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BOISE, IDAHO, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1917.
No. 72
Guardsmen of 18 States Ordered Out By War Department
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German Submarines Claim Large Number of Neutral and Entente Ships
HEAVY ion BY
SUBMARINES IN
PAST FEW DAYS
CLAIMS BERUN
Destruction of 25 Steamers,
14 Sailing Vessels and 37
Trawlers Reported by the
German Admiralty.
ASTURIAS LARGEST
OF THE LOST SHIPS
Royal Mail Steam Packet
Company Vessel of 12,002
Tons One of the Victims—
Large Amount of Coal
Bound for France De
stroyed.
Berlin. March 26.—(Wire
less)—The admiralty today
announced the sinking of 25
steamships, 14 sailing ves
sels and 37 trawlers during
the past few days. •
Among the ships the state
j
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ment says were sunk, is the j
, . . . . . - - I
Vessel, WlllCll was being used I
as a-hospital ship, I
Asturias, a 12,002-ton Royal ]
Mail Steam Packet company
LIST OF VICTIMS.
The ships destroyed are the British !
armed steamships Brlka. 3549 tons; the
Denmark, 1980 tons; English watchship
Granton, with a herring trawler, G. X.
84; the Glynymel, 1394 tons;
3203 tons; hospital ship Asturias, 12,002
-ons; sailing ship Sir Joseph; trawlers j
Robert. Rivind. Jessamine, G rant la. 1
Lent Lilly, Hyacinth, Case, Internose,
Melly, Ena, Kestrel, Reindeer, Forgot-1
menot. Try and Arance; the French'
bark Sully; schooners Homarne, Eu- j
gene Ajbert, Anais and Madelin Da- i
voust; French sailing ships Adieu Va 1
and Marie Louise, from Fecamp, and '
the American; pilot schooners Martha,
Young and Cordoun; French trawlers
,
eiion^ I
. I
Gran tin, j
Petit Jean, Henry Louts, Dieu de
Garde, Nozal, Rupella, Louis XIV, Acid
Maria, Juliette, Camille Emile, L. R. j
1289; Madeline, Félicité, Madonna, En- I
tente Cordiale; Italian steamship Me-!
dusa, about 1000 tons; the Norwegian
ships Solfering, 1155 tons; Wilfred, 1121
tons; Girda, 1824 tons; Blaamandien, !
'•54 tons; Ronald, 3021 tons; Expedit, ;
680 tous; Frisk, 1138 tons; Elnar Jarl, ;
848 tons; Norwegian sailing ship Efeu, j
about 600 tons; the American steam
ships Illinois. 6226 tons; City of Mem- j
phis, 5262 tons; Spanish steamship Vi- |
vant, 3034 tons; Dutch steamship La-i
zampine, 2557 tons. '
SOME NOT IDENTIFIED.
Among others are those sunk in the
dark or without names painted on the
tides.
Among other things 34,000 tons of)
coal. most of which was bound for
Fance, 3000 tons ol' kerosene, 3300 tors
Columbus, March 26.—The Third and
Sixth regiments, Ohio national guard, [
of ore from Hculvably to West Hartle
pool, 3300 tons of grain and 0900 tons
of victuals, beside fish, were destroyed.
OHIO REGIMENTS
TO BE MOBILIZED
were ordered to mobilize today on or
ders received at the adjutant general's
office from Secretary of War Baker.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Boise and vicinity,
FAIR TONIGHt. TUE8DAY RAIN
OR SNOW. WARMER. Highest tem
perature yesterday, 37; loweat tem
aerature this morning, 22; mean tem
perature yesterday, 32.
The temperature is considerably be
- .
low normal in the Rocky mountain j
states while it is decidedly above nor
-nhl in the middle and upper Mississip
pi valley, the lake region and the
Ohio and 8L Lawrence valleye.
Wartper weather is forecasted for all
sections of Idaho for tonight and to
morrow with fair conditions tonight
but changing to rain or snow tomor- j
row " _ i
minority leaderland
TO GIVE THE
H0N0R ™ C LARKLEADING
Representative Mann t o
Forego His Candidacy in
the Interest of Unanimity
—Kitchin Is Against Bi
Party Control of House.
Washington, March 26.—Minority
Leader Mann, Republican candidate
for speaker of the house, is willing to
forego his candidacy and support
Champ Clark "in the interest of unan
imity,'' even though he believes the
Republicans can elect him if they try,
he declared this afternoon.
"But if the Republicans Insist on a
partisan organization, I will stick with
them," Mann said.
Majority Leader Kitchin told of
Mann's statement, hung crepe imme
diately on the nonpartisan idea.
SEES ONLY CHAOS.
"A majority, both of Democrat* and
Republicans," Kitchin said, "are op
posed to a nonpartisan organization.
If we have a bipartisan one—the only
compromise conceivable—we must do
it by giving the Republicans half of
the commitee chairmanships and the
Democrats half. The Democratic
chairmen who lose out will say we
have betrayed them. The Republicans
who do not get what they want will
say they have, been sold out by their
party. We would have only chaos.
,, .... it ». ,
Personally, I believe the Democrats
j will organize the house, but the Re
publicans have almost an even
j chance."
NONPARTI8AN ORGANIZATION.
"I do not know what the Repub
I llcans want to do. For my part. I am
I willing to step aside from any chance
I 1 have of ** tUn « -* h8 «Peekership,
]
said Mann. "I think the Republicans
! T W " Uld elect me " they 'Y" 1 «?, to bUt
1 ,avor a nonpartlBan or partisan or.
j d °.. T n °,4 « P^tlsan peace.
1 d ° not * now WhethCr
Mann arrived at the
ternon after being "lost'
nonpartisan or bipartisan or.
ganization of the house,
"If we are to have war we cannot
, have a divided war. if we do not |
I j, ave war we s haii have peace—and we!
. .... ..... whether either
Democrats or Republicans will con- 1
sent to a bipartisan or a nonpartisan ■
organization. I myself do not know !
just how it could be brought about. |
But, speaking for myself, I think we I
ought to have it." I
"LOSY" cor a wffk I
y !
apltol this af- j
for more than
a week. Last Wednesday he arrived
at Santo Domingo on a vacation trip |
with Representative McKinley, also of
Illinois. They dook a drive into the
country. At dinner on their return ai
cabled dlBpateh flashed news of the
extra session President Wilsor had
called that morning. They did not be- j
lieve the news. Later the Arlington;
wireless carried the same report and!
Mann and McKinley got the informa- I
tion from the navy. |
"We did not believe it even then," j
Mann snld, "but we started back Jiidt j
the same.''
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Copenhagen, March 26,-^Jffloial de
'' a)l that former Czar Nicholas had es
caped his guards at Tsdrakoe Seloe
FORMER CZAR STILL
HELD AS PRISONER
was made in Petrograd messages re
ceived here today.
At the same time it was formally
stated that the new regime would ful
fill all financial obligations under
taken by the previous government.
April 7 has been set as the date for
a great public mass meeting in Pet
[ rograd by those favoring immediate
institutlon of a republic. Recommend
ation that this form of government be
adopted was made at an important
meeting of the parliamentary group of
the central committee of the cadet
party today, according to Petrograd
advices.
FURTHER PROGRESS
BY FRENCH TROOPS
Paris, March 26.—Despite a driving
rain and every obstacle of broken
ground, French forces still progressed
teday against the Germans. The qffi-!
elal statement declared Nlvelle's troops
had reached Folembary. south of the,
foiest of Coucy.
During the night the Germane unsuc
cessfully attacked new French posi
tions between the Oise and the Somme.
They lost heavily.
Fire of French guns north of Rheims
exploded a munitions depot behind the
German lines, *
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ters were Captain Berfeider
KrnnnH „.
GERMAN SAILORS
STARTED FOR THE
SOUTHERN CAMPS
Transfer of Men from Kron
prinz Wilhelm and Prinz
Eitel Friedrich Is Made
Without Incident. •
Philadelphia. March It.—Guarded by
500 extra policemen and 200 marines,
interned German sailors from 'the crui
sers Kronprinz Wilhelm and the Prinz
Eitel Friedrich were loaded aboard
trains here today and started for their
internment camps at Forts Oglethorpe
and McPhersor.
As officers fro mtbe cruisers walked
down the gang plank to boardi the
trains, the few men remaining aboard
cheered.
There was no commotion.
SHOOTING REPORT DENIED.
Adjutant Kilgore at the League Island
navy yard denied early reports that
two of the German sailors had been
shot by marines while trying to escape.
Kilgore also denied reporta that any
other Gerroar. sailors had attempted to
escape.
The first to leave the Interned raid
of the
Kronprins Wilhelm; Captain Thlerlch
sen of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich, and
Lieutenant Hans Berg, who was In
charge of the prize steamship
charge of the prize steamship Appam.
DEMAND AN*INQUIR Y
INTO MOONEY CASE
Chicago, March 26.—United States
government investigation of the San
Francisco preparedness parade bomb
plot is demanded today in a resolution
adopted by 8000 persons who heard W.
Bourke Cockran, New Tork lawyer.
_
| labor's side of the case at a mass
we! meeting in the Coliseum.
Cockran was defense counsel for
Thomas Mooney, San Francisco labor
1 leader . convicted of murder in connec
■ ** on the plot, and now under sen
! * ence ot death. He told the mass meet
| émargé against Mooney was a
I " fra -meup" and his conviction a "tra
I ves ^Y on Justice," He said the gov
I 8rnment should investigate, as the
! Mooney indictment charged conspiracy
j to hamper preparedness moves,
SUPREME COURT RECE8S.
| Washington, March 26.—The supreme
court, after handing down decisions to
;da >"> recessed until April 9 .
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TO QPEN BIDS WEDNESDAY.
I Washington, March 26._Cutting
| down delay by days and hours, the
j f av y department today announced it
j would endeavor to open bids for a
j number of now eubmarine chasers
Wednesday instead of next Saturday.
FOR SUPPLY OF METAL.
Washington, March 26.—The navy
department, through the Council of
National Dofenao, today was forced to
renow its efforts to obtain a more favw
arable agreement with American steal
corporations for the supply of vast
quantities of metal now required
in the dofenao preparation».
NO FURTHER MOBILIZATION.
Washington, March 26—No further
national guard mobiliaation it under
contemplation for the near future.
Secretary Baker announced this after
noon.
RESIDENT ALIENS SAFE.
Washington, March 26—The war
d«partm«nt this afternoon announced
it had no plana now for molesting any
raaidant alien« so long as they conform
to the laws of the nation.
REPORT ON LQSS OF"
LIFE IN SINKING OF
STEAMER HE ALDTON
suffocated, fro*n or drowned when
their vessel was torpedoed last Wednes
day in Germany's so-called "safetv
Washington. March 26.—Men of the
American tank steamer Healdton were
lane" off the Dutch coast, according to
a report from Consul Kogah, ut Rot
terdam, today.
His message, baaed on American
Christopher's report, showed how men
were caught below ship In the flaming
vessel, how others, naked, were exposed
* for hours to below-zero weather.
DEFENSE
PROBLEM NOW
LARKLEADING TOPIC
AT THE CAPITAL
Agitation in Favor of Uni
versal Service Sweeps
Over the Country and
President Hears from the
People.
Washington, March 2*.—The navy
having put in order, insofar as presi
dential authority now goes, the chief
attention as regards the defense of
the nation is today centered in the land
protection problem.
What form, or system, land defense
shall take, still is being debated.
By the time congress convenes in
extraordinary session one week from
today, it ts expected this question will
have been resolved Into positive shape.
FOR UNIVERSAL 8ERVICE.
President Wilson has begun to hear
from every section of the country on
the army queation. The various notes
being sounded were specifically re
quested when the war college univer
sal service bill went before the coun
try.
The "people back home" are ex
pressing themselves to the president
and their representatives in congreas
aa to whether there should be univer
sal training, a call for volunteers, or
In
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for
a
,
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it
a
some other means total»« an army,
HEARS FROM BOTH SIDES.
Several state legislatures have pass
ed resolutions favoring universal mili
tary training. Hundreds of telegrams
and letters from college students and
young men in all parts of the country
urge adoption of such a syatem. Out
of hundreds of newspapers questioned
by the National Association for Mill
tary Training, 93 per cent favored ■
law compelling universal military
training. But there are also many
voices raised In opposition and thus
far President Wilson has not declared
himself. He has admitted ths need of
"some form of physical training," but
has Inclined to tho belief that the
country Is not yet ready for the uni
versal military idea.
Chairman Chamberlain of the senate
military affairs committee says he be
lieves recent international develop
ments have made the country ready
for such a plan as never before. He
says he is hearipg ''from the people
back in Oregon" who originally were
opposed to military training but who
now loudly Inslit on it.
Other senators and-representatives
have made similar reports.
TO BE REINTRODUCED.
As a result, universal military train
ing bills will be re-introduced both in
the house and senate immediately after
congress convenes and it is generally
believed President Wilson will dis
cuss the subject in his message.
In case universal training falls of
support the president may be author
ized by congress to take any one, or all
of the following courses:
Recruit the regular army up to its
full authorized strength—350.000 of
ficers and men. *
Call out and recruit up to full author
ized strength the militia—400,000 of
fleers and men.
Call for volunteers — numbering
anywhere between 250.000 and 500,000.
Plans for each of these courses, In
cluding a call for a half million vol
unteers, have been completed by the
war department and submitted to
President Wilson.
PRECAUTION AGAINST
SPYING OF THE GERMANS.
Washington, March 26.—Every pre
caution against German spying or
German ruthlessness within the nation
is being taken by the government.
To guard against such things is the
main answer behind orders calling out
14 militia regiments In nine states.
That others may <bo called soon
seems likely today. The next logical
step along the «nine line would be call
Ing out of Pacific coast militia. While j
these forces stand guard over arse
nals, munition plant*, ship yards,
docks, big bridge spans and public
buildings, the navy is crowding its re
cruiting, raising the additional men
authorized when President Wilson
signed the order making the maximum
navy strength 87.000 men.
SAFE CONDUCT GRANTED.
Washington, March 26.—Tho Unit
ed States government today granted
eafe conduct for Gorman official* In.......
China to pas* through this oountry. I ln
They will probably lond at San
Francisco J
a
of
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US NOT MAKE A FEEBLE
WAR SAYS COL ROOSEVELT
• • • •
AND GENERAL 'WOOD AGREES
or
Colonel Roosevelt sad Gen. Leonard Wood.
Former President Proposes
to Raise an Army Dma
ion for Service in Europe
If Call for Volunteers Is
Issued.
New York, March 26.—Two figures
who are likely to loom large In the
event of war are Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt and General Leonard
Wood. Close friends for many
years, they hold similar views
on military matters, and they con
tend that if thlp nation must
fight it should fight hard.
Roosevelt's determination to raise an
array division in the event of war has
been long known. Believing war with
Germany Inevitable, he lias been lay
ing plans for many months. He ab
andoned a proposed trip to the Fiji
islands because of the country's near
ness to war.
'Germany has waged a war of mur
der upon us," said Roosevelt in an
nouncing his belief that the time had
come to declare war on Germany. "She
lias killed American men upon the
high seas. She has sunk our ships;
j our ports have been put under block
In.......
I ln - ' m ' en . tho Americans
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a de.
OVERT ACT8.
"She has aBked Mexico and Japan to
Join^ with her in dismembering this
country. If those are not overt acta
of war then Lexington and Bunker
Hill were not overt acta of war. It ia.
well to remember that during the lust
two years the Gormans have killed as
many, or almost as many, Americans
as were slain at Lexington and Bunker
Hill: and whereas the British In open
conflict slew armed American flght
whom the
GERMANY INTENDS
ni cen CD hi re
* " uLCLU iKANCl
AND RUIN COUNTRY
Property of the Poor Civil
ians. Confiscated Without
Promise of Pay—The Men
Driven Back.
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMM8.
United Press Staff Correspondent.
With the British Armies Afield,
Murch 26.—We were at a little town in
the path of the German retreat today.
I gave a child a ham sandwich. With
out stopping to eat it—and she wav.
hungry, too—she ran into her house
shouting out, "Here's meat!"
A moment later a woman emerged,
carrying a slice of the ihittered bread
of the sandwich, her face lighted up.
"Look ! Look!" she cried, "they've
still got butter In France!"
Nothing was more a reminder of the
sufferings of the "people left behind"
than this small Incident today. But it
was only one little incident of many.
That Germany Intends bleeding
northern France to complete ruination,
cannot be doubted.
PROPERTY CONFISCATED.
Not only waa every person capable
of working driven back, while the chil
dren. the aged and the infirm, were
left behind to (he allies' succor, but
property—even of the poor civilians—
was confiscated without promise to
pay.
One wrinkled faced old woman told
me today she was forced to leave her
home with only the clothes she was
then wearing. The Germans took all
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Governor Alexander Issues
Order to the Second Idaho
to Prepare for Mobiliza
tion of the Regiment
Without Delay.
REQUEST FROM THE
WAR DEPARTMENT
State Troops to Be Used for
the Protection of Prop
erty and Communication
Mobilization Orders Ex
pected at Any Moment.
Governor Alexander to
day officially authorized the
assembling of units of the
Idaho National Guard at
their respective home sta
tions. The commanders are
instructed to hold their men
in readiness for mobilization
orders or designation of the
troops for guard duty within
the state.
The order woe transmitted to the
adjutant general's department of ths
state. It is the result of a re
quest from Secretary of War Baker
that precautionary step i be taken to
prepare tho National Guard for in
terior guard duty. The move is tho
fint step said to be contemplated be
fore actual declaration of war. Con
gress meets next week to consider this
gress
grave question.
ORDERS TRANSMITTED.
There are 12 Infantry units in tho
Second Idaho regiment that come un
der the order, besides the headquarters
company, the machine gun company,
hospital corps and medical depart
ment. The adjutant general's depart
ment was busy late today transmitting
the orders to ths various company
commanders.
The troops will be assembled at Ida
ho Falls. Twin Falls. Buhl. Nampa,
Caldwell, Boise, Payette, Welser, I,etv
Iston, Orangeville, Coeur d'Alene and
SandpolnL Colonel Edleblute and
staff, in charge of the regiment, will
be directed to hold themselves ready
for service forthwith.
EXPECT MOBILIZATION ORDER.
A general mobilization order may be
Issued later or It may be doclded to
detail the troops for service from
their home stations. This service will
be confined to guarding property of
railroads, irrigation works, bridges,
dams, etc., in all parts of Idaho. For
the present it is not contemplated to
move the troops out of the state. The
order is the second the Idaho regiment
has received for active service within 1
the year.
The governor's order to the ad->
Jutant general follows:
Boise, Idaho, Mareh 26.—0. 8.
Moody, Adjutant General, Idah*
State Militia, Boise, Idaho.—Bin
Call having been mad* by the
president of the United 8tate*
through the secretary of war,
oopy of which ia transmitted
herewith, oalling into service of
the United States, the Sooend
Regiment Idaho Infantry National
Guard, you are hereby commanded
end directed to assemble at the
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