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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
SIX LIVES.LOST IN
FIRE IN ALBERTA

Lethbridge, Alberta, Feb. 20.--It Is
believed here today that six persons
perished in n fire which destroyed the
home OF Mrs. Fred Daze. in lonely
district five miles south of Taber, last
Saturday. Coroner Humphreys of
Lethbridge, who visited the ruins. an
nounced today that the bodies Of Daze,
his wife and his wifes sister, Mrs
John Tankrnntz, had been recovered
and that search was being made for
the bodies of three children who were
in the house at the time Of the fire.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
SECRETARY OF AMERICAN
CHAMBER At BERLIN DEAD.

Berlin, Feb. 2O.-George s. Atwood,
secretary of the American Chamber of
Commerce. and a native of Massachu
sets, is dead here after three days
Illness His funeral will be held
Wednesday, interment being in Ber-
lin suburb.
Atwood signed the register In the
Berlin office OF the United Press short
ly after notice had been received here
OF the break in relations between Ger
many and America. At that time he
wrote In the register book:
Remaining at my st. faithfully as
ever.
"cEoRGE G ATWOOD"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
HOT CHARGES MADE
IN IOWA AGAINST
WAR DEPARTMENT

Des Moines, Ia. Feb. 2o.-Hotly
worded resolutions charging the war
department with trying to disrupt the
national guard by such orders as that
of Feb. Q, requiring members Of the
Third Iowa infantry to pay for their
old uniforms were adopted unanimous
ly In the state .;enate today after an
entire morning of debate.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
WOULD KEEP PROFITS FROM
BIG BUSINESS IN WAR

st. Paul, Feb. 20.--President Wilson
and congress were asked today in a
resolution introduced into the Mime
sofa legislature by Representative
Mangus Johnson to keep big business
from profiting IL the United States
should become involved in the word
war. The resolution went to the COM
mittee on military affairs.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20

Chicago. Feb. 20.-Robert L. Pitte,
banker. who disappeared after
his institution had gone into voluntary
attempted to commit sui
eide by taking poison today. His body
was found in Washington park by a
policeman and rushed to a hospital.
Recovery is doubtful.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20

Chicago. Feb. 2o-The freight car
congestion and shortage, characteriz-
ed a week ogo MS the worst in the his
tory of the roads, remains practically
unchanged today. Practically every
embargo clamped by eastern and
western roads continues in force, being
lifted only in special cases or to take
care of local conditions. Meantime,
food prices are soaring.
Western roads still refuse to accept
shipments billed for eastern destina-
tons, and the Santa Fee and other
trans continental lines are holding up
shipments in western cities in an ef-
fort to clear the Chicago yards. The
Santa I'c has partially solved the To-
cal situation but more than o400 load
ed cars arc on siding. between here
and Kansas city.
WEATHER FAILS TO HELP.
The advent Of warmer weather.,
which officials promised would bring
relief, and the renewed sailings OF
merchant vessels held in Atlantic
ports has not had any appreciable Of
feet here. Shippers continue to call
for cars; roads give them the same
reply.
Officials Of the Northwestern, Chi
cago, Milwaukee e. ST. Paul and Great
Western and Burlington railroads.
report no change. Local conditions
have improved they say, but the east
is as inaccessible as ever.
eLAMEs EASTERN ROADS.
Merely a matter of passing the
hna nff iaJ .f
ern roads are the cause of western
their business, we would have no
trouble"
War prices In foods. In which mark
ed declines were predicted. continue
steady or else have an upward trend.
Potatoes have risen steadily for
week. Today Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin varieties sold for $3.50 wholesale
and from 81 to s1.05 per peck retail.
Fancy westerns were quoted Mt SO per
bushel wholesale, with but a small
supply available.
SEE NO RELIEF.
Brokers and grain men could see no
relief in sight for the grain market.
Prices, while not abnormally high con-
outside factors. have had a
steady upward trend. The car short
age and embargoes temporarily fore
ed down the grain market, but the ef-
feet never reached the consumer.
Several Chicago ell ,vators. closed
recently because of the car conges-
ton, have not opened. Reports re-
ceived from the east today that 10000
empty cars were being dispatched
westward, created an optimistic feel
ing.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
FIFTEEN HUNDRED
REPORTED KILLED
BY AN EXPLOSION

Berlin. Feb 20.-(Wireless.) 1T Is
reported from Copenhagen. says the
Overseas News Agency that 1900 per-
sons were killed and 1000 wounded in
the explosion of ammunition mt Arch
angel Russia.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
STATEMENT ON EARNINGS OF
THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD

New York. Feb. 20.-Directors of>the
New Haven railroad this afternoon is
sued n statement declaring the com
pany Is earning at the rate Of ~ per
cent on outstanding stock but that in
view OF probable losses resulting from
sale of certain securities under court
decree "all net earnings should be de-
voted to provide additional facilities. .
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
ROADS REFUSING TO
ACCEPT SHIPMENTS
Advent of Warmer Weather,
Which Was Expected to
Remedy the Situation,
Has Brought No Notice
able Change for Better.
CAR SHORTAGE BILL
REPORTED TO HOUSE,

Washington. Feb. 20.-Agree-
ment to report favorably the
Esch car shortage bill, giving
the interstate commerce com
late any car shortage was re-
ported favorably to the house
today by the interstate COM
merce commission.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
TWO BURNED TO DEATH IN
APARTMENT HOUSE FIRE

New York. Feb. 20.--Mrs. Addie
Craver, 33. and her sister. Mrs. Eliza
beth Graves, ~. we're burned to death;
Miss Della, Farley, 60, and Herbert Kel-
ly are believed to be dying. and six
other persons had narrow escapes when
fire swept a three story apartment
house here today. A defective furnace
is blamed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
FLAGS At HALF MAST OUT
or RESPECT TO FUNSTON

ri Paso. Feb. 20.--Gencral Pershing
has ordered the troops Of the southern
department to lower all flags to half
mast In honor of the memory Of Gen
ernl Funston. A salute of Is guns
will be fired at, FL Paso when the fu-
neral train passes through here We'd
nesday night.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
BULLETINS
AMERICANS ON pALeEr,E.

AMERICANS ON oALsErlE.
lendon, Feb. 20.-rwo Americans
were survivors Of the Norwegian
steamer DaIbetie, sunk by she'll fire Of
. German submarine and not picked up
until they had suffered from exp osure
on the open s>a for 13 hours.
INDICTMENT SOUGHT.
San Francisco, Feb. 20.-That indiet-
mont Of Carnegie Ross, British consul
here, on charge Of conspiracy to violate
American neutrality 10 to be sought by
United States District Attorney Pres
ton soon was reported authoritativsiy
this afternoon. Preston himself re-
fused to confirm or deny the report, but
said that "an important defendant is
soon to be added to the list Of those
indicted.
WHITLock IN CHARGE.
Berlin, Feb. 2o.-(Wirelsss)-"Amori.
can Minister Brand Whitiock, at Brus-
sells, coetinues, together with his staff,
tho work 81 tho Belgian relief expedi-
tion," declared q statement issued to-
day by the oficisi German press bu-
reau.
CHARGES CONSPIRACY.
Washington, Feb. 2o.-Secretary Of
Commerce Redfieid, Comptroller Of the
Currency WiIiianns, }. p. Morgan and .
host Of bankers all over the country,
can prove by their testimony a con-
spiracy by the federal reserve board to
turn over financial intsrssts 70 Wall
street, Representative lindbersh, Of
Minnesota, told the house judiciary
committee today, discussing his i'm.
parchment charges against the board.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
NEWFOUNDLAND VESSEL.

St. John, n. r., Feb. 20.--.lt is be-
lieved here that the schooner de-
scribed as the Dorothy in London
dispatch announcing she had been
sunk was the Newfoundland vessel
Rose Dorothea. She was returning to
this port from Spain with a fishery
sale. She was formerly owned in
Massachusetts but sold and trans
ferred to the British registry year
ago.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
NO EXTRA SESSION
OF SENATE PLANNED

Washington. Feb. 20.-Prcsident
Wilson, 1t became known today, is SER
iously considering breaking another
precedent by not calling the newly
elected senate in extra session on
March to confirm the nominations Of
cabinet officials. The president is un-
derstood to be inclined not to convene
tho senate unless a special session Of
congress Is necessary.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
AMERICANS ON SHIP
SUNK WITHO Ut
CAUSE BY GERMANS

Warrington, Feb. 20.-The Nor
wesian steamship Dalbeita Of
which two Americans were sur
vivors, was sunk by a "submarine
without cause" according to dis
patches reaching the state depart.
mont this afternoon from Consul
Frost At Queenstown. Consul
Frost is forwarding by mail affi.
davits signed by Captain Wood,
master Of the vessel.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
FISHING SCHOONER
SUNK BY SUBMARINE
NOT AMERICAN BOAT

London, Feb. 20.-The Ncwfound-
land fishing schooners Mayola and
Dorothy have been sunk. London pa
pers describe the Dorothy as Ameri-
can. but this is unconfirmed. Lloyds
Gses not give her nationality.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
Senate Judiciary CON-
mittee Asked to In
troduce Measure Civ
ing President Power to
Protect j. S. Interests

Washington, Feb. 90
Secretary of State Lansing
and Attorney General Greg
ory today asked the senate
Judiciary committee to pass
immediately a bill which
would give the president
power to handle the present
international situation with
out recourse to war.
The bill empowers the
president to employ the land
forces or the naval forces to
"enforce compliance with,
and prevent violation of, the
obligations of the United
States under the laws Of ma
tions."
TO PROTECT COMMERCE.
Briefly, such law would mean that
the president could employ this coun-
try's army or navy in engaging In any
trade or commerce with any belliger-
ent country as long as international
law. as understood and agreed to by
this government, is not violated by any
such trade or commerce.
Some difference of opinion exists at
the capitol as to just how far such a
law would be held applicable In the
present situation.
Some senators and representatives
say that since this government feels
it is matter OF obligation" to keep
its trade open to any belligerent that
can profit by such trade and commerce
the bill would mean that the president
would be vested with broadest powers
In keeping American ports open and In
keeping American ships plying the
seas.
TEXT OF MEASURE.
The bill reads:
BE 1t enacted by the senate and
house OF repi esentatives of the United
States of America, In congress assem-
bled, that 1t shall be lawful for the
president of the United States. and he
is hereby empowered to employ tho
land and naval forces thereof to de-
tain any vessel. public or private, for
eign or domestic. in order to enforce
compliance with or to prevent the vio-
lation OF. the obligations Of the United
States under the law of nations; and
1t shall be lawful. and he is hereby
further empowered to employ such
forces to enforce any or all other OBJ
legations imposed upon the United
States by the law of nations. by treat
les or conventions to which the United
States is a party, or by the statutes of
the United States"
MAY MEAN WAR.
Neither Secretary Lansing nor the
attorney general would say this bill
would give the president power to
handle the international situation
without going to war.
This bill was promulgated and stud
led by the judiciary committee along
with the IA espionage bills, which were
passed in the senate today. With three
others, the bill quoted, while favorably
to the judiciary committee by
a sub committee, has never been re-
ported by the whole committee to the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
ARMED FORCES PUT
AT DISPOSAL OF
PRESIDENT BY BILL
INCREASED RATE ON
WESTERN FRUIT NOT
TO 90 INTO EFFECT

Washington. Feb. 19.-Ths in. :
crease Of from $3.50 to $3.50 :
per car in refrigeration charges :
on fruits and vegetables from :
Idaho, Oregon, Montana and :
Utah points to Virtually every .
large city in the United States .
was disapprovsd today by the :
interstate commerce commits :
sion. .
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
AMERICAN GUNBOAT
NOT SEIZED BY TURKS

Amsterdam, Feb. ga Constanti.
nople telegram says there Is no truth
in the report that the American gun
boat Scorpion, stationed at Constants.
nople. has been sunk or seized.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
Relief From High Cost Of
Living Sought by Resi-
dents of Tenement Dis
trict, Following a Series of
Riots.
POLICE RESERVES OF
CITY CALLED OUT
Carrying Babies in Their
Arms Crowd of 300 Scant-
lily Clad Women Crying
"We Want Bread" Storm
Office of the Mayor.

New York, Feb. 2O.-Cry-
ing "wc want bread, we
want bread" more than 300
women, barc-hcaded, scant-
lily clad-thcir warmcst gar
mcnt being a shawl thrown
Il bout their shoulders
stolmed up the steps of the
city hall here today, de-
1nanding relief from Mayor
Mitchell from the high cost
OF food.
Some declared their fam
lilies were starving.
Most of the women carried
babies, their faces showing
the pinch of hunger, in their
arms.
HEADED BY "sWEET MARIE"
The women were headed by Mrs. Ida
Harris. president OF the Mothers Vigi-
lance league. and Marie CAM, known
ns sweet Marie" They came from
the Rutgers square tenement dis
tricts where push cart peddlers have
been steadily raising prices until the
women declared they are now utterly
unable to feed their families.
we are starving; we want bread"
was the constant cry raised by the
women as they surged about the en-
trance TO the city hall.
Walking quietly across city hall park
the women were at the very steps Of
the building before they were noticed.
They swept up the steps en- masse
and wild cries of imprecations fol-
owed.
RESERVES ON SCENE.
A swarm of police reserves and
plain clothes men appeared. They
drove the women down from the steps
Marie GAM then mounted the steps
and addressed the women.
She urged the women to remain in
the streets. and especially to do moth
ing that would give the police an ex.
,use to arrest them. With this the
crowd quieted and Sweet Marie" and
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
Austrian Government Asked to,
Definitely State Position on the
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare.

London, Feb. 20.-Ambassador Penfcld is said by
Reuters Amsterdam correspondent to have delivered to
the Austro-Hungaran foreign minister request for
clear and final definition of Austria Hngarys attitude
regarding submarine warfare.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
Acted Under Instructions From Washington

Washington Feb. 2O.-Ambassador Penfeld was act
ing under instructions from the state department IN re-
questing the Austrian government to state it's position
garding Germany's submarine warfare. Unoclally it
has developed that the state department is reluctant to
sever diplomatic relations with Austria desiring to main
tain as long as possible some official relations with at
least some of the central powers
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
CHICAGO BANKER ATTEMPTS
TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE

GEORGE S. ATWOOD"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20

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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-21

their crops thru market gamblers and
pirates.
What is wrong about a financial
ly wrong during times of peace.
If Mr.. Townley is proposing the
wrong plan to cure the wrongs that
exist in the financial system, and
hence all farmers who are following
him are in the wrong, it is NOT their
fault, but the fault Of those who have
been in charge of political power, yet
failed and refused to do so. Those oc-
cupying choice seats in the political
junk pile of this state, may ''see them
selves as others see them" by reading
in Golfers of bout February first,
of this year, "How Hughes Lost Cali
fornia."
On April II, of this year, an anti
League meeting was held in Grand
Forks, a state organization was per-
fected, and regular program map
ped out. They opposed the Townley
plan. Did they favor the Equity plan ?
NO. Did they favor the Grange plan?
NO. Did they favor the Farmers
Union plan? NO. Did they favor any
plan to aid the farmers in freeing
themselves from the market leeches l?
NO. Did they favor the principle of
farmers controlling the selling prices
of their own products, subject to sup
ply and demand, and having the agents
represent the owners, the same privi-
leges as are enjoyed by all others
NO. Then that bunch are no friends
to the farmers. The patient is en-
titled to some efforts to alleviate, even
if the doctor does not understand the
ailment or the proper treatment.
There may be many farmers who
doubt the wisdom of the Townley plan
as a remedy, yet ALL are agreed that
NO plan can have less justice in il
than the present system. So unjust
unwise, unequal, unfair, unpatriotic
inhuman, is the present system, which
puts the farmer at the mercy of the
Spectators, that we NEVER hear Of
any one of any profession or calling
putting himself in the shoes of the
farmer. That is, we never hear of a
grocer, dry goods house, implement
house, drug store, publishing such
statements as, eve will accept the
prices, dockage, ETC., made by the pur,
chasers. We want your trade" Nol
has anyone ever heard of a profession
al man or editor publishing such Z
statement as "We will accept the
prices for our services or fees or ad
vertising space and subscriptions as
made by the client or buyers. We viii
also accept such dockage as you care
to make. We want your trade" In
less the editors, lawyers, merchants
and dealers will adopt the system un
der which farmers have to marke'
their products, they have no moral moi
reasonable right to complain at tht
farmers for kicking at it.
believe in equal justice and fair
ness to all
GEO. r. MURRAY.
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Townley, it is all nonsense to suppose
that the loyalty of the North Dakota
farmers will be effected by the fact
that they belong to the league. North
Dakota is a state Of farmers. The ma
jority of them belong to the league
and no state in the Union has made
better showing in the registration
for military duty and enlistment. In
regard to the buying of bonds, l.. B.
: Hanna, chairman of the bond sale
committee in this state, says:
81 cannot speak for any section OF
the northwest except North Dakota,
but do know that wherever they have
been solicited the farmers are respond
ing literally There are not many vol
unteering to take the bonds. But
neither do the people in the cities vol
unteer in large numbers. The people
everywhere must be informed regard
ing these bonds, they must be in
structed, educated, before they realize
the necessity of purchasing them"
Mr.. Hanna claimed that the scat
tered population of North Dakota, the
lack of rain in some sections, and the
fact that the state had a poor croI
last year, had all had the effect Of
retarding the sale of bonds in NORTH
Dakota.
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Everything American is in the high,
est favor nowadays in England, and
the women and men who have gone
and are going over to help in the
common cause, in whatever manner,
Especially uss ly'' is this true Of the men Of
the destroyer fotilla, but the medical
men, the nurses, aviators, etc, have
no cause of complaint. The young
women who rode in the bus, shown
in the picture were cheered whenever
and wherever they were recognized
as members Of the nurses corps on
their way to the battlefelds in Bel
gium and France. A message receiy-
ed in America called them Americas
first contribution to the military forces
Of the allies. They are seen here
leaving the railroad station for their
hotel. Their leader or matron is
Miss Grace Allison, who is pictured
valso.
English and French military author
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BRYAN FAVORS
WEALTH CONSUMPTION
Murray Points Out that Great Com
mOner Fayors Drafting Money as
Well as Men-COmpares Him
With TOwnley.

Berthold, N. D., June Is.
Editor Independent:
The writer was present at the MI
not League meeting June 7, and heard
read number Of resolutions of which
the following extract is the part which
has been construed or rather miscon-
strued, as an effort to defeat the sale
of liberty bonds and an act of dis
loyalty as we'll:
TOwnley Declaration.
"Patriotism demands service from
all according to their capacity. TO
conscript men and exempt the blood
stained wealth coined from the suffer
ings of humanity is repugnant to the
spirit of America and contrary to the
ideals Of democracy
Now let's compare a declaration OF
VIM. J. Bryan in the May Commoner,
to the above:
Bryan's Declaration.
"Conscripting Notwithstanding to
the law the government can conscript
the man--call a human being into the
army and compel him to lay down his
life upon the altar. His own am BIZ
tions, the hopes Of his parents and the
hopes of his wife and children--all
these give way to the country's claims.
eff life, why not property?
Heretofore the government has
drafted the man but has hesitated to
draft property. We are moving for
ward to brighter light; we see more
clearly what is just Property is COM
ing in for it's share Of the burden OF
war-or at least for more nearly its
share.
eff the soldier march to the front
without finching the capitalists should
prepare to obey the command: Pock-
etbooks-
"In the past it has been rich
mans war and a poor mans fight
! This time, let the present generation
furnish the money as well as the men
"The glory of paying taxes is second
only to the glory Of personal sacrifice
There is glory enough !!n7 for all b.,
From the fact that the Commoner is
issued about the first of each month
therefore the Bryan declaration mus
have been written in April. Then, &C.
cording to date of publicity, Mr.. Bryan
is the real author Of the method Of ar
gument by comparing the conscriptins
of wealth to that of the person.
Thus we see that one of two con
illusions is the real fact Of the matter
viz: (One) Mr.. Bryan is equal,
guilty as Mr.. Townley, or (Other
The charges against Mr.. Townley il
this matter were "made- to-order" fol
political purposes.
Townley and League Not Real Issue
/ IF Mr.. Townley should jump in 1
well and never come out, and TIN
League should disband, that woult
not cause the producers of wheat, cat
tie, cotton, corn and the like to b.
satisfied with system of marketing
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service by removing the back wheels of d
Ford automobile and replacing the Ford
wheels with the tractor device. While tho
picture shows three men operating it, the
work is generally done by one man and
power plow.
Flags will be put up on the plot and also
placards dist -ibuted by the Saint Paul
Gardening Bureau, reading, "llonor the
fag by protecting this garden &C q pat OF
the nations food supply .
This tract will be one Of the largest
community gardens in Saint Paul 1t is
estimated that 500 acres of city property
never before cultivated are being used fol
gardens in Saint Paul this year