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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
SWITCHES HIS
DRIVE TO THE SOUTH

London, April 14.-Suddenly switch
ing the point of his drive from around
Arras, Field Marshal Haig last night
smashed his men forward far to the
south around st. Quentin and advanced
to Fayet-within two miles of the city.
But If Haig struck fiercely around
st. Quentin, there was no diminution
during the night in the power of the
British assault around Arras "astride
the Hindenburg line," as Haig reported
it last night.
I'VE made progress north OF the Ba-
paume- Cambria road toward Queant,"
the British commander in chief re-
ported today. ITO the north of the
Scarpe, the enemy was compelled to
yield further.
I'VE seized Vimy station, La Chau-
Buquet mill, between Givenchy- En-
Goshelle and Angres.
Enemy guns taken include four s.
inch howitzers."
HINDEN6URG LINE cRUMRLEs.
The boasted Hindenburg line was
crumbling today in the pulverizing as
saults of Field Marshal Haig's victo-
rious British army around Arras. Lens,
northern pivot point of the strategic
retreat" started a month ago by the
Germans to the Hindenburg line,
seemed likely to fall very shortly.
British forces have driven a wedge
above 1t to the north around Loos,
while today's battle front dispatches
indicated no leteup in the sweep for
ward from the Vimy ridge, which
means another encircling arm showed
forward to the south of the city. 1t
was on this southern drive that the
British made probably their greatest
advance in the present big push. ac-
cording to full details received today
The ground gained was approximately
two miles over front Of about ~
miles.
Prediction was freely expressed here
that the Germans must now retreat to
the supplementary line of the "Hinden-
bug line'-a front estimated by mill
tary experts to run from Droucourt
down tO Queant. II they do not, the
line may be turned around
Lens.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
FEED FOR STOCK AND
POULTRY CLIMBING

Some idea of the high cost OF
keeping stock and poultry is shown
by the retail quotations. Oats are
$3.50 per hundred, having advanced
from $2.25 during the past month.
Wheat is now SO per hundred.
Mill feed, which is the feed used by
dairymen, is $1.s5 per hundred, but
cannot be had and now straight
bran is being substituted, which
sells for $1.60 for an s0-pound sack
and more is required for feeding
purposes than mill feed. Alfalfa
hay sells at $3.50 per hundred or
$S2 per ton and timothy hay at $40
per hundred or $34 per ton.
Farmers residing on small tracts
have practically all been obliged to
buy hay, grain and mill feed this
spring and as a result have been
selling all their surplus stock in
hogs, chickens and calves until at
present the supply of the small
tract ranchers is pretty well
cleaned up.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Boise and Vicinity,
PROBABLY RAIN OR SNOW TO-
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. COOLER TO-
NIGHT. Highest temperature yester-
day, 81; lowest temperature this MORN
ing, 80; mean temperature yesterday,
90. Total precipitation for the "a hours
ending at a. M, .01 of an inch.
Unsettled weather is forecasted for
all parts of Idaho for tonight and to-
morrow with rain or snow and freez-
ing temperatures.
The temperature is much higher in
parts Of Idaho and Utah and much
lower in parts Of Nebraska, South Da-
kota and Virginia.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
AMERICANS FIGHTING
With ALLIED ARMIES
Will BE REPATRIATED

Washington. April 14.-Americans
fighting under the Union Jack and the
tri- color are to be repatriated.
England and France, to whom mem
bers Of the American legions In the
trenches gave their allegiance when
they joined for their bit, are expected
voluntarily to release them so they
may later fight under the Stars and
Stripes.
There was every indication today
that the administration will get be-
hind the bills now pending in both
houses repatriating the former Ameri-
can citizens.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
REPULSED,
CLAIM OF BERLIN

Berlin, April 14.-Capture of three
officers and more than 200 of ranks in
repulse of strong enemy attacks
around st. Quentin was reported in to-
days official statement.
Northeast of Arras and also of the
Scarpe," the. statement continued,
there was a pause in the fighting.
Around CroiseIles and Bullecourt the
British vainly attacked several times.
'Since April the heart Of st. Quen-
tin has been bombarded with increas-
ing violence and without regard to the
objects hit. The palace of justice, the
cathedral and the town hall all have
been seriously damaged"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14

Washington, April 14.-Reiectine
practically all amendments. the house
indicated its intention this afternoon
to pass in substantially unmodified
form the oO,00O,ooO war bond issue
bill before adjournment.
The vote will probably come before
tonight and may be unanimous.
No serious opposition to the measure
developed today and Republicans who
endeavored to amend the bill will not
carry their opposition to vote against
it 4
Two Republican amendments spon-
sored by Representative Lenroot, Wis
consin, were written into the bill this
afternoon. One provides the loan to
the allies must be made during and not
after the war and to the other that the
foreign loan of $4,000, 100000 can be
made only to a nation at war with
Germany.
The house rejected amendments re-
lating to the denomination and ma
turity Of the bonds and refused to curb
the power of Secretary McAdoo and
President Wilson to handle these mat
ters. 1t also rejected amendments by
Representatives Sloan and Green to
name a committee of the house and
senate to cooperate and advise the
president in making the loan to the al
lies.
A suggestion that Mexico might de-
mand loan of the United States If the
bill did not specify nations to which
funds might be loaned was made by
Representative Gillett.
II would hate to see the administra-
tion exposed to request for a subsidy
from Mexico" said Gillett.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
PLOTTERS ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP O. S. |. Bird,
German and Russian Socialists Trying Hard to Stop the War
PEACE IN TEN WEEKS
PREDICTED; RUSSIANS
WANT TO END WAR

Copenhagen, April 14.-Peace within 10 weeks is pre-
dlcted by the Danish correspondent of the Danish Social
1s press which confirms reports of unofficial negotiations
earlier negotiations broken but were resumed i'm
medlately and are being prosecuted vigorously.
The report says Germany is ready to restore Belgium
navigation of the Dardanelles An Amsterdam dispatch
says: German newspapers say Philip Scheidemann
Socialist leader and three colleagues en- route to
Petrograd to confer with government leaders.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
Attempt to Wreck Structure
by the Explosion of Bomb
Foiled and Two of the
Plotters Make Their Es-
cape.
SEARCH UNDER WAY
FOR THE SUSPECTS
Strangers Who Had Been in
Ontario for Several Days
Disappear = Guard Be-
lieves One Man Was Hit
While Attempting to Es-
cape in Boat.
Capital News Special service)

Capital News Special Service)
Ontario, April 14.-Every
effort is being made here to-
day to locate three men sup
posed to have made an I'M
successful attempt to dynaz
mite the Oregon Short Line
Railway company's bridge
across the Snake river. The
authorities have picked up a
number Of clews and are act
lively engaged in running
them down. The. first re-
ports received were that a
bomb placed under the
bridge was prevented from
exploding by being thrown
into the river.
RODE WILDLY FROM SCENE.
The attempt took place shortly after
] o'clock this morning. The guard on
duty fired several shots at the fleeing
men. At -:30 o'clock q well known
newspaperman of Ontario was start
led by seeing a man riding a horse
madly through the streets of Ontario.
He thought that 1t was someone CIV
ing an emergency call for a doctor. It
is now supposed this man was one of
the trio who attempted to blow up the
bridge. He made good his escape as
did the other two who are said to have
been in a boat. Shortly after the shots
were fired the police department here
was called the facts given the officers.
ONE PROBABLY HIT.
The guard believes one of the men
was hit and drowned. They attempted
to escape in a rowboat and in the
darkness it appeared that one fell fro
the boat into the river after shots had
been fired.
Ever since the crisis developed with
Germany the railroad bridges have
been guarded. When war was declared
the guards were doubled. The bridge
on which the attempt was made is To-
Gated one-half mile north of Ontario.
1t is guarded night and day. Its de-
struction would greatly hamper traffic
in the intermountain country for it is
on the main line of the oregon Short
Line.
The search to locate the men who at
tackled the bridge may not be success
full owing to the fact track of them was
lost shortly after the guard fired the
shots.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
LIVES OF EDITORS OF AURORA
DAILY NEWSPAPER THREATENED

Aurora, Mo-. April 1.-THE lives of
its editors and the destruction of the
Aurora Daily Light newspaper plant
was threatened here today in let
ter believed to have originated in pro-
German circles.
"Dry up or you will be waited upon;
this is fair warning" the letter
stated.
The Light has taken firm stand
against un-American talk and actions
The mayor has issued a proclamation
ordering German sympathizers to
"obey the law and keep their mouths
shut"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
CATHOLIC SLAVAk UNION
SUPPORTS THE PRESIDENT.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 14.-"Undi-
vided support" of the national admin
istration in any way it may demand is
offered by the First Catholic SloHak
Union Of America, which claims 700,-
600 members.
Jednota, the unions weekly organ,
published here, editorially declares the
answering loyalty of the Slavonic-
Americans
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs. United


With the Afed, 14Lens
Canadians
growing
effective for the powerful British blows
The
Canadians
Vmy heights
had a a
When left the Canadian
ablaze
as they sacked and destroyed sapaume and Peronne
positions held
tlIeyns
British steadily gaining
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
SUBMARINE ATTACKS
AMERICAN SCHOONER

Washington, April 14-The
schooner Edwin r. Hunt Of :
New York was shelled by a
submarine April z, off Cape :
Gata and her master, Mich :
olas Miller, and her crew Of :
eight were landed there. A re- :
port from Consul Gasset at Ma !
laga said the crew has been I
brought to Almaria, but that !
the fate Of the schooner was !
unknown. .
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
HELD FOR MAKING THREATS
AGAINST THE PRESIDENT

Chicago, April 14.-Charles t. Meek
er, editor of the Edison Park Press, of
Edison Park, ILL.,, is being held by fed
eral officials here today. Mecker is al
legged to have sent threatening letters
to President Wilson, one of which
charged that the executive was guilty
Of treason.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
TELEPHONE PLANT CRIPPLED.

New London, April 14.I-An telephone
communication in the eastern half of
the city was today crippled by the
mysterious burning of $50 telephone
wires in a conduit running along State
street. 1t was necessary to call out the
fire department to extinguish the
blaze. An investigation was immed-
lately begun by the authorities.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
PRISONERS BROUGHT
IN BY THE FRENCH

Paris. April observation-disclosures of
German positions south of st. Quentin
was continued all through last night by
French artillery, today's official state
ment declared.
In the Champagne artillery on both
sides was particularly active, where
accommodating French detachments
brought in prisoners from the German
lines.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

Petrograd. April 14.-"On various
sectors OF the western front groups Of
Austrians with paper parcels came out
of their trenches, signalling with flags
and endeavoring to entice our troops
to approach" said an official statement
today. They were dispersed by our
shrapnel."
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
SPY SUSPECT ARREsTEp.

Los Angeles. April 14.-otto Dor
rier was arrested this morning at
Redondo beach as spy suspect upon
advices from Washington. The pris-
oner was turned over to federal
authorities here and Is held incom-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
HOUSE REJECTS
ALL AMENDMENTS
TO THE BOND BILL
The Measure Will Be Passed
Before Adjournment To-
day and the Vote May Be
Unanimous. \
BILL PASSED BY HOUSE.

BILL PASSED BY HOUSE.
Washington, April 1.-THE
house passed the administration
$7,000,000, 900 bond issue this
afternoon, practically as sug-
gested by Secretary McAdoo,
providing for the immediate
loan of $4,000, 100000 to coun-
tries now at war with enemies
of the United States. The vote
was unanimous.
Throughout the two days de-
bate on the measure there was
little opposition to the terms of
the bill which places in the
hands of President Wilson and
Secretary McAdoo unlimited au-
thority in making the greatest
individual loan in the history of
the world.
The bill now will go to the
senate.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
HEAVY GAINS FOR
ALLIED FORCES IN
THE PAST MONTH
Seven Hundred and Fifty
Square Miles of Territory
Wrested From the Ger
mans on 75-Mile Front.
UNITED Press War Summary

Omitted Press War Summary
Approximately one month ago the
british and French offensive began
coincidental with the German "stra-
tegio retreat" on the western front.
In that month. including Field Mar
shal Haig's captures today, the Franco
British forces have recovered approx
imately $50 square miles of French
territory from the invader extending
over a front Of more than rs miles
Some of 1t has been wrenched from
the Germans hands in the most violent
fighting of the war.
In some places the British advance
has reached forward 90 miles. This
much was registered in the jump from
around Estrees to Fresnoy- Petit,
north Of st. Quentin.
SWINGS ON TWO PIVoTs.
The line of the Hindenburg retreat
was swung on two pivots-around
Lens on the north, and around st.
Quentin on the south. 1t is at these
two pivotal points that the greatest
drives of the war are now being made
-Haig and his British forces singly
around Lens, which official statements
today declared about to fall; General
Nivelle's forces cooperating with the
British around st. Quentin and La
Fere. st. Quentin cannot hold out
much longer. Allied troops are within
fryn will nR
fighting in the suburbs of the city.
The line on which the fighting In
this entire front was waged all winter
ran approximately from Loos to
Lieuwm, to Angres, to point east of
Souchez. thence to Neuville st. Vast,
to Ecuries around the east outskirts of
Arras to near Tilloy, thence down the
railroad line to Achiet lie Grand and
Pys, Thiepval and Contamination. There
the line swept sharply eastward TO
around Hardecourt, then south again
to Ablaincourt and west of Roye and
Ribecourt,
SHIFTING OF THE LINE.
In the month just past, this line has
been shifted somewhat as follows, as
far as official statements to date have
indicated:
Ono mile gain around Loos.
Two and half miles gain from
Souehex to vimy.
Four and half miles from Arras
to Fampoux.
Five miles from MercateI to
Wanoourt and Heninel.
Eight miles from Coureelles to
near oueant.
Fifteen miles from Pys to Hav-
rineourt.
Fifteen miles from Pozieres to
Gozeaueourt.
Eighteen miles from Mametz to
Ronssoy.
Twenty-Five miles from Estrees
and Ablalnoourt to Fresnoy-Le-
Petit.
Further south the French have
made these gains:
Approximately 21 miles Of ad-
vance on line drawn from Ablain-
court south to Roye, westward
from tsauohy (nesr st. Qusntin)
down TO Guiseard, Ham, couoy and
along the Disc. Further south than
this the French have driven for
rlTNH1s 1
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
BOISE PRICES

A slight advance in straight grade
flour is announced today. The price is
$3.50 to So q sack as against $3.50 to
92.es Friday. -
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
GUARD AGAINST BLuNpER.

Chief among the purposes of the al
lied visitors will be to council against
the blunders that blocked the early
progress of England and her asso-
ciates.
Under this heading are such prob
lens as military and naval co-opera-
ton; financial aid; distribution of
supplies.
The allies are particularly interest,"
ed In the American plan to build a
mammoth fleet of small wooden ships
$50 many in fact that Germany can
not wear them down without sacrifice
ing her efforts and ammunition Tor
small cargoea
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
LENS. GERMAN STRONGHOLD
IN NORTH FRANCE, MENACED
BY THE CANADIAN TROOPS

Field Marshal Haig Sends His Armies Forward in New
Direction in His Assault on the Hindenburg Line
Gains Also Made by the French Troops in Attack on
German Positions Around st. Quentin.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
Future of the New Democ-
racy to Be One Of Chief
Matters Considered at the
Coming Conferences at
Washington.
TO GIVE SUPPORT ON
TREMENDOUS SCALE
First Real Blows Against
Germany by the United
States to Be Struck Soon
Opposition to the Presi-
dents Program Fades.

Washington, April IA
Putting Russia con her
feet" is the outstanding task
of America and her allies. It
is occupying the constant at
tention of the government
on the eve of a series of
great war councils here and
abroad.
The insidious German in
fluence, attempting to dewitt
alize the structure of the
new Russian regime will be
met by the United States
with physical, financial and
moral support of the govern
ment on a tremendous scale,
it was announced today.
DELEGATION FOR RUSSIA.
This work will constitute one Of the
great issues before the international
commissions soon to convene in this
country. The first step will be send
ing to Russia group of prominent
men to assist the new government to
build on a rock bottom. These men
will be picked from the military, naval
n,
ton.
Similar commissions. will be sent by
the United States to other allied coun-
tries, the purpose of all being to vital
ize all the great pending efforts as to
crushing German autocracy.
FIRST HARD BLOWS.
The first real blows at Germany
awaited today on two imminent devel-
opments-passage today of the $7,000,-
100000 bond issue measure by the
house, and early assemblage of prom
inent allied leaders for consultation
with American heads.
The war money bill was slated to
pass in mid-afternoon.
The arrival of the allied commits
sioners is O question of a few days, |
though to conceal their movements
from the Germans, the exact time is
withheld.
CONGRESS FALLING IN LINE.
The senate is expected to get quick
action on the bill after it passes the
house.
Congress now is beginning to fall in
line. Coming to q realization that vol
is contained in the admins
tration army bill, as well as the Sc
ective conscription idea, many are
now acceding to administration pres
sure. Confident predictions were made
,oday that the plan will pass. What
army men now want is speed and the
Arrival OF Balfour, Viviani, Joffre
Ind other distinguished guides of al
led policy will mark Inauguration of
he most complete harmony between
America and the entente.
GUARD AGAINST BLuNDER.
Chief among the purposes of the al
led visitors will be to council against
he blunders that blocked the early
of England and her asso-
,iates.
Under this heading are such prob
ems as military and naval co-opera-
ion; financial aid; distribution of
upplies.
The allies are particularly interest,"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14

CONTINUED on Page Two)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-07

luGu why use lItdl ny COIuDdL III q
national dificulty?-A Single Taxer.
CROOKED LIKE THE OTHER
TS.-AIbeTt Mickow did not give
figures for the total dry territory VS..
the total wet territory because these
figures show up the vets. He picked
special cases under powerful influ-
ences other than the wet and dry
question. It is foolish to compare
old-established, agricultural Kansas
with newly-settled, cratic, mining
Nevada.
Even if you do make this compari-
son you will find the conditions still
are better in Kansas than Nevada
and that the latter is just trying to
catch up and with a good ways yet
to go in spite of many good things in
that state. In the mines, where the
wage scale has been forced to in
crease greatly, it has been largely
due to desert and mountain transpor-
tation, increasing hazard and diff
Guilty of work, rich mine deposits, and
these in undesirable isolated sections,
where men will not go unless there
is a good thing in it. The increase
has been in spite of the saloons, as
the total figures indicate.
The wage fncrease'in the ten years
ending 1915 was: In dry states, 1O3
per cent; in near-dry states, II; in
part license, rs; in wet, 81. 1t was
the same with the increase in cap
itaL invested: Dry states, 1875 per
cent; near-dry, 1915; part license,
1921; wet, Sc. Insane per 100000 in
dry states at last census, 1889; near
dry, $50; part license, 234; wet,
275.3; and paupers per 100000 in
dry states, 46.5; near-dry, 54.4; part
license, 1881; wet, 127. Homes
owned free of debt in dry states:
1876; near-dry, ia; part license, 90,
wet, 57.9.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-07


A HEALTH TALK.-Few people
in Chicago know that am to be ad-
vice dispenser on the medical staff Of
The Day Book In fact, the editor
himself doesn't know it. I've got a
Home Medical Guide" that bought
for a song, so that all who are afflict-
ed with anything but ringbone, spav-
in, CHAMBERS or Ine-o-typitis may
take advantage of this opportunity of
getting 80 healthy that it hurts"
The fact that Pm pale and sickly
looking and worried over the future
myself shouldn't keep people from
asking my advice on questions relat-
ing to the getting of health and hap
piness. But this is really not the
point. What l intended to say was
that Doc Evans of the Tribune AYERS
that the reason why so many men
don't hold onto their jobs more than
a few months in the year is because
they are afflicted with a form of in
sanity known as "pGIanOia." This,
he maintains, is the cause of not
being able to hold on to jobs, while
the fact is that it is only the effect
of the scarcity and quality of jobs.
Such men as he seem to be paid
especially to hide the causes" Of and
stall off as long as possible the
"cure" for our main disorders. With
a Home Medical Guide" as his ell
bow and a fat salary coming in, why
shouldn't he be Chicago's chief long
distance adviser on ailments in gen
eral?
That paranoia is an effect" a
symptom" any honest medical man
will tell you, Doc Evans would lose
his job in a hurry if he were to tell
the cause of or offer a real cure for
.paranoia- The cause is lack of de-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-07

pect many less drug or any other
stores in a highly centralized pOpula-
ton like that of Illinois than an even
ly, rather thinIy, spread out one like
Kansas. Half the population Of Illi-
nois is within easy reach Of any one
of the big downtown Chicago stores.
Get all the figures not special cases
and the great benefits of prohibition
show up.-JehieI S. Davis.