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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18

GERMAN STRIKE
THE RESULT OF
HIGH PRICES ON
FOOD PRODUCTS

Berlin (via London), April 1s.-Pro-
Fnises by the government to improve
the food situation and to include work.
men In the membership Of a commits
sion on distribution Of supplies were
expected to improve Germanys gen.
eral strike situation today.
A census taken late last night show-
ed about 25o,000 workmen participant
ing in the strike. Tho government
leaders claimed many Of these had de-
cided to resume work today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18
BODY OF SEATTLE WOMAN
FOUND IN GUlCH NEAR HOME

Seattle, April 1s.-The body Of Mrs.
Florence Wehn. wife of James A..
Wehn, sculptor. was found today at
the bottom Of a gulch near her home.
She evidently had been struck over
the head and the body dragged
through the street to the gulch.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18
WELCOME GIVEN TO
AMERICA AS ALLY
BY GREAT BRITAIN
Resolution Passed by Both
Houses Of Parliament At
testing English Friend
ship for United States.

London, April ia resolution ex-
pressing England's appreciation and
gratitude and welcoming America to
the ranks Of the allies fighting for de-
mocracy was passed by the house Of
commons today. 1t had been framed
by the ministry. The vote was unani-
nous and without a division.
The house of lords adopted the same
resolution later in the afternoon.
The passage Of the resolution af-
forded opportunity for several eloquent
speeches attesting England's friend
ship with America.
TURNING POINT IN WAR.
IT hope and believe the entrance OF
the United States is the turning point
of the war" declared Chancellor of the
Exchequer Bonar Law in moving a
vote.
Former Premier Asquith seconded
the motion.
1t was announced that the commits
sioner of works had arranged for the
Stars and Stripes alongside the Union
Jack on all public buildings Friday.
American Ambassador Page was
present in the house of lords when
the vote was taken. Lord Cur
zon moved the passage of the measure
"in appreciation" he said, "of Ameri-
ca entering the war to end the rule
of Satan on earth"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18
DETAILS OF FIRING
EXPECTED SOON AT
CHARLESTOWN YARD

Boston, April lS.-Ldeutenant Ed
ward G. Blakeslee, U. s. N, communi-
cation officer OF the First district at
Charlestown navy yard, announced to-
day that heavy firing was reported
off Provincetown. Mass, by three diff
ferent coast guard stations this morn
ing.
The reports were received by tele-
phone from station No. 80 at Province
town, station No. SO at Race point and
station No. "a at Peaked Bars hills.
The three stations are located about
Provincetown bay and the firing was
reported as having occurred due north.
which would locate 1t approximately in
the middle of the entrance to the bay.
CONJECTURE As TO CAUSE.
The firing was said to appear to be
from heavy guns. It was thought that
a patrol boat might have como into
conflict with a German submarine or
raider but this was purely conjecture.
A wireless message with details of
the firing is expected shortly at the
navy yard.
The first report was received at 3; IL
o'clock from coast guard patrol sta
ton No. 80, located at Provincetown
bay. This station reported that they
first heard Is shots from heavy guns
and after an interval of 15 minutes
continuous heavy firing was heard.
They reported the firing as due north.
The second report arrived at $50
o'clock from coast guard station No. S3
at Race point and told OF hearing shots
from five or six guns and continuous
firing aften an interval of 15 minutes.
They characterized the firing as heavy
and occurring in rapid succession.
THIRD REPORT COMES.
The third report was received at 8: IS
from station No. "a at Peaked Bars
h;ll, which gave the direction as north
east by north and stated that the fir
ing was heavy and continuous and
seemed to be from three guns. 1t was
also reported that heavy firing was
heard at intervals since the first shots.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18
PLACE FOR COLONEL
ROOSEVELT IN NEW
YORK STATE TROOPS

Albany, N. z, April 18.-It may be
General Roosevelt regardless Of wheth-
er the coloneTs expeditionary division
Is approved by the federal government.
Declaring T. r. would attract to the
colors more men than any living Amer
lean, Governor Whitman is on record
today with an offer for Roosevelt Of
the highest guard commission in his
power to confer.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18
BOOKS OF GOVERNMENT
COLLECTOR EXAMINED

San Francisco, April is. - Jack
Platte, chief clerk, today took charge
of the internal revenue office following
the suspension Of Collector ]. ]. Scott.
Government agents are examining the
books.
No explanation Of the suspension has
been given. Scott attributes 1t to the
fact that in March his office was rob-
bed of $4,000 cash and $4,000 in
stamps.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18
the United States destroyer Smith.

the United States destroyer Smith.
What craft IL engaged In the hunt
or Just where and how It proceeds
must be withheld for military reasons.
But the hunt Is on with ali the en-
thusiasm of men who have been spoil
ing for a fight.
The warning to shipping to beware
Of this new lurking peril still stands
and will be lifted only when the sub
marine has been destroyed or captured.
or when 1t lis reasonably sure that she
Is streaking homeward.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18
nANXllLE VoTEs DRY.

Chicago, April 1S.-Danvilie, the
largest town in Illinois outside of the
state capital to go into the prohibition
column, voted out 70 saloons yester-
day by a 232 majority Danville is
the home of Uncle Joe" Cannon.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18
Administration Will Not
Consent to Volunteer Plan
and congressman Are
Now Falling Into Line for
Conscription Proposal.
TO RAISE ARMY OF
TWO MILLION MEN
With the Bond Issue Bill
Out of the Way Congress
Will Now Devote It's Un-
divided Attention to the
Army Measure.
PLANS FOR RAISING AN

PLANS FOR RAISING AN
ARMY OF HALF MILLION.
Washington, April 18.-ln an
ticipation of speedy action by
congress on the draft bill, the
war department this afternoon
had nearly completed plans to
have the first levy Of 100000
men in training camps by Aug.
I.
Tho frs. levy would be Sc
Iected by lot.
Figures compiled by the de-
partment showed that there are
about 7,000, 900 between tho
ages Of 10 and rs in the coun-
try, Of whom about 60 per cent
would be available for service.
From these, by lot, the first
levy would be picked.
II is planned to set the same
registration day throughout the
nation. Voting precincts would
be made the places Of resistra-
tion.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18
vANDERBiLT LAWN WILL
BE SEEDED TO POTATOES

New York. April 1s.-william X.
Vanderbilt has ordered that eight
acres of the lawns Of his Long Island
estate, Idle Hour. be plowed for po-
tatoes. To help the allies. nearly every
foot OF the big estate will be put un-
der cultivation.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18
TO FLOAT OLD GLORY,

London, April 18.-+For the first time
in history foreign flag will fly with
the Union Jack Of England over West
minister on Friday. The British COM
missioner of works ordered that the
Stars and Stripes on that day fly with
the British ensign on all public build
ing-as an extraordinary tribute to
America
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18
ANOTHER SPANISH
SHIP SUMMARIZED

Madrid, April 1s.-The Spanish
steamer Tom has been submarines.
unwarned. Eighteen were killed. 1t
is expected the sinking will further in
flame public feeling here
Recent dispatches said much ex-
citement was caused in Spain by the
summarizing Of the Spanish steamer
San Fulgencio. The Spanish govern
ment sent a protest to Germany and
demanded indemnity.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18
THREE FIREMEN KILLED.

Troy, N. Y, April.--Three firemen
were killed and Is persons injured
when an ammonia tank exploded dur
ing a fire in the store of the Mohican
company which caused loss Of $780,
900 today
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18
PLACE FOR MISS RANKIN.

Washington, April 1s.-Miss jean
nette Rankin, representative from
Montana, was today appointed a
member of the public lands commit
tee, her first and only committee ap-
pointment.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18
NEW GERMAN WAR LOAN.

Amsterdam, April 1S.-Germany's s
latest war loan totaled $s.103. lilo. 900,
according to information from Berlin
today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18

Washington, April 49,
Evidence grew today that
congress, in the end, will
grudgingly and in a modified
form that will let it "out
from under" pass President
Wilson's selective draft bill
for raising an army of 2,OOO,-
900 men.
Under personal pressure
from the president himself,
who made a hurried trip to
the capital to urge speedy
action, the senate committee
quickly reported out the adj
ministration's measure with
promise of immediate senate
action. Several committee
members who still insist on
the volunteer system, how
ever, declared their inten-
ton to fight to the last on the
senate floor. The senate
committee vote favorably re-
porting the bill was close
10 to 7.
OPPOSITION IN HOUSE.
In the meantime, house opposition
to selective or any kind of conscription
until volunteering is first tried
which had appeared to crumble some
what overnight. sprung up again,
seemingly stronger than ever.
The military committee voted IL to
s In favor of trying out a measure
that would empower the president to
put into effect his selective conscrip-
ton system.
After this vote the military commit
tee appointed a subcommittee to
draft a substitute measure with the
volunteer feature.
TO SHIFT RESPONSIBILITY. .
Such a plan means that congress-
men who fear "the folks back home"
would never return them to congress
n they voted for conscription. can thus
let themselves out and put the whole
responsibility on the administrations
shoulders, since the proposed bill
would empower the president to order
a conscription system into effect with
out any more action by congress-.
While the army fight was on a
resolution was favorably reported by
.he senate naval committee authoriz-
ing the president to requisition any
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18
DANGER seen IN
OF
PRESS; LODGE
ATTACKS BILL
Senator Hiram johnson
Fears America, in Her
Anxiety for Democracy
Abroad, Will Forget Her
Democracy at Home.

Washington, April 18.-Declaring 1T
arms the administration with danger
GUS powers to suppress tho freedom Of
the press" Senator Lodge in senate
debate today bitterly attacked the
pending espionage bill-particularly
the newspaper censorship provision.
Lodge defended free comment and
just criticism" and said only news "oi
value to the enemy" should be sup
pressed.
newly created to disseminate govern
ment news-also came in for opposition
by Lodge, who said it dangerous ''tc
place in the hands Of those most likely
to receive criticism the power to sup
press it."
TIME TO PAUSE.
Hiram w. johnson, concurring, said:
I'VE should pause. lest in our anxiety
for democracy abroad, we forget ouI
democracy at home"
II think attempts to deny the press
all legitimate criticism either Of con-
gress or the president is going very
dangerously Tar, Sa1u LouSe. IL We
are going to pass q bill like this,
think It would not do to deny the right
of legitimate criticism.
II have not the least desire to inter
fere with the punishment of those whe
use tho freedom Of the press for the
injury of the United States, but 1t II
going a long way beyond that wher
you put power in the hands Of the ex.
ecutive to punish with tho heavies
penalties any legitimate criticism
which conveys no information o.
value"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-18
PORTS CLOSED AT NIGHT.

Washing eton, April 1s.-To safeguard
the Panama canal, the terminal ports
Of cristobaI and Balboa are closed at
night and all navigation, lights exiting
uished.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
MAY HAVE LEPR0SY CURE
Assertion Made by Cuban Appears to
Be Justified by Experiments That
Have Been Made.

Some weeks ago the Courant men,
toned that a Cuban had asserted
that he had discovered a cure for
leprosy and had so far impressed the
Havana authorities that commits
sion of physicians had been appoint
ed to investigate the matter. 1t now
appears a leper no further away
than Pennsylvania is so much i'm
proved in health that he has been re-
leased from quarantine.
1t is asserted that while bacilli are
found in nodules on his face his
blood shows no trace Of them or Of
the disease, and the authorities of
Wilkesbarre, which have been keep
ing him and his family in quaran-
tine at an expense of $4,000 a year,
have put an end to the outlay by re-
moving the quarantine. 1t may be
supposed that the man, Joseph Nor
man, will not be. altogether popular
at social gatherings for some time to
come, but it is significant that his
condition has so far improved that
he is permitted to be at large
Hartford Courant.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
COULDN'T JUDGE OWN WORK
Barrie Had No Faith IN Peter Pan,
One Of the Greatest Successes
Of the Stage.

The birth Of J. NJ. Barrie's play,
''Peter PAN" was full of romantic
interest. Barrie had agreed to write
a play for Frohman, and met him at
dinner one night at the Garrick club
in London. Barrie seemed nervous
and i'll at ease.
"What's the matter?" said
Charles.
Simply this" said Barrie. 'You
know l have an agreement to deliver
you the manuscript of a playP"
Eyes" said Frohman.
'Well, / have it all right" said
Barrie, "but ] am sure it will not be
a commercial success. 1t is dream
child of mine, and / am so anxious
to see it on the stage that j have
written another play which | will be
glad to give you and which will com
pensate you for any loss on the one
L am so eager to see produced"
'Don't bother about that" said
Frohman. 81 will produce both
plays"
Now, the extraordinary thing
about this episode is that the play
about whose success Barrie was so
doubtful was "Peter Pan," which
made several fortunes. The manu-
script he offered Frohman to in
demnify him from loss was "Alice-
Sit-by-the- Fire." which lasted only
a season.-Charles Frohman, Mana
ger and Man.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
Just Ordinary.

"a burglar was captured in our
neighbOrhood last night"
"Yes2"
"And we were all rather disap-
pointed"
SIN what wayT
SHE was neither lowering brute
with a hoarse voice and two weeks
growth Of whfskers on his face, nor @
gentIemanly looking chap in evening
clothes"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
Afraid to Risk II.

"Will you have piece of the apple
pie?" asked the landlady of the Irish
bOarder.
as it after bein' healthy?" queried
Pat.
'TO be sure 1t is" she replied. why
should you think it otherwise?"
"Faith, an Oi had an uncle wanst
who died of apple-plexy," answered
the son of Erin, land Oi thought this
mOight be somethin' NV the same
kOind."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
FIcTIoNs

as the electoral college a sort Of
felton,"
sort Of" replied Senator Sor-
ghum. "But it isn't the only one. A
speaker does more listening than
anybody else, and chairman is kept
so busy hustling around that he sell
dom gets a chance to use a chair"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
BELIEF.

"a man should vote according to
his honest belief"
"To be sure" replied Farmer
COrntossel. chats what 1 always
do. / vote sccOrdin' to my belief,
but lot O. times 1 find I've been
terrible credulous."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
Usual Procedure.

81 presume a statesman pays more
or less attention to the wishes of his
constituentsT
"'MOre or less is correct. AS the
wishes of his constituents are made
known 10 HIM frem time 70 time In the
form of letters, he has his secretary
carefully file them away and then pro-
ceeds to forget all about them"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
BABEL.

Everybody at the party was talk
ing at oncep'
'They were quite right" COM
mented Miss Cayenne. Everybody
might as we'll talk. There was abso-
lutely no fear of interrupting any
thing worth listening to-"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
TEMPERAMENTAL DIFFERENCE

Yard Dog-Pm laying for the
man who beats me.
Hen-And Pm laying for the man
who feeds me.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
COMPARATIVE VALUES.

q see they're building more thea
tiers on paper"
81 should think steel building
would be less expensive"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
MEAN REMARK.

Peter (loyingly)-My wife made
me what / am
Philip (cuttingIy) Have you
forgiven her yetf
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
HARD LINES.

'Why is your wife looking 50
happy"
"She's got something TO worry
about again. Puck.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
Wisdom.

Wisdom is not an intellectual az
cehenee only, II is a moral exce2ienc,
as wefl.-Maclaren.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
NTTNCkS on GROWN PRINCE
ARR RIPt i.SED BN FRENCH

Paris sept g. Troops of tho Ger
man crown prince last night attack
ed the French position ON Mont Haul,
ip the Champagne region but, accord
ing tu the war office announcement,
they were rrpulscd with serious
LOSSES
Tho statement also SAYS th1t after
nucuatiuv fighting between Lange-
marck and iiulichote the British wcr
able go advance FOR a depth of two
thirds uf a mile. General Lukcudorii
reports that bon 100 the other sector.
the English sustaining heavy losses
were thrown back into the crater
field All the villages in the :ighunf
zone are declared Co hc in Germa7
possession German troops. IL Is on
rUunccd. successfully withstood tho
first day or the th,rd battle of Flan'
ders
Su tar this morning, the statement
sa,s the English have not resumed th,
ba.tlc
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
STRONG ENEAY DEFENSES
pENI.TR ATED Bl BRITISH

british Headquarters in France
CThursdayl sept 20.-The scene Of
the ipescnt British offensive includes
one Of the most important and
strongest parts uf the German line
In this section aud has been marked
hy some of the most bitter fighting
uf the war. since the allies seven
week ago began their drive which
has hccomc known as the battle Of
Flanders. Tho wooded elevations
east and southeast 90 Npres among
which are such dominating positions
us Glencorscwood and Inverness
Copse, were the vital points ana the
Germans had made their defense here
az nearly impregnable as they were
ablc, being determined 20 retain them
without regard Co the cost The bat
Ties of the past few weeks bear wit
ness 90 the strength of the defenscs at
these points.
The crucial sector may he said "a
begin with the ridge known as Amaze
which lies about "a mile southwest OF
Xnnncbrkc Southwest uf Auzac h
Suns wood ana lur. east uf this i'
the famous forest known as polygor
wood when the Germans la August
fought their way forward to Poygof
wood they found Nuns wood 80 flood
ed that they were forced to so around
1t and the ground here still presents
great difficulties TO the movement o
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
LIBERTY BONDS JUMP
ABOVE PAR, FOR FIRST
TIME SINCE LAST JUNE

New York. Sept q For the first
time fince Liberty bonds were listed
on the stock exchange tn June when
the security sold az 4 slight premium
during the Initial week OF their ufter-
ing ttey went above par today reach.
ing 10000 ON snail transa rtions. After
the sale ~ two DlorKs of t3ae.oo0
each snd one of $4,000 the seeuri-
ties -Csr "a premium. Trading IN
the bonds were active The Tow rec-
ord Tor fun lots MAS $3.50 on August !,
-~e~>N- N-~~~~~S~-~-e~~~~-~S>- s~~s~~-~~-~-
troops because of It's Swampy condi-
tion. Suns wood merRes into Glen
corse wood on the south aud little
further down and as,ride the Npres-
Menin highway IL Inverness copse. OF
undSing fame, Between Glencorse
wood and Inverness Is an open stretch
OF solid ground OF some 900 yards
and here ON the Fitzciarence farm.
the Germans had built great steel a~d
concrete redouhts whose machine
guns dominated the southern part OF
Giencorse wood aud the northern sec
tion of Inverness.
Below inverness are Dunsbarton
Lakes and the ground about them IL
pitted with shell craters which are
filled with water.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
woMiNs' BATTALION HAS
A RIOT IN ITS RANKS

Petrograd. Thursday Sept. 20. -
a small riot occurred today In tho
ranks of the womans' battalion drill
ing at Moscow and IL resulted In an
attack by the gIrls upon Vera Butch
kareff the twice wounded girl officer
who initiated the woman suffrage SOL
dier ORGANIZATIONS According TO the
Borse Gazette. an infantryman res
cueG Commander Butchkareff after
some rough handling from the infur-
lated girls who resented some acts of
their leaders not clearly defined.
As a result of the affair many of
tho grrls will he sent home and only
2jo Will be permitted To 60 To tho
front.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
COMPLETENESS or british
SUCCESS FULLY CoNIIVslI,D

London, sept 2i.--Field Marshal
Iiaig IN later reports regarding the
British offensive ON the Belgian front
To- the east Of Tpres. yesterday when
the British troops punched through
the German lines for a distance cf
more than mile. SAYS that the COM
pleteness Of the British success h,
confirmed by detailed accounts OF the
battle.
The British war office. after the re-
.ceipt OF Field Marshal Haig's report
today issued this bulletin.
More detailed accounts OF yester-
days battle confirm the completeness
II ou.' success"
During the evening local attacks de-
liVercd by us in the ncighborhood II
Tower iIamlcts and northeast of
Lans"marck cleared up number 81
strong points ana completed the car =
ture IL our objeotivcs IN these locaii-
ties.
Il IA now established that In the
many counter attacks delivered by
considerable forces Of the enemy dur
iuc IA" afternoon and evening his cas-
Jdltics were unusually great
The clear light OF the latter part
of the GAY enabled our troops to OBJ
tain warning of impending attacks and
Ia every case the advancing lines ot
German infantry were destroyed by
the concentrated fire of our allies
and machine FunE
'fhe obstinacy with which the en-
cmy constantly repeated his attacks
only added to his losses without re-
CnNpriur for him any az m. yaiua bf &,
ground which we had won
Exhausted by his previous effort.
the enemy made no counter attack,
during the night and our troops wers
able {" consolidate the positions un.
Disturbed
"pu" own losses In the battle arc
light
I'm the course of the night smal
hostil" attacks were driven Off west
! of liayrncourt and west of Lens"