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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-03
Complete Documents of Ger
man General Staff Relating
to Invasion and Proposed An
nexation of Country Seized.
CLEVER COUP ENABLED
CAPTURE OF THE PLANS
Division of Nation In Two Prov
inCeS and Destruction of Bel
gian Machinery Scheme Re-
veaIed in Mass of Papers.

Paris. Ireb. 8. The Belgian govern
ment has in its possession what are
believed to be the complete documents
Of the German general stair relating to
Belgium, including the details for Ger
manNs annexation Of the country and
Instructions for carrying Off and de-
Stroying machinery
The story of the capture OF the doc
uments-one Of the most unique of the
war together with what their exami
nation has revealed 50 far reached the
United Press today from authoritative
BELGIAN sources
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-03

New York, Feb. 3.-Striking garment
workers today threw Il Gordon of pick
cts aropad the clothing factory area
in downtown Manhattan and greeted
with cries Of "scab' non union EN-
ployes on their way to work
StronG forces OF police were called
1ut t. preserve order
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-03
L HE w WEAIHER

Forecast for Boise and vicinity
FAIR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
NOT MUCH CHANGE IN TEMPERA
TURE
For Idaho: Tonight and Tuesday
fair.
Highest temperature yesterday. 80.
Lowest temperature this morning. 49,
eMan temperature yesterday. 90
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-03
s U. S. SOLDIERS KILLED,
30 HURT I'M TRAIN CRASH

Paris. Fob Slight American sol
diers we're kiued and 30 injured when
a troop train collided with two German
locomotives while On route from Ghau-
mont % Brcst. The men We're 10 have
taken transport III Brest for the
United States.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-03
SAYS 10000 10 oufT.

Paterson, lseh That approx
mately 10000 strikers would be cut Of
the silk plants ii this city before night
was the prediction today of Louis
Magnet, chairman of the workers com
mittre Magnet declared that the silk
industry here would be completely par
alyzed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-03
BERGER FATE KNOWN TODAY

Chicago. Feb. 3 ---F'ate Of Victor Ber-
ger and four co-defendant Socialist
leaders, convicted last month on sedi
tion charges. was to be in Fedora,
Judge Lands hands today, when he
was to hear motion for a new trial
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-03
SUFFRAGE BILL UP MONDAY

Washington. Feb. s-senator Jones.
\. NJ, today announced he will call up
the woman suffrage resolution in the
senate next Monday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-03
MAKES DEATH DoUBLY SURE

Chicago, Feb, 3.-Malter Gerard. IS,
was a suicide here today lie made
sure of death by swallowing poison and
turning on the gas.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-03
FILLED FREIGHT GAR.


The papers filled an entire freight
car In the rush Of evacuation after
the armistice was signed this partcu-
lar ear was driven on a sidetracl1 by
a mistake. As soon MS its absence
was discovered, the general staff nat
urally ordered q quick and complete
search for il They chose to direct the
search through a lowly civilian Off
cial., the head of the barley depart
ment.
His most exciting work heretofore
had been TO get the last grain Of bar
ley from the Belgian fields. The per-.
sistencc and anxiety displayed in this
search led Belgian officials to assign a
secret service operative to trail him.
When the car was finally located on
an isolated siding. the Belgians arrest :.
ed tine German and seized the car.
Examination Of the papers is not
completed, but Il is declared they show
the annexation plans provided for
III an effortf TO line up the Flemish
and the Wallaons against each other.
SIGNED BY HoLLWEG.
The plans, which ovcn went into ad-
ministratve details, We're signed by
former Chancellor von Bethmann-
HollWeg. al time whom he was assur-
ing the world that Germany had no
intention Of annexing Belgium.
According to the documents, Ger
many ordered systematic destruction
Of Belgian machinery last spring. At
first instructions were issued % carry
off tile machinery. Later. az trans
pettation became taxed. orders were
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-03
SPARTACAN OUTBREAK
GAINS NEW STRENGTH
Loyal Troops March Against
Dusseldorf Where Rebels En-
trenched; Bremen Reported
to Be Great Bolshevik Camp.

Berlin. Feb. 2.-The new Spartacan
outbreak is gaining strength in yari-
ous parts of the country, it was re-
yealed in dispatches received here to-
day. The government has decided up
ON severe repressive measures and
hard fighting is looked for.
Government troops We're reported to
be marching against Spartacan forces
which are entrenched around Dussel-
dorf The government has obtained
consent from the entente to take this
action since Dusseldorf is in the nell
tral zone.
At Eisenach, wor5men and soldiers
held a Snartacan uprising Yesterday.
They seized the telegraphs and de-
eided to oppose the government. They
are reported to have declared they will
use force to influence tho national as
sembly meeting at Weimar.
DUST UNDESlRABLES
The government is sending picked
troops TO prevent disorders in Weimar
Anyone boarding n train for Weimar
must have a special permit and all
nndesirables are being Weeded out in
that city.
Bremen was reported TO be practical
ly a great Spartacan camp.
1t is cut off from all telegraph and
telephone communication with the
outside world. Spartaean leaders have
threatened to mobilize their entire
strength and fight TO finish unless
Military Governor Nosko recalls the
troops he has sent To restore order. In
The meantime, the government IS at
tempting to persuade the Spartaeans 10
evacuate peacefully to save historic
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-03

Continued on Page Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Wonders of Reconstruction Surgery.

mo wounded Yank has repulsve face" is
the report made to the convention of military
surgeons at St. Louis. In that simple sentence
is summed up wonderful achievements of re-
constructive surgery. So-called plastic" sur
gerry was given such scope by the late war that
the utmost dreams of the doctors found oppor-
tunity for realization. Never had they been Of
fered such ample supply Of material to work
on; never was the case so directly put up to
them. 1t was their struggle, science and skill
against death. How often they won against
terrible odds will never be told but it is true
that the doctor brought back to life and useful
ness thousands who had been doomed in an
earlier war.
The fight did not end with the mere restora-
ton of life and service, but went further.
Imagination projected the picture of torn and
shattered flesh restored to at least semblance
of comeliness, and no brighter annals exist than
the reports which tell of how terrible CHASTITY
wounds were dealt with so that it can truly be
said mo wounded Yank has a repusive face"
Only those who saw the wrecks brought in
from the battlefield can have an idea of what
was needed to make the statement true, yet
the doctor, inspired and hopeful tackled the
worst looking job that came to him IN tull con-
fdence of the end, and won this phase OF the
fight as he did the more desperate that drove
away the destroyer who approached in such
ins,dous forms as only the surgeon can know.
While honor is being paid the soldier tor
his triumph in battle some must be reserved
for the men of healing, whose restorative art
has done such wonders.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
TAKE 1T OUT OF POLITICS.

The World Herald advises that the first step
in reforming the Omaha police force be to take
il out of politics. To this The Bee gives hearty
assent, with the amendment that politics also
be taken out of the police force.
This may be too big 4 job for immediate
accomplishment, though, and attention should
be centered on the essential need of establish
ing discipline and efficiency in the force as it
exists. The legislature can help the city to
achieve this by granting the request Of the
Chamber of Commerce that permission be given
to employ chief of police who is not an eector
of the city.
Under such man the elimination OF politics
from the police department itself should be easy.
Continuation of reasonable civil service regula-
tions should operate to take the department out
of politics. Let the policemen understand, as
the fremen do, that merit alone will secure
promotion, that a mans religious, social, or
party affiliations will not determine his fitness
or unhtness for service, and the big obstacle
will be removed.
The legislature can help Omaha to attain
this end but can not do it all. Omaha people
themselves are responsible for some part of the
work of governing their own community.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Bolshevism and the Church.

"One bolshevist can do more harm than six
Christians can undo, unless back-fre of Chris
tianity stops the bolshevist movement" is the
warning minister of the gospel gives his
brethren through an address to great church
gathering at Cincinnati He shows more
complete appreciation of the nature of the
menace than is common. Correction in laws
as we'll as fuller application of the principles
of religion is the remedy he suggests. Boil
shevism in some respects is an inversion of
these principles. Building on the natural rights
of man, eliminating the control of religious be-
lief or obligation of any Sort the proponents of
anarchy have devised dogma that attracts the
immature mind Ordinary processes of reason
do not meet the situation. Men whose minds
are poisoned by the distorted and unsound
though plausible theories of the mob-rule advo-
Gates are not easily reached by mere argument
They are asking for material things, for ad-
vantages, and not promises 1t is here and now
they are looking for improvement, and not
hereafter. That is the job the church proposes
to assume. and which, if it tackles at ALL it must
in offsettng the pro6teer, nor will sonorous
repetition Of texts from Holy Writ sooth a
mind nhamed by real or fancied social in
justice. If bolshevism has gained foothold in
America, it is because the "back-fre" proposed
now to be started has been too long neglected.
Plenty of time remains to remedy conditions,
but more than talk is needed
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
RELATIVE VALUES.

Aaron's plumber, who's always at work
That is. when he wants to--at eight
dollars per
But Aaron is lazy and sometimes he'll
shirk.
AS Woodworking plumbers are given TO-,
sir.
He'll promise most anything, Aaron will,
sure:
'Tl be right around after lunch on the
But Aaron's forgetful the movies allure
Is sometimes too strong for a hard
working slob.
No matter. with Aaron 1t always Is May:
His rent isn't high, he has money to
spend:
His work may be poor. but eight dollars
Is sure. for the union looks after
end.
Henrys a teacher who's trying to show
The youth Of the day who come under
his care
The truth of the ages, imparting the glow
That comes from great thoughts in Par
nassan air.
He's always on time, for he's not with
out fear
OF losing his job--a political one:
He earns fifteen hundred odd dollars a
year.
Or just about half of the plumber, my
son.
He has to dress welt-he's gentleman"
see
And live in house of the higher class
grade
Well, he's badly in debt and beginning
to be
Regreful he didn't make plumbing his
trade.
w. w. Whitelock In the New York
Sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Perverted Amerlcans

Democratic senator's who say that their
present purpose in life is to jam the covenant
of the League of Nations top the consttu-
ton of the United States and smother fair and
honest American needs with it are products of
a perversion of nationality.
Real Americans in the United States senate
are fighting for honest reservations. If they
win their fight they will make the covenant an
honest and safe document. 1t will be an agree
ment to which the American nation will sub
scribe and by which it will abide.
Perverted Americans in the senate are try
ing to make the nation subscribe to agreements
which eventually it will not keep. They are
trying to make trouble for the country and
bring dishonor upon it, The generation OF
Americans which may be confronted with these
will be outrageous Reputation will be un-
pleasant, but national safety will be paramount.
The crime will have been done by the perverted
Americans who gave that generation no al
tentative.
The instinct of national self-preservation is
not dead yet in this country. however nearly it
may have been talked to DEATH When the
emotion and the sentimentalism have had their
day and when the public has forgotten that it
had an ecstasy of altruism, the national instinct
will return.
Natonalism will not be killed by perversion
which is trying to get the upper hand in this
country 1t will be hurt, but it will not be
killed. and when it reasserts itself there will be
trouble. The best friends of the League of Ma
tions are the American reservationists. They
are trying to save the league and its covenant
and save the United States in its place in the
league. The perverted Americans are trying to
destroy the whole scheme and they will make
much trouble for the United States.
All the voting dominions of the British en-
pre have voted to adopt the covenant. That
is because the covenant safeguards the empire
at every point 1t not only safeguards Great
Britain, but it adds the United States to the
safeguards, on six to one basis.
If Great Britain and her empire had required
reservations for British safety the document
would have been handed back for amendment
or it would have beeen returned with distinct
stpuatons as to what the empire would do and
would not do under it.
In such shape the rest of the world could
take it or leave it. The British empire would
go on, with or without the covenant, but if it
went on with the covenant that agreement
would serve British needs.
In the United States senate there are Amer
leans who do not care whether the agreement
serves American needs or not-Chicago
Tribune
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
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her to the dangling rope ladder. "l'n
60 below and hold the ladder steady
while you and Fairy Peggy come
down." Again he winked at Peggy.
and before she could even frown at
his joking, he swung himself to the
ground.
Penelope looked at the ladder. and
her face grew pale. 1t surely did
look fail and dizzy, and the ground
was far. far below.
do you think 1t is perfectly prim
and proper. Fairy Peggy?" she
whispered.
Don't be afraid" answered Peg
gy At that Penelope set her teeth
firmly together. shut her eyes tight,
and swung out upon the ladder. She
was frightened. but brave, and went
the solid earth. Peggy, scarcely less
the monkey. let the rope ladder fall
while he slid down the rainwater
pipe.
"My, that made me feel queer
kind Of thrifty all over" whispered
Penelope. do you think that per-
fectly prim and proper?"
Perfectly" answered Peggy, who
was already following Billy across
the lawn to the summer house.
ALAS, how are we going to escape
from the grounds" cried Penelope.
''The guards at the gate never sleep,
and there is no other way to get
out"
I'VE have way" laughed Billy.
and he parted the curtain of leaves
: a., I.o ~, 7. nIN
the bed of the brook.
"Oh. can't walk through there.
1t wouldn't be perfectly prim and
proper" objected Penelope. Billy
agreed with her, 1t was pretty hard
for boy to walk through the cold
water over the pebbly bottom, much
less girl. And he couldn't carry
Penelope the way he had Peggy, for
| Penelope was Is years old, and alto
gether too large. Glancing around,
Billy's eyes chanced upon a wheel
barrow, left at the edge of the lawn
by the gardener, who was now talk
ing his afternoon hap in the hay
loft.
"A fairy chariot" exclaimed Bill
ly. wheeling the barrow to the en-
trance of the tunnel. step in, fair
ladies, and l will whisk you away to
freedom"
do you think II would be per-
fectly prim and" Penelope started
to object, but Peggy gently pulled
the girl down beside her in the bar
row, and Billy plunged into the tun-
mel
"My, my, I feel so thrilly-so
thrifty" whispered Penelope. II
wonder what is the matter with
me?"
Peggy smiled wisely she felt
thrifty herself 1t was so much fun
riding through the tunnel in a
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Can Youth Be Renewed?

Astonishing word comes from Paris, the
news that Russian surgeon there has sue
ceeded in restoring youthful vitality and func-
tions to aged and decrepit men. This is by en-
grating certain glands from apes on the flesh
of the patients, whereby the vital secretions
are supplied and the vigor of years gone by
once more invigorates aged limbs, nerves and
muscles. Whatever of fact may reside in the
tale, it is certain to attract wide attention.
Man has ever sought to stave off the in
evitable end OF life. With utmost reluctance he
parts with his youth and fights the coming of
age with all his energies. Station, birth nor
breeding affect this. 1t is an impulse common
to all. The elixir of life the Fountain of Youth,
the happy land into which age and decay never
come, have been sought in all ages, and Nature
yet smiles at mans quest. Ponce de Leon made
his name imperishable by his venture to the
western world; Brown-Sequard and Metchni-
koff will be remembered for the elixir" and
the "koumyss" long after their more substantial
contributions to science are forgotten, and
others who may have striven to give this boon
to man are to be similarly enshrined.
1t will not do to be dogmatic on the point
for science is doing wonders these days, but
for the present the great run of people will be
found making their preparations for the close
of life just as they have been doing for
counted centuries. Renewal of youth is potent
in its appeal, for an old head on young shout
ders may be of immense value. However, while
the discovery may lead to scarcity of apes,
man may not go far wrong if he will keep in
mind the prayer Of the psalmist: so teach US
to number our days that we may apply our
selves to wisdom"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Unfair to Crowder

Senator Chamberlain is not fair to General
Crowder when he denies him credit for the very
large part he played in the successful execution
OF the Selective Service act. The authorship
Of the bill passed by congress in the spring OF
1917 is matter of secondary Importance. Ihe
test of its real value lay in the methods to De
preseribed for the enforcement of the law.
With the administration OF the law congress
had nothing whatever to do That duty tell to
Provost Marshal General Crowder. In the act
of May l8. 1917, congress merely laid the
groundwork for the selective-service system.
The rules and regulations under which IT opere
\ ated were prepared later under the direction OF
the provost marshal general. 1t was ne who
set up the machinery of the registration, es.
I stabfished the draft boards and supervised and
issued instructions to them through his repre-
sentatives in every state. 1t was he who ere
ated the system of classification and exemp--
tion with regard to the military, economic and
Industrial needs of the country under the stress
Of war.
Il was the cause of general astonshment
/ that the draft system worked smoothly and
effectively. Opposition to it was anticipated
in congress. When it became recognized that
It was administered in spirit of fairness and
thoroughness, public sentiment rapidly changed.
If il had failed, if the results had been dsap-
pointing or unsatisfactory, Provost Marshal
General Crowder would have been held to
blame. Except for Senator Chamberlain and a
small group of his colleagues, the manifest de-
sire of the senate is to recognize the value of
General Crowder's services.-New Yrok World
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
The Pawpdw
From the Kansas City Times.

The joyous days are here for those old
fashioned folks who still cling to the belief that
the pawpaw is an edible fruit. The pawpaw is
with us again We are told, and me must con-
fess that the information comes to US unsought
and creates no particular thrill of enthusiasm,
that there is bumper crop of pawpaws this
year. Having parted company with the paw
paw many years ago, on FIRST acquaintance, IN
fact, we wonder at the bent of nature that
hands US bumper crop of pawpaws and at the
same time blights the corn CROP
1t may as well be admitted that this ode to
the pawpaw is written by one whose taste for
the fruit-if it may be called a fruit-refused to
be educated On that particular subject, our
taste bolted its educational career in the pri-
mary department. and refused to take up the
study again. But, be that as it may, we have
great respect for the pawpaw because Of its
history, associations and memories. We have
known many otherwise good citizens who fairly
dotted on pawpaws
the pawpaw tree in early September and
watched the development of its product until
the leaves began to fall, and there came chill
in night air, and suggestion of FROST and with
"Uncle Jimmie Green's old one-horse cart we
went through the woods to gather in the
prize. We remember how we laid them out in
the sun to ripen, and when they reached the
stage of decomposition 1--WE think that is the
proper term, although we admit again. to an
alien taste) where they were pronounced "rich
and juicy, we have witnessed procession of
old neighbors come to the house. and derive
more satisfaction and delight from one pawpaw
than even our young souls could find in a home
made pumpkin pie.
We were taught, in common with Young
America everywhere in that day, to have deep
and lasting respect. almost reverence, for the
pawpaw. For that reason we never threw them
at the birds or played shiny with them, al
though it required, some times the courage of
Daniel TO resist those temptations We have
frequently wondered why people even said they
liked them, and at the same time we have been
compelled to acknowledge the exemplary and
unimpeachable character of the witnesses for
the defense
1t is for these memories that there still
comes to US touch of sentiment with the re-
minder that pawpaws are ripe. And we are
obsessed with the feeling, some way or other,
that herein is where the pawpaw gets and holds
its popularity. 1t is link between us and the
past tradition from the fathers who had no
Rocky Ford canteloupes, no honey dew melons,
and with whom oranges were luxuries. We
recall the good old days when we went paw
paw hunting with granddad-and we have
mighty taste for those old memories. Therefore
we boost the pawpaw along-and pass it to our
neighbor to eat
Anyway, here's to the pawpaw. The joyous
days of its return are with us, and that means
we will soon have pumpkins for pies and
it will be butcherng time, and there will be
homemade mince meat, and, oh, boy we'll all
be happy So, three cheers for the pawpaw.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15

wheelbarrow. Penelope was having
fun and didn't know 1t.
Rollo, the monkey, was waiting At
the great stone wall. He had carried
the rope ladder over the treetops.
and now 1t was hanging ready for
them to ascend. 1t took but a few
minutes for them to climb over and
down to the bank Of the ripping
river. Here Billy was puzzled again.
He couldn't carry Penelope, as he
had carried Peggy. What should he
do?
Away off in Birdland sounded .
familiar voice: "Hee-haw! Hee-haw!
I'm off for lark. Prince Billy and
Princess Peggy, where are you?"
Billy gave a glad shout. "Balky
Sam! Balky Sam! Come here!"
Balky Sam heard, and in another
minute the army mule was on the
opposite shore waving his big ears
in greeting to them.
Tomorrow will be told how Penelope
laughs for the first time.)