Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-10
WAR BROUGHT NEAR.

WAR BROUGHT NEAR.
This Interpretation, given officially,
brought the possibility OF war. ex-
tremely near.
Germany has declared she had spok-
en- her last word, that she will go
ahead with her submarine warfare.
If that is true-and the government
has no official reason to doubt TIT
Is taken officially to indicate sooner
or later a clash between a submarine
and an American armed merchant ship
is inevitable.
CENSORSHIP ON ARMAMENT.
The navy department today screwed
down the censorship lid on the ques-
ton of armament. While anticipating
that newspapers, press services and
cable offices will heed it's request to
withhold armament and sailing news,
1t took the additional precaution OF
secrecy from within.
The navy department request 10 that
news of American ship sailings or ar
rivals. insofar as the transatlantic
area is concerned, shall be withheld.
LOSE IMMUNITY.
BY firing first, American merchant
ships will lose immunity from attack
by the submarines, according to the
view of an international law expert.
This means that the bars are down,
he said, and that real fighting may be
anticipated, unless Germany changes
her avowed views and shows leniency
toward American ships.
PROSPECT OF CLASH.
Warned by Germany that she has
spoken with finality as to her subma-
rine intents, the government today
looked out upon the prospect of actual
war, following the order to arm Amer
lean merchantmen.
Some officials fear Germany will be
as ruthless toward armed American
ships as she has been toward enemy
merchantmen.
Another group of authorities, howev-
er, held to the belief that Germany will
be more considerate of American
shipping the international
law mandate of visit and search be-
fore torpedoing. The government,
meantime, is relying upon Pan-Amer-
lean cooperation to aid stamping but
German intrigues in the western hem
isphere, shattering war schemes that
would involve the United States near
home.
HOPES FOR COOPERATION.
1t is understood on highest authority
that this government connection with
revealed German intriguing and plot
ting that stretches from the Canadian
boundary through Central America to
the southernmost South American
country, is considering some kind of
pronunciamento that is expected to
call forth from each OF the other 20
American re publics an avowal of CO.
operation in squelching for all time
pernicious Teutonic influence in this
hemisphere.
Also the government is preparing a
white book" wherein it will reveal
Germany's plots. If needed 1t prob
ably will be published to stir an already
awakened people as to the real dangers
ahead.
PROSPECTS or PEACE.
Looming out /and above the war
cloud. however, is the tremendous pos
sibiIity that peace may be just around
the corner
Germany is hard pressed for food.
The fact is admitted by her leaders.
1t appeals to be a race between war
engulfing the two nations, and starva-
tion swallowing Germany. The spectre
of famine as authorities here see it,
has in It the potentialities Of a speedy
peace.
This government itself has no present
intention of making war declaration;
Germany must force war. If it comes,
the president has repeated time and
again.
Meantime, work on armament of Am,
erican ships proceeds. American mer-
chant ships desiring an issue of guns.
with navy gunners, can obtain them
through navy yard commandants.