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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
CARRANZA NO PARTY
TO THE PROPOSITION
Belief Prevails at Washing
ton That the German Gov
ernment Acted Without
the knowledge of Either
Mexico or Japan.

Washington, March 1.-Germany's
attempt to align Mexico and Japan in
n hostile conspiracy against the Unit
ed States has been frustrated
At the state department today. 1t
was intimated that so far as is known,
the letter of Germany's foreign secre-
tary, zimmerman, the authenticity OF
which was vouched for by President
Wilson, personally, to the senate to-
day, never reached Mexico In conse-
quence it was never passed on to
Japan.
Attention is called to the fact that
in his instructions Zimmerman stip-
ulated that Eckha should only
broach the matter to President Car
rama as soon as it is certain that
there will be an outbreak of war with
the United States"
ALL DOUBT REMOVED.
Doubt as to the authenticity Of the
Zimmerman letter. voiced in the senate
early today. because of It's text hav-
ing first become public through the
press was quickly dispelled by Sena-
tor Swanson, who made formal
statement announcing that the presi-
dent had authorized him to say the
published text was substantially cor
rect.
That the Japanese government would
not consider any proposition such as
that advocated by Secretary of For.
eign Affairs Zimmerman in his Mex
plot note was the convic-
ton expressed by Secretary Lansing
today.
Lansing authorized the folowin.
statement:
The department does not be-
lieve that Japan has had any
knowledge of this or that she
would consider any proposition
made by an enemy
LANSING STATEMENT.
Lansing also expressed belief that
the Mexican government would also
ignore any such proposition. He said:
we have confidence that Mexico
would not become a party to it in
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
Legislature Today
HOUSE.

HOOSE.
Passed five appropria tion bills car
rying total of $67.I01.49 for relief Of
L. ]. Overjorde. Charles T. Schattner,
$4,000 for mining bureau, $500 for relief
Minnie Priest Dunton for back salary
as law librarian. $4,000 for construc-
tion Lewis and Clark highway, $4,000
for Nampa- -Froman bridge.
In interest of economy three attaches
of the house are cut off 5ayroll, which
is said to be one of most surprising
actions taken late in session when
work is piling up.
SENATE.
Reconsidered vote by which $1,000
900 bond issue was passed. struck off
amendment authorizing sale of issue
while legislature is in session and
passed measure.
Motion carried to suspend rules for
passage OF Rockwell compensation act
and bill put ON final passage at after
noon session.
Indefinitely postponed Curtis bill re-
latinG to government cities first class,
Newport bill to require cities and
towns to equip hospitals. Rockwell con-
stitutional resolution to submit pri-
mary preference vote. Randall bin re-
lating to written conveyances to mar
ried women.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
BRITISH SHIP TRIToNIA
SUNK BY A SUBMARINE

ST., Johns, \. b., March 1.--Word OF
the sinking of the British steamer Tri-
tonia was received in a cable message
to the agents here. No details we're
given.
The Tritonia sailed from this port
February 10 for Liverpool with n gem
eral cargo and stopped at Halifax. n.
81 on the 10th to take on some horses.
She was built in Glasgow in 1898
and registered 2720 tons.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
PRESIDENT CONFIRMS
truth OF THE STORY
OF ZIMMERMAN NOTE

Washington, March 1.-President
Wilson stands sponsor for the decIar-
alton that Germany attempted to plot
Japan and Mexico into a conspiracy
against the United States.
In a formal statement, Senator
Swanson told the senate today:
president authorizes me to say that
the Zimmerman letter to the German
lance with Japan and Mexico is sub
stantially correct"
provided it originated from entente
sources.
He suggested the senate ought to go
slowly in opening up diplomatic sec
rets"
Stone later amended his resolution
to include information as to whether
the Zimmerman letter Originated
with or was derived from" an allied
power.
TO INFLUENCE OPINION.
Stone openly hinted that the German
plot information, If from executive Of
ficers of this government was put
forth to Influence public or official
opinion, or both.
The publication of this letter today
was made for some purpose" said
Stone. II do not know with such GER
tainty as to warrant me in stating II,
as to where the newspapers obtained
this document. II 1t is authentic it
is a necessary cequence that the in
formation was not given to the Amer
lean press by the German government.
1t must have been given out by some
one else.
Reading the newspaper accounts,
the inference is plain that it was OBJ
tanned from the executive officials
of this government. 1t is published
for some purpose though / will not
undertake to say what that purpose
was, further than to say it was given
to affect public opinion or
official opinion, df both in the United
States"
DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
American ships will be protected on
the Atlantic, peacably if possible, but
by force Of arms if necessary TO as
sure them freedom of the seas, Chair
man Flood declared, in opening the
house debate.
Representative Campbell, Republi- |
can, declared congress has mo right |
to delegate war-making power to the
president" and that congress should |
stay in extra session if this emerg- |
ency exists"
IF we go to war;" he said, "we shall
Continued on Page Two)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
INSPECTION OF TROOPS.

San Antonio, Tex, March l.-Gen-
eral Pershing announced today he
would leave on Thursday on his first
inspection trip along the border. He
will go to Brownsville. Company A,
California engineers. at Nogales, were
the only troops to move today for
its home station. Sacramento.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
ONE KILLED AND TWO
HURT IN COLLISION

Chicago, March 1.-one person was
killed and four injured when two sur
face cars collided in the Washington
street tunnel last night. The dead man
is Charles Rucke, motorman. Rucke
stuck to his car when the collision
seemed inevitable. attempting to APP
ply the brakes. Firemen and police
worked more than an hour in extricat
ing his body from the wreckage.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
PRoTEsT TO LAFoLLErTE

Madison, Wis.,, March Fifty lead
ing business men of Madison, the home
of Senator Robert M. La Toilette, this
afternoon wired their protests to the
senator against his threat to filibuster
and urged him to "set behind the presi-
dent"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
MEXICO NOT INVOLVED.

Washington, March 1.-FIat denial
that his government participated in
any manner in the German plot
against the United States was made
this afternoon by Mexican Charge
Ramon de Negri at the Mexican EN-.
bassy.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
IN ENTIRE ACCORD
WITH THE ENTENTE
Formal Statement Issued by
Japanese E m b assy at
Washington Relative to
Plot to Involve the United
States in Trouble.

Washington, March l.
Pledging continued friend
ship to the United States
and continuance of it's re-
lations with the allies, the
Japanese embassy this after
noon issued a formal state
ment declaring that "under
no circumstances" would
the Japanese government
entertain such an invitation
as Germany attempted to
send to Toxic.
The statement read:
with regard to the alleged
German attempt at Inducing Ja-
pan and Mexico to make war upon
the United States, made public
In the press this morning, the
Japanese embassy, while lacking
information as to whether such
invitation ever reached Toxic,
desires to state most emphatioalIy
that any Invitation Of this sort
would In no circumstances be en-
tertained by the Japanese gov
ernment which 10 in entire accord
and close relations with the allied
powers on account Of formal agree
nent and common cause and,
moreover, whose friendship with
tho United States is every day
growing in sincerity and cordial
ity"
AN INTERESTING STORY.
Ambassador Sato denied any knowl-
edge of the alleged implication of
Japan in the reported German Mexi-
IAN plot. but admitted that the re-
port that Germany had made such
IN attempt through Mexico was prob
IDLY true.
TT Is very interesting story" he
laid, which l have heard for the first
ime from press reports. If any ad-
,ances were made to my government
have had no knowledge of 1t.
GERMANY MISTAKEN.
Germany is very much mistaken
she thinks that my country would
ombine with Mexico and herself to
make war against the United States.
n this I speak authoritatively for my
government.
This Is as clear as noon day.
Germany would not stop at any
hing. however, in the present state
(Continued on Pare Two,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01

Amidst applause from various parts
the chamber, the house this after
noon adopted rule for consideration
of the armed neutrality bill by unan-
imous viva voce vote.
The war strain ran beneath the pro-
ceedings in both the house and SEN
ate.
Shortly before the house took up
the armed neutrality bill, debeate was
In progress in the senate on n reso-
luton presented by Senator Lodge in
quiring as to the authenticity of the
published text of the German letter
seeking to align Mexico and Japan
against the United States. Tho reso-
Mtion was referred to the committee
on forerign relations and the senate
then took up discussion of the naval
bill With constant references to the
International situation.
INsINuATIoN RESENTED.
There were hints that the foreign
relations co-1mittee might kill the
Lodge resolution. Chairman Stone
Insisted It be referred to his commit
tee, and there were indications that
he desired to learn the presidents
mind before taking action.
Democrats resented the inslnuation
that the inquiry would die in COM
mittee.
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia gug-
gested that IL the presidentS himself
had presented the information of
Germanys plotting to the senate, 1t
might have been construed as equiv
Rlent TO request for war action by
congress. AS the information was
first published, he held that should the
president now officially give the fun
facts, the action could not be con-
strued as a request for war, unless
such request should be specifically
expressed.
RESOLUTION REPORTED.
After more than an hours consid-
Grafton, the senate foreign relations
committee this afternoon reported out
the Lodge resolution in substantially
the form presented by Lodge.
That it would pass the senate, ap-
peared certain.
The committee, however removed
the La Toilette amendment, asking
how long the government had pos
sessed the Zimmerman letter.
STONE OFFERS AMENDMENT.
Chairman Stone, always inclined to
pacifism, decided not to present the
committee report himself, so Senator
Hitchcock undertook the task. Stone
had an amendment ready to intro
duce when the measure should reach
the senate floor.
This situation indicated that Stone
was opposed to the resolution on per-
sonal grounds, and not that he had
heard anything from the White House
to prevent his support of the inquiry.
stones amendment asked that the
president be requested to inform the
senate whether the information in his
possession originated from any gov
ernments who are at war with Ger
many
DOUBTED AS TO LETTER.
stones intent appeared to be to
cast doubt on the Zimmerman letter
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
FOR EXTRA SESSION.

Washington, March IA telegram
sent by Democrat Whip Bell to all
Democratic members of congress urg
Ing them to be in Washington next
week "as there is likely to be an extra
session called for March g." was read on
the house floor this afternoon by Rep
resentative Bennett, New York Repub-
lican.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
JAPAN PLEDGES
TO
AMERICA IN THE
CRISIS

Ambassador Declares That
Under No Circumstances
Would the Invitation Ger
many Attempted to Send
Toxic Be Accepted.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
ToDAYs SUBMARINE TOLL

Paris, March 1.-The governmen
announced today tho sinking of the
British steamship cIanfarquhar, the
British sailing vessel GaIgormcastIe,
the French schooner Marie Joseph and
the Norwegian steamship Siostad.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
LANSING AT WHITE HOUSE

Washington, March 1.-Secretary
Lansing went to the. Whits House late
today to confer with President Viii
son.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
BULLETINS

YARRoWDALE PRISONERS LEAVE.
Berlin, March 1.-Two American ship
surgeons and two veterinarians brought
here on the Yarrowdale, left today for
Denim ark.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
OBJECTIONS WITHDRAWN.

Washington, March 1.-EnsIand has
withdrawn her objections to the Had :
fields, Limited, an English concern,
contracting with the United States for
making armor piercing IA and 16 inch
shells.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
GERMAN PRESS CALM.

The German press and public alike
take the reports of the American sit
uation and the impending decisions in
congress with absolute calm.
The entire German people feel-as
expressed in the reichstag--that there
can be no backward step, but that
Germany must go forward until there
is 4 decisive victory.
The public has great confidence in
the submarine warfare. The great
conservative leader. Herr Heydebrand,
speaking at a meeting in Hamburg,
said:
Il have first hand information OF
result from the submarine warfare
greater than the navy dreamed of.
There is no perforation in our sub
marine warfare. Those who enter the
danger zone will perish"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
NO FOOD INQUIRY.

Washington, March 1.-The $400, 900
appropriation, passed by the house, for
a nation wide food investigation by the
federal trade commission, today was
stricken from the sundry civil bill by
the senate appropriation committee on
grounds of economy.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01

(Con ,inued on Page Twol
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
FAULT PLACED ON
NEUTRALS FOR THE
SINKING OF SHIPS
Germany Claims Response
bility Will Be on United
States if Laconia Case
Brings on War.

Berlin, March (Wireless)-If the
United States decides the sinking Of
the Cunard liner Laconia is cause for
war, Germany will regard responsible
ity for the conflict as resting upon
Washington.
In well-lnformed circles it was stat
ed today that Germany, having warned
all neutral countries, that all ships in
the war zone would be sunk without
warning, it is the fault of neutrals If
their ships are sunk in this danger
zone.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
GERMANY MISTAKEN.

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01
DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-01

Lansing also expressed belief that
the Mexican government would also
ignore any such proposition. He said:
I'VE have confidence that Mexico
would not become a party to it in
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
NOTICE TO SCHOOL PATRONS.
Pupils Entering D. H. S. Must Have
Vaccination Certificates.

Every pupil who expects to attend
the Donaldsonville High School the
coming session, which opens Sept. B,
is hereby notified that before being
admitted he will first have to present
to the principal certificate from a
regular physician Of Louisiana GER
tifying that within the preceding five
years the applicant was successfully
vaccinated.
The attention of parents is also
called to the medical and dental ex-
aminations which were made of the
pupils near the close Of the last ses-
sion. These examinations were made
by local physicians and dentists free
of charge to the pupils, and parents
who fail to have their children treated
for the defects or ailments described
in the reports mailed them are sim
gularly unappreeiative of the time and
labor spent in their behalf and lack
ing in the most elementary sense of
duty toward their offspring. The
physical welfare of your children is
just as important. if not more SO, than
the mental. Indeed, their mental
depends primarily on
their physical condition, and whenever
failure or retardation in school work
is due to such physical ailments as
could be easily treated and cured, the
and blame. rest directly
on the parents.
R. S. VICKERS, Principal.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
Death of Miss Marie Ourso.

Miss Marie Ourso, daughter of Mrs.
and the late Antoine Ourso, died at
the family home in Brusly Sacre-
mento at o'clock last Sunday morn
ing, aged 45 years. She had been
seriously i'll for several months, the
victim of an incurable malady, and
her death was therefore not unexpect-
led, although the sad announcement
proved none the less a shock to her
family and wide circle of friends.
The funeral took place Monday morn
ing, with services at the st. Francis
of Assisium church in Smoke Bend
and interment in the Donaldsonville
Catholic cemetery. Miss Ourso was
a member Of one of the best known
and most highly respected families of
the Brusly Sacramento neighborhood,
and was universally esteemed for
her many good qualities. Besides her
venerable mother, she leaves. to
mourn her loss three brothers, Messrs.
Frank, Joseph and Bill Ourso, all of
Brusly Sacramento, and one sister,
Mrs. Anatole Babin, of st. James.
The Chief joins in extending sym
pathy to the bereaved family.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
L. S. US FINE RECORD.

1t looks as if the Louisiana State
University has almost overdone her
duty, if such thing be possible, in
the country's present great emer-
gency. About 200 of the members
OF last years student corps have en-
tered the military or naval service of
the United States and of course win
not return to the university this fall.
We are reliably informed that more
men from L. S. u. attended the en-
campment at Fort Logan H. Roots in
Arkansas than from any other two
colleges, although such larger institu-
tions as the University of Arkansas
and the A. & M. College Of Mississippi
were included in that encampment.
It might well have been thought
that the Arkansas encampment had
exhausted the supply of L. S. U. men
available for commissions in the
army, but in the list of accepted ap-
plicants from Louisiana for the sec
ond training camp to be held at Leon
Springs, Texas, SO were l.. S. u. men.
Furthermore, we see in the papers
almost every day an announcement
that this, that or the other L. S. u.
man has been commissioned as an
army officer as the result of examina-
tlon or attendance at some training
camp in some other state.
This is a glorious record for the old
school so far as the war is concerned,
but there will be in the future many
opportunities to serve the country in
civil as well as in military life, and it
would be a calamity to have any great
reduction in the number of young
men who go to {. S. U. to be trained
% take advantage of such opportuni-
les.
The next session of the university
S to open at Baton Rouge Wednesday,
September 10, and a special effort
hould be made by the press and peo-
lie of the state to encourage eligible
tudents to enroll themselves at this
plendid institution, the alma mater
f so many men whose qualifications
nd achievements in all lines of activ-
y and service have made lasting
IMPRESSION upon community, state and
ational history. y
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
PEACE PROPOSAL ANSWERED.

1t should be matter of satisfac-
tion to all Americans that the United
States has taken the lead in respond
ing to the peace proposals addressed
by Pope Benedict to the belligerent
nations, and there can be no doubt
that the sentiments and views so
clearly and strongly stated by Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary of State
Lansing in the reply to His Holiness,
dated at Washington on the 28th ul-
timo, will meet with the hearty con-
currence and appreciation of the peo-
pie Of our country.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
GONZALES COUPLE WED INN.o.
Miss Josephine Gonzales Bride Of Rev.
DIR. B. III. Andrews.

A wedding of much social interest
in Ascension parish was celebrated in
the parlors of the Monteleone Hotel.
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock, when
Miss Josephine Gonzales, daughter o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Gonzales, Of Con
zales, was united in marriage to Rev
DR.. B. H. Andrews, pastor of the Con
zales Methodist church, and formerly
of Greenville, Illinois. Rev. " W,
Holmes, local Methodist minister,
performed the impressive ceremony.
Rev. Mr.. Andrews has been pastor
at Gonzales fer some time. MISS
Gonzales was postmistress, having
held that post for four years. Inc
couple will reside at Gonzales.
Mr.. Gonzales, father Of the bride,
was member of the state Legislature
for eight years, and is one OF the mos
prominent men in the east end OF As
cension parish. When the Louisiana
Railway and Navigation. COMPANY
built through there they named ms
station Edenborn, after the preslaehs
of the road. A contest ensued taas
lasted for years. The town, Gonzales,
had been named after the family q
that name, and the title OF the posr
office was never. changed, thefepy
leading to confusion. Mr.. Gonzalsss
was one of the principals in the flsas
to restore the name of the station Y
Gonzales, which was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gonzales and Inv
son and daughter, Mr.. end Mrs. 2. 81 ~.
Holiday, of McComb City, attenos0
the wedding.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
Good for ST. James!

Our next-door neighbor, the parish
of St. James, made good record and
took position above the average in
the matter of supplying it's quota of
men for military service under the
selective draft. The required num-
ber, 212, was secured from the first
call of 424 names, whereas Ascension
and perhaps a majority of the other
parishes of the state found it neces-
sary to make second call in order to
fill their allotments. It would be in
teresting to have some authoritative
explanation of the seemingly peculiar
circumstance that St. James found
fifty per cent of her young men liza
BILE and fit for military service, while
Ascension, under like conditions and
rules, fell short Of one-third proper
tion Of eligibles.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
Buvs Belle Helene Plantation.

J. F. Saxon, of Burnside, mas pork XII
chased from the Metropolitan phaa ',an.
of New Orleans the Belle Helene paa I'm
tation in the sixth ward OF Ascels,s .;,,sr
parish, on the east bank OF the e..atslg a,ss
The place comprises appfoxlllslasssssss una j.
1000 acres of land, and is regallassa sss;r,
one of the most productive and q = asa,e sse.
able sugar and rice tracts Y W. ,abat m
tion. Definite knowledge as y ~ oI
disposition Mr.. Saxon will man :. hid
the property is not obtalnaDie iii II bs
time, but it is probable there " The
to report WisiaA
next few weeks.