kaiser or his representatives.
Only by removing the kaiser can the German people secure peace. His
answer is regarded as a master stroke of diplomacy and puts it up to the
German people to take control of their own government. It is believed that
this reply of the president, who speaks for all of the allies, will result in the
unconditional surrender of the kaiser or a revolution in Germany. In either
case the fate of the Hohenzollem dynasty is sealed.
While the world has been waiting for the president's reply which was put
on the wires within 12 hours after the note from Germany was officially
received, the forces on all fronts made splendid advances against the Ger
mans and placed the kaiser's armies in dire périt. The Germans are-evac
uating Zeebrugge and Ostend, their submarine bases, by sea as the Allies
have cut off their only railway lines to the Belgian coast.
Following is the president's reply to Germany and the cable and tele
graphic dispatches received today:
Text of President's Answer.
"The unqualified acceptance by the present German government and by
a large majority of the reichstag of the terms laid down by the president
of the United States of America in his address to the congress of the United
States on the 8th of January, 1918, and in his subsequent addresses justifies
the president in making a frank and direct statement of his decision with
regard to the communications of the German government of the 8th and
12th of October, 1918.
"It must be clearly understood that the process of evacuation and the
conditions of an armistice are matters which must be left to the judgment
and advice of the military advisers of the government of the United States
and the allied governments, and the president feels it his duty to say that
no arrangement can be accepted by the government of the United States
which does not provide absolutely satisfactory safeguards and guarantees
of the maintenance of the present military supremacy of the armies of the
United States and the allies on the field.
"He feels confident that he can safely assume that this will also be the
Judgment and decision of the allied governments.
"The president feels that it is also his duty to add that neither the gov
ernment of the United States nor, he is quite sure the governments with
which the government of the United States is associated as a belligerent,
will consent to consider an armistice so long as the armed forces of Ger
continue the illegal and inhumane practices which they still persist in.
"At the very time that the German government approaches the govern
ment of the United States with proposals of peace its submarines are en
gaged in sinking passenger ships at sea, and not the ships alone, but the
very boats in which their passengers and crews seek to make their way
to safety; and in their present enforced withdrawal from Flanders and
France the German armies are pursuing a course of wanton destruction
which has always been regarded as in direct violation of the rules and
practices of civilized warfare. Cities and Villages, if not destroyed, are
being not only stripped of all they contain, but often of their very in
habitants.
to agree to a cessation of arms while acts of inhumanity, spoliation and
desolation are being continued, which they justly look upon with horror
The nations associated against Germany can not be expected
and with burning hearts.
"It is necessary also, in order that there may be no possibility of mis
understanding, that the president should very solemnly call the attention
of the government of Germany to the language and plain intent of one
"the terms of peace which the German government has now accepted. It
contained in the address of the president, delivered at Mount Vernon on the
Fourth of July, last.
\ "It is as follows:
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" 'The destruction of every arbitrary power anywhere that can separately,
secretly and of its single choice disturb the peace of the world; or if
•can not be presently destroyed, at least its reduction to virtual impotence.'
"The power which has hitherto controlled the German nation is of the
sort here described. It is within the choice of the German nation to alter
it. The president's words just quoted naturally constitute a condition prece
dent to peace, if peace is to come by the action of the German people them
selves. The president feels bound to say that the whole process of peace
will, in his judgment, depend upon the definiteness and the satisfactory
character of the guarantees which can be given in this fundamental,
indispensable that the governments associated against Germany should know
beyond & peradveriture with whom they ate dealing.
"The president will make a separate reply to the royal and imperial gov
ernment of Austria-Hungary.
"Accept, sir, the renewed assurances of my high consideration. j
ROBERT LANSING.
It is
"(Signed)
"MR. FREDERICK OEtiERLIN,
"Charge d'Affaires, ad Interim, in Charge of German Interests in the United
States."
Americans, With Tanks, Defeating German Forces.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF VERDUN.—(By As
sociated Freas.4 — Noon, today.—Tanks brought into action by the Americans
to break through the enemy wire entanglements west of Ramage. Despite
German I resistance the Americans made satisfactory progress. The Ger
mans are apparently ready to contest the ground as stubbornly today as
they did yesterday.
Enemy artillery is being freely used to hold Americans by Yankee gun
V
ners are doing much to break down the German resistance. Units of
the second American army which began operations on October 12 under
■ the command of Major General Bullard repulsed strong German raids on
their positions.
Belgians Crowding Germans Near Menin.
LONDON.—Belgian troops are on the outskirts of Menin and within two
■miles of Counrtai. The allies are in effective artillery range of the rail
roads from Lille to Thourour by way of Courtai. This means that the
allies dominate the connecting link between the German troops around
Lille and those in Ostend sector.
French Make Important Advances.
PARIS.—(Official.)—French made important advances toward Rethel and
captured the town of Nanteuill-Sui-Aisne.
In Argonne the French reached the Aisne river west of Grandpre and
captured the villages of Olizy and Termes. Nearly 800 prisoners were taken
here.
South of Serre the French took the towns of Remies, Barenton Cel and
Monceau-le-Wast.
Germans Deserting Zebrugge and Ostend.
LONDON.—Several of Germany's largest torpedo boats recently left Zee
brugge during a stormy night, according to a Dutch frontier dispatch. The
German warships were filled to capacity with German soldiers and they pro
ceeded to Germany. The Germans are also reported to be evacuating Ostend.
It Was Hindenberg Who Asked for Peace.
WASHINGTON.—It was Field Marshal Von Hindenberg himself, and not
suposedly the pacifist Maximilian who caused the German government to
accept President Wilson's terms and seek an armistice, according to advices
reaching Washington through official sources by way of a neutral country.
Germany Threatened With Revolution.
-From the same source that the state department se
cured its information that Hindenberg had forced the government to agree
to accept President Wilson's terms, the department has received by cable
a prediction that the 'German defensive cannot be continued more than
three months at the outside without a debacle. (Webster gives the defini
tion of debacle as "the sudden breaking up of a government.")
This statement comes from a well informed source regarded as semi
. official and is based upon the belief that a great revolution is pending in
WASHINGTON.
NORTH ORGANIZED
TEN NORTH IDx\HO COUNTIES
ORGANIZE TO CARRY ON AN j
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
Republicans of the 10 northern coun
ties of Idaho have organized a district
and made arrangements to carry on an
active campaign for the election of the
state, congressional and legislative tick
ets of the republican party. Moscow is
to be made headquarters and Arnold S.
Lyon, of Moscow, was selected as chair
man. R. F. Kercival, of Coeur d'Alene
was made secretary.
The organization is formed for the
purpose of combatting the activities of
the nonpartisan league and helping to
elect the men who are not affiliated with
that organization or with the I. W. W.,
both of which organizations, it is claim
ed, are working together to get control
of this state. Senator Nugent, who has
been indorsed by the nonpartisan league,
is to be opposed as is Samuels, who was
nominated by the league as a democrat.
Representatives from qach of the 10
counties were here in consultation with
representatives of the state committee
and arrangements made to have the dis
trict chairman and committee cooperate
with the county organizations.
Mr. Lyon issued the following letter
to the republicans of the district.
I have been chosen as the chairman of
the republican central committee for the
ten northern Idaho counties. I have
been a resident of Idaho for thirty-two
years and have always been a farmer
and have taken a great deal of interest
of
Latah county have had sufficient confi
dence in me to continue me as president
of the Latah County Farmers' Union
for the past eight years. During my con
nection with this organization I en
deavored to avoid, and have succeeded
in avoiding, the use of the union as
party political organization, and I want
it understood now that by accepting the
position which I now occupy, I do so
merely from p personal standpoint and
not as an officer of the Farmers' Union.
We are facing todav a situation which
should cause every citizen to study very
carefully before casting his vote. A new
element has entered into the political life
of Idaho_namelv, the non-partisan,
league "
I want to appeal to you to study the
situation very carefully before election
day. It is my aim to make this an edit
cational campaign in the 10 northern
counties and to that end I shall from
time to time send you certain facts from
this office jq the way of literature, and
earnestly invite your study of both sides
of the questions at issue. I art not par
ticularly interested in party politics,, put
are all interested in the future of our
state. The literature which you cäti
look for in your mail will be a true
statement of the facts and if you have
any question about the truthfulness of
any matter coming to you, this office
will furnish you with the necessary proof.
Loyalty to our country, to our state,
and especially to our soldiers and sailors,
rill be the key note of the republican
campaign ; but when we win the war,
we still lose, if in our carelessness m
voting we foster legislation in the state
of Idaho, which will impair the savings
pf years of toil and our independence as,
individuals. . ■ , ' 1 ° AT
It is fiiy belief that this is not trie unie
tö divett the minds of the people from
the one big issue—-the winning ,of the
war. New economist theories and a hew
constitution call well be deferred until
the return of onr brave men after the
unconditional surrender of the enemy.
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Aged Woman Buys a Bond.
Mrs. Phebe Dygert, mother' of A.
Dygert, bought a Liberty bond for
$50, yesterday. Mrs. Dygert is 93
years old. She said she wanted to
do "her bit" to help win the war.
Germany where a majority of the people ate' determined to have peace at
any price.
Wilson's Reply Meets Approval of French People.
PARIS.— President Wilson's reply to Germany was given to the public
by this afternoon's papers. It became the absorbing topic of conversation
and'discussion.
The tone of sentiment is distinctly favorable to the reply, the prevailing
spirit being one of jubilation.
American Troop Ship in Distress.
(Editor's Note.—The following telegram evidently deals with an American
troop ship in distress but what caused the trouble is not shown in the dis
patch. This is evidently a "follow up" of a dispatch which has not reached
here yet.)
HOBOKEN, N. J.—American transport Amerika is at a pier here. All
troops taken off safely. Ship undergoing repairs. This may have had some
thing to do with water entering the hold.
Most of the troops aboard are still in their berths. Many had no time to
don clothes. Red Cross distributed clothing to shivering soldiers.
The transport wds formerly the Hamburg-American line passenger ship
Amerika. She registers 22,622 tons and is 669 feet long.
Americans Cross Selle River.
LONDON.—American troops on patrol have crossed the Selle river in
the St. Souplet neighborhood, south of Le Gateau, yesterday and took 30
prisoners, Genera) Haig announced.
American Casualties 995.
There are 995 names in the casualty lists issued today. The list issued
for morning papers follows;
Killed in action, 47; missing in action, 49; wounded severely, 185; died
of wounds, 24; died of disease, 34; died of accident and other causes,' 4;
wounded, degree undetermined, 136; wounded slightly, 22; total, 601.
Afternoon List.—Killed in action, 47; missing in action, 49; wounded
verely, 184; died of disease, 34; died of accident and other causes, 4; died
of wounds, 26; wounded slightly, 15; wounded, degree undetermined, 136;
total, 494.
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Idaho's Roll of Honor.
The names of two Idaho soldiers appear in today's casualty lists. Albert
Wickberg, of St. Maries, and Clifford T. Burtt, of Twin Palls, are both re
ported as wounded severely.
WEST FRONT WRITES
FORMER STUDENT OF U. OF I.
TELLS OF DODGING AIR
PLANE BOMBS
Mrs. John Byers, of Viola, is in re
ceipt of the following very interest
ing letter from her sister. Miss Jennie
Cuthbert, well known in Moscow,
where she attended the University of
Idaho. She is now a Red Cross nurse
in the thick of the fighting zone in
France and Bejgium and tells of some
of the exciting times she has had
there. Her letter follows:
Somewhere in France, Aug. 26.—
Dear Fannie: Your letter written
July 10 was here for me when I ar
rived back at the base a few days
ago. 1 was away for five weeks of
excitement at the front and it seems
quite nice to be back here again,
where we don't hear the guns and the
noise.
I was quite tired when I got back
and now after three days am just
beginning to feel rested. I wrote you
letter just before I left the front
but lost it in Paris before I got it
mailed so don't know whether you
will get it or not. It was written
August 17. I celebrated my birthday
by writing you, then we were moved
rather unexpectedly. I did not get
mailed.
We had a very exciting time our
last week at the front, we were very
close to the lines. They told us closer
than they had ever let girls go be
fore and we were too close to do much
good as our operating room and tents
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Tell mother I have made good use
of my sweater as it is quite cold ev
enings but it is very warm during the
day. We lived In tents part of the
time while at the front and some
times we lived in old ruined villages
which had been deserted by the French
people. - — -
So it seems very good to be back
here where I can sleep in a bed with
a pillow. I have been using my gas
mask for that purpose I had nothing
else for a pillow, and the other be
cause it was the only way I could
yemçniber to take it when we got a
call to rush to the cane which was at
the foot of the hill and when we heard
the boé'he over us we rushed down
there and quite often we had gas
j shells exploding around us so had to
be always prepared.
Well must close and go see if I
am to work today. Love to all,
Jennie.
were too good a mark for Fritz and
we seemed to be in his way and he
tried to get us, but by first bombing
us with aeroplanes, they dropped two
but neither exploded then they turned
the guns our way and fired a num
ber of shells over us, but no one was
hurt. We stopped one day in Paris
on our way home but I was too tired
to enjoy it much. I went to the
theatre in the evening and enjoyed
it as I had not been since I left Am
A. Dygert returned today from his
40Û acre farm near Strathmore, Al
berta, where he went to look after
his share of the crop. This is the
first crop harvested on the land which i
was sod broken last year. It was I
planted to spring wheat (Marquis) f
and yielded an average of 13 bushels
per acre. Mr. Dygert had 800 acres
about 70 miles south of Calgary which
he sold last spring for $55 per acre,
Last year his farm there yielded
13,000 bushels of wheat of which he
got oriê-Third. He sold his wheat last
week for $2.03 3-4 cents per bushel,
in bulk.
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MOSCOW MAN RETURNS
FROM FARM IN ALBERTA
RENDERS DECISION
JUDGE STEELE DECIDES CASE
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO
THE MINING INTERESTS
Judge Steele, of Moscow, today ren
dered an opinion in the case of Mary A.
Jorgenson and the Spokane & Eastern
Trust Company vs. the Seattle Mica
Company and others.
The judge holds in favor of the plain
tiffs in all points and gives to them com
plete title to the mine.
The mica from this mine has been
I tested by the United States government
and it is found to be the most valuable
in the world. It rivals the famous mica
from India and Korea. The claim was
located in 1883 and a patent thereafter
issued to the plaintiffs. Subsequently
the same tract of land was clear-listed by
the government to the state of Idaho.
"It is claimed also by the defendant
that because the government issued this
patent in accordance with the rules which
patent unsurveyed mining claims, there
fore this is such a finding and such a
decision which will prevent the courts
from finding that the Last Chance min
ing claim, which is now in dispute, is
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the same land as that transferred in the
patent.
It is very evident to the court, that
when the government came to the con
clusion from the facts before it, that this
was unappropriated public domain, that
the government overlooked its own rec
ords. The claim had been surveyed,
which was thereby segregated from the
public domain, because it had been filed
,,pon as the Last Chance mine prior to
^jj^t time. The filing of a mining claim.
and the steps which are followed by the
government in proceeding to push it to
patent, segregate it from the public do,
main.
In clear-listing this land, it was stated
that it was only listing any unappro
priated government land, and yet the
evidence shows, without controversy,
that this mining claim was appropriated
prior to this clear-listing.
One who filés a mining claim, acquires
a vested interest in the claim, which
cannot he taken away from him by
others. We are all familiar with the
pule, and of what the different statutes
provide wtllr reference tq contracts dis
turbing vested rights, and it is hol lieéêS j
sary to cite authorities upon this point.
Judge Dietrich in deciding the case in
regard to the title to the Moscovite
mine, which is in this same locality, held
that it could not be questioned but what
the Moscovite mine was a. claim of
known mineral character, and the court,
can't get away from the conclusion that
the government, and everyone else must
nave been held to have known that the
Last Chance mining claim was {mown to
he mineral, and that it was so known
when thq government attempted to clear
list the land to the state as non-mineral.
unappropriated public lands. To hold
anything else would be to hold that the
government can disturb vested rights by
giving the land to someone else. Such
is not the policy upon which the gov
eminent not upon which tlm courts pro
ceed. " * *r';
Judge Deitrich. in his tltTi'dibii,
"It is familiar law that a valid location
confers upon the locator and his gran
tees or successors in interest, a vested
interest. It is_ sometimes referred to
as a qualified title, hut whatever it may
be called, it is a vested interest, and can
not be divested without due process of
law.
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Therefore the governtUém . Cfillflöf di
vest one who has a valid mining {oration
of his interest in the mining claim, iff sn
ex parte proceeding, to which the locatoi
of the mining claim is not a party.
The coil ft compliments a counsel upon
their research, find upon their presenta
tion ol this case., hut it feels hound to
come to the conclusion that the state of
Idaho never acquired any interest to this
mining claim through the dear-listing
of the lands to the state, and that these
defendants are in no better position than
the state. The state cannot give any
better title than the state itself had, and
with the views and conclusions at which
I have arrived and heretofore stated in
this opinion, I feel that counsel for plain
tiffs can draw a proper decree, award
ing this land to the plaintiffs, and their
interests appear in the evidence, and the
counsel for plaintiffs will prepare proper
findings of fact, conclusions of law and
decree for my signature, in accordance
with the conclusions herein reached.
Judge J. H. Forney appeared as coun
sel for the plaintiffs. The defendants
were represented by Suppiger & Ogden,
of Moscow, and F. E.- Wheeler, of
Seattle.
Merry-Go-Round club has donated
five sheets, 30 handkerchiefs and six
hand towels to the linen shower for 1
the Red Cross.
RED CROSS WANTS MANY
MORE HAND TOWELS
The local Red Cross has been given
a quota of hand towels to be com
pleted by next Saturday. Up to to
day the chapter is short 225 towels
and asks that every one who can do
so send towels to the headquarters
at once. The towels should be 18
by 30 inches. Mrs. Meeker will be at
headquarters Wednesday and Thurs
day afternoons to receive them. The
Latah county had bought $530,550
worth of Liberty bonds of the fourth
issue when the totals were footed up
last night. Of this sum the county,
outside of Moscow, had taken $230,
000 and the city had taken a trifle
over $300,000 This leaves the city
with practically $100,000 to raise and
the county, ouu>ide cf Moscow, must
take practically $170,000 worth of
bonds before Saturday night to com
plete their quotas.
Today the work of canvassing the
county began in earnest. The cham
ber of commerce took the matter up
at its noon luncheon and started out
men and women to see all of those
in Moscow and in every precinct who
have not done their full duty in the
loan. These will be given an oppor
tunity to "come through" with their
quotas and if they fail will be report
ed to the county council of -defense.
The county council has taken up
the work of handling those who fail
to take their quotas and these will
be shown no mercy. Several of them
have been cited to appear before the
council tonight. The meeting will not
be public but the men cited to ap
pear will be given an opportunity to
take their quotas and if they show
a disposition to do this they will be
given help. If they do not steps will
be taken to turn them over to the
federal government and their names,
with the facts in their cases will be
given to the public.
The council and the loan commit
tee are determined that the county
and city shall both raise their quotas
and that those who are pro-German
will be known as such and that the
people will know where they stand.
Instructions were sent this after
noon to every precinct captain to
call upon the delinquents personally
and give them one more chance to
take their quotas and if they refuse
to report them at Ohce to the county
council of defense which is empowered
by federal law to deal with them.
The subscriptions received in Mos
cow up to last night and not previ
ously reported follow:
Alexander, M. ......
Arnold, L. D. .......
Bartley, Mrs. Mary E.
Byers, H. C. .......
Byers, Johfl
Cole, Gèo. A. .......
Cornwall, A. Mary ..
Cornwall, M. H.
Harper, Ollie E.-^. d..
Haynes, Louie' . j.
Haynes, N.
Johnson, Mrs. N. and Robert..
Kesel, Fred ..... i'v. ..
Moore, Mrs. Julia A.
Overby, Mary H. ..
Owings, Samuel T. .
Reilly, John .
Sanders, Mrs. Andrew Burt...
Sanders, G. H. ..
Schrack, Charley Vernon ....
Sheets, W. A. . , ; ! s . ; .
Snow, Leila ..
Tesch, Fred .
Frei, Edward .
Belles, C. E..
Woodworth, Jay .
Havens, Ira W.
Grice, Glen (additional) .
Moore, R. J. (additional).
Anderson, Carl F. (additional)
Hobson, Rhoda ..
Bentçn, Clarke L.
Biggs, J. Quincy ..
Day, Jérome J.
Mix, Abbie (additional) .
Day, Jerome J. Jr.(additional)
Day, Bernice (additional)....
DermottjVirginia (additional)
Day, Lucy M. (additional)...
Nessley, J. E..
Mix, f. e. :.;.; ; ;
50
200
4.poo
100
100
20 ?
300
200
. 1,600
150
250
60
100
1,000
mo
100
300
50
100
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100
2o0
400
60
300
200
50
200
50
250
450
50
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30,000
50
50
50
60
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100
Strong, Mrs. J. R.
Sprouse, Mrs. E. F .
Erickson, Frank M..
Soulen, Phillip .
Burkfirt. F. L..
Shapiro, Herman .
Lowry, E. M. ,.
50
50
/ 300
300
50
60
50
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ADOLPH HENDRICKSON
DIED AT JEFFERSON, MO.
A telegram was received today by Mrs.
Adolph Hendrickson announcing the
death of her husband at Jefferson, Mo
ot Spanish influenza. Mr. Hendrickson
left hero October 3 with the soldiers,
although he was drafted from Clear
water county. Mr. Hendrickson's pa
rents live at Troy and about Christmas
he was married to Mrs. Scluimacker,
who has three children. Mr. Hendrick
son was twenty-four years of age.
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FARMERS AUTOMOBILE
SMASHES ELECTROLIER
When the brakes on his six-cylinder
Buick car failed to work, V. L. Stahl, a
farmer living near Moscow, ran into one
of the electroliers in front of the Collins
& Orland hardware store, breaking the
electrolier post off and smashing it bad-
ly. The car was but slightly damaged.
Mrs. Stahl and baby were with him in
the car, but all of the occupants escaped*
injury.
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Prof. Soulen returned yesterday from
a week's session of the Lemhi county
teachers' association at Salmon City. A
fine spirit and good attendance char
acterized the sessions until Thursday,
when the meetings were terminated by
a message closing all public gatherings
on account of the prevailing epidemic,
No influenza cases were reported over
the divide in Lemhi county.