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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06
SURVIVORS OF THE
EAVESTONE LANDED
AND REPORTS MADE

London, Feb. 6.-The American con-
sui at the port where the survivors OF
the British steamer Eavestone were
landed today telegraphed American
Ambassador Walter Hines Page a full
report of the sinking Of that vessel by
a German Submarine.
Page declined to make the report
public but instructed the consul to in
vestigate further and report from the
survivors, first whether the Eavestone
was warned by the U-boat second
whether she offered resistance and
third, whether she attempted to escape.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06
PROHIBITION AMENTMENT
SUBMITTED IN NEW MEXICO

Santa Fe. n. NJ. Feb. 6.-Both houses
of the state legislature have passed a
resolution providing for the submis-
sion to vote OF the people Of a con :
stitutional amendment for state wide
prohibition.
The measure provides that In event
OF its adoption by the people, prohibit
ton In New Mexico shall go into ef-
feet oct. /. 1918. The question will he
voted on at a special election next No
yember.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06
DID NOT ACTUALLY
EXPECT THE BREAK
In Spite of the Warnings by
Count Won Bernstorff Ger
many Apparently Be-
lieved the United States
Would Not Take Action.

Washington, Feb. 6.-America's
breaking off relations with Germany
is the elimination of a series Of dip
lomatic plumbers on the part either OF
the German foreign office, or it's en-
voys, allied diplomats declared today
The first, these allied represen-
tatives said, was calm belief that
Belgium would not fight.
The second was similar belief
that England would not join
France and Russia
The third was her belief that
the United States would continue
to merely protest and that Presi-
dent Wilson would not break off
relations.
These diplomats said they would not
be surprised II Germany makes her
fourth diplomatic blunder by believing
the United States will not go to actual
war II she endangers or destroys Amer
lean life OF property through insist
ence in carrying out her new U-boat
warfare.
THE BELGIUM MISTAKE.
The Belgium mistake, 1t was pointed
out. was based on reports to the for
eign office from the German envoy
at Brussels. These reports all were.
in effect, entente diplomats said,
Belgium won't fight. Belgium will
let Germanys armies use her as a
gateway to France"
The British attitude, 1t was declared
as forecast to Berlin by the kaiser's
London envoy, was absolutely wrong.
The German government heads be-
lieved the forecast, in view of Eng
lands Irish. labor and suffragette
troubles.
And now the mistake regard Amer
lea comes" said this diplomat. 1T is
too recent to need details here. The
only difference is, I think, that the
German foreign office, perhaps, did not
accept the reported advice Of Count
Won Bernstorff at its face value.
II believe Bernstorff at least warned
that the United States might do what
1t did; only this home government
probably thought Bernstorff did not
have the proper perspective, and
reached its own conclusions.
Il believe Germany is about to err
in judgment once more.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06
FORECAST ON MEMS
STYLES FOR THE YEAR

Columbus, o., Feb. 6.-No radical
changes in the style or material OF
mems wearing apparel for the COM
ing summer and fall are contemplated
by the arbiters of fashion, except that
the suits are likely to take on little
more of the military cut. The vogue
for sport clothes will serve to intro
duce checks and plaids and colors that
would have been considered rather
startling only a season or two ago.
Such are among the pronouncements
contained In the official forecast of the
International Custom Cutters Asso-
citation Of America, which assembled
in Columbus today for its annual con-
yention:
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06
TO COMMEMORATE TREATY.

Washington, Feb. 6.-The Alliance
Frapcaise. of which Ambassador JUS
serand is the honorary president, has
arranged for an appropriate comment
Grafton today OF the 13sth anniversary
of the first treaty between the United
States and France. compact OF peace
and friendship still unbroken. The
observance will take the form of spe-
cial meetings to be held under the aus
pieces Of the local groups of the ALI
ance throughout the country.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06
CARS TO BE OFFERED
FOR COUNTRY'S USE

Chicago, Feb. 6.-The Shaw and Vel
low Taxicab companies will offer the
use of their 500 cars to President Will
son today, should war be declared.
John Hertz, general manager of the
two companies announced.
With the cars go practically the en-
tire force of chauffeurs and skilled me-
chanics. The majority of the chauf-
feurs have declared their intention of
enl!sting.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06

Herbert c. Hoover, chairman Of
the American Commission for Relief
in Belgium, has just returned to this
country to spend four weeks in de-
vising relief plans for another year.
He says there are 5,5co,O00 destitute
persons in Belgium and northern
France, and that it will take between
$3.50, 100000 and 100000 to
carry on the work of the commission
another year.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06


with Germany and 7 can add that we
appreciate this and the other para
graphs in the message joining in this
respect in President Wilson's note.
CAN UNDERSTAND POSITION.
while to a certain extent we think
we can see by what reasons the United
States was prompted to arrive at it's
present attitude, on the other hand we
expect that President Wilson, to the
same extent, may recognize the reason
which prompted us to take our de-
cision."
NO OFFICIAL NEWS.
Secretary Zimmerman's remarks
were circulated by the official German
press bureau, which preceded them
with this picture of conditions in Ber-
lin, Feb. 4.
Even during the advanced hours Of
the afternoon no confirmation that re-
lations with the United States were
broken off had yet reached Berlin. Yet
the text of President Wilson's message
to congress removed in the mind of the
general public, as we'll as the official
world, all doubt as to the eXactness of
the earlier private information
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06
Of AMERICAN
IS CONFIRMED


the Baralong case. which while not ex-
actly similar, Is parallel. In the Bara
long case. Germany charged brutality
to German seamen after they had gone
overheard.
AWAITING DETAILS.
Officials insisted today on waiting for
fullest details. They said they must
have all facts before they act. They
also limited strongly that 1t must be
Germany that makes a declaration of
war-if a declaration Of war must come.
In the meantime dispatches were i'm
prepared. requesting all speed
by American representatives to rush
affidavits containing details from any
who may have been saved from the
Eavestone. These must be in hand at
the state department and White House
before final decision Is reached.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06
ONLY QUESTION OF
SHORT TIME IN THE
OPINION OF BRITISH

London, Feb. 6.--Whether America
would find cause for war in the kill
ing Of an American sailor aboard the
British freighter Eavestone by a Ger
man submarine shell.fir was the all
absorbing topic of discussion here to-
day.
England accepts It as a foregone
conclusion that America will eventual
ly be a formal belligerent.
1t looks for a declaration of war
momentarily. But in the meantime
regarding the peculiar diplomatic sit
uation created by the fact that Amer
lea is not yet officially an enemy of
Germany, AID has merely broken re.
lations with her, British officialdom
is taking great care in dealing with
American Ambassador Page to re-
gard the United States as still being
a neutral.
DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE.
No further details Of the sinking of
the Eavestone were available here to-
day beyond the admiralty announce
ment.
This related that the Eavestone was
sunk by shell fire from a German sub
marine and quoted survivors as de-
claring four of their number. includ-
ing Richard Wallace of Baltimore,
were killed by the U-boat guns fired on
the small boats in which the crew took
refuge after the steamer had gone
down.
Ambassador Page was obtaining all
possible information as to the circum-
stances OF the attack on the Eavestone
today, preparatory to submitting for
NAL report to Washington. The Amer
lean ambassador is in the closest pos
sible touch with the British govern
ment officials.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06

Berlin. Feb. 6.-American Ambassa-
dor Gerard is awaiting word from
Washington regarding details the Unit
ed States government has arranged for
the departure of German Ambassador
Bernstorff before completing his plans
for leaving Germany.
Yesterday Gerard held another
lengthy conference with Foreign Sec
rotary Zimmerman, at that time form
ally requesting his passports. With
one exception--the Socialist organ
Vorwaerta--the German press today
firmly supported the government in it's
determination to continue the subma-
rine warfare.
AVOID USE OF "AMERicA."
1t was noticeable however, that ev-
cry newspaper comment referred to
the situation as president Wilson's
break with Germany" and carefully
avoided use of the word America"
Bernhard. in the Vossische Zeitung,
pointed out editorially today that
President Wilson, had changed his
mind about armed merchantmen"
He referred to a purported statement
by Secretary of State Lansing in Jan
uary declaring that armed merchant
men would De CONSIDERED as WarSnlDS
and added:
This decision was changed after en-
tente ambassadors In Washington
rushed about convincing President
Wilson he was mistaken"
TRIBUTE TO BERNSTORFF.
Bernhard paid glowing tribute to
Ambassador Bernstorff, and in this a
number of other newspapers joined
The pledge Germany made after the
Sussex case has not been broken" de-
clared the Tageblatt, because that
pledge was conditional upon Americas
success in obtaining a change in Eng
lands illegal blockade against Ger.
many"
The Berlin public continued calm to-
day in the face of Ger1rds prepara-
tons to leave. Extra guIrds stationed
about the American emil assy We're the
only outward indications of anything
unusual therc-but inside there was a
bust;e of preparation and packing for
departure Of the embassy staff
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06
HOME AT BALTIMORE.

Baltimore Md. Feb. 6.-Richard
Wallace, mentioned In an official
statement from London as Baltimore
seaman killed when the boats from the
British steamer Eavestone were shell
led by German submarine, was
known to few persons here. Search
today failed to reveal any relatives,
but in a sailors lodging house, Benja-
min Bloch and Ducky Holmes claimed
acquaintance with the dead man.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06
GERARD FORMALLY
ASKS FOR PASSPORTS
Another Long Conference
Held With the Foreign
Secretary-Berlin Press
United in Paying Tribute
to Count Won Bernstorff.
REPORT DEPARTURE OF
AMBASSADOR GERARD

London, Feb. GA Central
News dispatch from the CONT
nent today said it was under
stood there American Ambassa-
dor Gerard had already depart
ed from Berlin and was expect
ed in Switzerland today.
All previous reports direct
frem Berlin have asserted that
Gerard did not expect TO leave
his post before Thursday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06
NO OFFICIAL NEWS,
COMMENT MADE BY
THE GERMAN PRESS

Berlin, Feb. .-(Wireless)-Be
newspaper comment on the situation
with America included, according to
the official press bureau statement to-
day, the following expressions:
The Socialist newspaper VorWaerts
states that after Feb. 1 hopes were
small of maintaining friendly relation
with America. The newspaper COM
pares again the situation in Germany
and the United States, where they
know nothing of the pleasures Of life
In the trenches and where they can
go to the next store and buy bread,
butter, bacon, cheese, milk and eggs"
As to the possible attitude of other
neutrals, the Vorwaerts says:
"Neutrals, according to the princi-
pies OF common sense would have an
obligation not to dictate to one party
the laws of warfare, but to make those
parties conclude strong Just peace"
THE STARVATION CAMPAIGN,
The newspaper concludes: THE ac-
ton of starvation Is directed against
the whole German nation, and thus the
whole German nation, with its old peo-
pie and women and children, stands in
the status of all wars.
AT the termination of the war M
body viii be able to say that the Ger
man soldiers or German workingmen
or German Socialists did not do their
fullest duty toward the common
wealth. to the end"
GERMANY DEFENSE.
The Tageblatt saws:
The German people will accept the
American decision with that earnest
strength Of character and ethics that
are self-evident necessity in the face
of the facts. We never minimize the
United States, but those who would
minimize or under estimate the
strength of defense in the German ma
ton would be struck with still worse
blindness"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06
GERMANY DEFENSE.
SAFE BLOWN OPEN.

Chicago, Feb. 6.--F'ive safe blowers
cracked the vault Of the Bowman Dairy
company here early today and escaped
with $1,000 cash and $500 in checks.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06
THREE STATES Of
IDAHO THELATEST
Plan PROPOSED
Members Of the Legislature
From Southeast May Go
Northerners One Better in
Division Scheme.

Before the plans to carve Idaho are
over 1t is very probable that q tri-
division resolution will be introduced
before the present legislature. 1t was
learned on excellent authority that
plan is under way to meet the pro-
posed creation of q state out Of north
ern Idaho, with O plan to create a new
state out Of the western and south
ern portion Of southern Idaho. there
by cutting the old state Of Idaho down
to southeastern Idaho and bringing into
being two new states seeking admis-
sion into the union. Under this plan
where there is now but one state and
one capital there would be three states
and three capitals, Moscow for the
north. Boise for the southwestern
state and Pocatello for the southeast
ern state.
A joint caucus way held last niEht
by Ada and Canyon county members
OF the legislature together with some
from the southeast. The proposed Sc
cession plan was discussed but no
definite action was taken or decided
upon. 1t was reported to the caucus
that many of those who had signed
to support the northern secession plan,
had done so merely to get is before
the legislature and were not bound to
vote for it on final passage. Others
said they had signed under misappre-
hension.
ALLEGE COMBINATION ON.
Southern members Of the legislature
have been investigating The report
that combination was made between
the southeast and north over the
division issue by which in return for
the support Of the southeast to the
secession plan of the north, the north
ern members would support a measure
calling for test vote on the location
of the state capital, and vote to re-
move it from Boise to Pocatello. These
reports were at first treated lightly.
They have been so persistent, however,
that many who did not at first believe
them are now making an investigation.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06
BRAZIL WILL PROTEST

Rio de Janeiro, Feb. S.--The Brazi,.
ian government announced today that
a protest will be made against Ger
many's unrestricted submarine war;
fare. following an hours cabinet meet
ing called by President Braz. 1t was
expressly stated, however, that every
effort will be made to avoid actual
conflict with Germany.
The ministry of marine issued am or
der suspending all Brazilian navigation
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06

Chicago rebuilt typewriters are find
ms a market In Peru.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06
GERMANY May DECLARE
war IN ANSWER

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06
NO ILL FEELING FELT

tContinned from Page Two.)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-06

Western Siberia needs manufactured
goods.
The Tomahawk., 1917-04-19
WHY OIL GAINS The WATERS
Fact That There Is Little Internal
Friction Between Its Particles
Supplies Explanation.

Waves in mid-ocean are caused en-
tirely by the action of the wind. The
adhesion between the rapily moving
particles Of air which compose the
wind and the surface particles of the
water causes the waters surface to
be dragged along with the air. Small
ripples are Immediately formed. These
ripples soon overtake others near
them. They unite, and due to the fric-
ton between the water particles, each
succeeding ripple piles up on the top
of the previous ones, says Popular
Science.
Just as soon as oil is spread upon
the water, however, the size of the
waves is reduced like magic. The
reason for this is interesting. Oil, I'M
like water, has very little internal
friction between it's particles. The
ripples of oil formed by the wind,
therefore, cannot pile upon each other
to any considerable height. Hence,
water waves cannot grow in an area
of oil placed about a steamer. They
begin to fall down instead. BY the
time these waves reach the boat they
will have lost their formative ripples
and the result is perfectly calm sur
face over the portion of the sea
through which the boat is making its
way. -
The Tomahawk., 1917-04-19

head from his body. Choose now,
either strike him or die with him.
"Then my friend. raising his calm
eyes to mine, said: Strike, friend,
and fear nothing. For 1 shall die
in virtue and my own salvation is
sure; but if you die-who knows?'
And IL smote his head from his
shoulders as he had hidden me-"
The recollection seemed to agitate
the ambassador even now, for his
voice shook with emotion in the tell
ign of it. Then Emmanuel said:
"Perhaps somewhere on earth he
is living, now Monsieur.
The other made gesture of hope
lessness.
"How should know him?" he
asked. "Would fate bring us to-
gether?"
"Perhaps," answered Immanuea
"Perhaps you will yet meet. He may
be born to you as a son, or come in
some guise hard to pierce, yet posi-
BILE, if you watch keenly."
Noueddin Bey smiled and shook
himself, as though to shake away the
weakness that had overcome him.
"Perhaps," he answered, in tone
that indicated his desire to Dismiss
the subject.
"And yet" continued Emmanuel,
"there is this danger-this terrible
danger. If you do not take care your
story may repeat itself. 1t is way
things have. You know the wheel
that has once made a rut is apt to
traverse it again; after that it is still
more likely to do so as the rut grows
deeper. Then it requires intelligence
and foresight to avoid the rut. So
there are ruts in the soul, Monsieur.
Beware that you do not kill your dear
est friend in this life, too, for next
time it will be doubly hard"
That ended the strange conversac
ton. Half an hour later the ambas-
sador took his leave. On the next
Friday Emmanuel sailed for Calais,
en- route for Greece, and soon after
I was called back to America. hard
The Tomahawk., 1917-04-19

ly hoped to meet the Doctor again for
years to come. He, knew, was IN
likely to revisit America, and Greece
was the last country in the world that
I thought was likely to visit.
How strange are the changes Of
circumstances! Less than eight
months afterward the Balkan war
broke out and I WAS asked to lend
my services to the Red Cross expedi-
ton organized in America to serve
with the Greek army. We sailed from
New York for the Piraeus and fol-
lowed the victorious Hellenic armies
northward toward Salonica. There I
learned that DR.. Emmanuel was in
charge of the Greek Red Cross serv-
ice at little town not twenty miles
westward of my own station. The
Greeks we're holding a large force OF
Turks at bay, and the constant fight
ing required the unremitting atten-
ton and care of the Red Cross med1-
cal arm.
took the opportunity to pay visit
to Immanuels headquarters. I found
the Red Cross station, but the Doctor
was not there. He had ridden out
the day before, 1 was told, after q
skirmish, to treat the wounded, both
Greek and Turkish, who lay here and
there upon the plain. A few orderlies
and stretcher bearers with wagons
had accompanied him. Upon the field
was small, badly organized Turkish
Red Crescent band of half-trained
doctors from the school at CONSTANT
nople. His work done, DR.. Emmanuel
had volunteered to enter the Turkish
camp with this organization in order
to render aid to some wounded men
there. He had not returned.
This was likely to be my only
chance of meeting my old friend and
so resolved to enter the Turkish
camp Also In war time a physician
is immune against injury; even half
civilized foes respect his profession.
I anticipated no difficulty, for I wore
the Red Cross bandage upon my arm,
and actually found none. The Turk
ish outposts-surly, ill-favored fellows
The Tomahawk., 1917-04-19
AsUNDER BY SORROW" ANSWERED.

ANSWERED

his back to the white wall; then there
came a roar, a jagged sheet of flame,
and he sank down sidewise, pushing
out his hands as though to save him.
self in the fall, and lay motionless
upon the hagstones. The sergeant
stepped up to him with his revolver.
but there was no need to use 1t.
Then I became conscious that
Noureddin Rey was staring into my
eyes with the expression Of a. soul
racked in hell. =.
my God!" he said in a dazed way,
"all this has happened before!"
u + s. + \
Pentapoulos was a wounded soldier
whom the Turks had picked up after
a battle, read in the letter which
the Doctor had left for me. Emmanuel,
visiting him in the hospital, had found
him in deadly fear. His arms were
broken and in his belt, which he could
not reach, was the plan of the Turk
ish works. 1mmanueD had taken it
from the spy with the intention OF
destroying it; but he had been detect
ed in possession Of 1t and had gone to
his death to save the Greek boy. It
was a fitting death and somehow just
what I should have expected of tho
Doctor. For men of fine nature who
should have been cast for heroic lives
often find their need in the manner
in which they die. I could not have
wished otherwise for him.
But, as have said, he left a larger
hope behind him, and I, for one, be-
lieve that the cosmic dust will i'm
some cycle of time to come restore
to some new world the little, heroic
figure that we knew, no longer gnome"
like, though; cast for larger destiny,
and, am sure, one equally ennobling.
Copyright by W. G.. Chapman.)
The Tomahawk., 1917-04-19
BEFORE"

, might release him, but the laws OF
war are strict, and I could not at
tempt to do so without mutiny
breaking out. should myself be &C.
cused Of treachery and suffer death.
And" he ended sadly, "the Doctor
has made no denial and no defense.
How could he offer any when the pa
pers were found inside his shoe?"
"You searched him."
eyes, after his suspicious actions
had been made the subject of COM
ment in our camp. Brit come and see
him." he continued, "and we Will
await the reply from Constaninople
in the prison"
He took me Familiarity by the arm
and led me through the monastery in
which he had his headquarters, along
a paved interior court and into a
gloomy building at the rear, formerly
the monks chapel. There, closely
guarded, I found Emmanuel seated at
a table, writing. AS I approached he
sprang to his feet and grasped my
hand warmly.
81 felt quite certain that you would
come" he cried. II heard that you
were on the way to Salonica. I am
so glad to see you, my dear fellow,
on the last day of my life."
Don't say that Doctor!" I cried
wildly. "You-a spy! That is pre-
posterous. Did you not explain?"
He hung his head. There was
nothing to explain" he answered.
THE documents were found hidden
in my SHOE"
1 looked keenly upon him, my heart
swelling with pity and grief. He was
Just the same little gnome-like nsure
of the old days of our friendship; the
beard was a little grayer, the eyes
perhaps frightened by the ant1clpa-
ton of death, which, whether we fear
or welcome it, means so much even to
the bravest. I turned away, choking.
Then Noureddin Bey lost all his Dig
nifty and calmness. re ran forward
and seized Emmanuel by the hands.
"You are no spy" he cried. Tell
me how that paper came In your