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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13
PLANS FOR TEN
NEWELEVAT0RS
WILL REPRESENT AN OUTLAY OF
ABOUT SIXTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
FLOUR MILLS COMPANY EXPANDS

contract for 10 grain elevators 'oi
10000 bushel capacity has been lie. by
the Montana Flour Mills company "a
the IL. G, Thompson Construction com
pany. All of these elevators viii be
located on tho Great Northern ana
Milwaukee right OF way within rn.
dius OF $50 miles Of Great FAILS, the
chief purpose Of their erection beng
10 supply grain for the new flour mill
now N process Of construction at that
city. Work will begin at once on rne
elevator at Moccasin ana another at
Hobson, and the others will follow as
soon as the sites are definitely set
tied upon. These 10 elevators will rep.
resent an outlay Of about $4,000. II
is also planned to erect others rom
time to time as they are needed
Big Expenditure.
With the new mill ut Great Falls. ne
Montana Flour Mills company is plan.
ming to expend over $3.50 900 this wear
On expansion OF their industry alone.
those mill experts who have studied
the matter closely state that they have
reason to believe that the new grain
crops Of the Judith basin will mea sure
up to highest expectations. While il
is true that a considerable acreage of
summer fallow wheat has been winter
killed, present weather conditions
have been favorable in every way to
re-seeding, and 1t is expected that
much of the winter loss may be re-.
trieved.
Expansion in Lewistown.
Manager {. X. McClave stated Sat.
urday that the company hoped to in
itiate expansion IN I4ewist0wn next
year Although such plans have rot
been definitely completed, the com
pany has in mind big enlargement of
the present manufacturing capacity of
the bewistown mills, which will make
the local plant one OF the finest in the
northwest.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13

Berwinvale. Since, however the
steamer sunk was a tank steamer like
the Berwinvale, the identity of the sheI
may be assumed. In this case, how
ever, the statements made that the
Berwindale was torpedoed without
warning would conflict with the facts
Second, The British Steamer Eng
lishman.--The steamer on March "a
was called upon to halt by German
submarine through two warning shots
about 20 sea miles west OF Islay Tie.
brides). The vessel proceeded, how
ever. without needing the warning, and
was therefore forced by the submarine
by artillery fire, to halt after an ex
tended chase; whereupon she lowered
boats without further orders.
after the German commandant had
convinced himself that the crew had
taken to the boats and rowed away
from the ship. he sank the steamer.
Third. The British steamer Man.
chester Engineer-lt Is impossible to
establish through investigation up to
the present whether the attack on this
steamer. which. according to the given
description, occurred on March II, in
the latitude OF Waterford, is attribut.
able to a German submarine. The
statement regarding the time and
place of the incident gives no suffi.
cient basis for investigation. 1t would
be, therefore, desirable to have more
exact statements OF the place, time and
attendant circumstances OF the attack
reported by the American government
in order that the investigation might
thereupOn be brought to conclusion.
Fourth The British steamer Eagle
Point.--This steamer in the forenoon
of March 28, was called upon to halt
by a German submarine through sig
nal and shot about 10O-not l3O-sea
miles from the southwest coast of Ire.
land. but proceeded. She was there,
upon fired upon until halted and. with.
out further orders. lowered two boats
in which the crew took their places.
After the comnlandant convinced him.
self that the boats, which had hOisted
sails, had gotten clear of the steamer.
he sank the ship
AT the time Of the sinking north.
northwest wind not "a storm wind and
a light swell, not "a heavy sea- as
stated in the given description, pre-
vailed. The boats, therefore, had ev
cry prospect of being picked up very
quickly because the place of the sink,
ing lay on much-used steamer path
"If the crew of the steamer used
only two small boats for saving them
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13
SIXTY ATTEND
THE LUNCHEON
LISTEN TO INSTRUCTIVE TALK
BY CITY HEALTH OFFICER
c. c. WALLIN.
J. E. LANE ON THE ORIENT

The Cleanup Day luncheon given
by the Chamber of Commerce at the
Fergus hotel Tuesday was attended
by about 60 men. fine luncheon
was served them following which l.. c.
Bardwell, vice-president of the Cham
Der took charge. MIR. Bardwell call.
ed the attention of those assembled
to the luncheons to come. among them
being the one of April %. This will
be designated as a goods roads lunch.
con and it is hoped that T.. p. Mathew.
son. president of the Good Roads as.
sociation of the state will be present
to give an address. While 60 is an
acceptable number for such a lunch
con, it was presumed by Mr.. Brad.
well yesterday that the other 60 who
generally attend must be at home
cleaning up their yards, and he ex-
pressed hope that the good roads
luncheon would find them all in their
places.
Dr.. WaIlin on Sanitation,
DIR. c. c. Wallin, city health of.
ficer. gave very lucid talk on city
sanitation. emphasizing four essential
points: water supply, food supply, dis
posal of refuse and control OF con.
tageous diseases. all Of which must
receive careful and tireless vigi.
lance if city is to possess a perfect
ly healthful environment. DIR. Wallin
praised the city administration and
police department for their effective
cooperation towards city cleanliness
and he made a plea for the co.opera.
ton of each individual in preserving
the laws governing the beauty of the
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13
DECREE SOUGHT
FOR DESERT|0N
ONE NEW DIVORCE ACTION INSTl
TUTED AND ONE DECREE
is GRANTED.

Mrs. Rosalie Farrant yesterday
brought suit against Robert J. Farrant
to secure divorce. They were mar
ried at Victoria, B. c. in 1908 and the
plaintiff alleges that on August Is
1911, the defendant deserted her and
has failed to provide her with the
necessaries Of life. c. ]. Marshall is
the plaintiffs attorney.
Given Decree.
Mrs. Evelyn Berger was granted q
divorce from Louis Berger, failure ia
provide for her and their child being
proved. The parties were married in
Lewistown in 1911. S. w. Pennock
represented the defendant.
The Montana Flour Mills company
has brought suit against w. c. Reed
to recover 500, Belden & DeKalb rep
resenting the company.
L. ID. Caulay has brought suit against
d. NJ. Anderson to recover $104. B. w
Walker represents the plaintiff
Habeas Corpus Case.
The case OF Ora Rice was to have
been tried today in the district court
coming up on appeal from the justice
court at Benchland, where Rice was
last September fined 5000 for drawing
revolver, but it has been stricken
from the calendar and Rice is free
The defendant instituted nabeas cor.
pus proceedings, alleging fatal irregu
larities in the record in the lower
court. 1t was shown that no com
plant was filed. for one thing, and the
court sustained the petition and or
dered Rice released. He was rep
resented by McConochie & Williams.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13
MAY ASK FOR MILITIA,

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April H.
Unless the work of the punitive ex
pedition in Mexico is accomplishe ed
within few days, means will be
sought to strengthen General Perish
ing's force at the front, it was authori-
tatively stated tonigh. 1t is expect
ed that General Funston will ask the
war department to move into the
southern department the 1000 troops
that are stationed at other points in
the United States. If this is done
these will be placed on duty along
the border. relieving for service in
Mexico part of the 10000 men now
doing garrison and patrol duty along
the frontier. II the war department
regards the transfer of troops not now
in the department inexpedient. it is
recommend using the militia to re.
lieve the troops along the border
Whether the somewhat vague un-
derstanding entered into between the
American officers and Carranza au.
thorities for the movement of supplies
consigned as ordinary feright, is a
success. was considered doubtful in
some quarters, but by headquarters
officials it was deemed worthy of
trial.
If higher officials in Mexico do not
interfere with the arrangement, it
was recognized that it will 60 far to.
wards alleviating situation that
quartermaster department officials
had regarded as rapidly becoming
acute, but since the request for the
use of the railroads was asked the
military situation has SO changed mil
itary men declare that even greater
use of the railroads must be had if
the campaign against the bandit chief
and his thousands of followers is car
ried to logical finish.
Reports reached General Funston
from FL Paso late today that train
of supplies left Juarez for Chihuahua
this afternoon under the new arrange.
ment.
General Funston continued without
information today as to the location
of the advanced cavalry detachments,
and no reports supplied additional in.
formation concerning the where
abouts of Villa or the state of his
health In the absence of definite
information, General Funston was not
vet inclined to believe the report that
he was dead. The report reached
here while General Funston and his
officers at Ell Paso were in the midst
of negotiations to begin the shipping
of supplies over the Mexican Central
and its receipt did not alter the ne.
gotiations nor any of the work con.
nected with the routine of the cam.
paign. 1t has not been the subject
of communication to Geenral Per.
shing. nor has General Pershinp men.
toned it in any report.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13
WILL PLANT SnRUbBERv AND
TREES At CITY PARK SHORTLY

AS soon as the weather permits and
the 5000 worth of trees and shrub.
berry which have been ordered. arrive,
Improvement work will begin on the
municipal park. Plans for this park
as 1t will ultimately appear give prom.
ise OF most practical and attractive
center Of recreation. and there will
be no delay in carrying these plans
to completion. The city engineering
department will do all that is possible
to make this park worthy OF the
name, and II nature will hold up her
end Of 1t there will soon be enough
shade there to warrant park benches,
which. Of course. are primarily essen
tial to the well ordered park.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13

States. The American embassy 10
guarding the fragments from in
spection, but it is understood that
several Of the pieces are not mere.
ly shattered bits of metal, but bear
certain inscriptions which, il is
believed, constitute damaging evi.
dcnce of the character Of the mis-.
s'Ie and where it originated.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13
STANFORD YOUTHS GET A LECTURE

Five Youths from Stanford were be.
fore the court last evening on a
charge OF incorrigibility. They are
alleged to have engaged in a lot of
hoodlumish conduct at the west side
city and were allowed to go with
warning from the court.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13
MORE CONTESTS BROUGHT.

Contests were filed at the land Of
flee yesterday by: Frank O. Johnson
OF Lewistown vs.. Johannes Sande Of
Musselshell. with Chas. Anderson ~
attorney, for nw1-4. nw-se-sw.ne, Of
section 30-ll-n-2Se. alleging abandon.
ment; Louis 3. Gallaher of Harlow
town VS.. George A. Johnson of Home
stake for Sc IA Of section 6-7n-15e,
alleging abandonment with H. E.
Hagerman as attorney; and Orrin B.
Patten OF Roundup vs.. VIM. Schmidt
Of Roundup for se1-4 of section 4,
8-ne-23e, alleging failure to maintain
residence.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13

LONDON. April l2.--(1O:3G D. n.y.
A royal proclamation was Issued TO.
night extending the list or arti lea
" Gu herti"cr VII be trea.e. ~
actual contraband.
Included IN the liy& are gold, silver
and paper money and all nesotiab
Instruments and realizable securities.
ASSOCIATED PREss REsLME.
The Germans northwest of yerdun
evidently are holding In leash their
ihIahtry for fresh attacks in their on.
deavors to capture hill 3O4 and Le Mort
ioihme, Key points which are tena.
ciously barring their way to the fort.
ress The infantry has remained
idle In their trenches while the biz
guns are showering shells on the reg.
ION embracing the triangle formed BY
I'm 3O4 Esnes and LIE Mort Homme.
not even sally by the Germans in
thls district IL reported In the latest
french official communication.
comparative quiet prevails to the
cast OF the Meuse around Douaumont
nnd Vaux. where there recently has
oefn such vicious fighting. No In
fnhry attacks have been made by
either side and the activity OF the ar.
tllltly has been less marked than ON
previous days.
Mining operations and grenade fight
ING have taken place In the Argonne
forest, during which the French cap.
tured the southern edges of two era.
tors near Les Courtes Chaussees.
The Germans along the Pilkeln.
Vaux road. after their attacks inyAd.
ed British trenches but were quickly
expelled from them, while the British
successfully raided German trenches
near Richebourg TAvoue. The Brit.
ish official communication says the
Canadians in their gallant fighting In
the last week have inflicted heavy
LOSSES on the Germans near st. Elol,
In the Russian theater there have
been artillery duels and infantry at.
tacks at various places. On the Aus
tro-ltalian front the Italians have tn.
ken from the Austrians the heights
north Of Rioponale and strong lines
OF trenches and redoubts on the
southern slopes OF Monte Pari and
CinnadorO and on the rocks of Monte
Sperone. the Austrlans suffering very
heavy casualties. Elsewhere along
the line the artillery duels continue.
Dispatches from Saloniki report q
reerudescence Of the artillery fight.
Ing on the Greek front between Giev.
seli and DOiran. In Asiatic Turkey,
Petrograd reports a continuation of
the Russian advance west OF Erzerum.
The Turks, however, in the region OF
Bitlis. took the offensive against the
invaders, but all their attacks were
pulsed. brF
Although the Turks report a serious
defeat near F'elhaie of the British ad.
vancing to the relief Of General Town.
shend's forces beleaguered In Kut-al.
Amara. a dispatch Is said to have
been received In South Africa from
General Townshend saying that he
was well and expected relief shortly.
Gold. silver and paper money and
all negotiable instruments and realiz.
able securities have been placed on
The contraband list by Great Britain.
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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13
DAMAGING EVIDENCE

PARIS, April 12.-(5:12 p. ny
Fragments Of the missile which
damaged the cross.channel steam.
er Sussex, which have been hand
ed the American naval attache,
will be forwarded to Washington
in a pouch leaving France next
Saturday. The pouch will not
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13
GERMAN NOTE ON THE SUSSEX AND OTHER STEAMERS

BERLIN, April 12.-Germany's re-
ply to the inquiries OF the American
government regarding the steamers
Sussex. Manchester Engineer, English
man. Berwindvale and Eagle Point,
signed by Gottlieb Won Jagow, the
German minister OF foreign affairs,
has been forwarded to Washington by
Ambassador Gerard.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13

Eli PASO. Tex, April IA band
or Nillistas numbering several hun
dred, and possibly a thousand. have
sacked Sierra Mojada. five miles
across the Coahuila line and so miles
east OF Jiminez, destroying many
thousands OF dollars worth OF Ameri
can property and looting the town, OF
everything OF value.
ms report, which may prove to
be OF the highest Importance, as ii is
believed that Villa himself was among
the raiders, was received today by the
representative of one of the largest
American mining concerns in Mexico
and Is accepted by him as authentic.
The bandits made their attack IN the
town on April S. Thsy came from
Escalon. junction point on the Mexi.
can National railroad. 80 miles south
east OF JimineZ and about an equal
distance southwest of Sierra Moia.
IA, which was its connection with the
Mexican Northern railway On their
way to Cierra Mojada they sacked the
small town of Cirrilo.
The belief that Villa himself NAV
be directing the operations of the ban.
dts is supported by report received
today from Ojinaga stating that Col,
onel Riojas. the commander there,
had information that Villa had
doubled in his tracks and was 200 miles
southeast Of that place.
Ojinaga is directly across the Dor.
der from Preside. Texas, and about
$50 miles north Of Sierra Mojada.
Another circumstance that gives
color to this location of the bandit
is the fact that Canuto Reyes, at the
head of large number OF men. was
reported from Torreon a week ago to
be travelling north in the direction OF
Sierra Mojada. It was the belief at
the time in Torreon that Villas no.
torious ally was on his way to join
the brigand.in-chief If it proves
true, Villa has completely evaded the
American troops who have been driv-
ing south at an amazing speed and
are today reported, from the most re.
liable sources, to be well south Of Par
raj an very close to the Durango bor
der
Sierra Mojada is 140 miles east of
the nearest point at which American
troops are known to be.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13
MONEY AND BONDS
ACTUAL C0NTRABAND
Royal Proclamation of
King George Extends
List of Articles.
ALL THE WAR NEWS

Germans Northwest Of verdun Evi.
IDENTIFY Are Holding in Leash Their
Endeavors to Capture Hiii 304 and
lie Mort homme, Key Points Which
Are TenaciousIy Barring Their Way
to the Fortress, az the infantry Has
Remained Idle In Their Trenches
While the Big Guns Doomed and
Threw Shells Over Their Heads.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13
VILLISTAS DESTROY
AMERICAN PROPERTY.
Loot the Town of Sierra
Mojada of Every
thing of Value.
MANY In THE BAND

Report Of Raid, Which Nav Prove O,
Highest Importance, as It is Be.
ileved Villa Himself Was Among
the Raiders, Is Received by the Rep.
resentative at El Paso of One Of the
Largest American Mining Concerns
IN Mexico and Is Accepted by Him
as Authentic-PIace Raided is 14o
Miles From United States Troops.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13

established; it<cannot be stated with
assurance, even with the help of the
details which were furnished by the
Apefican embassy that the above de-
scribed incident concerns the steamer
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13
ATTEND BANK MEETING

S. S. Hobson, former president of
the Bank OF Fergus county. and l.. H.
Hamilton. a director. were In the city
yesterday having come over from
Great Falls to attend the board meet
ing.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13

selves. the responsibility falls on them.
steamer, as the submarine could estab-
lish, at least four big collapsible boats.
Fifth. The French steamer Sussex
-Ascertainment OF the fact whether
the channel steamer Sussex was dam,
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13

reach Washington before April %.
A report indicating the character
Of the fragments already has been
cab'ed to the state department,
but the ocular evidence furnished
by the actual fragments is consid-
cred Of such importance that they
are being forwarded to the United
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Continued on Page Three,
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Continued on Page Eight.)
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13

Mining operations and grenade fight.
ina have taken place In the Argonne
forest, during which the French cap.
tured the southern edges of two era.
tors near Les Courtes Chaussees.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13
ASSOCIATED PREss REsLme.

Comparative quiet prevails to the
cast OF the Meuse around Douaumont
and Vaux. where there recently has
been such vicious fighting. No In
fnatry attacks have been made by
either side and the activity OF the ar.
ttll'ly has been less marked than on
previous days
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13

Continued on Page Six.)
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13

LONDON. April l2.--(lO:3G y. N.Y.
royal proclamation was Issued TO-
night extending the list or arti lea
v. 'cli herhl'cr v III be treae. "a
actual contraband.
included IN the lik are gold, silver
and paper money and all negotiable
Instruments and realizable securities
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-04-13

Although the Turks report a seriOu,
defeat near Felhaie OF the British ad
vancing to the relief OF General Town
shend's forces beleaguered in Kut.el
Amara. dispatch Is said to hav,
been received In South Africa from
General Townshend saying that he
was well and expected relief shortly
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-14

three senators are Steve Canaday
and Kent E. Keller.
Both have said publicly that there
was nothing like Baldwin commit
tee resolution called up for debate or
passage, that they were watching
and they would have known if such
a matter was up. Twelve senators
stated under oath in Fergus injunc-
ton suits that they didn't remember
the resolution.
What it all runs back to is the
question: What's the good of having
legislature pass laws if a small
clique can fix the printed records and
fake a law into meaning something
else than as passed by vote in senate
or house?
A Day Book reporter put it this
way to Sec'y Ellis. He replied:
ct amounts to just about that.
Why should a legislature pass laws
if those laws are to be reVamped as
they go into the printed record? The
supreme court has declared many
times that the printed records is the
final word and there's no going be-
hind it."
"The league sent letters to each of
81 state senators concerning charges
that the senate journal at last regular
session was falsifed," reads the
league bulletin.
The league believes the charges
are true with regard to the supposed
senate consideration of Resolutions
No. 76 and No. IT,"
No. 76 was introduced by Sen.
Ettelson, now corporation counsel
of Chicago and former attorney for
the automatic phone company.
Morris RosenwaId and R, T. Crane,
Jr., are two of the best known citi-
zens on the executive committee of
25 which passes on bulletins issued
10
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-14

Washington.-Moon select COM
mittee reported to house that r,
Snowden Marshall, U. S. dist atty
at New York, was guilty of contempt
in letter he wrote March 4 to Carlin
subcommittee, named to investigate
the impeachment charges preferred
against him by Rep. Buchanan, of
Illinois.