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J* CtïRR, CONCISE STATEMENT OF WAR BMS «mV! PREMIER Of GREAT BRfTAM I U ,1 CAPITAL This Paper Gives You the News in the Evening of the Day it Happens. NEWS VoL XXXIX BOISE, IDAHO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1918. No. 169 U.S.TR00PS Three Customs Guards Killed in Pitched Battle on International Bound ary East of Douglas. Mexican Officials Stirred Over Incident and Charge American Troopers With Responsibility — Foreign ers Fired First. Douglas, Ariz., Jan. 5.—Three Mexi can customs guards were killed, one wounded and three others captured when .American cavalrymen and Mexi cans fought a pitched battle on the in ternational boundary east of here late yesterday, it was learned today. None Df the Americans was injured. Mexican officialdom is stirred over the encounter, charging the American troopers with responsibility. A pro test will be made to the state depart ment, they declare. Colonel George H. Morgan, commanding the Arizona military district, has already been told of the clash and an investigation de manded. MEXICANS CROSSED LINE. The American soldiers declare the Mexicans crossed the line to capture two troopers who weite hunting and that they did effect capture and fired on three others. Immediately the whole cavalry troop went to the res cue and the battle resulted. The Mexicans contradict this ver sion, claiming they were ordered to arrest the two troopers, who were hunting on Mexican soil contrary to Mexican law'. ALLEGED SLANDER AGAINST JOHN LIND New Orleans, La., Jan. 5.— G. L. Mor rill, author of the "Devil in Mexico," was held here today by department of Justice agents for having published al leged false statements about John Und, former personal representative of President Wilson In Mexico. Morrill stated, according to depart ment agents, that he is a Baptist min ister and that he was on his way to Ecuador. TO STUDY METHODS OF MAKING DYES Chicago, Jan. 6.—An industrial fel lowship has been organized at the uni versity of Chicago to study the methods for producing Jhe more delicate dyes. In an effort to overcome the shortage of fine dyestuffs, resulting from Ger many's monopoly of that industry. "What America needs is a declara tion of chemical independence," sa : d Professor Julius Stieglitz of the chem istry department PREDICTS 20-CENT MILK IN CHICAGO THIS YEAR. Chicago, Jan. 5.—W. .1. Kittle, sec retary of the Milk Producers' assocla r tion. declared today that if the produc ers are forced to lower their prices, "they will disband and 20-cent milk will follow within a year." Chicago consumers are now paying 12 and 13 cents a quart. Producers are receiving $3.22 a hundred pounds Wholesale. NOMINATIONS BY PRESIDENT. Washington, Jan. 5.—President Wil ■on today nominated: To be solicitor of internal revenue: A. A. Bullantinc of Boston. To be United States at torneys: John Robert O'Connor, of Los AFkeles, southern district of Califor nia; L. H. Kelly of Sutton, W. Va„ southern district of West Virginia. MINERS Yl?TOMBED. Ptttston, Pa., Jan. $. — Four miners wars entombed and 20 others Injured when an extensive "squeeze" occurred this morning nt the Barnum colliery of the Pennsylvania Coal company In tha north and of this city. Little hpps la hsld out for the lives of tha four man trapped Inside tha fall ad reek. RUSSIA THREATENED WITH PUNISHMENT IF TERMS ARE REJECTED AMSTERDAM, JAN. 5.—"RUSSIA MUST TAKE THE CONSE QUENCES ON HERSELF IF SHE BREAKS OFF PEACE NEGOTIA TIONS." WAS THE VEILED THREAT OF GERMAN MILITARY BLOWS CONTAINED IN A SEMI-OFFICIAL DISPATCH RECEIVED FROM BERLIN TODAY. THE MESSAGE EMPHASIZED THAT A RUPTURE OF THE BREST-LITOVSK CONFERENCES WOULD NOT CHANGE THE MILITARY OR POLITICAL SITUATION. GERMAN NEWSPAPERS RECEIVED HERE TODAY ALL WARN AGAINST ACQUIESCENCE BY THE GBBMAN GOVERNMENT IN THE RUSSIAN PROPOSALS FOR CONFERENCE OF SOCIALISTS AT STOCKHOLM, ALLEGING SUCH A CONFERENCE WOULD BE DIRECTLY UNDER BRITISH INFLUENCE. Delegates Of Russia Ignore the Conference ORDERS ISSUED. Petrograd, Jan. 5.—Formal ord ers against any members of the Russian constituent assembly com municating with Austro-German delegations were Issued today. It was said several such attempts had been discovered by the government. The Bolshevlki news agency hinted that Professor Paul N. Mlliukoff and Former Minister of the Interior Tseretelli were seek ing to restore Bourgeoise power In Russia. Zurich,* Jan. 6.—Central powers' delegates, returning to Brest-Lltovsk under the Impression that there would be Immediate resumption of peace ne gotiation with Russia, arrived to find not a single Russian delegate there, ac cording to Vienna dispatches^today. In stead, the delegation received tele grams asking for transfer of all fu ture negotiations to Stockholm. REPORT CONFIRMED. Washington, Jan. 6.—State depart ment messages today carrying Swedish press comment on the Brest-Lltovsk peace parleurs confirmed United Press dispatches from Zurich that the Ger mans returned to Brest-Lltovsk to re sume negotiations with the Russians only to find no Slav delegates there. FAVORS ADMITTING CHINESE WORKMEN Chicago, Jan. 6.—Levy Mayer, law yer and member of the state council of defense, advocates the admission of 6,000,000 Chinese workmen, "under proper restrictions and possibly for a. limited period" toward eliminating the labor shortage resulting from the war. "At the clpse of the year there will be 3,000,000 Americans under arms," he said. "It takes five additional men behind each of these, which would mean 20, 000,000 men engaged exclusively in the Industry of war." INVESTIGATE OHIO SYSTEM. Columbuj, O., Jan. 6.—Governor W. L. Harding of Iowa, with 10 members of the defense councils of Iowa and Indiana, were here today to Investi gate the operation of Ohio's free em ployment bureaus, with the Idea of adopting the plan in their states. GERMAN RANCHER ON SALMON RIVER KILLED BY "DEAD SHOT" REED (Capltll News Special Service.) Cascade. Jan. 6 —Sheriff F. C. Sher rill of Valley county has been notified by men coming out of the Warrens' district along the south fork of the j Salmon river that W. L. Reed, hunter, trapper and rancher, known through out that section as "Dead Shot" Reed, had shot and, killed a German by the name of George Kesael, a rancher liv ing about 12 miles below hls place, burled tbe body afterwards and an nounced he waa «going to Cascade to give hlmaelf up. The shooting Is reported to have taken place Dec. 21 or 22. It la somei SO miles from here to Reed'a place over rough roada add trails. If Reed was en route to Cascade to give him self up he should have been here by at least Jan. 1. Particulars with-relation to tha al PEACE TERMS OF TURKEY PROPOSE OLD BOUNDARIES Will Grant Russia Free Pas sage Through Dardanelles but Insists Frontiers Be Re-established. Petrograd, Jan. 6.—Turkey Is willing to grai^t Russia free passage through the Dardanelles during the remainder of the war but holds all her frontiers should be restored to their status of before thé war, according to the text of the Ottoman peace terms, as announced today from Brest-Lltovsk. The Turkish delegates outlined their terms as follows: FIRST—TURKISH FRONTIERS TO BE THE SAME AS BEFORE THE WAR. TWO—AGREEMENT BY A CON VENTION AS TO FUTURE SEA TRADE. THREE — INDIVIDUAL WAR LOSSES TO BE REFUNDED. FOUR — TERRITORIAL SAFETY AND DEVELOPMENT OF PERSIA TO BE GUARANTEED ON THE BASIS OF ENTIRE INDEPEND ENCE. FIVE—FREE PASSAGE FOR RUS SIA THROUGH THE DARDANELLES AND THE BOSPHORUS DURING THE WAR. SIXTH—LIMITED MOBILIZATION FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE. SEVEN—RUSSIAN ARMIES TO BE WITHDRAWN TO HER OWN BORDERS WITHIN TWO MONTHS, EXCEPT ONE DIVISION TO SAFE GUARD THE FRONTIER. EIGHT — RUSSIAN AND ARME NIAN UNITS TO BE DEMOBILIZED, ALSO THE BLACK SEA NAVAL FORCES. NINE—TURKEY TO RETAIN AN ACTIVE ARMY IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE ENTENTE IN THE WAR. . j ALLEGE CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD CITY Detroit, Mich., Jan. 6.—Indictments were Issued today by Recorder Con nolly against Alderman Herman Schulz, City Engineer Clarence W. Hubbell, Attorney. G. Lewis, Carter, and John Doe, alias Myron D. White, charging conspiracy to defraud the city of $39,000 in the purchase of a sewage disposal site. Schulz is chair man of the common council sewage committee. j ! j | ] I ' I • i j I leged shooting have been received here. Sheriff Sherrill has taken the matter up with the prosecuting at torney. It may be decided to have the sheriff make a trip Into Reed's section above here to determine what the real facts are. The men who reported the shooting to the sheriff are said by the latter to be responsible. They claimed that Reed volunteered the Information about It and tbe report has been given general circulation through all that section of the country. Reed Is an old-timer of the west central Idaho section. He hss done most of hls trading at Cascade, where he Is well and favorably known. Hls friends and acquaintances here declare that he would not have shot a man without good provocation. Particulars with regard to the re port are awaited with the greatest In terest here. I . I SOCIALISTS Crisis Comes in Internal Af fairs of Germany Because of the Imperialistic Policy of Government. Additional Concessions Will Bé Made in the Hope of Preventing Final and Complete Breaking Off of the Negotiations. By WEBB MILLER. London, Jan. 5.—The Russian Bol shevlkl have put the Imperial German government between the "devil and the deep sea" In the universal view here today. Germany's next effort to avoid one or the other contingency wfll be some "additional concessions" in her pence . terms In a desperate effort to prevent j final and complete breaking off In the negotiations. ......... . . Amicable relations with Russia are vitally necessary for the kaiser's em pire after the war. Opportunities for economic penetration to restore the Teutonic commercial position is im perative—and particularly with Rus sia. In the view of observers here It is almost more Important than any eastern conquests. LEADERS APPREHENSIVE. The German leaders, facing this nec essity, are nevertheless apprehensive lest the Bolshevlki government may not '.'stand up." Onjthe other hand they are afraid to loose the blrd-in-hand conquests their armies have already grabbed, while there is a chance of catching also, the whole flock. Evidences multiplied today also that the Internal situation in Germany is worrying the Imperial government leaders. The pan-Germans are Insist ently demanding that all conquests be retained. TRIAL OF STRENGTH. The Liberals and Socialists are Just as determined that all be given up. j The situation In the reichstng Is such ! that It offers the first chance for a trial of strength between the annexn j tlonists and the democrats. The reichstag Is at present In re | cess, but dispatches received by way ] of- Amsterdam report a strong demand I In Germany for Immediate summoning of this body. There is considerable ' doubt. In the view here, that the gov I ernment would care to risk sessions • of that legislature Just now with the i certain consequence of an open de j bate on the government's course In the I Russian negotiations. GERMAN SOCIALIST ORGAN SUPPORTING RUSSIAN DEMANDS Amsterdam, Jan. 5 . — Vorvvaerts, Germany's Socialist organ, is firmly supporting the Russian peace demands I of withdrawal of German armies from all sections of Russia which they now hold, according to dispatches received . here today. I "The Russians are right," an edito rial from the newspaper asserted to day. "It ia of great consideration that we conclude a peace with Russia free from dishonesty and possibilities of misunderstandings." F'orecast for Boise and vicinity: Fair tonight and Sunday. For Idaho: Fair tonight and Sunday. Highest temperature yesterday, 47; lowest temperature this morning, $>; [mean temperature yesterday, 40. SPECIFIC TERMS OF PEACE ACCEPTABLE TO THE ALLIES GIV EN OUT Destruction of German Not Allies'Purpose Democracies Insist on Restoration ^ Belgium, Neutrali zation of Dardanelles, Return of Alsace-Lorraine, Es tablishment of Independent Poland, Separate National Unities for Arabia, Mesopotamia and Palestine, and Limitation of Armaments. TWO CONCESSIONS IN BRITISH PREMIER'S TERM8. Premier Lloyd George's speech outlining allied war aims showed two concessions: First was in his use of the word "reconsideration" in connection with the future status of Alsace-Lorraine. The flat demand for res toration of the "lost provinces,"' has heretofore been prominent In allied peace aims. Second was Jhe deck-ration that although the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus must be "neutralized and internationalized" there Is no in tention on the part of the allies to "deprive Turkey of her capital." Previous allied war aims have Insisted that the Turk must be driven out of Europe. By ED L. KEEN. London, Jan. 5.—Britain's answer to Count Czemin's terms of peace for the central powers was emphatically announced to the world today by Premier Lloyd George in a speech at the British laborite "man power" confer ence. The British premier laid down three cardinal prin ciples on which Britain—and the allies—would be willing to talk of peace. "Before permanent peace can come," the prime min ister declared impressively, "three conditions must be fulfilled. MUST BE RE-ESTAB "FIRST—THE SANCTITY OF THE TREATY LISHED. ''SECOND—THERE MUST BE TERRITORIAL SETTLEMENTS BASED ON THE CONSENT OF THOSE GOVERNFO. "THIRD AND LAST—THERF) MUST BE CREATED SOME INTERNA TIONAL ORGANIZATION TO LIMIT THE BURDEN OF ARMAMENTS AND DIMINISH THF) PROBABILITY OF WAR" The British premier went into detail to outline forcefully, pointedly and clearly every one of the aspirations of the forces of democracy. He held Britain and her allies are fighting: NOT F'OR THE DESTRUCTION OR of AS DISRUPTION OF GERMANY. NOT TO DESTROY AUSTRIA HUNGARY. NOT MERELY TO ALTER OR DE STROY THE IMPERIAL CONSTITU TION OF GERMANY. NOT TO TAKE TURKEY'S LANDS THAT ARE P R E DO M I N A N T L Y TURKISH FROM THEM. But for these principles: First : Complete restoration Belgium. SECOND: , REPARATION F'AR AS POSSIBLE FOR DE VASTATED TOWNS AND CITIES. THIRD: NEUTRALIZATION AND NATIONALIZATION OF THE DARDANELLES. FOURTH: 'RECONSIDERA TION" OF THE "GF 2AT WRONG" DONE TO FRANCE IN 1871—RE FERRING TO alsace-lor raine. F'lF'TH: ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT POLAND— COMPRISING ALL GENUINELY POLISH ELEMENTS, BECAUSE * THIS IS NECESSARY TO THE 8TABL1TY OF WESTERN EU ROPE. SIXTH: ARABIA. ARMENIA, MESOPOTAMIA, SYRIA. PAL ESTINE—ALL ENTITLED TO SEPARATE NATIONAL CONDI TIONS. SEVENTH: OF RUSSIA. THE BRITISH STATESMAN LEFT THF) FUTURE TO DECISION OF THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE THEM SELVES. EIGHTH: INHABITANTS OF AFTUCAN COLONIES TO BE "PLACED UNDER AN ADMIN ISTRATION ACCEPTABLE TO THF.MSKLVES F'OR THE PUR POSFI OF PREVENTING EX PLOITATION F'OR THE BENEFIT OF EUROPEAN CAPITALISTS AND OF EUROPEAN GOVERN MENTS. STAND8 BY FRANCE. "We will stand by the French democ-, racy to the death." Lloyd George de clared. "We demand reconsideration of the great wrong of 1S71. • "It is difficult to »peak of Russia without suspension of Judgment. Rus- sia can only be saved by her own peo- ple. - An Independent Poland, comprising all the genuinely Polish elements, Is (Continued on Pago TwoJ GERMANY PLANNED WIRELESS PLANT IN LOWER CALIFORNIA Kan Francisco. Jan. 6.—Germany In tended to make Alamo—a secluded spot on the Lower California coast— the site of a giant wireless station to transmit directly to Berlin Informa tion gathered by German spies. That was the revelation made by Gustav N. Koeppel of San Diego on the wltnees stand in the Hindu plot trial. In 1914 he woe summoned to thie city by Robert Capelle, agent for the North German Lloyd Steamship com pany and alleged "paymaster" for the kaiser's plotters on this coast, he said. Koepelle, German Vice Consul H. E. von 8chaack and Capelle planned the wireless station, the witness declared, but Mexican authorities broke up their plans. LAST MINUTE NEWS ATTORNEY SENTENCED. Des Moines, la., Jan. 5.—D. T. Blodgett, local attorney, was sen tenced to 20 years In the federal penitentiary at F'ort Leavenworth late this afternoon. He was charged with urging evasion of the selective service law. KERENSKY'S BANK ACCOUNT. Petrograd, Jan. 6.—An account totaling 317,000 rubles (approxi mately $181,670) was found In one bank under the name of former Premier A. F. Kerensky. TROTZKY TAKES HAND. Amsterdam, Jan. 5. — Foreign Minister Trotzky Is going to Brest-Lltovsk In person In an at tempt to persuade German peace delegatee there to transfer their negotiations to Stockholm, accord ing to Berlin edvloes today. •MOOT PRESENTS BILL. Washington, Jan. 5.—Senator Smoot today opened up the tax fight In congress when he Intro duced hls substitute for th«. In come and excess profits tax sec tions of ths war revenus law. In presenting the bill, Smoot said It would raise several hundred million dollars more than tha pr esent law. thel|Mlf|TjlT|A|| 10 IN ADDRESS Washington, Jan. 6.—Lloyd O eor g s's declaration today on England's war alms was held her« to be a British re statement to counteract Germany's present peace drive. Following President Wilson's lead, Lloyd George made a manifest bid for Austrian and Turkish support in over ruling Germany's sway and toward making a separate peace. , Authorities held, too, that he was striving to emphasize the demand for democratization as a means to future world pence. It was significant, how ever, that he appeared to relieve his remarks of the spirit of interference by disclaiming any Intent to over turn Germany's imperial constitution. Germany must realize that restore, tion and reparation for damage done are parts of the allied terms. Reading between the lines some au thorities felt Lloyd George had in ef fect announced that the war will not necessarily continue till the kaiser has been dethroned, but only till there la sure evidence that hls power |a crushed. State department authorities took the position Lloyd George's statement did not manifest a leaning toward peace but that it was a real definition of war alms, long been demanded both in this country and abroad. HEAVY MILEAGE OF RAILROAD JUNKEI Chicago, Jan. 6.—For the first tim In history, nearly as great a mileag of railroad was Junked during ltl" because of unprofitable operation, s was constructed during the earns pm lod, according to the Railway Age to day. The mileage built last year was >fl less than that of any year sines th civil war except 1916, when •$$ mile were built At fhe same time, $4$ mile were torn up and owners asked pel mission of st^te officiels to ebendo 894 additional miles. In the last 36 years ths greet« number of miles built In one year wa 6000. During 1917, orders were issued t* 79,367 freight cars . for use in th United States and-Canada or less tha In any year since 1908. There ww also 18,844 cars ordered for the govern ment's military railroads In Frenoe. FOR DIVISION OF PROFITE. Saginaw, Mich.. Jen. 8.—Ths Kick gan state beet growers' usodatlon I session here adopted resolutions d< mending a 60-60 division of profits « next year's crop with the sugar meat factories. AFTER LA FOLLETTE. Washington. Jan. The "vlg- • liantes" today flooded the oenata with demands for expulsion of Senator La . Collette. Petitions a were sent Vice President Marshall from 40 nationally known authors, playwrights and poets; members of the 'vigilantes." All declared Is Follette guilty of sedition. RAILROAD MEN NOT EXEMPT. Washington. Jan. 6.—Railroad employes are not to be considered, government employes in compiling draft classifications, Provost Mar shal General Crowder ruled today Ip answer to questions from« draft boards In all parts of ths country. ITALIAN REPORT. Rome, Jan. 6.—Artlllerytng and aircraft activity was all the Italian official statement had to report today. If DEPENOENdE RECOGNIZED. Stockholm, Jan. 6—Recognition of Finland's Independence fron Rua sta was decided upon at a meet- , !ng today of the council, the k presiding.