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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21

A DEMOCRATIC GERMANY WE
SHOULD DO ALL IN OUR POWER
TO STRENGTHEN THE DEMO
CRATIC ELEMENTS IN GERMANY.
II we intend that peace when'i it comes
shall be q democratic and lasting
peace. made by democratically- elected
representatives of all the people con-
cerned. surely 1t would be better to
address our speeches not to the Ger
man imperial chancellor, who II the
servant OF the kaiser, but to the elect
ed representatives Of the German
people.
NO MILITARY LET-UP.
80 long ar military effort 10 neces-
sary there must be no slackening on
the part Of the allies, but that IL no
reason why. side by side with such
effort, we should not attempt. by a
wise and sensible use Of the political
weapon, 70 hasten the settlement of
the war by peace which shall bs Just.
honorable and democratic"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
FOSTER MOTHER FACES
A MURDER CHI A r G. E

Chicago, Nov. I'll John Henry
Langman who halted coroner's in
quest by declaring policemen had
forced him to confess he had poisoned
his foster father and mother by
beating him up" was expected to be
formally charged with murder today.
Langman denied that the admissions
made In his confession were true. In
1t, he had implicated his present foster
mother, Mrs. Margherita Lansman;
John Kigas, the latter's son by her
first marriage and Philip Kaufman. a
boarder at the Langman homo. Mrs.
Langman is under arrest and warrants
are to be issued for the others.
Assistant States Attorney Lowery,
In whose office young Langman made
his confession, denied that the boy was
beaten.
Langman already has told several
versions of the poisoning. each time de-
claring that an $4,000 estate of his fos-
ter fathers was involved.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
CLEAN UP AgITAToRs
IN MIDDLE WEST

Kansas City. Mo-. Nov. 21.-What is
expected to prove the greatest round
up Of l. w. w. agitators in the history
of the middle west is on throughout
the Kansas oil fields today and with
in the next 4s hours 1t 10 probable
that 5000 arrests will be made.
The largest raid 30 far reported was
at Augusta, Kan. where 20 were ar
rested Several leaders for that dis
trict and large amount of literature
were taken. Many other arrests were
made during the night In the Augusta
and Eldorado oil field districts. which
has been the center Of ]. w. w. dis
turbances.
Throughout the state citizens are
lending the athorities every aid in an
effort to clean up" the state. For
several weeks. agents of the depart
ment Of justice have been watching
the operations OF the agitafors and
have been laying the plans for the
raid now under way.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21

present attack. The emphasis in the
British official report is placed on the
fact that the enemy was completely
surprised No such surprise has ever
over taken the Germans on the western
front since the battle of the Marine.
They have always known beforehand
when any major attack was preparing.
NOW THE BIG SURPRISE PARTY.
Today, however, it has been demon, :;
strated that a surprise attack can bs
undertaken along a huge front with
great success. The German air SER
vice even can be fooled. II the Ger
mans are unable to discover the direc-
ton of attacks in advance, their fight
ing efficiency must suffer an immense
decline.
The allied superiority in man power
and munitions will then play their
real part in the war, for the Germans
haven't enough men to concentrate eV-
erywhere at once. Should Won Hin
denburg, therefore. fail to invent new
measures to guard against surprise Of
fensives, the possibilities of Haig
novel tactics are limitless.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
ANYWAY, SOMEONE
LOVES FAT WOMAN

Chicago, Nov. 21.--The biggest thing
in Stephen Hattala's life il his alleged
affinity, according to his wife. who
filed suit for divorce today.
The affinity, according to Mrs. Hat
tala, Is Miss Louisa Lichtmann, who.
she AYERS, weighs $50 pounds.
Mrs. Hattala alleges that Hattala,
who is advertising manager for the
Hungarian American Daily Peoples
Voice of New York. has taken Miss
Lichtmann to New York. where she
is posing as his wife.
Miss Lichtmann who Is ~ years old,
formerly was Hattala's stenographer
Hattala, according to his wife, Is "a
lightweight"
But he likes EN- fat she explained
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
MARTIAL LAW IN
TEXAS OIL FIELDS

Houston, Tax, Nov. 21.-Following
clash late list night between union
and non union men in front of Goose
creek theater in the oil fields near
here, Goose creek and the adjoining
fields was under martial law today.
Soldiers were patrolling the streets.
Several were painfully injured in
the clash, one man having his hand
smashed. A report that one man was
killed could not be verified. The riot
was quelled by the appearance OF
troops on guard at the Goose Creek
field.
Although United States soldiers
have been patrolling the oil fields sew
eral weeks. this is the Nrst time mar
tial law has been instituted since TO-
600 oil field workers struck three weeks
ago.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21

unprecedented barrages to do the
trick.
So they dozed and slept and took
life easy in the German lines. There
was practically no artillery fire felt
from the British side-"the Englischer
swein" we're too busy with their con-
centrated guns at Passchendaele. and
besides they didn't have enough guns
to concentrate, so why worry? That
must have been the German psychol-
ogy.
No moro utterly demoralized human
beings In the world were seen than
these same sleekly confident Boches
as they crawled from their dugouts,
sleep barely out of their eyes, at the
sound Of crunching, numbering jugger-
nauts above them-to find British SOL
diers swarming everywhere. They
raised their arms in shrilling cries of
"kamerad," 'kamerad," and fled hith-
er and thither, dazed and terror
stricken. Guns that never fired shot
in this battle were seized by the Tom
niles or else crushed into the yielding
earth by the steely weight of the
tanks.
ScIncHI cHlpldCc1IleHtSt steer pound
roofs of dugouts, crunched in burying
Germans like ants in hills trodden I'M
der foot.
ALL OLD RULES DISCARDED.
All of the rules of preparation for
war and of the actual battle strategy
itself were thrown aside in the British
coup.
Some time Monday night a large
number of British tanks took their
berth behind the lines. The Germans
didn't hear them; it was too dark for
them to be seen.
In the early morning Tuesday these
monsters crawled forth in the hazy
light between darkness and daylight.
A smoke barrage concealed their
camouflaged sides. The Germans did
not know they were in action until
they rumbled and wheezed over their
heads.
The Hindenburg line-the impreg-
nable, the never yielding. the last word
in defenses-was taken, therefore,
without a single preparatory gunshot
HOW COMPLETE WAS THE SUR
PRISE OF THE GERMANS WAS
EVIDENCED IN THE FACT THAT
AT ONE POINT A. GERMAN d.
VISION WAS IN PROCESS OF RE-
LIEvING ANOTHER AT THE VERY
MOMENT OF THE ATTACK.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
Over Confident Germans Had Expected
a Rafting Artillery Move to Come First
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP s1MMs.

BY WILLIAM PHILLIP s1MMS.
with the British Armies in the Field,
Nov. 31.-The stransest battle in the
worlds history was that by which the
British today smashed the Hindenburg
line.
There has been no other battle like
It In the annals Of warfare. ONLY
THE WOODEN HORSE OF TROY
OFFERS A COMPARISON WITH
HAIG'S BLOW IN TACTICAL ORIGI-
NALLTY.
General PershinG. commander In
chief OF tho American army in France,
witnessed this most staggering of all
the blows which the British have
launched against the enemy.
At q moment when the world was
saying that surprise attacks In this
war were no longer possible-when
tho Prussians were thinking the same
thing, and sleeping soundly in their
comfortable dugouts, without the
faintest suspicion that anything was
brewing-BRITISH ARMY TANKS
LEADING BRITISH INFANTRY.
ROSE UP FROM THE GROUND
LIKE MAGIC AND SWUNG TO THE
ATTACK.
NO ARTILLERY PREPARATION.
There was no artillery preparation.
The numbering tanks did the pulver-
iEing OF the way. They blazed the
trail. their scientifically ponderous
paths Offering free entrance to the in
fantry Immediately behind. They
crashed over wire entanglements. over
artfuuy concealed Chevaux de Frise
over trenches themselves and the
walking Tommies followed
| Prisoners pouring back of the lines
today were still daxed with the sur
prise Of the attack.
| THEY WE'RE UTTERLY FLAB-
BNRGASTTD. Not an officer nor man
had the slightest idea the British could
possibly strike on their quiet sector al
. time WHEN 1T WAS SUPPOSED
EVERY OUNCE OF BRITAIN'S
STRENGTH WAS CONCENTRATED
IN yT4ANDERS.
Since the battle Of AxraA the Cam
brai sector has doxed In peace and
quiet The line seemed impregnable
Tho Germans had heard that SO often
they were certain Of II. They were
confident that It would take weeks
Of high explosive shell preparation an6
wirs-cutting expeditions. as we'll a,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
CANDIDATES NAMED FOR
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP

New York, Nov. 21.-Some OF the
best performers on eastern tracks this
wear were nominated for the Metropol-
itan handicap. the suburban nandicap
and the toboggan handicap. Nominal
lions were made public today and IN
clude Old Rosebud. Hourless and
Oman Khayyam. sensational handicap
horses Of the year. They are named
for the suburban. which will be the
first time the trio of stars have been
pitted against each other.
Campfire. champion 3-year-oid OF
1915, also was nominated for this event
Sunbrier is entered In all three
events. Papp, which was one OF the
best of this years horses, will run In
the METROPOLITAN and Toboggan.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21

and above board and which mean
elimination Of secret diplomacy"
"At present" he continued, THE al
lies are negotiating with the kaiser's
servants. All the speeches made by
the German chancellor and replied to
by allied statesmen constitute the en-
ployment of open political means-to
bring about a settlement of the war. 1t
As game OF skilled diplomacy. but one
Of the chief faults Is that the allies
are playing 1t with minister who is
solely responsible to the kaiser.
SUGGESTS A PARTNER.
ITO my mind, the most satisfactory
channel of communication available
is provided by the German Socialists
and particularly by the minority So
cialists. Personally. would much
rather consult with German minority
Socialist during the war than with an
official of an autocratic German gov
eminent after the war
ssLF WE REALLY DESIRE TO SEE
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
England's Hope Based on
Yankee Man Power and
Many Million Tons Of
United States Shipping.

London, Nov. 21.-England looks
anxiously for the day when Americas
first million men" shall be in France
and when Americas first 5000, 900
tons of shipping shall sail the seas
bringing more men, more munitions,
more supplies, in the common cause
against autocracy.
The hope OF an early realization of
these plans, as expressed by Premier
Lloyd George in his speech opening the
British-American war conference, was
re-echoed throughout England today.
1t served again to emphasize the
British public's realization of the vast
impetus which America will give to
the allied war machine and, to the
Americans here. at least. it also served
as a reminder of the gigantic task to
self.
SPEEDING UP.
With Lloyd Georges speech opening
the conference. the representatives OF
the two governments bent to work to
speed up the realization Of the pre-
mier's hopes and aspirations.
Foremost under discussion was the
British plea for acceleration Of Amer
. icas concentration of fighting men a,
the front. FROM LLOYD GEORGES
WORDS IT WAS EVIDENT ENG
LAND HOPES FOR ALL SPEED IN
THIS MOBILIZATION.
Like Britain" the premier said
"the United States is a pacific power
and she, therefore. has had to built
up war organization from the start
In doing so she can learn from many
mistakes which Britain made. Two
of the most urgent matters today are
man power at the fronts and ship
ping.
plscoURAGEMENT
1.-THE collapse of Russia and the re.
cent reverses of Italy make it ever
more imperative than before that The
United States should send as many
troops as possible across the Atlantic
as early as possible. l am anxious te
| know how soon the first million mer
can be expected in France"
| The premier detailed the allies need!
| in airplane. food and supplies and re
iterated the necessity for closest co
operation in the war.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
Waits for To See Her
efiCdn Child: Raw
Fig HERS Of Cheer
Mrs. De Saulles Looks For
ward to Visit That Will
Tighten Gloom of Murder
Trial.

Mineola. L. l.. Nov. 21.-For the first
time since her murder trial opened,
Blanca De Saulles seemed almost an
mated today as she entered court.
smiled at her sister. Amalio. and
looked shyly at the eight jurors in the
box. Defense counsel, Henry Utter
hart said the prospect of seeing her
child. Jack, after court adjourned to-
night, had made a marked change In
Mrs. De Saulles. The sister. Amalio.
looked even sadder and more weary
than Mrs. De SaulIes until the Ques-
tioning of prospective Jurors got under
way again. Then the girl on trial for
murder lapsed into her old listless :
ness.
WILL MAKE ADMISSION.
Frank admission that Mrs. De
Saulles went to her former husbands
home the night of Aug. 3 and shot
ably be made by the defense, accord
ing to indications today. Admitting
this Utterhart will demand that the
prosecution prove-"beyond a reason
able doubt'-that the beautiful Chilean
was perfectly sane when she did the
killing.
Every juror in the box has answered
yes" to the following questions:
IF. when you retire to the jury
room. you have reasonable doubt
as to the sanity Of this defendant
on the night Of Aug. 8, will you
acquit?"
| Thus USSerhart believes he has only
to create a reasonable doubt of Mrs
de Saulles' insanity in order to &C.
quit her.
WILL SEE CHILD TONIGHT.
Immediately after court adjourned
tonight Mrs. De Saulles will meet hel
child, Jack. five, for two hour visit
in the Nassau county Jail. She will b,
permitted two visits a week until the
end of the trial. This permission wa:
gained only after Utterhart had threat
ened to start habeas corpus proceed.
ings to get the boy.
! Mrs. Errazuriz, mother of Nine. d.
Saulles, had partly recovered from tn,
effects of the heart attack she ex
perienced in court. She may reap
pear at the trial this afternoon.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
IS HE VICTIM OF
GERMAN AGENTS?

Chicago. Nov. 21.-Frank Risdon
Moore. IS, confidential agent OF Flint
& Co.. industrial brokers Of New York
city. who disappeared here q week
ago. is believed by police and federal
officials to have been the victim Of
German agents.
A vigorous search was under way
today for Moore, who came here two
weeks ago to assist in the govern
ment's shipbuilding program.
Moore was last seen leaving the
hotel Atlantic, where he was a guest.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
Most Remarkable
Battle Of the War
Staged by British
Unexpected Smash Of Haig Swept Germans Off Their
Feet-No Apparent Preparations for the Terrific As
sault, Which Went Past Germans Second Line Of
Defense

ing front, but the German official re-
port named 1t a. centering over the
Bapaume- Cambria highway.
HlNDEN eUR0 LINE DESCRIBED
The Hindenburg line starts at Dro-
court just northwest of Douai and runs
in q fairly straight line down through
vitry- en- Artois, Villiers, Cagnicourt
to Queant and Pronville, thence on the
Boursies. Havrincourt, Gouzeaucourt
Epehy and st. Quentin.
The first, or upper section OF this
line-that from Drocourt to Queant
has been named the 'Wotan line" The
lower section il the "Siegfried line"
both together form the general scheme
Of the Hindenburg 'front.' The total
length is about 40 miles.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
BRYAN ON HUMAN
BEINGS AND HOGS

Chicago, Nov. 2t.-'I hope to see tho
day when Illinois will place human
beings at least on hog level de-
clared william Jennings Bryan, in re-
ferring to the fact that the state spends
thousands Of dollars year to eradi
cate hog cholera
Bryan made this statement in for
mally opening the campaign to make
Chicago dry at the April 2 election. He
addressed 5000 persons in Medinah
temple last night.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21

IN many circles here today, tho vic
tory was hailed as. perhaps the most
important military stroke achieved by
the allies since the battle of the Marine.
Actual penetration Of the linden
burg line. which Germany has boasted
was completely impregnable and
which her militarists have led the peo-
pie to believe would forever bar the
allied progress. MAY BE EXPECTED
TO HAVE A POWERFUL EFFECT
ON GERMAN MORALE IN THE
FIELD AND AT HOME.
Field Marshal Haig has not COM
plstely and definitely located the driv-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
BX ]. W. T. MASON

New York. Nov. 21.-General Haig' 8
great victory against the Hindenburs
line has been won by the adoption of
revolutionary tactics that may change
the whole course of the war. Surprise
has been restored to strategy.
The British advance has been made
with tanks serving instead Of artil-
lery to break the German barbed dc
lenses. No preliminary bombardment
of the enemy's position was under
taken sufficiently far in advance oil
the attack to give the enemy time to
prepare his resisting measures. In
stead Of the uprooting barrags the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
ak DAY BICYCLE RACE.

New York. Nov .21.--Two more
teams for the annual six-day bicycle
race were announced here today. They
are Bobby walthour and Paul suter.
ana Tom Bello and vincenzo Madonna.
Promoter wellman still is casting
about for q man to pair with Frank
Kramer Alfred Gouiett refused TO
race with Kramer, figuring the vet
eran could not last through six-day
grind.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
Haig's New Tactics May Change
the Entire Course of the War

British tanks cleared the path for the
infantry.
NEVER BEFORE IN TRENCH
FIGHTING.
Never before since the adoption Of
the trench system OF fighting. have
tactics OF this kind been employed. Ar
tillery always has been the advance
agent of the infantry. Sometimes the
preliminary booming has continued for
more than week and always for sew
eral days. Thus the enemy has been
given ample warning of the direction
from which an attack was impending
But Haig apparently did not loosen
his artillery days in advance Of the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
HEADACHE POWDERS?
NOT YETI A BOMB

Chicago, Nov. 21.-The last word in
bombs was occupying the attention Of
postoffice officials today. Il contains
pink headache powder"
The bomb which fell out Of M WRAP
ping in the mails, was five inches long
and half an inch in diameter. 1t con-
tanned a pink powder which, when ig-
nited. burned slowly and emitted
pungent gas that gave everyone pres
ent q violent headache.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
BRITISH MENACE MAIN
COMMUNICATING LINE
BY ED l., KEEN.

by Ell MEM.
London, Nov. 21.-Field Marshall
Haig has broken the Hindenburg line.
At various points on a front over
at least q score of miles, the British
commander in chief today reported his
troops had smashed their way for a
distance of between four and five miles
through the first defenses Of the
Wanted Hindenburg defenses.
UTTERLY DEMORAliZED.
The surprise of the British drive,
coupled with it's overpowering force.
was so complete and thu German de-
moralization SO utter. that official re-
ports did not attempt to estimate the
number of prisoners taken nor the
quantity of guns, supplies and ammu-
milton.
OVER FORTY MILES.
Last nights report from Field Mar
shall Haig specified operations extend
ing in all from the river Scarpe to st.
Quentin-a front of nearly 40 miles.
Today's report, however, does not
specify the exact frontage on which
the line was broken, merely announc-
ing 1t was wide"
The British may have started theil
drive at scores Of points along the var
ious parts of the 40-mile line and later
concentrated at certain strategic Sec
tions. This would seem to be borne
out by the great advances made di-
rectly opposite Cambria.
The concentration apparently Gen.
tered there, where the largest gains
were reported.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
BELL:ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Druggists
refund money if it fails. 25c

what effect has government control
had? In every instance, there was
substantial increase in wages with
a fair margin Of profit for the con-
Germ.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
MACHINE GUN ACTION.

We passed still farther along-and
got by n machine gun post just in time
to see the little death dealer rattle a
lively barrage over against German
village when the Boches were seen to
be hanging out their shirts on clothes
line. The Huns left their laundry.
Reaching the end Of the American
sector, we turned to the rear. A tomb
like stiffness reigned at that moment.
1t was 30 quiet that the loudest sound
was the water splashing and swishing
under the "duckboards" Qattice work
pavements' beneath our feet.
Half an hour later the lull was brok-
en-. The Boches started sudden
spasm Of artillerying. They hurled
so shrapnel shells with drum fire
speed-25 a minute. perhaps.
Distant thumps and red flashes near
us showed the American gun volley
sent painstakingly in reply.
Then 1t was still again.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21

Beads. baskets. trays, fancy China,
pictures. scarfs and mocassins at
Schackner's Art ana Gift Shop. Pic
ture framing. Adv
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
By LOWELL MNLLNrN

London. Nov. 11.-The allies should
not abandon their political offensive
agaisnt Germany. according to Arthur
Henderson, because in many respects
It is the most dangerous offensive the
house Of Hohensollern has TO fAcA
Henderson, as leader Of the labor
party, has aligned with him some four
and half million voters through the
new coalition Of his party and the CO.
operative movement.
A WORRIED PRINCE.
Look at this item in the paper
said the labor leader.
The item reported the address Of the
crown prince to the latest batch Of
German boys brought to the western
front to join their fathers and
brothers.
THERE ARB POWERS AT WORK
ATTEMPTING TO SOW DISCoRD
BETWEEN THE GERMAN PEOPLE
AND THEIR SOVEREIGN. KNOW
ING GERMANY OTHERWISE Is m
vNCIBLE" said tbs crown prinoa.
IT Is YOUR WORK ALSO TO PRE-
VENT THIS" and moro Of the same.
OF course Germany u not other
W1oo Avinoibla,'" said Henderson.
xns crown prince yestsnds not to fear
ou. no
sns1ssv q ~. : -. ss"AS ny .neir
.n. 49,. - ~ olher
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~~ 01vDrrArc -.,rrS
Qo6 coHMAND REALIZE THAT
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-.,.sA--, -I 10~ans
- hons'
REAL ALLY PURPOSE,
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naaaa vhioh vvtn r.co.r,,. -. d-s..
az uaonl>a n A,sno.e ~ th.r,..,v~.
Shav think hast ana viu rn.Ls ~.
world aafe for demo,r.ov ~ ~
which Win solv> IN IA ~s.v. ncss
without oreatins nav one. ana vb,ch
VIII secure 1ust reoomnans ~ fcr +ha ,r-
nocent gictims Of the fouI vronv. rar-
petrated by osrman militia ,sm dur,ne
the war.
THOSE ar. broadly N. aim. =, ~.
allies and Il seems To me that IN sun
plement military effort by the nol,tica]
weapon, in order more quickly "a
achieve such an honorable and a In at :
ing peace, would not weaken the
ally position but would strengthen It
I'VE are at war with the kaiser and
kaiserisms and personally do not want
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
BIG Stroke
Continued from Page one.)

the Germans have had to deplete their
defense lines of considerable number
of men-probably both for the Italian
drive and to protect their positions in
Flanders.