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The day book., 1917-04-17


Dr.. C. P. Caldwell reelected pres.
of board of directors municipal tu-,
berculOsis sanitarium.
Mrs. Mary Barbour Blair wants
divorce from Frank P. Blair and $685.
200 she says she loaned him.
Geo. French, Forest Park, arrested
on charge Of embezzIing $4,000 from
defunct North American Union.
Mrs. Myrtle H. Williams wants di-
VOrce from Howard Williams, ball
player. Says as a husband he struck
out.
Jas. F. Bippus, Huntington, Ind,
wants receiver for House That Jack
Built to get payment on $4,000
notes.
Edw. Jones and Jas. Burke, att'ys,
and Thos. O'COnnoT, alleged run
ner," indicted in connection with
fake bond.
Tony Cali, 1111 Townsend, arrest
ed several times as Malta suspect,
found shot to death in Little Italy,
Sawed-Off shotgun.
Mrs. Viola ScheUerer, 4136 Cottage
Grove av., fatally injured by Wells
Fargo Express Co. wagon. Michael
MercUriO, driver, held.
Five auto bandits got $50 in hold
up of ThOs. McGethrick's saloon,
7459 S. State, and $81 in Emil Pref
er's saloon, 1853 State.
Walter Benson, 20, 1115 Jackson
blvd. student Chicago Dental col
lege, arrested on charge made by
Miss Teckla Stommel, SchaUer, la.
Foster HiIIix, Robert Mcintosh and
c. V. Brewster injured in acetylene
gas tank explosion that wrecked Chi
cago Welding Institute, sos S. Ra-
cine av.
SafebIowers got $500 worth of
negotiable bonds, $4OO in cash and
$4,000 in unendorsed checks from
T. A. Snider Preserve Co., 1853 N,
Michigan av.
H,,;IForJ Q Leg%ov, ,,,;JIT- l
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
WHILE DUCK HUNTING

Capital News Special Service)
Nyssa, Oct. 27.-Harold Smith. aged
81, met with fatal accident Wednes-
day morning while hunting ducks in a
slough Of the Snake river six miles
south of Nyssa He had shot a duck
and was pulling his boat on the beach
when the gun was accidentally dis
charged, just how no one knows. The
charge tore off one finger OF the left
hand and entered his body on the left
side, ranging upward. He was taken
to the ontario hospital where he died
from internal hemorrhage Thursday
afternoon.
The deceased came here a week ago
for visit at the home in Kingman
colony Of his aunt. Mrs. George C. Mac
Lafrerty. His home is Aberdeen,
Wash, where his body was shipped
Friday night accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. MacLafferty. He is a son OF Mr.,
and Mrs. S. H. Smith of Aberdeen.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
BIG SUBSCRIPTION
TO LIBERTY BONDS
BY LAND COMPANY
(Capital News Special SeryiceN

Nodpitdi NEWS opcCldi oeTNlCe1
Ontario, Oct. 27.--The Eastern Ore
gon Land company Of San Francisco,
owners of the military land grant that
runs through six Oregon counties, in
addition to subscribing for $4,000 OF
liberty loan bonds, has subscribed for
bonds that have been credited to each
of the six counties-Malheur, Baker.
Grant, Wheeler, Wasco and Sherman
Thos. w. Claggett of Ontario, who is
the manager of the lands this company
owns in Malheur, Baker and Grant
counties, stated the company has cred
tied Malheur county with $4,000 of lib
erty loan bonds, Baker county $500
and Grant county $4,000. Mr.. Claggett
is not advised as to the amounts cred
tied to the other three counties.
Ontario's quota of the liberty loan is
$1,000 and the maximum is $11S,00O.
The minimum was exceeded Friday
night. Ontario expects to reach $780,
600.
Westfall has the distinction of max
ing the best showing in the county. 1t
has over subscribed its maximum
quota by nearly 100 per cent
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
PACKERS WARNED OF
A CONSPIRACY TO
DESTROY LIVESTOCK

chicago. Oct. illumination that a
widespread conspiracy exists to de-
stroy livestock and grain in stock
yards and elevators throughout the
middle west was contained In q tele
Gram received by Harry A. Wheeler.
Illinois food administrator, from Her
bert Hoover shortly before noon today.
Hoover urged Wheeler to take steps
10 warn packers and grain men against
incendiary fires and other means of de-
struction, and advised him to take up
with the proper authorities the plan
of having all stockyards and elevators
IN the state patrolled by home guard
troops.
The federal food administrator re-
ferred to the recent destructive fires
in the Kansas City stock yards and the
Brooklyn elevators, and declared
There must be no occurrences"
Hoover declared emphatically that
the government is in possession of
evidence that widespread plot exists
to destroy food supplies.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
DISCUSS PLANS TO
SAFEGUARD GIRLS

Chicago, Oct. 27.-Young women and
girls of this country and of France and
Russia are to be safeguarded from the
moral risks Of the war.
This Is the task before the sectional
conferences of the Young Women's
Christian association. Delegates from
the central and north central fields
Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana,
Wisconsin, North and South Dakota,
Nebraska and Iowa-were in session
here today. while similar conferences
are being held in Atlanta, Pittsburg
and St. Louis.
Two important phases of war work
discussed are the hostess houses at
the army camps and the task of safe
guarding girls in new industrial GEN.
ters.
The hostess houses are meeting
places for the families and friends Of
the soldiers who areswaiting to take
their place on the battlefields of
France.
The war workers of the Y. w. c. A.
plan a campaign to keep the homesick
girls advised as to where to seek
rooms, etc.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27

drawn the sword to defend our country
against the most infamous. blood
thirsty hoard of human harpies that
ever disgraced the earth. They re-
spect neither law nor religion, nothing
is sacred IL 1t stands in their path.
Lord. bless the president, give him
wisdom; bless all the councils of state
and war. Keep us a united nation In
fact and spirit.
Bless the army and navy. Many OF
our brave boys already sleep some-
where in France or beneath the sea-
Bring victory to our cause because
we know 1t is Your cause. We have
Joined hands and hopes and hearts
with our noble allies that this world
may be a safe place in which to live.
Thou knowest, Lord, that the tidal
wave of sneering unbelief that has
blighted the faith of millions and de
MED that Jesus is Thine only begot-
ten son came from the beer mugs OF
that pretzel crowd across the sea. All
this together with the deluge of blood
Is enough to make hell laugh and
heaven weep.
Lord, Thou hast never forSaken our
flag. 1t waves without a stain. May
1t lead every step of the way until the
iron cross Is sunk fathoms in hell and
the world rests once more bathed In
the radiance Of the Cross OF Christ
All this we ask in the name of Jesus
Christ, Thy son, Our Savior. Amen,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
UNDER ARREST FOR
WEARING UNIFORM
OF A Ut. S. SOLDIER

Ontario, Ore, Oct. 27.-H. w. Weld
ner, who lives on the Payette bench
five miles southeast OF Payette, was
arrested at his home on the charge of
wearing the uniform of a United States
soldier contrary to law. The arrest
was made by A. Burns of Portland, an
investigator for the department of
justice. Weidner was brought to On
tario before United States Commits
sioner Stearns. He waived prelimi-
nary hearing and was bound over to
the federal grand jury at Portland.
His bond was fixed at $500 which he
furnished.
Weidner is well known In Ontario,
Payette and surrounding country His
present trouble arose from his arrest
in Ontario June 80. 1917. on the charge
of bringing in an auto load Of whisky
from DEMO, New. He was found guilty
of this charge and was fined $3.50 by
Judge Stearns of Ontario. At the time
of this arrest Weidner was wearing a
soldiers uniofrm, had a government
rifle, a government revolver, and his
auto license was thus painted: "U. s.
40, Idaho, f. c."
On the night Weidner was arrested
in Ontario by Marshal H. c. Farmer
he stoutly protested that he was a
United States soldier. The marshal
searched Weidner's car and found a
keg of wine and some booze, and then
placed Weidner in the city Jail.
Through information given the mar
shall there was found IA kegs of whisky
cashed away at a point about a mile
south of Ontario. 1t was brought out
in, Weidner's trial for Illicit trafficking
in liquor that Weidner had brought the
IA kegs of whisky from Nevada.
1t seems Weidner wore the soldiers
uniform for the purpose of throwing
off any suspicion officers might have
had while he was bringing in liquor
from Nevada.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
BILLY SUNDAY OFFERS UP A PRAYER
FOR AMERICAN VICTORY in THE WAR

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. a7.-That the
flag may wave without a stain until
the iron cross is sunk fathoms in hell"
and "Prussian militarism is swept off
the face of the earth and the kaiser
and his cohorts have unpacked their
trunks on st. Helenas barren rocks"
is the prayer offered today by Rev.
Billy" Sunday. dynamic evangelist,
through the United Press.
The prayer follows:
BY BILLY SUNDAY.
Almighty God, our heavenly father,
we pray Thee that the war may con-
tinue until Prussian militarism Is
swept off the face of the earth, until
the snake of autocracy Is crushed for
ever, until Democracy Is unshackled,
until justice has a fair show, until the
virtue of woman Is sure of protection,
until little children no longer go hun
cry. until the kaiser and his cohorts
have unpacked their trunks on st.
Helena's barren rocks.
And in the meantime give each one
Of us the fighting spirit that led the
crusaders to victory. If we do not fight
with our hands in the trenches help us
to fight with sacrificing hearts at
home.
Thou knowest, Lord. we have not
entered this bloody war because of
avarice or greed and we do not covet
Germany's gold or land. We have
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
CHICAGO DISTRICT
BEHIND ITS QUOTA

Chicago, Oct. 27.-Omcial figures:
Chicago Subscribed $136,0O0, 900;
maximum quota s1SO.s50. 900; shortage
s44.s50, 900.
Seventh federal reserve district
Subscribed s444,o00,0 900; maximum
quota 800, 100000, shortage s256, 5000, 90.
Unofficial figures:
Chicago Subscribed $4,000, 900;
shortage $10.95o.0O0.
Seventh federal reserve district
Subscribed s550,OO, 900; shortage $780,
100000
Chicago and its federal reserve dis
trict swept into the stretch in the lib
erty loan handicap today, prepared to
make a Garrison finish.
There was every possibility that the
city would pass the maximum quota
wire at midnight a winner. Chances
for the district to duplicate this feat
were admittedly less optimistic.
Chicago officially lacked more than
s44, 100000 to attain its maximum quota
of s1SO,s50,00O. Unoflcially. however
the city had passed the $500 600
mark and was headed for 5000, ooo,o 900,
The Continental and Commercial bank
boosted it's total subscriptions to $15,-
900, 900 with an additional s2.500,00l
last night
SITUATION IN DISTRICT.
In the district, official figures which
were admittedly far behind the actual
count showed 1856, 900, 900 of the $780,
900, 900 maximum quota lacking. The
executive committee early today an
po,lpced the authorizations apportioneC
as follows:
Illinois outside OF Chicago $4,000
900, Indiana s5o,00o,00O, Iowa $4,000.
900. Michigan ss5,oOo,ooo, Wisconsin
SIS, 900, 900.
Even with s1O6,Oo0.o 600 unofficial.
added to the districts announced total
only the most optimistic saw the maxi
mum quota attained.
But men, women and children wer,
applying whip and spur in final effor
to make the city and district double
winner.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
ALABAMA SOLDIERS
AND NEGRO TROOPS
ON VERGE OF CLASH

Camp Mills. Hampstead. N. r, Oct
27.-Alabama troops and negro sol
diers of the Fifteenth New York In
fantry, seemed on the verge of open
hostilities today
The Alabamans( declaring they re-
sented the negroes attitude, threaten
ed to drive the regiment from camp
during last night. The negroes assert
ed they had been insulted and reported
their version to Colonel Haywood.
When a call to arms was sounded in
the Alabama reservation during the
night, the negroes quickly seized their
rifles, fixed bayonets and prepared for
a fight They remained alert all night
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27

Continued from Page One.)
ian boundary to the gulf are sma shine
through to the goal in the greatest
drive of the campaign. Hundreds of
soldiers temporarily converted into
statesmen are persuading the stay-at-
homes to buy bonds IL kaiserism Is to
be downed.
VICTORY EXPECTED.
Loan leaders were confident early
today that they had $4,000. 900, 900 In
subscriptions slowed away. although
their official estimates last night ran
1851, 5000 So tremendous Is the
last days drive. however. that they
hopefully predict the nation will surge
across the line triumphaptly.
New York, Boston, Cleveland and
Philadelphia are expected to pass
their maximum allotments and thereby
add $61b, 100000 to last nights totatl.
Other districts are counted on to swing
their subscriptions to a height which
assures the success of the second
liberty loan,
Authorities look to the banks to help
swell the totals today, but their chief
reliance II on wage earners and SAL
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
CARTER HOUSE At
ONTARIO LEASED.
TO PORTLAND MAN
Possession of Well Known
Hostelry to Be Taken on
Nov. Property of On.
tario Bank.

Ontario, Oct 27.-The Carter House,
one of Ontarios best known hotels and
which is the property of the Ontario
National bank. has been leased for a
term of years to DR.. f. r. Hunlock OF
Portland, and he will take possession
Nov. /. His son, C. w. ,Hunlock, will
be directly in charge as manager. Man
ager Hunlock is an experienced hotel
man. and has been connected with
such we'll known Portland hotels as
the Imperial, Benson SSd Multnomah.
For some time past nj Was at Salem,
Ore. as chief clerk of the Marion
hotel. which position he is leaving to
take charge of the ca r. House.
A. R. Mcintosh will continue In his
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
WIDOW OF FITZ TO
ACCEPT NO CHARITY

Chicago. Oct. 27.-Bob Fitzsimmons.
who gave away hundreds of thousan ds
of dollars he had won in the ring to
his friends, won't receive any of their
charity, now that he Is dead.
This was the declaration today OF his
widow. Mrs. Tina Fitzsimmons, who
vigorously opposed a movement here
to build the former heavyweight
champion a monument through popu-
lar subscription.
'Tt would not be Bob's wish to have
such monument as that planned by
his friends" she said.
But he will have n monument, for
have already arranged that. 1t is not
very costly but II Is the best can af-
ford"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27

other armies in the world war are do
ing.
The language OF the announcement
by American headquarters indicat IS
that the American "battalions" and
batteries" are in the actual fighting
zone not so much to take part in fight
ing as simply to gain by actual first
hand experience some Of the knack of
fighting under fire. so that they, in
turn. may transmitSthese tricks Of the
trade to other American troops.
The American troops thus undergo
ing their baptism" are fully prepared
to fight, however, and judging from
German comment they will experience
some Hun strafing" either by shell
fire or infantry charges the moment the
presence of the Americans become
known to the German general staff.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
VETS OFFER ODDS
ON CARRYING OHIO

Cleveland. o.. Oct. 2I.-Wet inter-
ests here today were offering odds Of
10 to IA that Ohio will vote to retain
the saloon, when the constitutional
prohibition issue goes to a decision on
Nov. 8. They reported little dry"
money In evidence.
The campaign Of the anti-saloon
forces will reach a climax here tomor-
row when prohibition orators will
speak from the pulpits of 100 CIeve-
land churches. Among them will be
former Governor Frank B. Willis, who
is scheduled for two addresses.
Saloon interests are concentrating
their campaign on ward organization
meetings and on newspaper and poster
ADVERTISING
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
PEACE PARTY BEING
FORMED IN GERMANY
BY CONSERVATIVES

Amsterdam, Oct. 27.-Opponents of
the Won Tirpitz junkerites "fatherland
party have combined to form ICON
sentative German union" according to
Berlin dispatches today. The new
party, it was stated was instituted spe-
officially to ''neutralize the fatherland
faction" 1t is headed by DR.. GrabaslSy
and DIR. Thimm, both of whom have re-
Gently made vigorous attack on the
Junkers for their opposition to dem
ocratization.
The preliminary statement of the
new party announces it is opposed to
exaggerated war aims" and approves
renewed efforts toward secured peace.
The Pan German press is violently
attacking the infant party.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
CLEVELAND READY TO
HAVE CELEBRATION

Cleveland. O., Oct. 27.---Eighty bombs
fired from the top of q local sky
scraper at . o'clock tonight will signal
that Cleveland has reached its max
imum goal of o.o0o, 900 for the second
liberty loan and that the fourth fed
ed It's quota
Liberty bond statesmen were conf
dent of this today. although they didn't
slacken their efforts to pile UP an enor-
nous over -subscriptfon.
The s4o0, 200, 900 goal for the district,
statesmen assured, was within striking
distance. Eighty two Of the 100 coun-
ties In the district already have passed
their quotas.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
HOLD Up JEFFERSON
STATE LAND SALE;
OTHERS. APPROVED
State Land Board Decides
Sales in Three Counties
Satisfactory = State Au-
ditor Votes Against.

BY vote Of 8 to /, State Auditor
Clarence Van Deusen voting against.
the land board just before closing its
all-day session Friday afternoon, ap-
proved the sales held during late in the
summer in the southeastern counties
of Teton, Bonneville and Fremont.
These sales were conducted by State
Land Commissioner /. A. Smoot OBJ
lection was raised to the manner In
which the Rigby, Jefferson county sale
was held. by Thomas e. Domain on the
grounds he had offered higher bid
than that of the successful bidder, but
his bid had not been considered. The
Jefferson county sale was not approx
ed, report of the special investigat-
ing committee, composed of John Hart
Nathan Kicks, A. b. Stevenson and
Mark Austin. appointed by the COVER
nor, not having as yet been submitted
ATTORNEY GENERAL lNvESTI-
GATES.
Attorney General T. A. Walters
while in the southeastern part of the
state made an investigation of the
sales and came to the conclusion that
they had been properly conducted and
there was nothing illegal or wrong
about them. He announced he was pre-
pared to vote on their approval and
moved that the four sales in Teton
Fremont, Bonneville and Jefferson
counties be approved, with the excep-
ton Of the sale Of the 40 acres at Rig
by which Domain complained about
The motion lost by not receiving ma
jority vote. Governor Alexander and
10,
| it. State Auditor Van Deusen and
Secretary Of State Dougherty voted
against it.
WANTED TO CANCEL THEM.
II was then moved that the Teton
Fremont and Bonneville county sales
| be approved. This motion prevailed
the governor attorney general anc
| secretary of state voting for it and the
| state auditor against BY this actor
the Jefferson county sale is left unap-
proved pending an investigation and
| possible cancellation.
| State Auditor Van Deusen held that
| as long as a question had been raised
| about the sales, they should all be can.
celled and the land resold. The mair
charge in the jefferson county sal,
was that the commissioner who auc-
toned them off, hurried the sale and
did not give some Of the bidders q
F., chance to make known their bids This
Commissioner smoot denies. declarins
that in the case of the Domain com
plant. the bid was called three times
before the land was finally knocked
down to the buyer.
State Auditor Van Deusen believes
that many of the improvement affi-
davits of those leasing state lands run
the improvements into too high fig
ure and he will introduce a resolution
| to correct this.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
HAMMOCK COUNTY
FINISHING STRONG
IN THE LOAN DRIVE

Bannock is another one Of the
Il counties in the state finishing
strong on the home stretch in the
second liberty loan drive. Just
prior to noon today, that county
reported to state headquarters here
it is in the clear" insofar of its
allotment of s521,o00 is concern
ed, and that It's apportlonment will
be over-subscribed. The message
brought forth compliments from
state leaders now working over
time to bring Idaho through with
100000 worth of subscriptions
to her credit.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
SUGAR STORED FOR
SHIPMENT ABROAD

New York. Oct. 27.-Thirty-five mil
lion pounds of refined sugar is stored
in New York today for shipment to
neutral countries, according to Clans
Spreckles president of the Federal
Sugar Refining company.
Spreckles declared the neutraIs own
ing this sugar were willing to have
1t sold here but they had as yet failed
to get the consent of the food admin
istration.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
ASSAULT ON
INLAND TO
Be MADE BY.
THE ENEMY.
Germans Plan to Occupy
Northern Country and
Shut Off Communication
Between Countries.
Expect Plan Will Be Easily
Carried Out Because Of
Pre- vious Propaganda
Work-Russians Prepare
to Evacuate Helsingfors.

Petrograd, Oct. s7.-Preparations for
the evacuation of Helsingfors, Fin
land, were reported under way today.
The newspaper Novo vremya assert
Cd today that the Germans are making
authoritive preparations for landing
and occupying Finland, expecting that
their task will be easy owing to the
srowth of previous propaganda there.
The German plan, the newspaper de-
clares, is to make a swift assault on
Russian troops, and cut the railway
which runs through Finland to Tor
nea, thus isolating Russia from Swed-
IN.
Helsin gfors is a naval depot OF Fin
land. 1t Is safeguarded by the fortress
Of Sveaborg. classified as a fortifica-
ton Of the first class. The city Is an
important link in the railway from
Petrograd.
Russia has already announced evac-
nation of Reval, its big naval base In
southern shore of the gulf of Finland
and a civil evacuation of the Fortress
of Kronstadt, a bare 40 miles from
Petrograd. at the upper extremity of
the Finland gulf. Viborg. the third
great Russian naval fertilization of
the bay rs apparently still being held.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
CUT THIS QUILT Is WORTH
MONEY,

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-27
BRAZIL FORMALLY.
DECLARS WAR ON.
GERMAN MPIRE.
BY Vote of 149 to l Cham
Der Of Deputies Votes for
War and Action by SEN
ate Unanimous.

Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 27.-Brazil's
formal declaration of war against Ger
many was expected today to FORE
shadow a policy of even more active
cooperation by Brazil in the allies
fight against autocracy. Greater util-
il ton of the Brazilian navy in pa
troll operations was expected as the
first step.
How unanimous was the sentiment
for war. to follow up the severance OF
diplomatic relations with Germany was
indicated in the vote of the chamber
of deputies on that point. 1t was 149 to
i. The senates vote was unanimous.
The German gunboat Ebsr, now at Ba-
hia, will be seized at once.