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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
CONSCRIPTION OF
LABOR PROPOSED
IN MINE REGIONS
Administrator Garfield De-
termined Production Shall
Not Be Stopped by Strikes
of Miners.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-More bituni-
nous coal miners will strike today un-
less their wage demands are granted
by Fuel Administrator Garfield, Off
cials of the United Mine Work ers here
declared. Admitting they are helpless
to restrain their men, the labor lead
ers said Garfield's threats to compel
production of coal to meet war needs
likewise will not stop them.
Labor conscription is running
through the minds of Garfield and his
aides but they have formulated no
definite plans and are doubtful of the
legality of such a step. Government
operation OF the mines is authorized
by the Pomerene amendment to the
food control law but the miners say
they Will not work unless given raise
in wages.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
SOCIALISTS VOTE
DOWN MOTION TO
OPPOSE CREDITS

Amsterdam, Oct. 1S.-By a vote
of .S4 TO 20, German majority So
cialists meeting at Warzburg voted
down motion to recommend that
oppose war credits for the govern
ment according to word received
here today.
Previous to this, one dispatch had
asserted that the meeting approved
a vote against the credits
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
AAIE lTAER
CNARMERl FAIR IRAlN lCOOI ER
vv1Hng1E EN

Forecast for Boise and vicinity:
FAIR AND WARMER TONIGHT,
AND FRIDAY, KILLING FROST FRI
DAY MORNING
For Idaho: Tonight and Friday fair
and warmer; killing frost Friday
morning.
Highest temperature yesterday, so;
lowest temperature this morning, 26;
mean temperature yesterday. 40
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
LIBEL SUIT FAILS TO STOP
ATTACKS ON CANDIDATE

New York. oct. 1s.-Despite a 5000. :
900 libel suit by Judge John Z. Hy-
Ian, Democratic candidate for mayor.
the New York World today continued
publication of articles attacking him
purporting to expose his past business
and private record to the voters
Judge Hylan also sued the New York
Globe for 100000 libel damages
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
LAST MINUTE NEWS
MuIINY oE egRMAN sALoRs An osTENo REPoRTEo

SAILORS oSTEND REPORTED
Amster Oc S-An % a
of
and o cre a
rest and to
BERNSTORFF INTERVIEWED IN BEHALF CONSPRATORS.
a
NOTHING KNOWN
Chicago card F. Pesrew United
neither the federal officials Pgrew himself anything
baugh chief
p. MORGAN
bonds.
MINERS
to be
In
of
by
today
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
PURCHASES LIMITED.

Atlanta Sugar purchases limited to
2a pounds per household; prices high;
dealers predicting acute shortage.
Cleveland - Some dealers limiting
purchases to ten pounds, but although
supply scarce it ispredicted enough su-
gar is in the city to tide it over until
the new supply is available.
Kansas Cuy-Grocers report they
have been unable to buy sugar for five
days but are selling present stocks
without restriction at 10 cents pound
Car shortage is blamed by wholesalers.
Dallas, Tex.-Wholesalers have noti-
fled retailers OF impending scarcity.
Prices high but no restrictions on sale
as yet.
st. Louis-Some grocers entirely out
of sugar; others restricting purchases.
Jobbers report only small supplies.
American Sugar Refining company's
branch hasn't had sugar in two weeks.
and does not know when new supply
will arrive. Acute famine feared
Boston-Price 10la cents; sugar
scarce sales restricted
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
GREAT GERMAN FLEET

The German fleet which forced the
Russian Warships to withdraw was IL
formidab BILE one, the official statement
declared. Fifty-five ships We're seen
al one time.
The German vessels were much SUI
perior to ours" 1t was stated They
include two dreadnoughts of the Gros-
ser Kurfurst class. At the entrance
TO Moon sound our shore fire dispersed
enemy torpedo boats trying to 'ap-
proach our ships.
The German dreadnoughts, how
ever soon afterwards put these bat
tcries out of action. At one time 81
enemy ships We're seen"
There are four ships in the German
navy in the Grosser Kurfurst class
the kron Prinz, the Grosser Kurfurst.
the Mark Graf and the KONG. All are
of 26.575 tons, capable of % knots an
hour and of $50 feet length. They
carry very heavy krupp armor and
are armed (or-were before the war;
with ten 12-inch guns in super i'm
posed turrets. II five and nine -tenths-
inch guns, . three and four tenths-
inch guns and five submerged torpedo
tubes.
The Russian battleship Slava was a
class G battleship of 1876 tons and
n length over all of $40 feet She mad
a speed of Is knots and carried n
heavy belt of KruPp aruor. Her main
armament before the war included four
l2-inch guns, II siN-inch guns and four
torpedo tubes.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
RUSSIAN WARSHIP
SUNK BY GERMANS
IN THEGULF RIGA
Severe Damage Inflicted by
E n e my Dreadnoughts
Forced Fleet to Retire
After Stiff Resistance.
TEN THOUSAND PRISONERS.

TEN THOUSAND PRISONERS.
Berlin. Oct. 1S.-Ten thousand
Russian prisoners were taken in
the successful German occupation
of the island of Oesel today's Of
ficial statement announced.
Fifty guns were seized and much
other material.
Petrograd Oct. 1S-One Russian bat
tleship, the Slava, has been sunk in a
naval engagement in which for a con-
siderable time Russian warships stood
off Germany's strong fleet at the en-
trance to Riga gulf. an official state
ment announced today.
Our ships defended for a consider
able time the entrance to Moon and
the Riga gulf" the war office stated
and only severe damage caused by
dreadnoughts forced us to retire to
Moon sound.
The Slava was sunk by hits below
the water line and nearly all of her
crew was saved.
"Oesel is completely occupied by the
enemy but before our retreat every
thing of military utility was destroyed
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
UNION DEMANDS RECOGNITION

New York, oct Demanding rec :
ognition of their union, six hundred
employees of the submarine boat eorpo-
ration plant threatened a strike today.
The yard is doing government work.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
TRENCHES MADE SHAMELESS.

In the fire trenches, where Hinden-
burg kept troops standing shoulder to
shoulder to repel attacks, allied shells
tore whole companies to shreds. While
the great German tactican blundered
on, British and French guns thunder
ed and the superb German labyrinth
of trenches became an appalling
shambles.
At last Hindenburg saw a light.
The offensive was no longer his
He must fight henceforth q deren-
sive war The famous retreat in
Somme last winter was step num-
Der one. He abandoned his once
precious trenches, now become
hell hole Uttered with purifying
corpses of German youths.
Hindenburs's next step was observ-
ed during the hattie OF Arras in April.
His trenches were still there, bat now
thinly manned. The bulk OF troops
We're kept in support trenches hun
dreds of yards behind.
But his plan was still faulty and lat =
er, at Messines in June. German troops
were more widely scattered Machine
guns We're no longer fired from
trenches but from special isolated
posts. Also trench mortars and spe-
cially trained counter attacking troops
We're held in readiness to charge the
tired British as soon as objectives had
been won.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18

NOT SINCE THE CROWN PRINCE
BROKE HIS EAGLET FEATHERS
AGAINST NERDUN MORE THAN A
YEAR AGO HAVE THE GERMAN
ARMIES DARED A REAL. OFTEN
SIVE ON THE WEST ERN FRONT.
SINCE THE SOMME, HINDENBURG
HAS BEEN OPENLY ON THE DE-
FENSIVE AND THE PRESENT
METHODS OF FIGHTING ARE THE
DIRECT OUTCOME OF THAT GEN
ERALS GROPINGS TO FIND A
MEANS TO HOLD OUT.
THE Somme battles were a series of
storming operations-the taking of
trench systems that stretched for miles
in veritable mazss of supporting cuts
and channels So long as Hindenburg
believed he might still break through
the allies lines, he continued this
trench warfare. He kept his front
lines full of men. Ten thousands of
his troops were killed before he awolle
TO the realization that he was losing
his punch. Hindenburg dug the
trenches and dug outs deeper often to
80 feet below ground, but his men
were like rats in traps when the Tom
mics threw shells in the dugout open
ings, or rolled charges of high ex-
plosives down the almost perpendicu-
lar stairs.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
LOST FAITH IN TRENCHES.

But the British got on just the same
and Hindenburg began to lose faith
in trenches. July 81, beginning the
battle of Flanders, found the Germans
still differently disposed.
They were occupying not trenches
SO much as concrete shell holes, two or
three linked together with short tun-
nels Pill boxes-steel and concrete
turrets whose mud covered tops We're
just above the ground-made their de-
but and from their narrow slits ma
chine guns spat death over the F1em-
ish quagmires. These shell hole posi-
tions and pillboxes with scraps of
trenches a few yards long. plus patches
of barbed wire entanglements here and
there, covered an area a mile or so in
depth and such a thing as a fire trench
had cea sed to exist
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
Liberty Loan Campaign Hit
ting It's Stride and Mil
lions Are Being Sub
scribed Every Hour.
Man of Small Means Doing
His Share in Providing
the Money for Carrying
on War Mighty Squirt in
New York.
INTRIGUE FAILS,

Washington, oct 1S.-Pro- Ger
maH intrigue against the second
liberty loan is falling flat. Efforts
in scattered localities from Min
nesota to Texas to intimidate
bankers and bond buyers are hav-
ing boomerang effect. However,
kilograms disclosing pro- German
activity against the loan are still
being received the treasury depart
ment stated today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
TEUTONS, NOW ON DEFENSIVE
ON WESTERN FRONT, FORCED
TO FIGHT In THE OPEN FIELD

Curtain Up the Third and Probably Final Act in Great
Drama Strategy of Hindenburg Has Failed to Stand
the Test and He Must Find Some New Way of Meet
ing Attacks Give Up France and Belgium to the
Allied Armies
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18

Washington. oct. 1S.-The second
liberty loan is at last hitting a stride
that brings success in sight About
half of the $4,000. 1000, 900 minimum
quota is subscribed today. Though
treasury department officials renewed
hope of achieving the five billion
dollar mark, they again warned that
the eight remaining working days
must show an average subscription OF
$435, ,000, 900 each.
The rise in the daily average from
$4,000 900 to the S175.000. 600 mark in
the last few days has been due to the
great number of small subscriptions
The liberty loan has struck home to
the man of small means. WORKING 4
men, farmers. soldiers and small wage
earners are buying bonds.
A mighty spurt was reported from
the New York district which expects
to soar above the half billion mark to-
day
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
NOW THE CREEPING HARRAeE.

The idea, OF course, as British offic-
ers explained it today. was to make it
necessary for the British to fire a mil
lion rounds of shells to kill dozen
men. The shell holes and pill box tops
were well-nigh invisible from the air
and only direct hit sufficed to put
them out of commission. Then when
the Tommies advanced they would
come across an unsuspected bit of
barbed wire enfiladed by machine gun
fire. Finally, after crossing such a
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
WANT THE MAXIMUM.

With the minimum quota of three
billion dollars virtually assured. work :
ers today strained every energy to get
the maximum of five billion in the re -
naming seven actual working days of
the campaign.
New York, which yesterday reached
the $460.O00,00O mark. Is today conf
dent of passing the half billion mark.
Daily subscriptions much larger
than week ago Chicago reported to-
day German born in Chicago work
ing their heads off to boost loan. "a
are other nationalities. Never before
has there been such welding together
of heterogeneous population into one
great spirit"
With school children arrayed in the
selling army, the Minneapolis district,
the last to get under way, reported that
things are humming."
In the Dallas district. the outlook is
| Somewhat discouraging," the treasur,
department announced today. BY har5l
work the quota may still be attained,
however.
Many preachers throughout the onun-
try will deliver liberty loal sermons
Sunday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
CHICAGO SITUATION
GROWING SERIOUS

Chicago, Oct. 1S.-Chicago will be in
the grip of serious fuel shortage by
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
FAR WEST NOT AFFECTED.

The far west and the Pacific coast
was practically the only general sec
tion of the country not affected by the
shortage. Reports from these sections
follow:
San Francisco-No shortage here.
One big dealer said sugar crops this
summer normal. Hawaiian crop de-
pends entirely on weather.
Denyer-Retail sugar beet prices,
SS.05 per hundredweight; cane, $S.45.
New crop from Greeley district just
coming on market and supply plenti-
full.
Portland. Ore.-Sugar prices. whole
sale from SIS to $3.50. Market not unu-
sually short and no restriction on pur-
chases.
Philadelphia and Pittsburg both re-
ported no apparent shortage as yet.
with prices not unduly high.
CANNOT GET RAW MATERIAL.
THE refineries cannot get the raw
material here" said one of the biggest
sugar producers in New York today to
the United Press.
I'VE have closed down entirely now
because raw sugar is simply not on the
market," reported the Warner Sugar
Refining company.
Other authorities said the new crop
will not begin to come in until the mid
die of November-and then the west
ern beet sugar Is relied upon to help
out The Louisiana crop is reported
normal and It will be the first cane su-
gar crop on the market.
Cuba's crop will not be ready until
about December Is. The present refin-
ers' price for sugar is $685. per hun
dredweight.
The normal margin for sugar han
ding is about a cent and a half a
pound.
CANE MEN COMPLAIN.
Where sugar refiners protested today
they were up against it," was the beet
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
iowa DRYS
ADMIT THEY
LOST

Des Moines, Oct. 1s.-The Allied
temperance forces this afternoon con-
cede the defeat of the prohibitory
amendment. A. V. Coats, active In
behalf of the amendment said that
nothing further would be done by the
temperance forces. Indifference of at
least thousand dry workers togeth-
er with the concerted efforts OF the
vets at the last hour is responsible for
the amendments failure.
The stringent enforcement Of tho
state blue laws in some sections also
caused many dry voters to remain
away from the polls.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
FEARED BLUE LAWS.

According to dry leaders they fear
ed the passage of prohibitory amend
ment would mean enforcement of all
blue laws.
Leaders of the dry forces said they
did not believe the people of the state
would elect a wet Legislature next sum-
mer for the purpose of repeating the
present law which knocked saloons oue
of the state.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
WIDE SURVEY.

A nationwide survey of the sugar
situation, conducted by the United
Press today revealed this situation:
New Yorlt--Sugar selling retail for
IL cents a pound and with dealers in
many cases disposing of it only to reg
ular customers and then only a pound
or so at a time, and provided other
purchases amounting to at least a dol
lar were made.
Chicago-Wholesaler limiting sup
plies to retailers and prices going
higher confectioners forced TO reduce
output OF candy and the public's sup
ply limited.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
Country Looking to the
Beet Sugar Manufacturers
of the West to Relieve the
Situation.
West in No Danger Unless
Housewives Become Panic
Stricken - Confectioners
of the East Hard Hit by
Shortage.

New York, Oct. 1S.--From now until
the middle of November at least,
America will have to go exceedingly
slow on sugar consumption.
Several of New York's great refin-
cries are shut down today or running
only part time. Scores of cities all
over the country felt the pinch in soar
ing prices for the staple and for the
first time in Americas food history
grocers and retailers began putting re-
striCtionS on it's sale.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18

tContinued on Page TWO. J
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
OPENLY ON DEFENSIVE.

RS three-act drama.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-18
CANE MEN COMPLAIN.

Where sugar refiners protested today
they were up against it," was the beet
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-20

w. j. Arnold, one of the enter.
prising farmers from Route / came
in Thursday to attend to business,
and you never see w. J. away from
the farm unless he is on business.
Prof. o. +. Kolb, who suffered
an attack of Typhoid fever and is at
the Cannon sanitarium at Hope,
very much improved, according to
latest advice received by the family
here.
Miss Mayme Mason entertain
ted he Baptist Ladies Aid Tuesday
afternoon. Ices and cake were
served. The next meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. T. Y. Will
liams.
S. o. Gold has purchased the
residence property of 7. B. Ha-
worth and it is being occupied by
DIR. M. f. Powell. Mr.. Haworth
has moved into the residence with
Mr.. Gold.
Thos. S. Jones of Mint, north
of Little Rock, passed through
town Tuesday enroute to Colum-
bus, where he went in response to
a message announcing the serious
illness of his father, T. L. Jones.
His father had been in critical
condition for some time and only
lived two hours after his son arriv-
eb at his bedside.
FOR SALE:-New Koken Hy-
draglic White Enameled Barber
Chair and complete new barber out
fit for sale at 500, which is big
sacrifice; used five weeks. Reason
for selling, am quitting the trade.
Splendid trade here in Washin gton
goes with outfit. Come and inves-
tigate. Lee Bardwell,
Washington, Ark.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-20
Public Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned citizens of Hampstead coun-
tv will present and file, at the August,
1917, term of the Hampstead County
Court a petition asking that a new
public road be opened and an old road
closed in Hampstead County, Ark, as
follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the bridge over BoisD-
Arc creek in the Northwest quarter of
Section 20, Township l3, South, Range
25 West; thence Northeast about 80
yards, to the line between the North
west quarter and the Northeast quar-
ter of said Section 20; thence North
to the North line of Section 20; thence
continuing on same course " rods;
thence Northwest to the line between
the Northeast quarter of the South
west quarter and the Southeast quar-
ter of the Southwest quarter; thence
West to the line between the North
west quarter Of the Southwest quarter,
and the Southwest quarter OF the South
west quarter; thence North along said
line so rods; thence West so rods, to
the West section line of Section H.
Township l3 South, Range % West;
thence North $3.50 feet, to a point 220
feet South of the Iron Mountain Rail
ways right-of-way; thence on South
westerly course, parallel to said rail
way, SIS feet; thence on Northwest
erly course, at right angles TO the rail
way right-of-way, 200 feet; thence
Southwesterly on South line of rail
way right-Of-way, TO Sheppard rail
way crossing, thence North across said
right-of-way to the South Section line
of Section I, at point 400 feet East of
the Southwest corner OF the East Half
of the Southeast quarter; thence West
400 feet; thence North 100 rods; thence
North 81 degrees West to a point in
tersecting the present road on center
line of Section I; thence west along the
road to the intersection of the Hope and
Fulton public road in the west Half of
Section I, Township l3 South, Range
% West, Hampstead county, Ark.
We also petition to havethe old road
vacated from point at the center OF
the west line of Section Is, Township
13 South, Range % West, going west
and extending to the Iron Mountain
crossing, near the west line of Section
Is.
S. NJ. Brandeberry, ct al.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-20

step in advance for the Gazette
to make and before many moons
the Gazette man will admit tC
himself that Hampstead county
would not cease to exist if there
was no Hope.
The Gazette understands vel
enough to whom Mr.. Ellis re
ferred and knows that he was
writing about the people respon
sible for the election frauds, but
tries to twist his meaning so as
to make it apply 10 the whole oi
Hope; however, anyone reading
the article understands what the
writer meant, and the Gazette,
with its narrow an d twisted
views, cannot change it.
And now the Gazette wants tC
get busy and build up the whole
county-Well, that is the idea
but when people get so good and
fair.minded all to wunst," bet
ter watch 'em.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-20
SURVEY FOR HIGHWAY

The state engineers are now
on the route surveying a high
way from Wallaceburg by Blew
ins to Washington, practically
following the line of the old mill.
tary road. Blevins people are
in earnest about having this road
completed, and that at an early
date; this is a road that is badly
needed and one that will be used
as much as any road in the coun-
ty, the old road runs on a ridge
from Blevins TO Washington, and
it looks as if it would be fine
place for a roadway that would
last and it can be put in at a
reasonable expense.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-20
Confirmation Notice.

Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of July, 1917, j. r. Malone
filed in the Hampstead Chancery Court
his petition praying for the confirma'
tion of his title to the following de-
scribed land situated in the city Of
Hope, county of Hampstead and state
of Arkansas, to-wit: Lot Five and the
North part of Lot Six in Block One il
Giles Addition to the city of Hope
Arkansas.
All persons claiming any interest in
said lots or parts of lots are hereby
notified and called upon to appear in
the Hampstead Chancery Court at it,
September. 1917 Term, and show
cause, if any they have, why the it'll
of the said j. II. Malone to said lots
should not be confirmed. 4
In testimony whereof l have 4 'eun-
TO etmy hand and affixed the 81 Of
said court this 18th day of Jul Mol
o. G. BailA
Clerk of Hampstead Chancery1 burt
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-20
Public Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the un.
dersigned citizens of Mine Creek and
Red Land townships, Hampstead coun-
ty, Arkansas, will present and file in
the Hampstead County Probate Court
a petition asking that a new public
road be opened in Hampstead County,
Arkansas. as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at u point on the town
ship line near the Northwest corner of
the southwest quarter OF Section 49,
Twp. 10 south, Range 25 West; thence
extending along said township line to
the Northwest corner of Sec. Is, Twp.
10 south, Range 25 West; thence east
to the northeast corner of the north
west quarter of Section Is, Township
10 south, Range 25 west; thence north
across Sections I and 6 in Twp. 10
south, Range 25 west, and to'the North
east corner of southwest quarter of
Section 81, Twp. o, south, Range 25,
west; thence East to the southeast cor
ner of the Southwest quarter of North
east quarter of Sec. 81, Twp. south,
Range 25 west thence north to the
northwest corner of the Northeast
quarter of the Northeast quarter Sec.
81, Twp. 0 south, Range 25 west; thence
east to the northeast corner of said
Section 81, Twp. south, Range %
west; thence north to the northwest
corner of southwest quarter of south
west quarter of Sec. 30, Twp. 9 south,
Range % west; thence east to North
east corner of southwest quarter OF
southwest quarter of Section 20, Twp.
9 south, Range 25 west thence north
to she Bolton and Nashville public
road. j. 5. DANIEL, Ell AL