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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
LOOKING FOR BOOZE,
THEY GOT BULLETS

FL Paso. Tex. Dec. 29.-Captain
Wylie J. White, Eighty second field
artillery. and Lieutenant st. Clair, as
sistant provost marshal, are both in a
serious condition today as result of
a gun battle here in Captain Whites
home, between White and members OF
a militry police purity squad" which
was the result of mutual mistake.
Lieutenant ST. Clair with n squad
of city police was searching for a
house in Captain Whites neighbor- :
hood where Illicit sales of liquor to
soldiers have been transacted. White
mistook the searchers for burglars and
opened fire. wounding his brother Of
ficer. Believing they had located the
"bootleggers," the purity squad re-
turned the fire. wounding Captain
White in the back.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
FLOODS THREATENED
IN THE NORTHWEST

Portland, Ore, Dec. 29.-With small
rivers and creeks all over the north
west swollen to the danger point or
overflowing their banks and the
weather bureau promising no cessation
in the downpour that has been contin-
nous for three days, Washington,
Oregon and Idaho districts are In a
serious condition tonight.
The warmth Of the rain Is causing
snow to melt rapidly In the mountains,
further swelling the waterways. The
warm weather threatens to cause
fruit trees to blossom prematurely,
with heavy loss from frost certain to
follow,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
CLEMENCY SAVES
AMERIAN SOLDIER
FROM FIRING SQUAD

Trenton. N. j., Dec. 29.-Only
through clemency of Brigadier Cen
eral ]. S. Mallory, commanding Camp
Dix, was a death sentence against
Private Rudolph j. Vrana of North
Bergen, Hudson county, revoked, it be-
came known today. Vrana, it was
stated. insisted on disobeying Off
GERS, declaring the war was a rich
mans war" and refused to prepare for
physical examination. He pleaded not
guilty to a court martial which ad-
judged him guilty and imposed death
by a rifle squad.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
GOVERNMENT WILL
NEVER RELEASE ITS
HOLD ON RAILWAYS
Financial Plans of McAdoo
Constitute a Struct t u re
Which Will Never Permit
Private Ownership.
BY ROBERT j. BENDER.

Washington, Dec. 29.-The United
States government is in the railroad
business to stay. according to convic-
tion voiced tonight by railroad execu-
tives, labor leaders and administra-
tion officials.
The second day Of Director General
McAdoo's administration of the roads
has convinced their executives he plans
to create an organization. the financial
construction of which will prevent the
ton
This conviction dominated railroad
and congressional circles today as Nc
Adoo began his gigantic 'task Of wrest :
Ing war freight faoRl congested ter
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
(vsaaEd FAR IRAN N I6d
UIHrI1GN
q

Local forecast for Boise and vio,n-
ity: Fair Sunday.
Forecast for southwestern Idaho:
Sunday. fair.
Yesterdays weather here-Highest
temperature, 81. (highest December
temperature of record at Boise Office
of United States weather bureau);
lowest temperature. 4s; mean tsmpszae
ture, IS.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
AMERICAN SOLDIER
SEVERELY INJURED

Washington, Dec. 29.-An American
soldier was severely injured Nov IA.
and another died Dec. 81, from injuries
received in a railroad accident in
France, the war department announced
today.
Private Frank Wnuk, Russian, was
severely injured.
Private Prudent A. Van Risseghem,
engineer, died. His father is Rector
Van RisSeEhem, Oxnamia Mimi
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
VILLA BANDITS ATTACK
MORMON SETTLEMENTS

Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 29.-Looting of
several small Mexican hamlets south
west Of Chihuahua City today, and at
tacks upon Mormon settlements in the
same vicinity by Villa bandits were re-
ported by Mormons arriving here to-
night, who declared the bandits car
ried Off a number Of young Mexican
girls.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
SHOT HERSELF WHEN
HUSBAND CALLED TO
SERVE HIS COUNTRY

When Mrs. J. II. Hoffman. who
resides near Perkins. learned that
her husband had been called to go
to war she shot herself with a
revolver, inflicting a minor wound
in her side. She is at ST. Alphon-
sus hospital.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
NEW CHIEF FOR THE
SECRET SERVICE

Washington. Dec. 29.-W. Fl. Moran.
assistant chief of United States secret
service. was tonight appointed chief of
the service by Secretary McAdoo.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
DEMANDS REFUSED.

The railroad presidents belief that
eventual government ownership Is GER
tain was seen first in the announce
ment that they have refused the de-
mands Of the brotherhoods for wage
increases, passing this problem up 70
President Wilson.
Later, in an interview with the Unit
ed Press, one of the highest railroad
authorities in the country admitted
that the lines will never return to pri-
vate operation again.
CAN NEVER BE uNTANGLED.
This authority expressed the rail
executives views as follows:
That McAdoo's financing plan
through a government corporation
to buy and sell bonds, will con-
| stitute a structure which can never
be untangled so as to permit re-
| sumption Of private railroad oper-
alton.
That government ownership is
wanted by the stockholders AND
WILL NOT PROVE DISASTROUS
UNLESS McADOO OPERATES
THE SYSTEM WITH .POLITI-.
| CIANS-AN EVENTUALLY THE
EXECUTIVES EXPECT.
! That in paying the employees
| higher wages the government will
| face a deficit at the end OF the
| fiscal year.
That the railroad chiefs feel
somewhat humiliated at McAdoo's
! plan for sweeping control.
| LEADERS IN BOTH HOUSES ARE
CLAIMING CERTAINTY OF GOV.
ERNMENT OWNERSHIP after the
war and have already started framing
legislation toward that end.
VAST SUMS NEEDED.
Railroad facilities, experts say, arc
now from rs to 80 per cent deficient
compared with the necessary demands
and, with the value of the roads esti
mated at $4,000, 100000, some idea OF
the amount of money needed to brinr
the systems up to requirements may bt
obtained.
Public money, and lots Of 1t, must b,
used. congressman say. and just as i'm
portant, is it's return to the publ,
treasury.
1T would seem almost impossible. tt
get q fair return of this money after /
was once sunk In the railroads of tn,
systems were returned to private hanJ
after the war; said Representative
Keating, spokesman for the govern
ment control advocates in the house
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
FUEL SHORT; SCHOOLS
OF VERMONT CLOSED

Montpelier, VT, Dec. 29.-The pub
lie schools of Vermont were ordered
closed until Jan. IA by the educational
department tonight because Of fuel
shortage. The temperature here to-
night was 27 degrees below zero.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
OF
DRINKING ORDER
FOR AMERICANS
General Pershing Says Sol
diers in Expeditionary
Force Not REQUIRED to
Drink Wines and Beers.

American Field Headquarters in
France Dec. 2s, DelayeD General
Pershing today explained his recent or
der as to drinking by American SOL
diers, pointing out that it does not re-
quire that the Sammies drink light
wines and beers. but that on the con-
trary the question of prohibiting the
sale Of all intoxicants to American SOL
diers is now being discussed with the
French government.
THE question Of prohibiting the
sale of all intoxicants to American
troops Is now under discussion with
the French government" General
Pershing said. but of course there are
difficulties here in France which do
not exist in the United States.
LIKE FRENCH REGULATIONS.
"The general order of Dec 1S was
long step toward prevention of drink
ing among our men. 1t was not in
tended to convey the injunction to
American troops to drink light wine
and beer, but quite the reverse. 1t
was drawn to conform to French reg
-ulations on the subject.
THE order stated that only light
wines and beer was permissible and
prohibited the purchase or acceptance
as gifts, of whisky. brandy, cham
pagne and similar alcoholic beverages.
1t ordered all drinking places in
which such beverages are sold, for
bidden to American soldiers. This Is
the same regulation that has been
made by the British and French ar
mics.
FAvoRs PROHIBITION.
Though ] am heartily in favor Of
prohibition for the American expedi-
tionary force, the situation here and
in the United States is not the same.
Comparatively few French drink water
as Americans do. They drink wine
| instead, partly because the French
water supply is not as pure as ours.
| The wines are light and much less
intoxicating than generally supposed.
An intoxicated Frenchman is a rare
sight. French beer is not strong and
the French government issues its SOL
diers a regular wine ration. There are
obvious obstacles to forbidding wine
shops in the war zone to do business.
Locally sentiment will play a large
part in determination of the question"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
Business Actjujty
In Capital Shown
ByRa;lroad Report
GLANCE AT BOISE
PROGRESS DURING
THE PAST YEAR

Volume Of busi-
ness as shown
by Oregon Short
Line figures: 1915 1917
Carload re-
ceived -. 625S 6736
Carloads shipped
OuI ofOo oSol
p a enger re-
ceipts 49,. .$369.674.o2 $416.320.33
Railroad figures do not include re-
ceipts for transportation of troops.
Wholesale business increased $50. 45fc
Retail business increased -. .25 to 409o
b o ise Payette
Lumber Co.'s mill
at Boise output of 1916 1917
lumber in feet .40,00O,0O0 $4,000, 900
Annual payroll,
including Emmett
mill $l,oUU,VOV
Boise bank de-
posits November
statement) $12,S12,1 ,195.43
Although Boise is not known as a
payroll city" the 1917 payroll was
oNci .SotOUV,VoV
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
Shifts in
Admiralty
.OfEngIand
Latest Sea Disaster May
Have Been the Cause of
the Retirement of Admiral
Sir John Jellicoe.

London, Dec. 2s.-Gredtkspeculation
was aroused here today as.to the pos
sible connection between the retire
ment of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe as
first lord of the admiralty and last
Saturdays sinking of three British de-
stroyers announced by the admiralty
today.
The three British sea wasps were
sunk off the Dutch coast by torpedoes
or mines, A dispatch from The Hague
late today reported they were attacked
by German naval craft but this was
not confirmed.
EPIDEMIC OF SINkINGS.
There has been an epidemic of sink
ings of British destroyers recently and
under circumstances which have
aroused a great deal of criticism OF
the admiralty and of the sea lord
Early in the fall two destroyers were
sunk in the North Sea and more than
dozen of merchantmen they con-
voyed We're destroyed by German raid
ing destroyers.
Then came the recent similar episode
In the channel, when one British de-
stroyer was sunk and another dam
aged, with several more merchantmen
sunk, also by German craft.
There We're rumors tonight of forth
coming wholesale shifts in the admir-
atty
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
M. Stitslavski, One Of. the
Peace Mediators, Refuses
to Participate Further in
the Conferences
Great Forces Forming in
Russia Against the Trot-
zky- -Lenine Regime and
Trickery Resorted to by
Government to Deceive.
BY JOSEPH SHAPLEN.

Stockholm. Dec. 29.-Denouncing the
Brest-Litovsk peace" conferences as
Bolshevik treachery by which the
Germans. ostensibly accepting the Rus
sian terms, would apply their own in
corporations, NJ. Stitslavski, one of tho
Russian negotiators, returned here
from the conferences today. Ha
brought word also of concerted
movement against the Bolsheviki now
forming by his own party. the Social
Reyolutionaries. Stitslavski declared
he would refuse further attendance to
the negotiations.
The Russian delegate dispatched
kilograms to supporters in Russia urg-
ing an immediae break in the peace
discussions and the calling of Social
ist conference at Stockholm to dis
cuss general peace.
DEcEIvING PEOPLE.
Evidence multiplied today that great
forces are forming in Russia against
Bolsheviki and that the Trotzky-Le-
nine forces have been brought to the
dire necessity of trickery to deceive the
people.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
'ARTY is THREATENING AN
ARMED UPRISING.
Dispatches from the capital reported
the Bolsheviki now scheming the trick
of calling their own preliminary par
lament coincident with announcement
of a coalition with the Social Revolu-
tionaries and the members of the Left.
Radicals here denounced this "coali-
ton" as n fake. They said the so
,in L
ent now and that the object of the
whole scheme was to detract attention
from the constituent assembly. the
meeting of which has so far been pre-
vented by the Bolsheviki.
AssAiLED BY GoRkY.
Even Maxim Gorky. who very re-
Gently expressed sympathy with tho
Trotzky- Lenine ring" announced in
a recent article in his newspaper, the
Novaja Zhisn. his antagonism to their
course. He assailed the government for
false charges that the Cadet party
leaders melted Bolsheviki soldiers to
smash wine cellars.
REPRESSIvE MEASURES.
In the capital, the governing ring II
adopting sternly repressive measures
against its enemies. Not only has the
constituent assembly. where there 10
majority against the Bolsheviki.
been forbidden to meet. but dispatches
today told of orders preventing the
meeting of l09 members of that as
sembly who are Social Revolutionarics
They are even prevented from meet
ing privately. Under these circum-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
REPREssIvE MEASURES.

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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-03

The State of Minnesota. to the Above
Named Defendants.
You and each of you are hereby
summoned and required to answer the
complaint of the plaintiff in the above
entitled action, which complaint has
Court in the Court House in the VIII
iage of Grand Marais. Cook County.
Minnesota, and to serve a copy of your
answer to the said complaint on the
subscriber at his office No. 919 New
York Life Building. Minneapolis, Mime
sofa. within twenty days after tho
elusive of the day of such service. and
if you fail to answer the said COM
plant within the time aforesaid the
plaintiff herein will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded therein.
Dated Oct. Goth. 1916.
F. D. McMILLEN,
lis Attorney pro Sc for Plaintiff.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-03
Federal FARM LOAN
BANKS ARE DESIGNATED
St. Paul Named as Location for Dis
triet No. Comprising Minn.,
Wis.,, Mich, and N. b.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Twelve CT
ties in which are to be located the
federal farm loan banks were an
nounced today by the farm loan
board, and it is expected that with
in sixty days the new system will be
in operation, ready to make the loans
for which applications are already
pouring in from every section of the
country.
The banks will be set up in Spring
field, Mass; Baltimore, Md; Column
bia, S. c.; New Orleans, La; Hous-
ton, Texas; St. Louis, Mo-; Louisvil-
lie, KY; St. Paul, Minn.; Omaha, Neb;
Wichita, Kas.; Spokane, WASH; and
Berkeley, CAL
Stock subscription books of the
banks will be opened within the next
10 days, probably about Jan. 2, to
remain open for thirty days.1t is ex-
pected, however, that the govern
ment will have to supply most of the
$9,000,000 capial, under the section
of the law which empowers the Sc
cretary Of the treasury to make up
the unsubscribed stock.
Temporary directors, five to each
bank, will be named, probably within
the next three weeks by the board.
AS soon as the banks have been or
ganized the borrowers have subscri-
bed to 100000 of the stock of each
bank, the temporary directors will
surrender their authority to boards
of nine directors of each, six of
whom will be named by the farmer
borrowers and three by the farm
loan board. The permanent direc-
tors will serve three years and re-
ceive per diem compensation, as in
the case of federal reserve bank di-
rectors.
| Each borrower must subscribe to
stock in the bank from which he
borrows to the extent of 5 percent
of his loan and the original subscri-
bers to the capital stock are requir-
ed to surrender their holdings as
they may be needed to meet this
situation
In designating locations for the
banks, the board was guided chiefly
by the needs of rural sections. This
has resulted in placing only two of
the IL banks in New England and
diddle Atlantic states, the chef cen
tiers of population. Three go to the
south, five to the farming states of
the middle west and west, and two
to the Pacific coast.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-03
BUYERS Of BAlED HAY
WARNED TO BE on LOOKOUT

The department is Investigating
the practice of some shippers of hay
of veneering or facing the bales. We
neering consists in feeding to the
baling machine on occasional forkful
If hay that is Of higher grade than
the bulk of the lot being baled and
manipulating the forkful in such a
way that the high grade hay covers
the outside of the bale, making the
bale appear to contain better hay
than it actually does contain. The
National Hay Association has re-
luested the department to cooperate
with it in trying to eliminate this
practice, believed to be dishonest.
Buyers of baled hay are warned to
be on the lookout for this practice
in order to avoid accepting on a cur
sorry examination a lower grade of
hay than they intend to purchase.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-03
BILL PROVIDES FOR
A STATE PAPER Mill
Being Prepared by Attorney General
Smith for Minnesota Editorial
Association.

Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith
is giving personal attention to the
drafting of bill for introduction in
the next session of the legislature
providing for the establishment of
state owned paper mills on state
timber lands. This bill is being pre-
pared in accordance with the propo-
sal of the Minnesota Editorial AS
ISOLATION. The leaders in the move
ment are Frand A. Day of the Fair
mont Sentinel, and Herman Roe of
the Mortified News, members of
the committee on legislation. Some
action Of this kind has been urged
by the Minnesota editors because of
the situation in the print paper mar
ket which threatens many Minnesota
newspapers with discontinuance un-
less some relief is obtained. There
is some question as to the legality
of such law as the supreme court
rendered and adverse decision about
twenty years ago on a proposal that
the state engage in commercial bust
ness. But Mr.. Smith is of the opin-
ion that conditions have so changed
that this old ruling can not now be
taken as precedent and he feels con-
fident that bill can be drafted that
will be constitutional and effective in
affording the relief.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-03

full.
The Chinese have a custom of cele-
brating the advent of New Years,
either by paying off old debts, or,
if they are creditors and the debtor
is unable to pay, then by cancelling
the debt. Thus the new year begins
with clean slate. Communities are
all alike in many respects and the
problem of Waukon is the problem
of a thousand others. We have too
many unpaid accounts on our books.
Why not profit by the Waukon idea.
and have a pay-up week the country
over, when the state shall be wiped
clean and the new year started free
of debt?-Ely Miner.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-03
Defendants,

l., Notice is hereby given that an ac-
ton has been commenced by the above
named plaintiff against the above
named defendants and each and all OF
them, which action is now pending.
That the object of said action is to
determine the adverse claims of the
to an equal undivided one-third 17sj
Of the South half of the Northeast
Quarter and the North Half Of the
Southeast Quarter. .(Sh Of NEA &
six (e) in township sixty-four ie4)
North, Range Two ~ West. accord
ing to the Government Plat thereof.
situated in the County of Cook and
Judgment and decree that the plaintiff
and clear from the adverse claims Of
the defendants. and each and all Of
them. And that the defendants have
not, nor has either or any OF them.
any right, title. estate or interest in
said real estate. or any part thereof.
nor any lien thereon.
Dated Oct. Goth, 1916.
F. D. McMILLEN
Attorney pro Sc for Plaintiff
919 New York Life BuildinRa
Minneapolis. Minnesota.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-03
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Determination of Descent of Land
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Cook.
IN PROBATE COURT

In the Matter of the Estate of Nettie
Anderson, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to Anton p.
Anderson, Ellen Daupllin, Lucille An
derson, Oscar M. Anderson, Myrtle
Boussie and all persons interested in
the determination Of the descent of the
real estate of said decedent. The petit
ton of Anton P. Anderson having been
filed in this Court, representing that
said decedent died more than five years
prior to the filing thereof, leaving Ger
tain real estate in said petition desert
bed, and that no will of decedent has
been proved nor administration of his
estate granted in this state. and pray
ing that the descent of said real e.
state be determined by this court.
Therefore, You, and Each of You,
are hereby cited and required to show
cause, if any you have. before this
Court, at the Probate Court Room in
the Court House in the Village Of
Grand Marais, in the County of Cook,
State of Minnesota, on the 14th day OF
December 1916, at TO o'clock A. M.
why said petition should not be grant
ed.
WITNESS, The Judge Of said Court
and the seal thereof, this 10th day Of
GEORGE H. DURFEE,
Probate Judge.
F. D. McMILLEN.
Attorney for Petitioner.
(Seal Judge Of Probate. Cook County.
S0aAAaS'1 - . -" - ; - - Y
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-03

The Angora goat is said to be
noted as an Indifferent mother. This,
however, does not necessarily signi-
fly that mothers in high society are
Angoras.
If they keep on raising hell over
in Europe much longer the devil may
have to change his place of abode.
This war will certainly have uni
que place in history. 1t is creating
more widows than heroes.
Some people are so pestiferous
one can hardly tell whether they are
bugs or just plain nuts.
Stop! Do you remember the time
when you was the most anxious of
all times to make good impression?
And do you remember the fool brake
you made? We all do it.
Why should you make howl when
your wife insists on her moral right
to vote? She never makes a kick
when you invade the Kitchen and
wash the dishes.
Liston B. Manley, a Duluth bust
ness man known throughout the
Northwest, died suddenly of heart
disease superinduced by pneumonia.
Mr.. Manley was senior member of
the Manley-McLennan agency.
The date of the annual meeting of
the All Minnesota Development as
ISOLATION has been changed from
January 5 and 6 to January 18 and 10
and the place from University Farm
to the Old Capitol, St. Paul.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-03
~ Plain Hunger.

doctor, what disease is the most
prevalent among the poor?"
IAN alarming condition in which
the nerve Examinations in the sto-
mach stimulated by accumulated Sc
cretions of the gastric glands send
irritations to the spinal cord by way
of the pneumogastric nerve"
Goodness! How awfuM And to
think that we rich people can do
nothing for those unfortunate suf-
ferers!- Cleveland Leader.