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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
NEED $4,000, 100000
TO FILL OUT LOAN
big Task Ahead to Make Lib
erty Sale Success.

Washington. Oct. 1.-THE treasury
department tonight estimated that
subscriptions to the second Liberty
loan had passed the $500. 100000 mark.
|or 1G per cent of the $1,000, ,000, 900
hoped for.
Unofficial and incomplete return
from eight of the IL reserve banks
|added to official figures from three of
the other four banks which are known
10 be less than actual subscriptions,
show a grand total of approximately
S7O5, ,OOO, 900.
Total to date" the departments
Statement reads, "inclnding official re-
ports from the Richmond, st. Louis and
Dallas districts, up to the close of
business Saturday night follow:
New York. $500, 100000; Philadcl-
phia, 10000, 900; Boston, $4,000. 900:
Cleveland. $72.OO0.OO0; Chicago. $780,
0O0. 900: Kansas City. $50.000,00O; San
Francisco. $3l. 100000; Richmond. s2l.-
827, 900: Atlanta. $9,0OO,O00: st. Louis.
33,7 1885, 900. and Dallas. $3.l75,00O."
Meantime the campaign has only 10
more working days to go and approxi-
mately $4,000. 600. 900 must be raised il
the $4,000, ,0OO. 900 goal Is reached.
This means a total Of $i20. 900 900 n
day,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
To FlatheQd Goes
$75QIOOO for Use
in Water Project
Senator Myers Advised of Ap-
preparation to Continue
Irrigation Work.

Washington. Oct. 15.--(Special.) >
Senator II. l.. Myers was advised to-
day that department estimates for the
next government fiscal year included
$75O.0OO for continuing the Flathead
reclamation project. Senator Myers
has been looking after the matter Of
getting the appropriation and this was
the first information that had been
received regarding it's success.
Because Of the lack Of funds several
hundred men already have been paid
off and preparations are being made to
close down all but two Of the camps
on the reservation during the winter.
Officials in charge OF the reclama-
ton work made the statement recently
that they We're afraid that the work
could not be continued next year be.
cause it looked as II the department
would not make an appropriation.
/. Hundreds OF acres OF farm land on
the Flathead reservation already are
being supplied with water from the
reclamation work and the plans OF the
government call for additional work.
which will mean the opening OF many
thousand acres to farming.
The project was started number oi
years ago and each season the work
has been rushed in order to supplS
more water to more farmers. Thi,
year the appropriation was spen
earlier than usual, with the, result tina
' the men were discharged sooner thai
was anticipated.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
Will Quarantine
Senator Willeff
afAhertOn Home
Faithful Wife Elects to Stand
With Husband in His
Sore AfflictiOn.

Helena. Oct. l5.-Sonator O. G.. VIII
lett, who was found {, be afflicted
with leprosy. has been placed in uuar-
antine at his home in Alberton. Min
eral county, and his bride of seven
months, at her own request, has been
permitted to act as his attendant.
DR.. W. q. Cogswell, secretary of the
state board of health, has returned
from Albcrton. where he investigated
the case. As to whether Senator VII.
lett Will later be sent to a leprosarium
will not be known until after the ease
has been taken up with the federal au
thoritics.
Senator Willeit is resigned 10 his
fate and his chief desire now is to pre-
vent others from being similarly af-
flictcd.' said DIR. Cogswell. For the
present he Is In isolation at his home
In Alberton. but 1t Is possible that ar.
rangements will be made to secure !
small ranch farther out where Senator
Willett may employ his time garden
Ing for his own use. He desires TO dc
this. II would also enable him 10 take
walks over the mountains. where hs
would come Into contact with no pro
pie.
Mrs. Wllett expressed a desire tt
remain with her husband and an Il
would be necessary to secure an at
tendant for him. 1t was decided to per.
nit her to remain with him. Minertl
county Will defray the expense Of III,
case
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
History Of kidnapinu.

The abduction of Lloyd keet, the H.
months-old son Of ]. Holland keet n
banker of Springfield. Mo-. eliminated
in the baby's death. 1t involved an
other alleged kidnapping conspiracy,
said to have been part Of German
plot and the attempted lynching Of
one of the so-called consrirators in an
effort to force him to confess that he
was implicated In the Keet baby's dis
appearance and death.
While the child's parents were at
tending a ball at the Springfield
Country club on the night Of May 80,
1917. the. baby was stolen from his
crib In the family home. Two days
later the body was found. wrapped In
an old black undersklrt. at the bot
tom of a well at the Crenshaw man
sion. which had been unlnhablted for
many years. Meanwhile friends, de-
tectives and the baby's father had
secured the Ozark hills and had even
visited previously the old farm house
in their search for the missing boy
Six days after the disappearance of
the boy. Taylor Adams. his wife. Allie
Adams, and his two sons, Make and
Cletns. respectively IS and 20 years
oIu. anu Nlduue E,lcTSOI, were ATIeSScus
All vehemently denied any connection
with the Keet case. but alleged state
mcnts Of the prisoners told of q plan
TO abduct G. A. Clements. a Spring.
field ieweler. and 4 baby other than
the Keet child.
The excitement in Springfield he-
came so great after the body was
found that n mob stormed the county
jail demanding that the prisoners who
were being held there. be turned over
to them that they might avenge the
baby's death.
Sheriff Webb attempted to spirit his
prisoners away in an automobile. The
mob pursued and finally caught them
mt Stockton. Mo-, 2s miles north OF
Springfield Mhere they took Piersol
from the sheriff and went through all
the movements of a lynching party,
even to stringing the prisoner from a
tree limb. Piersol held 10 his original
story, and denied that he was respon-
siblc for the Kcct infants death. The
mob surrendered him to the sheriff
and the prisoners We're locked In the
Stockton jail.
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HEADLESS BODY OF
YOUNG GIRL FOUND
Had Been Missing Since
Evening OF September Is.

Seattle, Oct. ll.-Earl O'Rrien OF
Seattle today identified q headless
body found in the brush here yester-
day as that OF Miss Ruby de MERIT.
aged II. a resident of kirkland, a Sc.
attic suburb. O'Brien, whose name
was signed to L note found on tho
body, said she had attended q dance a
month ago and had not been seen since
so far as he knew.
Mrs. Anna Demerritt. the girls
mother, asserted today that her daugh-
ter never returned from a dance to
which she was taken September % by
n man known as Cap" McWinn, an
employe of n Ballard, Wash, shipyard
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
Efforts Of Huns to Get Into
Gulf Of Riga Meet With
Resistance.
ATTEMPT NO LANDING
ON ESTHONIA COAST
Developments on AustrO.Ital-
ian Front Indicate An
other Big Fight.
BY Associated Press.

German forces which landed on the
island of Oesel at the head OF tho
Gulf of Riga have captured Arenburs.
capital of the island and are still pur-
suing the Russians ut various places.
Aiding the operations as far as pos
sible are German cruisers and torpedo
boats, which have shelled coast bat
teries and towns. Attempts by the
German fleet Ia enter the Gulf OF Riga.
or To operate in the waters between
Oesel and Dago islands. however, arc
meeting with resistance from Russian
land batteries and naval units. In
the latter region the Germans retired
in the face of the Russian warships
No attempts have been made by the
Germans to effect Il landing on the
coast of Esthonia ana harrass the right
flank of the Russian army or to pena-
trate the Gulf of Finland, which is
mined. Intensive mine sweeping ep-
eiations would be required before u
naval demonstration can be made
against the important port Of Reval
Artillery Active.
In Flanders no military operations
on large scale have been attempted
but the big guns are carrying ont
reciprocal bomhardments OF great
violence.
After the lapse of two days heavy
artillery duels have been resumed be-
tween tn" French ana the Germans on
The Nerdun front
Preparations apparently are beinG
made along the Julian front of the
Austro- Italian theater for another big
battle. In the Rrcstovizza valley the
artillery of both sides IL engaged In
heavy fighting. In the BrestoVi2za
valley strong attack by Austriana
was broken up by the Italian machine
gun fire. as likewise were attempted
offensives from the west OF Flondar
/" the head of the Adriatic sea.
The entenet allies In Macedonia are
keeping up their narrassing tactics
against Teutonic allies, daily throwing
heavy bombardments or launching In.
fantry attacks OF considerable propor-
tion.
British Cruiser Sunk.
The British mercantile cruiser
Champagne has been torpedOed and
sunk by an enemy submarine with u
loss of five officers and 81 men. The
British mine sweeping sloop Hegonia
Is overdue and Is believed to have been
lost with her entire crew.
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MentaNa-Rartly cisudy Tues.
dey and Wednesday; no decided
change in temperature.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

Fuel conservationists have nothing
on the weather man. Every day the
present atmospherical conditions con-
tinue is helping to solve the threatened
shortage of coal in the northwest. Yes
terday saw the same clear skies and
warming sun we have enjoyed for
weeks
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
Jury Reaches Verdict IN Few
Hours After Week Tes-
timony Taking.
YOUTHFUL DEFENDANT
RETAINS COMPOSuRE
Will Decide in November De
fense's Move for
New Trial.

Marshfield, No., Oct. 15.-CIauds
Piersol was found guilty Of kid.
naping Lloyd keet by the jury to.
night. He was sentenced to 35
years imprisonment.
Council for the defense immed;.
ately filed motion for new trial.
which will be acted on in Novem.
ber.
Aside from slight quivering Of
his chin, the youthful defendant
accepted the verdict in the calm
manner he has shown torouohout
the weeks trial.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. Holland keet,
parents Of the kidnapped infant,
were in the courtroom when the
verdict was reached, as were the
parents and sister Of Piersoi.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
Fuel Boss Garfield Gives
@. X. to Swindlehurst Aides

Helena. Oct. l5.-National Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield has approved the
appointment of =. j. Brophy. Butte:
w. A. Selvidge, Billings: +. c. Murray,
Great Falls and John Sanderson. Hell
ena, as the executive committee with
Chairman SwindIehurst of the Mon
tana fuel commission. Commissioner
w. J. Swindlehurst announced today.
County coal committees will now be
named. A meeting of the executive
committee is to be held shortly in
Helena and the work OF fixing prices
for Montana fuel begun.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
Canada Will Have Agent
in Capital of the u. s.

Ottawa. Ont. Oct. l5.--The reorgan-
lied Canadian government it became
known today. will be directly repre-
sented at Washington by a commits
sioner. instead of conducting it's af-
fairs with the United States through
the British embassy. J. D. Hazen.
former commissioner of naval service
:rd marine and fisheries, has been
chosen for the post.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
Wilson Asks All NOn.Mem-
her Banks to Come I'm
der Federal System.
ITO ASSURE NATIONS
! FINANCIAL STABILITY
Only Half U. S. Banking Re.
sources Now Under Gov
ernTnent Supervision.

Washington, Oct. IL. President
Wilson tonight sounded call for the
mobilization of all the nations gold
reserve under the supervision Of the
Federal reserve board.
In statement the president called
|npon all eligible non member state
banks and trust compapaes to join the
federal reserve system without fur
her delay that they may contribute
their share" to the consolidated gold
reserves of the country and aid more
effectively lin vigorous prosecution
and successful termination Of the war"
Many Coming In.
Scores of such institutions have
flocked to the system within the past
three weeks, among some of the larG-
lest trust companies of New York,
Philadelphia and other cities. The
movement to the federal reserve sys-
kem has lacked only a final impelling
force to assume the proportions Of a
landslide. Within less than three
weeks resources Of such institutions
bin the system have risen from $1,2OO,-
boo. 900 to more than $4,000, 100000.
Liberty loan financing, the result
ant activity in the money markets. the
effect of the governments huge fl
nancial transactions upon the bond
markets and the stock exchanges OF
khe country have made 1t imperative
for the federal reserve board to con-
tvol the country's gold reserve. The
recent embargo on gold exports has
made it highly desirable that this con-
troll be acquired as speedily as pos
sible.
To Assure Stability.
With the board in daily control Of
the countrys huge store Of gold. at
present more than $3,OO0.000,0 900,
wa.ching every avenue through which
lit may be lessened and vigilant in its
supervision of the conntry's banking
activities. officials believe that the
Financial position of tile country may
be made practically impregnable.
At present the board controls the
activities of institutions representing
only one-half Of the conntrys total
banking resources. The latest report
of the comptroller OF the currency
places at several millions above $l6,-
&O00. 100000 the resources of the banks
within the system. Since that report
was issued, however, nearly $l,5OO.-
600, 900 in resources have been added
Through the acquisition of new mem.
bers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
Marshal Jeffre Spends Day
Inspecting American Troops

American Training Camp in France,
Oct. l5.-(By The Associated Press.)-
Marshal Joffre, the hero OF the Marne.
spent the entire day with the American
troops. He reviewed Major General
Sibert's contingent and inspected the
training schools and the other troops.
Marshal Joffre was accompanied by
General Pershing.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
Arrested on Open charoe.

Seattle. Oct. i5.-Jasper d. Bailey.
who was at the dance attended by
Miss Ruby de Merritt on the night OF
which it is presumed she was muir.
dered. was arrested tonight on an open
charge. Bailey, II is said. was one Of
an auto party which left the dance
and which included Miss de Merritt
and her escort. Pat NfcCinn.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
Disloyal Alien Watchmen
Guarding American Stores

Salem. Ore, Oct. 15.-Alien watch
men ''who are none too loyal" have
been found guarding warehouses and
factories where foodstuffs arc stored
in different states, says a statement
by State Fire Marshal Wells of Ore
gon. The National Board of Fire Cn-
derwriters has placed it's inspectors
and data they have gathered at the
disposal of the government.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
Urges American Troops
Be Hurried to Balkans

Washington, Oct. l5.-Dispatch of
American troops to Saloniki to assist
in big drive in the Balkans, was
urged upon President Wilson by Sena-
tor King of Utah. The senator also
advocated declarations of war against
Austro- Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria
and proposed that definite promises of
military cooperation should be OBJ
tanned from the Japanese mission here.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
May Expel Minister Who
Champions l. w. w. Cause

Seattle, Oct 15.--As a result Of the
speech made by Rev. Sidney Strong
Sunday, at the National Council of
Congregational churches in Columbus.
Ohio, in which he made a plea in be-
half Of Industrial Workers Of the
World, the Seattle Ministers Fedora
tion today took action looking to his
expulsion from that body.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
Germany Is Calling Men
of AZ to Army Service

Copenhagen. Oct. 1a.-Germany
has extended military service to men
AZ years of age and is calling up those
who heretofore have escaped service
on account Of military unfitness. The
army already included n large number
above the legal limit of 45 years. The
new regulation calls to the colors all
exempts born after September s. 1870.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
Billings Files Appeal
for Judgment Reversal

San Francisco. Oct. 15.-Warren X.
Billings. under sentence of life i'm
prisonment for murder growing out Of
a bomb explosion here in July 1916.
filed an appeal for reversal of judg-
ment in the state supreme court today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
Sum m a ~.

summary.
Two base hit--tlolke. Three base
hit--Hefzog. Sacrafice hit-Faber
Left on bases-Chicago = New York.
Z. First base on errors--Chicago, 9
bases on balls-Off Faber, 2; off Ben
ton. l; off Perritt, ?. Hits and earned
runs--Off Faber, hits, s; runs. in .
innings: off Benton, hits, 4; runs, none
in five innings: off Perritt, hits. 8;
runs. none in four innings. Hit by
pitcher-By Faber. Robertson. Struck
out-By Faher, 4: by Eenton. 3: by
Perritt. 3. Passed ball-Schalk. Um-
pires-At plate. KLEIN; first base
OI.aughlin; second base, Evans; third
base, Rigler. Time, 2:lS.
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fly. and the batter was safe. while
Collins perched on third.

fly. and the batter was safe, while
Collins perched on third.
Collins Outruns zim.
Felseh hit to Pitcher Benton. who
threw to third to get Collins. who
started for home. Catcher Rariden
rushed halfway to the bag to help
trap the White Sox field CAPTAIN, but
zimmerman took upon himself to
make the putout and started to chase
Collins toward home. Before the spec
tators or other players could realize
what was happening. Collins. with
Zimmerman in his wake, sprinted for
the plate and passed Rariden flat
footed. while his pursuer out dis
tanced in the dash. saw him score
without any chance for n play of any
kind
Gand;l's Single Timely.
While this was being enacted, Jack
son and Felsch were also racing
around the bags and were perched on
third and second respectively when
Collins slid across the unguarded
plate. Gandil promptly arose to the
occasion by singing to right. scoring
both teammates. and went out when
he tried to stretch his hit into 4 two
base drive. Robertson getting him at
the midway with a fine throw. Weaver
flied to Burns and Schalk singled in
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
District Court Upheld
in Richh Water Case

Helena. Oct. l5.- (Special)-The
Judgment of the district court of Mis-
soula county was affirmed In a de-
cision by Justice Sanner in the water
right suit Of John Richh and Others
against the Missoula Trust and Saw.
tpgs bank and others.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
CareIessness Of Campers
Sets Fire Helena Forest

Helena, Oct. 15.-Careless campers
are believed to have started a forest
Iire which sprang up near Elliston,
sunday, and was extinguished after a
hard fight by Il men sent from tho
forest office. Forest authorities warn
hunters and campers that the wooda
are yet dry enough to blaze.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
Bavarians Take Stand for
"Peace by Understanding

London, Oct. 15.-A monster demon
stration in favor of peace by UNDER
standing" marked the opening Of the
German Socialist conference at Wurz-
burg, Bavaria. according to an FIX
change Telegraph dispatch from Cop
enhagen today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
MAY GAR SOCIALIST PAPER.

Washington, Oct. l3.-Evidence on
which the postofftce department pro-
poses to bar the New York Call. a so.
cialIst daily. from the mails. was pre-
sented toda:. - So.citor Lamar. Pub
lication Of seditious I'D disioyal mat
ter Is charged.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
MEMBER CLEVELAND CABINET.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. l5.-Don NJ.
Dickinson postmaster general under
President Cleveland died today at his
home in Trenton. q suburb
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-16
COlOred Men Go to Camp
Lewis on October q

, Helena, Oct. l5.-Colored men So
lected for service in Montana will
leave for Camp Lewis. Wash. Oc-
tober 81, 1t was announced today. Only
about 40 will go from Montana. None
OF these left with the white troops.
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Totals. "a
Nav York,

Totals. .... 33 2 6 q 70
z-Batted for Benton in .ssth.
ZZ-Batted for Perritt in ninth.
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tConttnued on Pare Six.)
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-05
GRADUATION EXERCISES
At TRINITY AUDITORIUM

The 18th annual commencement
exercises Of Trinity University viii
be held at the university audlto-
rum Wednesday morning at 1890.
when the faculty win present q
class of twenty members who viii
receive their degrees The public
has very cordial invitation to >at-
tend. The program viii consist ~
special numbers III the department
of music. The address OF the oc-
eaaion Will be dell,ered bg Rev. W
z. spoonts Of Jacksonville, III. who
was . member Of the class Of 1894.
Degrees viii bes conferred on the
class and also hoaorary degrees and
prizes viii be a@tarded. Announce
msnts will be utde by President
Hornbeak.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-05
JUDGE CANNON
MADE 4 MAJOR
{ COMMISSIONER BY GOVERNOR
FERGUSON FOR SERVICE IN
NATIONAL GUARD.
Official Notification Not Yet Reeeiv-
cd and Not Fully Determined
As 10 What Course He
VIII Pursue.

Among the announcements made
by Governor Iames +. Ferguson
yesterday of the men who would
compose The field officers Of the
three infantry regiments Of the Tex
as National Guards now in service
and the four infantry regiments to he
raised, will be found the name Of
J. Lea Cannon u Waxahaehie. who
Is listed as a ma jor. Also Waxa-
hachie is listed a one of the points
whore the eoyerrspr has authorized
the raising OF a omit for the new
regiments 70 be efeated.
judge Cannon GAS not yet receiy-
Ell Official notification Of his ap-
pointment. and "a that reason has
not made announcement concerning
his acceptance. Jnst what he will
DO with regard Y the appointment
Is yet undecided. ( He stands ready
TO give his services to the state and
nation in WhateYss capacity possible
for him to rendes the most efficient
service yet il is with some degree
al hesitaney thaR be considers this
appointment, bocause he wants 10
feel that he is qqalfied 10 perform
any service he gould undertake
Jndga Carnnos -ot;,...s .,
years ago with the rank of major.
and this is littleEmore than calling
nlih back INTO tA4 service of the Ma
tl'i0i e'alf'l' 2 event OF his at
e''''""ee ne VIII Rery probably look
10 Inc organization OF company
here. ia fact bekmay take mart in
'aat work regardass Of what he will
GO Win the appointment.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-05
Children's w,sk AtLibra,,

This is ChildAa'4 Week NJ the
sums library Bota and girls, bring
your mother or a her to the 1ibror,.
to sign your appI4atiop and vo,, caa
eo' reader Geo without paying
ms week otly. A number OF
'''''ui'h nave laken part in the
"'e@e AmeFicanF contest. The win
ner VIII be annsuncea woa,ay1a,.
n'o'h'ps. Der'nE Wednesday aud
"u' quay the htl Naming Game"
win be Is npecialI feature
At the Sims kbrarv all ohs,,,.oa
'''"' '"e'l ana fno~ these people
Aeneas, the Wahderer. eo1,,ut',a
'''s i''Scotefef; DE Soto. the pio-
neer, Drake. th,t Sea King. pd,.o,
the Inventor; Gtiliter the rray,,,or.
'iefeu'es' toe Ftons; Livingstone.
the Explorer: .Ioan Of Are tho "a
spired; rortia, fthe JUDGE. Nisb,t,
saie' me Nnfsf' Robin Hood, the
Merry Huntsmsn. sinbad the es,,o..
Tell the FeaAess.