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BOISE, IDAHO, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 19916.
No. 105
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Vol. XXXVI ,
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GERMANY TO MAKE CONCESSIONS
HOPEFUL VIEW TAKEN
IN BERLIN REFLECTED
ON STOCK EXCHANGE
Belief That Break WiU Be Avoided Is
Based on the Surmise That Conces
sions WiU Be Offered to Meet the
American Demands
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Berlin, April 28.—(Wireless to the Associated Press)
The Berlin stock exchange, the principal available index
to the popular expectation on the German-American sit
uation, continues to improve in tone. The market was
characterized in today's reports as virtually normal again.
The belief of operators and public apparently is based
more on surmise that concessions will be offered from this
side than on the knowledge of the extent of the conces
sions or how far they may be acceptable to Washington.
German newspapers generally seem to have exhausted
the topic of American relations, pending new develop
ments.^ The Tages Zeitung is the only Berlin journal to
return to the attack. It contained a vigorous polemic
against granting concessions to the United States.
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IMPEROR MAY SEND
PERSONAL NOTE TO
PRESIDENT WILSON
Washington, April 28.—Secretary
&«nslng said late yesterday that he
bad no further advices from Berlin re
garding the submarine issues, and the
'situation remained un- banged. The
German embassy ai so was said to be
^without Information.
Announcement in press dispatches
from Berlin that Ambassador Gerard
would confer with Emperor William it
the arm • headquarters was regarded as
being sign!'leant Official informa
tim on the subject -was lacking, but
the opinion was expressed freely that
jt was not at all unlikely that the em
Htacror might time tn mind supplement
German* s reply to the American
Benote demanding the Immediate aban
donment of preaent methods of sub
marine warfare, with a personal com
munication of some kind to President
Wilson.
Ambassador Gerard In visiting the
emperor is not acting under instruc
tions from Washington. Consequently
officials assumed that the emperor in
( sited Mr. Gerard to confer with him
In both official and diplomatic quar
ters the Injection of the emperor'a
personality into Ute
gard'-d as being Uiopeful indication.
Reply Expected Soon,
f meiden t Wilson expects to receive
ttu German reply within the next few
di ; K . II became known Thursday, al
though the basts for his expectation
v as not revealed. Up to the present,
' <n spite of messages from Berlin, he is
efitjrely without definite information
of the ltriou.lons of the German gov
ernment
The president, officials declare, will
not be Influenced In the slightest by
the thousands of telegrams sent in the
last few days to senators and repre
sentatlves urging them not to approve
action which might lead to war.
PfclMtls course in the German situation
will he guided entirely by the charac
ter of the German reply. Should any
aerlous effort be made to embarrass
him. it was declared authoritatively,
be will go before congress and insist
that members go on record for or
against his policy.
It was disclosed at the state depart
ment during the day that the memo
randum in regard to the armament of
merchant ships, made public Wednes
day. had been sent to all American
embassies and legations in Europe for
their Information and guidance. Cop
ies for Ambassadors Gerard at Berlin
and Page at London were sent by cable.
None o' the American diplomatic rep
resentatives abroad has been Instructed
to present the memorandum to the
Government to which he is accredited.
situation was re
the doouments already having been
handed to diplomatic representatives
of foreign governments here.
Copy of Instructions.
Secretary Lansing announced that
he had received from the British gov
ernment a copy of the confidential in
structions to captains of British mer
chant ships, now said to be In opera
tion. The secretary has not yet com
pared the British version of the in
structions with the German version,
which was submitted with the German
declaration of intention to regard as
warships enemy merchant ships car
rying armament.
It was said, however, that the Brit
ish version appeared to be nearly If
not wholly identical with that which
was given out in London last Febru
ary and cabled to the United States
in press dispatches. It was indicated
that some statement might be Issued
later by the state department for the
guidance of Americans traveling at
sea
ONE KILLED;MANY HURT
IN STREET CAR WRECK
Cincinnati, April 28.—A street car,
crowded with : îen, women and chil
dren, became unmanageable here yes
terday, ran wild on a down grade for
six blocks, jumped the track, crashed
hi to a telegraph pole, which almost de
molished it, and caused the death of
one woman and injury to 38 other paa
sengera.
Misa Carrie Stllger, aged 81, an at
tendant at the Cincinnati General hos
pital, was beheaded. She was to have
been a bridesmaid Thursday night at
the wedding of Miss Carrie Gelsler,
who was with her on the car. Miss
Gelsler was seriously injured.
Physicians at the hospital to which
the injured were taken, announced late
yesterday that probably 20 of the vic
time were In a serious condition, some
possibly fatally hurt.
According to f ie motorman, the acc^
dent was caused by the failure of the
car's brakes.
Labor Party to Be Formed.
Boston, April 28.—Preliminary to the
organisation of a n^w political party lr.
the Interest of trade unionism, a call
hos been sent to every organized labor
body in Massachusetts to send dele
gates to an open conference to be held
In Boston tomorrow. It is explained
that the new party will be fathered by
the Massachusetts state branch of the
American Federation of Labor, which
represents 164,000 workers In this state.]
British Battleship Sunk
In Mediterranean
London, April 28.—The British battleship Russell has been sunk by a mine
in the Mediterranean. Admiral Freemantle, Captain Russell, 24 officers and
676 men were saved. About 124 men are missing.
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tons. She was completed in 1903 at a cost or $5,000,000. Her major arma
ment consisted of four 12-inch and 12 six-inch guns.
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BRITISH GUARD BRITISH FORCE STEAMER SUNK;
SH P SUNK BY
CREW LEFT IN
OPEN BOATS
BY TURKS
Berlin, April 28.—The admiralty an
nounced today that Oerman naval
forces Wednesday night destroyed a
large British guard vessel on Dogger
bank and brought In a fishing steamer
as a prize.
TO CLOSE PLANT
Action the Result of De
mands for Closed Shop
and Eight-hour Day With
Ten Hours Pay.
Toungstown, April II.—The Repub
lican Rubber company plant here,
employing 1810 men, was closed today.
President Robinson said the plant was
closed for Inventory, but would not
reopen because of the demands of the
employes. He said; "We will reopen
when the men are wining to work un
der present shop conditions and wage
rates to be fixed." The machinists de
manded an eight-hour day with 10
hours' pay and a closed shop.
Snowfall in New England.
Boston, April 28.—Snow fell over
eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Isl
and today, the latest date for any ap
preciable fall In over 27 years. Two
Inches fell here.
ROOSEVELT GETS TWO
NEW JERSEY DELEGATES
Trenton, N. J„ April 28.—Complete
returns from the New Jersey primary
Tuesday show that two Republican
delegates elected to the national con
vention favor Roosevelt. The others
are unpledged. William F. Cozart, a
negro, and William E. Lord,
Roosevelt delegates.
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BOMBS ARE DROPPED
. ON RUSSIAN WARSHIP
Berlin, April 28.—(Admiralty official)
—Three German aeroplanes yesterday
dropped 81 bombs on the Russian bat
tleship Slava. Several bombs are said
to have taken effect Fire on the bat
tleship was observed.
Daughter of Artiat a Bride.
New York April 28.— Çoctety
thronged the fashionable Bt. Bartholo
mew's church. yesterday afternoon for
the wedding of Miss Irene Langhorse
Gibson, daughter of Charles Dana Gib
son, noted artist, and Mrs, Gibson, and
George B. Post, Jr„ son of Mr. and
Mrs. George B. Post of this city. Many
guests of social prominence were in at
tendance' from Boston, Philadelphia
and other places. The ceremony at
the church was followed by a large
and brilliant reception at the home of
the bride's parents in East 73rd street.
today.
To Uisouss Foreign Policy.
Philadelphia. April 28,—The first
session ef the twentieth annual meet
ing of the American Academy of Po
litical and Social Science began here
Berlin,
Turkish
"Turkish troops annihilated British
cavalry squadrons of about *00 men in
a battle on April 23 near Quatla, about
26 miles east of the Suez canal."
'April 2*.—(Wireless)—A
official statement says:
U-BOAT IS SUNK
OFF COAST OF
London, April 2*.—A German sub
marine was sunk off the east coast yes
terday. Eighteen men were captured.
ATTACK ON PRESIDENT
RESULTS IN ARREST
OF NAVAL EMPLOYE
Philadelphia, April 21.—Government
agents today announced they had ar
rested H. B. Stllz, formerly a draughts
man at the Philadelphia navy .yard,
who Is accused of distributing a
pamphlet attacking President Wilson.
Stllz, It is alleged, wrote a letter to
the president several months ago of
such a character os to cause the
draughtsman's dismissal from the
navy yard. After hta discharge, It Is
alleged, he began the distribution of
the pamphlet.
APPROVED BY CAUCUS
Washington, April 28.—House Demo
crats In caucus last night approved by
a vote of 140 to 36 the senate's Philip
pine Independence bill, but agreed to
permit'an amendment in the house to
the prohibition section of the measure.
Twenty-eight members announced that
they would not be bound by the action
of the caucus.
The vote came after the caucus had
been In session until nearly midnight.
Opponents of the bill fought vigorously
to. prevent action, as they did success
fully Wednesday night In spite of the
reading of a letter from President Wil
son giving the measure unqrallfled In
dorsement.
Does Newspaper Adver
tising Pay?
A large paint manufaetur
ar askad this question of re
tailors throughout ths coun
tryi
NO. 7 SAIDi
never entered our
minds that there might be any
question as to whether or not
it paid to advertise, in our home
paper especially.
"We can conceive no idea or
plan wherein a person or firm
could succeed without advertis
ing."
Rather positive talk, Is it
not? Yet any storekeeper can
prove it for himself.
(Continued tomorrow.)
London, April 28.—The British
steamship Industry has been sunk by
a submarine, which left the crew in
open boats 120 miles from land. The
crew was picked up by the American
liner Finland.
LOCKOUT ORDER
IS» AGAINST
30,000 WORKERS
Four Hundred Shops for the
Manufacture of Women's
Garments Will Be Closed
as Result.
New York, April 2*.—Thirty thou
sand workers In women's cloak, suit
and skirt manufactories here today re
ceived notice of the beginning of a
lockout affecting 4<J0 shops controlled
by members of the Cloak, Suit amt
Skirt Manufacturers' Protective asso
ciation. The lockout is effective to
morrow. In retaliation the Interna
tional Ladles' Garment Workers' union
and the officers of 11 cloak makers'
unions announced they would declare
a strike effective next Tuesday, In
volving not only the 80,000 affected by
the lockout, but also 86,000 employes
in shops not controlled by the asso
ciation. The dispute is over an open
or closed shop.
LITTLE FIGHTING ON
THE WESTERN FRONT
Paris, April 28.—(Official)—No Im
portant events were reported last night
on the whole French front. There was
Intermittent artillery flro about Avo
court and Esnes and some trench fight
ing tn the section of Regneville, west
of Pont-A-Mousson.
combats were reported and one German
plane was driven to the earth.
Several aerial
MORE RUSSIAN TROOPS
LANDED IN FRANCE
Paris, April 28.—Another contin
gent of Russian troops landed at Mar
seilles today. The number Is not given.
Miss Barbara Thaw a Brida.
New York, April
bara Thaw, daughter of Mr. and Mra.
Alexander Blair Thaw, was one of the
notable brides of the Easter seaaon to
day, when her marriage to Lieutenant
Scott B. Macfarlane, U. S. N, took
place in the Church of the Heavenly
Rest. The wedding waa a notable in
cident both in social and naval circles,
for the guest list Included the most
prominent names of New York so
ciety.
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Logging Congress at Ashaville.
Asheville, N. C., April 28.—Many Im
portant problems affecting the lumber
and timber Industries are to be
threshed out at the 'meeting of the
Appalachian Logging congress, which
began in this city today. The con
gress is made up of leading lumbermen
of the mountain districts of Tennessee,
West Virginia, Kentucky and North
Carolina.
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(ffltHAl OtMffl AM
STAFF AT JUAREZ FOR
PENDING CONFERENCE
Mexican Minister of War Arrives at
Border Town Opposite El Paso to
Meet Générais Scott and Funston of
the United States Army
El Paso, April 28.—General Obregon and staff arrived
today at Juarez to confer with Generals Scott and Funston
on military questions involved in the American punitive
expeditipn.
General Obregon was accompanied by General Tre
vino, military governor of Chihuahua; General Samuel S.
Santos, Governor Enriquez of Chihuahua, and President
Herrera of Parral. The third section of General Obre
gon 's train bearing General Gutierrez, military governor
of Chihuahua state, was derailed south of Juaf ez. Several
passengers are reported to have been injured.
Generals Scott and Funston are due here tonight. It
is expected the first conference will be held tomorrow'.
General Obregon anticipated a satisfactory conference.
He made it clear that the Carranza government was in a
position to thoroughly police northern Mexico and that
the American troops, having fulfilled their announced pur
pose of breaking up Villa bands, should be withdrawn.
Some 40,000 Carranza soldiers are now in Chihuahua ,and
Sonora. All Juarez turned out to greet General Obregon.
General Obregon'held several conferences with the
military and civil authorities of the defacto government
of Chihuahua, in which every phase of the situation was
discussed so that the clearest presentation of the Mexican
proposals could be made to Generals Scott and Funston.
Under orders General Gavira's troops were lineçl up on
both sides of the street from the railway station to the
custom house, where General Obregon and his party were
escorted. The Juarez military band aided in the welcome
at the railroad station, where scores of Mexicans gath
ered to greet the minister of war.
MARCHING ORDERS
ARE GIVEN TROOPS
ALONG THE BORDER
Columbus, April 28.—Marching or
ders were today received by approxi
mately one-half of the number of aol
dlers stationed here,
largely cavalry, will probably cross the
border to reinforce General Pershing
late today.
It ie believed the troops will be sta
tioned along the American line of com
munication extending from Columbus
to San Antonio, about 326 miles south
of the frontier. Military officials said
there was no connection between the
impending dispatch of troops and the
reported arrival of four train loads of
Carranza soldiers In the Guerrero dis
trict.
These troops.
CARRANZA TROOPS
ARE SENT BACK TO
POINTS IN FIELD
Field Headquarters, Namlquipa, April
28.—(By wlrelesj to Columbus)—Num
bers of Carranzlsta troops which had
been withdrawn, returned today to
points in the field south of Guerrero.
The ostensible purpose of this new
movement. It Is said, was to prevent a
combination of the adherents of Car
ranza and Villa factions against the
Americans. It Is known some agitators
have been expecting the populaoe of
this section to resist the American
troops and Colonel Dodd recently dis
covered the sentiment of the people to
be very bitter.
DASH MADE ALMOST
TO DURANGO LINE
Field Headquarters, April 24.—(By
motor courier to Columbus, N. M„ April
28.—A cavalry lieutenant, with his face
sunburned the color of a ripe oherry,
arrived here today bringing the story of
adventures and fighting by the column
which penetrated farthest south in the
Villa chase, II miles farther than «von
Tompkins' at Parral and which rode
nearly 600 miles until It was in sight
of the Durango state line on Chihua
hua's southern border.
This was the picked squadron of Ma
jor Howze of the Eleventh cavalry.
They rode trails where no Carranststa
soldier ever had been, where the natives
asserted no hor. : could go and where
Villlstas laid ambuscades cf sinister
cunning—but always Ineffective.
It wao April 7, when, three miles
south of Binegulle, the picked squadron
coin« on au abandoned wagon of the
prairie schooner type, from which the
canvas cover had been ripped. The
wagon was in good condition.
Carried by His Men.
The Americans were able to account
for thiB only in the light of reports
they had received that Villa himself
wounded, had ridden in this wagon a
week before them over this trail. They
had been assured that the wagon over
turned, that Villa fainted, and that the
canvas was thereupon ripped off to
make the famous white litter on which
Villa was said to have traveled, carried
by hlg men.
They saw for themselves confirma
tion of the report that it was hardly
worth white to right the overturned
wagon, because the trails ahead were
Impassable to wheeled vehicles. 8o
they struck almost straight south, over
the precipitous San Borja trail, where
their native guides abandoned their
horses to proceed afoot, assuring the
"foolish Americanos" that the trail
could never be made by the big cavalry
horses from the states. The guides
walked, the cavalrymen walked and so
did the precious horses, climbing every
boulder that the men surmounted.
New Evidenoe of Whereabouts.
They reached San Borja, where they
received the only report on their entire
trip that Villa's wound was not serious.
Hearsay news at San Borja had him
wounded in the leg but astride a mule.
At 1 o'clock that afternoon, however,
they struck at Caaa Colorado. 1# miles
south of San Borja. the most direct cir
cumstantial evidence of the fugitives'
whereabouts. In a field where about
100 men had oamped a few days before,
were surgical bandages, absorbent cot
ton. and on the articles evidences that
thsy had come from a
wounds In an Infected condition.
The only trail from this flsld Indi
cated also that, contrary to reports rs
celved by all other pursuing Amsr.can
columns and by. the Carranslstas, Villa
probably had not gone to Santa Ana,
but was trying io turn westward to
ward ths mountain caves for a little
rest.
Thereupon Major Howse's column
bore westward, a movement which led
Into a completely hostile Villa country.
The Americans, keeping the men in
cellent condition and the horses in fair
shape, had managed daily to double the
length of each day's march of the flee
ing Villa, until they were two days
behind Instead of a week, the handicap
under which they started,
wheat, ground to make flapjacks, with
freshly killed beef, was the soldiers*
diet, and they declared It "the dumdeet
ever, hut satietying."
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