It is believed that the captain of the steamer and four of the armed guards are prisoners on board the German submarine.
UNITED STATES WILL TACKLE THE ALIEN END OF THE LAW. PROBLEM
There is every prospect that the federal government will play an important part in the settlement of the local I. W. W. problem. It was ascertained in a survey made last week that of the 50 men held as I. W.W. members in this city, part in the retention camp and part in the county jail, 37 are aliens. On the strength of this showing, the following telegram was sent:
Telegram
Moscow, Idaho, Aug. 11, 1917.
Hon. Burton L. French,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D. C.
In behalf of Latah County Prosecution association, we respectfully ask that you request the government of the United States that the 37 aliens now under arrest in Moscow for intimidating and terrorizing workmen in the United States, within the confines of the United States, be treated as aliens.
"With the wounded men from northern battlefields, with shattered limb, with wan and pain streaked face. Safely they rest, they whom the Red Cross shields.
"The roar of gun, the shriek of bomb and shell, the shrapnel hissing through the awful din, are silenced here; a nearby chapel bell strikes the calm hours; quietly within the restful rooms the men lift up their eyes to that small Crimson Cross afloat on peaceful skies.
"Red Cross Massage." 