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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-23
STRONG PLEA FOR
PREPAREDNESS BY
MEL GOVERNOR.
California Executive Says
State Must Prepare to
Meet Attempt at Invasion
by Foreign Foe.

Sacramento, Cal. March ga plea
for preparedness and for legislation
that will enable the state of Califor-
mia to give military ttaining to her
citizens who wish to fit themselves for
active service In the event of war, was
voiced today by Governor William ID.
on his first official message
since he took over the reins of govern
ment. His message was read person.
ally before a joint session Of the as
sembly and senate.
After quoting from an official docu-
ment Of the war department in which
attention is called to the fact that II
would be difficult II not impossible to
transport promptly large bodies OF
troops into California in face of op.
position at the mountain passes and
that the harbor defenses along the
Pacific coast are of little use unless
supported by reasonably strong mo-
bile force, the governor said:
MUST DEFEND BORDERS.
With these conditions confronting
us, 1t is clearly manifest that should
war ensue we must be prepared not
only to contribute our just share to the
protection OF the whole nations but we
must. from our own resources, stoutly
defend our borders against invasion
AS Americans we shall suffer no hos
tile step upon our soil.
In this hour of peril our chief re-
lance Is upon the national govern
ment, to whose call California will re-
spond Loyalty and promptly.
Under the national law, all able
bodied citizens OF military age are
subject to call by the president. 1t is
only fair. therefore. that the state
should provide, in anticipation of hos
tilities, such training as will prepare
men for the hardships of a soldiers s
life.
FOR TRAINING CAMPS.
II deem it our duty to make pro-
vision so that at least such of our pa
triotic citizens are as willing to devote
time to training in camp life shall be
afforded the opportunity.
Impending events may make 1t nee
essary to provide an appropriation to
meet emergencies. Information now
being sought may enable me to sub
nit a specific recommendation in the
future. With no desire to unduly
alarm, we must recognize the gravity
Of the situation and be prepared for
prompt and vigorous action"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-23
KAISER TRYING TO
FORCE CLASH WITH
THE UNITED STATES
Only Effect of Latest AT
front, the Sinking of the
Healdton, Is the Speeding
UP, of Preparations for
the War Which Is Now
Regarded as Inevitable.

Washington, March 2S.-Germany's s
latest affront in the torpedoing with
out warning of the American tanker
Healdton will be answered by contin-
ued speeding up Of all preparation for
actual hostilities which are now re-
garded as inevitable.
President Wilson and Secretary Lam
sing are convinced that Germany's
present course is merely Fastening a
clash. The president and his premier
are known from the highest and most
authoritative sources to have held the
firm conviction-even before the sink
ing of the Healdton-that the kaiser's 5
government Is determined on. forcing
a declaration of war from this country.
CABINET HAS MEETING.
President Wilson met with the cab
met today to consider developments in
the international situation and to dis
cuss the progress made by all depart
ments In preparing for hostilities.
There is indication today that the
president after congress has defined
the status between Germany and the
United States will augment his cab
met by one or more posts to cover the
work of transportation and possibly a
portfolio to handle the work of muni-
tions making.
This, however, is entirely tentative.
The more likely course for the present,
at least. is believed to be the contin-
uance of the National Defense council
as a special advisory body in preparing
for war.
ACTIVITY OF WIDE RANGE.
Government activity embraces such
a wide range now that no accurate
conception can actually be drawn as to
the scope or effectiveness of the coun-
try's preparedness work. President
Wilson is personally directing all of
these war preparations.
Secretary Baker chairman of the
National Defense council is preparing
to meet heads of great industrial con-
Germs to discuss what work Is neces-
sary to complete tentative plans to
place the country on a war footing.
Secretary Daniels is directing his ef
forts to stimulate recruiting and hurry
warship construction.
WAR PLANS SECRET.
: While the navy department bends
every energy toward making that arm
of the service more effective than ev-
er before, the war department con-
tinues its more or less secret steps to-
ward calling TO arms every regular.
reserve and national guardsman when
the moment TO sound the call is propit-
ious All possible haste that Is COM
patible with efficient service is being
taken in regard to the gathering OF
supplies-guns. ammunitions. clothing.
quartermaster supplies, etc.
Within o few days at most, 1t is ex-
pected data asked from state heads re-
garding militia availability plans for
rapid mobilization ot the national
guard. details for stationing and dis
tribution Of land forces, will be COM
plete.
GERMAN CONFERENCE.
Beneath the surface activities, Off
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-23
HAD INHERITED FORTUNE
FROM HER STEPFATHER

Cincinnati, March &c. F. Mails
barry, attorney and personal adviser of
Miss Ethel stanton. who died in a sui
eide pact Thursday night, wired Ports
mouth, N. H.. authorities today TO send
the body here for burial.
Miss Stanton inherited over 500, 900
from her stepfather. T. A. Snyder, Gin
cinnati catsup manufactures. Snyder
and her mother were killed when a
train hit their automobile at Erie, Pa,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-23
His Democracy Prevailed
Notwithstanding Ozark
Forces" in Cars Domain
That Were Directed From
Berlin.

Petrograd, March %. - Professor
Paul N. Milukoff, new foreign minister
and the lever that overturned Russian
bureaucracy, is widely known as his
torian and an editor who always has
been determined fighter for progress
in Russia He was the founder and
has always been the leader of the most
progressive block of the duma, the
Cadet party. He is widely known and
highly esteemed in the allied countries
and probably understands Russian for
eign affairs and the relations of Rus
sia to her allies better than almost
anyone else.
A YANKEE TINGE.
Milukoff's leadership in the revolu-
tion has given to it a genuinely Amer
lean tinge, for he is imbued with manv
American ideas and ideals, which he
studied and acquired during his lee
ture tour of America In 1907. His
leaning toward American institutions
was so pronounced that when he re-
turned to Russia the reactionaries In
the duma hissed him as "the Ameri-
can."
AS long ago as May OF last year
Milukoff sounded the British and
French governments on their attitude
toward a revolution in Russia. In Lon
don and Paris the idea was given a
cold reception. He returned home
convinced that the hour for the revo-
luton had not arrived. Nevertheless
he continued his onslaughts in the
duma against the foes of Russian de-
mocracy.
He stirred the duma in the following
November by his attack on Sazonoff,
the foreign minister In all his propa-
ganda he steered steadily toward the
goal of German elimination from the
government and the overthrow OF the
reactionaries.
OZARK FORCES"
He was responsible for the removal
of the pro- German Premier Sturmer,
whom he denounced in now famous
speech in the 'duma. Owing to the cen
sorship the exact nature of the charges
was not revealed but 1t was made
known that various members of the
duma united in a formula directed
against the dark forces" which they
were convinced were undermining the
nations best efforts in the war.
In January Berlin, which in some
manner has been able to keep in close
touch with Petrograd. sent out the re-
port that the democratic leader of the
duma had been forced to flee the cap
ital. This was supposed to be in con-
nections with the political upheaval
which followed the murder OF Ras-
putin. The dark forces" sought to
embarfass Milukoff by circulating pro-
clamations in his name melting fac
tory workers and other laborers to
public demonstrations.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-23

harmony with the patriotic impulses of
the nation.
The Capital News is waiting to send
out some such dispatch as the above to
the Associated Press and the United
Press. It would be published in every
daily newspaper in America.
This is today a flag
dotted nation. In every city
the flag is literally dis
played as a further evidence
of the loyalty Of the people
and an additional indication
of a purpose to stand solidly
behind the government,
come what may.
In this patriotic impulse
Idaho and Boise are joining.
Today flags began to go up
all over the city, on business
houses and residences.
This movement is in
dorsed strongly by all pa
triotic organizations, and
notably the Red Cross,
whose humanitarian work is
materially helped by popu-
lar if mute expression of 10y
atty to Old Glory.
A coLoRFUL CITY.
Business men are running Up the
flag and no doubt patriotic window
displays will be added. Residences are
displaying the national colors all over
the city.
1t is expected in a few days Boise will
present a patriotically Kaleidoscope
appearance. The same thing is being
done, it is said, in other cities all over
the state.N
IDAHO MOVES FOR CONFERENCE.
Governor Alexander today suggested
by wire the calling of a conference of
edness, suggesting Boise as the place.
The governor also urges a demon
stration of patriotism upon the part of
all of the residents of this state by
proper display of the flag and other
wise. He said:
"It is now the duty or every citizen
regardless of politics or religion to
have but one idea. and that is to stand
by the flag. The Stars and Stripes
should be placed in every home and on
every building. II there is not a flag
In the home something that represents
II should be displayed to prove to the
world that patriotism lies deep in the
breasts of every American citizen. l
urge the people of Idaho to display the
flag at all times and upon all occa-
eions.
COMMERCIAL, CLUB HEAD ACTS.
Charles L. Joy, president of the Boise
Commercial club, today said he re-
uuested all members of the organization
10 join in the flag demonstration. This
state and this city win always respond
to the national needs as they have IN
the past" said Mr.. JOY. and their bus
mess men will be found equal to the
demands as they have in the past. At
present no special requirements are
tContinued on Pago Two)
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-23
Boise Joins in National Pa
triotic Move in Showing
Her Colors in the Face of
a Grave Crisis.
MAY BE SEAT OF
BIG CONFERENCE
Suggestion Made for Meet
ing of Western Governors
Here on Preparedness
AL Citizens of Idaho Are
Urged to Run Up Old
Glory.
EVERY BUILDING IN BOISE
BEARS THE NATIONS FLAG.

Boise, Ida, March Every public
and business building in this city and
every residence displays Old Glory in
harmony with the patriotic impulses Of
the nation.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-23

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-23

The Capital News is waiting to send
out some such dispatch as the above to
the Associated Press and the United
Press. 1t would be published in every
daily newspaper in America.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-23

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
FISHING ON
KENT STREETS
Especial to The Times.)

SEATTLE, Dec. 19.-Seattle
has gone back to pioneer days, 50
far as rail communication with
the outside world over transcon-
tinental American lines is con-
cerned.
Traffic over the Northern Pa
cific, the Milwaukee and the
Great Northern Is completely halt
ed. Operating officials said last
night that thru service may not
be resumed before Thursday
morning.
Kent yesterday was again par
TALLY inundated when the raging
White river boiled over its banks.
No Kent residents have been
forced from their homes, how
ever.
With muddy stream nearly
five blocks wide eddying thru a
portion of the residence district
of Kent; boating and salmon fish
ing excellent along several thor
oughfares, and menagerie of
wild animals marooned in the
flooded district, Kent residents
last night were fervently hoping
that the White river will have
ended its FRANKS before noon to-
day.
Last night the water stood
three feet deep on the pavements
and around houses along the in
terurban tracks.
Canoes Replace Autos.
Kent became the southern ter
minus of the Puget Sound Elec-
trio railway at $3.50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, when a culvert,
two miles south of the city, was
washed out short time after an
Interurban car, loaded with pas
sengers, had passed over it.
The White river bridge, a mile
south of Kent, was successfully
resisting the fury of the river,
altho fears were expressed that it
would likewise go. Local trains
were being operated between Sc
attic and Kent last night over the
Interurban line.
Meeker street, the principal
thorofare between the Interurban
station and the business district
Of Kent, presented a curious sight
last night. Automobiles for a
time dared the swift current, but
these gave way to canvas canoes
and wooden boats.
Catch Salmon in Street.
Fred Meadowcroft, the 14-year-
old son of E. Meadowcroft. a Kent
merchant, landed a fine five
pound salmon yesterday In front
Of the residence OF Fred Rasmus-
sen. The day before he caught a
nine-pound dog salmon in the
came vicinity. Another salmon
was landed in front of George
Hallock's garage on Meeker
street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
TICKETS FOR
BOOZE AREN'T
POPULAR NOW

Tacoma physicians are not so
lavish with their booze prescrip-
lions as they were few weeks
ago.
Only an average of five pre-
scriptions for whisky are issued
each day by all the Tacoma doc
tors, according to Chief Of Police
Smith, as compared with the so
to 100 prescriptions day in the
earlier part of the fall.
The sudden unpopularity of
booze prescriptions is caused by
a new ordinance which provides
that the physician and the drug
store must each send a duplicate
Of every liquor prescription to
police headquarters. The police
are checking all drug stores reg
ularly to see that the ordinance
is enforced.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
Police Watch
Bomb
united Press Leased wire.)

tUnIteu fresS btuStu "HesD
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. 10.
Suspicion of the police and Sc
cret service agents who are In
vestigating the attempt to dyna-
mite the governors mansion and
kill Gov. and Mrs. William D..
Stephens, pointed today to a man.
now under surveillance, who
twice tried to force his way into
the presence of the governor.
His actions are being closely
watched and it Is said he may be
arrested soon.
A week ago the man appeared
at the governors mansion and de-
manded to see the governor.
swearing when the maid denied
him admittance. On an earlier
occasion he forced his wav into
the governors office while GOV.
Stephens was out of the city.
1t was announced that detec-
tives had found a twisted tslmin-
ating cap inbedded in the wall
near the hole resulting from the
explosion.
Police and secret serice were
divided today as to the motive for
the crime. Some expressed the
opinion that a German agent or
sympathizer was responsible be-
cause Of the governors strong
stand in favor of the war, while
Others inclined to blame !. w w.
agitators.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19

Thorp. Ralph Nelson, Vergilie Pal
amidessi, Emil Mattesson, Harry
Kenison, William Farrar, Joseph
Penovich, Carl Nelson, Roy Front
man, Roy Arnold, Dwight Davis,
Fred Whitehead and Norman Null
Ter.
MARINES
Salem Jackson, George Wester-
land, Ralph Towne, Richard Row
land, Stanley Ives, Roland Ericf-
son, William Nell, Eddie Brands,
John Benoit, John Hoover, Clay
Cogswell, Roland Mclean, Carl
Benson, William Seacomb, Harry
Laws, Marion Spencer. Clarence
Spencer, Jesse Clark, Joseph Har-
vile, John Bennett, George Wash
ington Johnson, John Rettke, Ben
Olson and Charles Ames.
NAVY
Mike Buchko, Harry Anderson,
Orren Judd, Donald DAVIDSON,
Walter Crawford, Ira Walters,
Frederick Evans, EMO LinstronI,
Leo Kolb, Earl Martin, Louis Naef,
Carl Johns, Henry Everson, Ralph
Augustine, John Peters, JOHN
Moody, Ray Bertleson, Dolbert
Louden, James Hammond. Simon
Strinzeski, George Franis, Judd
Davis, Nathan Champlin, Edward
Pole, Albert Anderson, Oscar Lar
son, Earl Kilgore, Edwin Davis,
Patrick Barrett, Earl Durkee,
Charles Heffron, Lars Bisberg.
James Mazaro. Ralph Davisson,
Austin Peterson, Elmer Vergowe,
Charles Cucubich, Nils Thomson,
Forest Rowland, William Bene-
dict, Robert Chiesz, Clarence john
son, Elmer Morck, Arthur Burk-
hart, Wallace Browne, Walter
HIM, Lester Linn, Anton Ander-
son, Carl Reini, Omer Conway,
Wallie Thomas and Guy Shain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19

REDS AT
ODESSA
Unitcd Pres. Lease6 WIRE,

ODESSA, via London. Dec. 10.
-Ukranian troops and bolsheviki
guards are fighting in the streets
here today.
The opera house, headquarters
of the Ukranians, has been
equipped with machine guns,
which have been turned on the
bolsheviki, who are replying with
rifles.
Bolsheviki troops have sur
rounded some Ukranians at the
railway stations. All business in
the city has been suspended. The
troops on both sides cut ali tele-
phone and telegraph wires in the
city proper and there is great dis
order.
The Ukranians' machine guns
are accurately trained on the boil
sheviki headquarters in the city's
two principal cafes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
See Anti
Plot In Selling
of Blue Cards

Peace officers In all parts Of
the country probably will be mo-
titled by Camp Lewis authorities
to watch for registration cards
fraudulently sold by soldiers.
The authorities believe that they
have uncovered a plot to defeat
the draft act. II is said that scores
OF registrat'o cards have been
sold by soldiers VINO had no fur
ther use for them to dealers"
who in turn have peddled them
to slackers.
An order issued today forbids
the sale of the cards.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
Three New Y
Buildings at
Camp Lewis

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10. =
Three new Y. M. c. A. buildings
and two large gymnasium sheds
will be erected by the national war
work council of the Y. M. c. A. at
Camp Lewis.
Work will be started immedi-
ately to enlarge five of the six Y.
M. c. A. buildings at Camp Kear-
ney and to put new building at
the remount station in the camp.
This is the announcement todgy
of Fred A. Mozart Of the national
war work council who has just re-
turned from national headquar-
ters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
500 CANVASS
CITY HOMES

Five hundred workers were
busy on the house-to-house can
vass for membership in the Red
Cross Wednesday. No reports Of
the results of their work had been
received at noon.
Up to Tuesday night 1,105 new
memberships had been reported by
workers in the business section of
the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
ARMY POST
JUROR SICK

r. A. Hewins, juror on the army
post suit. was i'll Wednesday morn
ing and unable to attend court.
The attorneys for the respondents
agreed to finish the group of cases
which are now before the court,
with only IL jurors.
Hewins was much exhausted
Tuesday evening by the nervous
strain of sitting in the ease all
day, he said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
Ship Brings
Wounded
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Dec. 10.
first ship to put in at an
American port, carrying as it's car
go human war wreckage-the
wounded and manned from the
battlefields in France-arrived
here today. 1t was a British liner
with more than 1000 Canadians
aboard.
Under normal conditions, the
ship would have gone direct to
Halifax. Owing to the explosion
which partially wrecked that oity,
however, the convalescent wound
ed were taken off here and will be
sent to Canada by train as rapidly
as possible.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
Wedding Bells to Go
Tinp-a-Linp for John

Sergt. John Masterson, base hos
pital sergeant at Camp Lewis,
formerly employed by the Wood
Tea Co., of Tacoma, It's said, is
soon to desert the happy but
homeless state and take unto him
self n wife.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
Lieut.. Jones Assigned
to 18th Infantry

Ira Jones, Tacoma attorney, has
recently returned from the Pre-
sido, where he received his COM
mission as second lieutenant.
Lieut.. Jones has been assigned to
the 14th infantry at Camp Lewis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
PAINTERS
ELECT OFFICERS

c. Kongshach was elected presi-
dent of the Master Painters asso-
citation at fits annual meeting.
William Rieck was chosen vice
president; s. s. Auss, secretary,
and H. e. Erickson, treasurer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
BOY ADMITS
AUTO THEFT

Arthur Titland, age II, was
sentenced in Judge Chapman's
court to 2 to Is years In the Mon
roe reformatory, having confessed
to the theft of a Chevrolet auto
from c. e. Boyd. Arden Reeves,
who was arrested on the same
charge, is awaiting trial.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
Finch Commissioned
as Flving ENSIGN

Valney Finch Of Tacoma, who
has been attending the govern
ment aviation school in connec-
ton with Harvard university, has
received IA days furlough and is
expected home. Finch has just
been given q commission as flying
ensign in the aviation corps.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
Stove Sets Tent Floor
Attire at Fl. Flagler

Donald Plummer writes from
Fort Flagler that the boys are
getting very restless and anxious.
He also told that the boys in
his tent returned from an absence
in time to save 1t from fire caught
from the stove. 1t had already
burned thru the floor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
Mayors Son Gets an
Early Start for France

Pvt. Edgar Fawcett, son Of
Mayor Fawcett, the only man Sc
lected from Co. I, 361st, is lover
there" Fawcett didn't like the
camp-it wasn't fast enough, he
said-so when the order came for
a good man for immediate service
Fawoett had his chance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
MAN KILLED AT
DIERINGER PLANT

John Star Of Sumner was ac-
oidentally killed while working
on q boom at the Puget Sound
Electric Co. plant at Dieringer
Monday night. He leaves q wife
and six children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
HE LEFT
WIFE DESTITUTE

Alex Kruse was to be tried
Wednesday afternoon in Judge
Nnck's court on the charge OF
deserving his wife and leaving her
destitute.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
SPRUCE BONUS OFFERED

The will bonus all deliveries
Feb. 49, 1915 production
IS thousand
a a or
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
Troop B Going Over
in Once-German Ship

The irony of war is sending
Troop B across in captured Ger
man transport. That's putting
something over on Bill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
CAN 4 LIAR "PLAY"
YOU FOR q SUCKER?
What did YOU do?

What did YOU do?
The
the Lewis ready
had shot secretly buried lie had
wife wasn't all that she should be. Then what?
Why. MAN you'd unit
you still and permitted stranger pay a
with Shiny lie about the defenders the country
This Germany German censorship might this
to
the truth from American people with in the the
job.
The the himself
Hun a
to and he insuted
What will YOU do next time?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
Coast ArtillerYman
on DUTY in Idaho

Hiding Anderson, one Of the
w. c. A. G. boys is doing guard
duty somewhere in Idaho"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-19
Edward B. Rhodes to
60 to Training School

Edward B. Rhodes, vice presi-
dent of Rhodes Bros. store in Ia
coma, has been appointed to the
third officers training school at
Camp Upton, N. Y.