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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
WANTED FOR MURDER
OF SUPPOSED wife
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i'll week.
"A coroner's inquest and post norton
examination We're held when the re-
mains reached Seattle" he said. The
inquest cleared me of any connection
with the death.
Later l heard that the heirs to the
| thought little of this until j was
arrested on a statutory charge and
sentenced to year in Jail because il
was held my marriage license was not
recorded.
REASON FOR ESCAPING.
II escaped Jail three months after
being sentenced. My only reason for
SO doing was the fact | heard that the
other heirs were gathering evidence to
derng my wife inst as soon as | was
released from jail.
Allen states that since his escape
in July he has been working in many
places in southern California, mainly
as barber. He had worked here two
weeks as a barber when Constable
Walker suspecting he was the man
wanted at Seattle. telegraphed north
Upon receiving advices from Seattle he
night and brought him here Walker
thus earned the entire $500 reward.
| Allen has relatives in Los Angeles
] 1t is believed these will fight extra
] dition of the prisoner.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
DISASTROUS DEFEAT
FOR VILLA CLAIMED
General Murguia's Army
Said to Have Won Import
ant Victory-Officers Be
lieve Retreat Was Feigned
in Order to Draw Troops
From Base.

Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 6.-With advices
that heavy fighting between Nillistas
and government forces was resumed
near Jiminez today. United States. de-
partment agents tonight made widely
divergent reports upon the result of the
three day battle at Jiminez.
Based upon official bulletins issued
by Carranza officials as regard that
General Murguia's army inflicted an
"irreparable" defeat up Villas forces,
some federal department agents de-
clare that Villas bold effort TO elmi-
nate Mnrguia's army-th2 strongest
force of government troops in northern
Mexico-failed, and that the bandit
leader has suffered staggering blow
to his plans for securing control OF
northern Mexico and establishing a
provisional government
PLAYING SAREWD GAME.
Other United States authorities de-
clare they have obtained information
that Villa is playing shrewd game,
feigning Il retreat in order to draw
Murguia far from his base. Then it
is asserted, Villista attachments will
sever Mursuias line of supply and Viii
la begin his real assault. One govern
ment official tonight stated that his
report &C the result of the Jiminez bat
tie was "diametrically opposite to GEN
cral NIurguia's story"
Mining men secured advices tonight
that bandit forces have circled south
west II Jhninez and are making an
other attack upon government troops.
MEXICAN OFFICIALS HAPPY.
Officials of the Mexican consulate
here are iubiant over adviees early
today rom General MHrguia that 2
severe defeat had been inflicted upon
Villas army with the loss of 300 killed
300 waraGCd ana GaE captured and
executed while Soaerame ut forces sui
fered loss of cnly so killed.
However. United States authorities
here express doubt of tarranZista
claims of an overwhelming victory over
Villas army, pointing out that suei
reports may have been issued with 3
view to influencing this government :
action on the withdrawal of Genera
Perahing's expedition from Mexico.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
ATTACK BY BRITISH TROOPS
Enemy Trenches Penetrated on Wide
Front to the Southeast OF
ArraS.

London, Jan. 6.--After a lombard
ment. British troops entered enemy
trenches southeast of Arras over a
wide front and penetrated as far as
the third line, bombing dugouts and
heavily damaging defenses, General
Sir Douglas Haig announced tonight
The captured positions were concen-
trated, Haig reported.
Heavy artillery fire was reported in
the neighborhood of Hebuterne Thurs
day night and Friday our air rorces
bombarded enemy military positions
with good results the report said
"Aeroplanes also co-operated In to-
days artillery activity"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
FRENCH ARTILLERY ACTIVE.

Paris, Jan. 6.-F'rench artillery, in
short and violent fusillade, destruc-
lively shelled enemy organizations in
the region of Paschendael around Bots
Liable, Ommiecourt and Licourt, the
night official statement declared.
Enemy surprise attacks on advanced
positions east of Butte DeMesnel and
in the region of Maisons de Cham
payne, west of Arracourt. were re-
pulsed with some prisoners taken.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
GERMAN SUBMARINE
REPORTED LOST NOW
SAFE IN HOME PORT

Berlin, Jan. wireless, The
German submarine U-4s. reported by
the British on Dec. 81, to have been
sunk off st. Nazaire. has returned
safely to her home port an official
announcement stated today.
The statement said IL was out OF the
question to assume that any other
German submarine could have been the
one reported by the British.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07

For what we've been In the past, Jim.
make the road for father and mother
and Laura and Betty as easy as pos
sible. This is my last request.
(Signed) BERNARD"
McFadyn gave out the letter tonight
through the Pittsburg Leader, without
comment. 1t was understood he might
have statement to make later.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
RUSSIANS EvAcUATE sRAlLA
German Company Attacked at the
Point of Bayonet and Many Pris-
oners Taken,

petrograd, Jan. c-RuSSian forces
evacuated Braila tRumania) Thursdaf
but German attacks on the high road
from Gulianka to Odenesda, at first
successful in pressing back Russian adj
vanced posts nearly three miles. were
unsuccessful when again resumed at
night. tonight.s official statement de-
clared.
In the region of Dziniateh (Rumania)
a number of Austrians were baSoneted
aud others taken prisoners. In the
region of Kotumba "A German com
pany was attacked at the point of the
bayonet and many taken prisoner.
ENEMY REFUSED.
I'VE We're compelled to withdraw
nearly one half mile around Sionika
and in the Oituz valley" the statement
continued, but the enemy was repuis-
ed and we occupied height south OF
the Oituz river.
..Rumanian forces were pressed To
Rekoza and also in the region of Ko-
pruria and northwest of Odobesci.
AN enemy attack was repulsed at
the latter place.
THE enemy assumed the offensive
around Rionicheni Gulianka, Kiovenu
and Machieni and pressed back our
advanced posts nearly three miles east
ward. An enemy attack at night on
the high road from Gulianka to Oden-
esda was arrested
On the Caucasian front. fine state
ment said, snowstorm continued. In
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
NO NEW Film CORPORATION.

Chicago, Jan. president Carl La
emmle, of the Universal Film COM
pany. tonight denied emphatically that
he would dispose of his stock in the
corporation and that new $2.000.-
900 concern would be organized.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
FACTORIES DESTROYED.

Berlin, Jan. (Wireless).- Russian
forces destroyed a majority of Ruma-
MAN factory establishments in Braila
before abandoning that city, tonight's
official statement asserted. OF the
fighting in Rumania the statement said
activity had increased south of Foe
sani and on the Milcovu sector. "Fav-
orable progress was reported from the
Riga front.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE.

Marquette, Mich, Jan. 6.-Fire swept
the heart of Marquette's business sea-
ton today. causing damage estimated
at S125.O0e. The Fret building and the
Greenwald block were wiped out and
the Nestor block. the largest office
building In the city, badly damaged.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
MORBID CROWDS
HEAR EVIDENCE IN
AIR BUBBLE CASE
Women Warned of Charac-
ter of Evidence to Be In
PRODUCED, but Not One
Left the Court Room.

Olney, ILL.,, Jan. 6.-Crowds of curl
Gus spectators, the majority of them
women and girls, still in their teens,
thronged the lobby and corridors of
the court house here today, filling
even the aisles and windows of the
court room where Roy Hinterliter al
legged air bubble murderer, is on
trial for the killing of Elizabeth Rat
cliffe. Time and again, us the states
attorney went into the morbid details
that surrounded the death of Eliza
beth Radcliffe, following the attempt
ed illegal operation, Judge Miller was
forced to halt the proceedings and
order the bailiff to restore quiet. The
women were warned of the character
of testimony that was to be introduced
and advised to leave Not a single
one surrendered her seat or standing
room.
SENT OUT FOR LUNCHES.
Many remained when recess was de-
clared, at s o'clock, sending out for
lunches, lest they should lose their
seats and miss the night session.
The state gained a point in it's case
when the pathological feature of the
case was opened up in cross examina-
ton of DR.. f. j. Weber, surgeon at the
Olney sanitarium.
Testimony relating to DR.. Weber's
experiments in injecting air bubbles
into the veins of animals had been
held out by a ruling of Judge Miller
that it could ouly be brought in one
cross examination. An inadvertent
question by Judge Witcher, Hinter-
liter's counsel. gave the state the OPP
portunity 1t was looking for.
EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS.
DIR. Weber testified that nv eXperi-
ment he had found that air bubbles
in the arteries were deadly to nearly
| all animals. The effect would be the
same on humans, he said Both DR.
Weber and DR.. l. n. Martin, former
coroner Of Richland county. were posi-
tive in the declarations that Miss
Radcliffe died "by the forcing of all
| into her circulation
Earlier evidence today was given by
nurses and physicians at the Olney
sanitarium, where efforts were made
to revive the girl after she had beer
taken there unconscious by Hinter-
| liter.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
THE BIG FAILURE

ITO what do you attribute his fail
ure?.
ITO the fact that he spent his life
looking for a way TO make money
without working for it."-Detroit Free
Press.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
NO MOTIVE FOR THE
KILLING
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seen Lewis in the dead woman's apart
ments.
The nearest the police can come to
a motive, with both principals in the
tragedy dead and the best source of
information closed, is that Lewis APP
pealed to her for money. she refused
and he killed her.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
GOOD CHANCE TO RECOVER.

Mr.. Curtain stated at the hospital
last night that he felt he would live
and his determination, his excellent
physical condition and the fact that he
WAS somewhat improved are hopeful
signs to his physician. Dr. NJ II. Tall
man.
The police are still mystified over the
shooting and over the statement made
by Mr.. Curtain when the officers first
visited the house, and are still making
an Investigation of the affair and ex-
pect some new developments within
the next "a hours. Last night they did
not care to discuss the case further
stating that Investigations under way
might give more light on the shooting
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07

NN~OhlIlutu Lioill u6t'D
hearings will be "flivvers." They de-
clared that nothing can be done to
any financial writer, even If it should
be proved one of them was responsible
for the leak. They admitted it would
be different If the man who spread
the leak is shown to be an embassy
employe. They also admitted the
hearing might result in legislation
which would prevent such incidents in
the future
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
TAKING BUFFALO
BILL HOME TO DIE
No Hope Held Out for the
Recovery of Colonel Cody
Following His Sudden
Relapse.

Denver, Colo, Jan. 6.-GritieallS i'll.
following severe nervous and mental
collapse laat night at GienWood
Springs. Colonel w. +. Cody c'Buffalo
Bill',9, is due to arrive in Denver at
{ O'Clock tomorrow morning on board
a special ear attached to a Denver &
Rio Grande train Upon his arrival in
Denver he will be Joined by his wife
and his sister, Mrs. May Decker, and
by his family physician, DIR. J. Il.
East The party will then start for
Cody. Wyo., the colonel's old home, if
his condition permits continuation OF
the journey.
COLLAPSE CAME SUDDENLY.
Colonel Cody's collapse came very
suddenly last night. following two
days stay in Glenwood Springs dur
ing which time it was declared the
solonel seemed to be In better condi-
tion than he had been for several
weeks. Little hope can be held out
for his recovery. ACCORDING to state
ment issued by DIR. W. w. Cook, of
Glenwood Springs, Colonel Cody's
mental faculties are impaired and his
memory is almost gone, according to
DIR. Cook.
Questioned as to whether Colonel
| Cody would be able to stand the strain
of a long railroad journey, DR.. Cook
| declared he did not know" Colo
mel Cody became seriously i'll upon his
return to Denver, Dec. l.. following
n trip to his ranch at Cody, Wyo. A
severe cold contracted on the trir
brought on 2 nervous breakdown rem
dered grave by he colonel's advanced
age-70.
| THOUGHT OUT OF DANGER
After /. stiff fight, Colonel Cods
was reported out of danger by DIR
East and early this week left Denver
for Glenwood Springs to recruit his
strength. He appeared much improved
in health when he left Denver and In
the best of spiritr even announcing
that he was contemplating a plan fol
a bigger wild west show" to be or
ganized early this spring His sud.
den relapse came as surprise to hi,
family physician and to his Denver
friends.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
ATTEMPT IS MADE BY
INVADERS

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
WOULD ASK EVERYONE.

Representative Campbell of the
rules committee, said he believed
Lawson was the big gamer by the
leak.
Gardner, while Democrats protested.
urged asking nearly everybody in Of
ficiai life, from the president and
White House employees. Secretary
Lansing and state department EN-
pIoyes, TO embassy men abroad, all
about the note. The big result of the
day was the order for the APP
pearance of the financial writer's. for
all kilograms and private wire mes
sages sent by them at tn, time of the
leak, and for individual lists of stock
transactions by New YORK and Chicago
stock exchange members.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07

Why buy half monograph; get a
Pathephone.
ADV, sun. Tues. & Fri. JIG
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
BEGLEY BORROWED
GUN FRIDAY NIGHT
Charge Made That He May
Have Laid in Wait for
Sewing Machine Agent
No Charge Has Yet Been
Filed by Authorities.

Still lowering between life and
death, but slightly improved and with
faint ray of hope for his recovery, Leo
p. Curtain, local manager of the Singer
Sewing Machine company, shot yes
terday morning by III. II. Begley in the
latter's home in Lovers Lane, last
night at st. Alphonsus hospital gave
few directions in regard to summonng
his relatives and was resting quietly
at last reports with his wife watching
anxiously at his bedside.
While Begley is being held in the
county Jail no charge has yet been
filed against him. the authorities
awaiting developments as to the
! wounded mems condition
MRS. BEGLEY'S STATEMENT.
Mrs. Begley, who refused to make
any statement directly after the shoot
| ing, yesterday afternoon in the pres
4 ence Of the prosecuting attorney and
Gene Johnson, captain of detectives,
made a statement to the effect that
her husband was in the house when
/ Mr.. Curtain arrived there and that
when the sewing machine agent began
\ to take advantage, of her and laio
hands upon her, her husband fired at
| him. The gun with which the shooting
was done was borrowed by Begley on
Thursday night and it is pointed out
he might have laid IN wait for Cur
! tain, as both Mrs Begley and the VIC
tim of the shooting stated that Mrs.
| Begley called Curtain into the room
where her husband was supposedly
lsecreted
Mrs Begley and her two children
were last night housed at the home OF
n neighbor and are being looked after
by Captain Barnes of the Salvation
Army Mr.. Begley has retained Claude
w. Gibson as his attorney and since
having counsel with Mr.. Gibson, neither
he nor his wife would make any fur
ther statement concerning the affair
Both Begley and his wife talked to-
gether in private directly after the
shooting at police headquarters.
i ANOTHER AGENT AT HOUSE.
Further reports given in the cast
are to the effect that another machine
agent had visited the Begley home
Friday afternoon after the visit of Mr.
Curtain and that from the latter agent
Mrs. Begley purchased machine
Mr.. Curtain gave instructions las
night to notify his father at Delaware
o., of the affair by telegram and wore
has been received that his brother
from that city Is en- route for Boise
and also that Mrs. Curtains mother
left ogden on the afternoon train Sat
urday to be with her daughter.
MIR. and Mrs. George Meier, proprie
tors of the Pacific hotel, where Mr. an(
Mrs. Curtain and children stopped fo
several weeks upon their arrival II
Boise. are close friends of the family
and state that both Mr.. and Mrs. Cur
tain are held in high regard by then
and also by their neighbors. Tn
Meters are among those assisting TIL
family i'll every way possible.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
PREJupIclNG THE CASE.

Republicans-and some Democrats
roundly denounced this attitude. They
called it prejudicing the case. They
said that unless the rules committee
reports favorably for an Investigation,
they will make the biggest floor fight
the house has seen in years. despite the
fact that Chairman Henry and mis-
Democratic hackers say they will make
this preliminary hearing on Monday
so thorough there will be small
pickings" for a house investigation.
The hearings are to begin at 8: 30 a. m
and they vii lcontinue utnil every one
is Heard, IF it takes all night"
Secretary Lansing, Secretary Tu-
multy, Lawson, Charles II. Sabin
president Of the Guaranty Trust com
pany, of New York; Otto ii. Kahn, OF
Kuhn, Loeb and company; Barney
Barnch, Judge w. NJ. X. Olcott, coun-
sci for Representative Gardner, whe
testified today, and half dozen oi
| financial writer's of the Wall Stree,
Journal, and Financial America, have
been called. The representatives u
! Financial America here are also tn.
Washington representatives of thu
I
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
WRATH AWAITS LAWSON.

On the broad shoulders Of Thomas
". Lawson will fall the full wrath Of
the committee. He made the state
ment that gaev Woods resolution its
privileged status in the house-that
the capitol had been wallowing III
Wall street leak graft for 40 years.
The two sensations in todays meet
ing came when Representative Gard
ner. of Massachusetts, proved there
was leak, and when the committee
decided to summon the financial writ
ers.
Representatives Wood and Gardner
were the days witnesses. Wood on
examination admitted he could not
locate "A. Curtis" who in a letter
gave him the information which drew
official denials from all over Washing
ton and New York
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
CONGRESS ALL ON
EDGE

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-04
SPEND YOUR VACATION IN THE
MOUNTAINS OLE VIRGINIA

There are hundreds OF ideal places
for health and rest, high up in the
mountains. along the line of the Nor
folk and Western Railway. Famous
mineral waters. widely known and
prescribed for their curative proper
ties. Delightful atmosphere Com
Portable and well-conducted hotels
and home-like boarding houses; terms
moderate. Easy of access. Low ex-
cursion fares. For the comfort and
convenience OF its Richmond patrons.
the Norfolk and Western Railway
Company is now operating through
Pullman parlor cars (broiler service)
between Richmond and Bristol.
which stop in both directions at all
principal summer resorts between
Lynchburg and Bristol. Parlor car
leaves Richmond every day at $50
A, NJ, and arrives Richmond on re-
turn trip at 6:17 p ".
G. II. BOSLEY,
District Passenger Agent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-04
DOROTHY ARNOLD.

At 1880 O'clock on the morn
Ing OF Monday. December IL, 1910. a
yweet-faced young woman of twenty
nix kissed her mother good-hv and
left the home OF her parents, lust off
Fifth avenue, New York city. to go
shopping. Three hours later she dis
appeared as II swallowed up by some
unseen force The girl was Dorothy
Arnold
IL is now seven years since Dorothy
Arnold's strange disappearance. but
deep rooted In the heart Of her moth
er is the hope that some day she will
return
The brains Of every police force in
the country turned their attention
toward the case. More than 500. 0oo
was spent in fruitless search and the
case today presents exactly the same
aspect as on the day on which she
left home--that OF absolute mystery.
As far as investigation has dis
closed, the last seen OF Dorothy Ar
mold was when she met a girl friend
on Fifth avenue at 2:45 on the after
noon of December ~
What happened to- her after that
time no one has successfully proven.
She simply disappeared off the face
Of the earth. Numerous detectives Of
note failed TO develop a single hit of
evidence which would AID in tracing
her farther than Fifth avenue
There was runor upon rumor. but
all failed. She was reported In Pitts
burg, Paris, San Francisco, London.
and even far off Toxic and Petro-
grad were sure they had found her,
but these proved VIII O. the wisp
s~iues
When she left home she was at
tired in a tailor made blue serge
mutt. black velvet hat Of the prevail
Ing model and handsome boots. all OF
whtch were stamped with the label
~ fashionable modiste
Her photograph was printed in al
most every newspaper on the globo
after her disappearance, vet 1t was
never proven that she had been seen
amer the occurrence on Fifts avenue.
She had little money in her posses
MON. probably less than fifty dollars,
but her action on the day OF her dis
sAppearance would indicate that she
axpected TO have need for all her
Sp0ree contained. When she purchase
m box of candy at Park e. Tiford'a
shout noon of the same day she or
dared ii charged to her father. A
IKE procedure was followed az Rren-
S11uO's, where she pure haseT book
49, Engaged Girls Sketches I"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-04
Once in the Linelight
Being Tales of Those Who Reached the Front Pace and
Then Dropped Back to Obscurity.

The title OF the book suggested an
elopement and the name OF promi-
heHt society man was brought into
the case. Investigation, however
JAILED to support the theory and the
detectives turned their efforts to fas-
tening the crime on gang of white
slaVers. This might have resulted in
disclosure had not the family dc
layed the investigation by almost a
month through fear OF publicity. for
II was not until January %, 1911. that
the facts became public property.
The theory of suicide was next
thoroughly Investigated. Every pos
sible body Of water in the vicinity of
/ the girls home was dragged for
days Every morgue in the country
was searched for an unknown body
that might have been hers, but this
course of procedure failed to turn IN
any new evidence.
kidnapping next was advanced as
the neanseemployed This also proved
an untenable theory, as there were
no demands for the girls father to
pay ransom Not since the days of
the disappearance OF Charlie Ross
had the country-and in fact the
whole world. ever seen such a thor
ough search for a missing person A
year passed and still the detectives
or half dozen countries, spurred on
by the mystery Of the case and the
hopes OF financial reward, were work
Ing and following every new rumor.
Newspa pers added their efforts and
fraternal organizations stretched out
their powerful lines Of information In
an endeaVor TO run down every pos
sihle avenue Of enlightenment. but all
failed
Riches, brains and strenuous en-
deavor on the part of friends rela-
tiVes and police have failed Ito throw
a single ray of light on the strange
isappearance. and it remains today
as ever--a complete mystery.