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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
COAL TRAINS WILL
HAVE RIGHT-OF-WAY
ON ALL RAILROADS

Washington, Oct. with coal deal
ers having only a third OF their normal
supplies for domestic consumption, the
fuel administration today considered
new orders to relieve threatened short
age In many sections. II necessary, II
was said, passenger trains will be held
on sidings to permit coal freights the
right of way.
The National Coal Producers asso
clation seeks new priority order from
Judge Lovett Of the war industries
board to prevent low class freight re-
oeiving preference over coal.
Already II has been learned that 14o0
cars OF coal took an average of IS days
to ooVe- the 16s miles from the Pitts
burg district to the great lakes. -Four
hundred-cars stood at mines four DAYS
without moving.
The railroads are undermined. ac-
cordins to. GOAL operators. Slow trans
portatton, even more than car short
age threatens to leave cities short OF
coal when the first real cold weather
sets In.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
CONSUMPTION FOR
WORK ON THE FARMS
MAY BE NEXT MOVE

Chicago, Oct. 4.--Success OF the res
olution petitioning President Wilson
and the war department for a nation
wide CONSUMPTION of unemployed to
work on farms, was predicted by Mrs
Francis King, of Alma. Mich, presi
dent of the Womens National Farm
and Garden association. The resolu-
ton will be voted on later today.
The convention today took UP the
proposed unit system to supply women
laborers for the farm.
Housing for the women workers
will be the most serious difficulty
Mrs. Clifford Ward, Lake Forest, Ill.
declared. She proposed tent colonies
Women will receive an average of
$40 month, food, housing and cloth
ing, under the plan presented to the
meeting by Mrs. Charles w. Duesner
The association plans to launch a
campaign immediately to enroll train
and secure employment for women on
the farms in the middle west. They
believe II will be followed out through
out the country as an emergency
mea sure to harvest.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
ALL DETECTIVES
GAINED BY BRITISH
IN THE DAYS DRIVE

London. Dot. British troops have
captured all detectives today on a
front of 10000 yards. reaching a maxi
mum depth OF $500 yards" declared
General Maurice, director of opera
lions, this afternoon, in disclosing what
appeared to be Field Marshal Haig's
greatest of all drives.
"Broodseinde Is among the villages
taken today"
I'm the nine months ending Sept. 80,
General Maurice told the United Press.
the British on the west front cap
tured bl,485 men. s32 field heavy guns,
and lost 1905 men and no guns.
In all theaters of war the British
captured 72,513 men and 40 guns and
lost 1906 men and no guns"
General Matrices statement indi-
Gates today's drive is perhaps the
greatest Of all the offensive blows yet
aimed at the German lines.
Sixteen thousand yards would mean
battle front Of more than nine miles.
A penetration of 2500 yards would
mean more than a mile gain into the
German-held territory by the British
forces.
Broodseinde Is about half a mile be-
yond Zonnebeke, almost in the center
of the great Ypres sector. 1t lies
slightly below the Ypres Roulers rail-
road, along which Haig has by his
three last offensive blows been steadily
advancing toward the main German
line Of communications on the Bel
gian coast.
Presumably, the nine mile front
runs ALMOST along the line of where
Haig last struck, approximately from
Langemarck to the Confines canal
around Hollebeke.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
PLATFORM WORKERS
STRIKE AT AN END

San Francisco, Oct. 4-Seventeen
hundred platform employees of the
United Railroads will end their eight
weeks strike before next Monday and
about as many strikebreakers will be
returned to eastern cities whence they
came, 1t was indicated today.
1t was reported the strikers have
practically decided to resume work
pending the city's purchase of the
United Railroads. A final vote will be
taken by the strikers probably tomor-
row.
The men will return to work at the
old wage scale and without any con-
cessions.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
CONDITIONS GOOD
FEDERAL RESERVE
BOARD ANNOUNCE
Reports of Fiscal Agents on
Business Situation Over
the Country Shows Gen
eral Prosperity.

Washingto Oct General bust
ness conditions throughout the coun-
try are thoroughly satisfactory" the
federal reserve board announced in
it's monthly official bulletin. made pub
lie today. Reports from the fiscal
agents in the federal reserve districts
Sept. %, included the following:
New York district-general business
good, factory construction active; for
eign trade well maintained: elabor
scarce, wages increasing: large crops
with shortage of fruits expected.
Chicago district-general business
active, war industries very active,
crops satisfa Glory, shortage of labor;
construction dull
st. Louis tiistrict-General business
good. industries active, fair labor con-
ditions.
Kansas City district--General bust
ness fair. crop outlook good; industries
quite active; much unrest In labor sit
uation But outlook good.
San Francisco district-crops good.
industries active, foreign trade in
creasing, labor conditions disturbed,
large volume of trade with rapidly ris-
ing costs.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
INDICTED l. w. w.
M E M BERS WILL
OPPOSE REMOVAL
Extra dition to Chicago to Be
Fought by Men Arrested,
in Other States on Con-
spiracy Charge.

Chicago. Oct. 4.-Every l. w. w
member arrested in other states under
indictments returned here last week
will fight extradition to Chicago.
This was announced today by Otto
Christensen, chief counsel for the or
ganization. He said that none of his
Giants would waive their constitu-
tionalN rights to fight removal" and
that they would force the govern
ment to show cause in each case.
Exactly Gone half of the 1855 men In
dicted have been taken in custody
a government official stated Seven
teen of these were Illinois men. The
others We're arrested in Is states.
Christensen and his associates. r,
A. Van der Veer OF Everett, Wash.
today were given access to the room
full of evidence seized in the raids on
various headquarters.
Federal officials intimated that the
government would be ready for the
cases to go to trial about Jan. /.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
NUMBER PRODUCTION
SHOWS FALLING OFF

Chicago, Oct 4.-The production OF
,umber in this country during August
was 1875 per cent less than during the
corresponding month Of 1915. owing to
strikes and other unsettled conditions,
according to figures made public by
the National Lumber Manufacturers'
association today.
Seven hundred and one sawmiIls cut
1,SSb,s00, 900 feet of lumber and
shipped 1875 1000 feet during Au-
gust, 1917. The shipments were s.s
per cent greater than in August. 1915,
because of the increased demand by
the government.
Secretary Kellogg of the association
estimated the total lumber production
for the United States this year would
be between $4,000, 900. 900 and 4o,0Oo.-
100000 feet.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
GERMANS STARVING;
BREAD LINE RIOTS

San Francisco. Oct. 4.-When bread
lines in Mecklenburg, Germany, be-
come restless, men pour hot water on
those in line and apply whips unspar-
ingly, according to Mrs. George b.
Szadelski, German wife of Sergeant
Szadeliski. u. S. A, stationed at Homo
lulu. She Is in San Francisco today
en- route to Honolulu after spending
Give months getting out of Germany.
In Berlin. Mrs. Szadelski said, con-
ditions are even worse. Famine, she
declares. is not merely imminent, but
already present In Germany.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
FREE EMPLOYMENT
AGENCY FOR WOMEN
FARMERS PROPOSED

Chicago, Oct. A free employment
agency for women farmers is the lat
est war development.
Bureaus TO educate women farmers
which will be a clearing house for
unemployed women and vacant posi-
tions in farm labor. Will be fostered
by the Woman's National Farm and
Garden association.
Miss Jessie +. Edmundson OF Kan
kakee, H., instructruss of 1900 women
farmers, made an address to the asso-
cations conference today on what the
move can accomplis;-. following which
the association advocated the plan.
Mrs. Al. l.. Jennings, member Of
the party which accompanied Ambas-
sador Gerard from Germany. addressed
the convention today on the work of
women on the land in Belgium, Ger
many and France.
Chicken canning was advocated by
Mrs. Anthony Stocker, who claimed
. chicken is one of the few things,
along with pineapples, better canned
than fresh
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
VAST SUMS
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number OF troops, extent of equipment
etc., that would go to the border. Be-
tween March 16 and March "a, the
Deutsches bank paid out to "Gledhiir'
SI2o0.0o0. New York evidence showed
today.
STONES FAMOUS CHARGE.
II was on March "a that Senator
Stone made his famous charge that
sinister forces are seeking to embroil
the United States and Mexico In war" .
The armed ship fight, centering on
the McISernors resolution to warn
Americans off these vessels, had con-
unued to March IT, There was much
uncertainty in the congressional attt-
tuoe toward the crisis with Germany at
that time, due TO conflicting sentiment
throughout the country.
PREPAREDNESS TOUR.
President Wilson was cognizant of
this sentiment and is known to have
felt, that 30 many orosscurrents." of
public thought would make his task of
welding the nation into a compa ct
mass difficult His first effort to this
end had been made in his preparedness
tour OF the country the month previous,
Where the trail Of gold will lead to,
officials here would not say today, but
the revelations now being disclosed In
New York are regarded as the most
important yet discovered In Germany's
great International designs upon
America.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
UNCLE SAM TO
LAY HANDS ON
PEOPLE'SPURSE
Revenue Bill, Taxing Lux
uries, Amusements and
Many Necessities, Goes
Into Effect.
Soft Drinks and Automo-
biles Two of First Things
Hit-Extra Charges for
Postage to Come Later
Tobacco Prices to Go Up.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The war tax
toll on the American pocket book be-
gan today. Within two months the
buying public will be paying over the
counter, through ticket windows Of
various kinds-and almost everywhere
else the levies under the $2,535, 900, 900
revenue bill. now law.
Throughout the land today the high
cost of drinking mounted with addi-
tional taxes on hard, soft and medium
beverages effective Immediately. Auto
owning, with a tax of three per cent
of the sale price, becomes more costly.
Pills, patent medicines and chewing
gum are hit.
Sporting goods, motor boats, estates,
inheritances, incomes war profits and
other luxuries of the wealthy are tax
able Immediately.
TROUBLES FOR SMOKERS.
Smoking also may be more costly
within 80 days. with added taxes ON
tobacco. cigars and cigarettes. ranging
from 81 to 81 thousand on cigars
and from so cents to $1.20 on olga
rettes. Even snuff users will suffer.
On November first also. the tax on
freight and express packages one
cent for each 20 cents charged-be-
comes effective, together with . ten
cent levy on berths, seats or state
rooms on Pullman cars.
Every telegram, telephone or wire
less message costing more than Is
cents after Nov. /. will bear q fivs-csnt
tax and taxes of eight cents on each
800 of life insurance and one cent on
each dollar of fire insurance also be-
gin.
TAX ON MOVIES.
With a tax on movie and '1egid-
mate" theaters after Nov. l, Of one cent
on each ten cents admission charged.
the cost of looking them over" either
on the screen or in the pony" row
promises to mount The usual New
Years outbreak win be more expen-
sive with a new tax on table reserva-
tions. 1t will cost toll equivalent to
10 per cent OF the dues, to join q club
after Nov. /.
Stamp taxes on bonds, promissory
notes, bills or sale and playing cards
become effective Dec. /, as does the
one cent tax on parcel post packages
costing 25 cents or more. The addi-
tional one cent on letters Is effective
Nov. /.
CONGRESS TO ADJOURN,
Money raising bills being disposed of,
congress will adjourn Saturday. House
and senate are to pass the adjourn
ment resolution today. The senate also
will pass the soldiers and sailors In
Burance bill.
Houss adoption of the conference re-
port on the 10000. 900 urgent defi-
cheney bill Is expected today. Tho SEN
ate passed 1t late yesterday.
The civil rights bill. suspendins L.
gal action on debts of soldiers and
sailors In foreign service may squeeze
through.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04

now Bernstorff sent nearly s1,7eOOO0
TO Bola Pasha for influencing the
french press for peace. Bola's recent
arrest at Paris. it was Stated, was di-
rectiy due TO evidence uncovered by
American officials
Attorney General Lewis. of New
York, made the records public TODAY
with sanction of the state department
and the French ambassador. They
SHOW that Bola Pasha made a flying
trip to the United States last year to
noid secret conference with Bernstorff;
that Bernstorff advanced him approx
mately $1,7O0.0o0 which was cIeverly
transferred via four great banks to
Bola, an that 'Bola, while thus acting
as Germanys secret agent in New York,
met a number of persons, including
William Randolph Hearst
HOPED TO CONVERT HEARST.
Hearst, according to the evidence
made public by Lewis. was>a guest at
dinner at Sherry's with Bola Pasha.
The names of others who attended the
dinner are not yet to be disclosed.
Twelve. in all. attended. The French
conspirator is said to have declared
that he hoped to convert Hearst, and
was guest IN Hearsts home.
SO clever was the manipulation of
funds given Bola Pasf i, that some Of
the money went thro' .yh ]. P. Morgan
& Co., and some through the Canadian
bank, but so distributed that its source
could not be traced
Bola Pasha is now held in Paris as
a traitor. His work through interna-
uonal channels to corrupt certain
French papers in the interests of Ger
many furnishes one OF the most amaz-
ing episodes of the war.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
CHINESE SMUGGLING RING
AT ANGEL ISLAND EXPOSED

San Francisco, Oct. Five men are
under arrest today as result OF the
exposure of the Angel Island alleged
Chinese smuggling ring. Two men have
been held here and three In other coast
cities.
Friday the federal grand Jury will
be asked to indict these men and a
score of former immigration officials
and two local attorneys said to have
been involved in the smuggling expose
through the statement of Robert Fer
gusson. former immigration clerk, will
be asked. Later steps will be taken
to round up all Chinese struggled into
the country.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
BERLIN TELLS OF
HEAVY FIGHTING

Berlin, via London. Oct. 4.--Strong
English attacks on the Flanders front
were reported by the war office in it's
statement today. The statement said:
The fighting on the Flanders front
yesterday was similar TO that of pre-
ceding days, with English launching
strong attacks in the Ypres district.
This morning stubborn battle again
developed in Flanders"
Fighting of secondary Importance
was reported in operations on other
fronts.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
MORE STATE MERCHANT
PERSONALITIES NAMED

Washington. Oct 4.-State merchant
representatives announced by the food
admlnistrati ton today are:
Wyoming-H. c. Stevens, Sheridan.
New Mexico--C. o. Cushman, AL
buquerque.
Westinghouse. J. Rhodes, Seattle.
Montana-W. ]. Strain, Great Falls.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
METHODS OF KAISER
AGAIN DISCLOSED BY
BOLA PASHA PLOTS
BY ]. w. T. MASON.
written for the United Press,

New York, Oct. 4.--One more proof
Of the crafty, medieval diplomatic
methods of the kaiser is contained in
the revelations of Bola Pasha's efforts
to corrupt the French nation by the
use of German money obtained in
America.
No other first class power would
adopt such methods as these, IL only
for the reason that they are SO futile In
dealing with modern men. It appeals
naturally to the German militari
mind. however. to hire a Levontine,
belonging to a race noted for their
cunning and rascality, and then place
nearly two million dollars at his dis
posal with instructions to corrupt
France. The plot is in the same futile
class as the German effort to inspire
Mexico to declare war on America to
recover Texas, Arizona and New Mex
ico
MENACE TO CIVILIZATION.
The mental degeneracy behind this
conception of the uses of diplomacy is
the reason for the menace to civiliza :
ton which a victory by the kaiser
would mean. Such plottings cannot be
dismissed induigently 81 the futile eff
forts of childish diplomats, because
backing this kind of international i'm
morality is the full power of the kais-
er's fighting machine.
IL tho wa should end before kais-
erism Is overthrow and democracy
established in Germany. these Levan-
tine methods would be elevated to still
greater heights of sacred worship by
the kaiser and his paranoiac follow
ers. If the kaiser were allowed to
enter a secret peace conference before
being compelled 10 state his terms in
advance, ii Is certain that the Bolo
Pasha kind of sinister activity would
be directed by the German peace dele
gates.
There can Ha no trust put In the
kaiser and the advisers who now sur
round him. Nothing is too extrava-
gantly preposterous for them to at
tempt as sly way of winning vic
tory. Their words cannot be taken;
their signature to the most solemn
agreement. has no value. Peace with
the kaisers crowd can only be peace
at their pleasure.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
Commander Of the American
Forces Spends Day Crit.
ically Reviewing His Men
in Action.
Wilson Trench and Taft
Trench Taken With Ease,
but Some Trouble En-
countered in Capturing
Roosevelt Trench.
BY j. W. PEGLER,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent J
Am rican Field Headquarters
France, Oct 4.-Major General Perish
ing watched his sammies 60 over the
top" today.
He spent the day on a hill top on
the training grounds. critically View
ing his troops executing practice at
tack formations. The work was over
rough. muddy practice grounds or
through knee deep yellow acres Of wild
mustard.
The concluding drill was an attack
in force.
FOLLOWED THE TROOPS.
Pershing, General Sibert and three
other American generals, with French
general followed close behind the
waves OF the American troops, who
advanced on a battalion frontage
With their grenadiers in front, the
Sammies walked slowly behind an
imaginary barrage after leaving the
trenches. A voley of real grenades
reverbated through the valleys as the
line reached its first objective-the
Wilson trench.
There a section detached ftself-the
''moppers up" others maintaining the
same leisurely pace paced on, with
helmeted machine gunners closely fol-
lowing. The machine gunners swarm
ed over the Taft trench and conquered
1t. The whole Of the first attacking
wave rested there. But the second
advanced and after lively shower of
grenades captured Roosevelt trench,
including advanced redoubts.
LIKES THE RIFLE.
Pershing had his commanders up
for quizztng after it was all over. He
wasn't satisfied with the failure of his
men to stimulate gunfire.
'The rifle is an American weapon"
he said. 1.-THE rifle and the bayonet
are most important Grenades are
valuable as an auxiliary. want every
American soldier to be able to shoot"
The most dismal object in camp to-
day was certain private languishing
In the guardhouse after brief career
Of Partisan glory. He appeared In
Paris wearing a French war cross with
palms which he claimed had been
awarded him for Selling an air bomb
during a raid and throwing it into a
river before it exploded. In reality, he
bought his war cross for six francs.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04

tall as to the preliminary outline of
my organization Is to bring homo to
the citizens of this state that when
l told the executive committee Tues
day night this is no one mans Job but
is the work and concern OF every red
bloodsd American. l meant exactly
what ! said and with all the earnest
ness at my command desire to i'm
press upon every one that the need
for mighty conservation army IL i'm
perative.
Food will win the war"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
POTATOES AT COST,

Chicago, Oct. MUNICIPAL MUIR
phies" are assured for Chicago. A
subcommittee of the city councils
finance committee has approved an
ordinance providing for 100000 fund
with which the city can start buying
potatoes to sell to the people at cost.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
WHOLE CORRUPTION
FUND MAY BE TRACED
BY THE GOVERNMENT

New York, Oct. 4.-Former German
Ambassador Bernstorffs whole COR
ruption fund may be revealed in in
vestigations under way in New YORK
today which have already disclosed
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
NEW YORK SUBSCRIPTIONS.

New York. Oct. New York
opened the fourth day of its liberty
loan drive today with more than $780,
000,o 900 already subscribed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
CLEAN FORGOT He HAD WIFE.

London, Sept. 10 (By mail. )-Loss of
memory due to shell shock. is the de :
tense advanced by Sergeant Frank
Mitchell, charged with bigamy. He
clean forgot his first wife, he said
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
F|CHTINCON
Continued from first page.)

the German bases at Zeebrugge and
Ostend.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
ASK EVERY

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04

d will win the war"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-10-04
Born--To Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Crocker,

Born--To Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Crocker,
September 18th, a boy. Mother and
baby getting along nicely.
Dave Scott was in this part last
week, threshing wheat.
The Teachers's Meeting held here
last Friday was very interesting. All
the teachers, except Mr.. Chas, Down
ard, and Misses Nettie Hatridge land
Mabel Dixie, were present. The chill
dren's program in the afternoon was
interesting. Mrs. Rebecca Adams,
an ex.teacher, made an interesting
talk. Superintendent Hanson knows
how to get the teachers to talk.
Lindsay Croker and Ray Payne
departed for the Training Camp at
Fort Riley, Kansas, last Wednesday.
We hate to see the boys go.
Cattle buyers are numerous.
Matt Williams and family spent last
week visiting relatives a. Belleview
and Flat River.
There is a contrast in the mode of
travel now and 20 years ago, then the
people travelled in knowing wagons"
now they travel in automobiles next
will be tho "flying machine"
s. A. McClain, of Quaker, visited
at the home OF Mr.. Merritt last Sun
day,
My father is still in bad health.
Mrs. Frank Thompson is very much
improved. l.. w. S.
Sept. %, 1917.