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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
!" ; s. Election Day All Right, But
! 1nere is No Election. County
rasSeS Up the Opportunity to
saIne a Successor to J. J.
flanIgan in Legislature.

This is the quietest election day
u Known in Silver Bow county" re-
county official this morning
AIS attention was called to the
=. ''a' This is the day fixed in Gov
stewsrt's proclamation for a
|,hs L. eiection to fill the vacancy in
Her., siaturs y, caused by the ceath of
.rpor esss aa tnat reward which the gov
ric,,. onered for the arrest and con-
s,. .uon Of any person who violates tbs
Ia bys,aaw 'aw had its effect" remarked
|matIor 'uer' You know the procla-
said !, ne continued: the governor
asrlv order to have quiet and or
eeuon' he would offer such re
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
FLETCHER TO PROTEST
AGAINST C0NF|SCAT|ON
New Ambassador to Mexico to
Be Presented to Carranza
on Thursday.

Washington, Feb. 19.-One of the
first official acts of Henry p. Fletcher,
the new American ambassador to
Mexico, will be to protest against con-
fiscation of mines not in operation on
Feb II. Mr.. F1etcher's arrival at the
Mexican capital yesterday was re-
ported today to the state department.
His formal presentation to General
Carranza probably will not be later
than Thursday and Immediately after
ward he will begin taking representa- =
tions on various questions at Issue be-
tween the two governments
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
The Fiftieth Day.

This is the fiftieth day of the session
and the rule that prohibits the sending
| Of any bill from one house to the 9TH
or except measures in conference. will
70 into effect tomorrow. Members of
the senate declared today that the rule
will be adhered to. On the other hand
members OF the house are not so sure
II will be- Although the senate Is well
I'd with It's work there are a lot of SEN
ate hills in the house and 1t Is possible
| that II the senate refused to consider
beated house bills the house might
retallate by refusing to take action on
senate bills now on the house calendar
| OF in the hands of house committees.
Saturday night the house directed the
speaker to appoint a sitting commit
tes which is another name for steer
hg committee. This committee will
have power to direct what bills shall be
considered as the session nears its end
snd the time becomes more valuable.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
VENTURE ACROSS
BORDER; HUNTERS
TAKEN PRISONERS
Three Men Robbed of Large
Sum, But Are AfterWard
Turned Loose.

Yuma. Ariz.. Feb. 1s.-Three duck
hunters, supposed to be Americans
who crossed the border into Sonora
yesterday, were reported today to have
been seized and held for time by
Mexicans, two shotguns and rifle
confiscated and about 81 900 taken from
them.
Col Richard II. Wilson. commanding
the Fourteenth infantry here. Is in
vestigating the case. The men are re-
turning here.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
Debate on Banking Bill.

Work seemed to drag in both houses
today. Both held morning sessions. In
the senate the chief debate took place
over $. B 1G9, intended to amend the
banking law by making the Cecision
| Of the state bank examiner in the mat
Ter Of the application for charters
hnal As at present constituted the
law permits those who have teen re-
fused charters to appeal to the state
board Of examiners. Amin made a
vigorous protest against the bill. He
declared that the state bank examiner
fuslng charters for state banks and re-
cited an Instance. he said, that was in
point. The examiner he said. had re-
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SAYS THERE ARE 100000
SPIES IN UNITED STATES

Washington. Feb. 10 = opposing
amendments by Senator cummins to
temper some of the stringent proyis-
ions of the espionage bill pending in
the senate, Senator overman of North
Carolina today declared he had been
told there were 100000 spies in the
United States and that il was abso-
lutely essential that drastic Jaws be
enacted to protect naval stations sub
marine bases and other national de-
fenses.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
BRITISH VESSEL LOST.

London. Feb. 10. The British
steamer Iolo. of 1908 tons gross, has
been sunk. Lloyd's shipping agency
announced today.
Eleven men Of the crew Of the Brit
ish steamer Romsdalen, reported sunk
yesterday. are missing, Lloyd's ship
ping agency announced today.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
|[|F1|F " DAY OF
| IH[ H.. IN ann
| ALL's Nor >
hast Amount of Business Re-
mains to Be Disposed OF
by Assembly.
|.uo1HER BILL BOBS UP
TO ADD TO MINE TAX
sonate, After Long Debate,
Advances Measure to Amend
Banking Law.

Special to the Post
Helena. Feb. l9.-To dance or
M, TO dance; whether it would be
|h,,ter TO attend the Elks' annual
|eharity ball, or to attend to much
needed business-that is a ques-
lion that, if not uppermost, is at
|lesst commanding earnest atten-
lion in the house today. At a late
hour this afternoon the lawmakers
|hsd not decided which way duty
| |called the loudest.
In favor Of the Elks' ball 1t was
argued that the event comes only once
| ! vear and that it was for charity. On
the other hand, it is not denied that
the house is sadly behind in its work
and that even by working over time II
cannot hope to consider all the remain
+ ipg bills before it,
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
THREE F|REMEN KILLED
WHILE BATTLING FLAMES

Quebec, Feb. 19.-Falling walls OF
buildings wrecked by flames crushed
three firemen to death and badly in
jured five others today. The fire was
Quebec's seventh serious one within
a month and a serious inquiry Is under
way. Several business houses we're
burned.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
MISSES A PRISON TERM,
ESCAPES LYNCHING AND
NOW HE'S IN JAIL AGAIN
Guy Buster Upon Acquta at Second Trial of Murder Charge
Fails to Heed Warning of Salmon City Citizens Returns to
His Old Home, Is Rescued From Neckte Party by Sheriff
and Now He's in Trouble With Uncle Sam Over Some Booze
Sent Through the Mail.

Nemesis G the trail of Guy Buster late of Salmon Idaho
the Idaho peneniary
inmate Sf of Silver
federal prisoners But Guy apparently doesn't
after dely sdesteptng long the
missed being the principal ncktie party
Salmon hds government shipping
liquor from Amstead Salmon He brought Butte
by Deputy Marshal being pending
disposition OF the United States
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19

Austria's real attitude perplexes Of
ficials here and there is hope that Am
hassador PenfieId viii find some way
to Influence the Vienna government
not to formally sanction the extreme
position taken by Germany. No an
swer has been received to direct in
quiry as to whether Austria intended
TO follow Germany.
II was authoritatively said at the
state department today that so Ear
nothing has been heard from the cen-
trail powers as to what course they
would take in the event that the
United States authorized the arming
OF American merchant ships.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
SHELL CONTRACT NOW
GOES TO j. 5. CONCERNS
Government Makes New Award
of Business Let to Brit
iSh Firm.

Washington, Feb. 19.-contracts for
navy projectiles. which had been lei
to Hadfields. Limited. an Englsh con
cern, were today given to the MldVaie
Steel company. the Washington Stee
and Ordnance company and the Cruel
BILE Steel company.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
Big Gun Opens.

The submarine fired a second shot
which fell considerably short and a
third which struck the water close by
the freighter.
Meanwhile the Guyane's gunner had
sent one shell which failed to hit, but
struck very near its mark. A second
shot from the Guyane. Captain Rous-
selot said. hit the U-boat squarely and
the underwater boat was seen TO coll
lap
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19

Busters has been a cneckered career.
In the 2s years of his life. but more
particularly the last four, he has
crowded more adventure and narrow
sQueaks than fall to the lot of the
average man in the entire span OF
life.
in 1918 he was convicted OF tho
murder of Henry Brown. an aged
rancher at North Fork. about % miles
from Salmon. and was sentenced to
from 10 to 20 years in the state PEN
itentiary. Buster was walking with
Browns housekeeper. a widow named
Mrs. ASea and her young son. when
Brown approached and Buster shot
him, according TO Developments at the
trial. Buster alleged that Brown
struck him over the head with cane
and that he shot In self-defense.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
SIGNAL CORPS PARTY
SENT TO RAIDED COUNTRY

Ell Paso, Tex. Feb. 19.-Company A
OF the United States signal corps left
here today for Hachita, N. NJ. to es-
tablish telephone and wireless tele-
graph communication stations in the
Jog" district south of Hachita. where
the Corner ranch raid occurred one
week ago. Capt. Edwin A. Hickman
commanded the company.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
Slow Communication.

Through tho Spanish embassy the
state department has been informed
that the American sailors taken as
prisoners TO Germany on the prize
steamer Yarrowdale would be re-
leased shortly" The state department
through the Swiss minister forwarded
to Berlin Saturday request for their
immediate release. A previous mes
sage inquired as to the reason for
keeping the men prisoners and insist
ing upon their release.
Because of the slow and uncertain
communication between Washington
and Berlin, state department officials
We're unable to decide whether today 3
dispatch was in answer to its last re-
quest or the previous one.
State department officials are watch
ing the situation with some impatience
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
Others Are Ready.

Among the American ships ready to
sail today are the Algonquin. freigh-
ter, and the Mongolia. which is
equipped to carry passengers.
In addition to the City of Pueblo,
l2 steamships sailed from New York
yesterday, presumably by routes that
will carry them through the zone of
blockade. Three vessels. one of them
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
700,000,0O0
POUNDS FOR
/, THE NEW LOAN
That Sum is Exclusive of the
Amounts Offered by Brit
iSh Banks.
B0NAR LAW is HIGHLY
PLEASED WITH RESULTS
He Had Figured $500, 900, 900
Subscription Necessary
for Success.

London, Feb. 19.-The money sub
scribed to the new British war loan is
at least E 700, 100000 exclusive of con-
tributions from the banks, Andrew
Bonar Law, chancellor of tho ex-
chsquer, stated in tho house Of COM
mons today Mr.. Bonar Law said the
number Of applications received for the
war loan on the last day was SO large
that 100000 or 100000 were not dealt
with and the result would not be
known until next week.
Il am glad, however" the chancel
lor said. Ito be able to say the loan has
succeeded to a greater extent than |
expected. but not greater than hoped.
l hope. however, that what have just
said will not encourage exaggerated
estimates which might create the dan
ger that what l consider amazing fl
nancial efforts of this country would
he minimized when the actual figures
were known
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
Hires Judge for Attorney.

He served two years of his sentence
and then his attorney, who by the
way was the trial Judge at the hear
ing which resulted in his conviction.
secured him a new trial on the ground
of error at the trial over which he
himself had presided.
The second trial was held at Sho-
shone, Ida, and Buster was acquitted.
During the time that he was out on
bond awaiting trial the second time
he married a Salmon girl. When he
was sent to Boise she took up her
residence there, visiting Buster every
day that she was permitted to during
the next two years.
Warned to Keep Away.
Busters acquittal incensed the citi-
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Exceeded His Estimate.

when l was asked what amount of
new money | considered necessary to
make the loan a success. l stated a
figure which was larger than I ex
pected, but not than I hoped. That
figure was a60O, 100000. without
taking into account direct contribu-
tions from banks which are desirable
to avoid. that figure already has been
exceeded. The excess will certainly
amount to 100000, ,000'
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
WEATHER FORECAST

MoNTANA-Snow tonight and Tues.
day, continued cold, fresh winds.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-19
WEATHER FORECAST

BuTTE-Tonight: Generally fair.
,,,orrow: Fair and cloudy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-16

for the detail Of. say. two officers for
every thousand men,"
The Colonel proposed to begin ship
ping his division to France in two or
three months. There. it Is said they
would he trained in trench lighting for
Immediate service.
''As for my illness to command
troops in the field, l respectfully refer
you to my three immediate field COM
manders in the Cuban campaign. Lieu
tenant-General $. Il. NJ Young Ore
tired. Major-Gcnera, Samuel Sumner
Tctircd). and MajorGeneral Leonard
Wood. In tho first fight OF the cam
paign, the Guasimas fight. COM
manded first the right wing. and then
the left wing of the regiment. In
the second. the San Juan fight. I COM
manded the regiment | ended the
campaign in command of the brigade.
The regiment. with which ! first served
as lieutenant colonel. and which
afterwards commanded as colonel. was
raised. equipped. drilled, mounted. dis
mounted. kept two weeks OH a trans
port, and put through two victorious.
aggressive fights. ir which II lost
third of the officers and a NTH OF the
men. within sixty days. all told"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-16

OF a suggestion made several week.
aEo that conference OF ncutrals be
hold at Montcvedio TO study schemes
ttor bringing the war to an end.
Guatemala's proclamation OF martial
law wns still regarded here as pre-
cantionary step taken by President ES-
trada Cabrera preliminary TO n break
with Germany. II Was believed that
Honduras. Salvador and Nicaragua. the
remaining uncommitted nations of Cen
,ral America. are awaiting action by
Guatemala and that they will announce
their positions Immediately after Guat-
crjYaIa speaks.
s The United States has looked to
latin America for moral support more
than for material assistance. but there
has been no disposition to undcrrate
the very material assistance that might
lie rendered If it became necessary The
total peace strength of Latin America :
armies is only $4,000 men. hut the po-
tential power is several times that. and
reports from the South American re-
I,un'ics have indicated that no time
< I" IL he los; III raising fighting forces
~, their full war strength.
by Associated Prcss.l
BUENOS AIRES. April 1.-THE Ger
man legation and consulate here have
been attacked by a mob. as have the
newspapers peu;sche la Plata Zcitung
and La Union. The windows Of the
buildings were broken.
~. The police dispersed the manifest
ANTS. making numerous arrests. The
editor Of the German newspaper was
wounded. as were several of the DEM
onstrators.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-16
D. A. R. MEMBERS GATHER
1N'cntE-Sixth Continental Congress OF
organization BcGins To-day Ia
Washington.

WASHINGTON. April I5.--Two thou
sand Daughters OF the American Rcvo-
luton gathered in Washington to-day
Tor the opening OF the twenty-siXth
continental congress of tho organiza-
tion tomorrow. All o. the prelimi-
naries for the annual event were com
pletcd. and the four rival candidate ties
Tor the presidency Of the daughters nut
tn" finishing touches on their cam
paiEns. Mrs William Cummings story
viii retire at the present convention,
and tho administration forces will sup
port Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis wife
OF the senator from Illinois for the
place. Mrs. George Thachcr Guernsey.
OF Kansas. who unsucccssfully opposed
Mrs Story AT the last congress, will
again be candidate. and Mrs. John
Miller Horton. OF Buffalo. and Mrs.
George {. Squirea, OF MINNEAPOLIS, will
run on independent tickets.
War conditions in the capital will
make the gathering practically "a war
congress. and the program announced
to-day was filled with patriotic
speeches. Ambassador .Iusserand OF
France: Northumberland S. " b.
Young. William Mathcr Lewis. John
Temple Graves and Lieutenant Good
win Lloyd Faulkner, OF the British
Royal Flying Corps, arc scheduled to
speak.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-16
OUTBREAKS ARE SOON
pt'T DOWN ny POLICE
Try Associated Press.I

Ry Associated Press
LONDON, April l5.-Mobs in Bucnos
Aires. demanding war with Germany.
: attacked Il German owned newspaper
- Office and fired on the German legation
at1tt: consulate. according to the ES-
m change TelcEraph's Bucnos Aires cor
Respondent. The outbreaks were put
=, down by the police. says the dispatch,
~ several persons being injured. The dis
patch reads:
80 IAN excited mob OF huge dimensions
sil'aradinE the streets and demanding
" war with Germany. attacked a German
owned newspaper Office. but was dis
-, pcrscd by gcndarmcs The mob pro-
- ccedcd TO fire on the German legation
and consulate. The outbreaks were
soon overcome.
The chief OF police. while trying TO
=. conc!liate the mob, was stoned and in
- jurcd In a charge on the crowd by
tho police. several persons were hurt"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-16

hands off our schools: if they don't ikk
our ways. let them stay out"
Tho evangelist next took to task tho
women who pay only superficial, atten-
ton to religion. and In q summary Of
the present conditions In New Yor>,
stated that you're too stuck up; you've
got to thaw out"
II sound the charge" he said I'm
conclusion. "liow many OF you Will
help me 10 save New York CITY for
Christ? Stand up. those who arc In
this fight to win"--and tho rcsponsc
WAS practically unanimous
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-16
MEXICO TO STAY NEUTRAL
Governments Position Outlined D.,
CBrrbnLB In Address 10 New
Congress.
fBy Associated rress.l

MEMCO CITY, April l5.-Gcne!ai
carranza, in his address 20 the new
Congress- tonight. declared that Mex
leo would maintain stric, and rigo-
rous neutrality in tho world var.
II. Won Eckhardt. the German min.
lister. was seated in box with Aus
TRAN. Spanish and other diplomats
Henry p. Fletcher, the American am :
bahsador. sat with The British min.
,stsr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-16
ATTACKS SLEEPING WIFE,
THEN COMMITS SUICIDE

NORFOLk. VA. April 15-Insane
from broodinG over i'll health. George
Styron, aged nifty years. to-day at
tackled his wife as she lay sleeping
with hammer and a little later blew
out his own brains in a nearby ship
yard with a revolver Mrs. Styron is
in a critical condition. with IA fractured
skull. Styron's body was not found
until several hours after the assault
on his wife.
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POSSIBLE new SOURCES
OF TAXATION SUGGESTED

Continued from First page.A
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HEROlSM AND MANHOOD
ONLY CAN SAVE AMERICA

CONTINUED from First Page)
last drop OF blood. She. Is exhausted.
How much more England can do. I
don't know. If Russia doesn', hold
firm. the whole army of the central
powers will turn on England and
France in the west. and they will be
crushed. Always from the beginning
it has been the purpose of the German
government to plant its foot on Amer
lean soil. and that purpose has not
been abated one iota. Young gentle
men, the present world crisis is the
most tragic hour that ever struck in
history. II the honor. liberty and in
teGrity OF the Anglo-Saxon civilization
is to he maintained. it must b. through
you and me-"
REVIEWS BERNuARDTS
BOOK ON THE WAR
DIR. Thompson opened his address
with a review of the wel-known book
OF General Won Bernhardi, Germany
and the Next War" The book con-
tanned In concrete form. he pointed
out. the statement of the entire pro-
gram and policy OF the German gov
crnmcnt in the present war.
Stated concretely, said Dr. 'Thomp-
son. the doctrine of Bernhard and
Germany was that God had commit cd
to Germany in trust for the world all
science, culture and rciie ion. she was
losing her ideals through protracted
peace. The book disclosed whole
nation with an exaggerated ego in the
throcs of a colossal brain storm. NOV
ins with a torch to set tho world on
fire. II was her purpose TO establish
her supremacy on all weaker natlons
by force OF arms. and to make them
e. t.
the civilized peoples OF the earth to
table.
THREE OUTSTANDING
FALLAClES IN IT'S THEORY
In Gcrmany'S theory, the speaker
pointed out, there were three outstand-
ing falla c!cs. First. a weak nation
could not be forced by stronger to
change its characteristics: second. the
superiority of German arms was not
40 great as was believed. and. in the
third place. German culture WAS not
dirinely appointed as the standard Of
the world.
Germany ovcrran Belgium as a
heartless monster crushing the life on,
Of a child said DR.. Thompson. But
when Germany got on French soil. the
soil sanctitcd by Joan of Arc and from
which had sprung Rochambcau and
Lafayette. the soil glorious with the
blood or patriotism. her armies were
arrested. her gigantic power was
broken and the irresistible movement
was stayed. England, without an
army. threw itself into the conflict and
organized for the work ahead. Eng
land is now breaking the iron spirit
as we'll as the iron armament of this
great menace 10 the worlds liberty
The call has come to YOU and to me
Well go. and Well do. and we'll dare
and We'll suffer with a PAGAN Of VIC
tory on our lips"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19
Bonar Law May Ask New War Credi

LONDON, oct. 19.--The opinion was eH-
pressed here today that Chancellor of the
Exchequer Bonar Law shortly would move
in the House Of Commons for new vote
of credit for the war of t500,000,O00 ($2,-
100000, 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19
COAL SITUATION NOW
NATIONALLY CRITICAL
Unless Shortage Is Relieved at
Once People and Industry
Will Suffer
COLD WAVE HITS CHICAGO

NEW YORK. oct. 10.
Unless some step is taken at once TO re.
lieve what amounts to a nationwide short.
age In coal, thousands OF homes will not
have heat TO ward OF winters chii.s and
the wheels Of industry may be slowed.
A canvass Of the situation conducted To-.
day revealed this grave situation almost
everywhere in the country. An acute short.
age is expected within the next two weeks
Detailed reports follow:
New Nork-All dealers report shortage
prices increasing; fuel administration
names special agent to devise means OF
amelorating. Many apartment house own.
ers declare they are completely without
coal
Cleveland. o.--shortage expected to be
temporarily relieved as result OF an order
holding 20 per cent OF all Ohio.mined coal
on one day for use OF Ohio consumers Many
factories working on a day-to-day fuel
basis
Observation-Disclosures aroused by In
creasing shortage and may cut factory
hours in an effort to conserve the supply.
New England's shortage by January pre-
diCted to be 100000 tons
Detroit, O-Factories hard hit by in
creasing inability to get even small amounts
OF coal Forty thousand homes without
coal Mayor received petitions from %, 900
citizens asking aid, Some coal for heating
distributed
st LouIs-Estimated present supply Of