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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

Old Sol still maintains his reputa-
ton although, like the German en-
pire. he Is starting on the decline.
Lower and lower he sinks every day,
and each evening brings an earlier
dusk as the arc of his fiery journey
is lessened by the dipping of the axes.
A few more hot days and the sharp
tinge of autumn will make its annual
debut. Thoughts will then turn to foot
ball and the chance Montana has OF
holding EN- during the coming sea-
son.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
Control of Mines Will End
Butte Strike---Miss Rankin
Representative Analyses Butte Situation in Homecoming
Speech Before Big MissOua Crowd.

The demands of the striking
Butte miners arc just;
The union leaders arc not affil-
lated with the Industrial Workers
OF the World
The Anaconda Copper Mining
company is decreasing the output
of a basic war necessity by stub
bornly refusing to abolish the
''rustlinG card" which other pro-
dncers deem unnecessary:
Government control OF metal
liferous mining is the most feasible
way of settling the Butte diff
culties.
Thus may be summarized the review
OF the Butte situation which made Tho
greater part OF the speech Miss Jean.
nette Rankin, first woman in the ma
tional congress. made to a big GROVE
OF home folks" gathered on thu
courthouse lawn last night to welcome
to Missoula since she left in April L
take UP her duties in Washington.
Looks Charming Woman.
When she stepped upon the littl,
concrete rostrum in the midst Of tn
|crowd the first "congrcsswoman'
looked all that feminist is suppose,
rot to he. Dressed in something sim
pie and white which no mere man i
competent to describe Miss Rankin
was radiant and young and charming
not at all the suffragist of the conf
papers and only vaguely the tired
earnest campaigner who spoke fron
the same stand last fall.
Takes up Butte Trouble.
But there was nothing dainty O
frivolous about her speech. 1t jumpe
from a sentence of happy greetin
sluarely into an analysis of the Butt
affairs to which Miss Rankin devote
the first week of her stay in Montan;
And with these affairs 1t dealt vigor
| ously and plainly. II the big crow
| was surprised by the apparent anomnl
| 1t did not show it. for the applaus
| which met the representatives ar
pearancc was not greater than tha
which followed her brief address.
Crowd Covers Lawn.
The courthouse square was blocke
In by automobiles and the lawn COY
cred with people when Miss Ranki
arrived. Men. women and children s.:
comfortably on the low concrete cu1
about the square or sprawled at cas-
on the grass, hats and coats off X
comfort. 1t was like q town picni,
n gathering peculiarly appropriate +.
a welcome meeting.
professor +. c. Schench of II
State University presented Miss Ran
kin, calling attention to the citys prit
In its famous citizen and pointing
a record "in which we have all be.
closely Interested"
Miss Rankin's greeting was chara'
teristic.
/ "Men and Women"
Men and women" she said. A,
lthen:
4 am happier than can tell to
back in Afissoula. l have been aw:
only seven months, but to me al
perhaps to some of you it seems mu,
longer. l have developed no horns
and no wings-while away. l need yo
sympathy as much as ever"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
Stewart Greets MasOns
In Helena Convention

Helena. Aug. 22.-Five hundred
grand lodge Masons from all parts Of
Montana are enrolled today in the
twenty ninth conyocation of the grand
lodge 4. +. and A. NJ. Of Montana,
which opened here this morning for a
two-day session in the ConsistoIy-
Shrine temple.
Governor Sam Y. Stewart made the
address OF welcome. His talk was en-
tirely alon. patriotic lines In which ha
emphasized the need of patriotism.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23

Miss Rankin explained that the
house Is temporarily inactive because
il must wait for the senate to pass
the war tax bill before taking up NOR,
business. thus giving her an oppor-
tunity to return home for n time The,
she took up without preface the butt
situation.
Need Copper Now.
Il know she said. that the people
of this state are aroused over condi.
tons in Butte | felt that 1t was time
for some one to act. \ country at war
cannot afford to have the production
OF basic necessity interrupted. Few
of MS realize how intimately copper
enters into our lives. even in peace
times. We use il In the home, in in
Hustry--everywherc. But at tim,
like this It is more necessary than ever.
You all know that the sacrifices of
war reach everyone, No one is cx-
cmpt. The old and young. though at
home, die because of war 1t is sad
for the old to die: il is worse that the
children should suffer. No nation is
so wealthy that 1t can afford to let it,
children die.
Young Men Bear Most.
But the young men bear the great :
est burden. They must give up every
thing for the sake OF their country anc
for us. SO ii is up to us to prolcc,
i them. Now n decrease in copper mean,
q decrease in man power. interruption
| of the copper output cripplcs the army
| and costs the lives of men in tn,
| field. That is why | have INTRODUCED
q resolution giving the president pow.
| er to take over metalliferous mines.
| Applause interrupted the speaker.
! THAT industry said Miss Ranki,
when she could. lis the only one no
| subject to government control Tn,
president may take over smclters bu
to control the industry his power mus
be extended to the mines. And th
seemed to mo n nece ss:try step for tn
protection of our young men,.
She paused.
1T Is SO long" she said at last "sinc
| this country has come into contnc
with war that We have forgotten wha
1t means To hay" all our finest ma n
hood sacrificed. We do not remcmhc,
Because she believed 1t her duty. tn
speaker explained. she came to Mon
tana at her own expense to investi
gate the situation.
', THE situation In Rutte is very en-
couraging In some ways" she sait
"and very discouraging in other.
There has been no disorder there, 70
one thing. and after investigating
have found that none of the men lead
ing the union Of miners k an /. W. w
Men Not |. w. W.
Some years ago. she said, the West
ern Federation Of Miners was affiliat
cd with the l. w. W. Later, howeve
it broke away and since then has ha
no connection with the industri:
union. For this reason many Of tn
Butte miners are old |. W. w. mel
though not now members of the OF
ganization. This. she said. is the cas-
with Campbell and Dunn, leaders
the striking miners.
"Of all the men who came to 81
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
No Exemption for Son
of California Senator

San Francisco. Aug. 2o.-Iiiram
Johnson. Jr., son Of United States
Senator Hiram johnson. was today de
MED exemption from military service
which was asked on grounds of his
wife's dependency. His father in law
a local capitalist. offered to support
Mrs. Johnson, 1t was said.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
Eight Hour Day Given
Approval by Chamber

Seattle, Aug. o2.-Thc Seattle
Chamber Of Commerce today adopted
resolutions favoring early enactment
of a national law stablishing an eight :
hour day in the lumber industry
throughout the country. The chamber
in a preamble set forth that for the
lumber industry in this state to es-
tablish singly the eight hour day
would be ruinOus.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
LOlO Outbreak Calls for Most
Attention, With 23O Men
Fighting There.
CITIZENS OF EVARO
BATTLE WITH BLAZE
Seeley Lake Situation Under
Control With No Danger
to Boy Scouts.

Despite the fact that several small
fires broke out yesterday in the Mon
tana forests and the old fires broke
through the lines in several places. Of
ficials of the forest service announced
last night that they We're gradually
getting the upper hand on the situation
and expected to have every fire under
control by this evening or tomorrow
morning.
The Lolo fires yesterday called fo'
the most attention from the forest
service. More than 23O men We're
fighting the flames in the vicinity of
l.olo Hot Springs last night and re-
ported that the blaze was gradually
being controlled.
Fire Over Large Area.
Tho fire in this district is burning
over a heavy growth Of forests and the
fire fighting has been difficult to carry
on systematically. The forces have
been reinforced in many localities
where the danger has been most in
tense.
Boy Scouts Not in Danger.
The Seeley lake fire was reported to
be under control at an carly hour last
night More than 50 men are in that
district and they have succeeded in
getting their lines around the flames.
The fire In this district has been caus-
ing considerable unrest among Misson-
Ii people because of the BOY Scout en-
campment which is being conducted
on the lake. Reports from there last
night stated that the fire was no where
near the camp.
Evaro People Fight Fire.
A small blaze broke out last night
west OF F.varo. The IRE was less than
q mile from town and many of the
townspeople together with a corps OF
men from the camps and from the for.
est service were able to get control OF
the situation before it became dam
gerous
The fires west Of Hamilton and
southwest of Darby that broke ou
- yesterday were under control las
night. The trouble in these districts
lies in the down timber and it has beer
easy to handle up to the present time
Several Small Fires.
Small blazes have been discovered
in Bear creek, Iochsa, Elk Summit
Elbow lake and Gold creek. These fires
were small, however, and sufficien
number of men were obtained at once
to command the situation.
Men Brought From Butte.
Nearly 200 men We're brought il
from Butte yesterday morning an'
sent into the Lolo forest The fores
service has found it difficult to ge
enough men here and they have bee
sending to Butte for the past few day
to get help.
Unless another wind springs up tn
forest service expects to have the fir
situation we'll under control within
few days.
Wallace Threatened.
The town of Wallace, Idaho. wa
threatened by forest fire yesterda
afternoon when blaze supposed t
have been set by an engine spark wa
famed by wind and spread over tn
mountain north of the city. 1t wa
still burning tonight. but backfirt
were believed to insure the safety {
the city, though the fire was movin
northward Miners from surroundin
workings We're called to fight II
blaze.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
To Search Libraries for
REASONABLE Literature

Des Moines. Iowa, Aug. 2o.-Trcns.
enable literature that defends Ger
man militarism and attacks American
democracy" has been placed in many
of the school and public libraries OF
Iowa as gifts" from German sympa :
thizers, d. r. Sherwood, federal agent,
stated today. A search OF every IL
brary in the state is to be made and
circulators and publishers will be ar
rested.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
General Letchitzky Takes
Charge of Northern Front

Petrograd, Aug. 22.-General Letch-
itzky has been appointed commander
on the northern front. succeeding
General Klembovsky. General Letch
itzky was the right hand man OF Gen.
eral Brussiloff in the successful drive
of the early summer of last year Last
March he was appointed commander
on the central front
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
Finish Taking Testimony
Against Texas Governor

Austin, Texas. Aug. o2.-Ry Satur-
day at the latest Governor James r.
Ferguson should know whether he
will have to stand trial before the state
senate on n bill of impeachment pre-
sented by the house of representatives.
Taking OF testimony was concluded
today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
Bear Greek Operators
Protest Coal Prices

Billings. Aug. 22.-Operators in the
Eear Creek district met today and for
mulated a telegram to Senator Wllsh
protesting against the prices for coal
as fixed in the order of President Will
son yesterday. They declare it means
y closing down of the mines II en-
forced
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23

St. Paul, Aug. o2.-Following n flood
of protests from farmers against the
proposal for a single government fixed
minimum price of 81 a bushcl for
wheat. Governor Burnqnist tonight
called q conference at the capital next
Saturday OF representatives, from Min
nesot.. North Dakota, South Dakota
and Montana. and requested Herbert
q. Hoover. national food administra- :
tor, to defer federal action.
The governors action followed rep
resentatives from farmers and men,
bcrs OF the state board of grain ap-
penis that single minimum of s. on
tho best grade of wheat would not In :
sure a fair return for lower grades.
tMillers would not be compelled to pay
the corresponding schedule Of $l.9S for
the next highest grade, which is well
adapted to flour making. 1t was ex-
planned. and save for the highest grade
prices might drop out Of proportion to
the fixed minimum.
To the governors of North and South
Dakota and Montana. Governor Burn
quist sent the following telegram:
I have this day wired Herbert C.
Hoover asking that the prices Of grain
involving grades be not fixed until
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
Zeebrugge BOmbarded
BY Aeroplane Raiders

Amsterdam. Aug. 22.-Zeebrugge and
environs were bombed by airplanes
this morning. great explosions occur
ring. according to a dispatch to a 10
cal Newspaper. Tho homba rduaeht
lasted from ESQ to 1 o'clock,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
IRON TRADES TO STRIKE.

San Francisco, Aug. 22.--IThe Iron
Trades council. representing $4,000
men. voted to call 4 strike late today
in sympathy with striking carmen of
the United Railroads here.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
Record Breaking Corr,
Crop, Says Government

Washington, Aug. 22.-Most Of the
record breaking corn crop will be past
the point where frost can damage 1t
at the average date of the first killing
frost, in spite of the fact that the
crop is from 10 to Il and in places
even 20 days later than the average at
this season of the year in central and
northern districts.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
HIGHER INCOME
TAX ADVOCATED
Senate Shows Approval OF
Scheme to Raise More
Money for War.

Washington, Aug. 22.- Senate acnii-
ment for higher taxation of incomes
and war profits was given initial cx-
preston today by rejection of finance
committee recoulinendations and ten
htive adoption of provisions adding
$'.,oOo.o 900 TO the war tax bills levy
on Individual incomes subject to sur
tax.
After three days spirited discussion
of tax increases the senate returned to
consideration of commiitc. amend
ments and voted II 10 for Senator
Gcrry's amendment 10 greatly raise
surta axcs on incomes exceeding $500
OOo, estimated to secure $40, 225 0DN
more revenue. II was quickly followed
by voting with small ma iorities, to re-
tain the house surtax on incomes from
100000 to $500 900, including til" So
called Lenroot amendments This is
| estimated to add $26.l71,0o1 in revo-
nue..
Several Methods Advised.
As the revised house bill formerly
stood. II was designed to raise from
individual incomes, $i1I,I6i 900 in adj
dition to the amount co1ect"d under
,ii' t1'sffi IL wv W iltii iift NfHHlf re-
| cessed tonigh, there was pending Sen
ator La Follottrs substitute which
would decrcas" the additional levy on
individual incomes to $23,6I6.Ooo.
The Wisconsin senator also has two
other tentative amendments in ahey-
ancc, proposing levicS aFgr"gating re
| spectively, SG1S,7S 600 and $50J,S2&,- -
! 600 AS compared with $4lT,7G4 600 lln-
:. "a,
! Preliminary To the initial voting on
the Income tax section today. senator
| .odse Republican member of the
| financ" committee. made Il two hour
| speech IN opposition to increasing the
| bills lsvi"a. Senator Townsend, an
| other Republican committee member.
however. advocated an increase to $3.-
| 900. 900. 900. to be secured by much
higher rates on war profits. incomes
and also from liquor. tobacco and n
few other articles, including automo-
biles.
| Says Frauds Common.
| Senator Lewis charged that tn,
| treasury has evidence of income tax
frauds by wealthy persons defraudint
the government of $20o.Do0,000.
! The individual income surtax rate
Increases as tentatives. approved to.
day. range from one per cent on in
comes from $1,000 to $500, to 50 pei
cent on those over $500. 900. Senator l.
Follette's first amendment, now unde
consideration, proposes the same min
imum and maximum rates, but ais
; for many more taxable sub division
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
PORTLAND GETS G. A. r.

Boston. Aug. 2s.-Portland. Ore. was
chosen as the 1918 encampment city
by the Grand Army OF the Republic
at the business session OF the fifty.
first annual encampment here late to-
day,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
Farmers Protest
Minimum Placed
on Bushel Wheat
st. Paul Conference Called
to, Ask Hoover to Defer
Action.
BULLETIN.

Washington. Aug. 22.-Thc price
paid by the food administration
for the portion 1t buys OF the 1917
wheat crop probably will exceed
81 n bushel, 1t was learned today.
The committee headed ay DIR. IL.
A. Garfield. which will recommend
a price. will submit its report early
next week.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
Counter Attacks at Verdun.

Tuesday night and Wednesday morn
ing saw the German crown prince de
livering heavy counter-attacks against
tho newly won French positions north
west OF Ncrdun, where at several point.
the Germans succeeded in re-entering
them. These positions. however. shortly
aftorWard again were rclinquished to
General prtain's men. North and
northeast of Ncrdun the Germans
made similar attempts to recapturc
lost ground. but the artillery and rifle
fir" Of the Frcnchmon forced them to
drSist. Wednesday afternoon found
the Gc1mans apparently cowed as IA
result of their unrewardcd efforts for
their infantry kept to their trenches
and only the artillery was in action.
Russians Forced Back.
East Of Riga, between the Tirul
marshes and the River Aa. the Ger
mans in a new offensive have forced
back the Russian advance guards from
one tn two miles. They also have be
gun bombardmrnta to the southeast
near Dvinsk. and in northern Galieia.
| near Hrody and Tarnopol where the
Russians still are maintaining their
lines.
Aerial bombing raids of great inten-
sity still are being carried out by Brit
, sh and French aTiators over German
positions in Relgium and intensive air
| fighting also is in progress, In fights
! in the air the British Tuesday ac-
| counted for i German airships. but
| II of their own machines failed to re :
turn to their bases.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
Vienna Admits Repuise.
British Make important Gains.

London, Aug. 22.-The British troops
attacking fiorcely again TODAY. have
cnl turrd important siratcete positions
FOR u mil" along Nrre@ henin road to
Il depth of nearly a third Of a mile. and
further to the north carried forward
their front about Il half milo over an
extent of two and a half miles
The fighting, according to the off
cial report from British headquarters
tonight. was OF the most despernt.
nature. tn" prisoners taken bearing u
small ratio To the losses inflicted on
the GclmanS.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-23
BY Associated Pressl

Tho great offensive of the Italians
from TIA" region Of Tnlmino to the head
of the AdIiltic sea Is going on despite
the stubborn resistance OF the Nustri-
ans and TN" diiticulty of the terrain
Meanwhile the British and French
forces in Belgium ana on the sectors
OF Lens and Nerdun In France again
have made progress against the Ger
mans and also have held notwith-
standing most Violont Countor-attacks
all the ground they won in recent
fighting.
ON the eastern front near the Inn
uort9nt Russian port Of Riga on the
Baltic the Germans have started what
possibly muE tnru out ia u" another
big offensive, and also are attacking
IN" Russian in"s to the sout hoast in
the vicinity Of nVmsk and farther
south nrar blolN and Tnmopol in
mort bern l;atipia
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The Weather

Montans-Fair Thursday 1end
Friday; warmer Thursday and in.
east Friday.
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Italians Capture 1900.

Already the Italian offpnsiNn has re-
suited In the capture ot more than H.
ooh prisoners and 3H gums and GAINS Of
great Importance #'E" been made all
along IN" line italian WarShins have
shoWtr"d eh"It# on 1'ri"st the hig
Austrian ruIt which rs the ohiae,iye
Of the Italians.
Vienna Admits RepuIse.
Admission Is made by the Vienna
WAY office OF Victories of tho Italians
at several points south ul rolnino and
the raliurr of the town of strlo, near
III" head OF the Aariatic, hut ii is as
serted that the offensive, especially at
S"in cost the Italians thousands OF
mon, killed or wounded, In addition to
more than $500 prisoners.
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-24

celled checks for the last eight years.
The secretary Of state declared he
had never received any money from
Miss Mabel Amiott, his chief clerk
and that he had not paid any auto-
mobile registration funds TO the Corr
win Motor company of this city, from
whom he purchased about $50 worth
OF gas during the last year.
He denied that he or anyone ifi
his office obtained from the state
board OF control precancelled stamps
which were used TO mail out the secs
rotary of states campaign literatures
The state attempted TO go into q
cattle deal way back in 1909, and the
court called a halt.
When the state got down to the
question of campaign booze, the de-
Tense declared the line of questioning
insulting and immaterial and scur-
riIous. The court permitted the Sec
rotary Of state To testify that he
hadn't bought whisky and other
drinkables with the automobile funds.
Recess was taken at 10 o'clock SAT-
urday evening until $3.50 this morn-
ing.
Waters Tells Of Admission.
The defense called State Bank Ex-
aminer Waters back to the stand
Saturday morning, when he testified
TO having been called down to an In
surance office in the city by Waita,
who told Waters that he was up
against IT," and "in for about 81. 900"
Waters admitted on oss-exRmina-
tion that he could not tell whether
Walla meant that he had made away
with this amount, or only that he
would be held responsible for a short
age in that sum.