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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-18
SWALLOWS FALSE TEETH
Gcrmnn tnfnntrymnn Has Trying EN-
pcricncc After Receiving Wound
In Ifntilc.

BERLIN, February IA German in :
fantryman who was wounded I'm an
action on tho eastern front swallowed
his false teeth when he fell Th. sur
Scons of tho field hospital to which he
was taken sent him IT, Berlin, a f. or
his wounds began IL heal. lie was
only able to swallow liquid nourish
mcnt and soon became n living
skeleton.
An N-ray examination disclosed tina;
the teeth had become stuck in the
throat. The soldier became wcakcr
rapidly. and the surgeons feared that
he would die If an opera ton should bc
undertaken. hut after twenty-five days
young doctor succeeded i'm removing
the swallowed teeth with special in
strument constructed ~ himself
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-18
LOSES SIX SONS; ENDS LIFE
Hawaiian Widow. rendered Insane n.
Result Of Grief, Commits
Suicide.

MUNICH. February IA sad story
is reported from Il village near Immcn-
stadt. In the Ravarian Alps. Mrs.
Johanna keislcr. q widow, was Off
cially notified that her sixth and last
son had been killed on the front in
Roumania.
On the following day the aged woman
disappeared and no trace Of her could
be found until her body was discovered
In nearby mill pond a week later.
Made insane By the loss OF all OF her
sons, she has ended her life
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-18
THINK WOMAN EXECUTED
Swiss Government Is tnxfoux rs to
the Fate of Nine. Dnsa.s.

BERN. February i7.--Thc swiss
minister In Paris has been instructed
TO ask for Information in regard 10
the fate OF Nine. Dcsays. who was
sentenced to death for espionage by
a French military court on November
20 last. II is feared she was executed.
The alleged spy was born in Paris
in 1870. the daughter of Il Germany
mother and Luxembourg father.
About twenty years ago she married
n Swiss citizen, and 1t is believed that
she was n subject OF Switzerland ut
tho time of hcr arrest and conviction.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-18
ALWAYS IN DANGER
I'ROM AIANIIII,S

Another peril 10 these fighting men
tina; cannot lie fores.en is the avalan-
che Of course. il is possible 10 build
hu,s and camps in places where there
is no such danger. bur when thc mon
arc on tho march they may il. cnycl
opcd by = rush of snow ahou, rf,, ~
hundred or more times ~. s;zc az
-. Iauls Cathedral. and daoti il sop
tain. Sometimes the sound IF . shout
or II spokcr word is crouch % ..,,r,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-18
PLAN ARMY OF WOMEN
VIII Bc Employed to Work Soil Of
Great Britntu. md VIII
Live in Tents,

LONDON, February 17.-Prcsidcnt
Prothero. of the board OF agriculture,
announces that new woman's army
viii be recruited to work the soil in
Great Britain. Tho women will be
uniformed like soldiers. billeted i'm
tents. and receive just tho same pay as
soldiers on the firing lines.
The movement is necessary. Mr.. Pro-
thero points out. in order to release
the men who have been doing tho
farm work for service at the front.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-18
Itush OF Volunteers.

MUNICH. February 17.--Thc Ia
varan War Ministry announces that
the humber Of volunteers for the
auxiliary service surpasses all cxpcc-
tations. and that until further notice
no more boys under seventeen or men
over sixty Will be accepted.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-18
MEM GENER tIInS
IItD FORGOTTEN 1870

Thr "Huscs fur This stat. II affair,
NJ" not hnr'l I" find. Since tn" war ~
1870 thar" has grown up in France /.
new generation who knew not
Joseph. The bitterness of mat
struggle had largely been fOr.ottcn.
aud the mass uf the population re-
Gardcd u future war ms the viSio,ar,
dream of aiarmists. y French general
once said To me: How | HAY" Iongct:
for this day. France viii NOW u"
saved. Was at Sedan and | have
never forgotten and forgiven. Hu, the
Younger generations know not For
years have been laughed al because
never ceased To preach war knew
II must come
Even tho French general staff never
believed, until the last moment. that
the Germans would violate the ncu-
traiity OF Belgium. The frontier de-
lenses had bccn neglected and tho pick
OF the French troops concentrated
along the borders Of Alsacc and Lo-
raine. 1t needed tho events OF Au-
gust. 1914. to galvanize The French
nation into life. Bitterly they have
paid for their lack OF preparation.
Nobiy have they pulled themselves to-
gcihcr to resist the storm
Hut the soil was we'll prepared. The
average Frenchman called to service
the defense of Francc--in August, 1914.
had already had three years of active
training and the older reserves two
years. and. OF course. there was the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-18
ithoutHJ oGre Could Not
Haze Fought and Won
Battle Of the
Marne.
h T.. tSiiMEAD-BtItTLE.T'r.
british War COrrespun,Icnt.

Universal service IS being thoroughly
discussed in the United States to-day.
There arc many VIII" seem TO think a
measure on grand scale is unneccs-
sary, and would h. merely waste Of
time and Of money
Rut il was universal service and the
military instinct engcndcred by il that
has saved France in tho present war
Not that France was prepared for war
Political intrigucs and party group.
had sadly interfercd with the fuller
development Of the program Of the
military chiefs.
II may he Snid that tho average IN
diridual f'ren"hmau was far better pre-
pared for struggle to tho death with
his old enemy than the organizations 1t
the country AZ whole. The reserves
in tn" early days fcll short IL tho
proper figures because 50 many abs"n-
irons had been given in tn. years pre-
""dinS tho war: thcr" was no h.a,y
artillery IL accompany the iruups in
tho field: there Vas = shortag. of :tgu-
"unition: the hospital equipment was
lack ing: trained nurses were scarce:
many generals occupying responsible
positions owed their elevation. not To-
their abilities, but 10 political ia
V"riiiSm.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-18
ITALIANS FIGHTING
ON MOUNTAIN TOPS
Famous Explorer Tells Of the
Splendid Work Being
Done by Troops.
GREAT OBSTACLES OVERCOME
A. II. Savage Landor Pays Trib-
ute to King. With Whom
He Had Interview.

LONDON. February IA H. saw
age Lander. tho famous explorer. in
tcHinE Of III" splendid work being
dohc by the Italian troops III the
mountains "f Italy and Austria. SAYS
IN britain ~ is easy 10 understand
why pcopi" lind il difficult to become
interested III the Italian front The
ohiciil reports contain strange and IN
familiar names which the mass Of the
people have ncvc~ heard Of and the
strategical situation. apart from the
knowledge tina; IL has a great deal Ia
10 with mountain warfare. is beyond
their compr.housion
here al" one OF two plain state
'ncnis which ought to give Il good i'm.
dieation Of what Italy has accom-
piished. On" is that Of all tic armies
oil the entente IN Europe. ftaly's is the
only one which is fighting AN often
sivc warfare on the cncmy's soil To
reach this proud position tn" Italian
soldiers have had to Sight their way
between ana on the tops OF some ..
tho highest mountains ON our CONT
ncui.
TO imagine what ths, means. an
t.nE!ishman who has not seen this
country must rot tho Malvern hin.
peaks tire" times higher and more
than :Sno"dou's and Austrian troops
an ~. top OF th"m and Italian troops
down below ealing the sides OF tho
mountains
'''n our western front il is q case
OF an offensive underground. with III.
soldiers burrowing: like rolcs: on the
Italian front il is moro kim ~
celestial warfare.
our allies have been fighting nj All
Imaginable elevations. from tho So
level 70 10000 feet t. 900 feet h,-h
SIDES or Mu, >TtiN>
VERTICAL IN MtNY rIAcE>
I'm tho Galore. whore they arc
lighting nov, the sides vf the noun
ta'ns arc in many places vertical Vt
The beginning of tho war tn. Aus.
triaus wcrc on top Of them. hut; thank :
l." the wonderful engineering work If
tho Italians they have be-u dtsloGged
beautiful roads have becu built tun
ncis have boon bored INTO tho noun
taius tons 81 explosives placed inside
aud tn" entire tops OF tho mountains.
with ~" Austriaus pcrchcd on them
have been blown TO pieces
Tiles" vertical mountains can only
he scaled by placing laracrs one above
tn" other, wing them asa;ns; tho rock
and stepping IN them until suitable
place $ found 10 begin work with tho
pcrf"rating machines Who" tha, place
l. settled ui'on proper wooden stair
case = constructed along tho fac. OF
III" rock below. so that tn. machinery
can b" carried up the moro easily.
TACK mules are very valuable IN
Tho transport in this country. and Tho
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-18
MILITARY OPERATIONS
IN EAST AFRICA TOLD
Many Of the Difficulties Encountered
Described by General
SHIFTS.
HUNDREDS or HORSES DIE
Rain Falls Steadily Day After Day.
and the Roads Become Almost I'M
Iassable Mud Tracks-Railway
Under Water.

MOON. February l7.-Gcncral
SHUTS. in a dispa tch describes in detail
the various operations in East Africa
from March TO October
Illustrating the difficulties of the
campaign he says that General Van
Devcntcr. in an advance Of about 900
miles from Moschi in four weeks in
April and May. lost hundreds % anil
mails from horse sickness. In the mid
die ~ April the rainy season Sc, in
with the greatest violence in tho whole
area from Taveta 10 kondoa Irangi.
IIo says:
The numerous rivers came down in
food and swept away almost all our
lahoriously built bridges. the roads be-
cams impossible mud tracks and all
transport becam" physical impossi-
bl!ty. The rains fell steadily day after
day. sometimes as much as four inches
in one day. and the low Lying parts of
tho country assumed the appearances
II lakes. For long distances the
railway track practically was under
water and tho attention Of thousands
of lahoccrs was constantly required to
prevent its disappearance in the mud.
Van pcvcntcr's division in tho intcriar
was cut of, and managed To live for
weeks on s,,ch sunnIics q. could ho ,,.
Iect.d locoll, ar r.,,la no c.rr,,d >,
,nr,ors e,o, 1ali.;e, u. "a, :, dis,
~ 100 miles"
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r..r.,ra-d ,o.;,ta,,. re-
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,,cs .rd f,.,,,o.,. shar,,
ro- NJ, a., ra-so.
"''' ''oN"
VIZ f"'.' i'''ol ho' IA
Regarding tho advance along tho
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-18
AFRICAN TROOPS
BRAVE FIGHTERS.
Nearly 100000 Negro Soldiers
Are Now With the Armies
of France.
MANY VERY INTELLIGENT
Become Melancholy and Lose
Appetite at Sight of Snow
Covered Landscape.

ZURICH, February ia war cor
respondent of the Ncuc Zucrichcr Zci-
tung, who returned from the western
war ,heatcr recently. after spending
two years In tho field with the French
and British troops, reports that the
African negroes in tho French army
now number nearly 100000 About
100000 Of them are stationed on the
southern wing Of the line, near the
Swiss border.
Tho colorcd soldiers come from Al
Eicrs. Morocco. Dahomoy, tic French
congo and other African colonies of
France. and arc, 10 a large part. semi
saragcs. hut always give a good ac-
count Of themselves when they 20 into
battle As - rule, they have no fear
OF death. and they willingly bear ali
pr!vations aud face the greatest dan
gers without ninchinu
When the negroes first arrive from
Africa they give the military author
tiles considerable trouble, because IL
In hard To get them TO submit to the
strict military discipline, although they
arc partly trained before they arc
brought 10 Europ". Their fiery tom
permanent often runs away with them,
and II happens quito often that they
attack reconnaissance and even COM
nissioncd onicors. In ruch cascs tho
culprits are Invariably sho, as = warn
Ing for others.
The Africans commit gray. excuses
when they manage 10 &c. wine or
stronger alcoholic beverages. as under
the innucnc. of LIQUOR they are not
able 10 control their passions For
ri
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26
MuRPhY,s BARGAINS.

$50 per acre buys fine laying unim-
proved 40 acres. Good soil, located
S1a miles from town on good road.
Terms as low as $500 cash.
$50 PER acre buys fine raw 100. Well
located. Road on 4 sides. Water
delivered to land. New house and
other buildings. Terms $1,000 cash,
balance years. Ripe for develop
ment and sub division.
500 PER ACRE buys improved Green
leaf 40 acre farm. Is acres alfalfa,
Is acres clover, all in cultivation.
New house, barn. family fruit. Terms
$1,000 cash and 6h per cent interest.
$3.50 BUYS highly developed and we'll
improved 90 acre farm. Near town.
Improvements cost more than $4,000.
Excellent land. Terms $1250 cash.
$4,000 BUYS a choice so, nearly all in
alfalfa, clover, timothy and blue
grass. Fine location not far from
good city. room house, lawn, shade
and fruit. Domestic water system.
Excellent place. Good terms avail
able.
$4,000 buys the select so of the Wild
er-Greenleaf bench. Well improved
and choice land.
$4,000 buys $50 acres all in alfalfa and
blue grass. Level bench land To-
Gated 11a miles from town. Excel
lent soil; nearly paid up water right
" mile frontage on sanded road. Just
the place for high gra-d lie stock. Terms
$4,000 cash, balance long time and
low rate of interest.
A. L. Murphy, Caldwell, Idaho.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26
FOR SALEAReal Estate.
BARGAINS.


$4000-s0 acres. paid water, fenced;
rs acres alfalfa.
S150o-11 acres bottom land, old water,
buildings, fenced.
$S200-44 acres, good cultivated land,
part in hay; 4-room house, stable,
near Meridian.
$1600-160 acres, Smith Prairie, part
cultivated. fenced, buildings, some
timber and stock range.
$1250-5-room bungalow. corner lot.
$150O-5-room modern house, built in
furniture, nice lot, shade, terms.
$500 foot lot on car line.
S 70O-1O0x200 foot lot, 4-room house,
sc car fare.
$1O0O-71s acres ready to seed. paid
water, two miles from Boise.
COLVIN & RINARD.
M27
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26

FOR SALE
ONE acre on bench, all in bearing
fruit, near car line, scent fare; A
room house, barn, chicken house, and
free water; 5000 down, balance like
rent. If interested let us show it to
you.
80 ACRES 4 miles from Meridian; A.
room plastered house, good barn,
granary, chicken house, acres
bearing orchard, 33 acres alfalfa,
balance pasture and grain land. If
taken at once can be had for $4,000.
5 ACRES and 5-room house, good
barn, 3 acres bearing orchard well,
chicken house; near car line, sc fare.
win sell cheap or exchange for 10
or 20 acres. Price $500.
SIX ROOM bungalow, modern except
heat, well located; price $4,000.
100 ACRES near Grangeville, Idaho,
under fence; 20 acres in wheat, bal
ance pasture, near to school and
church; "a miles from town. Price
$4,000. Would exchange for Okla
homa land or Boise City property
or sell on easy terms.
40 ACRES miles from Ontario, paid
water right. fine soil, all cleared and
partly leveled. Will sell cheap for
cash, or exchange for city property
Price $4,000. What have your
IDAHO REALTY co.
200 N. Sth st. M27
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26
SEE WILSON, SMITH.
1929 Main ST.

so acres on bench, u in hay. neat
house, barn, sranary, etc; SIS per
acre.
Five acres on bench, 4-room plastered
house, chicken house, etc. Riden-
baugh water, family orchard, some
clover; $3.50.
40 acres improved, miles out. Horses,
hogs, chickens, cows, wagons and all
other machinery included, $3.50 per
acre. tt
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26
EXCEPTIONALLY FINE HOME.

MOST modern in every way, including
furnace; fine grounds, trees and
shade; reception room with 10 other
rooms beside; grounds 100x12O feet,
in best location, near railroad Inter-
urban line and gravel road. Cost
over $4,000 and furnishings over
$500. Will sell unfurnished for $4,000
or furnished for $1,000. Easy terms.
SCHOOLER- STARTLING AGENCY.
Overland Bldg. Phone 35SW.
AS
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26
NOTICE.

Have just issued a pamphlet de-
scribing some of the farms and city
property which we have for sale. II
interested, drop us a card and we will
be pleased to mail you a copy. If you
have friends living elsewhere who are
interested in Idaho; If you will give US
their names and address, will gladly
mail them a copy also.
E. C. COOK, 921 Bannock st.
EXCHANGE.
$4200-Fine modern s-room house in
American Falls on lot 125x125; own
err wants good home in Boise.
$4500-Good Groom modern bungalow
in Pasadena, Cal, to exchange for
Boise home. E. c. Cook, 921 Ban
mock st. M28
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26
HEBER @. HALE.
LAND-COLONlZATION INVEST

CATTLE and sheep ranches, farms,
projects and business investments
handled. Some mighty good oppor-
tunities just now. If you want to
buy, sell, invest or colonize, Mr.. Hale
is the man to see. Office III Ban
mock ST., Boise, Idaho. April4
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26
PLUMBING & HEATING

ACME PLUMBING & HEATING CO.,
Ltd, Adelmann Bros, managers;
modern plumbing, heating and sheet
metal work. 622 Idaho st. Phone 15S.
~
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26

21s acres, X miles to car line; J.
room house, other buildings; deep
well; mixed variety fruit: mile 20
school, 4 mile to macadamized road.
Price $500; part cash.
acres, all in fruit; 3-room house; one
mile to car line, y mile to school;
well, and other buildings. Price
$4,000; part cash.
Broom bungalow, modern except heat;
lot 55x122 feet; one block to car line.
Best buy in Boise for $1,000; $3.50
cash.
1500-acre stock ranch. 500 in hay, SEQ
acres mountain pasture; good build
ings free water; 100 head young
cows; sets farming machinery and
tractors: threshing machine; so
head of horses; 6 brood sows; 100
tons hay: chickens, household furnl-
ture, everything.
N W. STRUNK.
364 Soma Bldg. II
FOR RENT-Two rooms for house
keeping. 432 S. 18th. MISC
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26
NEW LANDS FOX SALE.

FINE new bench land for sale, good To-
cation, two miles north of Eagle and
interurban r. r. For limited time
the price is 800 an acre, including
water right. Reasonable terms. In
quire Harry Shane, Agt., at Wise
Piano House, or on the land. Phone
GIL. If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS.

A first class stock farm of 200 acres all
in cultivation, consisting of alfalfa
and red clover; good fences, house,
barn and other improvements; one
acre in family orchard. Will cut 500
tons of hay, also other crops. Price
SIPS per acre. Worth more money.
Splendid location.
Choice two-acre suburban tracts at
only $500. Especially nice and we'll
located on car line.
Two residence lots, corner property.
located all RICH. near car line, at
$500.
Special low prices to parties wishing to
build in Ellis or Elm Grove additions.
w. e. PIERCE g. CO.
Tho Old Reliable Real Estate Dealers.
WE HAVE THE BARGAINS.
4P
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26

FOR SALE CHEAP--A good paying
large rooming house for less than
half cost, property and furniture,
terms easy, or would trade for south
ern California property. lLrs. Kurrle,
401 So. 10th ST., Boise, Ida. Al
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26
SURVEYORS.
7 ntr Surveyor, 1876 Idaho Bldg.
2nd HAND MOTORCYCLES

SECOND Hand motorcycles; keys, saw
work a speciality. Morler, 206 N. 9th.
II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26

FOR RENT OR SALE on small month
ly payments. pretty 4-rocm cottage.
2 large screened in porches; half
block to street car line South Side,
Ivy Wild. Phone 1851. cod tt
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26

FOR RENT-Sale or trade, broom
modern bungalow and 7-room house
sos \. 10Th. M30
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26

FOR SALE BY OWNER-SO acres on
graveled road; paid up water right;
all cultivated. Price seven thousand.
Address No. 1874 If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26

FOR SALE-State land and home
stead ACCOMPLISHMENTS in Media coun-
try. C. /. Cushman. Nampa, Idaho
May Is
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26

FOR SALE-Fine 120-acre ranch. as
acres alfalfa. Good improvements
Rich soil. Priced right. VIII take "A
good or 10 acres in as part pay
Carter, McCarty Bldg. M31
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26
FOR SALE-Real Estate.

FOR SALE OR RENT acres at
Pierce Park. R. B. Wright, 912 Hays
St M2s
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26
RUBBER STAMPS

h.NlGHTS OF COLUMBUS-Me the
1lrst and third Tuesdays at 81.
JOINS Hall, Sth and Fort SITS. Visit
knights welcome. Frank f. Church,
TN. Sec'y., 32l y. sth st. IL
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26
LUMBER YARDS

w. H. RIDENBAUGH, DEALER IN
native lumber, Oregon shingles, also
floorings, doors, windows. mouldings
and building material Main and 4th
SITS. Phone 95S. If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26

1 AM NOW equipped with the very lat
est Model Hobart Coffee Mill.
have put this in in order that might
be able to give you the very best
flavor that can be produced from
coffee. Try a pound of Morning De-
light now and see If am not right
Robbins The Coffee Man, 313 No. Sth
Phone 2619. MEG
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26

HAVE some inquiries for sagebrush
land in the Kuna country. Shall be
glad to list what you may desire to
sell. D. X. Hubbard. Kuna, Idaho. II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26
FOR RENT - Housekeeping.
FOR RENT-Houses.

FOR RENT and Groom house.
6SSW. M3U
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26

WHITE LEGI oRN baby chicks from
heavy laying (Hoganized) stock. IS
per ZOE for April, May and June.
Safe delivery guaranteed. The Pho
neer hatchery. Petaluma, Calf.
June 1