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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
HOUR FOR WISHFUL
THINKING PASSED;
DEEDS NOW NEEDED

Saratoga, Cal. March 24s-Compul-
sorry service in a form so rigid that it
would allow mo one OF sound mind to
escape was heralded by DIR. Ray Lii
man Wilbur, president of Stanford
u versity. at the Santa Clara Blossom
festival today as the means or maxi
ing democracy prevail" He sounded a
call to arms in his address.
Many have talked and thought and
urged peace. but rev want a peace that
leaves injustice and might supreme"
declared DR.. Wilbur. The hour for
wishful thinking has passed. The hour
for active drilling has come.
"one turn of the wrist of some mem
Der of a gun crew and war will upon
us. President Wilson has spoken FOR
us all. Deeds and only deeds can now
secure our future.
I'VE should be too noble to hire our
fighting done for us. We should at
once begin universal service in
America, not merely the service OF
those who fight our battles. but all of
the rest Of US"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
APPEAL FOR FUNDS
FOR THE RELIEF OF
CYCLONE VICTIMS

New Albany, lad, March 24.-An
appeal for $250,000 cash to relieve the
New Albany tornado sufferers was
sent out tonight by'John O'Connor, di-
rector of the Red Cross relief work
He announced that about $4,000 to-
ward that amount was in sight. Resi-
dents of the city held mass meeting
tonight to plan relief work and plan re-
building.
The number known dead remained at
"a with the probability that the total
number may reach 40 when the search
of the tornado wrecked buildings is
completed. Officials stated 500 per-
sons needed immediate medical at
tention-more. than the doctors in the
city at present were able to care for,
and urgent calls were sent out for more
physicians.
. Two more companies Of national
guardsmen arrived tonight. one from
Princeton, Ind, and the other from
indianapolis. The city was in dark
ness, the lighting system not yet be-
ing repaired.
Two commissary stores were opened
late this afternoon and hundreds of
hungry persons fed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
GREAT ARMY BEING.
FORMED in MEXICO;
GERMANS ENLISTING

Galveston, Tex, March "a
That an army of between 10000
and 100000 men, organized for the
purpose of seizing the reins of the
Mexican government and subse:
quently confiscating Amerisan and
British property, is in the process
of formation, was the information
brought here today from Mexico.
The story was also verified by
Germans here who were ap-
preached and asked to enlist. The
agents of the new faction are said
to have explained that Che organi-
zEtion is already in definite pro-
cess of formation. II has arranged
to Join forces with the strongest
faction in Mexico, it was stated.
Whether this is the Carranss,
Villa or Diaz faction was not ex-
planned. Many Germans here, the
informant stated, have been Of
fered transportation to Mexico, but
they profess ignorance as to where
they arc to be mobilized.
From reliable sources ii was
learned that as many as 1000 Ger
mans have entered Mexico from
the United States in a week,
chiefly through Laredo, Tex. A
similar exodus from South Amer
lean points has been reported
along the GuatemaIan frontier,
ships officers arriving from South
American ports report.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25

There. has never been
more wholesome patriotism
in Boise than exists at the
present time. It has been
revealed in many ways and
in none more beautifully nor
more emphatically than in
the display of Old Glory
from flag stats, from, resi-
dences, in show windows and
elsewhere.
EM5LEMs LARGE AND SMALL.
The copies of Old Glory seen on
Boise's streets are of all sizes, from
the expensive banner to the tiny but
tonhole flag, from the small edition of
the Red, White and Blue tackled to
porches to the starred and striped
handkerchief.
The Elks' silk American flag peeped
from many a coat pocket. This flag
lContinued on Page Ffve.)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
Requests Of Suicides
To Be Buried Together
Cannot Be Granted

Boston, March 24.-The last re-
quest of Ethel Stanton and "Peg-
sy" SpaIding, whose mystic love
for each other drove them to
suicide, cannot be granted, rela-
tives said today.
Both girls, in notes telling Of
their infatuation, asked to be
buried together as they would have
lived. But their graves will be
separated by hundreds of miles.
Miss Spaiding is to be buried in
Newton Center, Mass, her home,
and Miss Stanton in Cincinnati.
Miss Stanton's body is en- route
west today.
Tho last chapter in the strange
romance has been written. There
will be no inquest and no investi-
cation; the case has been closed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25


Announcement that the depart
mont commanders are getting
ground for big training camps
like the Piattsburs, N. ", site, and
that millions authorized by tho
last congress will be spent on
equippine these tracts; inforna-
ton that definite land defenses 20
are under way, though these can
not be revealed under a new CEN
sorship; notification to Germany
that this government rejects the
German trick proposals contained
in request to reeonstrue the
treaty of 1899.
A voluntary censorship was
cIamped on news, under an agree
ment between the state, war and
navy departments, and the big
press associations OF the nation.
Later, It was suggested an actual
wartime censorship will be inn
posed by legislation.
Tho National Council of Defense
delved further into preparedness,
while President Wilson, closely in
touch with all preparedness work,
interviewed Secretary Daniels and
Secretary Baker as to the progress
of work within their own branches.
The navy ordered all tho de-
stroyers it could at the moment,
using money in the emergency ap-
preparation to cover nine more
than authorized. The department
wishes to gather IS to so more Of
these craft and will turn at once to
this task, though the builders in
Volved in today's awards held they
were doing capacity business.
ARMY PRESSING AHEAD.
Tonight Secretary Baker declared
hat the army sis pressing ahead will
Ill purchases needed to equip the arm!
( called upon"
Entente government representative.
ire keen to have this government pro.
yide them a big loan as a war step
This will be done unless the natior
opposes the idea. Spokesman of the
lilies here express the view that il
would be inadvisable to send an over.
sea army from this country at once
Withdrawal of Brand Whitlock anC
American relief workers from Belgium
marked the end of Americas patience
ind likewise indicated the govern
nents view that it could no Longer
permit the workers to remain there
est they be endangered further.
MORE BROKEN PLEDGES.
In announcing the withdrawal. the
tate department charged Germany
Sith breaking pledges about Belgium
Specially in that recently she has been
extending her ruthlessness to the re-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
CLAIMS MOONEY rs
BEING RAILROADED
TO THE GALLOWS

Chicago, March 24.-Bourke Cock
ran. New York lawyer, will address a
labor mass meeting in the Coliseum
tomorrow and tell his reasons for
charging that Thomas MooneyN con-
victed OF throwing a bomb during the
San Francisco preparedness parade
last summer, is being "railroaded to
the gallows."
Cochran defended Mooney and War
rem X. Billings, who is under sentence
of life Imprisonment for his part in the
alleged bomb plot. Cochran asserts
that "there is a complete breakdown
OF the machinery of law and justice in
San Francisco" In his avowed belief
the Mooney case is similar to the Drey-
fuss case.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Boise and vicinity,
PROBABLY CLOUDY TODAY. High
est temperature yesterday, Sd; lowest
temperature yesterday, 40; mean tenn
perature yesterday, AZ. Total precipi-
tation for the "a hours ending at p.
m, .ot Of an inch.
The maximum temperature Of 81
degrees recorded here yesterdays was
the highest for Boise since Nov. Q, 1916
and Yesterday wa5 the first day with a
temperature above normal since Feb.
25. The highest temperature reported
on the map yesterday was 7s degrees
at Phoenix.
Light to moderate precipitation has
fallen over the west while few sta
tions in the central and eastern states
report a heavier fall, Knoxville having
the most with 1.46 inches.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
BLACK HUNDRED OF
RUSSIA OPPOSED TO
THE NEW REGIME

Petrograd, March 24.-Minister CT
War Gutchkoffs admonition to the
Russian people today to guard against
enemies within the new democracy
was not based on mere conjecture, nc
cording to information which develop
ed tonight.
1t was learned that there is consider
Able anxiety among the provisional
government leaders over the machina-
tions of members of the old regime
including the famous BLACK Hundred"
foremost of all the ultra-repressionist
forces in Russia. These elements, it
was believed, are seeking to foment
counter-revolution. Their present ef-
forts are directed mainly toward the
peasants. seeking to incite them into
demands for a free distribution and
partition of Russia's agricultural lands.
LAND PROBLEM ACUTE.
The land problem has always been
an acute one among the peasantry.
However, the Socialist revolutionary
party, which, for a long time, has ad-
vocated equitable distribution of land,
tonight that it deems the
present time an inopportune one to
press for this reform. This announce
ment is expected to go a long way to-
ward influencing any of the peasant
population to agree with the subtle in
fluences being exerted by the bureau
Gratis. The Socialists will revive the
peasants union of 1905, which played
such an important part in the revolu-
tion of that year and which forced the
concession of q duu,I from the czar.
The parliamentary committee of the
democratic party decided
today to favor a democratic republic as
the form OF a government for the new
Russia.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
ONLY A DEFENSIVE WAR
TO Be WACED BY THE
RUSSIANS SAYS berlin

Berlin, March "a. - (Wireless.)-
Minister of Justice kerensky, of the
new Russian cabinet. favors de
fensive war" according to Petrograd
information reaching here today.
He was quoted as declaring recent
ly that the "only way out of the pre-
sent difficulty was for all governments
to give up imperialistic ideas, and
plans for conquering"
Il am for peace as soon as possible" T"
he said, ito enable Russia to attend
to her domestic affairs"
SOCIALISTS cHEERED.
Other Petrograd advices here detail
ed dramatic scene at Helsingfors.
when the new commander, Admiral
Maximm, arrived there, after the kill
ing of Admiral Nepenin. Maximm
spoke to the troops and the people in
both Russian and Swedish. reminding
them that he was born in Finland.
The entire city was draped with red
flags and red banners and the Social
lists spoke at various places in the city
after the admiral had concluded. They
were vigorously cheered by the troops
MONARCHISTS ARRESTED.
Large numbers of former monarchist
leaders have been arrested by the Rus
sian new government forces. accord
ing to a statement issued today by the
government press agency.
THE Russian Socialist party is de-
manding that the public attorney is
sue indictments against Nicholas
.Alexandrovitch Romanoff (the form
er czar). The statement said, "The
czar is now with the czarina and his
sick children, prisoner of the revo-
lutionists at Tsarkoe Seloe."
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
PLAN TO CURTAIL
THE. BEER OUTPUT
IF THERE rs WAR

New York, March 24.-Thousands of
tons of barley, sugar and grits, which
now go to the manufacture of beer in
New York should be ground up and
used, if war comes, as food, state
ment issued here today by Food Com
missioner Emerson said.
He gave figures showing that the
production of beer in this city annually
is 100000 barrels, each barrel con-
tanning 81 gallons. and that for this
$4,000 tons of barley, 10000 tons of
sugar and 1900 tons of grits are neces-
sary,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
WOMAN KILLS THREE
CHILDREN AND THEN
ENDS HER OWN LIFE

Boulder, Colo, March 24.-MrS. Will
liam A. Nelson, wife of a ranchman
living near here, today murdered three
of her six children. attempted to kill a
fourth then shot herself through the
heart.
The dead
BEULAH NELSON, 5.
RALPH NELSON. 2.
MARGARET NELSON, 3.
Nelson, returning home late this
afternoon, found the bodies when he
entered the house.
Mrs Nelson, who is supposed to have
suddenly became insane. tied rags
ground the necks of Ralph and Beulah.
and hung them to hooks where they
strangled to death.
The three month-o old baby, George,
was found lying on the floor, his
throat tightly bound with a rag. slow
ly choking to death. Nelson rescued
the baby. He will live.
The bodies of the mother and Beulah
were found in the barn, both shot
through the heart. The bullet that
killed the child had entered from the
back.
Nelson found this note left by his
wife:
"WeIl, Will, have decided to-
day to get out of the way. Take
good care of GoIdie and Will. %
couldn't go and leave the little
ones. Goodby till we meet again.
want to be buried from the
Fourteenth chapter of john"
Goldie and Will, two older children,
had been sent to the home of a neigh
Dor earlier in the afternoon, before she
began the series of murders.
Mrs. Nelson has been in delicate
health for several years. but her hus-
band and neighbors declare that she
has never given indication of insanity
before, and has always been apparently
devoted to her children.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
People Show Their Colors in
a Variety of Ways, From
Large Copies of Old Glory
to Buttonhole Types.
BIG DEMONSTRATION
MAY BE HELD HERE
Plan Being Gone Over for a
Rousing Meeting = Gov
ernor Issues a Proclama-
lion Asking Idaho Citizens
to Display the Red, White
and Blue.
Flag Proclamation
Issued by Governor

The following flag proclamation
calling on all citizens to raise the
American flag and show their pa
triotisn Has issued Saturday by
the governor:
Whereas, The international sit
uation which has arisen involving
this nation through no fault Of it's
own, calls for patriotic response
from every loyal citizen of the re-
public, and,
Whereas, Effort is being made
by the enemies of the United Stated
to make it appear that our citizens
are divided in their loyalty to the
United States government and its
constituted authorities and institu-
tions, and,
Whereas, Never before have the
American people been so united, so
loyal, so patriotic and so determ-
ined to stand shoulder to shoul-
der az one man to maintain the
honor, the integrity and the su-
premaey Of our great nation;
Now, therefore, l. M. Alexander,
governor Of the state Of Idaho, do
call upon all citizens of this state
to Illustrate the nations enemies
and to show their loyalty and pa
triotic sentiments in the only man
ner today possible, by display of
the Stars and Stripes from public
buildings, business houses, places
Of public worship and otherwise as
a token of undivided loyalty and
as an answer to those who have
sought to give false hope to the ma
tion's enemies.
Done at Boise, the capital
Of the state, this twen-.
ty-fourth day of March,
in the year of our Lord,
tho nineteen hundred
and seventeenth and Of
the Independence of the
United States the ono
hundred and forty first.
M. ALEXANDER,
Governor.
ATTEST:
W. T. DoUGHERTY,
Secretary Of State.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
RADIO CORPS TO BE
FORMED AT CHICAGO

Chicago, March 24.-Seventy-f five
radio operators answered the call to
arms today and laid preliminary plans
for the organization Of a Chicago re-
serve radio corps. The men met with
Colonel Samuel Reber. Of the regular
army. and J. C. Dillon, federal radio
inspector at the federal building.
Twenty-Five signed enlistment pa
pers at the close OF the meeting and 1s
others will join as the Marconi con-
tingent next week.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
COUNTRY GETS READY
TO fight AS 1T SWINGS
NEARER TO REAL WAR
Feverish Haste Shown By the War and Navy
Departments in Preparing for the Conflict,
With the President Keeping in Close Touch
With All Developments.

BY CARL D. GRoAT United Press Staff Correspondent
Washington March 2The
today, with big nove
completion
ordered Brand Whitock to
Withdrew American relief
faithessness her pledges
n
mill bia
building plant Quincy Mass, establishments
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
ONE OF FAMOUS TWINS DEAD.

Bristol. Conn. March 24.-Allison
Bunnell. ss. one of the famous Bun
nells. said to be the oldest twins in the
country. died today from infirmities OF
age. His twin, Addison. is very ~,
and is not expected to be long separat-
ed from Allison.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
GERMAN MINISTER
TO CHINA DEPARTS

Peking. March 24.-The German
minister to China and his staff left
here today for Shanghai, from which
port they will sail shortly for San
Francisco on the Dutch steamer Rem
brandt.
This final act in China's break In
diplomatic relations with Germany was
accomplished without any demonstra-
tion.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT TOO
BUSY TO DELIVER MAIL

New York, March 24.-Dont mail
letters to Russia, Don't mail anything
to Russia. Postmaster Patten returned
all Russian man posted here today
with the advice that Russia's new gov
ernment is too busy with other things
to deliver mail
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
FOR OREGON BUILT VESSEL

Portland. Ore, March 24.-An Ore
gon- built war vessel, financed by
money raised in this state and donated
to the government, was proposed today
by A. w. Buckley Preliminary plans
for campaign to raise $4,000 are un-
der way.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25

Kansas City, March pa
Declaring the moment Am
erica throws herself into the
great European conflict
"the hour of fate will have
struck for the Hohenzollern
and the Hapsburg dynas-
ties," Senator James A.
Reed, Missouri's junior SEN
ator, told the $4,000 who
crowded into Convention
hall here tonight, "the world
is about to see how danger
GUS it is to awaken a sleep
ing giant.
THOUSANDS IN PARADE.
Thousands who had paraded Kansas
City's streets since mid afternoon
were unable to enter the great audi
torium where the largest patriotic
demonstration in the history OF the
middle West was being held.
Flags and banners by the thousands
evidenced the war spirit that has in
vaded the gateway to the southwest"
Senator Reed made the principal adj
dress. He made no mention of Mis-
souri's senior senator, William j.
Stone, nor referred in any way to
Stones failure to support the president
during the closing hours of the last
congress.
SCORES PAciFisTs.
Reed scored both the peace ANY
price propagandists" and those who
have asserted that but for the fleets
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
ALLIES APPROACH
q q u q q
.HINDENBURG LINE;
RoistL occUPitD
Fighting Becomes Increas-
ingly Bitter as the British
Troops Near the New Pre-
pared Positions of the
German Forces.
BY ED L. KEEN.
United Press Staff Correspondent.

London, March 24.-British troops
tonight fought within range of the
German guns on the "Hindenburg
line
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re-
ported tonight his forces had fought
their way through the German rear
guards in conflict that was becoming
increasingly bitter, and had occupied
Roisel, a scant five miles distant from
the Cambrai- st. Quentin line, which is
supposed to be the prepared German
front.
The German resistance was appar-
emily stiffening all along the line.
Counter attacks, apparently in force
rather than b.. few rear guard de-
tachments, were reported in General
Haig's dispatches. indicating the Ger
mans were resorting to mass fighting
again.
FRENCH KEEP UP SPEED.
On the French front latest dispatches
indicated the French were maintain
ing the same speed which characterize
ed their pursuit of the Germans from
the start, but, as on the British front,
the resistance Of the Teutons was in
creasing.
General Nivelle was apparently
pouring in concentrated forces in his
effort to force the wedge which he has
already driven ahead in the German
rear positions of the retreat.
From front dispatches tonight it was
assumed by military experts here that
the whole line of the Franco British
advance now is approximately seven
miles in front of the "Hindenburg
line" all the way from around Arrasj
down to Lafere. The French, at points
southwest of Lafere. are even nearer
what is supposed to be the German
defense line.
WEATHER UNFAVoRAeLE.i
The weather conditions on the west
ern front are against the allies, and il
is considered remarkable that their ad-
vance has been as swift as reported,
in view of the necessity of rebuilding
practically the entire country and in II
time when sno ", rain and sleet are not
conducive to good engineering opera
tions, such as road building.
Fighting on the western front ma
turally overshadowed all military act
ions tonight, but military observers
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25

SHOWING THE PRESIDENT
PEOPLE ARE BEHIND HIM
Washington, March 24.-Re-
ports received. by members of
congress show the unprscedent-
ed wave Of patriotism that is
rolling over the country. In
many cities rousing demonstra-
tions are planned and even in
the smaller places, the reports
show, there is q spontaneous
movement to display tho ma
tional colors as indicative of
popular feeling.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25

CONTINUED on Page Two)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
WORLD TO SEE
THE DANGER IN
WAKEN|NC OF
GIANT
Senator Reed of Missouri
Thrills Great Audience at
Kansas City's Monster
Loyalty Meeting in Con-
vention Hall.
THOUSANDS PARADE
IN CITY's STREETS

Largest Patriotic Demon
stration in the History of
the Middle West Staged
Senator Stone Seo Right
With His Own People.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
WEATHER UNAVOIDABLE,

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tcontinued on Page Five,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
SCORES PAciFisTs.

Reed scored both the peace at-any-
price propagandists" and those who
have asserted that but for the fleets
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-08

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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-08
FRAVLEY TROUP
BACK AT BLJOU

After wandering about the islands
of Maui and Hawaii for more than a
week members Of the Frawley Com
pany of New York performers retarn-
ed to Honolulu this morning much
improved in health and experience
from the vacation.
Beginning tonight the company will
play a return engagement at the Pr
jou theater. opening with the scream
ing farce that kept the United Statrs
laughing for two years, Twin Beds. ."
The comedy IS said to be one OF the
most daring efforts of the modern
dramatist and those who have sean
the play on the mainland dec are that
it is even more subtle than Fair and
Warmer" :
On Friday night the company VII!
give Jerry another comedy said to
lie the equal Of Twin Beds although
without the acclaim that follows the
former 1t is proposed that the en-
gaSement close on Monday night With
a gala vaudeville show. This, howev-
er, will be decided later by Mr.. Fraw.
ley and the manager Of the company,
Mr.. J. r. Wiiladsen.