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BOISE, IDAHO, TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1916.
EIGHT PAGES
VoJ. XXXVI
No. II
REBELLION BREAKS OUT IN IRISH
/ CAPITAL; SITUATION IS IN HAN
DISTURBANCES OF A
SERIOUS NATURE
ARE QUELLED
Post Office at Dublin Seized and Tele
graphic Communication Cut—Twelve
Persons Killed During Fighting
London, April 25.—Augustine Birrell, chief secretary for Ireland, announced in the
house of commons today that grave disturbances broke out in Dublin yesterday. He
added that'troops had been sent to Dublin and the situation was well in hand. He de
clared rebels were in possession of four or five different parts of Dublin and four or five
soldiers were killed. Twelve persons were killed before the disturbances were
quelled.
Birrell said the post office had been forcibly seized and telegraphic communication
cut. Arrests have been made.
Birrell stated that communication with Dublin was difficult. He could not give
the names of the persons arrested. Soldiers arrived from the Currah late yesterday
and in a few hours had the situation well in hand.
ANOTHER BODY OF
REACHES FRANCE
The Soldiers Are Given
Rousing Welcome at Mar
seilles and Are Accorded
All Military Honors.
Marseilles, April 25.—Another con
tingent of Russian trops arrived here
today. The Russians were received
with all military honors and debarked
amid cheers. The contingent arrived
at 18 o'clock this morning, its coming
being greeted by the flying of flags, the
blowing of whistles from the craft of
many nations in the harbor and py a
large crowd massed on the quay. The
Russian troops were assembled on the
docks and replied to the greetings from
the shore and harbor with hearty
cheers. Debarkation Immediately be
gun.
ROOSEVELT RUNS
SECOND IN IOWA
• Des Moines, April 26.—Colo- e
• nel Roosevelt, whose name was e
• not on the ticket, ran second to e
e Senator Cummins In the Iowa e
• presidential preferential prl- e
• mary, according to Incomplete e
• figures disclosed by the state e
o executive council's canvass, e
• Hughes ran third. •
Does Newspaper Adver
tising Pay?
A large paint manufactur
er asked this question of re
tailers throughout the coun
try:
NO. 4 SAID::
"We have, always, regarded
the problem of advertising as a
big one, and one worthy of our
most careful attention. In our
opinion much of the money spent
in newspaper advertising is
highly profitable, while much
more of it is entirely wasted, de
pending upon the thought and
care used in preparing the copy.
"Wo began with some prod
ucts Just two years ago. and we
are now selling as much or
more paint and varnish than any
other store here. We question
very much whether this would
have been possible without the
advertising in our local papers."
(Continued tomorrow.)
ZEPPELINS DROP
SEVENTY BOMBS
DURING A RAID
London, April 25.—Zeppelins, v ln a
raid last night, dropped 70 bombs. One
man was Injured. Four or five Zeppe
lins participated in the raid.
Sunday Night Raid.
London, April 25.—Zeppelins visited
the eastern counties Sunday night
dropping incendiary bombs, according
to an official announcement
The conditions were ideal for the
Zeppelin raiders. The night was dark
and the atmosphere clear. There was
a light southwest wind, which gener
ally had been considered unfavorable
for Zeppelins, but it was little more
than a mild breeze, and any threat of
a storm which it might ordinarily
have presaged was lessened by a fa
vorable barometer.
CHURCH CONFERENCE
IN THE INTEREST Of
PEACE WILL BE HELD
New Torfe, April 26.—More than one
hundred representative clergymen and
laymen from all parts of the United
States assembled at Garden City, L. L,
today to perfect trie organization of a
national committee of churches In
America to co-operate with similar na
tional committees of the churches in
other lands in studying the problem
of promoting international good will,
and using their combined efforts to
ward substituting judicial methods for
war in the settlement of international
disputes. The conference was called by
the American branch of the World Al
liance of the Churches for the Promo
tion of International Friendship in co
operation with the Commission
Peace and Arbitration of the Federal
Council of the Churches of Christ in
America.
The entire time of the conference,
which will continue in session until
Friday, will be devoted to the discus
sion of what the church can do to sub
stitute among the nations Christian
good will for the present suspicions
and strifes, and to further the estab
lishment of judicial methods
means of settling the disputes between
nations.
as a
SIX BOMBS DROPPED
ON TOWN Of DUNKIRK
Paris, April 25.—Six bombs were
dropped on Dunkirk today. One worn
an was killed and three men injured,
CODE BOOK GIVES
PAPERS SEIZED
New Importance Given von
Igel Documents as Result
—Testimony Given Be
fore the Grand Jury.
New fork, April 25.—Documents
seized by federal agents when they
raided the office of Wolfe von Igel
gained new Importance through the an
nouncement today that among them
was a German code book which un
locked valuable information contained
in code in other papers seized.
Federal agents believe that the testi
mony before the grand jury yesterday
that Igel, when he leased his offices on
June 24, 1915, made affidavit that
rooms were to be used by him as an
advertising agent and for no other pur
pose. refutes the assertion that the of
fices were a part of German territory.
BINGHAM CANYON BANK
IS ROBBED OF $5000;
THIEF MAKES ESCAPE
Bingham Canyon. Utah, April 26.—
A lone bandit, armed and masked,
walked Into the Copper State bank
here at noon yesterday, and after bind
ing and gagging J. Walter Keeler, the
cashier, and locking him in a vault, es
caped with $5000.
Posses were formed immediately and
started in pursuit of the bandit, but
trace of him was lost within a short
time. It is believed by officials that
the robber, aided by accomplices In an
automobile, made his escape down the
canyon and is headed for Salt Lake.
Deputy sheriffs were posted along all
roads leading to Salt Lake and other
pointa.
TESTS ARE MADE OF
THE NEW AEROPLANES
Columbus, April 26.—'Tests have been
made of four of the eight new aero
planes ordered for expeditionary pur
blplanes have a
power than the old.
poses. The new
greater engine
ones, but experts say the larger con-1
trol power is offset by the larger sur
face to be carried.
THREE DESPERATE ATTACKS
ON FRENCH POSITIONS ARE
MADE BY GERMANS
Parla, April 25.—(Official)—The Gèrmans yesterday
made three successive attacks on the new French posi
tions near Deadman's hill on the Verdun front. The first
two assaults failed completely and the third attack, al
though assisted by the use of gas, also broke down. The
Germans sustained heavy losses. The Germans failed in
attempting to carry an advanced post at Avocourt redoubt.
On the Verdun front east of the Meuse there was less ao
tivity. Fighting with hand grenades occurred in the
Apremont forest.
ATTEMPT TO LAND
ARMS IN IRELAND
PROVES FAILURE
Sir Roger Casement, For
merly of British Consular
' Service, Involved in Plot,
Taken Into Custody.
London, April 28.—It was officially
announced today that Sir Roger Case
ment would be brought here for trial
Sunday. Casement was arrested in
connection with an abortive attempt to
land arms in Ireland from a German
vessel and he Is now detained in mil
itary custody. It is understood evi
dence of his proceedings in Germany
since the outbreak of the war will be
produced at his trial.
The following official announcement
was made lai- night:
"During the period between the aft
ernoon of April 20 and the afternoon of
April 21, en attempt to land arms and
ammunition in Ireland was made by a
vessel under the guise of a neutral
merchant ship, but which in reality was
a German auxiliary, in conjunction
with a German submarine.
"The auxiliary was sunk and a num
ber of prisoners were made, among
whom was Sir Roger basement."
In British Consular Service.
Sir Roger Casement before the out
break of the European war was in the
British consular service, having held
posts in Portuguese West Africa, the
Congo Free state, Haiti, San Domingo
and Brazil.
In November, 1914, it was reported
that Sir Roger, who was the leader of
the Separatist faction In Ireland, had
gone to Berlin and conferred with the
German imperial authorities, his in
tention, it was said, being to open ne
gotiations between the German gov
ernment and the anti-English party in
Ireland.
Assurances were said to have been
given to Sir Roger that should the Ger^
man troqps land In Ireland all native
institutions would be respected by
them. Sir Roger's followers in Ireland
were, according to .the report, to give
every aid to the Germans. ,
HOSTILE CAMP IN
EGYPT ATTACKED
BY THE BRITISH
/
London, April 26.—(Official)—Bight
British aeroplanes today bombarded a
hostile camp at Quatla, Egypt, near the
Suez canal. The camp was destroyed.
Hostile troops, the aviators reported,
apparently began to wlthhdraw from
the district
APPEAL IS MADE TO
SUPPORT COMMITTEE
New York, April
25.—President
Wilson, in a public letter today, ap
pealed to business men for co-opera
tlon with the committee on Industrial
preparedneos of the naval consulting
boarj in its industrial inventory of
the country's resources for national de
tense.
ARMY HEADS WILL
HOLDCONFERENCE
ON THE SITUATION
Mexican Minister of War
and G-enerals Scott and
Funston Are to Meet on
the Border.
El Paso, April 15.—Oeneral Obregon,
minister of war in the def&cto govern
ment, departed today from San Luis
Potosi for Juarez for a conference with
Generals Scott and Funston on mili
tary questions now pending between
the United States and Mexico,
eral Gavlra, at Juarez, received a dis
patch from General Obregon which
stated he had started on the journey
and hoped to see him soon.
Gen
CARRANZA AGREES
TO THE CONFERENCE
Washington, April 25.—Further de
velopments in ths pursuit of Villa and
the relations between the United
States and the defacto government of
Mexico now await personal discussion
of these subjeots by the senior mili
tary advisers of the two governments.
A conference between Major General
Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the
American army, and General Alvaro
Obregon, minister of war of the de
facto government, was arranged late
yesterday to take place probably in
Juarez. General Scott is now in San
Antonio, Tex., and General Obregon Is
thought to be already on his way north
from Mexico City.
Announcement that General Car
ranza had agreed to the conference was
made by Ellseo Arredondo, Mexican
ambassador-designate, who paid a
second visit to Secretary Lansing Mon.
day to communicate the fact. Secre
tary Baker was promptly informed and
the Information transmitted to General
Scott
Funston Goes With Soott.
San Antonio, April 25.—General
Funston will accompany General Scott
to his conference with General Obre
gon.
ANOTHER REPORT ON
THEtfHEREABOUTS OF
VILLA IS RECEIVED
Washington, April
Letcher, at Chihuahua, today tale
graphed the state department ha had
been unreliably Informed that Villa was
60 miles south of Satevo. The Ameri
can expedition now has sufficient sup
plies to remain in Mexico a month or
more, the war department announced.
Part of the Seventeenth infantry
crossed the border yesterday from Co
lumbus to strengthen General Persh
ing's line of communication. The Sev
enteenth was Included in the 2**0 addi
tional trops recently placed at Gen
eral Pershing's disposal.
Steel Corporation DivIdondL
New York, April 25.—The United
States Steel Corpora.Ion today declared
a quarterly dividend on common stock
of 1)4 per cent. The total earnings for
the quarter ending March SI were
*60,715,624, the largest In its history.
Send Bill to Conference.
Washington, April 25.—The house to
day passed a special rule providing for
the immediate sending of the army bill
to conference.
ßFRMAN Fl FFT MAKFS
ÜLnl m ' Lttl ™ tö
RAID ON THE BRITISH
COAST; THEN ESCAPE
Engaged Id Brief Battle With Britisl
Ships, SoDie of Which Were Hit bu
None Sunk—Fire Was Opened o
the Coast.
M M >.
i
London, April 25.—German battle cruisers appearei
off Lowestoft today. Local naval forces engaged the raid
ers as did also British light cruisers. The German
ships retreated in 20 minutes. The German warshipi
opened fire on the coast before departing. Two men, on«
woman and a child were killed. The material damage ap
parently was small. In the engagement two British ligh
cruisers and a destroyer were hit but none was sunk.
war
PROTESTS BYTHE
THOUSANDS POUR
IN ON SENATORS
Extensive German Propa
ganda Carried on in Illi
nois, Iowa and Wisconsin
—Telegrams Uniform.
Washington, April 25.—Twenty-five
thousand telegrams protesting against
any action which might mean war with
Germany began pouring in to Senators
Sherman and Lewis of Illinois late last
night and were still arriving today. Al
though signed by Illinois individuals,
the telegrams followed prepared forms
and were prepaid. There was nothing
in them to indicate who prepared the
forms for signatures or paid the tele
graph companies. During the day tele
' grams of the same sort began coming
in to Senators Cummins and Kenyon
of Iowa and Senators La Follette and
Huston of Wisconsin,
were amazed at the extent of the prop
aganda.
The senators
^ Paid for by Truth Society.
Aurora, HL, April 25.—Telegrams
sent to senators in Washington pro
testing against the breaking off of re
lations with Germany were paid for by
the American Truth society, of which
Peter Hexamer, of Philadelphia, la
president, according to IDdward Senftt,
'of Aurora, who ia seeking algnaturea
in this vicinity. He said the telegrams
would be sent from all parts of the
United States.
nrnuiiI nrnAnT
CERMAN REPORT
ON FIGHTING ON
WESTERN FRONT
Berlin, April 28.—(Official)—Heavy
fighting has been in progress for posi
tions near Deadman's Hill. The French
advanced in waves against the German
trenches hut were driven back under
Infantry fire.
To Urge Preparedness.
Washington, April 26.—Two hun
dred representative business men of
minois are coming to Washington to
morrow to urge upon the Illinois dele
gation in congress the adoption of a
permanent and adequate policy of na
tional defense. The preparedness plans
will be set forth at ty dinner to be
given the congressmen by the party of
visitors, who will be headed bjr Sam
uel M. Hastings, president of the Illi
nois Manufacturers'association
POSITIONS ONTHE
COAST OFBELGIUM
t
Bombardment One. of th<
Heaviest Since Opening ol
War and Vast Amount ol
Damage Done.
London, April tl.
dispatch reports an attack on the Q
man positions on the Belgian coi
The bombardment is described as
of the heaviest in this region during
war.
The dispatch says the followlni
message was received in Amsterdam
from Flushing: "Several British war
ships, arccmranled by destroyers ami
other vessels, yesterday bombarde«
Zeebrugge and the German batterie)
off Heyst, Blankenberghe and Knocks
The bombardment was one of the heavJ
lest since the beginning of the war and
also of the longest duration. TM
damage done at Zeebrugge la said to bl
enormous. The harbor and dooks werJ
hit several times and a ship was sunn
British air craft also threw bombs on
the German batteries." J
GERMAN POWDER
PLANT BLOWN Ul
/
Athens, April 26.—A large Oerjnc
powder factory at Dedeaghatch wi
blown up today. A number of persoi
wgre killed, among them a grandson <
Premier Radoslavoff of Bulgaria.
SALONIKIATTACKEDBY
AEROPLANE SQUADRQj
Paris, April 25.—A German aeropl
squadron attacked the entrenched os
of the entente allies at Saloniki,
oording to a Havas dispatch. The i
men flying over the camp from all
rectlons dropped bombs at vari
points. Little damage was done, aocc
Ing to the dispatch.
BULGARIAN LOSSES
IN WAR ARE GIVE]
• Athens, April 25.—Bulgarian
• army losses curing the war are
• estimated by Bulgarian reports
• received here to amount to 87,000
• killed and 60,000 wounded or
e missing.
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