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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-12-20
ALLIES TO REJECT
OFFERS OF PEACE

London, Dec. 1o-Prcinier Lloyd
George said in the house of commons
today that it was felt that they should
know before entering negotiations
that Germany was prepared to ac-
cede to the only terms whereon it was
possible for peace to be obtained, and
maintained in Europe. The premier
said that without PREPARATION, peace
would be impossible
The speech of Chancellor Won Beth
mann Hollweg before the German
reichstag was characterize as con-
shutting in substance a denial of the
only terms upon which was possible.
House is Crowded
When the house assembled every
seat OH the floor and in the galleries
was filed The diplomatic represen-
tatives of Great Dritain's allies occu-
pied seats in the gallery for disting-
uished strangers. Many members CT
the upper house, WAC took prolli-
ncnt part in bringing about the recent
change OF government, also were pres
ent.
When the premier entered the house
just before 4 o'clock he was cheered
enthusiastically fro all quarters. For
mer Premier Asquith, who entered
a moment later, also was cheered vo-
ciferous1y by the liberals.
Would be Putting Head in Moose
Mr. Lloyd George Said there were
no proposals for peace. To enter into
proposals of which they had no know
ledge, was to put their heads into a
moose with the rope end in the hands
of Germany.
Much as they longed for it, the
premier add u. the central powers
note and the speech preceding it af-
forded small encouragement and hope
for an honorable and lasting peace.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-12-20
WEDNESDAYS ISSUE A LITTLE
LATE

On account of an accident to our
large newspaper press Wednesday af-
ternoon this issue of the Leader-En-
terprise was published several hours
late, circumstance which we regret
but entirely unavoidable.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-12-20

Paris, Dec. 19-Premier BRAND an
'nounccd in the senate today that the
entente allies would send tomorrow
a concerted reply making known "to
the central powers that it is impos-
sible to take their request for peace
seriously"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-12-20

many, says a Reuters dispatch from
Petrograd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20
POLICE RECOVER JEWELS
Three Held After Theft Of Mrs. White
sides Necklace.

Clarence Duncan and his wife, Jessie
negro butler and cook for Arthur y.
Whiteside. Of Westport, Conn, leit
their employment without notice July
last A few days later Mrs. White
side discovered a pearl necklace, dla-.
mond necklace and pieces of silver. all
valued at $4,000, had disappeared at
the same time.
The police found the pearl necklace
several days ago II the window of a
New York ieweller. Information the
jrweiler gave led to the arrest of Dun
can late Friday at his home. 1886 Park
Avenue. on a charge Of bringing stolen
goods into the state The police say
Duncan confessed.
The diamond necklace. according 10
detectives. was found in the possession
Of Louis Savon Gonzales, of 73 West
lS3d Street, and Hans Jorgeusen. a
negro. of 90 West 1A2d Street. IL had
been cut in half. Each man turned his
share over to the police when arrested.
Roth were held on charges Of receiving
stolen goods. Duncan will be arrsigned
i'm the Washington Heights court to-
day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20
new WARSHIPS
WILL BE RUSHED
Bids To Be Asked This
Week for Building Four
DreadnOughtS.

Washington, Aug 10 President Will
son next Tuesday will sign the naval
appropriation bill. carrying the largest
building programme ever projected for
the country. On the following day bids
for the four battleships, the scout
cruisers, submarines. destroyers and
all other craft authorized, except the
four battle-cruisers and the ammunl-
ton ship. will be requested from prl-
waite builders, 10 be opened October is.
Inquiries as to tho type OF ship each
builder desires TO bid on were sent out
to-day.
II is now expected that the battle
cruiser plans will be ready for adver-
tisement by October |, month earlier
than previously estimated. The entire
1917 programme probably will be under
contract before January / and only the
shortage of skilled labor will delay con-
structiOn as the structural steel com
panies already have given assurances
that prompt deliveries of material can
be made.
The bill authorizes Secretary Daniels
to eOuip several additional navy yards
for government construction, $1,000
600 having been appropriated for thai
purpose. No decision as TO which yards
shall be equipped first will be reached
until the offers of private builders have
been received and studied. Congress
has designated, however, the yards at
which capital construction may be un-
dertaken, Puget Sound, Norfolk and
Philadelphia being among those selected
for that purpose. The department viii
determine the order in which they shall
be fitted up as the need arises.
Many private builders already have
signihed their desire to bid for battle
ships. battle-cruisers. scout cruisers,
destroyers and other craft, as the facil-
tiles of their yards permit. At least
one Pacific Coast bidder will seek a
battleship contract and possibly also
battle-cruiser.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20
HASTENS TO WED SOLDIER.
Mrs. J. c. Breckenridge's fiance Gets
First Furlough.

Sailing on the American liner 81.
LOUIS yesterday was Mrs. John Cable
Breckenridge with her thirteen-year
son. Mrs. Breckenridge is hurrying to
meet Captain Frederick X. Roberts, Of
the list Rife Brigade. Mrs. Brecken-
ridge and Captain Roberts have been
engaged to be married more than a
year, but this is the first opportunity
Captain Roberts has had TO obtain a
furlough.
Mrs. Breckenridge was reticent about
announcing she was going abroad to be
married because. as she expressed It,
I'm not sure Of arriving in time TO be
married before the captains leave ex-
nires"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20
GIRL PICKETS AID STRIKE
Skirmish Line of 5000 Induce Many
Box Makers TO Quit Shops.

The striking box makers threw out
a skirmish line OF 5000 pickets, yes
terday. most of them girls, who laid
siege TO the various box factories in
the city and tried by Establishment
and argument to keep the shops which
they had quilted, empty.
At evening the strike leaders rs
serted that their efforts had been most
successful and that many other
workers in the industry had walked
out and Joined the strike.
Despite the efforts of J. J. Bealin,
special agent of the State Bureau OF
Mediation, the manufacturers refused
TO talk Of arbitration. The strikers,
however, say they would welcome It.
They assert that present conditions OF
employment are intolerable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20
Girls Csc Dresses at Sc

This is a most unusual oppp-
tunity for this season, and We
hope mothers will take advan-
tagc.
These dresses are wonderful
in style and quality. mostly plaid
ginghams, chambrays. stripes and
percales. Belted waist line or
low wasted models; trimmed
pockets, buttons and tie to
match; full killed skirt; deep
hem. Sizes o to Il years.
GIMBEL Subway Stores,
Lower Floor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20
WOMAN SHOT; MAY DIE
Detectives Looking for Missing Hus
band.

Anna Beogih. forty-two. was found
unconscious with bullet wound in her
left breast in her apartment at 56l
Eleventh Avenue last night by tenants
who heard the sound of a shot. She
was removed to Polytechnic Hospital in
d serious condition.
The woman's two-year-old daughter
was found in bed in the same room.
Neighbors said they saw a man rush
from the apartment after the shot was
fired. Detectives of the I'd Branch are
looking for Michael Beogih, the hus-
band.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20
RUNS DOWN BOY. ESCAPES
Motor Cyc!ist Hits Child Watching
Aeroplane.

While watching an aeroplane flying
over the Harlem River yesterday, Mich
olaS Talentino, eight years old, of BAL
East ll0th Street, was struck by a
motor cycle in front Of his home
Tn, operator Of the machine sped
into First Avenue and escaped. The
BOY was removed TO Flower Hospital
with a fractured skull.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20
RAID BERLIN SOCIALIST CLUBS

London. Aug. 70. The premises Of
al! Berlin Socialist clubs were raided
by The police on Wednesday night, ac-
cording 20 an Exchange Telegraph
Company dispatch from Geneva to-day.
Many persons were arrested, the Sd-
vices state, and large quantities Of
peace 'nanifestoes and pamphlets were
seized.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20

Eu.+ ,c..trimr,ed Scarfs and Squares
Al 800 Irish linen centres, trimmed with
6-inch lace cdging' scarfs' %, q, ..oh
OK, ,oN'o ooo sach SQUARES 30x30 ST each
s4zs Damask Table Cloths $2.es
All linen blcached damask scalloped cloths.
Ezra heavy and closely woven IN several ot aar
,tul new circular designs. Nade ro" pu'o ""N
warns: exceptional values.
Linen Napkins-Very Special
,nco d,,cu odd All linen damask napkins very
.osr,L valuc. No cloths to match hence these
very low prices. $3.50, $3.50 and s4.oo doNeh'
,,cular prices were S325 TO $3.50 dozen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20
MAN SHOT, DIDN'T KNOW 1T
Pain in His Foot Proves Due 10 Wound
In Leg.

A man who said he was Feter Eili'
forty wears old. n lsborer, OF % Bow
cry. limped into the Lying In Hospital
Eighteenth street and Second Avenue;
and. saying his foot panied him. asked
the physician to find out what was the
matter and treat him.
An examination disclosed a bullet
wound in his lief! leg. After treatment,
he was removed to Bellevue HospltasI
and placed in the alcoholic ward. lie
said he did not know he had been shot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20
Loces and EmbroiderieS

Fancy Laces in Filets, shad-
ows. net tops. Valerciennes and
Nenise insertions. various widths;
yard. $40 to Csc.
Valcnciennes Laees, round and
diamond meshcs in edges and in
sertiOns. &c dozen yards.
Linen and Cotton Laces, odds
and ends OF Torchons, Clunys,
Fie,s, Point de Paris, edges and
insertions: yard, &c.
Nainsook Camoric and Swiss
Embroideries in edges. variety
OF pretty patterns; yard, &c and
l0c.
Short Lengths and Remnants
o. various laces, marked az spo-
cial prices for clearance.
GIMBEL Subway Stores.
Balcony.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20
Rest Linen and Towel Values of the Year

Sounds like an exggeratn think of all the Linen Sales New
> has had This wear store has watched the markets
invited to verify the truth OF this statement
the" BedL Linen and
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
Train Captured by
|. W. W. Cangsters
OveraWe Rail Crew and Ride
to Great Falls; Are
Arrested.

Northern Montana trainmen are
having their troubles with gangs of
the L. W. w. these days. When the
men are in the mood they simply move
in a body on the train and take pos
session Of it. They overawe the train
officials and ride about as they
please.
They make Of their membership a
privileged class, and woe unto the
hobo who happens to get on the train,
and who is not possessed of an I. w.
w. "working" card. One must be a
"square man." as the old time print
ers expressed it, in order to enjoy the
enforced courtesy of President Louis
Hill.
One day last week a crowd of over
100 members of the /. w. w. took
possession Of a Great Northern
freight as it was leaving Havre, and
rode through to Great Falls.
Their coming had been %telegraphed
ahead to the Great Falls officials,
who met the "I. W. w. special" at
it's arrival in the northern Montana
city and arrested IS of the excursion
lists.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29

less to resist, proposed to treat, but
Potts killed an Indian and was rid
died with arrows. The reds strip
ped Golfer naked and allowed him
to run for his life.
He was fleet of foot and with the
long start they gave him had little
difficulty in keeping ahead of the
aborigines but he was entirely un-
armed and there was one big buck
whom he could not out-distance.
The remainder of the Indians we're
lost to sight within a mile, but the
one buck, who carried a huge
spear, kept doggedly on Golfers
trail and to his horror, the trapper
finally saw that the Indian was
gaining on him. Blood began to
squirt from his nostrils; ;, he felt
himself spent. He turned and
threw up his arms in token of STIFF
render, but the Indian, at that mo-
ment succumbing to exhaustion,
pitched forward on his face, with
a feeble attempt to h1rl his speer.
Golfer staggered to the red man
and took the spear and killed him.
He had just enough strength to tot
ter to the river and hide under
some driftwood. He had run six
miles.
From his hiding place he heard
and partly saw the reds arrive and
their rage at the death of the buck
chilled Golfer with fresh horror
He foresaw death by slow torture
if taken. But by a miracle the reds
were never able to find his trai.
and after some hours in fruitless
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
WHEN HUDSON'S A
HAD MONTANA Pos
David Thompson, Factor of Fur Trading Company,
Built Fort Near Thompson Falls, to Help Hold
Oregon Country for Great Britain.

nently in what is now Montana. Ac-
cording to Chief Michael he built his
little post with his own hands, as
sisted by friendly Flatheads, unpack-
ed his goods, and certainly opened up
the first commercial institution in
this section of what was then broadly
designated as ''the Oregon country"
Indians for furs. which were to be
had in great abundance in those days.
He was also staunch for the great
white father who lived across the
waters, and let no opportunity go by
to tell the Flatheads of Britain's So
licitudc fV them.
His methods of trade were certain
ly unique and profitable. The desire
of every Indian in those days was to
possess Il flint lock musket. When
the Indians offered furs for barter,
Thompson would pile the furs into
his fur press. The furs would be
pressed down tightly. If the Indian
was trading for a musket, the gun
was stood alongside the press, and
when the furs, under pressure,
reached the top Of the musket barrel,
the gun became the property of the
Indian and the furs passed over to the
Hudson's Bay company. In order to
drive a good bargain Thompson, in
common with other factors of his
company, carried nothing but extra
long barrelled guns, because the long
er the barrel the more furs he would
receive in exchange. Sometimes the
Indian trapper would work for sew
eral seasons before he secured furs
sufficient to reach his coveted mark
on Thompson's fur press. Once the
gun was secured, however, he immed-
itely became a man of Importance
among the Flathcads.
The site of the old fort is OF the
farm of l.. Dubia. about two miles
up the river from Thompson Falls.
1t is probable hat the government
will mark the spot with a monument
in the near future.
David Thompson sleeps in a grave
near the turbulent waters which bear
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
Must Register If
You Want to Vote
Unless You Were Voter in the
State in 1914 You Must
Qualify.

All who voted at the general
election in 1914 and have not
changed their address since that
time will not need to register
again in order to vote at the cleo
tion in November. However, if
there is any doubt about the ad-
dress it would be well to visit the
office Of the county clerk and re-
corder and see if it is correctly
registered.
The women who have register
ed since the equal suffrage law
went into effect will not have to
register again unless they have
changed their address.
A citizen who has changed his
address since registration, I'M
less his new residence is in the
same ward and precinct where he
formerly lived must have his ad-
dress changed on the register in
order to vote. In doing so be
should simply notify the clerk
that the address is to be changed
and it will save him much trouble.
Registration for the general
election will close October Z at 5
d. m,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29

A sill of the foundation Of an old
Hudson's Bay trading post, near
Thompson Falls, was eXcavated re-
Gently by government investigators.
Placed in the earth some eighty-five
years ago, it was found to be in a fair
state of preservation.
This ancient post was one of the
chain Of forts built by the Hudson 5
Bay company in the early days of the
nineteenth century, when Great Brit
ain had her eye on the rich Oergon
country, and the young republic was
hanging or to the west by its eye
lashes.
The first factor in charge of this
Montana outpost of the Hudson S
Bay was David Thompson, for whom
the Thompson Falls of Clark's Fork
Of the Columbia river was named.
There is but one mar in the north
west who has any knowledge of David
Thompson. This man is an Indian,
Michael, chief of the Flatheads
Michael's knowledge of Factor
Thompson came down to him by word
of mouth from his father, who was
chief before him, and who has long
been in the happy hunting grounds Of
the Flatheads.
The Neutrality-suspicious. of the federal
government, who were looking up in.
formation with regard to David
Thompson and his activities, made
use of Chief Michael's knowledge re.
Gently. All the long dead mans in.
formation, as transmitted to his son
was carefully noted, and now reposes
in the archives of the government
Chief Michael also guided the histor
iographers to the site Of the ancient
fort, and they dug down and un.
earthed one of the stills composing the
foundation Of this far outpost OF
Britain s scheme of conquest.
Thompson is thought to have ar
rived at the place which now bears
his name in the year 1885, years be
fore the coming of Fathers Ravall
and DeSmet, the pioneer Jesuit mis-
sionaries. He must have been one OF
the first white men to locate perma
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29

though they had been off the
Blackfeet, retreated to their own
hunting grounds in dismay. Golfer
set out to return to Lisa Fort alone,
wounded in the leg though he was.
Plugging doggedly on, half-starved
and delirious, he burst from a
wooded slope of the Teton noun
tains, one day, into Yellowstone
Park. He took one look at the
geysers and decided that he had
died and arrived in He'll.
Golfer finally reached Lisa Fort,
but his story of how He'll had sud-
denly moved to Montana-or Mon
tana suddenly had moved to He'll
does not seem to have been cred
tied. 1t was set down to the raw
ings Of a man maddened by horror
and hunger. Golfer gradually re-
covered and in the spring of 1903
Lisa sent him with a trapper named
Potts to the Three Forks of the
Missouri, to treat with the Black
feet. Golfer, remembering his bat-
tie with the Blackfeet while he had
been with the Crows, considered
himself a marked man since he had
killed a Blackfoot in that fray
and the outcome proved how well
he had judged the undying emnity
of the Blackfeet.
Golfer and Potts, however, set
bravely out on their journey alone:
and trapped by the way. One morn
ing, about six miles from the JEFF.
ferson's Fork of the Missouri, they
were seized by about 500 Black:
feet. Golfer, knowing it was use.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29

If duck hunting or fishing has
ever called you to the site of old
Lisa Fort, on the Big Horn branch
of the Yellowstone river, you may
have seen, if you are given to meet
ing ghosts, a tall man, with long,
flowing hair, naked as the day he
was born and covered with blood,
dashing through the underbrush,
of a quiet moonlight evening, while
he cast fearful glances behind him
with furtive eyes.
The ghost-he might tell you, if
you stopped him-is that of Guide
Golfer, of those sturdy back
woodsmen who piloted Lewis and
Clark in their expedition to the
headwaters of the Missouri, and
he-the ghosts re-enacting, as
ghosts have a manner of doing, one
of the most remarkable adventures
this state has ever witnessed.
Golfer is presumed to have been
the first white man who saw YELL
lowstone Park. He wasa Virgin
ian by birth and he joined Lewis
and Clark in the autumn of 1903.
Throughout the historic expedition
he was one of the explorers most
trusted guides, but he deserted
them at the mouth of the Yellow
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
IS
BUTTE'S CHOICE
FRIENDS WOULD PUT HIM
IN CHARGE OF STATES
PUBLICITY.

Butte, Mont.-Charles Copenharve
Of Butte, dean of the newswriters Of
Montana, and one Of the cleverest
men of the Fourth Estate in the en-
tire northwest, may be a candidate
for the position of commissioner of
the bureau of publicity and agricul-
ture.
Mr.. Copenharve is not an aspirant
for the position, which is one of the
posts within the gift of the governor.
In fact this announcement may be a
surprise to him. Back of the move
ment is the Newswriters' Union Of
Butte, an organization, affiliated
with the powerful Typographical an
ion, and the membership of which
comprises all of those who write for
the newspapers of Butte and Ana
conda.
Mr.. Copenharve does not need the
place.. He is fairly well to do, and is
the managing news editor of the An
aconda Standard, one of the best
daily papers anywhere. Mr.. Copen-
harve is largely responsible for that
newspapers excellence. His name is
being put forward because Of the en-
ccllent service he could render the
state. His ability is beyond ques-
ton.
"Cope' came to Butte when the
big camp was young, and the Stand
ard younger. The proof sheets of
stories he has written, if pasted to-
gether would ring round the world
The stories of Butte's development
is an open book to him. He knows
the state as few men do. 1t is the
purpose of the Newswriters Union.
| when the new governor takes his seat
to offer his name for consideration.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
THE CoMMoNER COMING.

n elena.-William j. Bryan, former
secretary Of state and n of the best
known Of Americans, will speak here
OF the opening day Of the Montana
state fair, September IS. Mr.. Bryan
will give an address in the afternoon
at the fair grounds and in the even
ing will present the political issues at
the Auditorium. He appears for a
four-days' tom Of Montana under the
auspices Of the democratic national
committee and the democratic state
central committee of Montana.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29

stone, on August IS, 1906, to join
two trappers whose trail he had
crossed. After spending a winter
trapping he engaged himself to
Manuel Lisa in the spring of 1907
and Lisa sent him out alone to in
form the Indians about the Yellow
stone that a trading party had ar
rived and was ready for furs.
Golfer tramped 500 miles to the
Wind river, it is thought, before he
met any Crows. While with the
Crows, at Pierre's Hole, the party
was attacked by Blackfeet. Golfer
was wounded and the Crows, al
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29

he had passed away before it was
world knowledge that the Yellow
stone was not "Hell moved to Mon
tana," but one of the great scenic
spots of the globe actually existed.
Anyway, if you meet Golfers
ghost in those diggings give him
a good grip. He was a real trail
blazer, without whom Clark might
not have succeeded; and he put in
that spring of 1903, one of the most
strenuous weeks that has ever been
spent in these parts. Small wonder
the pioneers used to think his
ghost revisited the scene.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29

his name. Forever they sing a pean
of praise to his exploits and his fort
itude, and they constitute a monu-
ment to him which time cannot efface
nor the works of man remove. The
harnessed power of the falls which he
loved serve a most useful purpose in
that it furnishes the energy which
carries the trains of the Milwaukee
railroad over that section of the
Rocky mountains, supply light and
power for the mining districts of the
Occur d'Alene country and the thirty
ing towns on the mountain range
which divides Montana from idaho, a
use which the factor of forgotten days
would approve, if he but knew.