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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-07
BIRTHDAY MESSAGE
TO THE CROWN PRINCE

Amsterdam. May 7.-Confidence that
all German battle fronts will continue
invincible" was expressed by the kaiser
today in a congratulatory birthday
message to the crown prince, accord
ing to Berlin advices.
The message said: Tn grateful
spirit and with full confidence, l look
upon your battle front and our other
battle fronts imperturbably resisting
all attacks. They will continue invin-
cible."
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-07
REPULSE OF FRENCH
ATTACKS REPORTED

Berlin (via London), May Com
plete> repulse of strong French attacks
between Fort de Malmaison and Braye
was announced in today's official
statement.
After their heavy losses in vain at
tacks on Saturday, the war office said,
the French refrained yesterday from
attacking until the afternoon. Then
the assaults were begun with large
forces.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-07
INSIST THE IRISH
QUESTION MUST BE =
SETTLED AT ONCE

London, May 7.-Powerful repre-
sentations are about to be made to
Premier Lloyd George and the war
cabinet by labor representatives as to
their view of the imperative urgency Of
settlement of the Irish question, the
Pail Mall Gazette understands. It is
understood that unless a satisfactory
settlement is quickly arrived at, labor
members of the government may be
compelled to reconsider their positions.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-07
HUNG JURY EXPECTED IN
THE TRIAL OF VAWTER

Christianburg, Va, May 7.-Belief
grew today that the trial or Professor
Charles Vawter will end with a hung
jury.
Indications are testimony will be
complete tonight. Arguments are not
expected to last more than a day. send
ing the case to the jury Wednesday.
Insanity experts were scheduled to
testify this afternoon.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-07
CERTAIN RUSSIAN
CRISIS WILL PASS

Petrograd, May keep cool; don't
get excited; I'm sure the present Rus
sian crisis will pass off itself" was the
advice to English speaking peoples
given today by former Minister Serge
Sazonoff.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-07
ARIZONA LAW UPHELD.

washington, May THE supreme
court today upheld the Arizona cor
poration commission in it's efforts to
assess taxes on water supplied to Ari-
zona towns The court affirmed an
Arizona court decree refusing to up,
hold the appeal of Ida A. Van Dyke, of
Miami, from the commissions order.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-07
LEAVE FOR THE EAST.

Today, after leaving Springfield, the
French commission bowed farewell to
dipped colors of the American garden
spot and sped across Indiana into the
east for other conquests.
But for the moment, the eyes of the
world are turned toward three great
figures in history, who meet in spirit
today in the shadowy silence of the
rugged and immortal rail-splitter's
resting place.
These three have much in common.
Men of few words, all of them: and
of great deeds.
Only moment of the hours stop at
Springfield will be allotted to the simple
ceremony at Lincolns tomb. But in
that moment, the man who prayed on
the battlefield of Gettysburg that gov
ernment of the people. for the people
and by the people. shall not perish
from the earth," and two of the men
who are doing the most to bring that
prayer to realization on a world wide
scale. will stand face to face before all
nations.
AS the last strains of the Star-Spang-
led Banner float out 'over the land Of
The free and home of the brave" there
will rise the thrilling bars of the Mar
seillaise.
Joffre, red cap of the marshal of
France in hand, betokening him as tY,e
one who more than any other one, un-
sheathed ''the avenging sword" will
step forward and silently place q
wreath on Lincoln's tomb.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-07
Believed Electrical Device
Is Being G o m plete d
Which Will Catch the u
boats and Release Allies
from Deadly Peril.

New York, May Can Thomas A..
Edison curb the submarine menace?
All military authorities now agree that
the submarine has placed the entente
allies, and therefore the United States.
In the most terrible danger. II the
submarine problem can be solved, then
Germany will be defeated.
Neither England nor France has
been able to meet this problem. Sub
marines are more dangerous today
than ever before. They do not rise to
the surface when they torpedo a YES
sci. Only one foot of the periscope Is
above water. They are working most
terrible havoc, and may isolate Britain
If not curbed.
Now 1t is estimated that Edison,
who has been working from eighteen
to twenty hours a day, is perfecting
an electrical device that he hopes will
catch the submarine. If this device
Is successful the submarine will give
notice of its presence and register its
whereabouts to watchers on shore far
away. That the invention Is within
the realms of possibility will appear
ShciCiy cTculDlo TO generation
which has known the wireless and
which knows Edison.
AVERSION TO WAR.
Until Americas relations with Ger
many became strained. Edison refused
to work on weapons of war. His aver
sion for inventing instruments of de-
struction was first evidenced in 1895
during some the frises of the vene-
zuelan dispute when there was an
epidemic of suggestions regarding the
defense of America in case of war;
Some years before Edison had
worked with w. Scott Sims on the
perfection of dirigible submarine
torpedo boat operated by electricity,
but when approached by the govern
ment representatives he refused to CO.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-07
ONFEREES AGAINST ROOSEVELT MOVf

I'LL uVVULvILI
Division plan
IN DRAFT BILL
Believed Senate Amendment
Will Not Be Included in
the Conference Report on
Measure Now Being
Framed.
AGE STIPULATION OF
THE SENATE FAVORED
Agreement Reached on Min
or Features of the Meas
ure and the Conferees
Hope to Report Bill to
Both Houses Tomorrow.
Washington, May T.
That the so-called Roose-
velt division amendment to
the conscription bill will not
be favorably reported by
house and senate conferees
on the measure seemed GER
tain this afternoon.
One member of the COM
mittee declared the house
conferees would not accept
the amendment and a ma
jority of the senate confer
ees are opposed to it.
MAY KEEP UP FIGHT.
If the bill is reported out without tho
amendment there will be lively fight
on the floor Of the senate. SeSators
Harding and Johnson are prepared to
continue their struggle on the H0or to
get Roosevelt into France with an army
and they appear to have many Of the
senate with them.
At two-hour session today the con-
ferees adjusted most of the minor diff
ferences. passing over the Roosevelt
amendment, age question ana prohi-
bition.
AN EARLY AGREEMENT.
They meet again at o'clock to re-
sumo work and expect to reach deci-
sions on the important differences be-
fore night.
There was some talk that senate con-
ferees might give up the Roosevelt
amendment in return for the house
conferees accepting the age stipula-
tion for draft approved by the SEN
ate.
President Wilson has completed his
calling for the selective
draft OF Americas young men and it's
issuance awaits only action by con-
The urgent demands for an army
accentuated by appeals from the
French and British commissions for
troops in France-led conferees on the
draft measure to speed up their work
today. Senator Chamberlain hoped to
obtain agreement on the bill before
tonight and report it out tomorrow.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
President Wilson's proclamation will
detail fully what is expected Of tho
young men of America under the
selective draft bill
All men between the ages agreed
upon between the conferees and ap-
proved by congress. will be required
20 register. giving their age, whether
and II married. whether their
families are dependent upon them.
There will be other information re-
luired also covering occupation, edu-
'ation, training along particular lines,
tic.
Exemptions will be determined after
he registration has been completed.
All single men will be taken first, to-,
,ether with married men whose fami.
les are not dependent upon them for
livelihood.
Most men trained along mechanical,
medical and such lines, will be ex-
'mpted in order to be Of use in other
york to which they will be called.
Three months will be required to
omplete the work OF registration.
-
ARIZONA LAW UPHELD.
Washington, May THE suprema
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-07
AVERSION TO WAR.

CONTINUED or Page Two.)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-07
ALL VIVE LA FRANCE.

"rhe Stars and Stripes and the Tri-
Color have been inextricably mingled
in the middle west in the last five
lays" said a member of the party as
.he train left St. Louis today.
In all the illions of mixed citizenry
along side the line of march as the
Frenchmen passed it has been all 'Vive
IA France and not one whisper of
'Hoch der Kaiser"
And if there is any one incident that
las touched the hearts of the French
more than any other among countless
incidents by which the middle west has
attested its devotion to the allies
cause. it was that of little farmer
ad who stood alone in the midst of
rolling fields beside the track. far out
in the black fields of Illinois, bravery
waving a flag three times as large as
he while the train whizZed by
The Detroit times., 1917-02-15
STROHM WILL
COOPERATE IN
PAGEANT PLANS

A. Strchm. Librarian OF the public
library. announces that be will as
sisi IN every way possible the army
o. volunteer performers in the
nrkness and Light" missionary
psgeanr. In q few days he will have
q hand suitable literature for sup
Elementary reading for persons In.
terested IN the missionary produc-
ton.
The music score. words and texi
books for the pageant have been
placed on sale a. John v. Sheehan
& Coupanys These are under the
charge OF Walter V. Mckee. chair.
man OF the book committee. and
are for the public Performers viii
obtain their music and literature al
the rehearsals
Mrs J A Gardner. chairman OF
Tho executive committee. has asked
thar an secretaries in charge OF en-
roll Ing he 10000 performers az the
various churches. send 20 the pa
Eean' headquarters. No Is Eliza.
heth-st east The names OF persons
already enrolled she reports good
prcrress being made IN obtaining
ne names 81 men. women and chill.
drcn who viii participate in the
spectacle.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-15
WOULD BOOST PAY
IF COUNCIL is
CUT IN HALF

II the charter amendment provid
ing for q reduction In the sire OF
the common council from A. 20 81
members r. adopted by the com
mon council and ratified BY the
people. the majority OF the alder.
men favor an increase IN the alder.
manic salary from $1,000 to $500
Increased duties would devoive
upon the council members In the
event that the number OF aldermen
was reduced and $1,000. In the al
dermen's opinion. would not be SUI.
lcient compensation
Aid Lodge for one tsvors tis m
creased salary. principally because
the 800 a month paid az present
is not sufficient 20 attract the best
men TO the. council. in bis opinion.
He thinks TIA; the salary might be
made $4,000 and perhaps more. and
expresses surprise a. the move OF
AID. Gilman. In The council meet.
ing Tuesday night. In asking that
The proposed charter amendment
be changed 20 provide for $1,000
instead OF 1880. AZ Il was drafted
by Corporation Counsel DinEeman
The amendment is on the table
sor 80 days. The council IL d!vld.
ID on Il. and It's removal from the
table presages a no, contest.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-15

cur faith or .rr fears. His answer
- the gree hesirs NJ the fs'her was
leyond expectation or duplication.
for. 20. az oss the miles the mir
tele was wrought. Az that every
lour the boz was healed. The fatL.
~ faith WAS rewarded 4 wonder OF
wonders had happened. Amusement
ran thru the countryside. The dar.
ias new teacher had once more ae-
credited Himself. in startling and
operative fashiaa Tia healIng
was a sign" OF the deity OF the
Healer
As was the purpose. the miracle
Created faith In Christ The kings
1lacer himself. and his household
became believers Not Intellectual
wonder. but practical faith Ia the
rropcr consequence OF the marvellous
works which Jesus has done and Ia
doing All that the Lori SAYS and
does is meAns 10 work out into life.
lie healing ~ the son WIS the raw.
lng % the family
The Detroit times., 1917-02-15

parapet. can see the body Of 4
German lieutenant. his head and
arms hanging into our trench. PETE
for days has been carrying on a
onesided conversation with this ofi.
cert Been sitting and arguing why
Germany was In the wrongi During
all this monologue. I never heard
him say anything out of the way.
Not q thing that would hurt that
fncers feelings.
jim. To civilians this must seem
dreadful, but out here one gets 20
used 10 awful sishts. In passing q
butcher shop. you aren't shocksd By
eeeing q dead turkey on q hook
Well. hero In France. . dead body
gives the same impression.
Jim. II n IL not too much trouble.
send out somc moro tobacco and pa
pers. my stock 10 getting pretty low
! am sending this letter In q gresu
envelope 90 Johnny Buil's censor
won't gcs wise and delete about
threequarter, Of H.
Well bye bye. old scout. IT'S me
for rest btlless tomorrow. where I
expect 70 b for four days resting. :"
That means digging roadsi
Your. Unun
The Detroit times., 1917-02-15
Jim, We've Lived in Trench With
The Unburied Dead for Five Days,
Writes Young Empey to His Chum

wall OF the trench. with his head
resting on his chest. was the other
stretcher bearer. he seemed TO be
alive. the posture was so natural and
easy. but when I Got closer. could
see q large. Jagged hole In his tenn
pie. The three must have been
killed by the same shell
Tommy. after taking trench.
learns to his sorrow that the hard
est part OF the work IL TO hold II.
The German artillery and machine
guns had rs tapped (rSnged) for fair.
Il Was worth your life 10 e9pose
yourself an instant We were click,
ing casualties 90 fast. that you need.
ed an adding machine 10 keep track
Of them.
Did you ever 80 one q the steam
Fhovels at work On the Panama
canal Wen. that shovel would look
Like . hen scratching Alongside q =
Tommy digging In under nrel You
couldn't see daylight thru the clouds
OF dirt from bis shovel
After iosing three out Of SIX men.
our crew managed 10 set up the ma
chine gun One Of the legs % the
tripod was resting On the chest OF
a half.buricd body. When the gun
was firing. the vibration gave the
impression that the body was breath
ing.
Three or -four feet down the
trench. about 30 inches from the
ground. a foot was protruding from
the earth. We knew II was q Ger
man by the black iesther boot.
You know Pete Wslling, the fellow
who enlisted with me In London.
Well. he used that foot 20 hang ex-
ira chandeliers OF ammunition on
The Germans made three counter
attacks. which we repuised. with
heavy loss on both sides. The ground
was spotted with dead and diving.
FRITZ was brave soldier. no one
can deny that.
Jim. we've lived. eaten and slept
In that trench with the unburied
dead for Eve daya. II was awful TO
watch their faces become swollen
and discolored.
whaT got on my nerves most was
that foot sticking out ~ the dirt
II seemed 20 me. NJ night. In the
moonlight. TO be trying TO twist
around Sometimes this impression
Vas 30 strong that / went over and
took hold OF Il With both hands Just
TO see II could fee. q movement
told Pete about this yesterday
lust before lay down for a little
nap. az things were quiet and need.
"a rest pretty badly When I
woke up the foot was zone. Pete
had cut II OF with our chain saw
cut q The spare pats oor He'd
plastsrcd the stump over with mud
think the worst thing OF all tho
IL 10 wacsh the rats. at night. play
ing about among the dead.
Near our gun. right across the
The Detroit times., 1917-02-15

no6ly Vos va In the Old Pasture
1vcry % often Reddy visits the Ole
Hnsture with the very lively hops
al be vii b< able TO surprise Oic
Ia Thumper. the big gray rabbit
NO n. you remember. the father oi
Mile Mrs. Peter RABBIT, and who
hss lived In buIibrier castle In the
Ojd Pasture ever since Reddy can
remsmb<r Once or twice keddy
Has surprised Old Jed Thumper ou'
never quite far enough away RON
~ buIlsbrier castle 70 catch MN
b<fore be could reach H.
when Reddy was little fellow
estting his nrst lessons in the ART OF
1untinx. old Granny Fox lad taken
hum 70 the Old Pasture day after
oay Just 10 hunt Old Jed Thumper.
You see Granny knew that Old Jed
Us sxtrsmely wise IN oil that a
rabbit should know, and quite a.
vise IN the ways OF Fox she
lidnt have the least Idea that Reddy
would be able 20 catch Old Jed
Thumpcr. for with all her shre"d-
nsss and cunning she herself had
saver been able TO catch him, but
ne knew that In trying to eaten
such q clever old fellow Reddy
wouId learn more quickly than IN
NV other way the tricks and ways
q smart rabbit. and this knowi'
edgs would be OF use 10 him in
hunting ether rabbits-
whsn Reddy had grown big
enough and old enough TO 60 hunt
inr alone he often visited the Old
Pasture just to try out his wits and
skill against the shrewdness OF oid
lea Thumper. After q while u had
oscome kind OF game which Reddy
enioysd and which dare say Old
- enjoyed. too. Right down In bis
nsart Rsddy hoped 70 win that game
soue day. II Was not 90 much that
- wanted OLD Jed Thumper for
ninnee . Il was that he wanted 70
~ Oid Jed at the feet OF GRANNY
rsx ana thus prove to her that he
~ been smart enough TO do what
Oanny never had been able 10 do.
mt 20 far Rsddy had never been
ahle - 60 much % pull hair
iron Old JED Thumper's provoking
white tail.
On this particular day. for an biz
care and craft and cunning. Recdy
had ~ - bsfter luck than usual
vhicA luck vas 10 see that rrovok'
~ white tai bob into the safety OF
~ bullbgisr castle Just one good
1unp ahead Of him Rsddy bad be
oons % used 10 this that be was
ut really disappointed II was no
m0re than - had expected. So he
erinned In thru the bull briers al
on Jed Thnmpsr and told him that
u nsxt time be would catch him.
~ q ~ hAd done dozens Of times
boeors. M Old. JED Thumper grin
~ back. just n he had done don.
- e tlnss before. and said:
The Detroit times., 1917-02-15

nice weather. isnt u. Redds
I'm glad you called Come again
Then Rsddy had trotied away 70
another part OF the Old Pasture. He
hadn't much OF anything OF his mine
=, the time and was trotting hong
easily. ears, eyes and nose al busy
as they should be. when be came TO
a track In the SNOW A mere glance
showed him that u vas fox track
Hello" exclaimed Reddy. Il
thought that Granny FOX was over
In the Green Forest /, must De
she changed her mind and has come
CD here believe III follow these
tracks and see what she Is up 10.
SO Reddy turned and began 70 fol-
Tow the tracks IN the snow. He had
gone only few steps when II struck
him that those tracks seemed odd.
He stopped TO look AZ them closely.
They were-yes. they were smaller
and daintier than the tracks OF Old
Granny Fox Reddy bent his head
AIA NA4Ar4 ~ &c ~ o1Ae- ~ A@A
on the back OF his neck and shoui-
ders nfted ever 50 little. a way II
has OF doing when Reddy begins TO
grow angry. Then he lifted his head
and stared suspieiously this way and
that way.
There has been q strange FOX
here in the Old Pasture growled
Recdy, deep In bis throat. The old
Pasture is the hunting ground OF
Granny and me, and no other fox
has any business here. must look
into this. certainly must look into
this. II I catch TIA; fox I'll
But Reddy didn't say what he
void DO: be merely looked Il. He
barred BITS teeth. his long sharp teeth.
IN a most ugly way and snarled a
most ugly little snarL Then he start
ed or swiftly. following those
strange tracks
Next stnry-~Red6y Fox Has
Funny Feeling"
The Detroit times., 1917-02-15

Charging assault and battery
ga!nst two Hamtramck policemen.
Joseph Sowa testified Wednesday
IN Justice Kuczynskfs court In
Hamtranek that they assAiled him
While be vas peacefully drinking
beer In the tap room % the Auto
City Brewing company. The men
- accuses are william Berg and
John Fritz. He declares they eject.
Cd him from the room Just 10 show
their authority The policemen ad
NIT drinking IN the place. but say
they were not on dEty. and declar,
that sowa was standing around and
not drinking.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-15
In the Religious World
~ WILLIAM 7. ELLIS.

H vas . noblemsn. Yet he Tas
n treubas That does not accord
wl1h chr modern notions. II man
has wealth and position be has the
fhinU most desirable. "a most Feo-
ple Isok upon life. There are ID Ills
that money cannot heal. accordsng
to Ne popular view. To be rich and
q have a high sociai position is the
supreme ambition OF 50 many per
s0GG dat we may fairly cali II thr
rnllng passion OF the time.
o. those who do not consciously
asp1re TO Be rich. an alarming pro
portion are cynical and bitter to-
ward the wealthy. This undercur-
rent cf hostility toward the prosper.
Gus n one Of the cminous signs OF
The times. The simple fact that the
central ngure In this old story was
SCOTSMAN 10 enough 10 rule him
cut e the sympathy Of an extreme
Grcup Of social agitators In our day.
1Iet one whose .own loyalty TO the
great mass VI people. who are poor
IN this worlds goods, has never been
0ueotjcnod. declare that the hero cf
tAis Bible story was q nobleman in
al meanings OF that term: and his
story b told with unequivocal com
men1ation. He Is enc Of the large
numbar Of weil-to-do and even dis
tingu1shed persons whom Jesus hon
cred with His friendship when on
earth. Those persons who would
wAes . class war get no encourage
me1t frosn the great Arbiter OF tho
6ays social ideals. This lesson
nabes clear that The line Of divi.
st0o which Jesus would run thru 80.
cteey n vertical and not horizontal
~ Cor the absurd notion--0s per.
nic1Ous - Il Is absurd--,hat to be
r1g1 y To escape trouble. this story
rhou11 dissipate II entirely. and
Uahe clear that essential happiness
o. uahsppiness IL In no wise Deepen.
eent upon worldly state For this
noblsmsn. who was one OF King
Herod's ofAeials. was In trouble, the
worst sort OF trouble. Loss OF posi-.
tim and wealth he might face with
eovtitude. fer that would be merely
, misfortuae I'm estate: instead, he
wns confronted with scrrow OF the
heart. sni loss that would last a.
lone - Life itself That was a real
trouble. The person who has his
Ioved once about him. In health and
un11mrsed affection and unsulHed
hsaor. knows nothing OF the soirows
oAat count. have a friend. emnen,
- ~ semn,srcisl weFlAr saA aeee A
olnoot any time 90 Command one OF
~ most conspicuous business posi-
49, n The sand. whose real burden
- ~ loss u his only son. That (.
~ - put the deep tincs into his
UGoood. Incidentally. made q saint
49, 10 mistake about this: the
n 80 oonos q PEARSON can be really
1oVoonnoy wounded n In the heart
~ oein haurts my memory Z
nnns g 3 soaversstion vsl