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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-05

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-05
WILL ADDRESS SOLDIERS.

Governor Alexander Will deliver an
address to members of the Idaho Ma
tional Guard at the Y. M. C. A., Sun
day afternoon at o'clock. The wo-
men of the First Methodist church will
serve buffet lunch. 1t will be the
second of a series of informal Sun
day afternoon meetings for guard
members and young men of the citv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-05
LAW FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL

House bill No. S6. passed by the last
legislature, was found unconstitutional
by the supreme court. This bill was
introduced by Representative Welsh.
1t permitted mutual county fire in
surance companies to insure school
houses and churches. An action was
instituted by school district No. 8 in
Twin Falls county against the Twin
Falls Mutual Fire Insurance company.
The supreme court reverses the lower
court holding school district can
not under section of article and
section 4 of article IL become a mem
Der OF county mutual fire insurance
company.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-05
SECURE MONEY ON BONDS.

The state formally secured $500, O10
from Clark. Kendall & company of
Portland for the new state highway
bonds of the 100000 which were sign
ed and turned over to that company
today. The Portland firm advanced
the state $4,000 April II and $4,000
May l. The bonds have been in pre-
paration during the past week when
the signatures of the governor, secre-
tary OF state and state treasurer were
attached to them.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-05
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

LOST-One sack of feed. Phone
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The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

of the United States staying at
home and tending to it's own
knitting waiting to be attacked.
Had England have pursued that
policy at certain time when
Europe was grippeG in death
struggle, Nepolean wouldn't have
met his WaterIoo-with the
chances thar there would have
been no England left to after
wards have told the story.
There is this one thing more Of
the policy of lighting in Europe,
or some place OH this side of the
waters: BY fighting Il victory
in Europe the rule of might is
crushed forever to the earth.
BY fighting a victory on this
side of the ocean, the bird is
driven from our door-but with
its beak and talons undulled and
unimpared.
In closing we want to repeat
what we have said before, that
this is not good time for those
opposed to the war to over.ster
the bounds of proprjety in crit.
cising the government.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03
Edler

Mes. Il. 81. Fox spent the day
Wednesday with M. Chas Col
lier.
Chas. Collier has his windmill
erected and working tine.
Chas. johnson and wife made a
trip to Lamar Wednesday in the
car, returning the same day.
Some crops are looking fine in
this locality.
Mrs. Collier and Mrs. Luella
Bennett. mother and sister OF
Caas and George Collier, return
ed to their home at Cherryvale,
Kans., Monday morning.
Mr.. Briles Of Setonsburg was
! in the neighborhood Monday
morning on business.
Wheat harvest is about through
with and the grain mostly in the
stack.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03
Mountain view

Miss Ethel Suedekum is visit
ing relatives in Kansas.
J. l.. Clifford has not vet found
his three mules and bay mare
that have been strayed away fer
over two weeks.
Robert Jay is working at Two
Buttes for Mr.. Lent.
1t hasn't rained yet but the
people have one reason to be
glad. The rural mail route has
at last been granted and service
begins Oct. End.
Postmaster Wheeler was up
from Campo the first of the week
and says that Campo in a busi-
ness way is all hunkadory.
Judge Allen Saturday married
a couple fyom up Oklahoma way,
a MIR. Hal.>. and a Miss Sanders.
J. w. Womack was up from
Richards Tuesday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03
|Rodley

1t is hot as smoke this morn
ing-93 degrees in the shade.
We are needing rain.
j. I. Hawkins and family, and
Georgia and Ruth Wilcox visited
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Shultz Sun
day.
Miss Ina Van Gieson came in
the latter part part of the week
to attend normal. She is at her
sisters, Mrs. Nixon at present.
Eleven cars passed Rodley on
their way to attend the G. l. and
Campo ball game Saturday,
Streeter Bount and family
spent Thursday night at Macy's
Among those who are drawn
for the first call of the army are
Coy Denney, G. A. Shultz, Ar
thur Southerland, Harry Butler,
Steeter Blount and E. Terry.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03
CLYDE

The meetings closed at No. 2
last Friday night.
The Neighborly club met with
Mrs. Geo. Madden last Friday
afternoon. A very pleasant time
WAS spent, the next meeting will
be with Mrs. AL. Hershner Aug
ust 3rd. Ladies invited.
Hope Brown Of Setonsbnrg
spent a few days with Myrtle
Gimble.
A few of the young people
spent Saturday evening at Dill
Ions. Ice cream and cake were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Davis and
daughter Bertha and Jesse Shell
ton went to Two Buttes last Sun
day.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03
Pilot Point

We are needing rain in these
parts badly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willingham of
Rule. Tex, are visiting with
john Willingham's. Miss Cox
and Mrs. Stella Boles came down
from Lamar Monday ard is
spending the week with Mrs.
w. T. Boles.
J. P. Richards barn caught or
fire some time Thursday night
and burnt up some harness ano
one spring wagon and some pigs
R. I. johnson and Mr.. Anthony
went to the cedars Tuesday.
J. P. Richard went to the ce-
dars the first OF the week.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03
|MOOOSeland

A nice time was had at Alfred
Dunn's Friday afternoon ice
cream. cake and ball game.
Harve, Henry and Wilmer
Bewley, with their families,
went to the dam to fish Satur-
day. Also. Jesse Harrison and
the Hutches family.
|. Mac Hutson was quite agree
ably surprised Sunday by find
ing himself host land hostess,
too,) to number of his friends.
"Chuck" Finlay's nephew from
Kansas is here on vacation.
Oren Dunlap and brother were
in the neighborhood Friday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03
Richards

The social given by A. Alexan-
der and brother Bane and Elmer
Sutton Saturday evening was
we'll attended and everybody en-
ioyed themselves.
The ice cream at F.. H. Mitch
ellis store last Saturday was sure
good. We understand that he
will have ice cream every Satur.
DAY during tho warm weather.
Mrs. Sam Osteen attended SER
vices at Welcome Sunday MORN
ing.
T. o. Maynard and F. H.
Mitchell autoed to Elkbart Fri
day.
Frank Tiffney and family Of
Estelene were pleasant callers in
Richards Sunday.
Diamond Ridge ball team play
ed Richards team at Richards
last Sa:urday-6 to Z in favor OF
Richards.
The Campo ball team will play
Richards Aug. on the Richards
diamond.
Little Miss Sarah Belle Doke
was quite sick last week, but is
improving slowly.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03
Grand View

Arthur Garyie spent 5sturiuy
night with Oral Hankins.
The party at Mrs. Hancock's
Friday night was well attended.
Ice cream and cake were served,
and all reported a good time.
w. M. Hankins, wife and son
Joe made a trip to Springfield
Monday.
Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Budd
of Oklahoma are visiting their
brother V. M. Miller.
Fred wford, wife and child
rem visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Candee, Sunday.
Henry Clark of Boise City,
Okla, visited his mother Mrs. l.
w. Cowan this week.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03
Tall Pines

1t has been so dry l thought
we all knew it, so neglected to
write.
The crops are needing rain.
Walt Caldwell is back on his
farm.
Dick Vanderpool is working at
Jones'.
The dance at Ignorant Ridge
was we'll attended.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03
North Flats
July %

The crops are needing a good
rain.
Elmer Chatham returned from
Kansas Monday. He reports the
crops lack there not very good.
Fred Porter has returned from
Wichita, where he was operated
on for appendicitis.
Will Riggs and family have re-
turned from Oklahoma, where
he was called to the bedside of
his mother who was very ill.
There has been a good attend.
ance at the singing at Mr.. Bars
every Thursday evening.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03
Horseshoe

The people are running every.
where for wlter; not having
wind to run the mills.
Crops i'll this vicinity are look
ing fine so far; but still we are
needing ram in some sections
bad.
The people seem to be awfully
worked up over the war.
Charley Wilson and wife spent
last Thursday evening at Ora
Mason's.
Alvin Russell has been the
past week helping his mother
with her crop.
Ira Russell put up windmill
tower for Charles Collins last
week.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03
West Pretty Prairie

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. W. J.
Williams. boy, July %, Dr..
Nicholson in attendance. Mrs.
Villa 2:s is very low and no one
allowed to see her.
Those 1oing to Holly this week
were Geo. Mathews, j. Il. Rent
frow. j. w. Dawson, and Frank
Morgan.
j. G. Stigers has hired to
Chas. Medley for a month.
The crossing on Bear creek is
now completed.
The Hughes families visited
friends at CAddo this week.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03
Pride

Chas. Carr and Earl Roberts
autoed to Elkhart Tuesday. re-
turning Wednesday.
Quite a number from this COM
munity attended church at Mu"-
ray
Mack Caldwell was in Villas the
first Of the week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcclure stay
ed with his wife while he was
away.
Lewis Stewart and Claud Hag-
er each made a trip to Elkhart
after freight this week.
The ice-cream social at Pride
last Saturday night was a sue
cess. Plenty of ice cream and
cake for everybody, and some to
spare.
Miss Fern Mosemore came in
from Blackwell, Okla, last weslS
for few weeks visit with her
parents. She has been staying
with her grandmother and at
tending school at that place.
Gene Hubburd, Fern Nose
more and Florence Terry visited
Mary McCollum after church
Sunday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03
Boston
July 25

In spite of the hail we got,
along with the rain, the crops
are growing ard looking better.
E. Lepel's niece, Miss Jessie
King, has been visiting with Mr..
Lepels folks the past week.
Wednesday evening at SOC
o'clock ifty.six of the neighbors
and friends gathered at the
Frank Ames place and surprised
Frank Ames and Richard Myers,
it being their birthdays. The
young folks played games while
the old folks put in Il nond time
visiting. The two honerablcs r--
ceived som. nice presents. Al
ter luncheon IF CAKE. and lemn-
node was served, all returned to
their hom : at i, late hunr, wish.
ing Mr.. Ames aud Mr.. Myers
many happy returns of the day.
George Lepel made trip up to
the county seat Monday.
Mrs. Frank Villers, who has
been on the sick list the past
week, is improving some.
Chas. Wilson $ place looks sick
since the hail.
The draft has taken q good
many of the boys here We sure
hate to see them g1.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

That broomcorn association
move to pe put on a permanent
basis at Stonington on the 9th
inst. is the right thing, and the
meeting should be well attended
from ali over the county. If the
whole broomcorn west will join
in the move it will put an end to
skinning prices for broomcorn.
Come out to the meeting on the
9th inst.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

Ten American generals, after
having examined the entire west
front, have returned to the Unit
ed States and reported that moth
ing will or can be done there I'M
till men and munitions have ar
rived from America, which
means that the winter will close
in on the west front about as it
now is.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

AS if a pretty continuous run OF
two pages of legal matter isn't
enough, John Barkhausen of the
Denver Democrat has broken into
the house of representatives as
sergeant-at-arms. They do say
he is holding the job down like an
an old vet; but what we'd like to
know is, what in the world John
is going to do with all that money
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

Arumor came up from Ston-
ington that rs fishers were ar
rested Sunday at Two Buttes
reservoir for the wrong kind OF
fishing and fishing without a II
cense. If you want to fish, hand
$1.OO to the county clerk-and
don't use more than four hooks
OF q line.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

Colorado started into her forty
second year Wednesday. Too
old FOR the draft, but just the
same she is bending every effort
to play her part in the war, in
both men and money. There
will be no Stacking in Colorado
until the "every-man a-soldier'
government has been over
thrown.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

A great big factor in the war
with Germany will be the q, 600
air planes now building in this
country. France needs 1000 of
these planes at once, and will
need at least 5000 more before
spring. AT present it is report
ed that Germany has the advan-
tage in the air.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

While by the disloyalty of the
troops the Russians have given
the Germans great advantage
in Galicia, further north the Rus
slams and Rumanians together
have done good work. 1t is still
a question though of whether
Russia can come back.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

There isn't anything at the
present time of the lmpor-
tance of Americas entrance into
the war, and its possible out
come. Our article on the matter
elsewhere published is lengthy.
but from the Importance of the
subject We believe will be read
with interest.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

The normal is fortunate in
having the sane conductor and
instructors we had last years..
S. Phillips, Isaac Wilson and Miss
La Shire. We are thus assured
another excellent pormal.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

Parties from d few counties
back in Kansas report that there
are practically no crops until
Baca county is reached. The
west fourth of Kansas has been
hit hard,
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03
ance

The cornerstone laying Sun
day of the M. L. church was an
expochal event in the county.
We believe it came in line as the
third to date-Frlends ut Rich
land, M. e. at Stoning ton, M. E.
at this place. ..
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

Less than twenty teachers at
tended the first county normal.
Last year there were over fifty.
This year there should be over
sixty-in fact, every teacher in
the county should be in attend
ance.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

fritton's war debt up to the
present is only "a billion dollars.
Verify, the feller that gets
licked in this war is going to he
up against something.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

The electric is now giving IRON
ing service two days in the
week. This is commend
able service and the electric COM
pany should be heartily support
ed in it.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

arbitration treaty was signed by
nearly every nation except Ger
many?
If Germany refuses to go into
a court of arbitration, do you
know of any other cours than
that of brute force.
Again, if Germany isn't pin
ming her destiny on the court of
might, can youtell us why the Ger
man policy during times of peace
of making a soldier of every able.
bodied citizen-the sequel to Ger
many's readiness to fight at the
drop of a hat?"
Havinga a settled policy, a sys-
tenn is required to back it, and
"every man soldier" is the Sc
quel to the system.
1t was this system that ena-
bled Germany in 1870 to walk in
to Paris at the rate OF ten to
twenty miles a day, and to die
tate her own terms after getting
there.
Americans have had a whole
lot of surmises as to what start
ed the European war. But the
whole thing in a nutshell is con-
tained in the fact that Germany
believed the time opportune to
get whati wanted-time, because
her military symtem was prime,
while the oth.r great powers, in
a military sense, were asleep.
Another thing of her probable
intentions, and of her policy of
might for right, is the fact that
Germany has always poo-pooed
the Monroe doctrine, while with
all the other governments Amer
ica's right o protect America
has been fully recognized and
sanctioned.
Here in America the why of
the German drive through Bel.
gium to get to Paris was great
puzzle; but taking thing
else in connection with Germany
and there can now be no ques-
tion of her purpose that of a
second time walking into Paris,
ard OF agan liictntstsEs-se,s-tsse be
powers the terms of peace, with
Belgium as war trophy.
There isn't now any question
of the fact that Germany plung-
ed Europe into war for the sole
purpose of the acquisition of
territory; and that consequently
the only terms on which she
would now sign a peace would be
by the retention by her of pres
ent over-run territory.
Now as to the policy of where
to fight Germany, and as to the
probability of having to fight her
at all-under a policy of quies-
cent pacificism.
To answer this, We have first
to see the end of the present
struggle in Europe-as to wheth.
er a peace is forced onto Ger
many, or Germany forces peace
onto the other fellers.
OF course in the former contin-
gency the power Of Germany
would be broken and that would
be the last of tat least say for
the next fifty years.
But, should Germany be able
to dictate terms of peace to the
allies
Then whether Germany would
take up the drive on this side of
the Atlantic would depend large
ly on the terms of that treaty.
At present Germany openly
declares for annexation and in
IDENTITY. If she claims these as
T, prerequisites to peace with no
more prospect for a final victory
than have the allies, who can
surmise what she will demand
with the allies actually p-ostrate
at her feet?
OF course to keep all occupied
territory would be one thing.
That's the annex ton part of it.
In the war of short duration and
little sacrifice with France in
1870, she compelled that country
to pay an indemnity of 81, 500, OOO-
900. a corresponding indem nifty
in the present war-wben at an
opJ would proI,o Llv Ia ,py
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

sibility of Such an Attack.
The first lesson to be drawn
from present conditions of senti-
ment in this country is the fact
that George. the III had his
sympathizers in America at the
outbreak of the American revo-
lution-2,0O0 going over to Eng
land and never returning. Yet
all the world now proclaims that
to have been righteous war.
The second observation is the
fact that at the breaking out of
the great rebellion the north had
a great many southern sympa-
tbizers-thousands of them; and
yet the ve.dict of the world is
that the war for the preservation
of the Union was also righteous
one.
In the present war, as in the
two mentioned. there are those
who think the war uuiustitied
and uncalled for. and who espe-
cially oppose the policy of carry
ing the war to Europe.
Let us take up the direct cause
of the war-the sinking of Amer
lean ships carrying American
citizens.
While II great many Americans
be lieved that we should have
stayed off belligerent ships,
there aren't any Americans who
believe that America should have
stayed off the ocean.
One of the things that Ger
macy claims to be fighting for is
a free ocean; and vet America is
forced to fight Germany to keep
open the doors OF ocean trade.
1t would seem that Germany s
ideal of a free ocean is t. have
the privilege of floating her
ships on its surface unmolested,
and of sinking the other fellers
ships whenever it happened to
suit her pleasure.
Ii Germany could arbitrarily
demand Americans to stay off
belligerent ships, and her de-
mands never went beyond that
that would be one thing.
If Germany could arbitrarily
demand America to keep out of
certain ocean waters, and her
demands never went beyond that
that would be another thing.
But after America had COM
placently yielded to these arbi-
trary demands, what assurance
would we have that we would not
be called upon to yield to as many
other arbitrary demands as Ger
many's interests might require?
Doesn't it look as if the propo-
sition reduces itself to A Ameri-
cas- readiness to admit Ger
many's right to demand whatev-
er she wishes?
And if we are not ready to ad-
nit all her demands, The ques-
ton comes next-when are we
going to fight? AS it would
seem as if Germany is ready to
fight for her first and second
lawless demands, with the world
IN arms against her. she would
be great deal more ready tc
fight for additional demands
when there would be but single
antagonist.
The proposition simply reduc'
, es itself to this: Every nation g
law unto itself, with the sword
las the only arbiter; with the 9th,
er proposition, of whether Am.
erica is ready to sanction such a
/ regime.
=, In all wars there is usually in
the back ground something more
vital and more threatening than
that of the direct cause of the
war.
In the war with Germany. it is
Germany's implicit purpose Of
world dictation, and arbitration
in the court of arms. In othe I
words, she has set up as, her
standard-might for right; and
the nation that doesn't want to
stand for it has no other recourse
than the court of arms" for g
settlement.
What basis is there for suct
an arraigment?
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

trusts 70 the destiny OF might Is
evidence of tine haartlessness of
her terms of peace in such case
provided.
At the very least she would re-
quire Italy to give up part of her
navy, and ditto France, England,
and Russia take enough of these
to give her q nav-t greater than
any two and pro }ably than all
other great poweSs combined.
Now suppose tile United States
had stayed out OF the conflict,
would there still pc any danger
of Germany on tbs side of the
.ttlantic?:
In that case we wouldn't pre-
sumo the absurdity If Germany
making a direct pecan invasion
of this country, for Germany
would not for a moment pre-
sumo on the folly of undertaking
a direct conquest of the United
States.
But the Spanish republics, and
particularly Mexico. Do you
know that Germany has been
laying her cables in Mexico for
the past twenty years, and that
while in the early part of the
European war the United States
was trying to maintain its equi-
librium in neutrality, Germany
was plotting with Mexico against
this country?
All a country that is tied to
the god of might wants for max
ing a war-move is the opportuni-
ty of n pretext o" an excuse
The murder of the crown prince
OF Austria was Germany = eX.
cuse for plunging Europe into
war; and any little Old thing
could give the excuse for landing
an army in some of our southern
republics, and particularly Mex
leo.
This isn't dream nor far
fetched fancy or prcbabilitys
Facts are that if Germany had
been on the ocean from the open
ing Of the European struggle. as
ENGLAND has e1s s.e. s.aDsa Yayld
have had the men to have done it,
she would have Landed an army
on Mexican soil before diplomatic
relations with the United States
were broken otf-and would have
done so by the consent and even
invitation of Mexico's socalled
defacto government itself.
And this brings us directly to
the wisdom of fighting Germany
in Europe, which said wisdom
resolves itself wholly into mat.
ter of cost in money and men.
Had we remained pacific and
neutral-madc no war prepara7
tions whatever, and Germany
shortly after crushing the allies
had found an excuse for either
a friendly or forcible occupation
of any Of our sister southern re-
publics-kow much less then
would it cost the United Sta tes
in money and men than it is 60
ing to cost now to fight with the
allies in Europe.
The thing thus reduces itself
to tie cold proposition of Wheth-
er it will cost less or more to
fight now in Europe with the
help of four great powers there,
or to wait till Germany has found
an excuse for either friendly
or forcible occupation of
of some country south of US, and.
then to fight them alone.
Candidly, we did at one time
consider that it would be little
less than burlesque for the
United States to go into the
trenches of Europe with the al
lies; but study Of Germany and
thus better understanding of
the cause of the war in Europe
has given US different horo-
scopic view of the situation.
Do we think it policy to fight
in Europe, even with Russia
broken down?
We will answer it by asking
another. With German army,
by the friendly permission of
that country, entrenched along
the northern border of Mexico. a.,