Evening capital news., October 28, 1917, Image 1

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SECOND LIBERTY LOAN OVER S
UBSCRIBED
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Idaho Does Its full Duty t o th e Nation in Helping to Finance War
ITALY IN A PITIFUL, PL/ÖHT
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Civilian Population at Point
of Rioting for Bread and
the Government in Tur
moil.
Six Hundred Thousand Ger
mans and Austrians Un
der General Mackenzen
Attempting to Overrun
Plains and Flank Allies.
Washington, Oct. 27.
"ltaly's Verdun" is bein
fought tonight. Lacking!
heavy artillery, General (_'a
dorna's men are trying to
stem the irresistible tide of
ti00,000 fresh German troops
under lhe Teuton comman
der, General Mackenzen,
that are trying to overrun
I lie plains of Italy and
tlirealen the rear of the An
glo-French forces in France.
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POLITICAL UPHEAVAL.
' »flU iul Rome cables, received to
night. emphasise the pitiful plight of
tin Italian nation. Torn by a political
upheaval at Rome, that has wrought
the cabinet's downfall. Italy's civilian
population is at the point of rioting
for bread, while the military command
ers at the front are in a greater fren/.v
of doubt for lack of ammunition to stop
the Huns.
All of the Rainsiz/.a plateau gained
by the great sacrifices in General Ca
jorna's drive in August and Septem
ber. has been given up to the Germans
and Austrians. Monte Santo has fall
en, the cables state. And the moun
tain peaks of San Gabrielle, the Vo
dioe and Nero will next be surrendered
unless reinforcements of heavy artil
lery and ammunition arrive from
France in time.
ARTILLERY CONCENTRATED.
Hammering the Italian positions is
a greater concentration of artillery
than the Germans brought before Ver
dun at their first assault, the* official
cables stated.
That the German troop movement
and ferocious offensive has a double
aim, is the opinion of military at
taches In the diplomatic corps here.
The morale of Austria-Hungary, in a
panic at the Italian advance against
Raibach, key to Vienna, had to be re
assured. There was danger of a gen
eral Austrian debacle.
The other German aim Is to put Italy
out of the war, in the same, manner
that Russia was put out.
IMPORTANCE •UNDERSTOOD.
"The German stuff understood per
fectly well the stragetic Importance of
Raibach," an Italian officer said. "All
during the summer ami fall ('adorna
had driven at Laibach and seemed as
sured of obtaining his objective."
Most significant of the importance
on the Italian front is the dangerous
condition of the allies' shipping the
Italian reverse has revealed. The
other outstanding fac t is the total in
difference of Germany to the Russian
front which was stripped of troops and
guns for this supreme effort.
Weeks ago Italian officiais pleaded
for tonnage to haul grains and mu
nitions to Italy. They feared the com
pletion of a Hungarian Invasion and a
famine among the populace. The first
news of the Italian reverse suddenly
changed the attitude of American ship
ping chiefs. The Italians were given
100,000 tons additional shipping.
FARMERS TO FIGHT
THE WATER CHARGES
FIXED FOR PROJECT
Rome, Oct. 2T.—Premier Bosettl's
rablnet formally announced Its own
retirement In the chamber of deputies
today. The statement was read in
comparative quiet and acceptance of
tim resignations voted without demon
«I rations.
Indications tonight were that the
chamber would vote war crédita to Jan.
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MFIGHTING MACHINE
'o«£.sM%
IR|aCT/ON AT FRONT
long-expected News That
the Sammies Are in the
Trenches Comes at Last
—News Thrills Soldiers of
Over seas Army.
* By J. AY. PKGDER.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
American Field Headquarters in
France, Oct. 27.—American infantry
men are in the French trenches. Amer
ican artillerymen are working with
French gunners, hurling shells over the
German lines. *
"Some battalions" of infantrymen
and "some batteries" of artillery now
represent the first tangible evidence to
our allies-» and to Germany, if Ger- i
•are* to seek
brush that
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America's fiRhting machine Is reach
ing the point of active participation.
How many battalions, how many bat-j
teries, by whom commanded, or on I
what, date American fighting men thus
began their «land shoulder to shoulder
with Petaln's hevoic poilus, may not (
now be told.
FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE.
The battalions and batteries nrc!|
getting first hand experience in battle,^
T»
onditions. Then they will go back to
their training camps to Instruct other ,
American Sammies in the tricks of the j
nr trade. Other battalions and bat
tle* will replace them ami others and
others.
Historic announcement of America's
first fighting men on the line was
made today In a formal statement is
»lied by American headquarter.. !
A red beaded American artillery.
captain ami his bulky pm erew of an
A merle» n battery had the honor. Hie'
morning before the infantry marched
quietly into the trenches. ,,f firing the
first «hot of America's war on land |
against Germany. |
> gunner jm ked the ;
roar—and lhe first ,
FIRST AMERICAN SHELL.
It was on a certain minty, gray
morning. Precisely at 6 o'clock the
men Mood tense and alert, their Rim
tanged far »way anons the sky, the
American captain gave the short com
mand to fire. Th
lanyard. A sharp
American shell sped screamingly to
ward a German battery and America,
had llteraly and formally entered thoj^*
war. J
Eager hands clasped the brass shell
cases as it came hot from the breech
and zealously guarded it. Some time
soon it will reach President Wilson,
the gift of Major General Kibert.
Throughout the day, with veteran
French gunners beside them, likewise
serving guns, the American battery
sent its shells hurtling across, search
ing out the Germans.
TRUDGED ALONG IN DARK.
Back to the rear, American infantry
in their billets, heard the song of the
shell, knew their brothers of the field
piece were "in action," and waited im
patiently for the night to come when
they, too, should take their place In
line.
When night had covered the roads
with ils darkness, the American in
fantry men swung out. It was raining.
In pitch dark they trudged along with
the elastic step that ii the marvel of
both their British and French broth- :
eis-in-arms.
I saw them as they trudged through!
the smudgy blackness, rain pelting:
down on their closely buttoned over- j
coats, dripping from their trench hel-|
mets of dun colored steel, over rifles J
slung across their shoulders, and packs
that loomed dim in the night.
"THE BOYS ARE MARCHING." j
Their serviceable shoes clamped ov-!
or the "pave' of the street of a certain !
little town and echoed softly in the
sodden rain soaked air. Jf here was a
faint hum in the ranks® Then came
voices lifted up In the hallow'ed civil
war refrain, "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp,
the Boys are Marching."
It was softly sung but It carried
clear on the still night air. A dozen
voices, raucous, rough, objected.
"Cut it out! Shut up! The boches'l!
hear you."
The song and the indefinable hum
was silenced. On the ranks passed,
trench shoes scuffling,, pounding in
another softer chorus of sound—the
actuality of the "Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp, the Boys are Marching."
Their shadowy forms merged into
lhe darkness ahead - there where even
darker spots proclaimed sheltered
roads against the German shell that
might possibly leap suddenly out of
the sky. Then came the munching. me
tallic roll of wheels that supported fan
tastic lumbering cauldrons—the "roll
ing kitchens" to deal out hot stom
achic comfort for the fighting men.
Boxes of food on other wheels rumbled
by. The shapes ceased. The Bam
mies had really and truly reached
"over there." \
HAILED A8 BROTHERS.
Ahead In the trenches they took their
places. French veterans in the faded
uniforms hailed them as real brothers
—but always with due regard to in
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REPUBUCANSIN
GERMANY ACTIVE
IN PEACE EFFORT
Attempt Being Made by:
Germans in Switzerland
to Unseat the Kaiser and
autotrac y
German people how the Prussian war
Establish Rèpublic.
Washington, Oct. £7.—German re
publicans are sowing the seeds of de
mocracy to overthrow the kaiser's
They have Informed the
lords are striving for a "humbug
peace," while still holding to their
manla ^ or w 'orl& rule,
President Wilson's approval was
given to the efforts of the Rcpubli
cans tonight when the Creel commit
tee made public a propaganda article
German Republicans in Switzerland
alft using to unseat Hohencollcrnisni
lnd «»tablish a republic. The article
1 ' anc J** ler noie front
T» - J - i , .. Qerin&n peo
on peace.
The pamphlet is headed "Peace'.' A
new humbug?" x
ATTACK ON RULING CLASS.
It. is a bitter attack on the German
ruling class, an expose of their insin
cere peace overtures aud a «dear state- j
ment of the allies case against a "rot
by the German 1
President \\ ilson to th
am Pllfying his ideî
H diet-ne.i"" ' 1
; l; ac ® »> the German
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1 PliMslng he présidants,
" ü,d " /" P>«vlous statements.
f ' iu,e . Umt •* P**"* «" "»■
kal ""' * ter '"* now would signify
"nothing but an endless period of ever
lasting wars, a period of renewed com
people with
p, e " 0, ' t wh<
, pa , n 'P 1 j' e . t ' '•"»chained this
that the German
uni an< ^ northern France
ALLIES HAVE NO CHOICE
petition in armaments, that will de
stroy the last remnant of the sphi-i
tual ami moral force of Europe."
A true peace Is declared to he im
possible between the ».lies end the
vio
lated Belgian neutrality and who is re
sponsible for the slave bonis in Bel
After declaring
war party "swindles" 1
peace talk in order to goad them int«
heavier sacrifices for the junkers own
ends, the author states:
"The allies have no choice. To
a peace proposal of such a go\em
inent as this they can make no
other answer titan 1o continue
fighting.
"Whoever still retains sentiment
for the freedom of peoples and t he
honor or man. who sees in hu
manity something more than a
herd of cattle which deserves to bo
mastered by the stick of the Pm»,
sian corporal, that man would
rather anything, even tlie crash of
civilization, to this Prussian em
pire of tlie world. A Prussianized
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President Wilson s Proclamation Set
ting Apart Today as Day of Prayer
for the Success of American Armies
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W Iicreas, I he ( ongress of the United States, by a concurrent resolution adopted
on the fourth day of tlie present month of October in view of tlie entrance of our Nation
into tlie vast and awful war, which now afflic » the greater part of tlie world, has request
ed nie to set apart by official proclamation a day upon which our people should lie called
upon to offer concerted prayer to Almighty ( iod for his divine aid in tlie successes of
our arms ; and
"Whereas, ft behooves a yreat and free <eople nurtured as we have been in the eter
nal principles of justice and of right, a Nation which has sought from the earliest days of
its existence to be obedient to the divine teachings which have inspired it in the exercise
of its liberties, to turn always to the Supreme Master and east themselves in faith at His
feet, praying for His aid and succoc.in every hotir/of trial, to the end that the great aims
to which our fathers dedicated our power as a people may not perish among men, but lie
always asserted and defended with fresh ardor and devotion and, through ilie divine
blessing,*set at last upon enduring foundations for tlie benefit of all tlie free [»copies of
th^earth.
"Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States, gladly respond
ing to the wish expressed by the Congress, # do appoint October 28 . as being the last Sun
day of the present month, as a day of supplication and prayer for all the people of the Na
tion, earnestly exhorting all my countrymen to observe the appointed day according to
their several faiths,in solemn prayer that God's blessing may rest upon the high task
which is laid upon us, to the end that the cause for which we give our lives and treasure
may triumph and our efforts be blessed witli high achievement."
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FOR GAIN OF
OVER NILE
Attack on Front
of Three
Miles Complete Success,
All Objectives Being Tak
en in Assault.
Villages of Aschoop, Kippe
and Merckem Occupied
and 1100 Prisoners Taken
—Advance Made Astride
Ypres-Dixmude Road.
Paris, Oct. 27. French troops.today
smashed into the German lines in Bel
glum to a depth of nearly a mile and a
hair astride the Ypras Dixmude road, j
the war office announced tonight. ;
The assault was made on a fnpnt of j
about three miles and was a "com- >
plete success," the statement said. All
objectives were taken despite stubborn j
resistance which caused the Germans
heavy losses. ,
The French reached the western !
outskirts of Houtlioulet wood. 1
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THREE VILLAGES IN 1
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FLANDERS CAPTURED 1
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London, Oct 1< ranch troops, co
operating In the grant Prance British
«»'ivt lu Plunder*, have raptured the ;
villages of Aschoop, Kippe and Mere- !
kern. Field Marshal Haig reported to- j
night. I
than 1100 prisoners have been
slnee .■dn esday morning. |
Portland. Ore.. Oct. 27.—America's
plan to put ten thousand airplanes
the west front bv next summer will
end «be war in 1918. experts believe.
The only drawback will be, they sav, I
inability of lumbermen of the Pacific i
orlbwest to deliver aeroplane slock j
o eastern factories. ;
Realizing this great responsibility, j
"Mort
capture
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AMERICAN* PLANS TO
pUT rpjijj THOUSAND
PLANES IN SERVICE
Washington, Oregon and Idaho lumber
manufacturers today are redoubling
their efforts to increase their output
j ol' aeroplane spruce and fir.
The production of aeroplane stock
was discussed at a meeting ol the
Willamette Valley Lumbermen's asso
I elation and the West Coast J.umber
men's association here today.
ARCHIBALD ESTATE APPRAISED.
New York, Oct. 27.—The late John
1). Archibald. Standard Oil magnate. ,
left an estate of $28,498,247. according
to the statgs appraisal completed to- j
I day. The state inheritance
The state
amounts 1 o $l,52»i,129.
SUNDA\
CAPITAL
COMPLETE, NEWSY LEASED WIRE SERVICE
IN A WIDE-AWAKE NEWSPAPER. 3k 3k
NEWS
Vol. XXXIX BOISE, IDAHO, SEN DA Y MOB NINO, OCTOBER 28, 1917.'No. 101
AMERICAN NATION, THRILLED BY
NEWS TROOPS ARE IN TRENCHES,
RALLIES TO SUPPORT OF THE WAR
More Than a Billiot Dollars Sub
scribed iit Closing Day of the Liberty
Loan Campaign, Making the Total
More Than the Five Billions Asked.
Washington, Oct. 27.—America triumphed jn its second financial battle for
democracy.
"An overwhelming success.'* was Secretary McAdoo's statement tonight as
the clore of the second liberty loan campaign drew near the midnight hour.
"The extent of the splendid over-subscription of the $5,000,000,000 issue can
not be definitely stated because full reports have not yet been received," said
McAdoo. "The challenge of the German Uaiscii lias been answered by the free
people of America in unmistakable terms.'*
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OVER THE MARK. 1
Marshalling their money to support
the men who have just entered the
first line trenches In France, the men,
women am] ren of the u - nlled
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° ver »o.ooo.ooo.ooo In
subscriptions to the loan, according to
officials.
Chief of Staff Bliss cabled General
Pershing congratulations on the
"splendid totul" the boys "over there"
had rolled up In addition to offering
their lives. And Bliss added:
"The country has voiced its indorse
ment with a subscription of more thavi
$5,000,000,000, handsomely oversub-
scribihg the maximum amount called
for "
SUBSCRIPTIONS POUR IN.
Subscriptions are pouring In tonight!
ao rapidly that U i» Utile abort of im
poss|bu to re ,, 01 . d it- officials stute<l|
„ wll , Monday before any adequate
; of the Bond „ a ,„ H known and
! Wednesday before the total is report-!
j cd by ,|.e'l v federal reserve banks !
I A na tion-wl d e thrill at the news that
American troops are in the front line
trenches at last pushed the loan over
the $.7,000,000,000 goal, officials said
tonight. 1
Jr» lhe lust. 24 hours over a billion
dollars in subscr ipt ions w ere rolled up.
At 6 p. ni.. with the subscription
hool< " closing at midnight, the treat.- |
ury department estimated that the na
tion h;ul i' aBa <',l the $4,500.000.000 mark,
COMPLETE SUCCESS ASSURED.
I Thp complete snecras of the «am-;
i I«* 1 *" for $5,000,000,000 was regarded ns j
j nssured.
; Patriotism kindled by tlie news that ;
j Pershing « picked men had at last tak- (
, t ,. f , million persons bought bonds,
o n the last day of the month's drive
j to< j ay , bank», stores and other sales
tax____ __ _______ .
en a crack at the Boches, was reflect
ed from coast to coast In mounting
reports of liberty loan sales.
Officials regarded the campaign us
more than a success a triumph by
which the nation served notice on Ger
many and the world that America's
heart and money is in tills war.
TEN MILLION SUBSCRIBERS.
Although the final totals will not be
reported by the federal reserve banks
before Nov. 1, it is believed that fully
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IDAHO TROOPS MOVED
FROM CAMP GREENE TO
MINEOLA, LONG ISLAND
(Capital News Special Service)
( 'liailotte, N. C., Oct. 27. ileadqm
ter« nf tlie Forty-first division u
[»Une» (1 tndil
public
1 from (
merit began
and for tlie first time al
tion of the troop tnove
mip Greene. The rnove
u Monday and continued
Thursday night. The follow
ilK were Included in the move*
throng!
Ing i
ment
Field artillery regiment com
posed of Idaho. Washington and
New Mexico troops.
Engineers from Idaho and Ore
gon.
Sanitary train made up of Ida
ho, Washington und North Dakota.
Division headquarters troop, for
merly Washington cavalry.
In nfl about 12,000 men were moved.
Iliave reached Miileola, Dong
They
Island
ter»
N. Y. The entire headquar
aff bus gone also. United
regulars from Syracuse and
burg will train at «'«nip Greene,
hiving already arrived.
rACUATÏON OF
RUSSI.
NO UR
Petrograd, <
EVACUATION OF THE
RUSSIAN CAPITAL
URGENT MATTER
Evacuation of
Pctroglrad and transfer of the Russian
capital to Moscow is "not an urgent
matter" Premier Kerensky told the
prelim nary parliament conference to
day. •
A resolution was adopted noting Hie
government's purpose "to defend the
«apttal with eterv energy and to re
mu in I here as long as possible." * It
was declared that the constituent as
, nemblV would be convened at Petro
grad
j The first meeting of the constituent
I assembly has been set for Dec. u. This
1 im indication that the Russian govern
ment does not propose an immediate
»hift op the capital from Petrograd to
MOHCojv.
INCREASEIfN PRICE
OF COAL AT MINES
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son tonight ordered an increaae of 45
. cent» à ton in bituminous coal firicea |
at all Ininas which put into effect the {
recent Joint agreement raising miners' !
wages about. 10 per cent.
The [advance in the prices to the
I operators, which will mostly absorb the
•wage increase and will be reflected in
an equal advance in coal prices to
, the consumer, become» effective at
1 a. ml, Oct. 29.
CAMPAIGN FOR THE
Y. M. C. A. COMES NEXT
* Uhicikgo, Oct. 27. -The Young Men's
'Christian association in Illinois will
begin »! campaign Nov. 11, for $3.000,
000 as its quota of the $25,000,000 to
be raised during the next nine months
j to expand on association work mnons j
I the allied soldiers in the ITnited States. :
! France! Kngland, Italy, Russia and
: Mesopotamia, it whs announced to
! night, j
Of the total sum $11.120.000 will be
expended on American soldiers in this
j country and $11.994,000 on American
. soldiers in Europe.
The remainder will be devoted to sol
! diers nf other allied nations.
TO INTERN* GERMANS.
• Kansas < it.' Mo.. « »ct. 27. Krne*t
Riser. German mechanic, will prob
|aM> hr interned for the period of th
war following recommendation to that
♦ effect b> United State« Marshal here
today. Riser was arrested when h'
»applied for sn alien enemy permit.
]»aid h* had taken out first citizenship
papers lu 8an Francisco,
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LIBERTY
I flAN DRIVF
LV ™ 1 U,I,IL
Not Less Than Ten Million
and a Half Subscribed by
Patriotic Residents of the
Gem State—Million and a
Half Over Allotment.
Idaho ha» made good. The total sub
scriptions to the second liberty bond
will be not less than $10.500.000. Re
ports from county chairmen continued
to come in utitil midnight. Definite
figures will not be available for n few
day», but 1ho subscript Iona that have
been actually received will carry Idaho
at leaat $1,500,000 over its $9,000,00»)
quota.
"We a»e greatly pleased with the re
sult of the campaign," said State
Chairman Davis last night. "Our re
port« show that peveral counties have
! not filled their quotas, but these fig
ures are not final ami we are hoping
! that the reports to be received after
; the smoke from the last day*» battle
has cleared away will show that every
1 county is in tiu clear.
HEARTY CO OPERATION,
j "The successes we have made is due
! entirely to the hearty co-operation re*
ceived in all parts of the state. Mem
; her* of the state committee as
i sumed their work as patriotic duties
and tlicir hard work has had much to
do with making the drive a success.
Members of the state committee *have
worked hard. They have neglected
their own bn** ness the same as have
the men in charge of the county or
ganizations and this spirit enabled ml
to bring the campaign to a »uccessful
close."
T-ate Saturday night G. W. Wkefca,
j campaign manager of the. Twelfth dla
i trict, wired congratulations to Chalr
, man Davis and members of the or
; ganizatlon, saying that the results of
j the Idaho campaign were moat grati
j f.vlng.
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Idaho had a minimum allotment of
$7,900.000 and the incomplete returns
show that this has been exceeded by
not less than $2,600,000.
BANKS KEPT OPEN.
Banks of Boise were open fdr bond
subscript Ions last night and all of them
did a good business. Definite reports
on t lie number of subscription» and the
total of the bonds was not announced
by tlie banks.
The members of the r#*nte commit
V. Davis, chairman: Col
Hoover, secretary, Rail! y
! Atkinson. publicity and speakers;
Frawford Moore. Montis B. Gwynn, F.
F. Johnson, J. W. Robinson, J. f\
j lot^nent $1
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Blackwell, George F. Weeks, Tgnntz
Well. James F. McCarthy, John W.
Hart. G. K. Bower man, H. S. Boone of
the San Francisco federal reserve
bank, and E. M. Ehrhardt, chairman of
the auxiliary committee for Datah,
Clelirwater, I^ewis, Nez Perce and Ida
ho counties.
REPORTS BY COUNTIES.
The following shows the counties, the
chairmen, the allotments and the
! amounts reported subscribed Saturday
j night:
Ada— W. T. Wallace, chairman; al
,000,000: subscribed, $1,597,
over-subscribed. $597,850.
Adams—E. 8. Clapp; $50.000; $20.000;
.short $30.000 according to last reports.
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- Hl'NHAl. r.MIt AND COLDER.
I for southwestern Idaho—
: Sunday fair and colder.
I YESTERDAY'S WEATHER HERE.
j Highest temperature, «0; lowest tem.
j pi rature, 41; mean ternI*e lut u re, M. ■"