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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19
GOVERNOR ISSUES
A PROCLAMATION
People Of the state Called
Upon to Observe Arbor
Day.

An Arbor Day proclamation was is
sued yesterday by Governor Alexander
calling on ell citizens. public schools
and state institutions to observe the
day on the dates TO be set by the SUI
perintendents OF public instruction of
the various counties by planting trees
or ornamental shrubs. The proclama-
ton is ais follows;
Whereas, In order to call especial
attention to it's Importance and to add
greater assurance to its due observ-
ance, ii has become customary for the
governor OF the state to issue his proc
lamation urging that one day in each
year be set aside In the public schools
and other educational institutions Of
the state, to be known ais Arhor day.
Therefore I. M. Alexander, governor
of the state of Idaho, do Set aside and
proclaim az Arbor day, in each Of the
several counties Of the state. that day
which the superintendent Of public In
struction of each of said such coun-
ties of the state of Idaho may deter
mine best suited to the requirements Of
climatic or other conditions for the
better promotion Of a due regard for
the care and cultivation of trees,
shrubs and ornamental plants, and
do call upon the citizens. school au-
| thorfties, children and parents of each
such county to observe such desig-
mated day by plapting some tree or
4 ornamental shrub as well as to as
semble to participate in instructive
and entertaining public exercises In
tended to aid and encourage their
propagation and protection.
Done at Boise, the capital Of the
state of Idaho, this 18th day of March,
1916. m. ALEXANDER.
Governor,
Attest:
/ GEORGE r. BARKERa
Secretary of state.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19

Capital News Special Service)
Occur d'Alene, March 1S.-The
Kootenai Democratic county
committee today selected "A
delegates to the Pocatello con-
vention, placed them under the
unit rule and instructed them
to vote for the reelection Of
Robert III. Elder as national
committeeman. President Will
son and Governor Alexander
were also Endorsed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19
MEETING OF LAND
OWNERS AT STAR

A meeting Of the land owners .
on the north side Of the Boise .
river between Boise and Gale =
; we'll will be held at Star on Z
Monday evening at o'clock for Z
} the purpose Of organizing q
> drainage district. All those q
owning land or who are inter -
} ested in the agricultural deve 8
} opment Of this section, are I'd .
quested TO attend.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19

HIAWATHA lump, $3.50: stove, SAL;
NIT, $3.50 Western S. G. co. Q & Grove.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25
FOREIGN
TANGLES
Null TIPL.Y.
Protest to Britain Will
Go Forward in
Few Days
LUSITANIA CASE
NEARLY SETTLED

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25-Diplo.
matte problems between Europe's
warning powers and The United
states multiplied today
The admins ration has practically
drafted protest 10 England oppos-
ing British restrictions upon Amer
ican commerce in its act prohibiting
trading with the enemy" The rep
Csrutdtions will go forward to Am
bassalor Page within a few days.
England is TO be- told i'm vigorous
and Wcquiyocol terms that this gov
eminent Will not recognize as legal
the British law disturbing CONNER
Cial relations ~ American firms or
corpora ions which have German u
terests. The administration will not
question England's right TO apply
the law to her own corporations and
citizens but viii hold Illegal any in-
terferCnco with trade of American
firms or corporations in which Ger
man citizens or money may have
interests.
Z. a contrast 20 the protests 20
England the state department ,o.
Uas approached a final settlement Of
the I-u-itania incident with Ger
many Ambassador Bernstorff was
nynaated to formally confer regard.
ug now and modified overtures OF
Germany that would satisfy the
United States. 70 is understood Ger
many viii delete several objection
able features from it- last Lusitania
proposals Including reference to the
aNnus given to passengers against
1ina on The vessel. Germany prob
ably uIl ae3'0 point out its pledges
OF utura conduct of submarine war
faro FL. 500 Implied disavowal Of the
ru-iaWas sinking
TIr m.nistration also took steps
toda. O. secure from Turkey any in
r.rms iau regarding tho sinking OF
tT. Htsb liner Persia
NC Turkey di-claims responsibility
tm poe.a Incident VIII be- closed;
.f ~wkw should admit espou-ibil-
uy. thH whole question of GisIfowal,
r.Huuw uuUstmeu. OF the SUBJ
marine .nHu rder ana subscription
.U. Turkey H thC policy of legal
u.drs.. War..ra will Doc token up
rarou INpitiuek Austrian charge.
was preparing today to protest 90
thc state department against the car
rgug Ql guns ON the Italian liner
Verona which arrived in New York.
That merchant ships carrying guns,
ostcnsihly foe defensive purposes.
are not eutiued TO treatment as "un-
armed" vessels. g. the Austrian con
teutiOn
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25
City PrOspers With the
Saloons Out of
Business
1915 BANNER
YEAR FOR TRADE
Fresh Argument Fur
nished for State
wide Prohibition

OWOssO, Jan. 25-"A dry town
IS dead town. Grass viii, soon be
growing in the streets OF owosso
If shiawassce county goes dry"
This. in eeHct ls what the oppo-
nents OF local option said when the
first campaign to put this county in
the dry columl. was inauElrated in
the sprUg OF 1910 Tie county went
dry and has been dry since. vet no
grass is visible In the streets and
the merchants all declare hat 1915
was the best year they ever had
we all know We have had nice
increases In business since the cOun-
~ went dry" said O. j.. Sprague,
eX.mayor. eX-supcrvisor and one OF
the leading druggists of the city.
Although there is no way of prov
ing that prohibition caused the in
crease We know that OWosso has
enjoyed a healthy growth during The
past feA years and is Nill growing
There is no Couht chat The moral
tone of the Ciyy has been brttcred.
The removal cr 81 saloons from our
midst could have no other result"
The same opinion WAS voiced by
a H. Osmcr. grocer r. H. Chase.
shoe dealer, j G. Sha.tuck, of the
Shattuck Music House. aud others.
One merchant who conducts a gen
efnl store and did not wish his name
published said OF know 90 many Of
my customers who owed big bills.
who would never nave paid had the
saloons remained here There is no
doubt that prohibition has helped
the collections of Owosso mcr-
chants only hope that The people
VIII go farther and adopt statewide
prohibition
w. r Gallagher Of the state Saw
ings bank. declared that while there
is no Way OF determining just what
effect local option hats had on the
banks. ne was quite sure IL had in
creased the savings deposits IL
would Doe rash for anyone TO say
definitely how much prohibition has
affected their business. In dollars
and cents" be- said. "hut J am salts
fed that it has helped.
According 70 Sheriff Griffin the
passing Of the saloons cut down The
arrests in the county just about half.
Under former Sheriff Watson's ad-
ministrauon II bat seven months of
which was under the wet regime,
there were $50 arrests Under for
mer Sheriff HcrrIck's admiuistra.
lion. all dry, there were l}l arrests.
Both administrations were of -four
years. shenn Gun.n saws that m
the year nc has been in Office, the
number OF arrests has been proper
iionately the same as during Her
iicks administrations,
When Shiavasseu went dry ~
saloons and one brewery m Owosso
CONTINUED on Pnrr Three
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25
Will Prosecute Vigor-
Gus Campaign in
Wayne County
DIR. A. G.. STUDER
is SECRETARY
{. NJ. Carson and ]. L.
ThOrburn Among
Other Members


Organization for the campaign In
WAYNE county, leading up TO the
submission OF the statewide pro.
hihition question 10 the voters on
Nov Z. 1915 was effected In meet.
ing Monday afternoon. in the head
quarters Of the Michigan Anti Sa.
loon league The county dry" cam
paiEn committee. comprising several
prominent citizens. was named. s
$ Kresge being chosen as chair.
man
The other members OF the commit
tee are. Dr. A. q. Studcr. secretary
j. = Thorburn. president Of the FL
liof Taylor Woolfend,n Co. treasur-
or, c. NJ. Carson, superintendent
Cadillac Motor Car Co; II. w Al
den. yicepresident Timken-Detroit
Axle Co. and Fliny W. Marsh. Two
more members will be appointed
later.
The meeting was called by Edwin
Simpson district superintendent Of
the Anti Saloon league and Mr.
Ercspo. who is member of the
Michigan dry" campaign commit
tee The Rev Grant NJ Hudson
state superintendent, was present for
the conference.
The committee concurrcd in the
selection OF Walter J. Hoshal as
campaign manager for WAYNE coun-
ty Tie will bee In direct charge of
all the activities OF the fight
The next meeting Of the commit
tee will be held Monday, in MIR.
Krnsee-s ONCE.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25
CONGRESS
GETSDOWN
BUSINESS
Wilson Request for
More Steam Needed
By SOlOns
REVENUE WORK
is RENEWED
by UNITED PRESS.

WASHINGTON. Jan. -5-rro=t
dent Wilson's request tc congress
leaders to pvt on steam" and exc
pedite important legislation bore
fruit today Chairmen spurIel up
their committees and both houses
radc additions TO calendars of pend
Ing bills.
The senate military committee
planned 10 close its preparedness
hearings shortly ana draft a new
army bin The house military com
mittec also decided TO curtail hear
mgs A naval bill, however, is not
expected TO bg presented in either
uody for az least two mcuths
I'm The house. leaders renewed pre-
Iimiuary work on revenue cue tions.
Following the supreme courts mp
holding OF The income tay the ways
and means committee men were
ready to go forward with new rev-
enue legislation Representative
Hull. author Of Che income law has
tentative amendments urllns CO.
increase the taxes ON big income
from 10 to 90 per cent OF tnos. rang
ing from 100000 60 $50n0o'
Sentiment also crysra'...d for
creating tariff board authorized
only to collect tariff information and
not make recommendation -9 .o1-
grcss
I'M the senate final CON H.r1''ou
within "a Few days of tha Philippine
SELF government bin va- planned.
Passage of the mod f.0 Clarke
amendment prnposiuE couplu.D Fl'l
pino independence v.iN.n two or
four years until congress can fr
consider conditions hnu present.
seems likely.
I'm the house today hua. action
was expected ON the s'n ..t.ori
good roads Alll, approuf 'n. $r.
100000 annually i0r cooperation
with the states in road hu..l.".
The postonice. aCricul'm. rt'r
and harbors bills arc cyH....| .N
reported Within foru, 'H.
-undry civil. Legislative W trrtIH.
cations appropriation bill and ,h.
ulmigration restriction measure ara
also 1eerinr completion
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25
VILLA is
RECRUITING
NEW ARMY.
Poems BY Hundreds
Join Bandits Ranks,
Is Report
NOTHING HEARD
FROM PURSUERS
ny UNITED PRESS.


Ell PASO, Jan. 2j.--While Fran
cisco villa was organizing "a aying
regiment of cavalry today as the
nucleus of new revolution. Gen.
Carranza. at Qucrctaro, was ondpav-
oring TO set mp an effective de racto
government. The task OF bringing
Mexico out of the anarchy, poverty
and disease which prevails in many
sections, according to refugees. has
heretofore been eclipsed by the me-
cessity OF suppressing malcontents
and bandits Carranza is now plan
ming for the election OF a congress,
and aftervard a president The
capital viii be re-established In Mex.
leo city after one or both elections
are held
The most drastic step 10 allay the
misery of the Mexican people was
reported from Chihuahua city
where the Carranza governor, in OF.
der 90 avoid eXtortionate prices, has
taken direct charge OF the food.
stuffs
With the report that villa was
raising q new army at the Hearst
ranch at Chihuahua nothing was
heard from the Carrauzista troops
sent TO bring in the bandit chief.
dead or alive villa was said 60 be
conhscating horses and food sup
plies and recruiting hundreds of
poems for another drive against the
dc facto government
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25
Turks Check British
Near Kut-El- -Amara,
Says Berlin
AIR RAIDS ON
CHANNEL PORTS
France Wants Block
ade in Defiance Of
Neutrals
Latest War Moves

After bOmbnrdInE the French
lines with 2O,OOO shells, the Ger
mans penetrated French advanced
trenches near the mouth OF ihe
User, i'm new offensive, hut. AZ
cOrding 10 the French war office,
were driven out.
sixteen French aViatOrs bonn
bnrded GheVgheli, southern serbia.
killing or wounding more than 100
persons.
Two German nyiators lombard
ed the French seaport of Dunkirlx.
one was shot down ny the british.
neriiu reports Turkish trOeBN
have defeated british f0rces Mt
tempting tO relieve the besiegcd
garrison at kut-EI- Amaru.
Athens reports French subma-
rine fOrDedOed the Turkish in1per-
iaI yacht In the BOsDhOrus.
Russian troops have approached
60 within three miles Of the Rus
stan city of i'iHsk, held by tho
Germans.
France has urged England 20 de-
clare nn immediate blockade OF
Germany.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25
GOVERNING
BODIES ARE
WEAK SPOTS
Prof. Fl a ton Says
Legislatures Are
Breeding Distrust
CLAIMS PARTIES
EVADE PLEDGES

There is growing distrusr OF
state and city governments abroad
today It grows out OF the fact
that the people have seen parties
wage campaigns and pledge TO do
things and they have seen men
eyade the carrying out OF those
pledges Laws are passed and nuI
Hded boy lax and inefficient enforce.
mcnl It Is dangerous condition
So declared Prot Augustus r..
Hauon. of Western Reserve tnr
vcrsfy cleveland. before the Board
oi Commerce, Tuesday noon Pro
lcssor Hauou. who assisted i'm the
framing of the present Cleveland
charter and the modification OF
Ohio's constitution, spoke on 'What
is wrong with our state govern
ments2'
The states and the counties are
the weak spots in the governmental
system, continued Prof. Ha'ton
There are two reasons for this
weakness. a popular government
should be responsive 10 The viii OF
the people. and the Will. when cx-
pressed, should De carried ont. The
state government is doing neither
10 IS n dcplorahle situation
For the last TO 10 Is years there
has been growing disuust ON the
part Of the people becaus,. I'm the
United States The government is
less responsive to the public Will
than in other democracies
Prof H1tton is advocating a more
responsible state government TO be
brought about by untyiug The hands
OF the governor, giving him The pow
or TO introduce bills, letting him sit
I'm the legislature and dolegauug TO
him the power of naming The heads
of the various state departments.
Then. too. hp would limit the lcgis-
lature to one body as has been
tried in other countries with mark
ed success
"Thc organization of The present
day government is absurd. hc con
cludcd "a vumcn's sewing circle
would not organize ON Tho same
plan We simply are adapting
eighteenth century organization TO
twentieth century affairs"
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25
Times Correspondent Tells
HOW Sfdid Stockholm Went
WildOUer Ford Peace Pdrtu

(6y ELIZABETH S. HITCHCOCK,
StaH Correspondent Of Detroit
Tlmes)
STOCKHOLM. Sweden. Dec 81
tBy mail Early on the morn
Ing Of Dec. %, the special train
bearing the members OF the Ford
peace party left the station Of
Christiania in the cold and semi.
darkness OF She Norwegian winter
for Stockholm
Unknown To- all but a few OF the
party Henry Ford aud Dean s. s.
Marquis had left the Grand hotel.
three hours earlier. and we're in
the Office OF the station master
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25

awaiting a train 10 take them I'm an
opposite direction, namely. Bergen,
TO catch steamer for America.
Mr. Plaintiff, of New York. bust.
ness manager. was i'm control OF
the funds and received instructions
from Mr. Ford TO go on as N moth
ing had happened. The people were
packed into the small compartments
OF the curious little European cars
and as the heating apparatus did
not work In some of The cars. the
crowding became greater in the
others. A blizzard ragged and the
mercury went down 90 zero. In
CCoutinucd on Psse Three
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25
Girl Says B. GrOce
Tried to Force Her
to Wed
RELATIVES KNOCK
PLANS IN HEAD
County Detective Coffin
Is Investigating
Affair

How the cave man sometimes re-
wives himself in modern times. takes
his bride by force. and nearly gets
away with it details of just this
came 20 the attention Of County
Prosecutor Jasnowski's Office, Tues
day morning, after an uncle and
brother of the near.bride had res
cued her, and with her and her
mother appeared to make complaint
against the modern cave-man.
Irving j Coffin. county detective.
began an investigation, Tuesday. TO
determine whether the prosecutors
Office can prosecute Bernard Groce.
the alleged caveman rejuvenated.
and ON what charge-perjury or car
rying a concealed weapon. The
mother of the bride, Mrs Stella
Roza, No 63 Thirty-hfth-st, and her
daughter, the bride Miss Tresa
Roza, 16 years old, both with eyes
abundant in tears, appeared at the
prosecutors Office 20 demand the ar
rest of Groce With them were the
rescuing uncle and brother, Stanley
Bonsags and Josepb Rola with
blood in their eyes that said ven
geance was thei-s if vengeance
'twerc possible TO obtain bv due pro.
cess OF law.
Monday noon. II is alleged Grocc
obtained a marriage license he
gave the girls name as Theresa
Rose and swore thar her age was
10 n is alleged Tbcp II is assert.
cd. ne went TO Miss Roza.s home IN
Tventy-fnh-st.. called her TO The
Sidewalk and hurried her to the
home of the Rev Thomas r. Carey.
of so. 116 Porter-st.
We're going to Doe married rieht
away" he said. according to tle
girls story.
And he frightened me into IT, bv
displaying a billy which he said he
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25
Doo Walks 800 Miles Home.

YORK. Pa. Jan. q A fox hound
owned by B Porter Warner, living
at Laurel about - miles from this
city. was sold and shipped three
weeks ago to a man in Virginia lie
Is valuable hunting dog and IL
seven years old. Warner was sur
prised when he awoke recently to
md that the dog had returned and
had travelled distance Of nearly
300 miles TO reach its old home
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25

BERLIN CVJa Amsterdam)
Jan. 25.-Turkish troops east Of
Kut-ELAmars have been rein
forced by the arrival Of artillery
and infantry lEQm 5agdad and
have rspuIsGd every attempt Of
the British 70 advance to the re.
lief Of Gen, Townsheud's besiee-
ed garrison.
Constantinople reported today
that Townshend's troops have
ceased making sortles from the
kut-ElAmara forts. evidently
lacking ammunition. The Tlqris
floods have poured In upon many
wells In the region OF Kut. max.
ing their water unfit for drink
ing purposes. 6sgdad dispatches
predict that the British garrison
Continued ON Page NInc.b
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25

PETROGRAD, Jan. 25.-Rus-
sian troops, pressing down from
the northeast. have approached
TO within three miles Of the city
OF Pirsk. according 70 Dispatch
cs received here today.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25
BY UNITED PRESS.

BERLIN (By Wireless 10
SayVille), Jan. 25.-The main
Montenegrin army has sUrrea-
dered TO the Austrians, and the
whole OF Montenegro is now
held by the invaders, according
70 dispatches received here to-
day.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25

PARIS, Jan. 25.--German
troops penetrated advanced
French trenches in their new
offensive movement near the
mouth Of the User, the French
war office admitted this after
noon. It was stated that the
enemy was later driven out.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25

Italy prohibits mills producing
wheat flour for bread iu which less
than so per cent ~ the wheat Tvs
used
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25

CHTCAGO-In p sensational raid
for % blonde woman" On a Staying
plot. police found n hotel door bar
red The old women were cooking
over gas jet and thought tho land.
lord was knocking.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25
THE WEATHER

Detroit uud Nictnit,f iucsdnN
niuht and Wedue~dHNs cloudy WIN
snow and rotdert much colder W ed-
uesdaNt fresh westerly winds.
Lower Michigan Cloudy nnd rnid-
~ TuesdnN night mud NedncHdn' .
prohRtis iocnt suowst much colder
" Wednesday, winds becoming north
west nud fresh 90 stronE.
TnUNyfs TEMPER ATT WI.@
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25
- TUNrERATUREs

iiighest temprrnturr this date ~
pnst t3 searu, o. in tSSnt lowest, 90
below zero ~ 1907
Que Nrnr REo today Highest teu-
pernturc, 2~t lowest, i5t menn. III
pnrtly cloudy wentber With .oT inch
Of snow.
The sun sets Tuesday ~ 5ia~ y. ~.
sui rises Wednesdnt ~ 1850 q. m.
The moon rises ~ ~ i2H -. m. Tues
day.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25
N cowmemofatlon % nc apPrg"e ,, s'ga !,

D conmemoFntIon 81 the nppr"HchIUI
tcrceutrunry celebration ut " "
Ipm SElkgsppdr F.. fI, t1nuIf}
school in the school auditorium.
Monday evening gave shake t-
pc8re revue, which included scenes
from eight OF fhr harda plays
Every one of tho i5o members 0f
the class took part The perform
auce viii be repeated Tuesday even
tee
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25
HAVE Ynr 80 49,

udtnr. HraHffui heNord desrrip-
$50 AHv
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25

Priufinu-the ptHsss uent ktnd--fhrt
o. right--rtucs Job ncut.-Mnia a5aa.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-25

Saves your time and
your eyes
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-03-16
Sharrar&Wheeler
Farm and City Property
Bought, Sold and Ex-
changed.
LOANS AND INSURANCE

TWO modern houses, fine location OF
easy terms.
THREE fine farms to exchange fol-
stocks of goods, General store, Dry
Goods or Clothing preferred.
EIGHTY acre farm, stock and tools
for sale or exchange. What have
you got?
TWO 300 acre stock ranches to ex.
change for city property.
FORTY acres, miles from Ithaca
for sale or exchange.
EIGHTY acres in New Haven town
ship, for sale or exchange.
FINE pair of young heavy work
horses, cows and other property
will exchange for city property AND
pay difference.
FIFTEEN fine building lots ] block
from Republic Truck Co., for sale
cheap and on easy terms.
FINE Modern Resident property
within 2 blocks of Postoffice.
TWO fine resident properties, modern
two blocks from Wright House.
THREE new houses, one block from
Republic Truck Co., all vacant for
sale on easy terms.
RESTAURANT Grocery and Bakery
business, located in a good Gratiot
/ County town, will exchange for
farm, prefer new land.
EIGHTY acres, one-half mile from
Ithaca, for exchange for Alma or
Ithaca property, Ithaca preferred
BAKERY in good Gratiot town, do
ing good business. Will exchange.
TWELVE acre chicken farm near
Alma, for sale or exchange, nicely
located.
Several other pieces of land to ex-
change for Alma properly.
If you have anything TO Sell or Ex-
change, call and see us.
SHARRAR & WHEELER
Opera House Block,
Miss Edith Layer was the delegate
from the Alma c. f. Society at the
convention in Ithaca this week.
Miss Bess Brown spent Saturday
and Sunday at her home in Farwell.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-03-16

Now, Therefore, For the Township
of Jasper and Porter Midland CO.,
Supervisors, Henry Gillitz and Geo.
Whitney and Highway Commissioners
Pete Tuger and w. J. Tippen for said
Midland County. Supervisors A. +.
Wright OF st. Louis, Frank Peach of
Bethany, Ernest Muscott of Emerson
". c. Folkert of Wheeler and High
way Commissioners +. p. Shook of
Bethany, c. ID. Knapp, Emerson and
Jas. Jones of Wheeler for Gratiot Co.
and all unknown or nonresident per
sons interested in the above described
land, and each of you of the names
set opposite the above descriptions,
are hereby notified that at the time
and place aforesaid, or at such other
time and place thereafter to which said
hearing may be adjourned, we shall
proceed to receive bids for the con-
struction of said No. 3 drain, in the
manner hereinbefore stated and also