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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17
Lumbennen Will Refuse
Call for Eight Hour Day

Seattle, Aug. 16.-Although Governor
Listers proclamation calling for a set
tlement of the labor strike. issued las
night at Olympia. had not reached the
lumber operators officially late today,
the operators In two difftrent state
ments have declared that the proposal
of the governor for an eight hour day
does not impress them as feasible.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17
Japanese Mission Goes
From Coast to Capital

A Pacific Port. Aug. 16.-Four days
of almost continuous local festivity
and entertainment for the Japanese
mission ended here tonight when the
mission departed on its way to Wash
ington. As the city's guests yiscount
lshii and his party spent today wholly
informally.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17
Berlin Claims Victory.

Berlin, Via London. Aug. l6.--The
combined British and French attack
over n front Of more than Is miles In
Flanders was shattered by the Teu-
tons, according to the official conn.,
munication Issued this evening. Only
local successes on the User canal and
In the vicinity of Langemarck were OBJ
tanned by the entente, who suffered
heavy losses. 4#
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17
Huge Patriotic Meeting
Proves Minnesota Loyal

Minneapolis. Aug. 16.-One of the
greatest patriotic demonstrations In
the history of the northwest took
place here tonight when hundreds of
loyal citizens and soldiers participated
in two-mile parade through the
business streets and later attended, a
monster outdoor mass meeting.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17
Politician and Police
w..
Arrested for Murder

East st. Louis, Aug. l6.--Policc pf-
ficers and |, prominent politician were
among the n men arrested today on
charges varying from rioting to as
sault to murder in connection wit
the race riots here in July In which
more than 100 persons were killed
OF lC5 persons indicted by the Crane
jury. 80 have been taken into custody.
30 of whom are white men.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17
On Russian Front.

On tho Sereth river in northwest
Moldavin the. Rumanians have been
driven across the river by the Austro-
Germans. Northwest of Fokshani the
Rumanians and Russians have made
numerous. attacks.
Berlin says that the forces OF Field
Marshal Won Mackensen have captured
more than $500 prisoners. l6 guns and
more than so machine guns In the re-
cent fighting.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17
Three Men Still Left
in State Tournament

Hunters Hot Springs, Aug. 16.-The
contest in the state singles event for
the Marion cup has narrowed down
to three men, Simmons of Butte hav-
ing reached the final round in his Sec
ton while Ebbage Of Butte and Klein
of Billings are yet to play in their half
of the semi finals.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17
No $40 Flour Is Guess
Of Minneapolis Miller

Chicago, Aug. 16.-Those who hope
for flour at SO barrel as a result
Of the passage of the food control bill
will be disappointed In the opinion Of
James T.. Bell OF Minneapolis. chair
man of the advisory committee to aifl
the food administration. He said tho
price would be somewhere around 3l2.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17
Kansas City Car Strike
Settled by Compromise

Kansas City, Aug. 1S.-Street car
service in Kansas City. paralyzed for
nine days by a strike will be resumed
tomorrow morning. The company and
the men ratified terms that will per-
init nnionization on an "open shop
basis.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17
Germany Must Win Great
Victory on West Front

Copenhagen. Aug. 16.-Generai vo
Ardenne. military critic of the Berlin
Tageblatt. warns the German militar.
leaders that they must bestir them
selves to find some means of winning
Il decisive victory on the western
front. Otherwise. he says. there is no
hope Of bringing the war to an hon.
orable end for Germany.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17
CLARK PASSES THROUGH.

SENATOR William A. Clark, who has
just completed 4 tour of Yellowstone
park, passed through Missoula yester-
day. enronte to Salmon lake. In a few
days he will return to discuss his in
terests with officials here. -
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17
TO COLLECT ALL CASH
PLEDGED TO POOL FUND
,&.
Mayor Wilkinson and Com
mjttee Decide to Get
Money Promised.

Determined to collect the subsc.,ic
tions ns,dc for the swimming pool
fund. tho financial COMMITTEES with the
aid of tne chamber of com.acsca has
decided to put a collector In tho field
Monlas 10 get the delinquent sub
scriniionr.
Encnan Stone has been named col :
lector and he will start out Monday
with a list of all the Missoula people
who have not paid their subscriptions
to the fund. Mr.. Stone has been in
structed to go after every person who
has not paid up.
Collections to Banks.
AS rapidly as the funds are collected,
they will be placed in the banks In the
city under the immediate charge of the
particular member of the bank. staff
In charge OF pool-fund deposits.
Daily reports will be published In
The Sentinel and The Missoulian,
showing the progress of the collections.
Approximately $4,000 OF the $4,000
subscribed to the fund is still outstand-
ing in the form Of pledges.
Mayor Urges Speed.
IF we are, going to do any work
on the building Of the pool" said
a start on 1t at once II we put 1t Off
much longer the construction will have
to be given over for the winter"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17
FRENCH CAPTURE
FRESH POSITIONS
IN GREAT DRIVE / |
Germans Driven Back, De-
spite Readiness, by Ter
rifle Advance.
BRITISH GO AHEAD
WITH THEIR ALLIES
Parallel Trenches in Flanders
Carried by Tommy Tn
der Barrage..

british Front in Franco and Belgium.
Aug. l6.-By the Associated Press.
O'Clock this afternoon the battle in
Flanders. which was resumed by the
French and British at dawn today. had
resulted in n large gain Of ground.
From Dreigrachten. which tho
French occupied with little resistance.
southwark the, French pushed their
positions forward to the edge of the
flood area along the left bank of the
st. Jansbcek river. and on the right
bank they surged across the Steenbeke.
which is a continuation OF the st. Jams
beck, and occupied German positions
to an extreme depth of about 1000
yards. &..
British Advance, Too.
At the same time the British ad-
vanced on the right of the French and
occupied considerable territory in the
region of st. Julien and ,I.angemarck.
Langemarck village itself apparently
Is firmly In the hands of the allies.
Further south the British had pushed
forward at various points as far down
the salient as the country west of the
Polygon wood. In all this region heavy
fighting was in progress especially In
the vicinity Of the Polygon wood and
the neighboring forests.
At this time It Is impossible to give
more than general idea Of the events
that are transpiring, since the signal
was given a few hours ago for an ad-
vance. There is no doubt. however.
dealt heavy blow and that the Brit
ish have made appreciable advances
at many points in this difficult terri
tory.
The French attack began at 4:45 ST.
multaneously with the British advance
and the contact between the allied
armies was excellent throughout. The
French completed the task mapped out
for them in about one hour The ex-
treme depth which they penetrated
into the German territory was 1000
yards.
Germans Were Prepared.
The Germans had concentrated large
bodies Of troops in the Hothulst forest
In anticipation of this attack, hut the
French heavy guns bombarded the
woods so effectively that 1t was i'm
possible to bring up reserves.
The German losses in the prelim-
mary bombardment were severe and
the French already had accounted for
300 prisoners. when the correspondent
OF the Associated Press visited their
front at noon. The booty obtained by
the French will be considerable includ-
ing a number Of heavy gums which
stuck in the mud and were abandoned
by the retreating Germans. Many ma
chine guns also fell into the hands OF
the French
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17
Forest Service Confronted
With New, Serious
Outbreaks.
BLAZE NEAR BONNER
MENACES RAILROAD
Milwaukee Power Line En-.
dangered by Deer Creek
C0nflagrati0n.

Breaking out simultaneously in
several sections in Idaho and Montana,
forest fires late yesterday developed
to menacing proportions and several
hundred men were sent into the woods
from the local forest office to combat
the flames. The situation is said to
he more serious than at any other
time this year.
The biggest fire is in the forests
near Adair. Idaho. Late yesterday so
men were sent out from the local Of
flee to fight this blaze from the Adair
side, while Is men were hurried to
Saltesc to fight the fire from that
angle.
Another fire that Is causing some
concern is at Falcon. Idaho The blaze
in this district was reported to be
raging over a large area yesterday,
and 800 men were being employed to
fight the flames. This is one of the
most dangerous fires, as it lies in the
heart of one of the best timber re-
serves.
Bad Fire Near Bonner.
The closest fire to Missoula broke
out yesterday afternoon shortly before
3 o'clock In the Deer creek region
near Bonner. The large quantity Of
underbrHsh and down timber in that
section enabled the blaze to get a good
headway and more than 40 acres was
covered with fire by the time the
crews arrived. The fire is creeping
up the mountain side through a dense
growth of timber and every effort is
being made by the fire fighters to
check the blaze.
Power Lines Threatened.
The Milwaukee railroad sent out 20
men last night to protect their power
lines which lie in the Deer creek
valley and together. with a large crew
from the forest office it is expected
that they will have the fire well in
1fand by this morning. Forest office
officials said last night that they ex-
rected the blaze to spring up again
today and an extra crew will be sent
out.
Late last night reports were received
from Flathtad and the Kootenai dis
tricts stating that new fires had brok
en-, out in those regions. The fires
that We're raging last week in those
sections were well checked, but the
new outbreak has occurred in a diff
ferent district.
Shortage Of Labor.
A shortage of labor has handicapped
the forest office In the work of sup
plying fire fighters for the various
districts Officials said last night thai
II many more men were needed they
would have To send to Butte for help
G. L. Billings. forest examiner: C. B.
Swim, l.. c. HURT, grazing examiner
OF the Cabinet forest, and U. S. Swart2
left last night for kooskia, Idaho
where fire has broken out and where
the great danger from the Idaho fires
now lies.
Darby Fire Checked.
sForest Supervisor w. w. White said
yesterday that the fires west Of Darb,
along Whitecap. creek are being held
partly in check ind with a corps OF
1e5 men they expected to keep it from
spreading. Mr.. White stated that hs
would estimate the amount of groun,
that was burned over at 1000 acres.
The Rattlesnake fire broke out agai
nl~. n
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17
SCRANTON GETS |, T. U.

Colorado Springs. Colo. Aug. H.
Today Scranton. Pa, was awarded the
1918 convention Of the International
Typographical union.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17
LOCAL oseERvArioNs.

The day was the hottest, save one,
in August, and smoke from the nearby
forest fires intensified the heat.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-17

The Weather.

Montana-os osneraliIy lea;r friday
and Saturday, eeolsr, Friday altar
noor q a nioht.
The evening world., 1917-10-12
.2.OG5GO TOUPTON;;
ALL Of FIRST CALL
IN KHAKI BY NOV. !
Dartl Ven sI0y l- They
start Chrt,cIhy CroWI' lnJ
lu.lrI with Gifts.

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b. .s..asI Arre -.r 10 m camp
rs,.- r.rss, t.rrh' fonE bs'ofs
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rsf, t. .. I1 s.1sf
I morning 71,, 1Iiltlonai men
s0tuU.I Manhattan md Hr,okiyn
bbI r,.. iva, singing ~ Yapbank
4. m, Laa' 1ub sirse' very aso
men r.m 'ns u.oov aod 30 from
gr,,rr county embarked 'or Long
raad r.,. 6r1 there 'n'ralnsd A.
,ns r,r..yr,5na station ssi mon
1a..nsd down O., fba cars and went
away I., hundred and sixty four
nr,H r.m 'He Carlton yards In
Hrootta ru. rest ontralred at
Iaa, Sow f,ra
\ h,'',r understanding ~ The qliu-
alton has reduced ~ % minimum tho
gfIcf ~ fY,ar rrnd Off only Tow
wom,p tainted This morning and
there vla ro Weeping until after tho
trains u,d pulled away For ail the
men expect 90 soc their wives and
mothers and sisters ard swccjhcartq
again bo'0rr iH. long Journey 10
France begins. and most of them viii
be In Sow York again NJ least once.
when. after receiving their uniforms.
thny como homo with bundles Of their
civilian clothes. Tho real leave TAX
iugs viii come after that.
Bands were playing and banners
were Haunted gayly at all points "
departure this morning, and thronts
vihrated bravcly with the notes Of
The star spanglcd Banner"
II was said that the local boards
will at once issue RED Cards" noti-
flying the last 80 per cent. of the first
call men to be ready. and they may be
on their way within week
There were many local paradcs be
fore the men reached the cntrainlng
points In Brooklyn Jake Livingston
Republican leader. paraded with hi,
brother James, who has been called
to the colors
Almost all the men were loaded
down with gifts OF cigarettes. candy
The evening world., 1917-10-12
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14
MOST
SUCCESSFUL FAIR,
SAYS PRESIDENT

1.-The managers of the Kansas Free
Fair couldn't make a kick if they
wanted to-" said L. M. Penwell, presi-
dent of the association, today while
glancing back over the weeks events.
at has been the most successful week
the fair has ever had, by far.
1.-The exhibits have been bigger and
more varied. The races have been all
anyone could ask for. The shows are
fully up to the standard we set year
ago And the crowd, day in and day
out. has been greater than ever before.
with all the thousands who have
been crammed and damned on the
grounds for five. or six days there has
been very little. trouble. !. People have
been good .natured, have stood the
crowding with excellent humor.
Another year. with good weather
the week through, it looks like it
would be absolutely necessary to have
more room.
''Tomorrow's program - the auto
racing and airplane flights-will be
a fitting climax to the greatest week
the Kansas Free Fair has ever
known"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14
men REPORT OCT.f
All With Temporary Exemp-
tons Must Show Up.

All men with temporary exemp-
tons from army service must report
for duty not later than October 1.
That was the announcement of the
district appeal board today in a ruling
affecting nearly 100 men who have
won temporary exemptions beyond the
new date.
Announcement by the board today
was to the effect that all men accept
ed for service must report for the first
selective army. In order that there
may be no question about the matter.
the board today set October l as the
final date for men with temporary
exemptions. The action means that
every man in the First, Second, Third
and Fourth congressional districts ac-.
cepted for service, must be ready to
report at Fort Riley not later than
the first of next month.
In a number of instances the board
had granted exemptions until January
l. Others extended into November
and December. All of these orders
tho, are withdrawn and the final date
for reporting limited to October
Practically all of the temporary per
mits were granted to farmers. The
temporary exemptions were given in
an effort to aid men in handling this
wears crops or disposing of live stock
II was found, tho, that a number of
the men with temporary exemptions
would not be required to report under
the first call For that reason no ex-
emption claims will be extended be-
yond the first of next month.
Garrett H. Norris of Kansas CITY
Kansas, didn't want to go to war At
an SO ne won bride whom he led
to the altar June 6. the day following
official registration of men suhiect +o
caH for army service. His exemption
came, reached the appeal board to-
day, but received slight consideration
Norris claimed exemption because of
MS duty to his newly won bride. The
appeal board ruled that Mrs. Norris
must make the most of her husbands
apparent attempt to dodge behind a
SKIRT IN the national crisis and direct
ed MOTIFS to report for an army uni
form.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14
THE REASON OF 1T
Why Low Prices for Flour and Bread
Not Yet in Effect

Flour will be lower and bread will
be cheaper by reason of the govern
ment price fixed on wheat, but it will
take some time to bring about an ad-
justment to the new price of the
grain.
One of the speakers at the fair
grounds this week seems to have
voiced a feeling more or less preva-
lent that flour should be much cheap
er at once and likewise bread.
The facts are that none of the mills
has as yet received any of the wheat
at the government price. They have
applied for it but it is not yet forth
coming. Various mills in Minneapo-
Ifs and other places have been-Rom-
PEELED to discontinue the manufac-
ture of flour because of their inabil-
ity to get the material from which it
is made. The flour now being sold is
made from wheat thatshas cost around
SO per bushel and the flour the mills
are now grinding is made from wheat
bought at the high prices.
The same is true of the bread made
by the bakers. Dealers in flour and
bakeries must anticipate their pur-
chases and it will probably take sew
eral weeks before the old high priced
stocks are worked off and the public
receives the benefit of the new gov
eminent rate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14
FIND LOST CHILD
TwO-Year-OId Girl Separated
From Parents at Fair.
Child Is at Red Cross Head
quarters Crying for Mamma.

Crying as tho it's heart would break,
tousled haired 2-year-old girl wan
dered thru the fair grounds shortly
after noon today looking for her pa
rents. The child was found by J. r.
Miller of the Topeka police force and
taken to Red Cross headquarters on
the fair grounds. At 2 O'Clock her
parents had not been found.
Rubbing a pair of blue eyes with
her chubby baby hands, the little fair
visitor ran thru the crowds along the
walks and drives crying for her mama.
Scores of people saw the child, but
before they realized that the tot was
lost it had buried itself in the swarm
of sight seekers. The child was un-
harmed when Miller picked it up and
carried it to the Red Cross headquar-
ters.
II want my mama" sobbed the
youngster as it curled UP in the arms
of a Red Cross nurse.
The child is years old, has blue
eyes and light, fluffy hair. Unable to
give its name, the child sobbed out it's
fear in the arms of a nurse while po-
lice attaches on the fair grounds con-
Quoted a search for the parents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14
ITALIANS WIN!
Capture Mont San Gabrielle
and Other Positions.
Declare It's Most Important
Victory of Entire War.

Washington, Sept. IA. Italian
troops have taken from the Austro-
the fortified hill of Dol
and the Gargaro basin and now oc-
cupy the slope and top of Mont San
Gabrielle after severe fighting. The
italian embassy, in announcing the
capture today, said it is the greatest
gained by the Italians since
their entrance into the war. 3.
The capture of all Austro-Hun-;
garian positions on Mont San Gabrielle.
is expected to be a matter of hours
The fighting near the forest of Tar
novo was very severe, as the AUS
TRANS had assembled an enormous
force of artillery there =; - $3.50
Battle Raging 20 Days.
The positions there were taken by
infantry attack at heavy cost to the
Italians. The battle has been raging
twenty days. =
Last week the Austrians changed
from defensive and began an offensive
using masses of their best troops. The
loss of Can Gabrielle will mean for the
AustrianS, the embassy says the loss
of all the vantage points against the
Gorlz1a plain and the Frigido valley.
Hold Teutons Back.
Paris, Sept. 14.-Violent hand-to-
hand lighting marked French repulse
of a formidable offensive blow by the
Germans at daybreak around the
Classmates plateau (Chemin DIES
Dames) north of the Aisne, today's
official report declared.
The German assault came after a
particularly h avy bombardment.
French troops met the special storm
ing troops and forced them back, in
flicting heavy casualties
EN1SaUhara
war office reported an artillery en-
gagement on both banks of the Mouse.
In the Champagne, to the west of
Navarin, the war office reported
French troops had entered German
trenches and taken some prisoners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14
IN A $4,000 SALE
Largest Single Swine Deal on
Record by TOpekans.
r. L. Miller COnsigns Fifteen
Carloads to Wolff Co.

Forty-five thousand dollars is the
''trifIing'' sum paid in the sale of fiji
teen carloads of hogs to the Charles
Wolff Packing company by r. L.
Miller of Topeka. This is looked upon
as the largest single sale of hogs
made in this part of the state.
Miller purchases all of his hogs at
the markets and immunizes them be-
fore starting on their feed. Pursuit
of this method cuts the loss from dis
ease to a minimum.
Miller owns a large ranch at May
eta and a farm three and .one-half
miles north of Topeka, where he has
been feeding'a large number of hogs.
Hesalso IS building extensive improve
ments at the Bishop brick yards west
of TQpeka,- where. he plans. to feed
from 1000 to 1000 hogs at a time