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The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23
OFFICIALS AT WASHINGTON
so CONSTRUE BAKERS
WEEKLY STATEMENT
Allies Will Not Go to
Quarters
Secretary of War Declines TO In
terpret Statement Saying That
It Must Speak for Itself-Win-
ter Movement Expected.
u. n. S. Leased Wirel


WASHINGTON, Oct 23-American
troops may soon be on the firing line
in France. This is the Interpretation
placed by officials today on Secretary
of War Bakers weekly review of the
military situation.
After telling of the splendid phys
ical condition of the Americans over
seas and indicating that they are ready
now to oppose the Germans. Secretary
Baker said there probably would be no
halt in the campaign against the Ger
mans on the west front during the
winter months.
bad weather already prevails along
the western front, wintry conditions
will soon set in and the terrain will
become increasingly difficult for at
tacking troops" he said. "Neverthe-
less, the potency of allied material and
men, the accumulation of the technical
means of combat and the preparations
which have been going on for many
months will make it possible for the
British and French commanders to
triumph over natural obstacles and
with few short intervals we may ex-
pect the offensive to press forward.
1t is not anticipated that the allies
will go into winter quarters this year.
This statement coupled with the re-
marks of the secretary on the condi-
ton of the American troops is regard
| ed as most Significant. oeCTetdIy Ol
War Baker declined to elaborate on
| his review today. -sssa4-
1T must speak for itself" he said.
Until now officials here believed
that the allies would continue their
drive only until they had secured all
the dominating positions of hill tops
and then would suspend operations
through the winter months.
American troops, although ready TO
take the field, would not get into the
| fighting until the spring drive start
ed, it was believed.
Secretary Bakers revelation that
there would be no let up forced the
conclusion today that American troops
might be on the firing line within a
! few weeks.
1t has been the policy of the wal
department to decline to let any Amer
lean troops go TO the first line trench
es as they feel that the army generally
has to make a good showing agains
the Germans.
The object of this was to break the
| German morale by a strong blow from
the new foe and to keep up the morale
of the American troops and the ma
ton.
How many troops have been trans
ported to France may not be disclos
ed All mention of numbers if forbid
den by the censor. 1t may be said
however, that the United States nov
has a considerable force in France.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23
NO TIME FOR SITTING BY
By George Ade

A house was burning All
Of the neighbors, except one,
were trying to save the build
ing. He sat on the fence.
Someone suggested that he
should help. "They don't need
me-" he replied. 1.-The others
are so blamed energetic and eff
ficient that probably the fire
will be put out without me
turning a hand"
A ship was sinking. The
captain ordered all hands to the
pumps. Keep the pumps go
ing and L will land you safely
that was the captain assurance.
All of the sailors, except one,
sprang to the pumps. This one
sat on a coil of rope and smok-
ed his pipe. do you want to
drown?" asked a shipmate. Il
won't drown" was the cool re
ply. Not while you boys are
doing my share of the work. 1
know you've got TO keep the
pumps going whether l help or
not"
Once a great republic. in real
need of the loyal assistance of
every citizen, called for sub
scriptions to a bond issue of
enormous dimensions
One kind of man said. Il
don't believe I'll subscribe.
The country is full of fellows
that are all keyed up and pa
triotic, and when it comes 20 a
show down, they'll make a few
sacrifices and take care of my
part of the subscription. rath-
er than see the enterprise flat
ten out and fall"
Don't perch on the fence
when your neighbor's house is
burning.
Don't sit on a coil of rope
when the ship is sinking.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23
LESSENING EXECUTION BY
SUBMARINES A HOPEFUL
FEATURE
Lowering of Insurance
Rates Results
Reduction of Sinkings Not Due to
Lack of Teuton Activity but to
the Better Methods of Defense
Used.
Ct. n. S. Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON. Oct. 23.-The United
States shipping board has presented
new figures showing that the Uboat
is fast becoming a negligible factor.
Statistics compiled for the shipping
board show that the average for the
past six months has been but one boat
in every 200 sailing is attacked. The
proportion of sinkings has been but
one in 125 among those attacked.
Men high in the shipping industry
have told the shipping board that the
perils of the U-boats is now almost
negative, as compared with the dan
ger of the early days of the war.
These opinions have been backed up
by a general lowering of insurance
rates, both life and mercantile have
been materially reduced in the past
two months.
Naval officials declare that the re-
duction in sinking is not due to any
let up in the undersea campaign OF
Germany, but rather it is the result oil
experience in coping with the subma-
rine.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23
Judge Babcock
at Mountain Home
Goes To Hold Court-Judge Ensign
viii Open Court Here November 81;
Jury Nov. 12.

Judge w A. Babcock left yester-
day for Mountain Home where he will
conduct court. District court here
will open on November and will be
presided over by Judge H. F. Ensign.
The following jurors have been drawn
to meet November 12
w. b. Amsbury, Twin Falls; A. H.
Bills, Murtaugh; Fred w. Berger, Ber-
GER George Beer, Twin Falls; j. H.
Barker, Buhl; p. o. Bethune, Twin
Falls; James M Bice, Twin Falls;
George Bailey, Twin Falls; T. ]. Doug
las, Hollister; Jas. Fitzgerald, Filler;
E. E. Gilbert Filler; F. A. Kennedy,
Hansen; Magnus Larsen, Rock Greek !;
r. c. Letsch, Twin Falls; J. r. Long,
Bull; Lonnie Lilly, Bull; S. G. Nc
Au1ey, Twin Falls; Henry T. McCutch-
con, Buhl; e. ]. Malone, Filler; w A.
Moomaw, Twin Falls; A ]. Marquis,
Twin Falls; ]. w. Meeker, Rogerson
e. T. Newbry, Kimberly; Henry OIL
sen, Twin Falls; II. H. Payne, Buhl ;
Ralph Parker, Castleford; l.. J. Park
er, Buhl; J. b. Padget, Twin Falls; A
E Pettygrove, Hansen; p. ]. Pringle
Twin Falls; w. T. Roberts, Buhl
Frank Reader, Twin Falls; A. W
Wagner. Buhl; Fred Wegener, Glover
Fred Wiscarver, Glover; l.. F.. Wise
man. Bull; F. NJ Weinheimer, Twin
Falls.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23
CHEAP STEEL FOR
THE HANSEN BRIDGE

That the efforts of the conn
ty commissioners toward get
ting steel for the Hansen
bridge is likely to prove sue
cessfuI is Indicated by the
telegram published hereunder.
At the suggestion OF the board,
County Attorney Frank l..
Stephan wrote to Congressman
Addison T. Smith, who prompt
Iy took up the matter success
fully with the government as
the following telegram will
show:
Washington, Oct. 30.
Just advised that miximum
prices of structural steel as
agreed upon by war indus
tries board and steel manufae-
turers are: Structural shapes
three dollars per hundred lbs,
i. o. b. Pittsburgh; bars two
dollars ninety cents per hum
dred lbs, {. o. b. Pittsburgh;
plates three dollars twenty
ixe cents per hundred lbs,
i. o. b. Pittsburgh. Board does
not issue purchasing licenses,
but says commissioners of
Twin Falls county will have no
difficulty in purchasing on
this basis. If they decide to do
so please advise. Letter fol-
lows G.. G. Anderson, secre-
tary Addison t. Smith, NJ. n. {.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23
German Lost Heavily in
Riga Gulf
Teutons Today Land Forces and
Threaten Flank-Siberian Peo-
pie Bow Before Gear and Alarm
Friends of Republic.
PROPOSED PEACE PLAN
RUSSIAN PRESS SCORES

PETROGRAD, Oct. 23-"Con-
fusing and unacceptable" was
the general tenor of press
comment today upon the peace
terms announced by the council
of wOrkmen's and soldiers
delegates on Sunday.
The peace terms propose to
regulate almost everything on
earth, extending to the Panama
canal. They propose that the
Belgians and SerVians should
be reimbursed from an inter-
national fund for actual finan-
cial losses, thus making the
foes OF Germany pay for the
damage done by tn e central
powers. These features are
strongly censured by the ma
jority of Russian newspapers,
which, however, approve Of
such parts Of the plan, are re-
garded as practicable.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23
AUSTRIAN ROYALTY
DIED IN CALIFORNIA
q. N. S. Leased Wirel

SAN BERNARDINO. Calf, Oct. %
That a woman said to be Baroness
Ingard Won Heyden, blood relative
of the Austrian royal family and the
German emperor. died at the Patton
institute on October 1S and was bur-
led in lonely grave at that place, was
disclosed today.
J. Marie Egtz Of Oakland in letter
to Dr. Jno. A. Reilly, head of the in
stitute, disclosed the identity of the
woman She sent money for Baro-
ness funeral expenses.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23
OTTOASSASSINATEPRESIDENT
WHSONRESULTSINEIC EIGHT ARRESTS
Men Plan to Visit Washington Thanksgiving
Day and Get Into White House to Murder
Chief Executive of Nation Names Not Made
Public

MEMPHIS, 23.-A plot President
Wilson Thanksgiving has discovered by
agents Memphis charged with being the
places according federal Off
One arrested Memphis in Pickett
Nasvi Scott county Tenn and the
within the confines of the state according to federal officers
the the arrested public The
scheme three of the Wash
ngon Thanksgiving by political audi
the president of the take his life.
plot according federal laid in
Memphis.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23
PARCELS TO FRANCE
SHOULD BE SMALL

WASHINGTON, Oct 2s-Christmas
parcels sent to American soldiers in
France should not weight more than
seven pounds.
The postmaster general notified in
a cablegram from the French postal
authorities today that the postal SER
vice would hereafter be unable to
carry packages in the parcels post
weighing more than seven pounds.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23
Had Enough Poison
to Kill An Army
SAM LiYingOOd Didn't Think 1t Was
Tilted by SenOrita From the Pan
ANA.

NEW Work, Oct 22.-Samuel o.
Livingood. government aviation stu
dent on trial before a general court
martial at Governors Island today.
created a favorable impression while
trying to account for the large
amount of poison found in his pos
session.
He said he had bought the poison
to commit suicide but held no de-
signs on others. His first thought OF
self destruction was when he was Jilt-
ed by a girl IN Panama, he said
The finding OF poison sufficient to
,~1xil1 1000 persons led to the theory the
boy was planning to kill his fellow
students.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23

More than a score of German war
ships and mine sweepers, including
two dreadnaughts, were destroyed or
put out of action in the naval engage
ment in the Gulf of Riga, while infor-
nation at hand today shows that only
one Russian battleship of the line was
destroyed
The lost Russian man of war was
the Slava and as she plunged beneath
the waves the only sailor remaining
on board launched a torpedo which
blew German torpedo boat to pieces.
(The Slava was sunk in an action
with the German fleet last Wednes-
day.
New details reaching the ministry
of marine today show that the Rus
sian sailors fought gallantly, although
their ship was on fire from stem to
stern, and pierced by twenty projec-
tiles. Even as she sank the Slava was
surrounded by dreadnaughts and tor
pedo boats which kept up a continu-
Gus cannonade.
The fight was at close range, almost
hand to hand. All the sailors on the
Slava remaining alive had left the
ship except one when a German de-
stroyer approached to give the finish
ing blow, This sailor fired the tor
pedo which sent the destroyer to the
bottom.
British submarines have entered the
Baltic and are assisting the Russians.
Some of the German naval losses
were caused by these submarines and
at least one transport was sunk by
them and a German dreadnaught dam
aged.
In addition to the large number OF
German ships put out of action many
German soldiers and sailors we're lost.
The Russian fleet is praised highly
in the statement for the manner in
which it eluded the German sea forces,
which greatly outnumbered the Rus
slams.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23
new FRENCH
OFFENSIVE Is
BEGUN TODAY
IMPORTANT PROGRESS MADE
NORTH OF AISNE BY THE
GAULS
British Driven Back a
Short Distance
Counter on Lines of English While
the French Drive Them From
Trenches Elsewhere - Many
Teutons Captured.

PARIS, Oct 23-Following the ter
rifle blow against the German lines in
west Flanders by Anglo-French armies
yesterday the French began new Of
fensive against the heights north of
the Aisne river today.
The war office reported at noon that
the French assaults north of the Aisne
were preceded by a violent cannonade
and that important progress has been
made.
number of German prisoners were
captured.
North of Rheims and on the Yer
dun front artillery combats are rag
ing.
American aviators of the Lafayette
escadrille have been playing an i'm
portant part in the French operations.
directing artillery fire and attack
ing German air observers.
LONDON, Oct. ga savage German
counter attack, launched north of the
Ypres- -Staden railway, on the west
Flanders front, compelled the British
to withdraw a short distance from one
OF their positions during the night ac-
cording to the official statement is
SueQ Dy lne war OlllCe al uOOh
The counter assault centered on the
southern fringe of the Houtholst for
est, where the British and French
armies gained ground in their drive
on Monday.
Following the thick fog. in which
the British and French armies began
their attack yesterday, stormy weather
set in. Despite the bad weather, the
German counter attack and the heavy
fire from German artillery the Brit
ish and French have consolidated al
the new positions captured yesterday
except in the southern part of thu
Houtholst forest.
Unofficial dispatches from the ives
Flanders front stated that about 40l
German prisoners were captured in th
fighting. Many of the German priso
ners were mere boys with whom Vol
Hindenberg is now bolstering up tn
Belgian battle front.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23
uANy RUv TICKETS

Good sales OF tickets are reported
for the lecture to be delivered Thurs
day night by s. s. Mcclure on the war
and on Asiatic conditions. Mcclure
s authority of international repute.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23

AMSTERDAM, Oct Apparently
all of the Zeppelins that raided Eng
land last Sunday morning lost their
way in the fog on the way home. In
addition to those that strayed over
France, two blundered through the
clouds over Holland. 1t was learned
today that both were fired upon by
Dutch anti-aircraft guns, but so far
as known neither was damaged.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23
GARFIELD SAYS PRODUC-
TIoN WILL NOT LAG
ANYWHERE
Laws Down Law to the
Operators
Belief General That an Ample
Supply Will be Forthcoming
Canada Gets It's Proportion
From the u. S.

PITTSBURGH. PA, Oct. 23.-De-
claring that just so long the pow
er of fuel dictator was bestowed on
him he purposed to see that the pro
duction of coal in the United States
is kept at maximum and even higher,
DR.. Harry A. Garfield addressed a
gathering of more than two thousand
operators from all over the country
here today
Coal shall be produced as it never
was before" he said. "and factories
and homes will be plentifully sup
Piled
DIR. Garfields address was brief He
urged the coal men to forget their diff
ferences and put themselves solidly
as United States citizens behind the
government in it's prosecution of the
war.
Warming the operators of the gov
ernments power to take charge of the
mines, he said:
Some persons resent the idea, but
, is it more drastic to take that action
than for the government to take the
nations young men?"
1t was expected that DR.. Garfield
would announce when the higher wage
scale would go into effect and also
touch upon some of the details of the
coal business. This he did not do
SAYING he wished only to impress on
the operators their duty to the gov
ernment in this crisis.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 23.-The north
ern end of the Russian battle front is
seriously menaced today as a result of
the landing of German forces on the
main land of Verder peninsula.
Cavalry, infantry and light artillery
have been put ashore between Pernau
and Japsalal according to accounts
from Petrograd today.
The troops are nearly eighty miles
behind the Russian lines and evident
ly intend to make an effort to cut the
Riga-P -Pskov-P Petrograd railway, one of
the chief lines of communication sup
plying the Russian troops on the
Dvina river front.
Not only has the Russian fleet es
capped from Moon sound, but heavy
losses were inflicted upon the German
fleet of warships and transports that
have been operating around Oesel and
Dago islands.
PETROGRAD. Oct 23.-General
headquarters at Mahileff today re-
ceived an alarming telegram from the
soldiers guarding the ex-czar and his
family at Tobolsk, Siberia, urging that
he be removed to safer and more Sc
cluded place.
The telegram stated that an inn
mense crowd gathered in front of the
monastery in which the former czar
and his family are living in Tobolsk
and upon their knees reverently
chanted te deum to the ex-ruler.
The soldiers are urging Premier
Kerensky for the immediate transfer
of the imperial family.
All the officers of the newly con
stituted grand council OF the Russia,
(Contisued en- Page 81
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23

WASHINGTON. Oct. 23.zMuch op-
timism was expressed by the fuel ad-
ministration today over the apparent
settlement of labor difficulties in mid
die western coal fields. Officials be-
lieved that the situation is now entire
ly in hand and that matters Will be so
Strengthened out that there viii be no
further labor troubles for the dura-
tion of the war.
The settlement of the difficulties
will aid greatly in overcoming the
shortage in the middle west and north
west
Within a few weeks the fuel admin
istration Will have reports of the coal
supplies of more than 100000 large
industrial plants. The readjustment
of shipments which will follow this
report will undoubtedly release a con-
siderable amount of coal for other in
dustries.
During the day the detailed orders
concerning the shipment of coal to
Canada will be issued. Canada is TO
receive a pro rata supply of coal as
though a state OF the United States
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-23

LET OUR PRESS SERVICE
KEEP YOU INFORMED. Sub
scribe to the Times Today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
WAR AND MOVlEs

seventy-five per cent of Trianple's
employees and 30 per cent OF Univor-
sal are registered for seleetive ser
wee. Actors, camera men and di,oc, :
o's VIII De lost by many companies.
camera men especially are wanted
"a larse numbers by the government.
IN Europe camera man is stationed
AZ every important command. Pictures
,hey make are. never shown the pub =
lie. but used by wnr colleges.
Despite this. G. Il. DeMilIc. Ioskv,.
director general and President Carl
l.aemmle OF Universal. both think
there's no cause for worry.
Few people IRE really indispen
sibie." says De Mile.
Laemmle says: The war will helm
us We are making more pictures
than ever before. In 1915, 12l.35s. 600
Feet OF film was exported to Great Brit
ain and 1s,2ss.oo0 TO France. The tax
Is not troubling us because all taxes
eventually come out OF the public The
only thing that would cripple MS would
De the loss OF camera men at n time
when we desire to increase our produc-
tons"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
SPECIAL REDUCTION SALE.

Latest creations In Fail Millinery,
1886 and up. the Bonnet Shop. 1908
Main St.-Adv. OIL
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
GROWERS May
USE BOX CARS
TO SHIP fruit
Public Utilities Commission
Quotes Railroad Rules to
Show How Heating Can
Be Arranged.
Every Effort Being Made
to Get Idaho Apples and
Prunes to the Market and
Solve the Perplexing Car
Shortage Problem.

The public utilities commission is-
sued notice Saturday to fruitgrowers
In this state that they may use box
cars. when refrigerator cars are not
available, In which to ship their fruit
and can put either coal or oil stoves
In them TO keep UP the temperature.
This Is considered important .1forma-
ton to shippers at the present time
when they are hard pressed to secure
rolling stock with which to send their
fruit to market.
1t came to the attention Of the com
mission during the week that agents
Of the railroads were notifying ship
pers that there was an embargo on
box cars and that they could not be
used for the shipment OF fruit The
commission Immediately took the mat
ter UP with the heads OF the Oregon
Short Line railroad and asked for an
explanation. 1t was declared by them
that no such Instructions had been is
sued, but that instructions of the road
specifically permitted the use OF box
cars for the shipment OF fruit when
the cars were outfittcd.
The Instructions are as folIows.
please instruct all agents to discon
tnue taking from shippers or from
connecting lines pcrishable freight
when loaded In common box cars un
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
NEWS NOTES
FROM
NOVEL AND
By DAISY DEAN

Nicholas Dunaew. Russian character
actor, formerly for several seasons
with Universal at both the Eastern and
western studioa. has written two plays
which are to be produced In the near
future. The first one completed, TOO
Late" has been purchased by the
Shubcrts and Is shortly to have it's
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
lie NEW EDISON

owed IN public before than 800. 900 music lovers,
rot be told from the New Edison Re- Creation OF II.
allowance when you isten TO the New Edison tsi
invention you literally the Re Creation OF tHe orga
music. Nothing - mbtracted. Nothing Is added
NoiIlE :-Plese aon
TO
"hsf
Fufthstmofe u
sismpt TO pisr then sIa.nsiy
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
GOSSIP.

constance TalmadEe will soon be re-
leased in Scandal" The mavie is from
cosmo Hamilton's story of the same
name.
Bobby Connolly Juvenile actor. brok e
his arm while playing the leading role
In Bobby, Boy Scout"
Dustin Farnum consumed 900 cigars
whlie The Spy" was being filmed.
Every time "retake" OF scene was
ordered he would have to light up a
fresh cigar.
Mary Garden Is expected to arrive
from England soon to begin work on
n screen version OF That's"
Gladys Huiett. who starred In Tho
Clgarct Girl" will next be seen in
Miss Nobody" The play II said 10
have strong human interest appeal.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21

COME TO OUR STORE and .s. ., prov. to 20.
capable OF dong what Other soundreproducIng
can do When you listen to ordinary taking machine,
you don't expect 10 hear true reproduction You make
allowances for the fact that you listening to taking
machine record IL /, not necessary make such
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21

From Lawrence Harbor, N J., comes
the report OF new mosquito. which
biologists have christened the Cuiex-
brehmer. The old standbys. Including
as they do the combined type of sub
marine and airship. seemed to be the
acme In natures invention.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
Nicholas Dunaew.

ar, pr.h'ier IN New York. The second
ne spider" has been sold to Oliver
morosco and is to be produced first
IN Los Angeles This play has three
acts and a prologue.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
TEN
MORE
of THEM

These are ten playing
Of
invent