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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-07
YEARLY COST TO
COUNTY FOR POOR
TOTALS S228,000
Figures in Possession of Pro-
baton Officer Show
Expenditures.

The care of dependent children under
the financial aid act and the support
of the poor of the county are costing
Silver Bow county approximately
slightly more than s22s.000 a year. or
about $4,000 a month.
These figures were obtained from
the records of the county today in the
possession of James ]. Mccarthy. chief
probation officer who has charge Of
the dependent children. and from the
clerk and recorders office, where a
record is kept of all moneys expended
in behalf of the poor. During the
winter months the drain on the poor
fund is considerably heavier than it is
in the summer. In March Of this year
the payments made in behalf of the
maintenance of the poor We're slightly
over $4,000. which was the heaviest
month of the year. In some months
during the summer the expenditures
are as low as $4,000. but the general
average for the year slightly exceeds
$ii,0 900 a month.
Under the financial aid act by when
widows are allowed money for the sup
port of children in their custody under
Continued on Page Fifteen)
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MORE AMERICAN
SOLDIERS DECORATED
Sanitary Section Receives High
Praise From the French
Commanders.

With the American Army in France.
Thursday. Dec. 6.-tBy the associated
press )-The first American unit 10
receive the coveted "Fourragere" "a
French military decoration worn on
the left shoulder). in the colors of the
ribbon of the Cross of War. is Amer
lean sanitary section No. 5. Notifica
tion of the award was announced at
headquarters today.
The section previously had received
two official citations A general order
from General Petain stated they were
for splendid conduct before the
enemy" In forwarding the communi-
cations. the chief of the French mill
tary mission attached to the American
army added
This glorious distinction is a mer-
tied reward for the brave men compos-
ing the section. who on a famous bat
tlefield have given evidence of the fra
ternity and solidarity between the SOL
diers of France and America. united
in the common cause
Information as to the exact nature
of the sections services was unavail-
able at headquarters tonight
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CONVERTER SET BREAKS.
CAR SERVICE WEAKENED

one OF the machines went out in q
couple Of minutes. The damage will
be repaired this evening.
As result of the trouble in the con-
Yer.er set cars were running prac-
ucaiis haif service last night One Of
ohe Two machines at the substation re-
manned intact The substation at the
Haroehs was started working but II
was necessary to cut on the heat sys-
tenn which utilixes much of the power.
IN order to give as much Transportation
service as possible.
Inere Is a sobstation on the south
side at Curtis and Florence. 1t wss
plac.lcaIly ready for use last June but
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Federal Revenue Officers Dig for
Butte Booze That Dodged War Tax

working under the declaration ;hat
half carload of whiskey is cached
in Pit near the ore tracks west of
North Main street in the 500 block.
United States revenue officers. to-
ge,her with gang of workmen and
squad OF soldiers, began a literal
search for hurried treasure about .
O'Clock this afternoon. 1t is alleged
that the large quantity of liquor was
cached in the spot to evade payment
OF the new war revenue.
After hasty survey Of the open plot
OF ground west Of Main street beside
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A TREMENDOUS
FORCE AGAINST
ITALIAN LINES
Berlin Reports $4,000 Prison
ers Have Been Taken
in South.
BRITISH RETIRE TO
STRAIGHTEN LINES
Only Exposed Positions Taken
by the British Troops
Are Given Up.
THE WAR SUMMARY.

While the tremendous effort the
Austro- Hungarian army in the east :
ern Trentino is making to gain the
passes into the Italian plains resulted
yesterday in the pushing back of the
italian line at one point, the vital front
remains unbroken. The advance was
scored just to the east of Asiago,
where, according to todsy's official
statement from Berlin, the eninence
of Monte Sisemol was stormed. The
capture may have been one result OF
the recession in the Italian line Just
to the east the day previous after
heavy fighting for Monte Flor and
Monte castlesomberto. Dispatche.
from Italian headquarters have re.
fiected confidence there that the ne~
line in this sector was capable Of hold
ing the route to the passes.
The number OF prisoners taken by
the Austro- Hungarians in this often
sive has been increased by 1000 Ber-
lin reports, bringing the total up tc
Is. 900.
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MILITARY ORGANIZATION
OF GERMANS IN AMERICA
Indications Thereof Found in
Letters Seized by the
Government.

New York. Dec Letters indieat-
ing the existence in this country of a
German military organization for de-
Tense were seized by agents of the
Naval Intelligence bureau today when
they examined the effects of Otto
julius Aerkei a German writer and
lecturer, who was arrested last night
and interned on Ellis Island on orders
from the government authorities Ac-
cording to their communications.
Merkel was at the head of this German
body
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to say that it is certain that the liquor
Is buried near the spot where the
picks and shovels are at work and
that ii will be unearthed within a shor,
pme. As the revenue officers directed
the work of the Pick and shovel men a
crowd OF curious people gathered along
the sidewalk on North Main street op-
posite the place and made speculation
concerning the queer operations
Must have struck a gold vein. re-
marked passerhy to a soldier who
kept back the curious.
You would certainly say gold IL
Continued on Page FIve)
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the ore tracks. the workmen We're nut
to business with picks and shovels.
One saloon man. whose name was not
given and whose connection with the
alleged buried liquor was neither con-
firmed nor denied. was with the roy
enue officers during the opening mari,
OF the search. AT the suggestion ~
'he ieuerai agents he provided picks
ana other tools TO help in the work of
excavation.
The revenue officers. warkins under
mr.. rreeiand. We're reticent concerning
their Captain Kidd exploit more than
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-07
PLANS ARE MADE
At WASHINGTON
FOR THIS STATE
About 10000 Alien Enemies
Now Dwelling in Treas
ure State.
ALL WILL COME UNDER
THE WAR REGULATIONS
Nearly One Hundred Have Been
Sent From Butte to
Camp Lewis.
rhe Posts Washington Bureau.

The Posts Washington Bureau.
Washington, Dec. 7.-More than
10000 Austrisns and Hungarians in
the state of Montana will be affected
by the declaration of war which will
soon be made between the United
States and Austria. Tho extremely
large number of Austrians and Hun
garians in Montana will probably
mean that an internment camp will
be located in that state, should in
ternment camps be decided upon at
once for these "enemy aliens"
Banks and trust companies will be
designated in all OF the large cities of
Montana to serve as custodians Of the
enemy property of Austrian aliens as
well as German aliens and. in general,
the provisions of the trading with the
enemy act will extend over the new
enemies of the United States the min
~. fa
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Coal Merchants
N Will Have Diff
liking Both Ends
Price Order of
tee.

ers announced today
)de by the order of
onty fuel committee,
place the reduced
Monday. Under
onsumer will pay so
II he buys in lots
save 20 cents per
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YAQU| INDIANS
ATTACK SONORA TOWN

Noga!es. Ariz-. Dec. T.-Yaqui In
mans yesterday attacked Espersnza.
% miles south OF Guaymas. Sonora. ac
coTding to a message received here to-
DAY, and burned the Office and store
house OF the Richardson Construction
company. an American firm. Nothing
has been heard Of about 30 Americans
living in that vicinity.
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| MARGIN IS VERY
IL, COAL DEALERS SAY

ton il his purchases are in lots of two
tons or more.
Regarding an appeal from the de-
cision of the county fuel board. the
coal dealers are uncertain. One of the
larger dealers said today that an appeal
is likely. but he placed little faith in
such action, explaining that no decision
would probably be reached until next
spring. Pending such appeal. il it is
taken. the new prices fixed by the fuel
committee win prevail.
Under the regulations of the national
iuei administration an appeal must be
maize first to State Fuel Administrator
ICON iYi1Iad
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-07
On Last Tuesday.

In a group of six men shipped from
Butte Tuesday night to the marine
headquarters. Joseph Bernhard, a for
mer service man who was with the
American army in Peking during rev.
olutionary troubles in 1910, was in
charge. The others were Floyd E.
Bickneil. gas tractor expert from Dill
lon; William NJ. Fitzgerald and Harold
b. Houghton of Butte; Frank r. Mar
fConfinYad - Dc - ISI..,
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One Machine at Arizona Street
Station Thrown Out of Com
mission m. $ and Many Have to
walk Today. No Heat in the
Street Cars.

The Butte Electric Street Railway
company wes on short service last
nlght, this morning and during the
AFTERNOON hours today because of an
accident In ore of the rotary con-
Nerter sets in the substation near The
arizona street fire station This sub
station cost three months of labor ana
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-07

Charles E. Larabie of Deer
Lodge, a banker and a member
of one of the prominent pioneer
families of Montana, goes to Mare
Island, Cal, Sunday morning as a
private in the United States ma
rine corps. He goes in charge of
a group of marine recruits that
includes Charles P. Flood, an at
torney of Anaconda, Theodore Fl.
Cartwright, a well-known mining
engineer, and Otto Burker, a
chauffeur. The men will leave
Butte over the Milwaukee at
7:40 Sunday morning. Sergeant
Speer, marine corps recruiting Of
icer IT Butte, enlisted the men
today and yesterday and expects
to have about five more recruits
to accompany them Sunday.
Charles Larabie of the I.arabie
Brothers bank of Deer Lodge is well
known in Deer Lodge and throughout
the state. The glider Larabie was one
Of the pioneers Of this state, coming in
with Senator w. A. Clark in 1863 in
a partnership in carrying mail from
Missoula to Walla Walla Charles X.
Larabie made possible the extension of
the equipment of the Butte public IL
brary some years ago. The family is
one of the most prominent in the state
Burker has been chauffeur for L. o.
Evans. chief counsel of the Anaconda
Copper Mining company.
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Join Armistice.

Rumanian troops have decided to
JON the armistice, although they
nave rejected all attempts at fra
ternization. This announcement is
made officially from Jassy. HostiIi-
ties have been suspended on the whole
Rumanian front. il is said
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The Enemy Population.

According to the census of 1910,
which furnishes the latest available
statistics, there were in that year
$3.50 Austrians and 1,4S6 Hungarians
in the state of Montana. 1t is pre-
sumed that a number of these persons
have become naturalized since that
year. but it is certain, on the other
hand, that the Austrian and Hunga-
rian population of the state has been
increased since 1910. At present there
is no way in which the exact number
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-07
British Fell Back.

German wedges driven into the
salienvbefor Cambria have compelled
the British TO evacuate exposed points
and they have given up TO the Ger
mans several villages west of Cam
fConfinued On I5a I,.,...-.--
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Petrograd, Thursday, Dec. s.-The
text OF the armistice agreement be-
tween the e7th Russian division and
the Sist German infantry division is
printed by the Pravda II does mo-,
contain a word concerning the nom
transference of German troops to other
fronts
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Further Inroads Made Upon Italian
Positions by Foe; British Fall Back
BUTTE MEN SWARM INTO
THE REGULAR ARMY AND
THE i. S. MARINE CORPS

One Hundred Volunteers Leave Tomorrow Evening to Join
the Regulars. Group of Fifteen From the State Leave
This Week for the Marines Young Banker, Lawyer and
Several Wealthy Ranchers Among Those Who Will Join the
Colors. One Group of Privates Travels in Stateroom.
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hundred Butte and Montana volunteers leave tomorrow
evening the ranks of the regular Other total
Is leaving this week to join the Marines Six of the
LATTER all pvate depart in state wealthy ranchman member of
having ordered train and provided the
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-07
HOUSE HURR|ES
To LINE Up FOR
NEW WAR PLANS
Gronna, Norris and Vardaman
of Pacifist Group Support
War Measure.
LA TOILETTE WITHDRAWS
FROM CHAMBER ON VOTE
With Signature of President
New War Declaration
Will Be Issued.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Bulletin-
President Wilson signed the resOlu-
ton declaring the existence of a
state of war between the United
States and Austria Hungary at
SOB o'clock this afternoon. The
state of war dates from that time.
Washington, Dec. The
declaration of war on Austria
was passed by both houses of
congress today with brief debate.
President Wilson'S signature is
now the only thing required. The
house accepted the senate resOlu-
ton.
As the house debate drew to-
ward its close the leaders agreed
to substitute the senate resOlu-
tiOn for the one reported by the
house committee and thus make
the declaration of war fact to-
night. The war resolution then
will only require the presidents
signature.
Some time after the voting was
over La Toilette returned to the
senate chamber and announced
that he would have voted against
the Austrian war declaration had
he been present, unless it had been
amended to provide that the
United States would not ha a
party to any agreement to take
any territory held by Austria
prior to Aug. |, 1914.
BY unanimous consent the house
substituted the senate resolution
for its own. The house resolution
by that action was discarded and
the vote will come on the senate
resolution.
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RUMANIAN ARMY JOINS
IN ARAIsT|CE PLANS
Hostilities Are Suspended But
There is No Frater-
nizati0n.

Jassy, Rumania. Thursday. Dec. G.
II has been decided that the Ru-
manian troops shall associate them
selves with the Russians in the pro-
posed armistice. though the Rumani-
ans have rejected every attempt al
determination, says an official an
nouncement made here today. Hostil-
ities were suspended today on the
whole front.
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65 to Aviation Section.

Fully 65 of the men leaving tomor-
row night will be recruits for the
aviation section. For reasons gener-
ally understood. but little published,
the enlistment for the aviation Sec
ton is practically unlimited and al
most half Of the regular army re-
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
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Al)h and b. :. HURRY
4 O STRICKEN CITY OF
! HALIFAX; 1000 ARE DEAD
xoIooi6n 0f 1000 Tons I. N. T., Most Pow
GFf0t Powder Made, Caused Almost
Is lndescribable Devastation

11sor 81 the Disaster in Giving His Expert
11sea Says That Few Moments After the Ex-
n Ion Streets Were Filled With Manned and
nd Who Had Crawled From the Demol-
Hnildings Near the Waterfront
ing in the City.
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While details were lacking this
afternoon, it is understood that
organizations of Butte are plan
ming to give rousing sendoff
tomorrow night to the more than
100 regular army recruits who
will leave Butte for Spokane.
Corporal D. R. Harlan, in charge
of the regular army recruiting in
Butte, believes that the total
number of recruits to leave Butte
tomorrow night will reach i20.
He is now making arrangements
for special coaches for the men.
The shipment of army recruits to-
morrow night will be one of the larg
est from ~, ais year The volun-
teers in the regular army tomorrow
night will be three times as many in
number as the first contingent of
drafted troops from Butte, and for
this reason Corporal Harlan believes
that the people OF Butte 'and Silver
Bow county should turn out and
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Gm the improNised
hospitals. churches.
~ residences seemed
E1ght's estimate that
l1UIn were lost when the
to11el a01n limo collided with
10h<X Dns steamer Mont
detonation of 1000
- nol, one of the most
&ef4 ~ IYIn manufactured.
~ Dire ctions.
Heb 11m 0u1G1de began to reach
- u(tI Go4y today. Doctors,
1r1oG ~ D011co1 and food supplies
&1Vo4 - gDoG1o1 trains from Truro
94 Wlr ~ N. q, and from Moncton,
q p ~ 13nlns were reported on
~ ~ ~ N1Fe expected to reach
Erc 0uv1 ~ 1ay. The special train
nf mn U0IInn BY direction Of Gov
I1QG UG[M massachusetts will ar
n t1o1.< <11I Virtually all busi-
- r. 1G10 and the schools are
~ N D ~ 1nha bitants generally
tQgI N1(1r attention to relief
49, ~ and sailors, including
1Q4 - American warship.
- ~ the port when it re-
~ he disaster. are pa
~ on district and aid
~ work
Ae Experience.
former telegraph
ntreal Gazette. and
ditor for the Cana
nitions hoard at OF
ny his experiences
IN osion. He was at
Halifax hotel.
was all over Mr..
" rumbling. a quake
(hing vibrating, then
Disc. followed by the
"a the smashing of
Moments the human
late; a cry went up.
A rush for the
down the hallway,
Sctures. glass and
Wing doors of few
NJ ripped from their
reat projecting tri-
glass to the street.
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Washington. Dec. With less
than one hours debate the SEN
ate today PASSED the resolution
declaring war on Austria-Hun-
gary. The resolution was adopted
by the senate unanimously, "A to
0. Senators Gronna of North
Dakota, Norris of Nebraska and
Vardaman of Mississippi, who
voted against the German war
declaration, supported the reso-
luton. Senator LaFollette of
Wisconsin left during the speech
making and did not cast his vote,
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Stone Presents it

Chairman Stone. OF the senate for
eIen relations committee. today pre-
sented the senate war resolution
80. 80. -.
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Iolifax N. S. Dec 7-Stunned by the magnitude of the
ster which has overwhelmed the Garrison City by the
the people of Halifax today bent all their energies to
yng the injured feeding the hungry, sheltering the
h1eIe1 nd gathering their dead.
hea oMstorm set in early today, and while this in
aau<[ ded the work of relief and rescue it served
men in fighting the flames, which still
l64E in many places among the ruins in the
d}&trict
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Continued on Page Fifteen.
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Continued on Page Eigft-J
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continued on Page Fourteen)
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AZ s., Dec. Up to noon today there had beer
= lie police estimate of 1000 dead from yester
n /. About the same number are injured, two
r. &om are suffering from cuts by flying glass
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-03
Making Easter Eggs

70 the Editor OF woman 3 rage
Dear Madam-wili you please print In your
paper a few recipes for Easter eggs, especially
chocolate Easter eggs! Also. let me know where
could buy an egg mold and how mucn II
would cost. A. NJ. A.
South Bethlehem. Pa.
First make a fondant. Put one pound
Of granulated sugar in a saucepan, add
three-quarters of cupful Of boiling water
and stir until the sugar Is dissolved. Let
the mixture boil without stirring for six
minutes. then test with fork. II 1t spins
Z thread or forms soft ball when drop
ped into ice water, remove 1t from the fire
and turn on to buttered platter. When it
Is blood-warm stir II with wooden spoon
or paddle until 1t begins to crumble, then
knead it in the hands like dough. Pack in
Z bowl cover with &. damp cloth and set 1t
away until needed Shredded cocoanut may
be added II desired. When ready to use
melt cake of bitter chocolate, form the
cream fondant into small eggs of the desired
size and dip them into the chocolate. then
place on waxed paper to dry. If desired,
the chocolate can be sweetened, although
/ have always considered it. much more
toothsome when left unsweetened.
Egg molds can be purchased for small
sum In any store. Two dessert spoons or
larger cooking spoons make very successful
molds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-03
PATSY KILDARE, OUTLAW
Rv JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS

We stood apd watched her and an.
Don't get in the way. little girl"
II won't, big woman" She stonp.s
looked at me kind of puzzled and \. Y
at her and smiled, and I was In"
ing we would be friends and ~
ing what kind os pie she liked to
best when she said, you are a yerv . ~
little girl" ] said, you are mistaI.s
woman. I am n regular little sayara n
! need n good spanking" She said. ~ ~
n good mind to give 1t to you.'' ~
Go to It; there is whole neiehbo.ss
full of people around here that fes,. n
way you do, but they've never don.
yet"
Rowdy growled away down in hi. u.
and the woman ordered the men IL NJ
wagon to stop gawpin and to unIosS "
things. She went into the house ana y
Of the men jumped out of the wagon ~
a clock and the clock busted and he ~ NY
at me. You little devil, get OUT ~ n
way. You made me break the clock I"
woman was looking out of the windo,. :.
she came out and said. You troub,...
child, you should be with your mothss
will call on her when / get settled .
said. You'll never see my mother !!
mother is in heaven"
She went into the house as mad q. "
could be and ! believe that woman is ~
to have trouble with me.
When / prayed that night I said. .n.
God. how do you find yourself? ~
you would make people more polita :. ~
And please tell my mother am al, r,'xs|
Amen"
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WHEN rolled over this morning any
w saw. my father lying there asleep VIII"
his mouth open and his hair musseo up
I thought what a beautiful world thls is'
I lay for a long time looking at my fatner
and feeling thankful that am such a iucky
little girl and wishing that all little girls
we're half as lucky.
Then my father opened his eyes ana
closed his face and lay there long tine
looking at the ceiling. Then ne put ms
hand over his eyes and took long preatn
and pretty soon ] saw a drop of water roll
off his cheek on to the pillow, and you bet
/ was scared. ! hoped over to MN ana !
said, Father are you crying?' lie iaugneu
and kept his hand over his eyes and said.
What an idea ! Grown-up men don't cry
So ] knew it was not tear. and sald.
Were you thinking about my motner!
He said NO, was thinking about you.
Patsy. You will be seven years old ABOUT
the time school opens and l am nearly
fifty and you will have to hurry and grow
up and get married and established because
you haven't got nobody but me-"
I said. Il am going to marry you Be-
sides, have got Rowdy."
Then I got UP and mixed the pancakes
the way he told me and fried them and then
TO surprise him | busted two eggs on
the griddle and fried them all over on both
sides
After breakfast and Rowdy rambled
but not far because there was new woman
moving into the house around the corner.