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EVENING CAPITAL NEWS
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— EIGHT PAGES BOSE, IDAHO, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1916. ' '
HOUSE DELA Y S VOTE ON THE ISSUE
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Vol. XXXVI
No. 50
-MEMBERS NOTIFIED BY
KITCHIN VOTE WILL BE
TAKEN NEXT TUESDAY
Presence of Bryan at National Capital*
, May Have Been the Cause of Change
In Program—Rules Committee Has*
Meeting
Washington* March 4. —Majority Leader Kitchin soon
after noon today, began notifying members of the house
that they would not be needed to vote until next Tuesday
at the earliest. William Jennings Bryan came to Wash
ington today to fulfill a lecture engagement here tonight.
Administration leaders speculated widely over whether
■Bryan's coming had anything to do with the delay in vot
ing on the armed ship issue in the house and the decision
L>f the leaders there to postpone action until Tuesday at
Heast. Late today the rules committee meets to frame a
rule to table the McLemore resolution to warn Americans
off armed ships of the European belligerents. The rule
will be brought in with the first business Monday. Ad
ministration leaders plan that action in the house shall
give no room for doubts of the decisive character of the
sentiment in congress.
The house rules committee, after being in session near
ly all day, adjourned until 10 o'clock Monday morning
without taking action. Speaker Clark opposed a vote on
Monday as it would interfere with the unanimous consent
calendar.
Discussion in the senate was resumed by Senator
Lodge, who took issue with assertions made during yes
terday's debate that Great Britain had set a precedent for
the warning by advising her citizens to keep off belligerent
boats during the Russo-Japanese war. Lodge read a let
ter from the British ambassador that no such order was
Ifeiven.
THREE THOUSAND
LOST IN SINKING
OF FRENCH SHIP
Nearly 4000 Men on the
Provence When it Was)
k Sunk—Loss of Two Other
P Ships Reported.
Paris, March 4.—The ministry of ma
rinc has announced that nearly 4000
nicii w ere on the auxiliary cruiser
Provence when it was sunk in the
Mediterranean Feb. 26. The estimated
number of survivors was previously
announced as 870, which indicates that
more than 3000 were lost.
UNKING OF FRENCH
CRUISERS REPORTED
Berlin, March 4.—(Wireless)—The
■Inking of two French auxiliary crui
l sers and one British patrol boat by
German submarines is announced. The
announcement also says that from
Paris is reported the sinking of the
transport Provence, which carried 1800
men, of whom only 696 were rescued.
Denied at Parie.
Paris. March 4.—The Temps says the
German admiralty's official announce
ment that submarines had sunk two
armed auxiliary cruisers off Havre is
lise.
APPENDICES TO THE
GERMAN MEMORANDUM
ARE DUE TOMORROW
Washington, March 4. — Secretary
l.snsing today announced that appen-;
dices to I lie German memorandum re
kill-ding united merchant ships were on
rd the steamship Rotterdam, due at
sw York tomorrow.
TWENTY KILLED
BY EXPLOSION IN
SUBURB Of PARIS
Cause of the disaster,
Which Occurred Near
Fort Double Couronne,
Unknown.
Paris, March. 4.—Twenty persons
were killed and a large number lnjur
cd in an explosion near St. Denis in the
suburbs of Paris today. The cause is
unknown.
The explosion occurred near the fort
called Double Couronne, near St. Denis,
Part of the ramparts were blown
The cause has not been ascertained.
Quantities of explosives, Including
hand grenades were stored In the fort.
Fire followed the explosion.
Later details say 30 persons
killed and 150 wounded. Seach for oth
er victims is continued. Fire broke
out in several places as a result of the
explosion. It was caused by the acci
dental dropping of a case of grenades
by soldiers in the reserve.
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SENATE ARMY BILL
MAKES APPEARANCE
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Washington, March 4.—The senate
army bill, introduced by Senator Cham
berlain, chairman of the military com
mittee, proposes the most thorough
measures of military preparedness ever
presented to congress in peace times.
It Is the first of the national defense
hills urged by the president to become
completed and introduced.
The measure proposes an Increase In
the peace strength ot the regular army
to 178,0001 the federalization of the Na
tional Guard with a peace strength of
217,000, the creation of a federal vol
unteer army, provides adequate reserve
systems of regulars and guardsmen i
under short tc fm enlistments with the :
.colors, creates a far spreading reserve
of engineers, doctors, merchants and .
(other civilian supporters of the fighting of
troops,
Denial From the Wh/fe
Woi/sc of Report That
w,lson Would Resign
Washington, March 4.—Aronsed by the publication of reports that Presi
dent Wilson, because of the strain of the foreign situation was considering re
signing from office, the White House issued the following:
Tumulty's attention was called to the story appearing in certain papers that
the president had resigned or was considering resigning, he said an American
newspaper that would publish a story of «that kind in a situation like the one
which now confronts America, dishonors itself.
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NO CESSATION OF
WESTERN FRONT
No Infantry Actions Report
ed in the Verdun Region—
Booty Captured by Ger
mans During Battle.
Paris, March 4. (Official.)—Bombard
ment continued with considerable ac
tivity last night in various sectors in
the region of Verdun, but no infantry
actions followed.
French prevented the Germans from
occupying a crater made by the explo
sion of a mine. The customary artil
lery tire is continued along the re
mainder of the front.
Booty Taken by Germane.
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boot? taken b> the Germans since Feb.
22, has been increased to 115 guns and
161 machine guns. The enemy has
been repulsed In an effort to take Fort
uoimmont
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ITALIAN STEAMER
SENT TO BOTTOM
Leghorn, Italy, March 4.—The steam
ship Glava, which left here February
2», has been sunk by an Austrian sub
marine. There were
aboard.
no Americans
BIG DIVIDEND FOR
QUAKER OIL COMPANY
Pittsburg, March 4.—The Quaker OH
company, a producing corporation in
the mid-continent field, today declared
stock's par value Is }25 a share. The
stocks par value Is $26 a share. The
total amount of the dividend Is 82,
800,000.
AMMUNITION FOUND AT
RESIDENCE OF GERMAN
Shanghai. March 4.—The police to
day discovered five cases of artillery
ammunition in the bottom of a well in
*• garden attached to the residence of a
German, who was said to have been the
Instigator of a plan to send war muni
tions secretly to India.
EMBEZZLEMENT OVER
LONG PERIOD CHARGED
Manila, March 4.—Percy Parrant,
auditor of'the Manila Street Railway
company was arrested today, "it is said
. * 0 , rKed with the embezzlement
of fund * amounting to £50,000,
ex
tending over seven years
BOB PLEASED
OVER THE ACTION
TAKEN BY SENATE
Manchester Guardian Re
gards the Victory of the
President as Having the
Greatest Significance.
London, March 4.—Few things short
of actual military victory could give
the British press greater satisfaction
than President Wilson's victory In the
senate. The Manchester Guardian re
marks editorially that Germany, hav
ing failed to convince tile United
states, apparently will ignore senti
ment In that country.
The Guardian continues that Ger
many has now defiantly assumed that
"*'* ** witb,n ,ier rlShts, means to abide
bv thn consequences and if American
j citizens lose tliclr lives she will make
no apology or promise of amendment.
The Guardian says it cannot imagine
Americans will accept such a revel
sion to absolute barbarism and there
fore regards the senate decision as hav
ing the greatest significance.
Gravity of Situation Realized.
London, March 4.—Tho 'Exchange
telegraph's Zurich correspondent says:
"German newspapers publish wireless
messages from Washington emphasiz
ing the gravity of the German-Amerl
can situation. The Frankfort Bourse,
which Invariably reflects news affect
ing German high finance, yesterday
ended in a condition of panic."
STORM IS SWEEPING
THE ATLANTIC COAST
Washington, March 4.—The storm
which is sweeping the Atlantic coast
from Jacksonville to Eastport, Me., is
increasing in violence off the New Eng
land coast.
CHINESE CITY Of
SDIEU RETAKEN
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BY GOVERNMENT
Peking, March 4.—It was officially
announced today that the city of Stilfu,
in the southern purt of Sze-Chuen
province, has been recaptured by gov
ernment troops. Suifu was taken by
rebels who advanced from Yunnan
province and held by them until
Thursday.
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Booming tho Babies.
Washington, March 4.—Tho
children's bureau of tho United
States department of labor has
set nstde the week beginning to
day as "Baby Week." The co
operation of tho medical profes
sion. women's clubs, and edu
cational and civic, organizations
has been sought, and all have
been asked to contribute to the
success of the natton-Wlde
movement by fostering scien
tific "better baby contests" and
"baby health conference." It Is
the hope of the children's bu
reau that every state will ob
serve "Baby Week."
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MANIAC FIRES ON
EVERYONE WITHIN
BANGE; ONE DEAD
Blind Peddler Is Killed and
Four Persons Wounded
by Insane Man at Phila
delphia.
The maniac. Anthonio Pronogo, aged
29, took his stand in the doorway and
shot at everyone within range. One
| victim, a blind peddler, who was shot
! through the body, dropped dead. Fron
|ogo gave the police battle, but was sub
dued and arrested,
Philadelphia, March 4.—A man be
lieved to be insane stood In the door
way of a house In the southern section
of this city today with a repeating rifle
in his hands and before he could be ov
erpowered he shot and killed ono man
and wounded two men and two women.
Killing Frosts at Seattle.
Seattle, March 4.—Killing frosts oc
curred here last night. Temperature of
32 degrees is forecasted for tonight.
SWEDEN ISSUES
WARNING TO KEEP
OLE ARMED SHIPS
Stockholm, March 4.—The foreign of
fice today Informed the Aesociated
Press that a warning against emhark
ing on armed merchantmen has been
issued to Swedish citizens.
FRANCIS NOMINATION
SENT TO THE SENATE
Washington. March 4.—The nomina
tion of David R. Francis, former gov
ernor of Missouri, to be ambassador to
Russia, will be sent to the senate Mon
day. Word has been received from
Petrograd that Francis will be accep
table.
SON Of CONGRESSMAN
MTRACKEN IS DEAD
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Washington. March 4.—Congressman
McCracken's son, Fred, died at an early
hour today of typhoid fever. The
funeral will be held Monday. The body
will be placed in a mausoleum until In
terment at Boise at a later date.
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TWO STOCKMEN ARE
KILLED IN WRECK
Minneapolis» March 4.—Two stock
l'men were killed, a third fatally injured
and several other persons hurt In a |
•jçollislon between freight trains npar i
'Mountain Lake. Minn., according to re- I
ports to the office of the Chicago, St.
TURKS SEND TROOPS
JO CHECK ADVANCE OF
RUSSIANS IN ARMENIA
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Reinforcements Sent From Mesopotamia
Have Difficulty In Reaching the Third
Turkish Army—Russians Control
Entire Van Region
London, March 4—Two Turkish divisions, reinforced
by troops that fled from Erzerum, are the forces that arc
operating against the Russians on a line running through
Mush, Bitlis and Van, according to Reuter's Petrograd
correspondent. With the occupation of Bitlis, he points
out, the entire Van region has passed under the control of n
the Russians, while the Russian success separates the two
Turkish forces operating in the Mush and Lake Urumiah
regions. With the loss of Bitlis it appears that Turkish
reinforcements coming from Mesopotamia will be com
pelled to travel by round about routes in ordgj* to reach the
Third Turkish
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IDAHO COUNTY DEMOCRATS JOIN
IN THE DEMAND MADE FOR
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PREFERENTIAL PRIMARY
Orangeville, March 4.—The
Demo
crats of Idaho county are for a pref
erential primary and will insist when
the Democratic state central commit
ttee meets In Boise Monday that It
declare for a primary either for the
election of delegates direct to the
state convention or their election at a
primary to a county convention whtrh
shall In turn elect delegates to the
state convention. This was the stand
taken by the county central committee
here at a meeting held yesterday. It
Is the same Identical stand that all
northern Idaho, Democrats who believe
In letting the people rule' take and
that means practically every county
In the panhandle. It follows out the
Intent of the Baltimore primary plat
form plank.
The Idaho county committee passed
resolutions at Its meeting indorsing
the administrations of President
Woodrow Wilson and Governor Moses
Alexander, as well as Senator Jerome
J. Day for Democratic national com
mitteeman. In connection with Its
declaration for a primary, the commit
tee went on record as declaring that
only by such a primary can It be de
termined who is the real choice of the
party'for national committeeman.
Tho efforts of certain federal ap
pointees to control the party politica
of the atate were condemned and these
TWO KILLED AND
SEVEN INJURED IN
RAILROAD WRECK
Train on the South Dakota
Central Goes Through !
Bridge—One Man Burned
to Death.
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Watertown. S. D., March 4.—Two
men passengers were killed and seven
persons Injured today when a south
bound passenger train on the South
Dakota Central went throug|| a bridge
10 miles from here. The coaches Boon
took fire. F. E. Doojing,
salesman, was pinned in the wreck and
burned alive. As the flames crept near
him he begged other passengers en
deavoring to save him to end hts mis
ery by shooting him.
The weakening of the bridge by fire
Is believed to have caused the accident.
Ameriean Consul Dies Suddenly.
Rome. Mardi 4.—William F. Kelley.
American consul here, was found dead
in his chair today. Death was probably
1 due to heart disease
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office holders were criticised for their
activities and their efforts to foster
machine methods upon the party.
Objeotione Not Valid.
Membars of the Idaho county Dem
ocratic central committee believe that
the objection raised by machine poli
ticians to the direct primaries espe
cially with regard to' thetr cost, are
satisfactorily answered by the state
ment that prior to the time Idaho had
a primary election law all delegates to
the state conventions were elected at
party primaries and there was no
serious objection raised at that time.
They believe no objection on this
ground is valid.
Party committeemen here asserted
that north Idaho Democrats will not
he satisfied unless they are given the
right to express their preference at
a primary but will be satisfied If the
committee takes action to bring about
the election of delegates In that man
ner. In the event the primary plan
is not allowed there will he a divided
Democracy in northern Idaho. So far
us the expense Is concerned for the
holding of such primary elections, it
will be gladly borne by the Demo
crats of the north.
The Idaho county committee meet
ing was a large one, and enthusiasm
was rampant. There was n<^ division
of sentiment upon any of the matteA
upon which action was taken.
Last week National Committeeman
Robert H. Elder, who Is seeking re
election. spent considerable time
Idaho county, and sought to obt-.ln
the indorsement of the county
lee. His activities called forth tho
opposition of the Democrats of tho
county, with the result that the
county committee was con sited
Senator Day was given undi ted .up
port.
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LATAH DEMOCRATS
FAVOR A PRIMARY
Moscow, March 4.—The Latah coun
ty delegation to the meeting of the
Democratic state committee In Boise
March 6 will stand solid for a state
wide primary election of delegates to
the St. Louis convention, and will
support State Senator Jerome J. Day
for the Idaho member of the national
'committee against R. H. „Elder 'of
Coeur d'Alene, the present member
the committee.
SenaVcjr Day. who Is serving his
third term from Latah county, in his
announcement of his own candidacy,
demands compliance with the-national
platform of his party, which, he says,
requires that members of the national
committee be elected at primaries held
under the supervision of the Demo
cratic state committee.
Senator Day made his own an
nouncement and refused to become the
candidate of any faction, and asks that
the choice be left to a direct vote of
the members of the Democratic party
of his stata
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