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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
Long Expected Announce
ment Comes From Italy
That Allied Troops Are
Fighting the Teutons.
Veterans of the French and
British Armies Ready to
Strike Hard at the Enemy
-Lull in Fighting for the
Present.
VENICE SAVED.

Washington, Dec. 3.-Venice is
believed saved and the Austro-
German advance at the Adriatic
end Of the Piave line has been
halted, according to Rome cables
today.
Marsh trenches" constructed by
specially trained Italian troops
through the marshy terrain, have
checked the invaders. Batteries on
monitors and other units of the
Italian navy, supported by hydro
planes and motor boats, also fig
ured in the rescue of the city of the
doges.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
49, k|IsEEi izlI]E4|aI5an AIh6n
UE1ITI1EfS

Forecast for Boise and vicinity
FAIR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
For Idaho Tonight and Tuesday,.
fair.
Highest temperature yesterday. ~;
lowest temperature this morning. 1e;
mean temperature yesterday. Sc.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
PARIS STATEMENT

Paris, Dec. 3.-Unsuccessful enemy
raids around st. Quentin and Fosse
wood were reported in today's Off
ciai statement. The war office said
there was artillerying around the ALL
ette and Aisne, east OF Rheims, and on
the right bank Of the Meuse.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
LAST MINUTE NEWS
SOLDIERS LEAVE FRONT.

Amsterdam, Dec. 3.--In conse-
quence of the armistice proposals
between Germany and Russia,
Ukranian soldiers have left the
front for their homes, the Cologne
Gazette declared today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
MoNsloNoRs CREATED.

Rome, Dec. 3.-Charles Ohern of
Chicago and Bernard Mahoney Of Al
bany, both officials Of the American
College Of Rome. were today made
monsignors by the vatican, the for
mer with the rank Of domestic prelate
and the latter papal chamberlain.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
HAND TO HAND FIGHTING.
BOLSHEVIKI LOSING
IN THE ELECTIONS

Petrograd. Dec. SELECTION returns
for the constituent assembly. as re-
ceived from the provinces today, show
the Maximalists (Bolshevil<D in tho
minority, it was announced.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
NEWSPAPERS SUPPRESSED.

Petrograd, Dec. 3.-The Bolshe-
wiki government today suppressed
all newspapers publishing the pro-
visional governments anti-Bolshe-
Wiki manifesto. 1t was stated they
may re-appear later.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
JEWS LEAVING JERUSALEM.

The Hague, Dec. 3.--Jews are
being evacuated from Jerusalem,
according to word received today
from Budapest.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
BULGARIAN ARM,STIcE,

Amsterdam. Dec. 3.-The Bull
garian premier announced today
that negotiations were shortly to
be opened with Russia for an ar
mistice. according to dispatches
received here.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
FAITH IN u-BoATs.

Amsterdam. Dec, 3.-Hindap-
burg and his shadow" QUARTER
master General Ludendorff, still
pin their faith on the German u
boats to win the war. Interviews
with the two, received here today
qnoted Hindenburg as deridins
Americas war efforts and insist
ing the submarines would pre-
vent big American army in Eu-
rope. even II the fear of Japan did
not
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
FIChT|NC0N
SCALE
CONTINUING
AT CAMBRIA
British Forced to Give Up
Some Positions but in
General Their Lines Are
Holding Firm.
Repulse of Hostile Attacks
in the Vicinity of Moeuv-
res Reported by Field
Marshal H a i g Heavy
Losses on Both Sides.

London, Dec. 3.-Germanys biggest
push over the open country since the
days of the Marne was still continuing
in fighting of unabated ferocity around
Cambria today.
The British lines are holding. Field
Marshal Haigs report today detailed
repulse of hostile attacks yesterday ev-
ening in the neighborhood of Moeuvres
in SHARP fighting"
BRITISH TAKE PRISONERS.
In the neighborhood Of Bourbon. Haig
reported successful minor encounters
in which London regiments captured
II machine guns and a number Of pri-
soners.
Elsewhere he reported artillerying.
Cavalry is apparently In action on
both sides. The battle has now been
waging almost uninterruptedly since
Saturday. The German artillery con
centration exceeds anything the enemy
has done in the way of gunfire since
Nerdun.
HEAVY DEATH TOLL.
London was prepared today for q
heavy death toll, but with the realiza
tion that the German casualties mus
be double the British. The German.
are barking back to the old days of tho
forward sweep over Belgium and send
ing their troops, formed closed ranks
into the charge. with fearful losses K
them.
The weight OF the German reserve.
| had admittedly forced some readjust
ment Of the British lines. Masniere.
"a ruin Of pulverized stones ant
bricks-was voluntarily given the enc
my 1t was untenable in view of tn,
fierce German artillery concentration
on 1t. There were one or two othe
spots where the Tommies were forced
to shift their positions somewhat.
HAND TO HAND FIGHTING.
The height positions around Bourlo,
| have seen some of the most violen
| fighting of the war-bayonet to bayo
net struggles, or else point blank firin,
from mass machine guns on either side
Crown Prince Rupprecht, APPARENT,
has great numbers of German reserv
troops and is not sparing them in hi
blows. Some towns and positions II
the Cambrai sector have change,
hands half a dozen times in the rolling
tumbling. shifting fighting
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
FORMER CANADIAN PREMIER Ill

Toronto. Ont, Dec. 3.-sir Mackenzie
Powell %, one time premier of Can
ada. is seriously III at his home in
Belleville.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
WORDFROM
AWAITED IN
CONGRESS-
Prayers for Victory Offered
in Both House and Senate
at the Opening Of War
Congress.
Message of President to Be
Delivered Tuesday and
Adjournment Taken After
Brief Sessions Until Hour
Fixed for Address.

Washington, Dec. S.-Both house and
senate of Americas win -the-war con-
gress convened on the stroke of noon
today with the first call upon 1t for
appropriations totaling $13, 3,504.357,939.
This sum-an average expenditure Of
SO 100000 day for the next years.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo's
estimate of war and necessary inter-
nal expenses during the next year.
MESSAGE ON TUESDAY.
On Tuesday President Wilson will de-
liver his message, sounding the call for
such action as he believes necessary
to carry America to victory in the war
for democracy. In presenting his mes
sage, the president will appear before
a joint session for the first time since
the declaration of war against Germany.
I Since that time the first American
blood has been shed in France and the
| United States has assumed a dominant
| position in the c-uncils Of the allies.
| Adjournment was taken in both houses
today Immediately after preliminaries
were disposed of, to await the presi-
dents message. Galleries were crowd
ed, however. and members brought
word to both house and senate of in
creasing determination to wage war to
victory among the people "back home"
WAR ON AUSTRlA7
| The president is not expected to ask
for declaration of war against Ger
many's allies tomorrow. but the senti-
ment for announcing open belligerency
on Austria appeared to be growing to-
day. Senator Lodge. ranking Repub-
lican members Of the senate foreign re-
lations committee. declared in favor OF
this step. Senator Stone, chairman OF
the committee. has already gone on lee"
ord as favoring a declaration on Ausa
tria.
The suggestions of the president.
however, are expected to be followed.
Sir George Reid, former premier Of
Australia, and former member Of the
British parliament, occupied a seat on
the senate floor as the guest Of Senator
Hitchcock, Nebraska.
Senator Martin. Virginia. Democratic
leader and Senator Gallinger. New
Hampshire, minority leader, were
named as the senate members of a
joint committee to notify the president
of the conyening of congress.
Ways and means of raising the tre-
mendous sums called for by the gov
ernment estimates will precipitate the
big fights of the session. 1t Is pe-
lieved the president may have specific
recommendations to make on this SUBJ
ject.
PROHIBITION FIGHT.
Renewal of the prohibition fight be-
came certain when Representative
| s,l; to-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
All Silver
Output to
Be Bought
Government Will Take Over
White Metal at Fixed
Prices, Which Give the
Producers Fair Profit.

Washington, Dec. 3.-Thetreasury
department today announced the gov
ernment will buy up the country's en-
tire silver output. Prices will be fixed
at fair" profit to producers. 1t was
stated by Director Of the Mint Ray
Baker.
Great market fluctuations In silver
prices of late. due to 60 per cent in
crease in cost of production, prompted
the governments move.
TO SIGN AGREEMENT.
An overwhelming majority of silver
producers are expected to sign a for
NAL price agreement with the govern
ment. Nevada producers, headed by
Governor Boyle and Senator Pittman
conferred with Baker this afternoon
Montana, Utah, Idaho and Colorado
producers are scheduled to meet him
later in the week.
The government seeks to set a sta
BILE price on silver for duration of the
war, or at least for two years, Baker
stated.
Jewellers and other commercial user.
will be able to purchase their silver
from the government or from those
producers declining to enter tn
agreement.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
RAILROADS TO ACT.

Chicago, Dec. 3.-Ten railroads
with headquarters in Chicago have
expressed willingness to ap-
point a general committee to take
UP with the Switchmen's Union Of
North America the so per cent
wage increase asked by that or
ganiza ton, James r. Connors. as
sistant international president, an
nounced this afternoon. Other
railroads throughout the country
are expected to take similar action.
SHELL CASE RECEIVED.
Washington. Dec. a.-War's mes
sage from the Sammies in France
was brought to President Wilson
this afternoon in the form Of the
cas- OF the. first American shell
fired at the German troops. Rep
resentative Dill and the group OF
congressman who visited the first
line trenches. delivered the his
toric trophy.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
REGIME OF.
bOLSHFV|K|
T0TTFRINC
TO ITS FALL
Majority of Russian Dem
ocracy Will Never Recog-
nize Any Pact Patched Up
by Trotzky and Lenine.
No Details Received of the
First Meeting Between
Russian and German
Peace Negotiaticns Held
at Brest Litovsk.
FOR GENERAL ARMisTIcE.

FOR GENERAL ARMiSTIcE.
Berlin. via London. Dec. ga
truce on many sectors from Pripet
to south of the Lipa," on the Rus
sian front and progress of nego-
tiations for an armistice with Rus
sia, were reported in today's Of
ficiai statement
"A Russian deputation Is ar
ranging a general armistice," the
statement said.
Stockholm, Dec. 3.-Russia's Bol
sheviki played their grim joke of q
peace with Germany today while their
regime tottered and swayed to an ap-
preaching fall at home.
Every indication was that a majorit,
Of the Russian democracy would never
recognize any pact which the Trotzky-
enemy.
Comment by the Rabochaya Gazette
today was regarded here as epitomiz
ing the opinion Of the best elements
and the majority eiements-in Russia
FACING DESTRUCTION.
"Bolshevikism is facing destruction,
the editorial declared. ut will no
come from Kaledine or from the ad
herents of the provisional government
But it will come as a result Of inter
nal military disorgahization, deliber
ately promoted; disappointment, dis
illusionment. We are facing the di
vision of Russia into spheres of in
fluence, controlled by foreigners.
"Only immediate unity Of the entir
democracy and immediate war on tn
usurpers can save US. We must de
stroy our miserable Bonapartes."
FIRST PEACE MEETING.
Details were still lacking today a
to the exact circumstances of the frs
meeting at Brest Litovsk yesterda.
between Bolsheviki and German peac
negotiators.
A speech made by Foreign Ministe
Trotzky Friday evening in announcin.
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Sharp County record., 1917-08-24
GENERAL NEWS
TOLD IN A few LINES
Happenings In All Parts Of
The Country Boiled Down
To Brief Lines.

So great is the amount OF mail
that arrives daily for President Will
son, that a corps Of confidential
clerks is kept busy every day open
ing the Presidents letters and class
flying them for presentation to the
Chief Executive
Harry Logan Fowler, turned over
to the federal authorities in Cleve-
land, Ohio, for failure to register,
said that he had conscientious scru-
pies against registering and was
afraid God would not forgive him If
he did, He was placed under $1,000
bond,
Samuel B. Smith, Of Brocktop,
Mass, has a wooden leg, but has
been admitted to service In the
United States army, Smith will be
an instructor In cooking at an army
cantonment. He served three years
In the mess department of the req
ular army,
A pledge not to buy German goods
or transact business with or through
a German for ten years after the
war" has been printed in Sheffield,
England, and Is being signed by
large numbers Of people, The oath
will be translated into French, ltal-
Ian and Russian and widely distrib-
uted.
A private In the French army,
named Montsorrat, Is 81 years old,
and probably the Oldest soldier on
earth. He was captured by the
Germans Ia Belgium, and after be-
lns held two years was released as
harmless, Montsarrat immediate
| " rc.enlisted and Is now at the
Sharp County record., 1917-08-24
FIGURE YOUR CHANCE
The Business Of Going to War Is Not
So Dangerous After All.

You can do anything with figures,
so Roger W, Babson, the nations
greatest statistician, uses them to
show that war Is not such a DANGER
GUS business after all. Mr.. Babson,
after spending three years collecting
casualty figures from Europe, conf
piline them, making them stand
on their hind legs, roll over, line up
for inspection and answer to their
names at roll.call, has arrived at
the following conclusions;
Fourteen out Of every Is men
who have gone to war 80 far have
been safe.
Under present conditions, not
more than | man in 80 is killed,
not more than | in so on the
Western front, where more care Is
taken Of human life.
But | man in 500 loses limb,
IA much better advantage than in
the more hazardous occupation Of
railroadine, steel mill working, etc.
at home.
Sharp County record., 1917-08-24
Edwards
Nero. 90.
front.

front.
Heads" was the guess made by
Harry Z. Crosby, of Tulsa, Okla, as
a coin tipped by his twin brother
spun through the air. Head up ii
landed and Harry joined the army,
Both boys had been drawn and both
passed the physical test, The coin
was Tipped to see who wo uld claim
exemption to stay home and support
their mother.
Capt. John A. Sutter, the adven-
turous spirit on whose land Califor-
MIA gold was first found In 1848,
died penniless and heart broken in
1880, and his bones lie buried In the
little cemetery at Littiz, Lancaster
county, Pa, Governor johnson of
California hNs asked Governor
Brumbaueh Of Pennsylvania for
permission to remove the body to
California.
The Federal Trade commission is
investigating evidence concerning
an alleged conspiracy on the part of
Armour & Co., Morris & Co, and
Libbey, Mcneil & Libbey, three
large canning concerns, to corner
the entire tomato output Of Califor.
MIA, These companies, It Is declar-
ed, have boosted prices and are pre-.
pairing to sell at $l,30 per dozen or
higher canned tomatoes on which,
It Is claimed, there Is a fair profit at
92 IL cents a dozen.
William Hohenzollern, emperor of
Germany, has been indicted by O
Grand jury In Meridian, Miss, on
the sworn testimony of Representa-
tive w. W, Venable, of the Fifth
Congressional district. The kaiser
was indicted for robbery, arson, mur.
der plotting, bribery aud eonspir.
acy against the peace and dignity
Of the state Of Mississippi" The
sheriff was eiven the papers and or.
dered to arrest the accused II he ap.
pears within the Jurisdiction Of the
court,
Sharp County record., 1917-08-24

forwarded notices to 35 additional
men to appear for physical exam
ination. Half of these men are to
appear before the board next Sat-
urday and the remainder on next
Monday. Following is the list of
new men called:
1927. Homer H. Hill, Nelsonville.
664. Andrew D. Rye, Reeds
Creek,
SO. VIM |. Baldridge, Williford
345. Stayton E. Hulett, Center.
1903. David E. Barnett, Pough-
keepsie.
$50. Isaac Shelby Mize, Gala
mine.
154. Otto Cathey, Evening Shade.
81. Albert Baker, Williford.
IT, A. R. Spurlock, King Mills.
80. Doyle Brawley, Ash Flat.
1879, Chas. G. Dial, Evening
Shade.
1888. John Oliver Horn, Cush-
man.
H3. Edgar Thompson, Center.
6OS. VIM. Otto Price, Shelbyville.
406. Thos. Thedford Howell,
Woods.
519. Sam J. Milligan, Shelby.
vile.
rs. Fred Angotti, Wirth.
1892. Tillman E. Harmon, Stuart.
1888. Elmer Troy Holt, King
Mills
5SS. John Newton Oyler, Ash
Flat.
1885, Virgil Lee Walker, Hardy.
7O5. Orus Adalia Steele, Sidney
SIG. Harmon M. Norris, Nelson
vile.
122. Winslow Crabtree, Mobley. |
642. Corbett H. Rodgers, Emery.
222 .John r Fvans Fvanind
Shade.
700. Neil Sullivan, Evening
Shade.
297, Stanford Fisher, Ash Flat.
321. Corbett Groves, Hardy.
1855, Thomas Shelley, Ballard.
7O7. Sam Guy Steele, Sidney.
1868. Curtis N. Hamlet, Sidney
32O. Sam Groves, Hardy.
656. John Thomas Reed, Sidney.
8l4. Dolph Woodbridge, Cave
City.
Sharp County record., 1917-08-24
NORTH ARKANSAS NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Sunday school services in many
years.
Kelley Hutchison and Miss Bertha
jackson of Rosie, Independence
county, were married at Honolulu,
Hawaii, lately. Hutchison is with the
United States army in Hawaii and
his bride went there to marry him.
Both the bride and groom are ex-
pectine orders at any time to 90 to
France for army duty there. The
bride will 90 as a trained nurse.
The Christian church of Poca-
hontas has adopted unique plan
of paying off the church indebted
ness. When the church was built
the congregation borrowed $500
to finish paying the original cost of
$4,000. Each family of members
has agreed to buy a thoroughbred
Duroc Jersey pig and to use the
proceeds of the sale of the first
litter of pigs for payment on the
church debt.
j. X. Buzbee Of Batesville, who
was arrested last week on a charge
of rape, the complaining witness
being his 14-year-old niece, was
bound over to the grand Jury and
the girl, Minnie Holt, sent to an
orphanage at Little Rock. At the
preliminary trial the girl retracted
her original charges, then again
said they we're true, and It Is not
thought probable Buzbee will be
convicted on her testimony.
One day last week at Walnut
Ridge Jimmy jenkins. the 12-year-
old son of Mrs. Sarah Jenkins, a
widow lady of that town, was run
over and almost instantly killed by
an Ace wagon. The little fellow
had asked the driver Of the wagon
to let him ride and was jolted out
when Awheel ran over section of
sewer pipe on the street. He fell
off in front and two wheels passed
over his head, crushing his skull.
Goodbye, boy" said Joseph
CHASER, aged u, of Henderson, Bax.
ter county, one morning last week
to his son, Percy, who was leaving
for the West. AS the boy went
down the path to the gate the old
man waved at him. A minute
later as the boy was climbing into
the wagon which was to bear him
away he heard the crack of a rifle
from the house. Running back to
the house he found his father lying
on the floor dead, with a bullet in
his head, 1t is presumed that the
thought Of his son leaving home
caused the old gentleman to take
his own life.
One night last week when W.iO.
Ryant, farmer living two miles
from Mountain Home came home
from a neighbor's house, where he
had been to borrow some -four, he
found his wife, money and other
valuables gone and the house on
fire. Ryant spent the last two
months in the Kansas harvest fields,
arriving a few days before with
enough money to pay off small
mortgage on the place. He says
his wife took $73, his watch and
other articles He extineuished the
fire before the house was destroyed.
Ryant expresses the conviction that
his wife fled with Lise Hall, a man
living In the same community.
Sharp County record., 1917-08-24

Jake Graft, a leading merchant
of WALNUT Ridge, slipped and fell
on the sidewalk in that town one
day last week, breaking one knee.
The clerks statement of the fin
ancial condition of Jackson county
published last week, shows that
county to be in debt in the sum of
$67,4124O.
Last week several carloads OF
watermelons raised at Portia sold
for good prices, from SITS to 1920
q car, the highest prices ever paid
there.-Imboden Journal.
A new feature in the sale of wat
ermelons has been prscticed at
Swifton this season, a price of two
cents a pound being charged by
those who have sold melons.
The Melbourne Times says that
from present indications there will
be by far the largest acreage Of
wheat sown in lizard county that
was ever sown in that county.
Dick Mccoy, a Batesville negro
is in Jail, having failed to make
bond Of $500. Mccoy was held to
the federal grand jury last week or
the charge of selling whiskey.
L. H. Thompson of Pocahontas
this season pulled a bushel of on
ions from a patch of ground 18 in
ches wide by 20 feet long, which
figures more than /, 400 bushels pei
acre.
Earl Best, a young boy of Dota
Independence county, has been
awarded a ton of fertilizer by {
New Orleans firm for having grown
one Of the banner acres of corn in
this state.
Will Jones of Newark was last
week bound over to await action Of
the federal grand jury on the charge
that he failed to register for mill
tary duty. Officers say Jones is 22
years of age.
Todd Dobbs, a young man Of
Walls Ferry, was drowned one day
last week while trying to swim
across White river. Tom Barnes
came near losing his life in an at
tempt to rescue Dobbs,
Ivie Blankenship OF Aleoa, Jack
son county, was filed S25 at New
port a few days ago. 1t was chare-
ed tnat Blankenship had consider
able to say lately deroeatory to the
conduct of the war and the man-
ner In which President Wilson is con-
ductine the struggle.
The residence of Mrs. Kate Mag
ness and Its entire contents we're
burned last week at Newark. The
fire started while Mrs Maeness and
all her near neiehbors were on the
picnic grounds at night, She be-
lieves the fire was started by some
person who had broken into and
robbed the house. The loss was
500, with insurance Of $500.
Sam Waugh, a negro farmer Of
Batesville, died last week, He was
q hard worker and had accumulated d
a considerable amount of property,
raising a large family and provid-
i,e well for them and teaching
them honesty and industry 1t is
said that nothing but illness had
kept this negro from church and
Sharp County record., 1917-08-24
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Hosiery, Mems and Boys Shirts and
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Fancy Groceries,