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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
Jordan Valley Man Tells Of Remarkable
Trip In an Overland

bottom; at 80 we were on top. It
was 80 below zero and blowing a biz
zard and snow drifting to beat the
band. We Travelled along for a mile
further and 1t was Just the same so we
stopped there all night, sleeping in
the back of the car We were awaken
empty as we had had no supper the
night before and nothing to eat for
breakfast. after fighting the snow, so
we decided to go back down a hill to
the Frenchman's ranch and station for
break fast but we had gone only one
half mile when l stopped and said
I'VE can walk back and come up with
some Bascos who left the valley four
hours after we did in two-and two
cars" Oh, yes. while we were about 30
feet from the top that night Basco
from here came up and said that he
was stuci. 400 yards below us. He
wouldn't wait till we made the top SO
went back. Well on our way for
breakfast l saw his car still there. the
radiator bursted open and a cylinder
head split the full length. said to Mr..
Mcbride, II wonder If there is any
thing to eat here" Well we found
some frozen bread and a bottle of --.
We sure had some breakfast. Then
here came the rest of them, each be-
ing pulled up by team. especially the
almighty Hill climbing -.
Well, YOU will be tirlng of all this by
now and must be very busy so will
close. hoping that YOU will be able to
throw me any work and also that 1t
am respectfully yours,
HERBERT j. MILLER,
Jordan Valley, Ore.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
GIVE Up SEARCH FOR
BODY OF DROWNED BOY

After a weeks fruitless search along
the banks of the river. on both sides to
a distance of IL miles, during which
boats. graphing hooks and dynamite
has been used. the searchers who have
been seeking the body of little Elmer
Shoemaker, who was drowned in the
river last Sunday afternoon. turned
hopelessy away from their sad task
Saturday night, 1t is now believed the
boy cannot be found before warm
weather. as every possible effort has
been put forth without success.
In the search one man went so far
as to dive several places in the icy
water where 1t was believed the body
might be located. The parents of the
child are grief stricken and have put
forth every possible effort to rescue the
body and in their search have been
ably assisted by officials and friends.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06

Manager Ash of the Boise Overland
company has received the following let
ter from Jordan Valley, which tells of
a remarkable feat performed by an ov-
erland car there:
Jordan Valley, Ore, Jan. %, 1915.
Mr.. Ash,
Sales Manager Boise Overland COM
pany,
Boise, Idaho.
Dear Sir:
| have started a repair shop here in
Jordan Valley and have been doing all
the work on T. T. Kahouts Model SO"
Overland and also Guy Parks Over
land and doing my best to solicit all the
Overland trade. | understand the Ov-
erland car very well as worked for
considerable time for Mr.. Leavitt of
the overland agency in Portland, Ore.
am going to do quite II bit of work
on Mr.. Kahout's "S3" for the new own
er. j. w. Mcbride, who intends to run
between here and McDermont, 105
miles. | have made one trip already
myself. AS / promoted the sale of the
car Mr.. Mcbride said If | should buy
that SO who can | get to teach me how
TO drive and to be able to fix any little
trouble lat might have on the road ?"
SO ! thought here is good prospect
Then to Mr.. Mcbride. III tell you
what I'll do, I'll teach YOU how to drive
and take care of your car and do IT
very reasonably" He took me up and
two days later VIC started for McDer
mont; left here in three inches of snow
that sifted down finally to mere dust.
Everything went along fine till we
reached the canyon leading up to the
summit, 50 miles from Nevada. We
reached there at Just 4 o'clock. 1t is
five miles over this summit. Well,
right there we struck what brings out
the good in a car. There was from a
foot and a half to three feet of snow
drifted from five feet to zoo feet long.
Well. sir. not to say what we went
through on the summit bat before we
get there, / am willing to wager $500
that there isn't another car r-ade in
Overland class that could follow us
where We went or break the road like
we did without breakdown. Well,
back to what | started to write about.
Before o'clock we arrived at the foot
of the canyon. At . o'clock. were $50
feet from the top. five miles from the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
TOBACCO HABIT
EASILY CONQUERED

New Yorker Of wide experience, has writ
ten a book telling how the tobacco snuff
three days with delightful benefit. The au.
thor Edward ]. Woods. 9s p, Station f, New
York City, will mail his book free request
The health improves wonderfully after the
nicotene poison is out of the system Calm
ness, tranquil sleep, clear eyes, normal appe-
tite. good digestion, manly vigor, strong mem
DRY and general gain in efficiency are
among the many benefits reported. Get rid
of that nervous feeling; no more need of pipe,
cigar, cigarette. snuff chewing tobacco to
pacify morbid desire.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06
COMPANY TO MOVE
TO new QUARTERS
Bannock Motor Sales Com
pany to Occupy Building
On Grove Street.

The Bannock Motor Sales company
of this city, Maxwell and Chalmers
distributors, one of the largest and
strongest motor car companies in the
intermountain territory, will move
Monday to its new quarters. located
at 1910 Grove street. The company
has had extensive alterations made to
the building. making it such that it
will be in position to take care OF
it's greatly increasing business. The
success of this company during the
past year has been phenomenal
Fresh laid eggs for breakfast in the
morning at The Silver Grill. We know.
They came from our ranch Adv. Js
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06

spring" said Mr.. Clement THE fact
of the matter is there are plenty of
signs of it even now. The east and
middle west is enjoying an era of
prosperity and there is plenty of mo-
ney in circulation there. The turn of
the tide is rapidly approaching the
west and we will soon feel its effects.
1t is going to help every line of bust
ness.
Automobile dealers look forward to
very good business this year. our peo-
pie are interested in this territory and
have a live agency here. We feel very
optimistic over the prospects OF the
new year, and l believe that business
men generally realize that there >Se
better times ahead
Mitchell-Lewis & Staver are repre-
scented in Boise by Coffin & Beglan,
well-known progressive dealers.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06

Best by test HIAWATHA COAL,
phone 323. Lump $3.50. stove 81. If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-06

Swift's Premium Ham and Bacon at
The Silver Grill. Adv. is
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Evening star., 1916-08-02
VICTORY IS CERTAIN"
GEN. J0FFRE INSISTS
Greets Soldiers Of France at Be.
ginning Of Third Year Of
Great War.

PARIS, August 2-The Bulletin des
Armes. the official journal Of the SOL
diers of the French army. publishes to-
day copies Of letters written by Presi-
dent Poincare. David Lloyd George.
British secretary for war. and Gen. Sir
Douglas Haig. commander Of the Brit
ish troops in France. together with an
order Of the day issued by Gen. Joffre
to the French army on the occasion of
Of the war. The order OF Gen. Joffre
follows:
SOLDIERS Of the republic:
Your third year of fighting has be-
gun. For two years past you have been
supporting with unfailing strength the
weight Of an implacable conflict You
have caused all the plans Of our enc
mics to fail. You vanquished them on
the Marne: you checked them on the
User. and you beat them in the Artois
and in the Champagne at a time when
they were vainly seeking victory on the
plains of Russia. Then your victorious
duration broke the German effort in
front Of Verdun.
Thanks to your stubborn courage.
the armies Of our allies have been en- :
abled to manufacture arms. the weight
OF which our enemies today are ex-
periencing over their entire front.
THE moment is approaching when,
under the strength Of our mutual ad
vance. the military power OF Germany
will crumble.
solder. Of France. you may be
proud Of the work you already have
accomplished! You have determined to
see II through to the end! Victory il
certain! JOFFRE."
Evening star., 1916-08-02
MOTHERS AND CHILDREN
GIVEN FEAST AND A RIDE
Woman Delegations Visit Camp
Good Will and Distribute Cheer.
Masons Screen Pavilion.

A visit to Camp Good Will OF the AS.
ISOLATED Charities was made this after
noon by the patriotic order OF the
Daughters Of America.
Under the leadership OF Mrs. Burke
twenty women OF tho order arrived
in camp soon after noon and prepared
a commissary treat for the mothers and
children OF the camp. Later in the
afternoon another delegation Of wom-
en- arrived in machines. They loaded
their cars full OF children and took
them for a tour through the park
Those left at camp were entertained
with races and games and numerous
goodies" The larger boys played a
base ball game.
mothers leave their children when they
leave camp has been provided with
screening by Temple Noyes Lodge. No
80, F. A. A. NJ. From the dues paid
in by the mothers in camp consisting
of one cent each day. q clock has been
bought for the pavilion.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
AMERICANS GET PRAISE
IN FRENCH ARMY ORDER
Members of Field Ambulance Cited
for Conspicuous Gallantry
Under Fire.

PARIS. August ., 1890 p.m.-Six
members of the American field ambu-
lance were cited today in the orders
Of the day of the French army.
Brooke Leonard Edwards of Phila-
delphia is mentioned as having shown
'the greatest courage and GOODNESS in
seeking the wounded in the advance.
His ambulance was damaged by burst
ing Shells" continues the citation, "in
crossing a violently bombarded zone.
He repaired his machine and fulfilled
his mission completely, conveying
wounded beyond the danger zone"
James Hilton Sponagle Of Gloucester,
Mass. is cited for his remarkable
GOODNESS in repairing his motor on the
road under violent bombardment and
transporting wounded during a period
OF intense shelling"
Thomas Potter of New York, Everett
Jackson of Colorado Springs, Col; Wal
ter Wheeler of Yonkers, N. Y, and
John Clark of Flushing. n. Y, are each
cited separately for the calm intrepid
ity and devotion with which they car
ried out their duties amid perilous
conditions. All the men named are
working in the Verdun region under
the direction of Herbert Townsend and
Henry White.
Section No. of the ambulance is
also cited as crossing many times
locality intensely bombarded with poi
sonous gas shells and working without
rest for thirty-two hours"
Evening star., 1916-08-02
REV. G. A. FARGIS DEAD;
WAS NOTED ASTRONOMER
For Years Connected With the OBJ
servatory at Georgetown-Later
at st. Francis Xavier College.

Rev. George A. Fargis. a noted Au-
thority on astronomical subjects. died
Monday in st. vincent's Hospital, New
York city. according to word received
here this morning. He was sixty-two
years old.
A number of years ago Father Far
ris was associated with the George
town University observatory. and while
thsre began work on the perfection OF
oh photo-chronography. which he later
completed. At the time Of his death
he was . professor In St. Francis
Xavier College on West 18th street.
rather Fargis was graduated from
St. Francis Xavier College in 1873
and soon after entered the Jesuit order.
He travelled extensively and studied
at Montreal. Canada, at Roehampton.
England, and at Louvain, Belgium.
Upon his return to the United States
he was assigned to Georgetown Uni
yersity, where he remained until about
twenty years ago.
Services for Father Fargis were held
at the Church Of st. Francis Xavier
this morning. Interment took place at
the novitiate OF st. Andrew s-on- -Hud =
SON, Poughkeepsie. N. Y.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
WHEAT PRICES JUMP.
Prices Advance More Than z 1.Sc
Per Bushel on Rust Reports.

CHICAGO. August 2.-Jumps Of more
than ~ cents a bushel in the value of
wheat took place today as a result of
word that black rust damage in Mani
toba amounted to a calamity and that
the injury to tho crop in the Dakotas
and Minnesota was increasing. Esti-
mates were current that tho prospec-
tive yield Of wheat in the United States
had fallen OF s7.ooo.ooo bushels. as
compared with the outlook on July 1.
Buying hero was on q broad scale
and included much purchasing for Eu-
ropean account. Before midday Sep
tember had risen to 1.2sk, as against
1.24Aa1.24N at yesterdays close.
Advances in price became sensational
in extent in tho trading later. The
chief reason was that black rust was
said to have spread in Canada and to
be dangerously threatening in Sas-
katchewan after having wrought havoc
In Manitoba.
September wheat here finally touched
1915, a clear ascent Of 7Ka7A above
yesterdays finish, and closed at 1908
a gain during the session Of 6xash a
bushel.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
MEDIATORS HOPE TO END
GARMENT WORKER STRIKE
Conference With Manufacturers and
Union Leaders Today-Failure
May Mean Probe.

NEW YORK, August 2.-Three medi-
ators appointed by the United States
Department of Labor will confer here
today with manufacturers OF women's
garments and with leaders Of the union
of their employees in an effort to end
the strike Of $4,000 makers of women's
clothes which has been in progress for
fourteen weeks. If the mediators fail
to bring about an agreement, IL Is un-
derstood they will start an investiga-
ton of the women's garment industry.
The strike situation was complicat-
ed today by the action of $50 manu-
facturers of mems clothes. who locked
out yesterday $4,000 workers and who
planned to close more shops today.
There are reports that the union Of
workers on mems garments will call a
general strike Of $4,000 men. This ac-
ton would bring the total number of
strikers on mems and women's gar
ments in this city to 100000 persons.
Fully $100.o0o.000 in orders for wom-
ems clothes are waiting to be filled
when the shops reopen. Manufactur-
ers OF mems clothes said that orders
for si50,000, 900 worth Of mems cloth
ing had been placed for the fall sea
son and that the orders cannot be filed
if the lockout leads to general strike.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
HOPE Of REPR|EE FOR
EASEMENT ABANDONED
Sir Roger to Be Executed Tomorrow
Morning-U. s. Senate's
Plea Cabled. aiSi

LONDON. August 2-Lord Robert
Cecil today authorized the Associated
Press to state that Roger Easement
Will be executed tomorrow. There will
be NO reprieve, Lord Robert declared.
LONDON. August 2. 4:51 p.m.-Gavin
DufIy. Sir Roger Easements solicitor.
said this afternoon that he had reason
to believe there would be no reprieve
in the case OF the former knight who
is sentenced TO be hanged tomorrow
morning at o'clock In the Pentonville
prison.
The executioner appointed Is a man
named Ellis. who is barber OF Roch-
dale. He will receive a fee OF IS. Only
the officials of the prison will be pres
ent at the execution.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
Senate Resolution Cabled

At President Wilson's direction. the
State Department to-day cabled to Am
bassador Page for presentation to the
British foreign office the resolution
adopted last week by the Senate re-
questing the President to urge that
Great Britain extend clemency to Irish
political offenders. The resolution. de-
signed chiefly to aid Roger Easement.
sentenced to be hanged tomorrow. was
held up by Legislative formalities and
reached the White House yesterday.
Acting Secretary Polk said Amba ssador
Page would not be instructed to make
verbal representations in handing the
resolution to the foreign office.
Easement today communicated his
personal thanks TO Senator MARITIME of
New Jersey for efforts he had exerted
in his behalf In the United States SEN
ate. The thanks of the condemned man
were expressed by Michael J. Doyle OF
Philadelphia. one of counsel for Case
ment's defense.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
SAYS GERMANY MUST PAY
FOR DEVASTATED AREAS
Premier Asquith Discusses Economic
Problems Growing Out
of the War.

LONDON, August Premier Asquith,
on opening the discussion in the house
OF commons today on the resolution of the
Paris economic conference. said the Brit
ish government had entered the confer
ence with two objects in view. The first
was to convince the central powers that
the entente allies. whatever their views
on the economic policy. were resolved to
wage war in complete unity and determi-
nation in economic as in military spheres.
The second was to make preparations for
the period following the declaration of
peace In view Of the known attitude and
will Of the Germans
Reviewing the situation in general,
Premier Asouith emphasized two points
First, the determination Of the allies to
obtain reparation for devastated areas,
ana second, that these resolutions are
not aimed at neutrals."
There was no more hardened free
trader than he, said the premier, but
no one could be blind to the fact that
this war, with it's upheaval of social.
political and industrial conditions, sug-
gested new problems and notifications
in the solution of all problems.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
GARDNER AND SWANGER
HEAD MISSOURI TICKETS

ST. LOUIS, August Returns to-
day Indicated that Fred D. Gardner
had been nominated on the democratic
ticket for governor by plurality of
u. 900 in yesterdays state wide pri-
mary, and that John E. Swanger OBJ
tanned the republican gubernatorial
nomination by an equally large plu-
rality.
woodson and Fred L. Williams, demo-
Gratis, were named for the two supreme
court places, with James NJ. johnson,
republican, leading in the race for the
iudeeship of the first division. Edward
Higbee, republican. had no opposition
for the second division.
United States Senator James A Reed
was renominated by the democrats and
walter S. Dickey of Kansas City
seemed certain of the republican nomi-
nation by a big plurality.
Speaker Clark was renominated IN
the ninth district without opposition.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
LOSSES OF WARSH|PS
SINCE THE WAR BEGAN
Entente Allies Far Heavier Sufferers
According to Statistics
From Berlin.

BERLIN. by wireless to Sayville. Au-
aggregate Of $4,000 tons. have been
lost by the entente allies during the
war. according to statistics given out
today by the German admiralty, the
figures being brought up to June 80
last OF this number. says the state
ment. the British lost forty vessels
with a tonnage Of 4S5, 900.
Teutons Lost Thirty Ships.
given in the statement as thirty war
ships. of 10000 tons in the aggregate
The British losses are given, compris-
ing eleven battleships, seventeen ar
mored cruisers and twelve cruisers.
Merchant ships sunk by the Teutonic
allies, according to the statement, num-
tonnage Of 2.0oO.574.
Violations Of Law Charged.
During last year." adds the state
ment, "thirty-eight violations Of inter-
national law committed by enemy mer-
chant ships against our submarines
have been proved. Three times have
enemy warships acted with especially
gross disregard OF international law,
aside from violations of the simplest
laws of humanity in the Baralong and
King Stephen cases.
Finally. 1t may be stated the naval
forces Of the entente at the beginning
of the war were more than three times
stronger than those of the allies tTeu-
tonic). while the losses of men-of war
sustained by the entente were three
times the allied losses"
Evening star., 1916-08-02
ARMY BOARD NAMED ON
VOLUNTEERS SUPPLIES
Will Submit New Plan to Simplify
Deliveries Of Clothing and
Equipment.

To submit a new plan for the supply OF
the National Guard and volunteers when
mustered into the service Of the United
States and mobilised. board Of officers
representing the divisions Of the army
which povids supplies. has been appointed
The present system Of concentrating sup
plies for several states II to be aban-
doned by express direction: for the order,
as issued, excludes this principle from
consideration
At the present time supplies CT clothing
are concentrated in q few depot ware
houses, 30 that the militia or volunteers
Of twenty or more states must be supplied
from one such warehouse. The material
is in hand. prepared for the emergency Of
. general muster into federal service
but 1t has been found to be physical I'M
possibility to make the distribution
promptly or properly.
To Consider Many Problems.
There are many other problems that
the board will consider for the simpli-
| ncation Of the matter Of distributing
supplies. The board will have before
It the practices in foreign armies,
where the subject has been given close
consideration and solved satisfactorily.
but, Of course, in harmony with the
foreign army system. The good fea-
tures Of those methods. II applied in
the United States. would be modified to
meet the American method OF calling
into being q volunteer Of militia army.
The board will make . thorough in
| vestigation and report its reoommen-
dations.
The board consists Of Col. William
H. Arthur. medical corps; Col. Edwin
B. Babbitt ordnance department;
Lieut.. Col. Richmond McA. schof1eld.
quartermaster corps; Maj. William p.
Jackson. inspector general. and Capt.
John L. De Witt. Quartermaster Corps.
Capt. De witt will act as recorder.
The board will meet at the call Of the
senior member.