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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-16

FFER ten years o. complete separation Consuelo
n Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough popularity
known as Our American Duchess has forgiven
her erring Duke
Information received from London proves that it was
only by extraordinary proofs of moral reform that the
Duke won the forgiveness of his hgh-spred American
wife, Not the least of these marks of reform his self
sacrifice in turning his ancestral park at Benhem Palace
into farm for the good of his country.
Since the Duchess first refused to live with her husband
of his conduct her whole life has been devoted
noble public works and charities while his during
the earlier period of cynical sefndugence She
refused all appeals to condone his offences and only
when he convinced her of complete change of heart that
she forgave him.
For many years the Duchess has represented the finest
type of American society woman, beautiful high spirit
ed and independent yet charming, sympathetic and gen.
erous Her marriage to the Duke of Marlborough at St
Tliomass Church, New York, November 6, 1895,
one Of the most spectacular events American social his
tory The young Duke, descendant of Engands most
famous soldier, held position that almost roan
deed among his minor titles which he did not faun
that Of s'Prnce of the Holy Roman Empire" dignity
conferred by the German Emperor the first Duke
Little was known about the young Dukes character
but his ancestral estates considerable need of fresh
capital chiefly owing his deceased fathers extravaganees
There long conferences between the Dukes lawyers
and the Vanderbilt representatives 1t understood
that W. K Vanderbilt gave his daughter dowry of $780,
100000 and settled annuity of 100000 year for life
upon the Duke
Their early years in English society seemed happy and
brilliant The Duchess great social popularity by her
grace charm and amiabty. The late King Edward VII
then Prince Of Wales bestowed his approval her. She
was one Of the distinguished figures at the court The
Duchess expended her social career in
England The Marlborough had lost their original
house. which had become the property of the royal family
during eighteenth century The Duchess decided that
the Marboroughs should have house worthy of their
historic title and set about the building of Sunderland
House, the finest house in Mayfair the fashionable resi-
Dental quarter Of London Upon this project she even
tually expended about $5,O0O,0O0.
Two sons born to the Duchess the older of whom
is the Marquis of Bandford and is destined to
inherit thedukedom while the other is Lord Ivor Spencer
Churchill While the second boy, BORN in 1898. still
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-16

'sFair Rosamond' had her bower in the days of King
Henry H. and it here that Queen Eleanor pursued
her and put her to death in 6 according to ancient
legend.
The ornamental park in which Blenheim Palace stands
is twelve miles in circumference and contains temples
fountains and beautiful gardens. 1t until recently
well stocked with deer The surrounding it is
about 10000 acres.
Whatever Marlboroughs faults may have been he
always intensely interested in the preservation and beau
flying of Blenheim Palace and this continued to be his
serious interest down to the outbreak of the
During the first year of the he went to France
officer the staff Of General French His record
perfectly cretabe but he is not robust suited for mill
ary service and he returned home after brief period
The Duchess upon the outbreak of the great conflict,
naturally turned her philanthropc energies largely in the
direction of work She organized societies that cared
for the families of thousands of soldiers and nursed many
wounded men.
She has interest in what happens on the Benheim
for much of her has been invested in it. One
day she amazed to hear that the Duke ploughng
up his beloved ornamental gardens and converting them
into farm On his return from the he decided that
the best way of being of service to his country to
much food possible and thus lessen the growing sub
marine Therefore he sacrificed the beautiful
mental gardens which had been the pride of the family
for centuries.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-16

riage to an American heiress. large share of
Consuelo Vanderbilt millions went toward
the restoration Of the palace
Benheim Palace is huge pile Of stone, a
place of crushing dignity, designed by the
Dutch architect Sir John Vanbrugh. 1t was
given to the first Duke of Marlborough by
Queen Anne in gratitude for his famous victory
at Blenheim The estate on which it stands
had been royal possession for centuries, and
the Duke still holds it nominally as tenant of
the Crown It was on this historic manor that
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-16
For Ten Years the Spirited Young American Heress Refused
Listen Royaltys Appeals for Reconciliation, but
Now Returns to Her Duke for Reasons Of Her Own

and Duchess but she refused permit any
reference with her private affairs.
And what the Duke doing while his neglected wife
making herself universally beloved? In the earlier
years of their separation he did little but pursue pleasure
and selfindulgence The least selfish sentiment which he
displayed strong devotion to his ancestral home and
estate Blenhem Palace. 1t maintain this famous
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-13
VOTERS WHO DO NOT VOTE.
Obligations ct CTsi-eurt1ip That ars
Shamefuiiy he eeted.

Obligations OF CIsi-eurrip That ars
saamefuiiy kec ested.
It would seeatstaat IL Ce p,opte wele
greatly concerned over amy one thing
above all others ii would be in framing
the constitution of t.leir commonwealth
their Charter Of ~-1sern.Aent. Win
which an laws ana institutions are 10
CONFORM ani the spirit auii wisdom Of
which enter into Ia, moral tiler II the.
community. The cont .tgtion 6xe5 tie
rights OF the whole people. defines and
circltmscrihes them, supposedly for
many years u%te;t,i. NJ prov ssioi should
ever he written into a state or national
constitution that is not of sufficient
worth and OF such general application
as to make il in q large measure II
fundamental and permanent principle
of human conduct.
But an examination of the votes ON
the adoption of state constitutions, and
especially on the adoption of impor-
tant amendments 10 state constitutions.
discloses the fact that less than one
third of the qualified voters of most
states signiiiei their preferences in the
matter. The figures reveal a shame
less and indefensible betrayal by the
citizen of his first duty to society, to
his neighbor, to the state and TO the
general government.
We cannot stady the Statistics or
those votes without concluding that
what we need in this country above all
other things is IN old fashioned revival
of civic. rlghteousness-the thorough
preaching of the gospel of civic re-
sreasshii:t. The power and the infiu-
ence of a state depend not ON the mani
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-13

least is on It's way TO you. Each one
OF our le cantonments, where the new
national army Is being trained, Is
using more than a million sheets OF
this paper every month. In the draft
army alone that mean 5000, 900 fla.
ments OF love every month reaching
out from the great encampment where
the men are being trained into the
greatest army this nation has ever
dreamed and binding them to the
hearts ct home. Multiply that by
thinking OF all the other places where
Uncle Sam has men with the dag In
navy yards, on the high seas, in arse.
mas and officers training camps and
over There" In France. In all these
places men are writing home. Those
unassuming little sheets OF ~notepaper
gladden. millions OF hearts a day.
They transfer more love from one
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out of money orders by which the men
can send their pay home to their fam
lilies. In some Of the big camps the
Y. NJ. C. A. Is providing banking facil-
tiles for the men as well.
DO Your Bit With q Tenner.
This month (November) the Y. M.
c. A. must raise $35. GOO. 900 to carry
on Its work among our soldiers and
their allies until next July. or this
$3.50 .00e about $24.0o0.00 viii be
spent on the work with our own troops
or about $40 for every man in Uncle
Sans uniform. II everybody who has
received letters from soldiers and sail
ors were to contribute SIC the task
would be easy. Are your boys health
and happiness and clean soul worth
$40 to your
Your town mayor, your pastor. your
school superintendent will know who
is the treasurer of the campaign com
mittee In your county or town. Other
wise send a check or money order 10
Cleveland H. Dodge. treasurer. ia
East Tw~enty-eighth street, New York
city.
Only sacriacial Giving By mfIions Of
sivers win make po6sibls fks contin.
uance q this vast work for American
so1dIern and fox thcoo - our alltoGL
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mer thaw of two months the tundra,
az the open country Is called. is an Inn
passable swamp.
The Yakuts are the most numerous
tribe of eastern Siberia, numbering
some 10000. and are typical repre-
sentatives OF the culture OF the Turk
ISL tribes of central Asia In spite of
their prcseut isolation from the other
Branches OF the Turkish race and their
prs ba3le mixture with Mongols and
others, the Yakuts in the course Of
their migHations have preserved one of
he oldest and purest dialects Of the
%jllsuage spoken by the Kirghiz, the
tlitars aud other Turkish peoples
t.. Nicholas.
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fo,l laws on rs statute books or on the
number of cu:aplcX aud experimental
;heoyies that i tries, az yet on the ON
nipotent care of an expensive bu-
sustained. vigilant use of the instru-
INEQUALITIES at band and On the faithful
observance Of every obligation that
binds the citiacn TO the community, to
the state and TO the country Senator
Borah in Youths Companion.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-13

~ was evening on the broad
al Hampstead Plain, Long Island.
where the Rainbow division was
spending it's last night before embark.
Ing for France. 1t had been raining
hard In the afternoon-a cold, steady
autumn downpour-and there was
nothing TO suggest the rainbow in the
outward aspect OF the camp. Lines
and lines Of sodden canvas housed
$1,000 men. gathered from 81 different
states. The ground vas dotted with
pools and ouagmires. Under the wet
canvas II was damp and cold, with a
penetrating chill. Lit by Pickering
candles. the tents were far from cheer
full shelter for a mans last night in
his native land.
But there were seven big tents
where electric lights, numbers and
friendllnsss made the night pleasant.
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YAKUTs OF SIBERIA.
These People Live In she Coolest Re-
gion on Earth.

ShSAb w @ai ~
The Yaiuts are the largest and most
cultured OF all the primitive races Of
Siberia. They live in the great prov
ince of Yakutsk, a territory five times
larger than that of Texas together
with all the New England states. The
extreme northern part of their country
is the coolest region on earth, the tenn
p~erature falling to SO and 80 degrees
below zero. There the soil i. eternally
frozen for hundreds of feet below the
surface; even ut the height of summer
only a yard of unfrOzen soil yeneers
the admixture of earth and ice. afford
ing foothGld for the gray tundra moss
and occasional patcaes of grass and
dwarf willow.
The natives live III ynurtas OK semi
4ndet ground hits and a fcw y story
log cottages. as do the Russian admin
istratiye officials Fer ten months the
country is Il dfaary. uaekiess sea OF
driven SHOW, with far lower tcWpeFa-
lures than the regions about the north
:sst, ,tetes during tn brief SUM
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In each OF these a soldier was strum.
ming OF q plano; others were reading
books and magazines; hundreds were
writing letters home. Behind the
raised counter at one end three or four
young men were busy passing out
notepaper and envelopes. selling
stamps and weighing parcels, which
the nen were sending home. One Of
the soldiers said 20 me al ! stood In
the tsnt used chiefly by me- from
Iowa: I'VE came all the way here
from Dss Moines. and we were mighty
lonely. Then we found this Y. NJ. C.
A. on the Job, and it's been a home
and more than a home to US. 1t gave
us what we wanted when We needed
II most. Wen never forget 1t. The
boys' best friend Ia the Y. M. c. A."
Fine. cIean-cut. Outstanding Fellows.
How close those benches were pack
ed with men, bending over the long
tables absorbed In their writing!
What an appeal to the sympathics
those great groups OF soldiers make!
Fine. clean-cut, outstanding fellows,
soma Of Thorn mere boys. one thinks
Immediately OF the sacrifice they have
made for the rest OF US and how pre-
cious they are to some one back home.
Somewhere. in far on farm or village
or city street. there are parents or
brothers or wives who would give all
they possess for n glimpse Of those
sunburnsd faces as you and l
them on their last night before going
across. And It was with Q throb OF
the heart that l watched them. bent
over their letter paper. IN n after
another Of those ' big tents.
These were The tents Of the Y. NJ. G.
A. On that last night In Americs the
association was serving the soldiers
In the best OF al ways-givins them
m opportunity 70 write home. On
previous nights they had enjoyed box
ing bouts, movies, concerts. d~rainatics
ana q score Of healthy entertainments
az well ~ religious meetings. But on
this lset uiEht home ties we're strong
est. And perhaps that Is the keynote
of the splendid work the X. N. c. A.
81 doing among our men In Uniform
keeping them In touch with home.
AAaols Words, @WIth The colors.-
IN these times there are some let
tiers that mesn more to u than any
we have v sead BEFORE They are
written On sheets Of paper stamped
With the Stars ana Stripes and the
red triangle Of the r. n Q. A., and
th<< heax The maSin MoEda with the
co1croA" Thore are many more than
\ 11I1loR such letters "a ne malls now
~ IN xsa1 t1is. 3srhape one n
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Worries Best Loved Trademark.


This a has made us think har4
and fast. Your boy or your neigh
boris boy or some boy you know an
love has been called to do his shar
in the big Job OF policing the world TO
democracy and human liberty: Is T.
any comfort to you to know that wher
ever his duty may call him your bo,
will nave a friend that will serve hin
in body. mind and soul?> Are you
glad to know that this friend viii place
books aud magazines at his disposal
organize classes to teach him what
ever he wants to learn, give him 1
pocket testament and invite him t.
join religious meetings OF the fait.
that he was brought up in7 Did you
realize that the association provides
athletic equipment for his fayorite
games, teaches him games If he know.
zone and holds concerts, lectures
movies, Bible classes, dramatic enter
tainments and every kind OF whole
some amusement to keep MIN interest
ed? Are you glad to know that this
friend will go with him overseas, help
TO shield him from . score OF difficult
and dangerous temptations and follow
him right up to the front line trench
and beyond 1T The last contact the
soldier has with this life he loves so
we'll is a cup OF tea given him by the
X. M. G. A. free just before he goes
lover the top" to q hand TO hand strug-
gle with the enemy. And as he comes
tottering back from No mans Land,
wounded. but strong enough and
plucky enough to keep on his feet.
even before his wounds are dressed
the Y. M. G. A. is waiting for nim With
tea and sweet chocolate. the great com
forts OF the man In the trenches. Do
you wonder that the Red TRANCE Is
called the best loved trademark IN
the vorldf" One soldier In France has
called Il ~thc last evidence that any
body cares"
II every thinking citizen could see
with his or her own eyes something
Of the sctual work being done Tor our
mon BY the association there would be
no question Of the Y. M. G. A. having
to appeal TO the public for money.
Rather than lot this essential work
fa1ter for an Instant rich men would
seil their motorcars. Door men would
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part OF the word to another than sta,
'ist'cs can express. Statistics are
pretty poor anyway when It comes to
reckoning In terms OF love and human
tenderness Let's put 1t this way
That the X. M. G. A. is the biggest e.,
press company the world has eve
seen, and the parcels 1t is handlin
are the loves and devotions OF human
beings
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forego coveted possessions or even me-,
cessities. The work must go on, be-
cause there is no one thing That con
tributes 80 much to the spirit and Ell
ficiency OF the troops. The 7. nj. y.
A. "a working night and day to help
the government win this war. And
every penny that is given to aid the
work Is a direct assistance TO the
health, happiness and strength OF your
boy and mine.
Snapshots Of Kaleidoscope Work.
In all the big cities in France where
our men pass through in large mum
bers, the Y. M. c. A. IL operating
hostels, where they can get beds and
meals at q minimum cost. In London
the American Y. M. C. A. mas erected
a large building for our soldiers and a
clubhouse for American officers.
There are Y. NJ. c. A dugouts right
behind the front line trenches, where
the soldiers can get hot drinks, crack
ers and other comforts at all hours,
Over 1000 men who had been reject
ed on account OF physical disability
have been able to get into the British
army by reason of the physical work
Of the British Y. M. c. A.
A feet OF motor cars leaves the big
Y. M. C. A. headquarters in London at
midnight every night to pick up sol
diers who are wandering about the
streets without any wholesome lodging
In which to spend the night. These
carr are operated by Engliahwomen
OF position and refinement, who report
that they never meet any discourtesy
at the hands or the soldiers. The i'm
portance OF this service can be esti-
mated by the fact that az least 10000
soldiers are on leave in London every
week. Over half Of these sleep in Y.
NJ. C. A. beds every night.
Entertainment on Vast Scale.
The Y. NJ. C. A. has erected a big
auditorium, seating 5000, In each OF
the big draft camps, and huge chautau
qua tents, seating $500 in the other
encamprnents. The association Is run
ming a 81 week entertainment circuit
among the camps and is paying 16
companies Of entertainers, who are
travelling to 80 camps performing be-
fore the men.
In each OF the draft camps the Y.
NJ. G. A. has ten secretaries engaged
in educational work. The association
Is seeing to 1t that every man who
cannot speak English is taught to do
30 In many OF the camps the assp-
citation has a singing director, who is
teaching the men u sing the popular
and martial airs that do so much to
keep up their spirits
or ca Y. M. C. A. men at Camp
Dix only three are being paid full sal
aries. In all the camps the majority
II the Y. M. c. A men have left lucra.
tive positions to do this work simply
because its appeal is irresistible TO
any red blooded man. Harry Lauder.
the famous Scotch singer and come
dian, now on his farewell concert tour
N the United States, Is giving all his
spare time to the service of the asso.
Siatioh anu Ao SiESAuS W AZ oOiu
NJ all the camps he can reach.
In one Of the draft camps the Y. M.
c. A. Is supervising athletics on 120
playing fields. providing full athletic
| equipment. The winners of the inter
regimental games viii play the cham
pions OF the other camps.
One of the greatest services render
ed by the association is the making
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Million Letters In the Mails Today
Bearing Magic Words with the Co|ors'
Keynote Of the Splendid Work the Y.M.C.A. Does Among
Our Men In Uniform Is Keeping Them In
Touch With the Folks at Home.
STAMPED With STARS and STRIPES And RED TRIANGLE

Multifaious Ways In Which the Association Appeals to Your Boy,
Your Neighbours Boy, or Some Boy You Know and Love
Creates q Helpful Environment in Cantonment, on Way Overseas,
In Front Line Trench and B~eyond-First to Aid as He Comes
Tottering ack-Give Your Share Of the $3SOooo00 Required to
Accomplish This Last Evidence That Somebody Cares"
The Washington times., 1917-10-26
CENTRAL TOMEET
GEORGETOWN PREP
ELEVEN TOMORROW

Neither Central nor Georgetown
Props, opponents in tomorrow's big
scholastic battle on the field in the
Central Stadium ARE in top condition
for the contest.
Central has suffered the results of
a lot OF competition this fall. and the
strain of the hard campaign is begin
ming to tell on the Mt. Pleasant lads.
Georgetown Props found that it was
no snap to defeat Business and Tech
all in the same week, and are some
what slowed up on account OF minor
injuries.
At Central it is said that neither
Capt. ]. Long nor Jake Macdonald
will be in the lineup against the
Georgetown lads tomorrow in the
Central game. Long has had an at
tack of malaria, and is said 20 have
been playing football between chills.
Macdonald's shoulder is in poor
shape. and it is likely that he will be
rested up tomorrow. Georgetown's
lads are in good shape except for the
battering they have received. The
game will start at ! o'clock, as it Is
hoped to get the contest out of the
way IN time to go over to see George
town play the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute eleven on the Hilltop.
The Washington times., 1917-10-26
LAUREL ENTRIES.

LAUREL, Nd, Oct. 2e.-Entries fol-
tomorrow:
First race-Claiming; three-year
olds and up: one mile and a furlong
Amphion, los; Dartworth. 10T: Baby
Sister, 1O4; Capitania, 103; Hesse, 81;
Lynn. 1O7; Sam Slick, 10T: Lohengrin
1O3; Sargon I'd (imp.), 101; MAY w.
o.; Ed Bond. 107; Malheur, LOG; Pet
lar Qmp.), 103: Brother Jonathan
102; 'Muckross (imp.), %.
Second race-The Chevy Chase
SteepIechase: handicap; $500 added;
four-year-olds and up; about two and
a half miles. aWslsh King, 147;
bCaptain Parr, 1877; The Garnet, 1872;
aEarly Light. 1875: The Brook Cmp.)
l45; Ojala, 1872: bShannon River, 146;
Northwood, 134.
al. X. L. Ross entry.
bRal Parr entry.
Third race-The Yankee Doodle
Purse; all ages; six furlongs. Westy
Hogan, l24; Bringhurst. 112; Wood
stone. 104: Manokin. 104: Diversion,
81; Startling. 116; Ed Cudihee, los;
woodward, lO4: woodtrap, 100; Leo
chares, ia; HippIty witchet. 1O4;
Heather Moon (lmp). 1o4; Cadillac
100.
Fourth race-The Potomac Handi-
cap; $4,000 added; two-year-olds; one
mile. Jack Hare, jr., 1872; Lanius.
0mp), 100: Payment, log; Recount,
lO2; a RAshmIr. 121: Drastic, III;
Rahu, log; Salvestra, Ito: Matinee
Idol. LOG; Cavan Boy, 104.
H. c. Hallenbeck entry.
Fifth race-The Laurel Park Lib
erty Bond Handicap: 1,541 added; all
ages; one mile and a sixteenth.
a Spur, 126; Crimper Ump), 1872:
Ticket, IFS: Ed Roche, 109: Barry
l21; Straight Forward. liz: Fen
mouse. los; Westy Hogan. 1875: Hau-
berk, 116: Julialeon, l1O; Holiday, 1O2.
James Butler entry.
Sixth race-Claiming: three-yenr.
oIds and upward; one mile and a fur
long. Obolus, 112; Alston. 1O7: Bud
weiser, lO3; &C. NJ. Miller. 1O2: 'Dis-
turber, 9S: Brickley, 1IH Joe Finn,
1O3: Napoleon, 1O2: 'Euterpe. 100:
'Cousin Dan, 90; Harry Lauder. 1OT;
The Busybody, 103; Spectre, 10l; 'Mr.
Mack, 9S; Ella Ryan, SO.
Seventh race-Selling: three-year-
olds and upward: one mile and TWEEN
ty yards. a-Ellison, 112; Holiday.
los; Judge Wingfeld, 1O2; Graphic.
"a: A-water Witch, 100; Shooting
Star, los: Amalgamator, lO2; Dan,
100; GiIIies, lOS: "Lucius, 81. anvil
liamCahill entry.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear; track heavy.