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The Daily Star-Mirror VOLUME VIU MOSCOW, LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1918 NUMBER 71 VON HINDENBERG ESTABLISHES NEW LINE Disquieting news comes from Berlin today in the form of an announce ment that von Hindenberg, field marshal of the German army who never relinquished his command, announces that he is forming "a new front six miles behind the neutral zone fixed by the armistice." Berlin does not know what the former war lord means by this announcement and has telegraphed him for further information but has received no reply. In some quarters it is taken to mean that Hindenberg plans armed resistance to an advance on Berlin by the allied armies if they accept the call that has been repeatedly sent to them from the German capital to take charge of policing that city. Another significant dispatch from Berlin announces that a "people's league" has been formed with several of the former kaiser's closest friends I and supporters at its head. These include the notorious Count von Bernstorff who was German ambassador to Washington and while acting in this capacity •violated every law of neutrality and decency by planning murder of American citizens and destruction of American property and tried to involve the Unite ! States in war with Mexico and Japan. President Wilson is to be the guest of King George of Great Britain at Buckingham palace, London, next Thursday, December 26. President and Mrs. Wilson will be entertained by the king and queen during their four days' stay in London. Following are the cable and telegraphic dispatches received today: New "Hindenberg Line" Being Established. PARIS.—Field Marshal von Hindenberg has telegraphed the Berlin gov ernment advising it of his intention to form a new front six miles behind the neutral zone fixed by the armistice according to a Zurich dispatch to La Journal. The government has asked for an explanation which as yet has not been received. It was announced that two regiments of the active army will be sent to Frankfort on the Main soon. Von Bernstorff in "People's League." LONDON.—A "People's League" has been organized in Berlin, says a Central News Agency dispatch from Copenhagen. The league's committee included Prince Maximilian, of Baden, former German Imperial chancellor; Hugo Haase, independent socialist; Count von Bernstorff, former ambas sador to the United States, and Mathias Erzberger, centrist leader. Ebert Government Reported to Have Resigned. LONDON.—Copenhagen reports state that the German cabinet, headed by Frederick Ebert, has resigned, but there is no confirmation of the report. President Wilson to Be Guest of King. PARIS.—President Wilson's plans for visiting London, while not yet positive, contemplate leaving for England next Thursday, December 26, and he will probably remain in England four days. LONDON.—It is definitely announced this afternoon that President and Mrs. Wilson would arrive in-London Thursday, December 26. be the guests of King George at Buckingham palace. Earl Curzon, acting for the war cabinet in arrangements being made by Lord Chamberlain's department for the reception and entertainment of the president. President Confers With Italian Statesmen. PARIS.—President Wilson, in addition to conferring today with Italian statesmen also received Andre Tardieu, the French high commissioner to the United States, with whom he discussed relief work in France and economic questions. Foreign Minister Sonino, of Italy, who explained in detail the country's ambitions. President Wilson expressed the warmest sympathy with Italy's aspirations but has not committed himself fully. ' I > c v il { :■ : They will ; I p y He conferred some time with Premier Orlando and I ; i Lettish Government Asks Protection. WASHINGTON.—An appeal for protection from Bolsheviki was received by the state department today from the Lettish government through the Lett representatives said the German i American legation at Stockholm, troops are not remaining to maintain order as the armistice permitted but leaving the country at the mercy of Bolsheviki. Hold International Air Conference. LONDON.—British air board has drafted articles for an international air convention which will be submitted to the Allies, Lord Weir, secretary The draft is accompanied by are s of state for war forces, announced today, the suggestion for an international air conference. 300,000 Soldiers Sent Home. WASHINGTON.—Well over 300,000 soldiers have been discharged from the army and returned to civilian status, Secretary of War Baker said today. The rate of demobilization has now reached 150,000 weekly. The war department is pressing its efforts to make the daily discharges 1,000 from . . t & > f each camp. ■ Sixteen Billion Dollars Saved. WASHINGTON.—Over $16,000,000,000 cash appropriations under con tract authorizations voted by congress for war purposes will be unexpended, Representative Sherley, of Kentucky, chairman of the house appropriations committee announced today. » ft ■ - Million Tons Shipping Released. PARIS.—Arrangements have been mâ3i<t Çor the release of 1,000,000 tons of shipping*Trom the army supply service which will be diverted to American export trade to aid home industries to return from a war to a peace basis. Lodge Will Let Peace Delegates Settle Questions. WASHINGTON.—Senator Lodge, Massachusetts, republican leader in the senate address today, advocated the postponement of the formation of league of nations until after the peace conference. Lodge said the question should be considered separately and later. »■ 6. P. MH ROIS FIRE HERD OF HOLSTEINS ! WELL KNOWN MOSCOW CITIZEN ACQUIRES G. D. HODGE'S PRIZE WINNING COWS Mr. G. P. Mix of Moscow has just , purchased one of the finest bred herds of Holstein-Friesian cattle that could be found in any community in the Uni ted States. G. D. Hodge, court report er, of this city, was So quietly has he gone about it in the that but few of Mr. Hodge's I the seller. past friends have known that he know the difference between a common "cayuse cow" and one of royal ancestry, but for the past ten years from his farms he has been distributing throughout Idaho and Washington a class of dairy ■cattle of a type and quality that has demonstrated bis ability as a construc tive breeder. For the past two years he has loaned to the state university his herd sire, King Segis Matador Walker to head their herd. This young bull, a three year old, weighs 2300 pounds. His dam at but 20 months of age made over 17 pounds of butter in a week. His sires dam at four years of age made over 33 pounds of butter in seven days. His r first five sisters to freshen as two year ■ olds made over 21 pounds of butter per week each. A brother to this bull took first prize at the National Dairy show in Ohio. He himself was first prize ■ * winner at the Northwest Live Stock | show. ?! ;i i 1 f J I 0 Mr. Mix acquires by this purchase four heifers from this sire. In the sale included four cows bred and were raised by Mr. Hodge, whose sire's seven closest related females averaged by of ficial test 29 pounds of butter per week. to be congratulated in this fine dairy herd, and it Mr. Mix is acquiring will be his aim to maintain its pres ent high standing. Mr, Mix has handled cattle all his life, and his past experience has demonstrated that the Moscow coun try is a good dairy country, and con cerning, dairy cattle he has learned that the liest is none too good. 4 - 4 * 4 * 4 > + + 4 - + 4 * 4 > 4 > 4 > 4 1 4 ' 4 ' 4 ' 4- SIX MILLION KILLED BY THE INFLUENZA 4 4 » 4 - 4 - ♦ The 4* 4* LONDON, Dec. 19. 4* Times medical correspondent 4* + says that it seems reasonable to 4* 4* believe that throughout the 4* 4* world about six million persons 4* 4* perished from influenza and 4* 4 1 pneumonia during the past three 4* ♦ months. * 4 1 It has been estimated that the 4* 4* war caused the death of 20,000,- ♦ ♦ 000 persons in four and one- 4* 4> half years. Thus, the corre- 4« 4* spondent points out, influenza 4* ♦ has proved itself five times dead- ♦ 4 1 lier than war, because in the * ♦ same period at its epidemic rate 4 1 4 1 influenza would have killed 100,- + 4* 000,000. Never since the black 4* 4» death has such a plague swept 4* 4* over the world, he says, adding 4* 4* that the need of a new survey 4* + of public health measures has + ♦ never been more forcibly illus- 4* <¥ trated. * ♦♦++♦+♦+++++++++ * WILSON WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT EXPENDITURES * * + * 4* ♦ WASHINGTON.—The depart- * 4* ment of justice's report on the 4 1 4* government's Hog Island ship- + 4 1 building project was made public 4* 4* at the White House today on 4 1 4« wireless instructions from Presi- ♦ 4- dent Wilson. 4» The report says a searching 4 4* investigation has disclosed no 4" 4* criminal liability 4 1 mends that the arbitration board 4 1 4* determine what, if any, over the 4 1 4* $60,000,000 the plant cost was in 4 4^ excess of reasonable necessity. 4> 4 , 4*4*4 - 4 , 4 , 4 , 4"4*4 , 4"4 , 4-4 , 4'4* 4* but recom 4• AMERICAN PRISONERS SHOT BY GUARD—MINED BRIDGE KILLS 15—WILSON TOLD COPENHAGEN, Wednesday, Dec. 18.—(By the Associated Press.)—The killing of Lieutenant Coheeny, an American airman, in the German prison camp at Stralsund, December 5, is reported by three British of ficers who have arrived here. The American lieutenant, the of ficers say .went outside the barbed wire for a moment and the German guards fired three times at him. Lieutenant Coheeny was killed by a bullet through the chest. A British officer was seriously wounded by the shots. The guards refused to allow Co heeny's comrades to remove his body. Wilson to Hear of Outrages. PARIS, Dec. 19.—-Civilians seized by the Germans in occupied French territory and sent to a hostage camp at Holzminden, Germany, will appoint a committee to call upon President Wilson to tell him something of what they suffered, morally and physically, while detained by the Germans, it is announced. The plan was formed at the sug gestion of Dr. Henry Van Dyke of Princeton university, who met some of the people in the association at a reunion held recently. Buried Mine Kills Fifteen. PARIS, Dec. 19.—(Havas.)—A Ger man mine which had been planted in a bridge at Guise has exploded, killing 15 persons and injuring 25, according to a Guise dispatch to the Matin. The dispatch says the explosion oc curred more than a month after the armistice began. GLOVER BULLETIN FOR DISTRIBUTION EXPERIMENT STATION ISSUES IMPORTANT WORK ON THE DESTRUCTIVE APHIS The experiment station staff of the agricultural college of the University of Idaho, has been working on the prob lem of destroying the clover aphis, which has done enormous damage to the clov er crops of southern Idaho in past years. The work during the past sea son has been highly satisfactory and it is believed that a remedy for the aphis has been discovered. Professor Ralph H. Smith, assistant entomologist of the agricultural college, who has been work ing on this problem, has just issued a bulletin .for general distribution, which treats the subject, shows the damage done, the methods used in combatting the aphis and the success attained. Twelve thousand copies of the bul letin, known as "Bulletin 112" have been printed and will be ready for distribu tion next week. The bulletin shows that $1,500,000 worth of clover has been de stroyed by the aphis in Idaho in the past four years and that its ravages have caused a reduction of 75 per cent in the acreage of red clover and 90 per cent in the acreage of alsike clover in that period. The bulletin deals with the aphis from the laying of the eggs to its maturity and death and shows how it can be destroyed and its ravages stopped. It is believed by the staff that if the directions given in the bulletin are closely followed that the red and alsike clover crops of Idaho may be saved, but that if the aphis were permitted to go on as it has in the past four years, these crops would be entirely destroyed in the aphis infected dis tricts. MONTANA IS PREPARING FOR A LONG DROUTH GREAT FALLS, Mont., Dec. 20.— Montanans are storing away large quantities of "hard licker" against the coming long drouth, according to Judge F. L. Mann, deputy collector of internal revenue, and that same liquor is going to be confiscated if the state anti-saloon league succeeds in getting the state legislature to place this state among the really "bone dry" states. Judge Mann is authority for the statement that stocks worth as much $6,000 and ranging from that fig ure down to $600 have been cached in many parts of the state. In fact, the various distilleries of the country have "been shipping carloads of whiskey into the state, and it has dis appeared as if by magic. as IN I. W. W. TRIALS EVIDENCE BROUGHT OUT SHOWS SYSTEMATIC PLANS FOR HURTING EMPLOYERS SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 19.— Letters referring to arson and other forms of sabotage were read to the jury late today at the trial of 46 per sons on trial in the United States district court here for alleged plots to violate war work and disrupt war activity. Most of the letters bore the signa tures of alleged conspirators with the defendants here, including several men convicted at the Chicago I. W. W. trial last summer. Several touched upon activity charged against the In dustrial Workers of the World in the northwest. Alleged formulas for treating plants and trees with chemicals and directions for "mixing the finest flour of emery dust in lubricating oil for machinery" were also read to the jury. Today's showing was for the pur pose of proving the general conspir acy charge, placed on the stand, beginning tomor row, in an effort to connect the indi vidual defendants in the plots charged it was announced. A letter signed E. Krause, Sec., Portland, August 13, 1914, and ad dressed to Vincent St. John, I.'W. W. writer, who was convicted at Chicago, said: Witnesses are to be "The stiffs in this part of the coun try are certainly raising hell, as more than 50 threshers burned around here and the farmers offered $1000 for the guilty party who is supposed to have put matches in the grain. Sunday we held a gigantic anti-war demonstra tion here and more than 5,000 people attended." "If we could be about a million strikers and turn the sab-cat loose in Utah and leave a sticker where any thing happens I think it wouldn't make it so easy for the masters to railroad men who are fighting for labor," said a letter signed "C. M. Anderson, Sec., Minneapolis, 9-14-15," and addressed to William D. Haywood former, general secretary of the I. W. W., who was convicted at Chicago. A letter signed "William Weyh, Sec., Stockton," and addressed to "Bert Kelley, Sec., Hoquiam, Wash.," said; "The weather is very dry and hot here and we are all excited over the numerous fires in our town, eight and ten a day, and just think, the I. W. W. hall is not insured." From Sacramento, May 20, 1915, Lambert is said to have written to John Pancner: tough. The boys in Stockton are hav all kinds of trouble with the Trouble is there is not Things are pretty mg bosses. enough at work to make the cat ef fective." "Tell the boys we've got hold of the tail of California's goat—yours for the O. B. U.," Lambert is alleged to have written to G. J. Bourg from Sac ramento in June, 1915. "The O. B. U.," or "one big union," is another term for the I. W. W. or ganization, government investigators said. good jobs" Referring to certain "_ credited to spies, C. L. Lambert, who was convicted at Chicago, in a letter alleged to have been written to the Latin Branch of the I. W. W., in San Francisco m August, 1915, suggested printing a'sticker reading: "The Ger man spies will continue their work until Ford and Suhr are free." H. D. Suhr and Richard Ford were convicted of the murder of E. T. Man well, district attorney of Yuba county, Cal., in connection with the hop diots in 1914, and sentenced to life impris onment. A letter alleged to have been sent to Haywood by Lambert June 26, 1915, referring to the cutting of "The only outfits that wages said: have not taken advantage of this hard spell is the oil companies; there is too many opportunities for good sabo in the fields." ROBERT WEST IS WELL KNOWN PIONEER COMES HOME FOR A DEER HUNT.— LOCATED AT BREMERTON Robert West, well known pioneer of Latah county, who has been at Bremerton for the past 14 months, is in Moscow, having arrived here yes terday and will remain several days. Then he goes for a deer hunt. Mr. West has a fine farm near Moscow and is looking after business interests while enjoying a furlough of 35 days, He is employed in the boiler factory of the government ship yards at Bremerton. - Mr. West says times have beéq verÿ"- lively there during the time thd : United States was at war with GeH many, but have quieted down to some extent since the signing of the armis tice. He says the government is call ing no more men now, although there was a constant call for more men be fore fighting ceased. Bremerton is a town of about 4,000 inhabitants, during normal times, but now has about 20,000 people there, so one can draw a picture of the con gested conditions. Good wages are i paid and Mr. West says he cannot see that living is much higher in Brem erton than in Moscow. Common la borers get $4.40 per day, that being Skilled la the lowest wages paid, borers get from $6.40 to $7 per day. Mr. West says that 6,000 men are | employed in the ship yards at Brem erton and 1500 women are working with the men, wearing overalls, doing the same work and getting the same wages as the men. Bremerton is a government navy yard and hundreds of torpedo tubes are made there. The government has also built a number of ships and submarines. I ! CONSUMER SCAN SOLVE PROFITEERING PROBLEM _ HELENA, Mont., Dec. 20.—The so- ; lution of the profiteering problem lies, 1 after all, in the hands of the consum William Ruth and James Ander- ! son, members of the Lewis and Clark county fair price committee, declare in an open letter to the public. They confess that the committee, which sat during most of the war period, has effected practically nothing in reduc tion of prices on the necessities. They advise the public to study dealers and ! their methods and to boycott those who indulge in profiteering. f er r-. RETURNED SOLDIERS COUNCIL OF DEFENSE ASKS CO OPERATION OF EVERYBODY TO SECURE PLACES BQI SE.—The decks have been cleared to put into force and effect in the state of Idaho the demobilization program of the government by which returning sol diers and sailors may be given employ Final action was taken on the program following the receipt of in structions by the state council of de fense from the Council of National De mceting of the executive ment. fense, at committee held here this week. Pres ent at this conference besides the mem bers of the committee were Federal Labor Commissioner M. J. Kerr of St. Anthony, E. H. Hasbrouck, county commissioner, and Captain P. W. Mas ters of Camp Lewis; who will direct the men from that cantonment to their homes in this state, when notified of the employment open to them. J, T. Pence, chairman of the state council, was authorized to issue a state ment to county councils of defense, which was approved by the executive committee, showing the plan to be fol lowed. This statement is in part qs f °'The' National Council of Defense has worked out a program and forward ed the same to the several state conn cils of defense for the establishment of bureaus for returning soldiers and sail ors and other war workers. "The respective state councils of de «Sït the o icia govern c . , charged with the dut> of helping find positions for returning soldiers a d sailors, as well as war uorkers and otb ?5T , , It therefore becomes important that the county councils of defense carry out the program mapped out, with dispatch. as their machinery is complete for carry mg.out the plan as directed. Where there is no community labor hoard, you will take the initiative and proceed at once to call a meeting, in viting the cooperation of all organisa * At such meeting a board of management for the bureau will be chosen. Where there is already ai community board organized m a county, you will act in conjunction with that board. * * * The board of man agement chosen at this meeting will be composed of a representative of the community labor board, where such ex ists ,a member of the county council of defense, a member of each of the other organizations cooperating and a repre sentative of labor. Such body is called the board of management. The board of management will select its own of ficers. Wherever its size makes its ad visable, such board of management should appoint a small executive com mittee and vest in it such powers as may be necessary for prompt and ef- j fective action. ' "The bureau manager shall report di- I rectly to the Idaho director of the L T . S. I employment service upon such blanks | and forms as will be provided for him | from time to time by that officer : will ! and in the matter of administrative de- j turns. and in the matetr of adminisrative de tails will be under the direction of that officer." Major Fooks is Wounded, Major Herbert C. Fooks, former commandant at the University of Idaho, was shot through the lower jaw by a machine gun bullet on No vember 9, two days before the armis tice was signed. He is in a hospital where he had been two weeks when he wrote and said he expected to be ^there 12 weeks longer, but his letter (Indicates that he does not regard his wound as serious. He was with Pershing in Mexico and has been with him from the first activities in France, committee of the war board. copper prices will expire January 1 j and will not be renewed, it was an-( nounced today by the price fixing | industries I ■i Maximum Copper Price Ends. WASHINGTON. — The maximum SWITZERLAND HAS FOOD SHORTAGE COUNTRY HAS BEEN ON RA TIONS FOR LONG TIME— METHODIST WILL HELP A serious shortage of food threat ens all Switzerland, according to a communication received by the joint Centenary committee of the Methodist Episcopal church from Bishop John - Nuelsen stationed at Zurich. week ago the salaries of all the state an . d «*7 officials in Zurich who re ceived than-Fr. 5,000 were in creased 110 per cent, declared Bishop Nuelsen This measure was sub fitted to a popular vote and was adopted bj a large majority. The ubllc discussion preceding the vote was very illuminating It was proved Y figures that the living expenses Y e g° ne a P than 100 per cent, « exceedingly difficult for our mm sters to make both ends meet, even Y practicing the most stringent economies. A "Almost all the necessities of life are rationed and the rations are very small. Some things cannot be pro cured at all. We receive now only a little more than a quarter of a pound of butter per person a month and not quite a pound of oil or fat. The sugar ration is only one pound. Ce reals cannot be bought at any price." Despite the unsettled social and economic conditions, Bishop Nuelsen reports that there has been a decided increase in the Methodist church membership and that the finances of the denomination are in fair shape. Bishop Nuelsen has asked the Metho dist Episcopal war council for $20, 000 to be used in immediate relief work. A delegation of bishops and other church leaders, which has sailed for Europe will investigate the needs Switzerland in connection with those of the warring countries. Ap proximately $2,500,000 of the $5,000, 000 reconstruction budget to be sent the Methodist Episcopal church in 1919 will go toward relieving distress Europe. .SPOKANE, Dec. 20—To co-operate wltl ? agricultural institutions, county agriculturists and all irrigation and ° th er activities looking to a greater j development of the Inland Empire and : the entire northwest, organization of a £°™ mit f tee to ald agricultural de Ä- i«™ "-Si: The meeting was under the direc tion Qf ^ d f vision of traffic of the United gtates railroad administra tion, in accordance with its agricultural de velopment plans under the division of t ra ffic Besides Mr . ßricker, others present were Fred w Grahanl) Seattle, agri cultural agent of the Great Northern -railroad; C. L. Smith, Portland, agri cu i tural agent of the 0 .-W. R, & N.; ij p -\y arner Spokane, representing p Hunter, supervisor of agricul t ure 0 f Chicago, Milwaukee & St, p au j ra ii way; Waldo G. Paine, Spo kane> representing the S. P. & S.; Arthur J. Shaw, Spokane, représent i ng the gp okane International, and C. -p. Arney, Spokane, assistant super v isor of the Northern Pacific railway, i The advisory committee is compos ed 0 f p p Benson, state commis 'sioner of agriculture, Olympia; W. S. Thornber, director of extension Wash jngton State College, Pullman; R. E. t. Tiffany, director of United States reclamation service, Yakima; D. G. O'Shea, president of the federal land bank, Spokane, and C. F. Green, presi dent state bankers' association, Spo kane. One resolution adopted provides for cooperation in the work of the war garden commission in the distribution of publicity. Another sets forth that the publication of farm bulletins, agri cultural magazines and other printed educational matter shall be continued by the various railroads. Still an other heartily endorses the plans as suggested by Secretary Franklin K. Lane for the purpose of furnishing occupation to the returning soldiers and for the preparation, by reclama tion or otherwise, of farms or ranches to be sold to soldiers and selected set tlers upon the most favorable terms and conditions. HELP AGRICULTURE COOPERATION WITH ALL SEC TIONS OF NORTHWEST PLAN NED BY ADMINISTRATION MORE UNIVERSITY GIRLS LEAVE FOR HOME TODAY Many more of the young women students of the university are leav ing for their homes to spend Christ These left yesterday: Misses Evadna Roberts, Nampa; Inez Sanger, Marjorie Albert, Pay ette; Helga Anderson, Boise; Mad eline Wall, Pulson. Mont.; Ernestine Rose, Fleming, Burke, Idaho; Irene McKay, Mullan; Ashta Bosworth, Spokane; Carol Sternberg, Rathdrum; Helen Cochran, Emmett, Georgian Oylear, Middleton; Marie Freehafer, Nettie Bauer, Boise, mas. Mont.; Evangelina Butte