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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-17

avoid such courtesies him in
crying after the chief had visited wrapped
self in her Oriental VEIL ig
nored the tear-stained
"She asked questions. She burned
arts and of the beyond
who steal the hearts of She
dangerous of the capitals Europe had
told her all knew them sighed drew her veil
closely about her facet
my hostess ssternaw had been parents
at time Her husband had taken becom
ing tired of her he had return promising
to be faithful to her. To pacate Number One
the equivalent In Egyptian of $1,000
second wife to the house. but kept her village
Yet distance has everything
Number Two did II her children
children must have them, whether they
Servants carried the Since they
work. the time of the wives is taken up with gossip.
Great Britain Rights
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-17

their parents But in her fathers harem-lik was
a Iatticed yeranda. She learned through servants
at what time he passed the house. she used 10
kneel at the lattice with her face to the east ana
watch for his coming. So she had seen MIN many
times before the wedding but she haa never spoheh
with him, and he
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-17
The Covered Car in
Which the Plural Wives
of India and Egypt Must
Travel to Avoid the
Eyes of Men.

enchantress the potential rival that
her lords life to cloud her perhaps send her into
oblivion The Egyptian wife breads her husbands business
trips Cairo French wife husbands journeys
accompanied for New York and Chicago
But perhaps l would better tell you my visit
Egyptian harem. An English teacher Cairo said
have pupil who married Bedoun chief and lives
the edge of a desert Would you like to meet her?
Indeed, would answered and with cordial letter in
pocket set off for debut in harem My husband
companied
I'm the evening just a group
buildings semicrcuar They
the harimlk where the lived and the seamik
looked like huge bird crouchng the while
other smaller birds, of
Just within the gates large for the entertain
travelling Bedouns. who called
hour of entertainment Lodging for
the travellers and their horses is certain, for this duty
enjoined by the Koran
"Our host tall, dark calmly gracious
and conducted into the seam where coffee After
this duty done the chief asked If would like visit
the harem said would We passed out Of the house into
figure made mountainous in appearance of
white
ut covered with jewels gown like
Hubbard with long train She seemed repusve
OF the of avordupos but had not given
her that fat she would
and sweets to make her huge.
beautiful by Oriental standards
1.-THE lower apartments kitchens
with for travelling
chief lady Of the harem had the aced
veranda which she could sit and not be observed
There she and used to sit and talk of what
all women the topics of love and husbands and
friend, for friends intelligent
She had been honor pupil the school, English
who hid given the letter her, said only
freedom of the western to be intelligent the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-17
An American Woman, Who Has
Investigated Conditions Among
Plural Wives OF the Orient,
Tells OF the Tragedies Behind
the MOhdn1171ed0n Veil

X IRIS ELIZABETH COOPER, al adventurous American
IVI has returned years trip the
~~ world, in which she chiefly attention
dons in the harems of the East She made remarkable
discoveries which she has forth in he Harem and
the Purdah' published by the Century Company
In the following interview describes experiences
and deductions to this newspaper:
Harem life disappearing being away
boyle Of divorce.
In America bit ashamed of divorce
Here one of eight married divorced
lift our shamed heads for in Egypt.
nine of marriages end in
writing the wall eagerly by country
is that divorce will pogamy before
has yielded to the
Divorce is udicrously in the
husband IN of the Egypt
is simply say: Il divorce three times
OF times that bans Christian
churches
THE husband the lord the path divorce
is as easy the road downward
the road difficult She
her troubles the Judge that badly treated
divorce granted The courts Egypt gallant to
women than those the Empire United States
statutory In lawful welded
mate on the ground of cruel couple agree mon
point they Incompatible
them without aid of the courts. '
49, Wherefore comprehend apparently cain,
e of the harem quite the opposite veil hides mu
tuous heart Every realizes that
domestic volcano that may at erupt ~ i "
"A woman literally does not know what
may bring forth For three seconds for @
jnH h
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-17

bad Digestion or wrong turn of stocks
to utter the Hateful words: I divorce
you | divorce you. I divorce you
"A fruitful cause of divorce is the pre-
objection of Mohammedan men for women
men who visit Cairo ensnare their many
chambered, capac1ous hearts. The male
worshippers of Allah are enchanted by the
graces of Parisiennes. They meet them
In Cairo, follow them to Paris; and when
they return they and their brown-skinned
wives discover what they had before sus-
pected, the element Of 'incompatibiity of
temper in their lives.
"Or if the brown-skinned wife can not
be made to recognize the uncompatibility
the husband, with the cruel Impotence a
man shows to the woman he has loved,
but who no longer interests him, flies into
vorce you. / divorce you before the poor,
slow-witted spouse can reply.
"A reaction of the rapid fire divorce
methods of Egypt, that puts TO shame. or
is it to honor, our slow methods of sunder-
ing the marriage ties, is that the wife is
put Jpn her mettle. She is always at her
apparent best when her lord is about. She
keeps up the art of flirting with him, which
American wives seem to make a point of
forgetting at the altar.
These harem wives are all skilful ac-
tresses. They pretend to be light-hearted,
to be intensely joyous, while their lords are
with them, while often their hearts are
breaking with jealousy. Not of the other
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
LINER CALLED A TRANSPORT
Note From Germany Contends subma-
rine Commander Believed Arabia
Was Carrying Troops.

Washington, Dec Germany, in
note made public on Thursday by the
state department contends that the
British steamer Arabia, sunk in the
Mediterranean November 6, was in
reality "a transport ship for troops in
the service Of the British government,
which is to be considered as an aux
Hilary warship according to interna-
tional law, and can, therefore, be treat
ed like warship.o The German gov
ernment's attitude, however, like that
in the Marina case, is expressed to be
one of readiness to make amends If 1t
be shown that the submarine COM
mander violated Germany's pledges to
the United States and made regret
table mistake
It may be said that the United States
does not regard the circumstances that
the German note recites as showing
justification for sinking the Arabia
without warning or as relieving the
submarine commander from establish
ing the status of the liner.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
TWO AMERICANS SLAIN
HOWARD GRAY SHOT AND THEN
HANGED BY vILLISTAS.
Also Reported That Another U. S. Citi.
zen Was Burned and British
Subject Murdered.

Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. g. Government
agents sent a report to Washington
on Thursday saying an American
named Foster had been mutilated, then
burned at the stake by Villa bandits
operating near Torreon. The report
was said to have been brought by refu-
gees coming to the border from Tor
reon. They also reported go Carranza
soldiers, with their ears cut off by Villa
bandits near TorreOn. Fosters son
was forced to witness his fathers exc
cution, the report said. Foster was an
American hacienda superintendent.
GuliermO Snyman, son of the late
Gen. w. d. Snyman of Boer war fame.
is reported to have met his death at
the hands of Villistas at San Pablo
MeoQui, Chihuahua, near Chihuahua
City.
Howard Gray, an American mining
man at Parral, Chihuahua, was killed
by Villa bandits when they entered the
town November 5, according to tele-
gram received by the Alvarado Min
ing and Milling company. The mes
senger reports all other Americans safe
and American property unframed.
Gray was shot to death in the door
way of his home, near Parral, and his
body then hanged by band of Villa
bandits from Villas main column, two
foreign refugees who reached here
from Parral reported.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
SWISS REBUKED BY KAISER
Germany Declares That Country Has
No Ground for Interfering With
Events in Belgium.

Paris, Dec. Germany's reply to
the Swiss note regarding the deporta-
lions in Belgium makes it clearly
understood that Switzerland has no
ground for interfering with events In
Belgium unless her own interests are
affected.
Berlin, Dec. u, by wireless
Switzerland's minister at Berlin,
while in conversation with Chancellor
Won Bethmann-Hollweg says the
Overseas News agency, declared that
rumors Of trouble between Switzer-
land and Germany growing out OF
the transportation Of Belgian work
men to Germany had impressed the
Swiss population.
The chancellor stated that the gov
ernor general at Brussels would re-
spect the wishes and interests of neu-
trails while carrying out the deporta-
ton measure.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15

of the existence, of the honor and lib
erty of evolution for their nations are,
according to their firm belief, an APP
propriate basis for the establishment
of lasting peace.
"The four allied powers have been
obliged to take up arms to defend JUS
tice and the liberty of national evoIu-
ton. The glorious deeds of our armies
have in no way altered their purpose.
We always maintained the firm belief
that our own rights and justified claims
in no way control the rights of these
nations.
"The spiritual and material progress
which were the pride of Europe at the
beginning of the twentieth century are
threatened with ruin. Germany and
her aIIies-Austria-H Hungary, Bulgaria
and Turkey-gave proof OF their un-
conquerable strength in this struggle.
They gained gigantic advantages over
adversaries superior in number and
war material. Our lines stand UNI
shaken against ever repeated attempts
made by armies.
"The latest attack in the Balkans
has been rapidly and VIGOROUSLY over
come. The most recent events have
demonstrated that further continuance
of the war will not result in breaking
the resistance Of our forces, and the
whole situation with regard to our
troops justifies our expectation Of fur
Their successes.
"If in spite of this offer Of peace and
reconciliation the struggle should go
on, the four allied powers are resolved
to continue to victorious end, but
they discIaim responsibility for this be-
fore humanity and history. The inn
periaI government, through the good
offices of your exceIlency, ask the gov
eminent of There is inserted the name
of the neutral power addressed in each
instance] to bring this communication
to the knowledge of the government Of
There are inserted the names Of the
belIigerentsl."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
GERMAN PEACE NOTE

Berlin, Germany, Dec. 1s.-FolIow-
ing is the text of the note addressed by
Germany and her allies to the entente
governments:
1.-THE most terrific war ever expert
enced in history has been raging for
the last two years and a half over. a
large part of the worId-a catastrophe
which thousands of years of common
civilization was unable to prevent, and
which Injuries the most precious
achievements of humanity.
"our aims are not to shatter or anni-
hiIate our adversaries. In spite of our
consciousness of our military and eco
nor1ic strength and our readiness to
continue the war (Which has been
forced upon us) until the bitter end, II
necessary; at the same time prompted
by the desire to avoid further blood
shed and make an end TO the atrocities
of war, the four allied powers propose
to enter forthwith into peace negotia-
tons.
"The propositions which they bring
forward for such negotiations and
which have for their object guaranty
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15

given out by the semioficia1 Overseas
News agency:
1.-The chancellor this morning re-
ceived one after another the repre-
sentatives Of the United States OF
America and Spain and Switzerland,
that is, OF the states protecting Ger
man interests in hostile foreign coun-
tries. The chancellor transmitted to
them note and asked them to bring 1t
to the knowledge Of the hostile govern
ments. The note will be read In the
reichstsg by the chancellor.
''In the note the four allied (cen-
tral) powers propose to enter forthwith
on peace negotiations. The PROPOSE
tons which they bring for such nego-
tiations are according to their firm
belief appropriate for the establish
ment of a lasting peace.
'The governments at Vienna, Com
stantinople and Sofa transmitted iden-
teal notes and also communicated
with the holy see and all other neutral
powers"
Great throngs about the reichstag
marked the German publics interest
in what was expected to be the most
important meeting of that body since
the start of the war.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
TO SUCCEED JOFFRE.
GENERAL PETAIN, HERO OF YER
DUN, SLATED TO SUCCEED
FIELD MARSHAL.
NEWS SENT TO WASHINGTON
France May Have Cabinet Similar to
the One Just Formed by Britain
BRAND Begins Formation of New
Body at Paris.

Washington, Dec. 13-Private adj
vices from Paris received here on
Monday telling Of the secret proceed
ings in the French chamber of deputies
during the last week confirm previous
reports that General Petain, the de-
fender Of Verdun, is to succeed Gen
eral JOffre in supreme command of all
the allied forces on the western battle
front, as the first result of radical
changes in organization which are to
follow concentration of management
OF the war in a small council, as has
been done in England.
The hero Of Douaumont and the
savior of Verdun, as General Petain
has been called, is not defensive
fighter, in spite of the fact that his
late reputation was gained by one of
the most remarkable defensive feats
in the history Of the war. It was as
an offensive leader, as a driver Of
men SO powerful that his reserves
could not keep up with the success
fully smashing attacks of the first
line, that Petain won his first promo
ton out of the ranks of unknown
colonies shortly after the war be-
gan.
It was at Dinant that, revolver in
one hand and whip in the other, he
led his regiment in a charge that won
for him the rank of brigadier. This
was in August, 1914, In the blacklist
days of the war.
A year ago last September General
Petain, now commanding d great
army, surpassed even his former rec
ord when, in "a hours In the Cham
payne offensive, he advanced more
than four miles and captured $4,000
men.
When Petain became the hero of
the French army there was a rush Of
applications for positions on his staff.
His reply was Characteristic:
"The officers require on my staff
now are either expert cyclists or
trained runners. / have no use for
ornamental brass hats
Premier BRAND has begun formation
of new French cabinet, Ambassadors
Sharpe cab1ed the state depart
ment.
An earlier cablegram from Ambas-
sador Sharpe had said Premier
BRAND had rendered his resignation
to President Poincare and that it had
been refused. The later message said,
in effect: s.. ss
'Premier BRAND is reorganizing his
cabinet. I was misinformed regard
ing his resignation" @
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
U. S. SENDS PROTEST
WASHINGTON FORWARDS NOTE
TO BERLIN ON BELGIAN
SITUATION.
President Wilson Attacks the Kaiser's
Deportation Methods Calls It
Blow to Humanity.

Washington, Dec. ia note to Ger
many protesting against the deporta-
ton of Belgians for forced labor as
contrary to all precedents and humane
principles of international practice was
made public on Friday by the state de-
parchment.
The note was cabled to Charge Grew
at Berlin on November 20, the day Am
bassador Gerard discussed the subject
with President Wilson, with instruc-
tons that he read it to the German
chancellor personally.
In making it public, the state depart
ment announced that the interview had
taken place, but said nothing about re-
suits.
The text of the protest follows:
"The government Of the United
States has learned with the greatest
concern and regret of the policy of the
German government to deport from
Belgium a portion of the civilian popu-
latiOn for the purpose of forcing them
to labor in Germany, and is constrained
to protest in friendly spirit, but most
solemnly against this action, which is
in contravention of all precedents and
of those principles Of international
practice which have long been ac-
cepted and followed by civilized ma
tons in their treatment of noncom-
batants in conquered territory.
Furthermore, the government Of
the United States is convinced that
the effect of this policy, If pursued,
will in all probability be fatal to the
Belgian relief work, so humanely
planned and so successfully carried
out, a result which would be generally
deplored and which, it is assumed,
would seriously embarrass the Ger
man government.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
SAYS KAISER BROKE PLEDGE
State Department Announces "CIear.
Cut" Offense in Case of the
Marina.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Announce-
ment was made at the state depart-
ment on Monday that complete infor-
nation now at hand covering the case
of the British horse ship Marina. tor
pedoed with loss Of six Americans,
makes it appear to be "clear-cut" vi
,olation of Germany's pledges TO the
United States.
Full information on the case of the
Arabia will be awaited before the next
move is made, which is expected to
take the form of a new note intended
to clear up what appear to be differ
ences of Interpretation on what Ger
many's pledges in the Sussex case ac-
tually covered, especially with refer
ence to armed ships.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
FIELD MARSHAL OYAMA DIES
Japan's Greatest Soldier succumbs at
Tol<yo-commanded Army at
Port Arthur.

Tokyo, Dec. II. = Field marshal
Prince Iwao Oyama, commander in
chief of the Manchurian army of
Japan during the Russo-Japanese war.
is dead.
Marquis Iwao Oyama was one of
Japan's greatest soldiers. In his long
career his victories over the Russians
in Manchuria in the Russo-Japanese
war stand out as the most brilliant
achievements. He was the master
mind Of Japan's strategy in the land
campaign. His chain of victories was
crowned by success in the battle of
Lao Yang. In the war with China he
led the second Japanese army, which
took Port Arthur and Wei-Hai-Wei.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
DEUTSCHLAND IS BACK HOME.
Submarine Merchantmen Arrives Off
Mouth of the Weser, Says Berlin
Makes Voyage in 10 Days.

Berlin, (via Sayville wireless), Dec.
12.-The submarine merchantmen
Deutschland, after quick trip, arrived
at noon Sunday off the mouth of the
Weser.
The above wireless dispatch from
Berlin means the successful conclu-
sion OF the Deutschland's second
transatlantic round trip under COM
mand of her plucky captain, Paul Koe-
mig. The Deutschland left New Lon
don November 81, at 2 80 p. m.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
French Rattleship Is Lost.

Paris, Dec. 1.-THE battleship Suf-
fren, which left port on November "a,
has not been heard from since, and
the minister of marine considers the
vessel lost with all on board. The
Suffren sailed for Lorient, French
naval station in Brittany. The Suffren
displaced 1880 tons. Her normal
complement was 730 men. She was
40 feet long and 20 feet of beam, and
was laid down in 1899.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
GERMANY OFFERS
PEACE TO ALLIES;
TERMS ARE GIVEN
Non Bethmann-HolIweg Urges
Farley to End War.
SPEECH TO THE REIcHsTAG
Chancellor Asserts victorious Ger
many" Acts to Save Europe From
pesoIation - Would Restore
Belgium and France and
Free Poland.
SPEECH TO THE REIcHsTAG
GERMANY'S REPORTED
PEACE TERMS

I. Restoration by Germany OF
occupied portions of Belgium
and France.
2. Establishment of independ-
emit Kingdoms of Poland and
Lithuania.
8. Settlement of Balkan ques-
tion in peace conference.
4. Bulgaria to be awarded as
much territory as Serbia gained
in Balkan war.
5. Conquered outposts of Ger
many to be returned by allies.
6. Retention of Mesopotamia
by Germany and Austria so as to
give Teutons unbroken line TO
Persian gulf.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
ansino,s Assistant Quits.

Washington, Dec. 12.-John e. Os-
borne, assistant secretary of state, re-
signed on Saturday and will return to
his home, in Rawlins, Wyo., to devote
himself to his private business. His
successor has not been named.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
PAGE Will Finish Term.

London, Dec. 12.-Friends of Am
bassador Page laugh at the rumor that
his resignation, is imminent. They say
that he is certain to finish his term.
which expires March 4. Thereafter the
matter rests with the president. Mr..
Page declines to comment.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
Bank Is Robbed Of $4,000.

Winita, Okla, Dec. 13.-Posses are
still securing the country for four BAN
dts who locked Cashier Martin of the
Farmers State bank Of Winita in the
vault and escaped with large sum Of
money, said to total fully $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
Three Killed in Auto Crash,

San Diego, CAL, Dec. 13.-Three per-
sons were killed when street car de-
molished a big automobile. The dead
are: Miss Kitty Nicholson, seventy
three years old; Mrs Margaret Hale
sixty-flve and Mrs. Eva Hills.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
FRENCH nestrover sunk.

Berlin, Dec. 13.-The Overseas News
agency says: German newspapers
state that the French destroyer Yata-
gan, sunk in collision with British
transport, is the fifth French destroy
err lost in this way during the war;
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
Lake Shipping Ends.

Duluth, Mimi, Dec. 13.-Shipping of
all kinds from the American head of
the lakes ended here on Tuesday. The
last ore went from the Great North
ern ore docks when the J. e. Epson
left. Freight shipping ceased at night.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
Prussia in State of sieoe.

Amsterdam, Dec 13.-The Cologne
Gazette says that General Won Stein,
the Prussian war minister, has appoint
ed a general officer commanding the
home forces, with powers including
control Of the censorship laws as well
as other laws relating to a state Of
siege.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
lmnorter Dives TO Death.

New York, Dec r. Christopher j.
Wagner, president of the Wagner
company, importers, dived to his
death from the balcony in club to es-
cape arrest on charge of misappro7
priating funds of his firm.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
Children Burn to Death.

Akron, O., Dec. 13.-James Clark,
one, and Jean Clark, three, were
burned to death in a fire which de-
stroyed the home of e. w. Clark, their
father. Clark rescued his wife and
third child.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-15
French Steamer Is Sunk.

Paris, Dec. 13.-The French steamer
Saint Philippe. 3,419 tons, has been
sunk, according to dispatch to the
Havas agency from Havre. The dis
patch adds that two Of the crew were
killed.