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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
MIDDLE WEST NOW
IN BILLIARDS. GRIP;
GALE ON THE LAKES

Chicago. Dec. 8.-The west was In
the grip of winter tonight
Zero temperatures prevailed from
the Rockies to the Alleghenies and as
far south as the Ohio river valley. A
heavy snowfall and high wind accom-
panied the cold snap in many sections.
Government regulation of coal dis
tribution has provided practically all
localities in the storm district with
adequate supplies, and local machin-
cry was set in motion with the first
onslaught of the cold wave to furnish
poor families with fuel.
The lower Great Lakes were lashed
by heavy gale today, which increased
in fury with nightfall. All craft re-
manned in port, following the posting
Of government storm warnings early
today, but fear was expressed for the
safety of several boats that were on
the lakes when the storm broke.
Seven lives already have been lost
as result of the heavy seas. They
were members Of the crew of the sand
steamer Desmond, which foundered a
mile off south Chicago today when a
shifting cargo caused it suddenly to
capsize. Six survivors were rescued
by tugs after they had clung to a pro-
truding bit Of the hull for more than
an hour.
A foot of snoy was repofted in
southern Indiana northern Kentucky
and the Ohib river valley. A precipi-
tation only slightly less occurred in
Nebraska. Kansas. Missouri. northern
Arkansas. Oklahoma and the Texas
Panhandle. Central and southern Illi-
nois also reported heavy snowfalls.
Railroad and interurban traffic has
been impeded by the snow and low
temperatures.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
POSSE IN SEARCH OF
BANDITS WHO ROBBED
CULVER CITY BANK

Los Angeles. Dec. 8.-Despite the
fact that aviators joined in pursuit Of
three heavily armed men who today
robbed the Culver City bank of &c.,
900, the three bandits were still at
large tonight and the sherifrs office is
not very hopeful of speedy capture.
The ayiators, maneuvering at a mo-
ton picture studio at Culver City. saw
the men dash away from the bank in
their powerful automobile and gave
chase. They lost the bandit car in
Santa Monica. 10 miles away.
The bandits. masquerading as mo-
tion picture actors, forced the cashier.
alone in the building, to lie down while
they rifled the vault.
Rushing out of the bank they en-
countered three real motion picture
actors and these were promptly
robbed.
The desperadoes were last seen as
they dashed through beach cities. car
rying rifles and wearing masks. They
were headed up the coast at bette,
than so miles an hour.
A sheriffs posse IL rushing to head
them off. A gun battle may ensue.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
HEART WON
BY PRACTICAL FAIRY

However,
From Dorothy Roberts, Norfolk
Va" is the sender's address -on' a
packagelo of candy and cigarettes reach
ing the hard worked Sammy today. he
read and re-read the cheerful note tnat
came with the packing-tae go-get-
'en Jack letter with vein OF person
ality running through ". Tonight
rolled up in his blanket in the cob
webbed barn loft he will read II just
once more before blowing out the can
die.
Jack met her like this On landing
in France, he drew q movie magazine
out OF the reading matter distribution.
On the cover was written win the
soldier who receives this please send
his name to Miss Dorothy Roberts
Norfolk. Var"
Would he? Say. would duck
but you understand.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
Continued on Page Two)
BY J. w. PEGLER.

with the American Expeditionary
Army in France, Dec. S.-Sergeant
Jack looks forward to trip to Nor
folk, Va, II he comes back from the
war Though the Boche doesn't leave
him a leg to stand on. he will 60 to
Norfolk--if he has to make 1t In a
wheel chair.
That's the way Sergeant Jack feels
about Dorothy Roberts--the practical
fairy who singled him out of all those
thousands Of Sammies to make the
game over here easier to play. Jack
wants to shake her hand and thank
her for present fayors.
Perhaps that's just her fairy name
Maybe Dorothy Roberts" is camou-
fiage for Mary Smith. of the calico
counter.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
CHICAGO FIRE NOT
WORK OF PLOTTERS

Chicago, Dec. Sire which de-
stKoyed a government warehouse on
the south side today, with loss of
$500, 900, was accidentally started by
the explosion of a gasoline torch. 1t
was learned tonight.
The torch was being used by Daniel
HeasIey, II. an electrician's helper,
who was working on the third floor.
He dashed out of the building and ran
home. leaving the police and federal
authorities to round up a number of
Austrians in the belief that the fire
was an enemy plot"
Heasley confessed to his father to-
night. who promptly informed the po-
lice. The boy later made statement
to the authorities. He il being de-
tanned.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
B0RAH WORKING
FOR EXTENSION
OF PRICE FIXING
Idaho Senator to Launch
Campaign as Soon as Ad-
ministration Bills Are In
troduced in Congress.

Washington, Dec. s.-Senator Borah
Of Idaho, is merely waiting for the ad-
ministration's price fixing bills to be
introduced before renewing his efforts
to extend government price control to
everything in common use, he an
nounced today.
The disposition in congress is to
keep hands off until the president
makes his recommendation to curb
disciples of ''unrestrained selfishness"
as he called profiteers in his message.
The moment the subject is opened.
however, strong views will be ex-
pressed.
POWER TO PRESIDENT.
Senator Chamberlain. who piloted
the food control bill through the SEN
ate, said he expected the issue to be
brought up in a bin empowering the
president to fix prices in practically
all basic materials, including cotton.
Another senator favors application
of the law of diminishing returns, fix
ing prices on that portion Of COM
modify produced under the most ad-
verse circumstances.
This" he said, would fix the price
for the whole output. Naturally the
man who labored under favorable cir
cumstances would reap a bigger re-
ward. I'd tax him to get back part OF
his profit"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09

--- Is
Halifax. N. g.. Dec. S.-Blanketed by
snow beneath which many frozen
corpses lie stiff and stark in atti-
Nudes of agony, devastated Halifax
tonight Is a No Mans land Of suffer
Ing.
Twelve hundred bodies remain in
their icy solitude in that blasted region
of the old city into which entrance is
barred by armed guards. From that de-
serted horror spot In the north end of
the town. no sound comes tonight ex-
cept the bowling Of the bitter Atlantic
gale through skeletons of houses and
the occasional thunder of a tumbling
fragment Of wall.
Lights burn dimly In the Chebucto
school, where but a few days ago happy
children sat at their desks. Tonight
rows Of bodies lie on the floor black
ened, shattered fragments of human
beings. and living people huddled In
their furs step among the dead
searching.
INJURED SHIPPED AWAY.
As rapidly as possible the injured
are being shipped away. A special
train filled with suffering humanity
departed for Truro, 10 miles away this
afternoon. 1t was hoped that the train
would be able to buffet its way through
the blizzard to the little town where
scores of homes have been prepared to
receive the victims
| Many freaks of Thursdays explo-
sion were observed today when the
United Press correspondent entered
| the ruined district. In one place a
house stood. solitary and alone in a
chaos OF debris. Its broken windows
and smashed door was the only signs
| of damage to it
More than 5000 injured men, women
and children have been attended by
the surgeons and nurses in the tenn
| porary hospitals. Relief for these
workers came tonight when the first
| of the mercy trains from the United
States arrived and it's doctors plunged
into their work.
DEAD LIE uNcoFFiNEp.
| All the dead, both identified and un-
identified. lie uncoffined. There is
not enough lumber in the town to
warrant using any of it for making
caskets. Some of the bodies are
| wrapped in sheets. Others have bits
of rag dropped over their faces.
] Calls for doctors came from hotels
tonight where relatives Of those who
died here succumbed to nervous strain
and exhaustion after hours Of gazing
at dead faces frozen in expressions Of
agony. hunting for the one face they
dreaded to find.
The food depots were nearly at the
end Of their resources tonight.
A system of rationing for all inhab-
itants of the oity may be established
There is still food, but with the city
practically Isolated, it must be careful
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
GERMANS HITTING
TERRIBLE BLOWS
ON ITALIAN FRONT
First Line Defenses Give
Way Before the Terrific
Onslaught of the Kaiser's
Strengthened Armies.

Washington, Dec. S.-The kaiser Is
preparing for another supreme mill
tary effort on the Italian front. Off
cial Rome cables stated tonight.
Favored by fine weather, the German
operations along the Piave river in the
Asiago plateau are being carried for
ward with a rush. Italian aviators re-
ported the roads filled for miles with
Austro German divisions marching to
a front that the Italians are being
forced to abandon.
Every inch of ground is demanding
blood sacrifice. Today's official
cables described the increased use of
asphyxiating gases and overpowering
artillery all along the Asiago front.
FIRST LINES TAKEN.
Already the entire arch forming the
first line Italian defense has been
eliminated by the Germans with large
losses to the Italian army.
Austro German troops are holding
the wedge between Monte Tomearcai
and Baemche and are attempting to
force their way to Foza, strike the
Italian line from the rear and invade
Valstagne.
FIGHTING TO DEATH.
Battalions of Italian troops are de-
Tending difficult positions until the last
man has been killed. Troops on cap
tured Monte Flor and Castle Gombertc
were exterminated while they held the
invading Germans and allowed tn,
Italian units to retreat and fortify new
positions.
When firemen heroically began tt
fight the flames they were hamperet
by men insane with grief who tough
! their way into burning ruins searching
! for their loved ones"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
RELATIONS WITH
CERMANYBROKEN
OFF BY ECUADOR
South American Republic
Breaks With the Kaiser
Because Attempts to In
timidate the Country.

Washington. Dec. S.-Without con-
gressional action, Ecuador today broke
diplomatic relations with Germany.
News of the rupture, which was pro-
voked by the activities OF German
agents, was cabled to the Ecuadorian
minister here.
Germany was suspected of trying to
intimidate Ecuador by melting riots
and promoting incendiary fires. While
official evidence is lacking connecting
the Teutons with recent Ecuadorian
troubles, it is the general belief agents
of the kaiser were responsible for
burning s1.5oo:Ooo government build
ing at Guyaquil last month. Blame
for rioting and attempted revolution
in November were also laid on German
intriguers. These actions followed the
refusal of the Ecuadorian government
to receive Ambassador Perl. discharged
broken diplomatic relations with the
kaiser in October.
DIGNITY AFFECTED.
The single dispatch received at the
Ecuadorian legation stated:
"On account of activities of German
agents In Ecuador, which affected our
national dignity and threatened con-
tinental solidarity, formal rupture of
relations between Germany and Ecua-
dor was declared today"
The Ecuadorian president and his
| cabinet, assured Of pro-allied senti-
ment in the nation took entire re-
sponsfbility for the break. The con-
gress had adjourned Nov. l not to
meet again until August 1918. Unless
declaration of war is deemed neces-
sary no extraordinary session will be
called.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
Lieutenant G o m m a n d e r
Bagley, Not Mentioned in
Early List, Among Those
Saved From Disaster.
American Warship Jacob
Jones, Attacked by Sub
marine Five H u n d r e d
Miles From British Isles
and Not Given Chance.

Washington, Dec. Six additional
survivors from the Jacob Jones, an
nounced torpedoed today, have been
safely landed. the navy department an
nounced early today.
The following statement was auth
orized:
Further information has been re-
ceived by the navy department from
Admiral Sims that the following sur
up in a small motorboat and have
been landed uninjured at Scilly island:
Lieutenant Commander W. d. Bag
ley
Lieutenant (Junior grade) Norman
Scott
"Chief Boatswain's Mate Clarence
Mcbride.
"Chief Electrician Lawrence E.
Kelly.
"Coxswain Ben Gunnery.
"Firemen, first class, Joseph Kor-
senicky.
THE names Of other survivors have
not been received.
"The above are in addition toi37 re-
ported saved today Of which 10 names
were previously announced"
Caught unawares, the destroyer
valiant center of other U-boat en-
eounters-apparently sank without a
chance for a fight.
500 MILES FROM SHORE.
The Jacob Jones, one of the crack
ships of the foreign destroyer fleet
was fully 500 miles off the British
Isles when the attack occurred.
Details there are lacking, but from
the brief Sims message. naval officials
patched together the.picture of a sub
marine, off the usual run, the dark
ened destroyer buffeted by heavy seas
running slowly and unaware of heI
enemy, the deliberate, deadly aim OF
The torpedo, and square hit that left
the destroyer's crew scant time to ge'
away.
What the Jones' errand in her dis.
tant journey is not revealed. but the
presence of merchant craft nearby sug
yests she was perhaps conveying val
liable cargo as she had done many
&imes before.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN.

Vienna, Dec. 8.-Prisoners taken in
the great renewed Italian drive today
reached total of 10000, the war Of
flee announced. To the east of Asiago,
the statement said, strong points at
Stenfle were captured.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
ENEMY TROOPS sHELIEp.

Rome, Dec. S.-Teutonic troops con-
centrating apparently for an attack
between Asiago and the Frenzela val
ley were shelled in a heavily concen-
trated Italian artillery fire, today's Of
ficial statement declared.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
ITALIAN pEFENsEs CLEARED.

Berlin, Dec s.-The Italian de-
tenders We're completely cleared from
prepared positions at Monte Sisemol,
today's official statement declared.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09

VIVID DESCRiPT'C.
r. r. Dram, a student at St. Mary's
seminary, Halifax, was among the
passengers. In an interview with the
United Press he gave vivid descrip-
ton of the scene at the moment the
Mont Blanc exploded.
Il was strolling up and down outside
the seminary" he said, when l saw
a huge column of black smoke lift into
the air. 1t moved up steadily and then
began to spread out in a fan shape. 1t
was not for few seconds that the roar
of the detonation reahed me. Il re-
member having peculiar feeling that
I was being swallowed up by some-
thing Somewhere I heard the sound
Of breaking glass and this was followed
by the sound of rending timbers and
falling bricks.
when / rushed into our building,
many students were lying about the
hall bleeding from cuts and bruises.
One was seriously injured and l took
him on my shoulder to the front of the
building, where l got a passing auto
mobile to rush him to hospital.
TERRIBLE SIGHTS.
After that saw sights that would
make your blood run cold
"A doctor at the hospital told me
that at the time of the explosion he
was attending a patient. The concus-
sion burst the latter's arteries and he
bled to death before the doctor could
do anything to stop the flow of blood.
when l left the hospital some time
later I hurried toward the north end
of the city. Smoke was beginning TO
roll up from the ruins and the roar or
the flames grew louder as ap-
preached.
'The scenes in. Hollis street were
appalling. The ground was a mass OF
broken glass, with bodies lying about
In the wreckage. Men were leaping
here and there in the ruins. pulling
| frantically at arms and legs of buried
victims.
FLAMES SPREAD RAPIDLY.
"Then l Joined a party Of men who
were releasing women and children
from beneath the ruins of their homes
Every minute the wall of flames crept
closer whitening everything in its patti
and as we raced with the approaching
fire in hopes of cheating IT OF at ias'
a few women and children, the screams
of those who were slowly being roasted
| to death under the wreckase was ter
| rifying. We fought like mad men
dragging helpless and crazed women
and children from beneath piles OF de-
bris.
IAN the time the fire drew closer
and it's speed seemed TO increase WE
| were driven back by the intense neat
Death from their injuries mercifull,
came to many of the women and chill
dren before the fire reached them.
j As Dram told the story his face
turned white with the memory u
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
General Kaledine and His
Cossacks Only Awaiting
Order of the Assembly to
Attack Bolsheviki.
Kerensky Elected to As
sembly From Smara, Fin
land, and Announces His
Intention of Attending
Regardless of Threats.
eolsHEvlkI DEFEATED.

bOl 6VINl OEf "a GO.
Haparanda, Dec. S.-Russia's
Bolsheviki have run third in the
nation wide elections for the con-
stituent assembly according to
reliable information reaching here
tonight.
The Social-r l-revolutionist party
polled the first place and the Cadet
party second.
A heavy majority against the
Bolsheviki is Indicated.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
CREDIT 70 BELoIUM.

Washington. Dec. s.--Secretary OF
the Treasury McAdoo today authorized
credit OF $2,000,0oo to Belgium. max
Ing a total loan TO that country OF
sS7. 900. 900, and a total to all the
allies OF 1885,. 100000,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
Blasted Region Of Halifax
Cut Off From Rest Of the
Stricken City by Armed
Guards.
No Sound From Deserted
Spot Except Howl Of Bit
ter Atlantic Gale-Rows
of Uncoffined Bodies ir
Chebucto School.

HALIFAX SITUATION.
Dead: From 1900 to 1000.
Injured: 5000.
Homeless: 10000.
Homes destroyed: 1000.
Money needed: 100000, 900.
Bodies recovered: 500.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
MANY DENIED ENTRANCE.

On the same boat on which l made
the crossing between Haparanda and
Tornea last night, in the marrow
chilling cold. other scores of exiles
were returning home. They were de-
MED entrance. There were sick among
them-aged men and women, scarcely
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
CONSERVATIVES GAINING THE UPPER HAND IN RUSSIA
SURVIVORS Glue Viuid
Descriptions Of the
Disaster at Halifax

Travellers Reaching St. John and Other Points From the
City of Death Tell Narrowing Stories of the Destruc
tion Wrought by Explosion Only Wire Connecting
Devastated City With the Outside World Fails and
Only Messages Are From by Places
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09

wrethe link of quick communica-
devastated
isolated at
the
failed
all stricken unavafng
OF scenes that ed
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
UNABLE TO GOVERN.

Every word tells an increasingly
vivid story of the Bolsheviki incapa-
city for government. II first hand
proof is needed. one only has to cross
from Haparanda to Tornea. Russia $
gateway city, to see it. The Bolshe-
Wiki administration of Torneau Is fan
tastic. 1t would be laughable, II 1t did
not result in cruel turning back from
the gateway in to the supposed new
land of democratic promise OF the sick
and infirm and aged-the turning back
in the bitter semi arctic cold of this
region.
There are dozen different contra
dictory orders. On just one point do
they all agree. That is to turn back
from Russia every man, woman and
child.
The United Press staff correspond
ent. bound for Petrograd, was one
turned back last night despite the fact
that he had every sort of credentials
The Bolsheviki commissaries showed
me back to Tornea pending inquiry
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
BY JOSEPH SHAPLEN,

Haparanda. Sweden, Dec. S.-The
pendulum of public opinion in Russia
is swinging back from ultra radical
ism to conservatism. Some delegates
actually pledged to a renewal of the
monarchy have been elected to the
constituent assembly.
General Kaledine and his Cossacks
await only the assembly's order to at
tack the Bolsheviki and the Trotzky
Lenine ring apparently will agree tc
quit or join with a coalition govern
ment just as soon as their peace OBJ
jects are accomplished, according tc
reports today here on Russia's thresh-
bAIl
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09

Continued on Page TwoJ
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Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-28

university. and as q state secretary in Michigan, he was called to the sec retaryship of the student department bf the international committee TOT the west. During four years he travelled extensively, visitinx' practically all of ehe leading colleges and universities from Ohio to the Pacific coast. In 1907 he attended the conference of The Worlds Student Christian Fedora ton in Japars and, spent five months nf sapan. China, Korea and the Phil tppines. He spent most of the winter of 1s0T-isos in Europe. visiting the leading student centers. and spent sev- sral nRwAths studying in Italy, Spain and Portugal. In the spring of 1908, he arrived in Blu snos Aires. Argentina, and spent the following three years as the secretary of the Young Mems Christian Association work for the en- tire continent of South America. Dur inC this time he mada repeated visits to tbe various South American repub- lies, and helped u organize the first International Student Conference of South America. Returning to the United States in 1912. he accepted the call to the executive secretaryship of the stu&Srt department of the Young Mems Christian Associations of North America. and has filIed this position until September 1, when he accepted the general secrctaryship of the Com mittee on Friendly Relations Among Foreign Students
 s. This is indeed a rare opportunity and doubtless a large number will attend.