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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18
FIRE DESTROYS
CLEVELAND HOME
OF ROCKEFELLER.
Flames Discovered in Bed
room Occupied by Oil
Magnate When at His
Home.

Cleveland, o., Dec. 1s.-F'ire, believed
to be of incendiary origin, early today
destroyed John D. Rock efellers For
est Hill home at East Cleveland at an
estimated loss Of 100000. The fire
Rockefeller always occupied while
here.
Few of the rich furnishings of the
house, which was built by the oil king
40 years ago. were saved. Firemen to-
day were searching in the ruins for a
valuable oil painting of John d. him.
self, which he priced highly. All the
valuable paintings and art treasures
were removed two years ago when tax
officials levied an assessment of sew
eral millions against him.
NO FIRE IN FURNACE.
The belief of officials that the fire
was a touch-off was strengthened
when watchmen declared there was no
fire in the furnace last night. A large
crowd which witnessed the blaze was
held on the edge of the estate by a
high iron picket fence, which borders
the entire property. Five oil paintings
Of men and women in colonial cos
tunes and an immense grandfather
clock were among the few things
saved.
Friends of Rockefeller today declared
the fire made certain that he will not
return to Cleveland. Mayor Bill
Minshall of East Cleveland. a personal
friend Of Rockefellers. said he believed
John D. would stop his annual visits
here.
The estate surrounding the burned
house consists of 1900 acres and 1t has
been rumored that he had intended to
give 1t to East Cleveland as a public
park
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18
FORM Err premier
Near PETR0cRAD
ITh HIS FORCES
Army Sent Out by
the BO)sheujki to-
Meet Old Enemy

Copenhagen Dec 18.-Former Premier Kerensky has
appeared Perogad at the head of several thousand
troops, according to dispatch via Haparanda printed to-
day in the Behring'S Tidente
The dispatch a1rted that the Bolshevi had sent out
armed forces to meet this newest counter revolution
against them Whether there has been any actual fight
ing between the two sides was not stated.
Kerensky last reported in little village in Fin
land to which he had escaped despite price his head
set by the Trotzky -Lenine government
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18

more economical. It does not look
thrifty but during such times as these
when the railroads are taxed to the
limit handling government business.
1t is more thrifty to travel as we do
than to crowd the railway coaches and
have a car standing idle"
WORKING EVERY MINUTE.
vanderlip explained that his party
had to live on the road and that the
members were working every hour
they were awake. He said that local
workers travelled with his party In
various sections of the country, all OF
which tended to the conservation of
railroad facilities.
We could not travel on coaches pro-
vided by the railroads for their usual
business without crowding out other
Travellers" he snid
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18
Rx JOSEPH sHAPLTN.

Stockholm Dec. 1S.-The MaximaliSt
regime is slowly but inevitably riding
to fall.
Reliable information from travellers
reaching here today as well as anti
Bolsheviki newspapers smuggled via
Haparanda, indicate even the Petro-
grad garrison no longer supports the
Lenine- -Trotzky ring.
Twenty-six OF Russia's provinces
and territories have formally refused
recognition of the Bolsheviki 'govern-
ment." Every Bolsheviki claim from
Petrograd must be heavily discounted.
TERRORISM REloNs.
Terrorism reigns in Petrograd. Ths
cleverest intriguers of the old Russian
regime are aiding the extremists In
playing on the minds of the ignorant
masses of the soldiers by fairy tales
that there will be an immediate rev.
olution in Germany.
The date for opening Of the constit-
uent assembly was the occasion for .
monster demonstration In Petrograd In
favor of this meeting.
Not only was the meeting sup
pressed, but the Bolsheviki have not
permitted any news of 1t to be sent
out The demonstrators expressed
strong condemnation of the Bolshevik1
efforts to wreck the assembly.
FoRSAkEN BY GARRISON.
That the Maxlmalists feel they can
no longer rely on the Petrograd gar
rison, once their greatest source OF
power, is indicated in notice that Lot
tish troops have been ordered to su-
persede them and are now policing the
city.
Such known German provocateurs a.
Israoff Orloff and Uritski are now Boil
sheviki police chiefs. The notorious
pro- German agent Schaeur was pres-
ent at Mohileff on the day General
Dukhonin was murdered and In Petro-.
grad the anti Bolsheviki forces whis-
per that 1t was Scheur who engineered
the assassination.
Kerensky has been chosen a. mem-
ber Of the constituent assembly not
only from Samara, but a. delegate
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18
RAILROADS NEXT HEAD OF SUGAR.
TO COME UNDER TRUST ENTERS A
SENATE'S PROBE STRONG DENIAL
Resolution Providing for In
vestigation of Situation
Passed by the Upper
House.

Washington, Dec 1S.-The senate to-
day ordered investigation of the rail-
raod situation by passin ga resolution
by Senator Cummins
1t calls for sweeping investigation
by the senate interstate commerce
committee into the interstate commerce
commissions, recommendations for set
Ting the country's transportation trou-
bles.
"The conduct of the war is suffering
from the inability of the railroads to
take care of the burden thrust upon
them," said Senator Cummins in pre-
senting his resolution.
'The president probably will make
some recommendations to congress
soon regarding the railroads and con-
gress ought to study the question"
LITTLE DISCUSSION.
With scarcely any discussion the
resolution was adopted within a few
minutes after it's introduction. Though
coming from a Republican senator, it
was warmly supported by Democrats.
Following adoption of the Cummins
probe resolution, Senator Sterling in
troduced a resolution asking for the
appointment by the president of a gen.
eral traffic manager for all the coun-
try's railroads. He would have author
ity to control priority of shipments,
movements OF freight and all problems
relating to an effective coordination
of the country's transportation facili-
| ties.
ACTION IN HOUSE.
Representatives took a hand in the
railroad situation this afternoon. Gre
alton of $100,000.o00 government cor
poration to manufacture and lease to
the railroads necessary railroad equip
ment. was proposed in a bill intro
duced by Representative Lenroot, Wis
consin. The railroads would be taxed
20 per cent Of their net incomes In
excess Of per cent Of their invested
| capital. to provide a sinking fund for
the corporation.
A practical railroad man would be
appointed general manager of the cor
poration. All directors would be men,
bers Of the interstate commerce COM
mission, except the secretary Of the
treasury, who would be an ex-officio
director.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18
Earl D. Babst, in Testimony
Before Committee, Says
Famine Caused by Big
Consumption.

Washington, Dec. decentralization
A. Claus Spreckles' charge that the
food administration created" a sugar
shortage, Earl d. Babst told the senate
sugar investigating committee today
increased consumption, inadequate
supply and delayed distribution, COM
bined, caused the famine.
Babst, head of the sugar trust" and
member of the Hoover sugar COM
mittee, stoutly denied Spreckles' claim
that there is a big surplus of Cuban
sugar.
Foreign buyers have cut down the
United States supply of Cuban raw
sugar 100000 pounds" said Babst.
6 HEAVY CONSUMPTION.
THE great preserving campaign last
summer took 900,000.O00 pounds more
than Is usually consumed in the can
ming period"
"A demand that the food admins
tration use it's influence to force a
raise In the price of sugar beets was
made TO Herbert Hoover this afternoon
by representatives of the beet growers
of California. Utah, Idaho, Colorado,
Nebraska and Wyoming.
Tomorrow they will meet with
Chairman Reed of senate probers
The growers say Babst's company
has depressed the beet price They
claim to have statistics showing that
his company can increase the price
from tn" present figure, 3726 a ton to
$1,000. and still, make so per cent on
the inyestment
MADE HUGE PROFITS.
One refinery in the we st controlled
by the trust made $4,000 600 las. year,
they say.
Babst denied to the committee that
the American sugar refining company
controlled or owned practically all the
sugar plants in the country. Inde-
pendents control 60 per cent of the
cane sugar business, he testified.
Twenty thousand stockholders in the
trust are women. largely New Eng
land school teachers. according to
Babst.
Every sugar refinery in the country
with five exceptions. was closed on
or before last October "a on account
of lack Of raw sugar. Babst testified.
HOOVER REQUEST REFUSED.
The senate sugar investigating COM
mittee today again refused Herbert
Hoover's request I or an immediate
hearing.
Hoover. through his counsel. Judge
Curtis H. Lindley, asked to be allowed
<rou%tcvoa - pea T-~N
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18
VCUHtInu9u ON f'HB0 IWOsJ
PRESIDENT GETTING
HIS COAL IN DOSES

Washington. Dec. 1S.-President
Wilson has to get his coal just like
anybody else--in homeopathic doses.
So today when two tons Of the prcc<
ious substance was received Mt thG
White House, secret service men
guarded it solicitously until It had bees
slowed in the bins and then Z White
House attendant swept up the dust
just as carefully as though Il wers
diamonda
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18
PARIS REPORT

Paris. Dec. 1s.-Active artillerying
along the Rhone- Rhine canal was re-
ported in today's official statement.
1.-THE German official statement, an
nouncing capture Of American soldiers
on Nov 3, located the American forces
as near the Rhine -Rhone canal" said
the statement
The only other activity reported by
the war office was repulse Of German
raids south of Givencourt.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18
MOTHER THREW ACID
IN SONS FACE TO
RENDER HIM UNFIT

Two Harbors, Minn., Dec. 18.-Ar-
thur Magnuson lay in the city hospital,
his face burned with acid, when his
draft contingent left for the canton
ment today.
Police declare his mother, Mrs.
Charles Magnuson. threw the acid in
his face, as he slept. to render him
unfit for military service. He will not
lose his sight.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18

Washington, Dec. 1s.-Charles A. Piez
of Chicago was today appointed gen.
eral manager of the emergency fleet
corporation to succeed Rear Admiral
Frederick r. Harris, resigned.
In making this announcement.
Chairman Hurley of the shipping board
declared that the latest shakeup in the
governments shipbuilding personnel
would not delay the program.
Reports show that construction
work is progressing as fast as human
labor can turn it out" said Hurley.
Carefully checked figures show s.
B95,308 dead weight tons under con-
vtruction and under contract"
CAUSE OF RESIGNATION.
The resignation of Harris resulted
from his recommendation that the cor
poration's office be removed to Phila-
delphia and that $12,000,O00 be spent
for houses for ship workers
When Harris demuIred at the ship
ping board attempting to pass judg-
ment on his suggestions his resigna-
tin followed. Former Rear Admir-.
Bowles, ex-president of the Fore River
Shipbuilding company, will have an i'm =
fairs under the latest reorganization
Hurley stated.
James Heyworth has been placed in
charge of wooden ship construction
and Charles Day, another production
expert, Is to be manager of the produc-
tion department,
SURVEY BY LLoYDs.
Hurley disclosed that decent sur
vey Of the American shipbuilding stu
alton by an agent Of Lloyds. theeBrit-
ish firm shows there is a better basis
for optimism than there has been al
any time since the emergency program
was launched"
Piez, the new general manager il
also vice president of the corporation
What Harris will do now was left
rather undecided after Secretary Dan.
iels declared he knew nothing "offi
cially" about the resignation and thai
I'VE had already decided upon Harris
successor as chief OF the yards and
dock bureau.
SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT.
Incidentally 1t developed Hurley ha.
the complete confidence of President
Wilson, who supports him in his plans
for pushing through the shipbuildine
work-minus Harris.
The split between Harris and Hur.
ley actually occurred over sending OF
ship experts to Philadelphia and ovel
building houses for ship workers. Hur.
ley desired to discuss these PROPOSE
tions with other members of the board
before acting but Harris felt he should
have full leeway.
INQUIRY DEMANDED.
The shipping tangle was brought be-
fore congress when Senator Harding
Ohio, demanded a congressional in
vestigation of the whole situation.
1T Is a crime that entanglements OF
red tape and inefficiency should be al
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18
HEADS MAY
AS RESULT
OF INQUIRY
Senate Committee Continues
It's Investigation in Spite
of Failure of Lewis to
Appear.
Senator Frelinghuysen Ex-
presses Hope That Presi-
dent Will Cut the Red
Tape and Remove Some
Bureaucratic Heads.

WASHINGTON, DEC. 1s.-"TN-
VULNERABLE DELAYS AND AL
MOST INCONCEIVABLE BLUM
DERS,n HAVE MARKED AMERICAS
WAR PREPARATIONS, SENATOR
FRELINGHUYSEN, OF NEW JER-
SEY, STATED TODAY IN CON-
MENTING ON RESULTS OF THE
SENATE MILITARY PROBE.
TT is to be hoped the president will
cut the red tape or cut off some bu-
reaucratic heads"
The testimony before our commit
tee has developed these things" said
Frelinghausen, who is one of the Re-
publican members of the investigating
committee.
PAYING THE PENALTY.
Much of the work we are now do
ing ought to have been begun two
years before 1t was. We are paying
the penalty for that delay.
IF preparedness steps had been
taken when they should have been, we
might have had the boys out of the
trenches by Christmas. Now it will be
several Christmases, fear. before that
will be accomplished.
purpose of Furnishing anyone. If mon
umental blunders have been made, the
president doubtless will retire those re-
sponsble.
Testimony has shown the war ma
chine is clogged by red tape. 1t is to
be hoped the president will cut this red
tape, or cut off some bureaucratic
heads"
MCCORMICK CALLED.
Unwilling to be delayed by the ina
bility of Colonel !. N. Lewis, machine
gun inventor, to appear today, the SEN
ate military probers this afternoon
summoned Congressman Medill NC
Cormick, Illinois, and resumed their
Investigations in executive session.
Henry Gatling, SON of the late r. j.
Gatling, inventor of the Gatling gun,
also testified.
Congressman Mccormick who visit
ed the European battlefields, discuss
ed conditions at the front. He also
was asked as to equipment of Ameri-
can troops sent abroad and said that
with the exception of one body of
Sammies sent across, all were COM
pletely equipped as far as he could
learn. This contingent was without
an adequate supply Of overcoats, he
said.
WEAKNESS SHOWN.
Gatling. who.. with his father. was
in close touch with the war machines
Of England Germany. Italy and other
European nations. showed by compar-
ison, it Is said. where the American
war department was lacking especially
in ordnance.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman OF
the probe committee, again voiced his
opposition to executive sessions which
were decided upon by the committee
"I think the public should have all
facts" he declared.
| THROUGH HOLIDAYS.
The committee today definitely de-
cided to continue its hearings through
the holiday recess.
Colonel Lewis Is expected to tell his
story of the machine gun row in the
war department. some time this week
| Representatives of sm all a m I
manufacturing companies also will be
called this week.
! Major General Henry J. Sharpe
former chief of the quartermaster'.
department. viii appear before the
! committee probably on Thursday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18
WOOL MAY Be POISONED.

New York, Dec. 1s.-Wool purchased
by the Hoboken Recreation center for
distribution to women knitting gar
ments for soldiers. IL under investiga-
tion today to ascertain whether 1t is
poisoned. Mrs. Rose Anderson was
taken i'll three times while knitting
with II.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18
INQUIRY BY
THE senate
0NSH|PP|NC'
S|TUAT ION
Rear Admiral Harris Re-
signs as General Manager
of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation.
Charles A. Piez of Chicago,
Hurley's Right H a n d
Man, Named to Fill Va
cancy-Will Be No Delay
in the Program.
INQUIRY ORDERED.

INQUIRY ORDERED.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-The senate
this afternoon adopted Senator
Harding's resolution for investi-
cation of the shipping situation.
Senator Fletcher, chairman OF the
commerce committee, announced
the investigation would begin at
once.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18
HAIG's REPORT

London, Dec. 1S.-Field Marshal Haig
had nothing special" to report from
the west front today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18
PFTR0CRAD
GARRISON
F0RSAKINC
bOLSHfVIKI
Regime Of the Maximalists
Apparently Nearing It's
End, With Provinces
Daily Breaking Away.
cossAcKs TAKE RosroFF.

COSSAckS TAKE RoSToFF.
Petrograd, Dec. 1S.-The Co.'S
sacks reoccupied Rostof today.
Reports received here declare
they disarmed the red guards of
the Bolsheviki.
Rostoff on the Don Is one of the
most important commercial cities
Of southeastern Russia. 1t 10 In
the territory of the Don Cossacks.
first of the Cossack tribes to de-
clare their revolt against the Boil
sheviki. Last week the Bolshevtki
claimed to hold the city "safo."
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18

I" HE size of the arrows in the map
of the west front indicates the
intensity Of the German bonn
harding. Around Ypres and Cambria
the Boche artillery has been unusually
heavy according to late advices and at
tacking parties have made frequent as
saults on the allies line.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-18

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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-09
Y AVERAGEDAY
II72

A report given to the Y. M. G. A.
board of directors at its meeting held
this afternoon showed that by actual
count on two typical days the average
number of men and boys entering the
,"Y'' building daily is III. This is an
average of u higher than last year at
the corresponding time, when an at
tendance count was made.
The average attendance at the main
entrance on Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week was 1045. Nc special
events were scheduled on these days,
just the typical I'm. c. A. fall activi.
ties. A marked gain in use of the
boys rooms was shown by the fact
that an average of 1926 boys entered
for the use of privileges on Tuesday
and Wednesday,, which were normal
days. g. ...."
Tuesdays attendance totaled 1910
men and boys, exclusive of men EN-.
ployed at the "Y" and boys who called
to deliver packages. This is the high.
est single days total on record. The
directors were much pleased to note
the large use made of the Y. NJ. G. A.
privileges. ..%-@ ~ - -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-09
RESTAURANT SELLS MORE
+ BOOZE THAN FOOD, so
LICENSE Is SUSPENDED

Because the receipts for liquor sold
far exceeded the receipts for meals
her restaurant ceased to be a restau-
rant and became a saloon, and Mrs.
Bertha Klemme of Kakaako was hailed
before the liquor license board yes
terday. The board suspended her
liquor license for three months. In
spector Hutton produced evidence to
show that soldiers in uniform would
doff their khaki before entering the
re-taurant and buy their drinks in
civilian clothes. The books of the
restaurant showed that during the
past month the purchases of beer by
Mrs. Klemme jumped from 5000 to
$1,000.
Il Mrs. Klemme testified that her
meals were uniform in price, 35 cents,
land that she served $50 meals a day.
Her large increase in business was
due to the gangs Of men working on
the Inter-IsIand docks, she said.
Chairman Richard Cooke told the de.
PENDANT that when she sold more
booze than meals the place ceased to
be a restaurant and became a saloon.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-09
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-09
FIRST Companies
FOR ENCAMP MENT.
GO TO kAVA|LOA.

Hungry but cheerful, the members
of the first two outside island Ma
tional Guard companies to arrive in
Honolulu for the annual eneampment
reached here this morning as deck
passengers on the Inter-Island steam.
er Mauna Loa. The Kau company of
the End Infantry, N: G. H, from Pa
hala, had been on the steamer ever
since last Wednesday. The other
company was from Kona and boarded
the Manua Loa at Kailua yesterday
There are At men in the Kona
company and A in the Kau company.
The Kona company is in command of
First Lieutenant Julian Yates and
First Lieutenant A.~G. Patten is com.
mander of the Kau contingent.
Shortly after disembarking from
the Mauna Loa the two companies
were marched to the Sweet Shop
where they breakfasted. Later they
were taken to the National Guard ar
mory where additional camp equip
ment was issued. At 9 o'clock they
entrained for Kawailoa.
Most of the men in the Kau and
Kona companies are Filipinos, al
though there is a scattering of Ha.
waiians
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-09
SDLONS VISIT
BEAUTY PLACES

Members of the congressional party
visited a number of the beauty spots
around Honolulu yesterday afternoon.
Early in the afternoon Governor Pink
ham accompanied by Senator William
King, Senator Miles Poindexter, Rep
resentatives o. E. Bland, Edmund
Platt and Henry w. Temple motored
to Nuuanu and Manoa valleys.
Delegate j. K. Kalanianaole, Rep
resentatives Allen Treadway, Frank
Thompson and George Mcclellan
made a trip to the Country Club,
where Representative Treadway was
introduced to golf as it is played in
Hawaii.
Francis Gay, who was a passenger
on the Matsonia, entertained a num-
Der of the delegation at his beautiful
home. Representative John Elston
and Mr.. Gay are old friends and have
been busily engaged talking over the
local situation. Members of the
party were impressed with the beauty
Of Mr.. Gays home and some of them
remarked that they would not at all
be ayerse to remaining there in
stead of returning to congress.
Little groups spent the late after
noon on the broad lanais talking
about the beauty of the Pail. 1T
was the most wonderful trip of my
life" said Senator King, and this sen.
timent was re-echoed by other mem
bers of the party. Representative
Gallagher of Chicago had his breath
taken away at the Pail and he came
close to losing his hat, but he said
that he was entranced with the scene
and wanted to return.
Representative Henry w. Temple
is a deep student. Yesterday after.
noon the gentleman from Pennsyl-
Yania purchased straw hat, a belt
and history of Hawaii He is
wearing the hat and belt and has al
ready read the history. He is par
ticularly impressed with the old