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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
ROOSEVELT OUTLINES
ARMY DIVISION PLAN
TOPRESIDENT WILSON

Washington, April 10.-Express-
ing himself as heart and SOUP
in favor of obligatory military
training, Colonel Roosevelt held
a war conference" with Presi-
dent Wilson today.
He wanted to outline In detail
his plans for sending a division of
10000 men to France and upon
leaving the White House expressed
the opinion that President Will
son would render a decision in
his own due time"
FOR ExPEDITIoNARY FORCE.
After talking with the presi-
den 30 minutes, Roosevelt came
out and dictated the following
statement to the newspaper men:
II came on desiring to see the
president personally to, reiterate
what / have said about his mes
sage and to lay before him in de-
tail and explain just what de-
sired In the case of the division
and why it was my earnest hope
and belief that 1t would be well.
that should have the authorize
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
NEW GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED

tion to raise such a division to be
sent as a part of an expedition
airy force to France apd at an
early moment.
"The division and myself, Of
course, would be put Under COM
mand of whoever was at the head
of the expeditionary force. AS l
have said, I wish to lay the plans
for the division someO hat in de-
tail before the president.
OBLIGATORY SERVICE.
THE president received me with
utmost courtesy and considera-
ton and doubtless In his own due
time will come to a decision.
'I am heart and soul for the
proposal of the administration for
universal obligatory military
training and service. You can call
it conscription IL you life. / am
not afraid. ! would favor II IL
it were for three million men,
THE division that I ask per-
mission to raise, would be raised
exclusively among men who
wouldn't be taken under the con-
scription system"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
MUST WAIT TURN TO
PROCURE LICENSES

Chicago, April 10.-Cupid is en-
countering increasing difficulties to-
day. Eleven of the is license bureau
clerks who aided in yesterdays rush
when more than regiment of young
men applied for licenses, were not on
the job. The scores who stormed the
doors again were notified that they had
to wait their turn while the regular Of
flee force handled the business.
To bring home more forcibly to the
"slackers" that official cognizance was
being taken, both naval and army re-
cruiting officers were stationed out
side the bureau. The license clerks al
so called the attention Of prospective
bridegrooms to the recruiting officers
offer.
But in spite of obstacles, the demand
continued undated today.
At noon today only 2S3 licenses had
been issued. However, had the depu-
ties of yesterday been retained, todays
total probably would far exceed yester-
days figures.
Public opinion and recruiting SER
geants thus far has had no visible ef-
feet on the throngs.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
Muniton Factory Recently Taken Over
By the Russian Government Blown
Up and Horrible Harvest Of Death Is
Reaped Officers Making lnvesd-
CATION Of the Cause.

Chester, Pa, April 1o.-A terrific explosion at the
great plant OF the Eddystone Ammunition corporation
have killed 101 and injured 200
The little morgue here is crowded with bodies and
many piled the sidewalk outside One undertaking
establishment had 80 bodies, 70 being girls
The first explosion occurred about 10 o'clock in the
pellet room of the shrapne building where 100 girls
putting the finishing touches shells The second ex-
plosion demolished adjoining building where 10000
shells were stored.
The ruins caught fire. fremen from surrounding towns
extinguishing the flames after two hours.
Two hospitals are filed and many have been taken to
the armory and frame tabernacle recently erected for
gious services The Baldwin locomotive interests erect
ed the plant after the started Recently the Russian
government took the plant It employed 10000
workers, many of whom and girls attracted
from Philadelphia, 10 miles away, by the high wages.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Boise and vicinity, FAIR
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. High
est temperature yesterday, 81; lowest
temperature this morning, so;, moan
Temperature yesterday "A.
A general drop in temperature has
occurred over the northwest while in
the east the weather is much warmers
Light precipitation has fallen at
scattered places in the Pacific and
Rocky mountain states and in the ex.
treme northeast.
New York City reported high wind
velocity this morning Of 3s miles an
hour.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
MARRIED TO SOLDIERS

A double wedding in which twog
members of company H married a
mother and daughter. was solemn
lied Monday night at 10 o'clock at
the Presbyterian manse at Collis-
ter by Rev. E. N. Murphy. The
contracting parties were Leo D.
Newton and Mrs. Catherine Wilk-
inson and Robert s. Rankin and
Miss Ruth Wilkinson. The cere-
mony was attended by close rela-
tives Of the brides. Mr.. Rankin is
of Pendleton and Joined company
H as cook after its removal to the
barracks. Mr.. Newton is a resi-
dent of Boise and is quite we'll
known here.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
KEEP MOUTH SHUT
THAT'S ADVICE TO
ALL GERMAN ALIENS

'Obey the law; keep your mouth
shut"
This is the edict sent out from
Washington, D. O., by T. w.
Gregory. attorney general, to Ger
man aliens in this country. The
notice was received this morning
by Thomas B. Martin, United
States marshal. and reads as fol-
lows:
"No German alien enemy in this
country, who has not hitherto been
implicated in plots against the in
terests of the United States, need
have any fear of action by the
department of justice so long as he
observes the following warning:
'Obey the law; keep your mouth
shut"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
cHARRED BODIES FOUND.

CHARRED BODIES FOUND.
Bits of charred bodies scattered over
an enclosure of great extent and re-
sembling an European battlefield in
the great craters torn out of the earth
by the heavy explosions made 1t diff
cult to ascertain the exact death list.
Two hospitals were filled with in
jured. The list will reach nearly 200.
Many cannot. live. Their bodies were
torn and twisted by the heavy explo-
their features blackened and well nigh
unrecognizable.
CRIES OF THE SoRRoWINo.
The cries of the sorrowing ones rose
all afternoon above the sound OF in
termittent popping of shells.
Occasionally guards would bring out
black bits of flesh of the dead, or ter
ribly injured survivors.
Two hospitals-the Crozier and the
Chester-were filled with sufferers
The Red Cross society of Whining
ton, DEL, Philadelphia, Chester, WAL
lingford and other nearby cities, all
ready modified by the German Amer
lean war, turned at once to the aid Of
SiAO oILiShCh SltyB dlA AuibC5 eho phJ
sicians volunteering at once.
The explosion was the most violent
and the most horrible OF any of the
munitions catastrophes that have oc-
Cured in America.
PHILADELPHIA SHAKEN.
Philadelphia was shaken as If by an
earthquake.
Three distinct explosions occurred
before the full mass of the deadly ma
terial began popping off. A fire started
at once, its flames engulfing the few
that survived the stunning shock Of
the explosions.
So many of the victims who survived
are unconscious or delirious from their
injuries and so many of the dead were
literally burned crisp that It may be
several days before a complete list is
available.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
GERMAN SYMPATHIZERS GETTING IN THEIR WORK
Russian Government RenonCes All Its Constaninopf
No New Units Of
The National Guard
To Be Organized

Washington, April 1o.-The war
department today instructed that
all present national guard units be
recruited up to war strength Of
100 per company, but that no ad-
ditional units be organized.
This rule will remain effective
until congress acts upon tho now
army bill.
Tho purpose of the order was to
concentrate on existing national
guard organizations, bring them up
to full strength and prevent or
ganizations of divisions outside the
regular establishment.
II was officially announced thls
afternoon that no instructions had
been received authorizing a re-
sumption Of recruiting for the
Second Idaho.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
SLACkERS BLAME
1T ON THE GIRLS;
PLANS WILL FAIL
Those Who Marry to Escape
Military Service Will Find
That They Are Not Ex-
empt.

New York, April 10.-The Stacker
marriageables today began to blame it
on the girls in New York.
Many youths between the ages of
19 and 25 appearing at the marriage
license bureau here before IL o'clock
today, declared to Chief Clerk Scully
that they had literally been forced
into 1t by the insistence of the girls.
Others frankly stated they didn't
want to go to war and many refused
to give any reply.
SculIy took advantage of a crush
around his office doors to inform the
couples that marriage at this time
will not exempt any man from military
duty.
THE RECORDS OPEN.
"The records of this office are open
to the United States government" he
said, "and / believe they will be used
to force such men as some of you un-
doubtedly are, into service"
One hundred and twenty-five ap-
plications for licenses had been made
up to IL o'clock. OF these 81 were
under rs and Al were between 25 and
30. The line formed before the office
was opened for business, stretching
down the corridor and taking space
on the stairs. The services of all spe-
cial policemen in the city hall build
ing were required to keep order.
The entire office force was busy.
New tables had been placed around
the room and many of the couples
were wed before they left the room.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
GREAT CONFUSION
AFTER EXPLOSION;
FIRES BREAK OUT

Philadelphia, April 10.-Early re-
ports gave estimates Of the casual
ties ranging from 10 to 50 dead and
from 100 to 200 injured. In the
excitement of the confusion following
the explosions, which occurred shortly
after 10 o'clock, it was utterly impos-
sible to get definite facts as to the
number killed or hurt, or the full ex-
tent Of the damage.
One report from the fire department
headquarters at Eddystone stated that
more than a hundred men had been
sent to the hospital at Chester and that
many Of them were believed to be so
critically injured that they could not
recover.
Many of the dead and injured are
girls and women. 1t was stated this
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
How YOU May Be Called to
Serve i'm War by Uncle Sam


and increase its naval
The to be be
of
the eligible lists
vious contngents
planned First contingent be ready foreign
cided to send them ].
EXEMPTIONS; in
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Can be Increased by draft
Age limit Is to
EXEMPTIONS Men with dependent families
mustered OUT otherwise
REGULARS.
Age limit Is
so
THE NAVAL BRANCHES.
be
the mel needed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
INELEVATORS
BURNED CAUSING
100000 LOSS
Guardsmen Discover Fire In
Bridge at Fort Smelling
and All Believed to Have
Been of Incendiary Origin

Minneapolis, April 1o.-OrlgIn Of
mysterious fires which destroyed two
large grain elevators here last night,
and another which threatened the
bridge across the Mississippi river at
Fort Smelling, 10 puzzlins authorities
today.
those burned said they heard shots In
the Vicinity Of the buildings. No guards
had been stationed at the burned
structures. The loss was estimated at
100000.
The first fire was discovered In the
middle of the old wooden bridge across
the river at Fort Smelling by guards
men. Troops at the post, called out
by firing Of cannon, extinouished the
fire. The blaze, which started In the
darkest part Of the b1oge, was de-
olared to have been of incendiary oriq.
in by PatroIman Tuohy, among the
first on the scene. Officers at Fort
Smelling, however, said IL might have
been caused by dropping Of a lighted
cigarette.
Fire was discovered In the MarfIeId
Grain eompany's elevator at q. m.
and in short time the structure, with
. capacity Of million bushels, and
nearly filled with wheat, was In rulns.
Shortly before II p. m. fire was dis-
covered In elevator ~" Of the ouinn-
Stephenson company. Seventy thou
sand bushels of grain were destroyed.
While this fire was raging, q watoh-
man at another elevator 200 yarda
away twice discovered fires apparently
OF ineendiary origin In his building.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
TURKEY EXPECTED
TO BREAK RELATIONS

Washington, April 10.-Turkey is ex-
pected to follow the course of Austria
and break relations with the United
States. All preparations for meeting
this new development are being made
by this government. 1t was stated to-
day that in event of break, Ambas-
sador Elkus at Constantinople would
probably have to return home on the
gunboat Scorpion, now lying outside
Constantinople.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
CIVILIANS ORDERED
TO EVACUATE REIMS

Paris, April 10.-French authorities
today ordered evacuation of Reims by
the civil population.
For the past few days the Germans
have been waging a powerful offensive
northeast Of Reims. Order for civil
evacuation of the city may be due to
a desire to save needless sacrifice of
civilization in bombardment OF the
town by the Germans. or because of
unusual military steps about to be ta-
ken there.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
RELATIONS BROKEN
BY VIENNA BECAUSE
OF DECLARATION

washington. April 10. = Austria
broke relations with the United States
because of this country's announcement
of war state with Germany, Charge
Grew. of the American embassy at
Vienna, cabled the state department
today.
Crews message was the first word
of the break to come to this govern
ment direct from Vienna,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
REPORTS OF PLOT TO
BLOW Up THE CAPITOL;
INCREASE THE GUARD

Washington, April 1o~Reports
of = plot to blow up the capitol
received by secret service opera
tives in New York, resulted In in
creasing the guard on the capitol
grounds today.
Fifty officers win be on duty
at night and no one will be al
lowed to enter the grounds after
sunset without q pass.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED
IN REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA

Guatemala City, Guatemala, April
Monday)-Martial law has been
declared in Guatemala, as a result Of
disturbances along the Mexican Sal
vador frontiers, supposed to have been
created with German assistance.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
EVERY UNMARRIED
MAN HAS ENLISTED

Cloverdale, Ore, April I0.-Don't
come here, girls, if you want hus-
band. Every unmarried man in Glow
erdale has Joined some branch of the
army, and most of them have left for
mobilization points.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
EVEN "SLAcKERS"
FOLLOW THIS FLAG

st. Paul, April 10.-New in
terest was manifest in "Old
Glory" today. Several pretty
young women here wore small
flags on their silk stockings
just above the shoe top.
"Slackers" needed no pleading
to follow the flag"
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
SUFFRAGE BILL IN
WISCONSIN PASSED

Madison, Wis, April 1o.-Taking the
opponents of woman suffrage by sur
prise, the Wisconsin senate today
passed under a suspension of rules, 20
to IL, the Skogmo bill, providing for a
state wide vote on full suffrage for
women in November, 1918. The bill
now goes to the assembly.
NEW GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED.
Rio 'Janeiro, April 10.-Brazil today
recognized the new government of
Russia.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
CONQUEST HAS
NO PART IN THE
PRINCIPLES OF
DUMA LEADERS
Proclamation Issued by the
Provisional Government
to Set the World Right on
Policy of the Nation.
NO SUBJUGATION
OF FOREIGN PEOPLE

Foreign Policy Based on the
Principle of Freedom of
Races-No Lust for the
Strengthening of Power
Abroad.
Petrograd, April 10.-The
provisional government to-
day announced relinquish-
ment of it's claim for Russia
of Constantinople as part Of
the price for peace, as pre-
viously stated by the bureau
cratic regime.
1.-The government has no
right to hide the truth when
the state is in danger and
every effort must be made to
save it," declared the official
proclamation, which spe-
cifically explains:
1.-THE government deems II a duty
to declare that free Russia does
not aim at domination Of other ma
tions, nor the occupation by force
of foreign territory.
Russia does not lust for
strengthening Of her power abroad
at tho expense of other nations.
"The government docs not aim to
subjugate or humiliate any one.
"These principles constitute the
basis of it's foreign policy"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10
SOCIALISTS IN BIG
WRANGLE OVER WAR

st. Louis, April 10.-A strong plea
for characterization Of Socialism" In
the minority report of the COMMITTEES
on war and militarism. is expected to
throw the Socialist convention into
wild excitement when it is introduced
tonight or tomorrow.
John Spargo, Vermont delegate, who
will head the minority report signers.
said the Socialists must be loyal to the
fundamental American institutions and
that 1t would be suicide for the party
to adopt an Indifferent attitude as to
the outcome of the war;"
The majority report, 1t is understopd,
will denounce the action of the gov.
ernment and pledge the Socialists to
continue active opposition toRthe war.
Continued wrangling today further
delayed the committees report and it
appeared likely this afternoon 1t would
not reach the convention, which Is
marking time until tomorrow.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-10

NEUTRALITY BILLS INTRODUCED.
Washington. April TO- Chairman
Flood of the house foreign afafirs COM
mittee introduced a mass of bills to
preserve the neutrality of the United
States and to guard it against spies In
time Of war.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08
AMERICAN MISSION
SAFE IN ENGLA AND
New National Spirit Awakened in
y. S. by Great Duties Of New Day

Inns been revealed In us. NC should
especially thank God that In such
circumstances. In the midst OF tho
ErcRtcst enterprise the spirits OF
men hnvc entered upon, VIC hnve, II
we but observe ~ reasonable and
practicable economy, abundance with
which to supply the needs OF those
associated with us aS well our
own. now light shines about ux.
The great duties OF new dny
n,ynkcnx a new and greater national
spirit In us. We shall never nrain
be divided or wonder whnt stun we
are made of.
..ind while we render thanks for
those things. let us pray Almighty
God TINT, In nil humblenesS OF spirit,
we may look always TO Him for
guidance: that we may hc kept com
stant In the spirit gnd purpose OF
service: that by His srnre our minds.
mny hc directed md our hands
strcnsthened: and that in HI. good
lime. liberty nnd security aud pcnre
and the comradcship of common
lnsticC may he vOuchHnfed all the
nations of tho cnrtn.
-" "nCfc1orc, j, w NOOdrOw Wilson,
President OF the United States of
America, lo hereby designate Thurs
day. the 10th day OF November next,
Us day OF Thanksgiving and prayer,
md invite the people throughout
the land to- cease, upon TINT duy.
from their ordinary occupations. and
I'm their Scveral homes md place.
of worship. to render thanks to God,
the great Ruler of nntIons.
"In witness whereof, hnve here
unto set my hand and caused the
Scni Of the United Stntcs to be nf-
HNcd.
"Done In tho District OF Columbia,
this eth dny az November, I'm the
year OF our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and seventeen, md of the
independence Of the United states
of America the one hundred and
fortJ-sccond.
"wOODROw WILSON"
"By the President:
"Nobert Lansing,
"Secretary OF state"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
: AFTER COAL OPERATORS
Charges That Fuel Administration
Orders Are Not Being Obeyed
Leads TO Investigation.
PROSECUTION WILL FOLLOW
District Attorneys Directed to Secure
Enforcement OF RegulatiOns-Afid-
stream Bunkering - Recently Or
dercd Increased Production.
tBy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, November An i'm
mediate investigation of charges that
coal operators and dealers are not car
ryinE out the orders OF the fuel ad-
ministration fixing prices and govern
ing distribution will be started by tho
Department of Justice. All Federal
district attorneys will be directed to
study the fuel administrations rcEula-
ton and to SEQ shat they are enforced.
The directions will call for prosecu-
tions wherever 1t appears that tho law
has been violated.
Seizure OF coal from trains by Ohio
city officials will he left. the fuel ad-
ministration announced tonight, to the
Ohio State fuel administrator for
action. in a statement to-day, Fuel
Administrator Garfield characterized
this sort of contiscation as wholesale
robbery"
All trans shippers of coal at New
York. Philadelphia. Baltimore and
Hampton Roads were ordered to-day
to make future shipments through the
Tidewatcr Coal Exchange to expedite
the movement Of coal cars. The cx-
change was formed last June. but a
number OF shippers declined to Join it,.
This order" said statement ac-
campaigning 1t, will result. it Is csti-
mated. in increased production of ap-
proximatcly 100000 tons OF coal n
year on account of decrease in deten-
tion OF cars at the ports and. there
fore. an increased supply of coal at
the mines. 1t also will assure suni-
cient supply OF coal for emergency re-
Guirements Of the army and navy"
~ hn yor
II is claimed. has reduced classifica-
ions from 1000 in number to nifty.
All coal arriving at the ports is pooled.
and the purchaser takes from the pool
the grade he desires, irrespective Of
whom he deals with as seller.
Eunkering in midstrcam. ordered re-
Gently, already is said 10 be saving a
large number of cars.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08
NEARLY HALF AGGREGATE
MADE UP OF LARGER SUMS

Although only ] per cent of the
number of subscriptions were for sums
above $4,000. for which only partial
allotments will he made. s2.12e, 900. 900.
or nearly half the big aggregate. was
made UP by the larger sums. More
Than three-quarters of a billion dollars
were subscribed in individual amounts
Of more than 100000
Subscriptions TO the first Liberty
loan. which closed June -, were $685.
100000. a 80 per cent oversubscription
of the se.00o.oo0,0oO allowed. There
were more than 100000 subscribers.
and allotments were made in full on
subscriptions of $4,000 and less.
On the second Liberty loan payment
Of per cent of the subscription
amount was required with the applica-
ton. and thousands of purchasers Of
the smaller bonds. particularly of $50
and 500 denominations. paid cash in
full. From these payments sl5IO00,00
already has been received by the
Treasury. The second installment Of
is per cent will fall due one week
from Tomorrow. Thursday, November
>5: 40 per cent additional will be due
January IL. and the last installment of
40 per cent will be due January Is.
1918.