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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-09
Entering Classes This Fall
Are Expected to Be Larg-
est in History.
STUDENT CAMPAIGN
HAS BEEN SUCCESS
New War Course Will Be
Feature at Local School
for Coming Session.

Il have every reason to believe that
the entering classes of the University
OF Montana will be the largest we have
ever had"
That is the cheering message
brought here yesterday by Chancellor
L. c. Elliott, who is at the State Uni
versity to inspect extensive repairs
which have been made there and dis
cuss with members of the faculty
plans for the coming term.
Campaign Thorough.
The student campaign conducted by
representatives of all the institutions
In the University of Montana was un-
usually vigorous this year, the chan
cellor says. 1T was done systematic
ally, too" he added, "and more thor
oughly than before" All branches of
the University of Montana CO. operated
in the campaign this summer elmi-
mating the competition which handi-
capped previous campaigns.
New "War" Course.
Chancellor Elliott announced last
night new war" course to be offered
at the State University and the State
College. This is to be a one year in T.
tensive course for office workers. It's
purpose is to turn out as rapidly as
possible skilled clerks for war service
It will be continued during the war
only.
II am able to announce the special
course in nursing, too," said the cham
celIor This course was tentatively
Offered early this summer. but not un-
til last Sunday. when I conferred with
number of doctors in Butte, was
sure that it could be given" At Boze.
man and Missoula nurses for service
In war hospitals will be trained as long
as the war lasts.
A third war course-"Military Sci
ence'-has been planned and definite
announcement concerning it can pres
emily be made. Dr. Elliott said.
To Review War Service.
In this connection n booklet which
we are to publish soon will be of in
terest," the chancellor remarked. at
is entitled The First -Four Months and
reviews the contribution made by the
University of Montana to the nation
since the declaration of war"
The most extensive repairs ever
made in one summer at the State Uni
versity are well under way now. the
chancellor said. Moreover the build
ing program will be carried out here
and at other branches of the univer-
sity. Here natural sciences build
ing IS to be erected. 1t will be started
this fall.
New President Here Soon.
DR. L. o. Sisson. recently elected
president of the State University, will
assume his duties here on August 90.
Other additions to the faculty. made
necessary by designations and leaves
of absence. will be announced later.
Only one new man has definitely been
added to the faculty. He is DIR. J. w.
Swain. son of Professor H. H. Swain
of Helena. He will teach courses in
modern languages and one in modern
European history. DIR. Swain is a
native of Montana and a graduate OF
Columbia university. He did post
graduate work in the University OF
Paris.
Vacancies in the English depart
ment, the department of biology and
the school of forestry remain to be
filled. Professor Carl Holiday of the
English department is to study at Co.
f~ortinuAd ~ DoUo o,,pN
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The Weather
Montana-Fair Thursday and
Friday; warmer Thursday and in
east Friday.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

Another day designed to make
ChautauQuans comfortable was fur
nished by the weather man yesterday.
The maximum of IS left the big brown
tent cool, and the night minimum of
4S made sleeping easy. "The finest
summer in years." said the Town OPP
timist yesterday. True. we had one
or two ho- days. but just see how fine
this is" 1t really rained--for 80 Sec
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-09
OFFICIALS DECLARE BACKBONE
OF ANTI-DRAFT RIOTS BROKEN

Oklahoma City. Okla, Aug. S.~~iso-
lated bands of resisters to the selectiye
draft tonight still were reported active
in the hilly counties of southeastern
Oklahoma. but federal authorities ex-
pressed the opinion that they had the
uprising effectively quelled as far as
organized resistance was concerned
The latest point from which the
rioters were reported was at Schipo,
north of McAtester. where u large
body of malcontents. heavily armed arc
said to be defying the officers to take
them before the draft examing board.
Posses have been sent from NcAlester
with orders to bring them In.
Are Ready to Talk.
NrAlau}ar Okla kur a larro
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TUG RELIEF MISSING;
OWNERS ARE ANXIOUS

Portland, Ore, Aug. S.-Thc tug Re-
lief from San Francisco Is MISSING,
after being Si hours on tho way 70
Astoria. No trace Of her since she
passed Cape Blanco lighthouse Sun
day night can be found. Hind, Rolph
& Co. Of San Francisco today tcle-
graphed asking for trace OF the tug.
She should have made the Columbia
river in so hours,
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percentage Of the 200 anti draft rioters
held in the state ponitentiary and the
federal officers, cvihced a desire to tell
what they know Of propa ganda spread
through southern oklahoma opposing
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Resisters Defy With Arms.

Muskogec. Okla, Aug. S.-lfnited
States Marshal E,nloe, was advised to-
night that a large body of draft rebels
had gathered at Scipio, 15 miles north
of McAlestcr, and that they had sent
in word that they would resist any ef-
fort to take them before the district
examining board. The rebels are
heavily armed, it was said
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make certain that the first one third
of their quota of the first increment
Of registered men is ready in time:
Promptness Essential.
New regulations governing mobili-
ZatiOn and the certification of men
from district boards to adjuiant gen
erals will be mailed you on August o.
In the meantime, local boards should
certify to district boards daily those
who have been called and who have
not been exempted Or discharged,
either because they failed to file any
claim or because their claim has been
decided adversely.
Strict compliance with this rule is
necessary since on September /, the
war departmnet will call for not to
exceed one third Of the quota of each
state to be entrained for mobilization
camps. between September ! and Sep
tember 8. Unless we wish to be put
in Il position of not furnishing men as
fast as the war department is ready
to receive them, each state should
have accumulated by September I, n
minimum of one-third of its quota
not exempted or discharged. This
can only be attained II local boards
certify these lists up with great ex-
petition"
New Exemption Ruling.
Tho message was followed up by n
new ruling regarding exemptions be-
cause Of dependents which is expect
ed to decrease considerably the loss
of men from the military service for
this reason. Boards are authorized
hereafter to deny exemption to mar
Continued on Page Tive.l
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-09
FOOD MEASURE AWAITS
WILSON'S SIGNATURE
eonate Finally Acts Favor
ah'v or Conference Re-
port on Bill.

Washington. Aug. S-Thc food bill
passed through the last stage of leg
islatiVn enactment at 4 o'clock this
afternoon, when it was finally adoptcd
by the senato in form previously ar-
proved by the house. President Will
sons signatur now makes it law.
The vote was GG to 7.
T:coso voting against the conference
report were:
Democrats 'lardwicE, Hollis and
Reed.
Republicans France. Gronna. La
Toilette and Pcnrosc.
Approves Food Survey
Immediately after the final vote on
the control bill, the senate by a viva
Noce also approved the conference re-
port on tho first administration food
bill providing for u food survey and
an appropriation to stimulate produc-
ton.
Both bills arc to become laws Fri
day, with President Wilson's approval.
The delay is caused by adjournment
III the must Hhfll ffltibN ana npCtS-
sity for the signing of the bills in open
session by the presiding officers OF
both houses.
Hoover's Appointment Coming.
Iofmpt appointment of Herbert
as food administrator and immediate
operation under the legislation is ex-
pcet"d To follow. In addition to it's
comprehensive provisions for control
of food. fuel, fertilizer and farm equip
ment, the control bill carries drastic
prohibition features, Thirty days
, after It is approved il win lac unlawful
| to use fondstuffs in the manufacture
Of distilled beverages or to import dis
titled spirits for beverage purposes
and the president will be empowered
to cnmandcer for military purposes
distilled liquors now held in bond and
to regulate or restrict the use of foods
in the manufacture Of wine and beer.
Opposition Acrimonious.
fonsummation OF the program fol.
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the states today. cautioninS them to
make certain that the first one third
of their quota of the first increment
Of registered men is ready in time:
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August Estimates.
Washington. Ang. S.--A corn crop
any ever grown before: n
Continued on Page Ten
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Arc Ready to Talk.
McAlester, Okla, Aug, s.--A largo
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New Exemption Ruling.

Continued on Page Tive.l
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Continued on Page Four.,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-11-08
FOREST HILL

Wilkes and Hayes have purchased
new auto.
Mesdames Gilbert and Sernek were
ST. Louis shoppers Saturday.
c. ID. Alexander Of Coe transacted
business i'm town Monday.
Miss Nellie Hartman Of Durand has
been visiting relatives and friends i'm
this vicinity the past two weeks.
The ladies will meet with Mrs. f..
Parsons for Red Cross sewing, Thurs
day p. m.
Miss Edna Sias entertained friends
from st. Louis and Shepard Sunday
+. m.
Kenneth Owen of Alma spent the
weekend with his mother.
Erwin Durshcm has purchased a
new Ford car
Little Muriel Tedrow is reported as
81 riously i'll at this writing.
b. T. Hamilton called on his parents
at Coe, Sunday
Miss Velma Michel entertained a
party of young friends at Hal
lowe'en party, Friday evening. A
fine time was reported by all present.
Miss Arlene Bigler of Alma spent
Sunday with her friend. Miss Edna
Sias.
Floyd Humphrey and family are
moving on their farm near VIM, this
week
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Sias and Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Post called on friends in
Ithaca, Sunday.
l.. +. Garfield attended the special
services at the Church Of Christ in
Alma, Sunday evening.
The young peoples class will hold
a box social at the Town Hall, Friday
evening, November 9th.
Miss Bertha Leland, who has been
visiting her brother, Charles, the past
two weeks, has returned to her home
al Flint
Alphonzo + Wood, who works for
the Gregory Music House in Saginaw,
spent from Friday until Monday with
friends in town. Mr. Wood reports
hat he has sold three pianos, in the
past two weeks His many friends
will be glad to know he is doing SO
well in the work he has chosen to do.
regardless Of his grear affection, Nh
Wood being blind
The farmers are very busily en-
gagged in their bean and beet fields
irce the sun began TO shine again.
Mrs. n g. Udel Of Alma spent
Thursday with her sister Mrs L. c.
Moody.
Mr.. and Mrs James Towcrsey and
Mr. and Mrs VIM. Courier called on
Sidney Towersey, Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-11-08
Mrs. 7. o. Stuchell Tells How She
Cured Her Son Of Gold.

when my son Ellis was sick with
cold last winter ] gave him Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy 1t helped
him az once and quickly broke up his
cold" writes Mrs. =. @ Stuchcll. IIo-
mer City, Pa This remedy has been
in use for many years. It's good quail
tiles have been fully proven BY many
thousands Of people II is pleasant
and safe to take.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-11-08

Circulation counts-we have it.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-29

Many years ago the granite obellsk
that stood sentinel before the palace
of Rameses III, at Luxor, for more
than thirty centuries, was taken to
Paris. It's erection in the Place de la
Concorde was marked by a fine ex-
ample of civic courage. 1t had been
brought from Egypt by the engineer
Lebas in a river boat specially con-
structed at TOulOn, to navigate the
Nile and the Seine. This boat was
tOwed. through the sea by a warship.
When the cables used In raising the
Obelisk were strained almost to break
ing Lebas placed himself under the
enormous stone as it began to move.
If q single cable had broken all would
have been over with the engineer. Ex-
planning his hardihood Lebas said 1t
was to show the crowd Of onlookers
that he was sure of his calculations,
A single error and he would have been
crushed, and he preferred a tragic end
to dishonor. '"This," said lie Cri de
Paris, "was in 1886, before our day OF
interviews and Lebas occupied only q
few lines In the Constitutional, nc
more, no less, than the periodical adj
ventures of the sea serpent"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-29
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
RACCoONS WASH THEIR FOOD
Curious Habits Of TypicalIy Known
American Animal Are a Most
Interesting Study.

Few American wild animals are
more widely known or excite more
popular interest than the raccoon,
which occupies most Of the wooded
parts Of North America from the
southern border of Canada to Panama,
with the exception of the higher noun
tain ranges.
Their diet is extraordinarily varied.
and includes fresh-water clans, craw-
fish, frogs, turtles, birds and their
eggs, poultry, nuts, fruits and green
corn. When near water they have q
curious and unique habit of washing
their food before eating it. Their fond
ness for green corn leads them into
frequent danger, for when bottom-land
corn tempts them away from their US
ual haunts raccOon hunting with dogs
at night becomes an especially favored
sport. Raccoons are extraordinarily
intelligent animals and make interest
ing and amusing pets.
RaccOons began to figure in our
frontier literature at an early date.
"CoOnskin" caps, with the ringed tails
hanging like plumes, made the favOrite
headgear Of many pioneer hunters
and ''cOonskins" were recognized
article of barter at country stores
Now that the increasing occupation OF
the country is crowding out more and
more OF our wild life, it is pleasure
to note the persistence with which
these characteristic and interesting
animals continue to hold their own In
so much of their original range.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-29
IS CHILD CROSS
FEVER|SH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give california
Syrup of FIGS"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is.
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full of cold, has sore throat,
stomach-ache or diarrhea. Listen,
Mother! See if tongue is coated, then
give a teaspoOnful Of California
Syrup of Figs" and in few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the sys-
TEN, and you have a well child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup Of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless; children love It, and it nev-
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for 5O-cent bottle
of California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
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ITS doing splendidly," was the an
swer and even with his heart full of
the girl by his side whom he lOnged
to clasp in his arms but did not even
dare touch the hem of her garment,
some little enthusiasm came into his
voice. ut is the greatest bridge that
was ever erected" he said.
"How you love It," said the girl.
Did Meade love the bridge? All,
there could be no doubt as to that.
He had studied its growth hour by
hour. AS the great steel web rose, his
heart expanded with it. He took pride
in It even more when they began to
push the suspended span across the
river on the outer end of the completed
cantilever, toward its fellow rising on
the other side. He fingered about 1t
when the rest of the wOrkaday world
which was concerned with 1t had with
drawn to rest. Frequently late In the
night he had arisen and had left the
sheet-irOn shack he occupied near the
work (fOr the topography Of the land
and the course of the river had deter
mined the lOc alton of the bridge far
from any town., and in the moonlight
he had gazed bewitched by the great
web of steel, all its mighty tracery deli
cately Silvered, family outlined, lace
like, lofty, lifted high into the heavens.
He fell into a little reverie for a
brief moment from. which she recalled
him.
"Well?' she asked.
"Yes, naturally" he found himself
saying in conventional tone of voice,
''it means a great deal to me. My
father"
"Oh, your father" she began indif-
ferently, although she knew and liked
the great engineer.
at is his crowning work and"
"YOur beginning"
at is not In me, or in any engineer,
to begin where my father left off" he
said. But this will count a great
deal, because through fathers kindness
had some hand"
Il believe you did it all, interrupt
ed the girl.
He broke into sudden laughter, and
his merriment had that boyish ring
she liked He seemed to think that
was sufficient answer to that state
ment, for he went on quickly.
"HOw long shall you stay"
And In spite of himself he could not
keep his anxiety out of his voice.
81 think fathers going on to the city
sometime tomorrow-probably in the
morning."
Meade'S face fell.
$50 soon as that?"
81 will try to persuade him to stay
longer I've seen lots Of bridges built
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-29
CHAPTER II.
The Witness for the Defense.


One of the pleasant evidences of the
possession of riches Is In the luxury
of Il private car. Although Colonel
Illingworth was personally a man of
simple tastes as became an old CAM
paigner, there was no appointment
that wit could devise or that money
could buy which was lacking to make
his private car either more comfortable
or more luxurious in it's napery, glass,
china and silver, the dining table need
ed not to apologize to any other any
where. The colonel was most pune
tilious in dressing his part and Meade
and Abbott were both scrubbed to
within an inch of their lives, but,
climbing about the bridge, their hands
were scratched, roughened, stained and
torn. Aside from that, Meade was GER
tainly most presentable. and old Alb
bott, in spite Of his Indifference to
such matters, looked the able and pow
erful man lie was.
The conversation at dinner was at
first light and frivolous.
I'm lost" began Abbott, "overpOw-
cred with all this silver and glass and
china"
"Yes," laughed Meade, I'VE should
have brought along our granite ware
and tincups. then we would be free
from the dreadful fear that we are 60
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but never one like the International,
and | should enjoy standing by and
watching you work"
II don't do the work. Abbott does
that, and the men, of course"
"Your work is the work tn Mt makes
possible and profitable the labor of the
Others" she answered. You plan, you
lead, the rest only follow. BY the
way, father told me to ask you and
Mr. Abbott to dine with us tonight in
the car"
Meade'S mood changed into positive
gloom.
II can't" he said dejectedly. II
haven't any clothes, neither has Alb
bott. We left our dress suits behind
us when we came into the wilderness
to work"
"Oh," she laughed. "What difference
does that make? Come just as you are.
1t will be a relief. like you that way.
l get so tired of black and white" she
went on quickly to prevent him from
ldklnS uuN dllluSC VA llcL lhSdullOuo du-
mission.
Hang the Clothes" said the man,
radiant once more in that admission,
"Since you will allow 1t, l will come
with what l can rake up. But you'll
have to tell me which fork to use.
have almost forgotten out here in the
wilderness"
ut isn't six months since you were
at our house"
"Six months! It's thousand years, u
he went on, land I'm going to take you
out on the bridge after dinner. It's
great at any time. It's the most mag
nificent sight on earth even now, but
in the moonlight-there 1t is now," he
pointed as the little group walked past
the station which had hid the view
and the great structure suddenly was
revealed to them.
The four men ahead had stopped
and stood silent. There was something
awe-inspiring and tremendous about
the great, black, Outreaching, far
extending arms of steel. The first sight
of 1t always gave the beholder q little
shock. 1t was so huge, so massive, 81
grandly majestic, and withal so airy
seen against the impressive background
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form near the siding. At the end of
the platform, rs they turned about the
temporary station and stOrehouse, be-
fore them rose the bridge. The moon
was rising over the high hills that
sprang up from the steep Clifflike bank
of the other side of the vast river.
They saw her round, red, full face
through an interlacing tracery of steel
The lower part of the bridge was still
In deep shadow. Indeed, the moon had
just cleared the hills Of the opposite
bank of the great gorge cut by the
broad river flowing swiftly in its dark
ness far below. At the farther end of
the suspended arm extending far over
the water the top of the traveller glis-
tened. The cantilever on the opposite
shore, incomplete and sunk under
high rise Of sand, was still in shadow
and not yet discernible.
Unwittingly the woman drew a little
near the man. He became more con-
sciouS than before of the light touch
of her hand upon his arm. 1t was very
still where they stood. The shacks
of the wOrkmen had been erected be-
low the bridge about quarter of
mile to the right along the banks OF
the little aflluent of the main stream.
They could hear faint but indistin-
guishable noises that yet Indicated hu-
manity coming from that direction.
The fires in the machine house and in
the engines were banked. Lazy curls
of smoke rose to be blown away in the
limitlcss areas of the upper air. In the
darkness all the unsightly evidences OF
construction work were hidden.
"Oh," said the woman, drawing a
long breath, 81 don't wonder that you
love it. Isn't it beautiful, flung up In
the air that way? One would think 1t
wasn't steel but silver and gold and"
"Time was" said the man, when l
loved q thing like that above every
thing except my father, but now"