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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
EFFORTS TO SWELL
THE GRAIN ACREAGE

st. Paul. May 2.-Seeding in south
ern Minnesota Is practically complet-
ed today and detailed reports reveal
strenuous efforts to swell the states
acreage to the maximum. Many
counties report new farmers moving in,
waste land previously untouched is
plowed up and being planted.
Detailed reports from IA counties
were received today by F. D. Sher-
man, state immigration commissioner
All report seeding finished or prac-
tically so. Soil is reported in excel
lent condition. Acreages increased
from Is to 100 per cent are reported.
The famous Red River valley wheat
district should produce 100000 more
bushels this year than last.
Several counties have already sent
out 9. o. 8. calls for farm hands.
Wages offered run an high as $50 a
month.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
WOMEN IN PLACES
OF MEN WHO ARE
CALLED TO FRONT
Railroads Prepare to Fill
Gaps in Their Forces
Caused by Drafting Of
Men for Army.

New York, May MANY big east
ern railroads today started making
arrangements to employ women in
place OF men called to arms by the
draft
Among the roads which are taking
these steps are the New Haven, L.
high Valley. Erie, New York Central,
Pennsylvania. and the Long Island.
The Central Railroad Of New Jer-
sey has not made any plans yet, but
by experiments already conducted in
its system 1t feels sure that women
can do the work of a large number
of men. @l1
All roads made 1t plain that no men
would be displaced by women unless
actually drafted. The women will be
used in departments not actually en-
gagged in physical operation of trains
At the offices of the Lehigh VAL
ley road it was stated that women are
now being given preference in the hir-
ing Of new employees, In departments
where they are able to do the work.
as the management expects many men
will be called to the oolors within q
few months.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02

tContlnued from First Page.1
South America. 1t would be only a
matter of time under the new develop
ment until she would dominate that
country and be off in another tour of
the world carnage.
TO CUT HER LOSSES.
"Germany's idea in promulgating
peace now is to cut her losses.
"She Is just like bankrupt business
house which sees the crash coming and
seeks to make settlement with the
creditors on the basis of so many
cents on the dollar.
do not forget that Germany still
has something like so per cent of what
she set out to get; and for the sake of
future peace all we allies must turn a
deaf ear to anything Bethmann- Holl-
veg may say in the reichstag at this
time"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
SUCCESSFUL RAID ON
GERMAN TRENCHES

Paris. May Intensive artillery
fire in the Mont Haul and Mont Corn
illet regions and a successful French
raid on German trenches around
Eparges were among the active Incl
dents of last nights fighting on the
French front, todays official state
ment reported.
There was considerable activity in
grenade fighting in the Cornillet Sec
tor. the statement said, and French
troops succeeded in gaining ground
particularly in the forest west of the
height.
Repulse of German attacks in the
front between Cerny. Hurtebise and
Craonne was also detailed. In the re-
gion Of the Ladies' highway. artillery
firing increased. French patrols In
Lorraine took a number of German
prisoners.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
SUR VIVORS TELL
STORY OF SINKING.
OF AMERICAN SHIP

London, May 1.-THE second boat
load Of survivors Of the American
armed steamer Vacuum were officially
reported saved today. The additional
survivors include Captain 8. q Har-
ris, Third Mate Id Hustled, the boat
swain and four American bluejaokets,
gunners on the vessel.
An American consular report declar-
ed the seven additional men landed
Sunday on an island near the coast
where there was no telegraphic COM
munication and therefore could not re-
port their safe arrival.
American Gunners Parker, Williams.
Luke and William were reported as
the four men included in the second
survivors list.
LIEUTENANT THOMAS LOST.
Captain Harris advised the American
consul that Lieutenant c. c. Thomas.
U. s. NJ, commanding the navy gun
ners aboard the Vacuum, had been lost.
He said three gunners were likewis,
still missing. Harris and the other
survivors Of the second boatload were
en- route to q British port today.
George Wilson Of the first survivors
party Of 10. arrived at Liverpool today
with graphic story Of the disaster.
"'The submarine fired her torpedo,
then submerged" he said. Later she
re-appeared and fired her guns at us.
completing the work of sinking of the
Vacuum. Two of our boats were dam
aged In lowering and sank. drowning
the occupants"
While consular reports today put the
number Of gunners included in the ad-
ditional list of survivors with Captain
Harris ut four, the Vacuum Oil com
pany's advices put the number at six.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
NORTHCILFFE STILL
DEMANDING NEWS ON
THE LOSS OF SHIPS

London. May 2.-Rumors that the
powerful agitation led by Lord North
cliffe to force the British admirsoty tc
tell the truth OF the submarine men
ace had borne fruit in drastic chang
es" shortly to be made in that office
were featured by London newspapers
today.
In the meantime, Northcliffe
through his Daily Mail, hammered
away vigorously again, demanding
that the government tell all the facts
Of losses by submarines, that the
British people might realize the nee
essity for economy.
The greatest interest centers on the
approaching house of commons debate
on the whole admiralty question. AL
ready the ministers are under con-
slant fire from questioners.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
Short Human Interest
War Stories by Wire

NEW YORK-Billy Sunday would
like to go with Roosevelt to France, II
he can't do more than black the colo
ners boots. He told his tabernacle
crowd this and got 1886 trail hitters.
NEW YORK--Nearly $500 is already
available here today toward a fund to
buy Marshal Joffre a small golden
replica OF the Statue Of Liberty when
he comes here with the French COM
missioners.
cHICAGo-Nine boys escaped from
the Juvenile detention home. Short
ly before they disappeared they were
overheard discussing ambitions to
serve in the navy.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
FIGURES ON GERMAN
LOSSES IN THE WAR

Amsterdam. May ITO date Ger
many has lost 100000 killed in fight
ing. according to statistics compiled by
DR.. Friedrich Naumann and an
nounced in a recent lecture in Berlin
according to advices here today.
Naumann estimated that with this
staggering total Of killed and the de
crease In the German birth rate, the
total German population had been re-
duced by 100000. The surplus of fe-
males over males in Germany, he fig
ured had been increased from SOC, OoO
to more than 1000, 900.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
GERMAN SUCCESSES
CLAIMED BY BERLIN

Berlin. May 2. (via London).-Fail-
ure of British and French advances
around Lens on the north and along
the Aisne to the south was repeated in
today's official statement
West Of Lens, near Monchy, Eng
lish advances failed" the statement
said. Near Cerny and also on the
Aisne powerful French "Reminiscences
were 'repulsed.
Northeast of Sillery we inflicted
heavy losses on the enemy and took so
prisoners. In the Champagne fighting
on Monday we took 400 prisoners.
The French did not attain their
objective at any point"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
NIGHT OF INACTION
ON BRITISH FRONT

London, May Another night of
inaction, insofar as large movements
were concerned, was reported from
the British front today by Field Mar
shall Haig. :.
Between st. Quentin and Lens there
was mutual artillerying at night" he
declared. "In the neighborhood of
Fauquisart a German raiding party
was repulsed."
A halt in major operations on the
British front has now extended over
three days. Meanwhile the armies on
both sides continue locked along the
Scarpe. neither side being able to gain
against the big forces opposing.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
EXPLANATION
FAR FROM SATISFACTORY
OREGON RESIGNS AS
MINISTER OF WAR IN
CARRANZA CABINET

Mexico City. May 2.-General OBJ
RECON. one of the governments chief
supporters, resigned his position as
minister of war today. a short time
after President Carranza had been
sworn into office. His resignation was
unexpected. Carranxa had depended
on him for the war portfolio in the
cabinet which 10 just being formed.
Obregun pleaded Ill health.
In asking Carranza to accept his re-
signation, he declared he was always
ready and willing to serve Mexico in
any national or international emer-
gency.
Carranza went ahead with tho or
ganization of his cabinet today. He
named Pant a. secretary of commerce:
Pastor Rouaix, fomento; Aguirre, SUBJ
secretary OF interior relations, and will
MI other posts from the ranks of the
present acting sub-secretaries.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02

plan. whereby such units now only In
clude from 10000 to 1900 men,
With the advent Of this fresh d.
vision. fierce. bayonet and hand ere
made fighting ensued. The French were
occasionally driven back. But every
time they doggedly reattacixed. Might
fall found them ever tighter graspins
Moronvillers crest and one Of Ger
many's firmest grips still left on
French soil. That grip ID all but brok-
en-. Germany's fingers only hold a
tiny bit of 1t now.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
CALLS ON FIGHTERS
TO ENLIST IN NAVY

New York, May 1.-The fight game
in New York has been pulled into the
war, and a woman did II.
Mrs. George Wheeldon crawled
through the ropes of the ring at the
Manhattan casino last night before the
Welsh Kilbane bout was started and
pleaded for followers Of the glove game
to enlist. Two American bluejackets
accompanied her.
You boys like fight" she said.
We've got real fight for you. Come
and help us run those hell hounds of
the ocean who are sending our boys to
the bottom, off the sea-"
She was cheered as she left the ring.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
VICTIM OF COCAINE
HABIT A SUICIDE

Capital News Special Service.)
Pocatello, May DIR. William LODI
er, who was brought here from Lava,
Monday. after an attempt to commit
suicide with razor died yesterday in
q local hospital. He had cut his throat
and wrists and stabbed himself around
the heart with some sharp surgical In
strument Loder was a victim Of the
cocaine habit. He was formerly in a
drug store at Ririe. Idaho. He has a
brother and son at Toledo, Ohio.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
WORLD TO BE AsToNIsHEp At
TERMS SAYS GERMAN GENERAL

The Hague. May 2.-"The world will
be astonished by the moderation of the
German peace terms" says General
Anzeiger OF Dusseldorf. Germany.
quoting a recent Berlin dispatch. The
statement was given out to foreign
correspondents in Berlin. For several
months a controversy has been in pro-
gress in Germany as to the aims OF
the war. Socialists, vigorously op-
posed by Pan-Germans, are urging a
clear statement of Germany's peace
terms on a basis of no annexation or
indemnities."
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02

war emergency measure. according to
q general order issued by Superin-
tendent J. J. Mccullough OF the Puget
Sound division, made public today.
He directed all officials ito make
full use Of women help In office and
elsewhere whore women can do the
work instead Of men," In filling such
positions women will be given pref
erence.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
BELIEVED THAT BREAK IN DIP
LoMATic RELATIONS BETWEEN
GERMANY AND ARGENTINE Is
NEAR At HAND AS RESULT OF
SINKING OF MONTE PRoTE.
GiDO.

Buenos Aires, May 2.-Germany's
explanation Of the torpedoing of
the Argentine steamer Monte Pro-
tegido is unsatisfactory to the Ar
gentine government, according to
information from official sources
today. 1t was generally believed
that Argentine will announce q
break in relations with the i'm
perial government.
No announcement was made 40
to the exact excuse advanced by
the German government for sinking
the steamer.
The Monte Protegido was sunk
off the Spanish coast. At first
there was some question AZ to the
authenticity of her Argentine reg
istry. but this was cleared up. g
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
LOCATING ENEMY RAIDERS.

bdCK 10 IHtl rear great SearchIlghts
fingered the sky locating the enemy
raiders while anti-aircraft guns shell
led the skies and fighting planes swept
aloft to play machine gun fire against
them.
Meantime other French planes cir
cled above the artillery fire fighting
back German machines and dropping
bombs or occasionally swooping down
and flooring the trenches below with
machine gun fire. But for the most
part these fighting planes flew rar
aloft, out of range Of projectiles from
the enemy
All night these aerial battles were
fought. repeated and re-fought. Then
at day-break these night hawks left
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
PEACE PROFFER
ATTRIBUTED TO
UNREST Within
GERMAN nation
Growing Discomfort Forces
the Hand of the Govern
ment and Attempt to Open
Negotiations Believed to
Be the Result.

London, May 2.-What
sort of peace terms German
Imperial Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Hollweg would
offer tomorrow before the
German reichstag ran the
gamut of speculation today.
Most London newspapers.
agreed the chancellor's sec
ond proffer has been forced
by growing unrest through
out the central empires for
some official statement of
Germany's war aims.
NEWSPAPER COMMENT.
Meanwhile, German newspaper COM
ment. received via Holland. included
this extract from an editorial by Theo-
dore Wolff in the Tageblatt:
I'VE must openly admit that
Germany is no longer able to die
tate peace terms, even If she strove
for peace with an outward show Of
an annexation, which is not the
case. Germany. however, de-
mands a peace that will allow her
freedom Of trade and independence
and guarantee her economic inter-
ests abroad shall be protected,
whether they be in Sydney, Yoko-
homa or Antwerp"
The reicnscag reassembled today af-
ter a recess since April "a. At that
time the sitting was dissolved amid
considerable disorder on account Of
Socialist demands for complete dis
cussion of the whole subject OF food
supplies and rationing.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
NORTHERN PACIFIC TO USE
WOMEN As A WAR MEASUR

Seattle, May 2-Womon will be en-
ployed by the Northern Pacific rail-
road to take the places of men as a
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02

COMPULSORY RATioNING.
London, May 2-EngIand's war cab
met 10 now considering a compulsory
rationins scheme, Captain Bathurst of
the food control department announced
in the house Of commons today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
BoMBARDMENr INCREASED.

AS the night advanced the lombard
ment increased in fury. Smoke and
dust turned the clear moonlight air
into an impenetrable mist, through
which giant gun flashes appeared as
mere sparks. Yet the French artillery
observers, with their perfect range in
struments, observed details invisible
to the naked eye, even including giant
explosions 10-15 miles behind the ene-
my's lines. where well placer shots
from great range cannon exploded Ger
man munitions depots.
Simultaneous with this all-night
earth combat an equally fierce aerial
battle ragged in the star lighted heav-
ems. Both French and German army
commanders sent behind the others
line big bombarding squadrons of air.
planes.
From where I stood these aerial craft
were invisible but the rumbling of
their motors and the sharp crash of
their bombs were audible above the
Arfi1lery'e roar
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
GREAT GUNS IN
A fierce DUEL.
FOR GIBRALTAR.
OF CHAMPAIGN
French Making Desperate
Attempts to Blast Loose
the Hold of the Germans
On the Crest Of Moron
villers.
BY HENRY WOOD.
United Press staff Correspo nd emit

United Press Staff Correspondent.
With the French Armies In Cham
payne, May France is waging her
greatest artillery battle Of the war to
blast loose the German hold on the
crest OF Moronvillers-Gibralta Of the
Champagne plains. And within hear
ing Of the continuous thunder of her
cannon-almost in sight of them
French soldiers are working alongside
peasant women, girls and little chill
dren in blowing, sowing and harrow
ing the ground, fighting Frances eco
nomic battle as their brothers in the
trenches just ahead fight the military
combat.
This greatest battle Of the guns be-
gan Sunday. 1t extended over more
than eight miles. No Sabbath calm
reigned here. 1t was an inferno OF
noise, smoke and flame. For "a hours
watched It's progress, standing on a
height north of the Vesle valley.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
GERMANY MUST

CONTINUED from First Page,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
SPOT LONG CHOSEN.

The French carried out this plan ov-
er more than eight miles of front, in a
spot long previously chosen for their
attack. They made this eight miles of
German trench work a shell-rimmed
furnace. AS night continued it seemed
as though a NV maximum of intensity
of fire was attained every minute. Not
for a second did the terrible barrage
fire relax, nor the methodical long
range shells cease pounding.
All through the night of steel hail
the isolated Germans sent up multi
colored distress signals seeking assist
ance from the rear, while in front of
their trenches, over No Mans land,
their illuminating shells momentarily
turned night into day
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-02
WALL OF PRoJEcTILEs.

When daylight failed and French OBJ
servers could no longer make minute
observation of the enemy's position
directing the fury Of their artillery
fire, the French offset lack of eyes by
increasing the intensity of the bonn
bardment. They added two barrages
of fire. One was a wall of projec-
tiles dropped in front of the German
front line trenches. 1t was to stop all
possibility of enemy attacks as well
as to blast away German barb wire
defenses and clear entanglements away
preparatory to French advance.
The second barrage was at the rear
of the German lines. It's purpose was
to cut off all supplies and communi-
cation.
Together the barrages served to iso-
late the German trench defenders from
all human aids
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-08
Gaze Information
TOGern1QnU-BOdtS
Startling Revelations OF Acts OF Swedish Legation At
Buenos Aires Made Public -
German Consul Permitted To Sent Code Directions On
What Boats Should Be Sunk
Spare These Boats Or Else Sink Them Without Trace
Being Left Read One Telegram
tBx Associated Press.l

Washington, Sept. s.-How the
Swedish legation in Argentina act
ing as secret means of communal
cation between the German charge
in Buenos Aires and the Berlin for
eign Office transmitted the informa-
tion of the sailing of ships and di-
rections for their destruction by SUBJ
marines, was revealed today in offi-
ciaI dispatches made public by the
state department.
The state department also made
public certain communications from
Count Luxburg, the German charge
at Buenos Aires to the Berlin foreign
Office, dispatched through the Swed-
ish legation in cipher. relating to the
critical diplomatic situation. which
prevailed between Germany and Ar
gentina
The following was issued at the
state department.:
''The department Of state has se-
cured certain kilograms from Count
Luxburg, German charge d'affairs
at Buenos Aires to the foreign Office
at Berlin which regret to say were
dispatched from Buenos Aires by the
Swedish legation as their own official
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-08
OPEN DRIVE ON
PRO-GERMANS
Campaign Against Disloyal
Propaganda Begun BY
Loyal Labor Committee

Minneapolis, Sept. s-The local
committee of the Alliance for Labor
and Democracy. which concluded its
big conference last night. today open
ed its campaign to drive pro-Ger-
man propaganda from iabor's ranks
in Minnesota.
AS part Of the campaign Of liter
ature hundreds Of copies are being
made for distribution Of the address
by Wesley Frost, who drew graphic
picture Of his experiences as Amerf-
can consul at Queenstown, after the
sinking OF the Lusitania, the Laconia
and scores ar smaller craft.
THE happy hunting ground OF the
German submarine stretched out in
the ocean south of Ireland" he said.
Hundreds OF men and women told
me their pitiful tales with the voices
OF their dead still ringing in their
ears. They told, too, OF the grim
jokes Of submarine commanders, who
In some cases placed survivors on the
top or U-boats and submerged later
to reappear end permit the crew q
take snapshots OF the struggling vie-
tins to be sent home to relatives and
swerthearts.
''rhese were not idle dreams. they
were the statements of our weeping
men and women sworn to before Al
mighty Cod
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-08
ASK ALL CITIZENS
TOAPPORTIONO One
PERCENT OF THEIR
INCOME TO RELIEF
Red Cross Financial Drive
Will Be Placed Under
Way Soon
WANT BIG MONTHLY
CONTRIBUTION HERE
Mass Meeting On Sunday,
Sept. 16, Will Mark
Opening of Campaign

Every Fargo resident will be ask
ed to contribute at least / per cent
Of his income each month for Red
Cross work during Red Cross cam
paign week to be staged Sept. 16 to
%, inclusive, it was announced by j.
P. Hardy, chairman of Fargo chap
ter today.
The campaign will be launched
with a monster rally in the Fargo
auditorium at 3 o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon, Sept. 16, at which Hon.
Tracy Esangs, Grand Forks, will
speak on Patriotism AS Applied to
patriotic musical program, yet to be
arranged.
The object of the campaign Is to
secure for Red Cross work a regular
monthly income in Fargo. With the
more active participation of the Unit
ed States in the war, particularly in
France, there will be no time to con-
duct periodic campaigns, and a great
deal of money will be needed to carry
on the work of mercy, not only on
the other side of the ocean but on
this side.
No Limits Are Set.
There will be no limit to the num-
ber Of donators or the amount OF the
Inc the DGLlEIs lie
city will be thoroughly canvassed,
and everyone will be given chance
to do his f'bit".
The city has been divided into
twenty -seyen districts, In which
chairman and ub-chairman will be
appointed. Appointments win be an
r1ounced Monday "A meeting OF
chairmen and sub-chairmen will be
held Monday evening, when Judge N.
@. Young, Fargo, chairman of the
North Dakota chapter OF the AIneri-
can, Red Cross, win talk on the aims
and purposes Of the Red Cross.
Preliminary plans for the cam
paign were made at meeting of the
executive committee of Fargo chapter
held Friday. It was decided to have
a committee appear before the Far
go-Moorhead Ministerial association
at its regular meeting Monday, and
ask permission to have laymen an
nounce the campaign from the
pulpits in the various churches Sun
day morning, Sept. 16, and talk on
Red Cross work.
A resolution was introduced and
passed that no permit for the use
of the term, Red Cross, would be
granted to anyone to advertise any
proposition unless the entire pro-
ceeds therefrom were donated to the
Red Cross"