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PKRCt nTTACKS Bf GERMANS REPULSED • « • • • • • . • • • • « • • • _ • Bourlon Held in Face of Terrific Assaults; Streets Filled With Dead Leads in News, O A PTT A T " LEASED Advertising .c 4 V r/i\li\lj LArl 1 Al> J Mr!/Wo WIRE Vol. XXXIX BOISE, IDAHO, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1917. No. 129 OPPOSITION^ ARISES TOb' PEACE PLAN Soviet Deputies Openly Re monstrate Because They Were Not Consulted on the Armistice Proposal. Dictatorial Methods of Len ine and Trotsky Bring Forth Bitter Criticism From Their Followers— Proclamation by Cadets. FORMAL PROPOSALS. Rurich, Nov. 26.—The new Rus sian army commander In chief. General Krylenko, has made formal armistice proposals to the German and Austrian supreme commands, according to word received here. No details were given and it was not known whether any Russians had been formally received by German commanders, br whether the armistice proffer had been transmitted by wireless. Petrograd. Nov. 26.—Lenine's peaco proposals appeared today to have started a dangerous break In the structure of the Bolshevikl govern ment. Even the Bolshevlki-dominated so viet showed dissatisfaction with the offers which Lenlne and Trotzky had fathered. Deputy Kamineff, suggested 1 here be no proclamation of peace un less the Germans promised not to withdraw their troops now on Russian fronts for use against the allies on other lines. Other soviet deputies openly remon strated that the executive committee of the workmens and soldiers delegates was not consulted by lamine nor Trotzky on the armistice plan. Bitter criticism was voiced that dictatorial methods should have been assumed by snçh proclaimers of the rule of the people as Trotzky and l.enlne. SUPPORTERS ALIENATED. The German refusal to negotiate is expected , to alienate many other Bolshevikl supporters. The Cadet party has formally pro claimed that the Trotzky-Lenine state ments must not be regarded as repre sentative of the will of the people. Word reached here today that the monarchists are arranging a meeting. General Bruslloff and M. Dragomi roff were said to be leading n move ment for restoration of such a regime. DUKHONIN AT POST. In the meantime General Krylenko, newly appointed commander-in-chief of Russia's armies, has been unable to assume his new post. General Duk hOnin, whom the Bolshevik i dismissed when he refused to transmit the armis tice proffers, insists upon retaining control. He served formal notice on tfie Bolshevikl leaders and Krylenko that if Krylenko appeared at am) headquarters; he would be arrested. TROOPS FRATERNIZING. * Petrograd, Nov. 26.—Fraternatiza tlon of Russian and enemy troops south of Narotch Lake, near the vll lages of Skrobova and Obokovshtchtna was announced in Sunday's official Headquarters statement, received hero today. "On the northern, western, south western and Rumanian fronts, the, there were fusil statement continued, lades and scouting operations. "On the Caucasian front, southwest of Gumlkhama, strong Turkish forces were sepulsed." No official statement was issued for Monday. SEARCH CONTINUED FOR TRAIN WRECKERS Henrietta, Okie.. Nov. 26.—Scores of sheriffs deputies, home guardsmen and Oklahoma state prison officials, con tinued to search the surrounding country today for the men who wreck ed the Frisco express, out of St Louis, early yesterday. Three trainmen were killed and three passengers Injured when the express plunged Into ob structions on the tracks 10 miles south of hers. t Officials believe the wreck was planned by I. W. W. who have been active la this part qf Oklahoma tor , Hel by Police in torn b Case greater amount of advertising , Information Obtained on Making of Bomb Which Killed Eleven Persons Saturday Night. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 26.—Upon the ability of police to break the si lence of five suspects, depends the ar rest of those responsible for the fatal bomb explosion at Central police sta tion Saturday night. One man, apprehended Sunday, talked. Just how much light he shed upon the case Is a secret with John T. Sullivan, captain of detectives, Sul livan admitted he had gained "import ant Information." He indicated that if the other sus pects, arrested today, could be forced to divulge what they kitow, the makers of the bomb would be in hand by nightfall. ONLY TEN KILLED. It developed today that only 10 were killed by the blast and two wounded. There were nine officers slaughtered and Miss Catherine Walker, who was leaving the station after making a complaint. Official reports denied an Italian boy was killed. Congressman William J. Cary today appealed to A. Bruce Bielaski, chief of the bureau of Investigation, department of Justice, for aid In clearing up tl\e case. Cary's appeal asked federal aid to wipe out black handers all over the country. INTENDED FOR CHURCH. Every agency agrees the bomb was Intended for the little east side Italian church presided over by Father Gull lani, who has aided the police to block Black Hand and anarchists plots for several years. Father Gulliani has gone into seclusion and may not even appear at the trial of the Bayview anarchists on Wednesday. A number of persons who participated in the riots in the church, Kept. 9, in which two detectives were shot, are in jail. There is some difference of opinion as to the time the bomb was taken from the church to the station. Ap parently the bomb had been in the station only a few minutes before the explosion. Lieutenant Flood, however, said it was there two hours before. EXPERTS AID POLICE. Joseph Bernecki, Italian detective of Chicago, and Sergeant M. Mills, bomb expert of that city, are aiding the lo cal police and the department of Jus tice In efforts to close up all details of the explosion. Just what happened In the squad room where nine policemen were killed, together with a woman by stander and one of the Italian boys who carried the bomb to the station, will be told by the two wounded po licemen in the emergency hospital. BODY BLOWN TO ATOMS. Nothing has been found of the body of Station Keeper Deckert, who was examining the bomb when the blast occurred. An insurance card with his name on it was found in the debris. It is believed his body was blown to atoms. Efforts are under way to raise a fund for the families of those killed. d GREAT WAR BUSINESS BY ADVERTISING Carl A. Tonner, manager of the Bal timore branch of the Goodrich Rubber company, in a recent interview had this to say about the value <ot news paper adveftislng during war time: "Close study of European business conditions shows that never before in history have merchants and manufac turers so prospered from extensive ad vertising in newspapers as during the present war. "Merchants who never before made use of the columns of the newspapers have found that advertising is the life of their business, and it is a free pre diction that after the struggle to es tablish democracy as the keynote of model government is at an end an will be done. This Is something the American merchant must bear mind, for gradually the war will bs brought home to us more acutely. "Big corporations have been keenly alert to the necesalty of bringing to the attention of the public the many commodities they produce AND HAVE]~* FOUND IN THE NEWSPAPERS' THEIR GREATEST CO-OPERATORS IN EXTENDING ADF.QUATE SER VICE. Obviously thts should be food for reflection for the merchant who heretofore hae not utilised the press, which has as big a message tq the consumer In sttractive advertising as It has to the reeder of the news col. umns. * "In this respect the words of Harrv G. Selfridge, the former American merchant Bow proprietor of London's greatest store, csrry reel weight: " 'We have done a bigger business during the war than we did before and chiefly because ws have ad vertised.' " BATTERING OE BRITISH TELLING ON THE ENEMY G-arrison of Crown Prince Rupprecht at Queant Al most Surrounded and Cambrai Made Useless. Whole Gherman Sector Rock ing With Shock of Impact of General Byng's Great Battering Ram — British Hold Bourleon Village. By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS With the British Armies In the Field, Nov. 26.—THE SIXTH DAT OF GENERAL BYNG'S GREAT DRIVE TODAY S A W CAMBRAI AND QUEANT BOTH WOBBLING FROM THE GREAT CRACK IN THE H1N DENBURG LINES AND THE EVER LASTING BATTERING OF THE BRITISH TROOPS. CROWN PRINCE RUPPRECHT'S GARISON AT QUEANT, HEAD OF THE "SWITCH LINE" IS ENTIRE LY IMPERILLED. ■ THE TOWN IS ALMOST SURROUNDED. CUT OFF FROM QUEANT. Cambrai is useless to the enemy. To day it had been cut off from Queant by thé British hold on Bourleon vil lage. The Queant defenders, there fore, had only & precarious line of communications to the north. The domnlatlng heights of Bourlon have been saturated with German blood spilled In mad assaults to take this promotory. Whoever holds Bour leon wood holds a constant menace over the land for miles on either side. The wood itself has been literally blasted away. The village is a crumbl ing powder of ruins. The whole German sector is rocking with the shock of impact of the Brit ish battering ram. PERISHED LIKE FLIE8. Picked German troops perished like flies in the hand Jo hand struggle around Bourlon village today. Fi&hting with almost insane frenzy, they doggedly advanced Inch by inch in the face of fearful fire. Then they came to a halt In hand to hand battle —literally stopped in their tracks by utter exhaustion. The British, holding strong* against the desperate on slaught, wielded their bayonets with deadly effect. German corpses littered the streets ' of Bourlon. They spread in twisted, j contorted groups out over the battle ' field adjoining. The ruined town was ! a shambles of blood, mangled bodies.! of smoking ruins. The slight hold which the Germans kept on the town was at fearful cost in men. CONSOLIDATE GAINS ON VERDUN FRONT Paris, Nov. 26.—Complete consolida tion of all gains ovor first and second German lines between Samogneux and Anglemont iaken In the offensive of Petain's troops yesterday,*was reported today. All German counter thrusts were repulsed. The war office reported active &r tlllerying on both sides In the whole right Meuse bank sector, particularly north of Hill 364. Around Bezonvaux a German raid was repulsed. T„, * POLICEMEN USED TO GUARD DOCKS IN NEW YORK HARBOR New York, Nov. 26.—Instead of blue clad soldiers, regular New York po licemen today established a special guard over the dock4 and water front, conference between Brigadier Hoyle, commander of the eastern department, with federal and city officials. It was decided that po licemen could do the work Just as well as troops. Different plans, how ever. may be announced soon. INVESTIGATING CHARGES OF ELECTION FRAUDS East Bt. Louis, 111., Nov. 26.—Inves tigation was under way today Into charges of wholesale election frauds In East St. Louis prior to the race riots made In the confession of Dr. Le Roy N. Bundy, negro dentist and political leader. Bundy Is reported to have admitted that lä #0 negro votes were bought. CONGRESS WILL FOLLOW ADV1CE0F THE PRESIDENT Administration Leaders Confer on Program and Agree to Consider War Measures First of All. Washington, Nov. 26.—Administra tion leaders held their first conference here today to plan work for congress which convenes next Monday. On President Wilson's message depends the shaping of a program in which speculation already has listed possible war declarations against Germany's allies, higher taxes on war profits and more billlbns for army, navy and the allies. Suffrage and prohibition amend ments, criticis of loans to Russia and ments, chltieism of loans to Russia and November's congressional elections in mind, are also being mooted. WAR BUSINESS FIRST. Democratic leaders in both houses stated today congress would follow the president's lead and take up first only those bills he regards as war emer gency measures. They said suffrage and prohibition measures would be considered only after pressing war business had been disposed of. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt and other suff ragist formed the vanguard of thous ands who will attend the national American woman suffrage convention opening Dec. 12 are already here, how ever, to wage a drive on congress. Republicans gave Indications today of making a pro-suffrage fight and demanding a bigger port in war lead ership for congress. A congressional war expenditure committee if again sought by members, is expected to draw the administration's fire. PREPARING REPORTS. Departmental reports now being prepared for publication shortly after congress convenes, will add to the leg islative grist. The Justice department's efforts to combat alien enemies and spies will be aided by new laws. The food ad ministration may ask wider powers to reach retailers directly. Railroad legislation looms up as one of the subjects President Wilson may treat In his first message or subse quent addresses to congress. The brotherhoods' demtnds for general wage increases to be submitted to the railroads by Dec. 10 will reach a criti cal stage 30 days later when the rail ways time for answering expires. This delay enables the president to muture his plans for final adjustment. . A federal wage Adjustment law is a possibility. AMERICANS IN THE CASUALTY LISTS OF CANADA FOR WEEK Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 26.—The follow* ' man * Detroit. Mich.; A. G. Ayres, j Great Falls. Mont.; Hubert Sharp. Dè ' troit, Mich.; J. M. Adams, Swanton. ! XT. Ä A.; Richard Cox. Dos Angeles, Cal.; Charles AUary, Adams Island, j ing Americans appear in the week end casualty lists today. * KIDDED IN ACTION—J. C. Castle- j Ky. DIED OF' WOUNDS Thomson, St. Louis; W. F. Harrlng ton, Rapid City, S. D. WOUNDED—A. Linhart, Chicago; Alfred Silvester, Fortuna. Cal.; Ralph Watkins, Niles, O.; Thorstelnn Ben son, Pembina, N. D.; Einer Larsen, Westbran<-h, la.; William Kelley, Co lumbia, Ohio. ! ■Charles JAPAN REJECTS ALL PEACE OVERTURES Amsterdam, Nov. 26.—Germany has again attempted to detach Japan from the allie» and again been refused, ac cording to Word reaching here today. It was reported the Germans offered Kiaochao to Japan and announced their willingness to discuss the future of occupied islands in the Pacific as the price of Japan's retirement from the war. HEARING POSTPONED IN LA FOLLETTE CASE Washington, Nov. 26. — Senator Pomerene today postponed Indefinitely the hearings on charges of disloyalty against Senator I .a Follette. Illness of Senator Walsh, one of the probing committee and ahsence of former Secretary of State Bryan from Wash ington made postponement of today's session advisable, said Fomerene. WARNING AGAINST EATING TOBACCO CHEWING TURKEYS New York. Nov. 26.—Make sure that your Thanksgiving turkey waen't a tobacco che wer. H. Q.. Foy, market expert, in tsaulng advice today on how to pick ' out a turkey, warned that turkeys from Virginia or North Caro lina usually chew tobacco during their wild young daya. That makes 'em blttor. LEADER OF BRITISH SURPRISE ATTACK HERO OF THE HOUR Mb 4/ MvnsMi X CM««** •BP Lieut. Gen. Sir Julian Byng. L ieutenant general sir Julian byng, commander of the Third British army, is the allies' hero of the hour. The men under Byng's command were troops exclusively from the British Isles. Irishmen, Welsh men, Scotchmen and Englishmen. General Byng served in the Dardanelles In the early part of the war. returning to F'rance in 1916, and for a while was with the Canadian corps. Last June he succeeded General Allenby In command of the Third army. 1 /I r m is f / C e To Russia In Practical Effect Only Continuation of the Pres ent Military Policy of the Country. , By J. W. T. MASON. New York, Nov. 26.—Acceptance by the Teutons of the Bolshevikl govern nient's request for an armistice would result in no military disadvantage to the Russians at this time and might lead to a recovery of the Slav fight Ing spirit. It has been apparent for some time that no offensive operations could be expected from the Russian soldiers during the continuation of the present disorganized regime. The Germans, by their Riga advance, showed that their own thrusting ability, although weak In the east is still better than (Contlnued on Page Two. 1 LAST MINUTE NEWS j j ; : DISSOLVE NEWS PRINT TRUST. New York, Nov. 26.—Dissolution of the news print manufacturers' association was agreed to In a de cree signed today by Judge Mayer In United States district court In the government's suit against the association for maintaining an il legal combination in restraint of trade. The decree carried with it an Injunction to restrain the asso ciation from again forming a com bination to fix the price of print paper. POLICE CONSULT PRIEST. Milwaukee. Nov. 26.—Father Giuliani. vghose church evidently was the Intended victim of the bomb which exploded In the pollob station Saturday night, was in conference with Police Chief Jan ssen this afternoon. He is ex pected to bear Important informa tion and la cloeely guarded. FIGHTING AT CHIHUAHUA. El Paso. Tex.. Nov. 26.—Fight ing has broken out between Vlllia ta bandit forces and the govern ment garrison at the gates of Chihuahua City, according to word received here today. Details ale lacking ALL TEUTON INSURANCE COMPANIES EXCEPT LITE ORDERED LIQUIDATED Washington, Nov. 26.—All Teuton insurance companies In the United States, excepting life, were today : ordered liquidated by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo. The life insurance , companies are confined to continuing 1 existing contracts and financial trans actions of the liquidated concerns are placed under Alien Property Custodian A. Mitchell Palmer's control. The action was a blow at German espionage, in this country. For months It has been suspected the enemy was obtaining information regarding mu nition factories through Teuton insur ance inspectors. The secretary's rul ing is believed to have been made only upon such evidence by United States secret service officers. SAFETY REQUIRES ACTION. "The consideration of safety is so Important." he declared, "as to render It unnecessary to determine at this time whether this action is also de manded by other considerations Inci dent to the successful prosecution of the war. "In these circumstances I am eon (Continued on Page Two.) GERMAN REPORT DENIED. London. Nov. 26.—Denial that there was any secret meeting of the privy council In July, 1913, which advocated war with Ger many. was made in the house of commons tills afternoon by For eign Minister Balfour "on author ity of the king.'' German propa ganda has spread such a report. PEACE OFFER DISCUSSED. Washington, Nov. 26.— Petrograd and Berlin are in wireless commu nication, Ambassador Francis re ported to the state department to day. Presumably the Russian peace offer Is under discussion between the two capitals. Russia's north ern armies nre running short of food and it is feared they will quit the tfénehes and start pillaging. ALL TITLES ABOLISHED. Petrograd. Nov. 26.—Abolition of all titles of nobility was an nestneed In an order by the Bolshe . vlkl government today. The same proclamation announced confis cation of all corporate property of nobles, merchants and Burgesses. NO NEW PEACE OFFER. Rome. Nov. 26.—Flat denial that the pope Intends a new peace offer was made today by the (isserva tore Romano. DEFENDANT CASE TELLS HER STORY No Sign of Remorse in Mrs. De Saulles as She Appears on Witness Stand in Min eola County Court. ^ Husband Pictured as Gay Rounder, Who Consorted With the Duke of Man chester on His Yacht With Its Cargo of Girls. DRAMATIC CLIMAX. Mineola, L. 1., Nov. 26.—"He »aid I couldn't have my boy. When I came to myself I was In Jail. I still seemed to hear his words telling me I could not have my boy—ever." With this dramatic climax to her testimony, Mrs. Bianca De Saulles told the Jury hearing her trial for murder the story of the actual killing of her husband, this after noon. Mrs. De Saulles said she was stunned. S.he remembered noth ing of firing the. four shot» which killed De Saulles. Mineola. I* I.. Nov. 2«.— Smiling, perfectly at case and speaking with a lisping Enjslfsh drawl, Mrs. Bianca De SaulleH today told the Jury in her murder trial that John L. De Saulles, her divorced husband, whom she killed, squandered her fortune and boasted of his love affairs with other women. She pictured De Saulles as a gay rounder who drank. Insulted and ne glected her. and consorted with the Duke of Manchester on his steam yacht with its cargo of girls. "He took my money untU I was bankrupt," she said calmly. "His con duct nearly drove me cra*y. I waS scandalized. I narrowly escaped sail ing with the Lusitania on Its last voy age. When I heard It had been sunk. 1 was sorry T had not sailed with It." NOT AT ALL FLU8TERED. The aristocratic little Chilean wo man who Is fighting for her life, wu quite unflustered. While others wept) at her story she remained at ease and' smiled after telling of De BaullwV es capades. "When we discussed divorce, ha promised to give me the baby, hut ha I broke his word," she said, j Defense eounsel Uterhart read to ; thg Jury letters which she wrote to her husband and to women friends j I showing that De Saulles' neglect broke : her heart and her spirit. She Implored [ De Saulles to return to her and lav i Ished endearing phrases upon him. I Some of the notes to women friends ! told of her great love for the baby boy, ! Jack. She described the arrival of ; the baby's first tooth and gave other little Intimate details of his cars. GIVES AGE AS 23. j Mrs. De Snulles' examination was j started by Uterhart with the question: j "How old are you? Where were you ; born? Where do you llvs?" Shs re- i : plied: I "I am 23; I was bom in Santiago, Chile, and I live in the Mineola county jail." 4 Uterliart's next questions were wlfh regard to a fall which Mrs. De Saulleg experienced when a child and which the defense claims fractured her skull, leading to the mental derangement which they hold responsible for her killing of De Snulles. She said she had fallen against the andiron In her home In Chile and had hurt her head so severely that she had to go to bed. A few yenjs ago, shs also said, she suffered a sunstroke. LEFT ALONE TO DINE. As an evidence of De Saulles' treat-, ment of her. she told how in London he Invited an attache of the American ambassy to dine with them at the Carlton restaurant and then failed to (Continued on Page Two.) tiic iTUcn dSiS1 *31:1 LORI (*>v^ ff ■ nui Forecast for Boise and vicinity: Fair tonight and Tuesday. For Idaho: Tonight and Tuesday, fair: colder tonight southeast portion. Highest temperature yesterday 49; lowest temperature thts morning. 24; mean temperature yesterday. 46.