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Vol. XXXVI
BOISE, IDAHO, SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1916.
No. 100
BRITISH FORCE IN MESOPOTAMIA
SURRENDERS; ENDS LONG SIEGE
TOWNSHEND
FORCEDTOOIVE
Ui STRUGGLE
Commander of Ill-Fated Expedition Un
able to Hold Out Longer, Although
Relief Was Near at Hand
London, April 29.—(Official)—Major General Charles Townshend, commander of
the British forces besieged at Kut El Amara, Mesopotamia, by Turkish forces since
December, has surrendered. General Townshend destroyed all his guns and munitions
before surrendering.
The official announcement follows:
conducted with gallantry and fortitude that will be forever memorable, General
Townshend has been compelled by final exhaustion of supplies to surrender. Before
doing so he destroyed his guns and munitions. ' The force under him consists of 2970
British troops of all ranks and services and some 6000 Indian troops and their follow
ers."
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A fter a resistance, protracted for 143 days,
General Townshend was probably driven to surrender to avoid the starvation of his
forces. A recent official Turkish communication said the British situation at Kut El
Amara was critical, and that they were expecting to receive small supplies of food by
aeroplane. The official statement yesterday by London showed the last effort to send
supplies to the garrison failed when a ship laden with supplies sent up the Tigris
grounded four miles east of the city. Less than a score of miles away on the banks of
the Tigris below the city is the relief army which for months has been attempting to
reach the besieged forces. Of late Turkish resistance has increased and aided by
floods they have been able to hold the British in check. No official figures have been
given out as to the number of troops which set forth from the Persian gulf in Novem
ber, 1914, on the expedition which has now ended in surrender. Unofficially the num
ber is estimated as high as 50,000, but it is probably smaller than this. This force
suffered heavy losses in severe battles with the Turks.
GERMAN REPLY
NOTE READY
April 29.—The Berliner
Tageblatt says Germany's reply to the
latest American note has been com
pleted and will be delivered beginning
next week, according to a Copenhagen
dispatch.
London,
SENSATIONAL ADVANCE
IN PRICE OF SILVER
New York, April 29.—Bar all- •
ver was quoted today at 71% s
an ounce, the highest price in •
almost a decade. A month ago s
it was quoted at 80%( and Just s
before the war 62% was a fair s
quotation. The withdrawal of s
gold as a medium of circulation s
by all markets except the •
United States accounts almost s
fuily for the sensational ad- s
vance. •
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BRITISH CASUALTIES
IN MONTH Of APRIL
London, Aprlf 29.—British casualties
in April were 1255 officers and 19,256
men.
STRIKE OF TWINE
WORKERS SPREADS
Chicago, April 29.—The strike of
3800 employes ,n the McCormack twine
plant of the International Harvester
company, has spread to the Deeflng
works iof the company, where 300 men
and wohnen twine makers walked out.
They de
hours.
d higher wages and shorter
um MAKES
A CONFESSION TO
MURDER OF CHID
Wants an Operation Per
formed on Head to Make
Him Normal —
Will Be Granted.
Request
Lansing, Kan., April 29.— Fred Bis
seil. whose confession to the murder of
Edna Dinsmore, aged 10, at Topeka,
Tuesday, was given out last night by
penitentiary officers. Is writing an ap
peal asking that an operation be per
formed on his head to make bis condi
tion normal. He said he was kicked on
the head by a horse. The warden pro
mised to have the operation perform
ed.
Resentment, caused by the refusal of
the child's mother to marry him,
prompted the crime, many of the de
tails of which were of a revolting char
acter.
The story of the murder was told to
J. K. Codding, warden of the Kansas
state penitentiary, and L, L. Kiene,
sheri.l of Topeka.
Bisseil is said to have admitted that
he lured the child to an empty house
by telling her he would buy her some
books. After tying her and placing
her in the cellar, he went out and pur
chased some tobacco and a newspaper.
Then, returning to the house, he
found his vlctti \ still alive, but going
to an upper story of the building, he
set fire to the icture. From a near
by comer, he awaited until the fire
companies arrived, and then went back
to his father's bakery.
Dry Law Closes Atlanta Cluba
Atlanta, Ga., April 29.—Half a dozen
well-known Atlanta clubs have signi
fied the'r intention of closing their
clubhouses as a result of the new Geor
gia prohibition law which Is to come
into operation at midnight tomorrow
night The new law le of a most strin
gent nature and was passed with -a
view to obliterating all evasions of the
existing prohibition laws. The clubs
most' affected are the downtown estab
lishments that have depended for their
existence largely on the revenue de
rived from their buffets.
POSITIONS TO
Berlin, April 2».— (Official)—Russian
positions south of Lake Naroos be
tween Btanarocae and Htaehowce have
been captured and 5000 prisoners taken.
NEW PIAN FOR CHECK
CLEARING OUTLINED
Washington, April 29.—The federal
reserve board announced it will put
in effect June 15 a new plan for coun
trywide check clearing and collections.
Under the plan the actual cost of the
clearing and collection of checks will
be assessed against the member banks
in proportion to their use or the sys
tem.
Does Newspaper Adver
tising Pay?
A large paint manufactur
er asked this question of re
tailers throughout the coun
try! i
No. 8 SAIDi
"Does newspaper advertising
pay 7 Yes. We would not do
without that kind of advertising
at all. We do not do qa much of
it as we ought to, but that Is an
bther question.
"Let us say, for Instance, that
the ad we run this or next week
does not bring in a single new
customer. It keepe our name be
fore the public, and when they
do want anything in the line we
carry they think of the people
whose names they see in the pa
pers. We think money spent in
newspaper advertising is well
spent."
(Continued tomorrow.)
ATUST^»™""*
erals Scott and Funston and Late Today
First Meeting Will Be Held
El Paso, April 19.—General Obregon
and hla staff today made a return call
of courtesy upon Major Generals Scott
and Funston, preliminary to the first
conference between the American an*
Mexican military officials that is large
ly to determine the future course of the
American punitive expedition Into
Mexico. The Mexican general was re
ceived here with the honors due his
rank. American soldiers lined the
streets. General Obregon was escorted
through the street by a troop of Amer
ican cavalry to the railroad cax where
General Scott is making his headquart
ers. It is not believed the negotiations
will be prolonged.
General Obregon will submit in the
conference the proposition that the de
facto government is now ready to take
over the pursuit of Vllllstas and pro
tect the border and therefore the Unit
ASSAULTBYTHE
REPULSED
Paris, April 29. (Official.)—After a
violent bombardment of French posi
tions near Avocourt on Hil! No. 304, on
the Verdun front, west of the Meuse,
the Germans massed for an assault,
which French artillery prevented by
dispersing the Germans. The Germans
were repulsed with heavy losses when
they attacked the French trenches
east of Thiaumont farm.
AVIATOR FLIES OVER WASHINGTON AT
NIGHT; "BOMBS" GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
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Trail ®f 1rs in air lowing path followed
over Washington.
To prove his contention that the United States capital is not properly
defended. Aviator De Lloyd Thompson made a night "attack" on Washing,
ton and "bombed" the city. He descended upon ths town under eover of
darkness and dropped many bombs, which were in this case mere pyro
technic displays. When above the War College, about 3,000 feet in the air,
ke set off the first bomb and immediately the government searchlights wera
out searching tha heaven# for him and finally located him, but for a few
by Aviator Thompson to tight
ed States soldiers in Mexico should be
recalled, while Generals Scott and Fun
ston will counter, it Is understood, with
a proposition that American troops be
disposed in certain spheres of northern
Chihuahua, there to remain until the
Carranza government has shown by
deed as well as word that there is no
longer a Vlllista menace to American
border states. General Soott said that
until the calls of courtesy were com
pleted would it be definitely known
where the first conference would be
held.
The return call of General Obregon
was concluded at 11:30. At that time
it was learned details of the first
ference had not been concluded, but
that in all probabilities it would be held
this afternoon. No announcement was
made, but it was understood the meet
ing would be held in Juarez.
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VERDUN BATTLE
CONSIDERED
AT AN END
Parts, April 29.—French military
circles believe the battle of Verdun
may be considered at an end. The
German official statement yesterday
for the first time in two months said
nothing important had happened
around Verdun. A considerable num
ber of German guns have been with
drawn.
MUI IS IH FIAMES;
HtniERYTDRHffiON
POSITIONS OF REBELS
End of the Rebellion at the Irish Capital
Is Believed to Be Near, but Fighting
Is Still In Progress In the City—Rebels
Will Fight to the Death
London, April 29.—A dispatch from Ireland says
Sackville and Crafton streets in Dublin are in flames and
artillery is being used on houses. The inhabitants have
been removed.
There is every indication tonight that the end is ap
proaching," says a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
under Friday's date. ''Troops have been arriving all day
and intermittent fighting has been going on to the rebels'
disadvantage. There was some shelling Thursday night
in the center of the city, which is the rebels' stronghold.
Several fires were caused and the largest of these was still
burning Friday. Friday night there was further aotion.
It was stated that the building that suffered principally
was Jacobs' factory. It was around this building that
some of the fiercest fighting took place Monday evening.
The rebels commandeered food and stocked the building.
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COLONEL DODD'S
CAVALRY RETURNS
FROM LONG CHASE
Band of Villistas Dispersed
and Report of Villa
Death Is Revived—Car
ranza Fores Detrain.
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Field Headquarters, Namlquipa. Ap
ril 29. (By wireless to Columbus.)—
American cavalrymen under Colonel
Dodd, which for six days pursued a
large band of Villistaa under four dif
ferent chiefs through the rocky defiles
of the continental divide, are reported
to have returned to their base at Mln
aca. The band is said to be praotlcally
all dispersed, many of its members ap
parently holding the belief that Villa is
dead. Carranza forces, consisting of
four train loads of men, have detrained
south of Guerrero. Reports here said
they liltend to co-operate with the
American commands.
REPORT OF ANOTHER
RAID IS UNFOUNDED
Marfa, Tex., April 29.—There is no
truth in the report that S00 Mexicans,
supposedly Villa bandits crossed the
American border at La Jitas, near tiers,
and occupied 20 miles of Texas terri
tory, according to Captain Fox of the
Texas rangers.
New York to Have "Mosquito Week."
New York, April 29.—On the heela of
Baby week, which in turn came tread
ing on the toes of a Water Wagon week
that didn't quite arrive, New York is to
enjoy a Mosquito weak all to Itself.
The interstate mosquito commission
has designated the week beginning to
morrow for that purpose. Mosquito
week will be consecrated to the all-im
portant work of cleaning and draining
alt places where there is stagnant wat
er or danger of It. By way of furnish
ing horrible examples, the health de
partment has bred 1,000,000 mosquitoes
and will exhibit them in glass Jars to
the children In the public schools.
Snake River Ferry 8old.
(Capital News Special Service.)
Ontario, April 29.—Walter Burgess,
former night marshal of Ontario, has
closed a deal whereby he traded his
Ontario home, car and motorcycle for
the ferry on Snake river at Olds Ferry,
between Weiser and Huntington. Mr.
Burgess takes possession of the ferry
May L
CORDON OF TROOPS
IS CLOSING ABOUT
REBEL POSITIONS
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London, April 29.—Parts of the dtp
of Dublin are in flames, a Belfast dis
patch sent last night says. Street flgM»>
ing continues, with much looting. The
re-enforced military Is making pro
gress. Most of the shops are closed
and passengers' communication la still'
cut off. i
Upwards of 100 persons have been
killed or injured in Dublin, the Belfast
correspondent of the Evening News re
ports. He says rioters, hidden In house«
commanding Important streets, are
keeping up a constant fusillade. Theil
list of casualties Include many clvü- l
Ians who were picked oft by Sinn Fein I
snipers for no other reason than that I
they were believed to be loyal. A cor- I
don of troops Is being drawn gradually I
but' surely around the rebel strong-1
holds. The authorities are making cf- 1
forts to avoid unnecessary bloodshed I
and damage. 1
FIERCE FIGHTING
IN THE STREETS OF
DUBLIN THURSDAY
Dublin, April 27 (Thursday.)—1500
armed men of the Sinn Fein had a hold
on Dublin today. After four hour«
fighting their rebel flag still floated
from a number of central points. Slno«l
Monday some of the chief positions ln I
ths city have been In the rebels' hands.1
In defending the strongholds against!
regular troops and Irish nationalist vol-l
unteers. the rebels are fighting withl
desperation for their lives, which theyl
know they have forfeited on account ofl
treason. The regulars command th«l
rebels' positions, the fall of which Isl
merely a question of time. Business !«|
at a standstill. Civilians peeped anx-|
iously from behind curtained windows.!
Field guns were barking, maohine guns I
rattling and rifle fire pattering appar-l
ently from every quarter at the sam«|
time. Naval guns opened fire during!
the day on the rebels' positions whersl
rebel flags are showing. I
FIGURES GIVEN ON
FORCE OF REBE
London, April 29.—From lnqnlrt
made among military authorities i
Dublin the Evening Star's correspoi
dent concludes there probably are n
more than from 1500 to 2000 men ai
lads actually engaged In the rebelllo
so far as the central part of Dublin
concerned. Among them are quite
number of old men who were close
associated with the Fenian troubli
and some youths of 1« or IT. This
shown by the appearance of prison«
already brought In.
Long Sentence for Assault.
Grass Valley, Cal.. April 29.—Georg«
Holland today pleaded guilty to crim
inal assault on two little girls hen
and was sentenced to 60 years ta Fol
som prison.