Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-05
GERMANS ATTACK
VIOLENTLY IN THE
VERDUN SECTION
Assaults Broken by French
Curtain Fire With Heavy
Losses to the Attacking
Troops.

Paris, March 5.-A violent German
attack over a front of a mile and
three quarters, made in repeated as
saults, was repulsed last night with
heavy losses to the Germans, today's
official statement asserted.
The German forces failed to get a
footing anywhere except in advanced
positions north of Caurieres woods,
the statement added.
The attack, which was in sufficient
force to indicate a general offensive,
was in the region of Caurieres woods
and north of Verdun. The enemy's
repeated attacks were broken down
by the French curtain of fire.
The German assault came after a
redoubled and prolonged artillery
preparation.
new senators, and 16 senators, who
were reelected.
Senator elect Hiram w. Johnson of
California, easily the star of the in
coming senatorial delegation, did not
appear.
Ceremonies in the senate chamber
began at 11:45 when Senator Sauls-
bury of Delaware, president pro
followed by senators and senator's
elect, who seated themselves at the
left of the speakers desk.
AMBASSADORS ARRIVE.
There was stir when senate Of
fetal with a flourish announced the
ambassadors, ministers and charges OF
foreign embassies.
Resplendent in uniforms of many
varieties OF colors, the diplomats
headed by Ambassador Jusserand OF
France, dean of the corps, took theil
seats in front at the right of the vice
presidents desk.
Russian Ambassador Bahkmetef
and Ambassador Spring Rice will
! other allied diplomats were near tn,
head of the procession.
TEuToNS ABSENT.
The Teutonic diplomats were notice
ably absent.
A sharp change from the splendor o
the diplomats was apparent as the SUI
preme court of the United States fol
| lowed.
A prayer by the senate chaplain
|
Secretary of the Senate James NJ
Baker read the already published proc
lamation of the president. The vie,
president assembled Immediately to tn
rostrum and took the oath.
| The senate had risen to greet al
officials. 1t added cheers to its greet
ing when President Wilson with hi
aides entered the chamber.
Both senate and gallery cheere'
while the president marched down tn
aisle to his seat on the floor of tn
senate directly in front of the ros
trum.
Spectators filed in early, If leisurely
Thanks to the rigid exclusion system
there was little confusion or crowdine
LA TOILETTE ON PARADE.
Senator La Toilette furnished on
humorous incident. He filed into tn
senate chamber parade by himsel
after his strenuous efforts in the dyini
hours of the congress-after everybod
was seated. He failed to find sea
and rushed around until page fouu
a chair for him.
Senator elect Knox of Pennsylvania
a former senator and secretary of state
attracted some attention as he move'
down from the rostrum. He paused t
shake hands with James d. Mahei
clerk of the supreme court, who wa
seated in the midst of the suprem
court bench.
Justice Brandeis of the suprem
court seemed more animated than an
other official spectator.
Vice President Marshall, after hi
principal duties were over, was almos
as animated, although he did not ad
nit it so frankly. He frequentl
glanced toward the galleries.
The president himself did not glanc
about much; but even he showed in
terest when the name of "Hy' johnson
California's fighting governor, an
Rooseyelt's running mate in 1912, wa
announced. Johnson's name alone wa
distinct during the days proceeding
land he did not show up.
TTT WE'D Def T. CEn