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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
PROPOSALS
OF KAISER
CONSIDERED
|NS|NCERE
Appointment Of Chancellor
Hertling as Representa-
tive to Peace Conference
Only a Blind.

Washington, Dec. 31.-The kaiser
agreed that Chancellor Hertling should
participate in selecting representa-
tives to the Brest- -Litovsk peace con-
ference, according to state depart
ment dispatch from Copenhagen, dated
Dec. 26, made public today.
This step. the first recent move even
remotely resembling stronger demo-
cratic representation in the German
government, was regarded here, how
ever. as insincere.
The kaiser probably had his hand In
very strongly" said high official,
counteracting the impression that this
might be a real movement toward
democratization. M
ElsERALs PLGAsGp.
The Liberal press regarded the
kaiser's move joyfully. There was
general agreement that this headed in
the right direction by nominally, at
least, giving the reichstag a chance to
express the peoples will. Some of the
press hold it was high time that such
a step was taken, the message said.
On the other hand, the Pan German
press denounced it as contrary b Ger
man aims.
Government officials placed little
stock in the kaiser's sincerity. They
felt that he is still the guiding power
at the peace conference and that he Is
not yet ready to relinquish to the peo-
pie his power to control their destiny.
This information, taken in connec-
dispatch that the allies will seriously
answer the German peace overtures,.
caused real stir here.
TO CONSIDER PROPOSAL.
Officials have said privately for
some time that 1t would be impossible
for the allies to pass up with little or
no consideration any genuine peace
offer Of Germany.
serious answer. however. does not
necessarily mean an answer favorable
to Germany. it was stated here.
Declarations of officials in England,
France and the United States in the
past few days have been so emphati-
cally opposed to acceptance Of the Ger
man proposals that there 10 scant
chance of out and out acceptance. Il
is possible. however. that more spe-
cific statement of peace terms than
thus far made would be the outcome
of present peace jockeying.
FEELING PINCH OF HUNGER.
Germany is in worse position 70.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
ABANDON TRENCHES

Petrograd. Dec. 31.-A vast exodus
of cossacks, homeward bound. from
Finland is reported during the last few
days.
Six thousand were said today TO
have already departed.
Russian troops are also dispensing
from Esthonia. Twenty thousand have
already abandoned the trenches and
gone home.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
MEXICAN BANDITS
KILLED BY AMERICAN
TROOPS IN BATTLE

Eagle Pass, Tex, Dec. 31.-In n
fight between Mexican bandits and
United States troops and Texas rang
ers Saturday at San Jose, Mexico, 20
miles south of here. six Mexican cat
tie thieves were killed, according to an
official statement issued at military
headquarters here today. There were
no American casualties. according 10
the announcement.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
GERMANY PLANS TO
EXPLOIT RUSSIA AT
EXPENSE OF ALLIES

New York, Dec. alderman states
men are working to .detach Russia
permanently from the friendship Of
the western powers and to turn the
Russian republic into an exclusive
field for Teutonic exploitation when
the war IL over.
The kaiser's plenipotentiaries are Of
fering to resume trade relations with
Russia at once. without waiting for
the signing of a peace treaty. There
is reason to believe that German eco
nomic experts are now In Petrograd
planning the preliminaries for an ex-
change of Russian and German goods
fContinuod ON Para TWol
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
OPEN CITY BOMBED.

Rome, Dec. 31.-For the third
time in as many DAYS, Padua was
bombed today by Teutonic airmen.
"The enemy becomes bitter in his
bombardment of open cities" the
war office said. "Padua has been
bombed for the third time, with
casualties, limited however. The
rich artistic Patrimony of the city
suffered severely. The facade Of
the cathedral was blown down."
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
ALLIES URGED TO
ANNOUNCE PEACE
TERMS TO WORLD
Only Means of Staying the
Separate Peace Madness
of Russia, Say Diplomats
at Stockholm.

Stockholm, Dec. 31.-Several allied
diplomats here today recommended to
their respective governments that they
participate in conference here which
would proclaim concrete general
peace policy of the allies.
The United Press learned from au-
thoritative sources that this recon-
mendation was made in the belief such
a move is the only thing that can stay
the separate peace madness of the
Bolshevlki.
Secretary Camille Huysmans of the
international Socialist bureau today re-
ceived and forwarded to Foreign Min
lister Trotsky at Petrograd the tele-
gram sent by Arthur Henderson, lead
er of the British laborite party, an
nouncing adoption of liberal war aims
and opposing a separate peace.
CONFERENCE OF LIBERALS.
Huysmans also addressed a note to
Socialists and laborites in all entente
and allied countries, asking for an in
ternationale'-or a conference of Lib
erals to discuss war aims in general.
This is most necessary" the note
declared, lin order to strengthen the
democratic elements in the central
powers and neutralize the reactionar-
les 1t is most important that we has
ten; we ought to meet not later than
February"
Reports here today declared that
Hungarian Socialists have formally
adopted resolutions opposing separ-
ate peace and approving an interna- =
tional conference.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
AGREEMENT
SUBMIT TED
TO KAISER
AND RUSSIA
Some Points of Difference
R e m in but Separate
Peace Apparently Is Now
Near at Hand.
Occupied Territories to De-
eide Own Future, but Ger
many Insists it Must Re-
tain Possession U n t |
After Decisions Reached.

Amsterdam, Dec. 31.-The Brest-
Litvosk conference adjourned tempo
rarily today after reaching a substan-
tial agreement looking toward a sep
arate peace between Russia and Ger
many ready to be submittel to the
governemnts on both sides.
The agreement, it was stated, was
substantially that the Russians would
withdraw from occupied portions of
Austro- Hungary. Turkey and Persia il
the central powers did likewise from
Poland. Lithuania, Courland and other
parts of Russia, granting the people
Of these occupied sections free op-
portunity' to decide their own future
<tatus.
POINT OF DIFFERENCE.
The main point of difference devel-
oped between the two sides is regard
Ing the exact time of German with
drawal from occupied portions of Rus
sia. The Russian delegates insist on
Immediate withdrawal. The German
counter proposition is for withdrawal
after the Russians have relinquished
their occupied lands, and after the peo-
pies in the German occupied states
have announced their choice Of future
government. Reference is made in
the German proposals to the fact that
several Of the states partially occupied
by Germany have announced inde-
pendence of Russia.
The Germans thus apparently de-
cided in view of the Bolsheviki lack Of
the complete authority over Russia, 10
hold fast to occupied Russian lands un-
til the people thereof acquiesce in tho
Bolsheviki plans. Poland, Lithuania,
Courland, Esthonia and Livonia are all
thus affected.
TO RELEASE PRISONERS.
The delegates have also jointly stip-
ulated terms for resumption of full
and free commercial intercourse, the
release of war prisoners and payment
Tor damage done by occupying troops.
The agreement practically provides
for restoration of the status quo ante,
with the revocation Of many laws and
national regulations which have been
adopted by both sides during the
struggle.
The only point on which the Russian
peace delegate insist on more definite
Interpretation is that concession in the
German stipulations as to various peo-
pies in occupied territory being permit
ted to announce their own choice of
future government The German pro-
visions merely recognize the right of
such states Poland, Lithuania, Es-
thonia, Courland and Livonia-to in
dependence and provide for a special
commission to arrange other matters.
The Russian counter proposals are
FOR a more detailed specification from
Germany as to her attitude on such
ytates.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
ALLIES bound TO.
REPLY TO KAISER
Serious Answer to
Be Given Proposal
For a General Peace
BY ED l., KEEN.

LONDON 31.-THE SERIOUSLY RE-
PLY TO THE TERMS AS ANNOUNCED FROM
BREST- INFORMATION
OBTAINED BY
IT is UNDERSTOOD
SHORTLY GO TO FRANCE
ENCEAU, APPARENTLY
PREMIER LLOYD WORD THE SUBJECT
OF WAR AIMS WEEK TO THE
LABoRTE CONFERENCE.
THE FACT THAT REINSTATEMENT
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
Great Victory Won by the
Poilus, With the Assist
ance of British and Ital-
ian Airmen.
German Positions Around
Monte Tomba Penetrated
Large Number of Pris-
oners Captured and Ma
chine Guns Taken.

Rome, Dec. 31-French troops as
suming the offensive for the first time
in the italian theater of war, gained a
notable victory between Osteria, De-
monfendra and Maranzine the war Of
flee announced today.
The French captured 1890 prisoners.
Besides the prisoners, the Poilus took
so machine guns. seven cannon and
much other material
British and Italian airmen cooper
ated in the victory.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31

Forecast for Boise and vicinitys
Probably rain tonight and Tuesday.
For Idaho: Tonight and Tuesday.
probably rain.
Highest temperature yesterday. S7s
lowest temperature this morning. -;
mean temperature yesterday, a.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
SITUATION ACUTE.

New York, Dec. 31.-Summoning
state and federal fuel administra-
tors for a conference this after
noon Mayor-elect Hylan prepared
to take steps to relieve the suffer-
ing growing out of the intense cold
coupled with the coal shortage, as
the first act of his administration
tomorrow. Numerous downtown
offices dismissed employees for the
day.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
TEsTlFlEs UNDER OATH.

IGS IIFIES UNDER OATH.
General Crozier was recalled NV the
,;..
s,oio, ,a ,.o,, 80 sooa,a,. -
ps previous Witnesses he oeinahued
that he be permitted to make his ex-
PLANTATION under cath. No other wit :
ross hoforo .ho ,,.,.o ~. x,,,
S"oih 'es'iiiiohy' pu' upon the sus-
gestion Of Senator Frelinghuser, that
the attorney general NAV later want to
rse so,,e of tho o,,,aoro. hor.. Co,
orc, Cro1,or NO. s,,,or,
C.naraI Crozier ra,a;, f,o,,, ro
f,lI,, nren,rad stator,ont toId Nov, h,
bad arrongod Ia o. .,,,,,,,or u,,tb Ardr,,
To- die, Nod 40 tha E,ro,oh r,;..;oo
FOR manufoctura In Erench f,ctor,e.
erougb Ereroh rz ara ia ,,,i,,i,oatar
boyitzars 20 s,,nrI,, OH r,er,oan foroos
.a,,t 20 Erauoa ~ Moroh ,oIo r.,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
BRITISH REGAIN GROUND.

Berlin, Dec. 3l.-German storm
ing troops attained and held for a
time English front line trenches
south of Marcoing and also north
Of Lavacquerie, today's official re-
port asserted. Parts Of the Eng
lish position were regained by ene-.
my counter attacks In which the
assaulting forces lost heavily.
German troops captured 375 prisr
oners.
RUSSIA RELEASES SHIPS.
Copenhagen. Dec. s1.-The Boil
sheviki government has released
II Austrian merchantmen interned
In Russian harbors. according to
word received here today. The
ships total 10000 tons. The re-
lease of these ships would seem to
indicate the Russian governments
immediate carrying into effect q
peace provisions agreed upon at
Brsst- Litovsk..
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31


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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
LAST MINUTE NEWS
AMERICA TO REPLY.

Washington, Dec. S1.-The Unit
ed States government will reply to
the German peace terms along
with the allies. This was clearly
indicated this afternoon when the
state department admitted dispo-
some statement answering and Off
setting what 1t termed German
Misrepresentation" In the latest
peace proposals.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
Enqland and France
Will Supply America
With Its ARTILLERY

General Crozier Recalled by Senate Committee Says Ar
rangement Will Not Cripple Allies and Will Save Ton
mage for Other Necessary Purposes Machine Gun
Situation Brought Up Again and Witness Tells Of
Tests Made of the Lewis Invention.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
FORT PETER DESTROYED.

Petrograd, Dec. 31.-Destruc-
ton of Fort Peter at Kronstadt
by violent explosion was reported
here today. No details were given.
either as to the loss OF life or the
cause Of the explosion.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31

Continued on Page Two.)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
FIFTEEN HUNDRED KILLED.

New Orleans. Dec. 31.-Private
messages to fruit companies here
from Belize. British Honduras. to-
day estimated the dead resulting
from the Guatemala earthquake
at 1900. The city Is almost COM
pletely destroyed, the messages
stated
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31

Gcontinusd on Page Two)
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20
Odd Fellows See "Hoss Race"

A number of Weston Odd Fellows
motofed Sunday to the Umatilla
river near Cayuse station to attend
the picnic Of the chain gang" and
also to witness the Indian celcbra.
tion. They aver that they saw Just
about the niftiest ''hoss race" il
was ever their privilege to witness
A brown horse belonging to Bill
Hall and Tom Shilall raced almost
neck and neck three times around u
half mile track against Dick
Pierce's gray. and finally beat the
latter by not quite half length.
The gray had won against the
brown the preceding Sunday and
was the favoritc of the paleface
bettors. l.o. the poor Indian. back.
ed the brown, and cleaned up about
all the white mems money in sight.
1t was victory for the aboriginc,
The law Of the palcface with re-.
spcct to games Of chance does not
apply to the wards Of the govern.
ment. and they indulgcd freely
their fondness for Indian poker"
Blankets spread upon the ground
served as gaming tables, and real
money changed hands in plain view
of interested spectators. Playing
was strictly confined to the Indians,
as white men would have been
to the Oregon law.
A wrestling match between Doc
Best and Al Garden was among the
features of the Odd Eel.
lows picnic. The printer bested
The medico.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20
Mrs. c. c. Beathe Sues for Divorce

Afraid that her husband will kill
her father or brother, according to
her allegations. Mrs. Artic M.
Beathe Of Basket mountain has
brought suit against c. c. Beathe
for divorce, reports the East Ore
gonian. She alleges that he has
ordered her father, w. H. Case Of
Weston, and her brother TO keep off
her farm and threatened to kill
them if they came upon il, She
also alleges that he left home last
May, leaving her and their is year
old daughter alone on the farm.
He lately returned and found that
her father had been visiting her.
His actions 50 alarmed them that
her father was hurried away, she al
leges. She further alleges that he
is extremely brutal and cruel in
his treatment of his stock. shr
wants the custody Of the daughter.
Carter & Smythe are her attorneys.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20
CHArrERINc PESTS

The oregonian, remarks that pa.
per In an editorial not without per-
tinencr here In Weston, has been
privileged to see II letter complain.
ing about the intolerahle nuisance
of audible chatter by rattlc-hrains
and loosc tongues during public en-.
tertainmcnts, The pests were hux.
Giug around in unusual quantities.
so il is said, during the late music
festival. Says the letter!
People whose souls arc 81 imma.
ture that they do not know amy bet.
ter than 10 rattle their programs
and talk ut such times ought not To
be admitted tn an auditorium II
there was any way of finding them
uut before the damage is done, |
know of no remedy for this htolela.
hlr evil except for each music lover
to rchukr publicly such offenders,
M doubt this seems unchlvalrie for
mo to say, but the truth is that
most of those who thoughtlesSly
poison every musical feast are
women"
Strange to say. too, according to
our observation. most carefully
made during many years, they are
ugly women, continues the Oregon.
ian. Who can account for il that
the tattlers and gabblers and chat
tcrcrS are never the many modest
and interesting women who ~ Ia
all worthwhile public affairs. hut
the uucomcly and d,sagrccahlc and
superficial? Or is it merely that
all women who conduct themselves
with propricty are altogether
lovely?
The remedy against such selfish
and SenscIcss performances is in
every ones hands, Let him. or her.
make n fuss about It., then and
there. and il will stop.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20

Weston was pretty middling hot
this week. but other places were
hotter for instance. the battle
front in Europe, Satan's dread
abode and Pendleton or Walla Wal
la. Pendletou confessed Monday
to a temperature of l07 and Walla
Walla to los. On the same day in
Weston the record was only 9S.
thus indicating that the luckt.ss ci-
ties named are quite n bit nearer to
prgatory. Sizzlc, ye scorious sin
ncrs, sizzlc!
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20

The city has one distinct advan-
tage over the country town, in that
the municipality is bigger than the
individual. For example, when a
city like Portland issues an edict
that the weeds must be clealsd
from private property, the weeds
are forthwith cleaned from private
property, without evasion or pro-
crastination.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20

Hyman II. Cohen estimates the
wheat crop Of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho TO be worth $l08, 900, 900,
although only 1886, 900 bushels
as compared to 81 900, 900 a year
ago. He says that a rain last week
would have been worth $40, 900, 900
to the three states.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20

II does not seem to have oc-
Cured to anyone that when the ed
itors went bathing in Wallowa lake
both the editors and the lake hith-
erto pure and undefiled were TAX
ing desperate chances.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20

The Senate has occupied more
than a month in considering the
food control bill, but there is no
more need for hurry than there
would be to get water on a town
fire.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20

Although the conclusion seems ir-
resistibe that Germany cannot
last six months longer, Uncle Sam
should and will continue his war
measures on a basis OF six years.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20

Speaking of the comparative in.
tcllectual vigor of the editor of the
Peudlcton Bulldoggcr and SOY
bean but there, let us not atfront
the soy bean 10y such an odiuS
comparison.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20
Church Of the Brethren

Order of services for Sunday
July 22, 1917:
10 a. m. Sunday school.
IL a. m. Preaching.
2:30 p. m. Mission Study.
$3.50 p. m. G. w. S.
1880 p. m. Bible Study, Life OF
Christ.
JOHN BONEWITZ, Elder.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20

Beware Of crippled peddlcrs SELL
ing court plaster, as they have been
found in Kansas to be enemy agents
spreading foul disease.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20

We are not 50 hide-bound as to
be unwilling that our good friend
Sim Barnes derive what consolation
he may from the Republican victory
in China.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20

The German war debt is ap-
preaching twenty billions Of dollars.
which is big price to pay for fail
ure and ignominy.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20

1t begins to look as though the
Kaiser did not raise his oldest boy
To be "A soldier.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20
JOHN BONEWITZ. Elder.

Pianos tuned and repaired at rea-
sonable prices. First-class work
guaranteed. A. w. Lundell, Mus.
Bach.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20

Germany may change ministers
but not her spots which remain
sinister and ineradicahlc.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20

The most discouraging phase Of
the Chinese tong war at Portland
is the Limited number Of fatalities.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-20

The head Of General Chang Hsun
is worth Slo0. coo. but the market
is somewhat limited.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-08-03
MONTREAL GETTING READY
Canada's Metropolitan City Weary o.
Saloon Rule

Montreal, Canada's largest city, is
agitated over the question of referring
the saloon problem to the people for
settlement by direct vote. This propo-
sition does not appeal to the liquor
element, since no city in the dominion
has been more decidedly under their
control. They have submitted with
what grace they could summon to a
reduction in the number of barrooms
and groggery groceries and, more re-
Gently, an anti-treating clause and linn
itation of the hours of sale, but the
better elements of the population feel
that no effective measure has yet been
taken to curb the power and insolence
of the trade.
One curious objection to popular
vote is that, under the slow, cumber-
some methods employed in voting in
the Dominion, civic business would
be practically suspended, together
with the saloon business itself, until
the issue was decided. The temper
ance people have replied that
"If it would take year to cast the
vote, the saloons, liquor groceries and
liquor stores would be closed and thi.
foretaste of Prohibition would doubt.
less have a good educative effect"
1t is not the fault of the temper
ance people that such absurd pro-
visions still cling to the method Of
ascertaining the popular will on this
and similar questions. A couple OF
years ago the voters took the neces-
sary steps to have the law amended
so that vote might be taken In the
cities in a single day, but the govern
ment struck out the clauses containing
this provision.
Despite these backsets, the convic-
ton that the cure for the saloon evil
is no saloon is not only growing but
aggressively making itself felt in in
fuential quarters.