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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-06
WAR REGISTRATION WAS
UP TO THE ESTIMATE
Figures Show Slightly in Excess Of
1o,079,0o0 Given by May IL Cen.
sus-Short in WASHINGTON.


Washington, D. C.-Director Sam.
uel l.. Rogers of the bureau of the
census, department of commerce, has
authorized the following announce
ment:
Return from every state, with Nj.
agara county, N. Y, and three pre-
cincts in Wyoming missing, show a
total registration of 9,659,382, or S5.9
per cent of the census bureaus esti-
mate, allowance being made for the
missing territory.
The apparent shortage, about 413,-
900, is considerably less than the
number of men 81 to 30 years of age,
inclusive, who are estimated by the
war department to have been in the
branches of the military and naval
services of the United States on
June s. and for that reason exempt
from the requirements of registration.
This number is 100000. On the face
of these figures, therefore, 1t appears
that the number Of men between the
ages of 81 and 81 In the United States
is slightly in excess of the number
estimated by the census bureau on
May IL, 10,079,000.
OF the 9.659,3S2 registrants report
ed. 7,347.734 are white citizens. $685.
500 are colored citizens, 1,239,823 are
unnaturalized foreigners from coun-
tries other than Germany; 111,823 are
unnaturalized Germans, including
"declarants." that Is, persons having
declared their intention to become
citizens but not having received their
final naturalization papers, and COOL
are Indians.
There is nothing in the returns to
indicate that there has been any gen
eral attempt at evasion Of registra.
ton by any important element Of the
population.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-06
THE DRAFT EXEMPTION
BOARDS ARE READY
Three Days After Organization the
Numbering of Registration
Cards Begins.

Instructions from Provost Marshal
General Crowder received by local
examining boards, through Governor
Lister, state the local boards will be
formally organized in five days after
the issuance of a proclamation by the
governor.
In three days after the organiza-
ton the work of numbering the regis
tration cards will begin These cards
will be numbered consecutively. Each
district board will post a list of reg
istered men in the district begin
ming with No. / and continuing con-
secutively, but not alphabetically.
Each day thereafter new list must
be posted, showing such new regis
tration as may be made, carrying the
serial numbers.
After cards have been numbered
one copy of each registration card
must be delivered to the adjutant
general, and after such delivery no
change may be made in the serial
number.
The number of men to be furnished
from each district shall be announced
by the governor, and the registra-
ton board in each district shall fur
nish the quota required by such a
method or manner, at such time or
times and in such place or places as
will be prescribed by regulations to
be issued hereafter by the president.
Organizing Rapidly.
The exemption boards, 66 in num-
Der, are organizing as rapidly as pos
sible in the counties and cities of the
state of Washington to handle the
military problems that will come up
when the young men who registered
on June are summoned for service.
More East Side Boards.
The following are conscription ex-
emption boards:
Lincoln county,. E. Howard, J.
A. Level, DR.. O. L. Adams.
Adams county-Laura Schagg, Geo.
M. McCollom, DR.. F. B. Burroughs.
Whitman county,. ]. Knum, H. S.
Mcclure, DR.. F. A. Bryant.
Ferry county-W. T. O'Connell,
Harry Durrell, DR.. C. F. Webb.
Stevens county-Earle T. Gates, W.
Miller, DIR. l. s. Clark.
Pend Oreille county-S. M. MCGEE,
Frank H. Deering, ]. l.. Rogers.
Douglas county-D. F. Kinder, S. E.
Jordan, DIR. ]. w. McAdams.
Grant county-C. T. Sanders, A. c.
Banks, P. C. Mikkelsen.
Okanogan county,. d. Hubbard,
Clair Ward, DIR. H. M. Dryer.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-06
A FRENCH CRUISER GOES
DOWN, SO LIVES LOST
Warship Strikes Mine While on Way
to Brest From African Port
Built In 1902.

Paris.-An official announcement
was made July that the armored
cruiser Kleber had struck mine off
Point st. Matthew June % and sunk.
Three officers and 35 men were lost.
The Kleber had come from Dakar,
Africa, and was on its way to Brest.
The cruiser Kleber was built In
Bordeaux in 1902, launched In 1903
and cost 1851, 600. She was 1854
feet long, 58ia feet beam and had a
draft of 24h feet.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-06
LOADED STREETCAR
IN NIAGARA RIVER
NINE KNOWN DEAD, OTHERS
MISSING, TWENTY INJURED
BY PLUNGE.
TRACK GAVE WAY ON SUNDAY
At Least Two Bodies Go Over WhirI.
pool Rapids-Car Was Speeding
Along at 20-Mile Rate When
Track Gave Way.

Niagara Falls, N. "a Belt Line
car on the Great Gorge route left the
rails, plunged down a 2O-foot embank.
ment and turned over in 10 feet of
water on the edge of the whirlpool
rapids Sunday afternoon. Nine per-
sons are known to be dead, two per-
sons known to have been on the car
have not been seen since the acct
dent and probably are dead, an in
definite number, estimated at from
two to 10, are reported missing and
more than a score are in hospitals
suffering from injuries received in
the accident.
A washout, due to recent heavy
rains, was the cause of the disaster,
which occurred just below the canti-
lever bridge and 60 feet below the
point where the smooth water OF the
upper reaches of the Niagara river
break into the turbulent waters of
the whirlpool rapids. There were
more than 80 passengers on board,
according to general estimates.
Car Was Crowded.
The car had all but completed the
circuit of the gorge, having crossed
from the Canadian side of the river
on the trolley bridge at Lewiston.
The car was one of the open type,
the seats extending from side to side
with steps on both sides the entire
length Of the car. All seats were &C.
cupied and some passengers were
standing between them and there
were others on the rear platform.
The car was running at a speed Of
20 miles an hour. Less than half a
minute elapsed from the time the
motorman felt the first sway until
the car was bottomside up on the
edge of the rushing rapids. AS it
slipped down the 20-foot incline from
the tracks to the edge of the river
screaming men and women fought to
escape and some of them were able
to get free, but were unable to OBJ
tain footing on the steep bank.
Mad Scramble for Life.
There was a mad scramble in the
shallow water between the wrecked
car and the river bank. From the
river side the bodies of at least two
of the passengers were seen to be
caught in the swafter waters and
were carried down to the whirlpool.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-06
SPORTING ITEMS

johnny Ertyle the bantamweight
has Joined johnny Coulon on the down
grade.
Ty Cobb is keeping up his terrific
pace as leading batter in the Ameri-
can league.
The playing season of the West
ern league will be heightened from
September 3 to September 16
A suspension of one week and a
fine of 500 was the punishment i'm
posed upon Babe" Ruth, leading
pitcher of the Boston Americans,
for striking Umpire Owens.
James X. Callahan, manager of the
Pittsburg National league baseball
club since the opening of the 1916
season has been relieved of the
managership of the club and Hans
Wagner, veteran infielder of the club,
has been appointed temporary mana
ger
The Pacific Northwest Golf assoc
iation annual tournament, which end
ed Saturday at Portland, will register
Rudolf Wilhelm of the Waverly
Golf Club, Portland, as the amateur
champion; Walter Fovergue of San
Francisco, professional, as open
champion, and Miss Agnes Ford Of
Seattle as women's champion. The
association meets in Seattle next
year and in Vancouver, B. c., in
1919.
II should worry" is the motif of
Jack Johnson's life, who is now at
Barcelona, Spain, as he enters on his
second year in Spain, with the "pick-
ings" every bit as good as they were
when he first arrived. For nothing
worries Jack now, since he is retired
from the ring. Money, the source of
chief anxiety to most prizefighters in
their after years, is the least of John
sons worries, as he has plenty and
is adding daily to his pile
In the presence of President Viii
son, members of the cabinet and 9TH
er high officials the house of repre-
sentatiyes' democratic baseball team
Saturday defeated the republican
team % to 81 in a benefit baseball
game for the Red Cross. The game
lasted three hours and 20 minutes
and netted about $4,000 in cash and
many laughs. Only As errors were
made by the two teams, leaving the
old record of Sc undisturbed, but lead
ers of both sides pointed out that not
a ball was caught by an outfielder on
either team, showing never dupli-
Gated in the many house baseball con-
tests.
League Leaders.
Chicago in American.
New York in National
Great Falls in Northwestern.
San Francisco in Pacific Coast.
Schedule at Spokane.
Games at Spokane in the Northwest.
ern league are scheduled as follows:
Tacoma-July 16, II, Is, 10. 20, Fl,
%.
vancouver-July %, "a, rs, 26, 81.
%, 20.
Tacoma-August 10, IA, Is, 16, II,
IS. 10.
Rutto-Aupust 2 & IN IT -
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-06
HUGE TANK FALLS
FALLS ONTO SHIP
VESSEL AT MILWAUKEE STRIKES
PIER, CRASH FOLLOWS
BODIES IN LAKE.
Is PEOPLE KILLED;l3 INJURED
5o-Ton Weight SpIinters Pilot House
and Decks-4oo People Aboard
Christopher Columbus Built
For Worlds Fair Trade.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Thirteen persons
met death and at least 10 others in
Jured, some seriously, last Saturday,
the result of 50-ton water tank. on
the Milwaukee river front, topping
down on the whaleback steamer
Christopher Columbus when the YES.
sci struck the pier while being swung
around preparatory to making her re-
turn trip with about 400 passengers
for Chicago.
AS fast as bodiesaDf the dead were
recovered they were taken to the
morgue.
Beyond saying that James Brady
was at the wheel at the time of the
accident and that the ship failed an.
parently to respond promptly enough
to his efforts, officers of the boat
were unable to explain the accident.
An unconfirmed report was to the eff
feet that one of the tugs guiding the
big vessel had it's hawser cast off
too coon.
The first to notice the plight of the
passengers were employees of a pro-
vision company. They put out in a
steam launch and picked up three
dead bodies and three other persons
who had been knocked unconscious
as they were thrown into the river
by the falling tower.
An emergency call was sent to the
police department and to every hos
pital in the city to rush ambulances
to the scene of the accident Fire
Chief Clancy and Chief of Police Jan
sen ordered every available man un.
der their command to assist in the
work or rescue.
Later Report.
Nine men and six women dead and
approximately 10 injured, some seri-
ously, comprise the latest list of cas-.
ualties.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-06
Women In All War Factories.

Women in England have helped in
the making of every type of weapon
of war, from heavy artillery to rifles,
from huge shells to machine gun
bullets, and in construction Of aero
planes, including their engines.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-06
Evades Two Submarines.

An Atlantic Port.-A running fight
between a British steamship and two
German submarines took place re-
Gently about 80 miles off the Italian
coast, near Genoa, and the steamship
succeeded in eluding the U-boats by
superior speed.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-06
WAR TAX BILL READY
FOR ACTION BY SENATE
Plan of Collection Changed So That
Conformation From Source"
Is Imperative.

Washington, d. C.-Revision of the
$1,000, 100000 war tax bill passed by
the house some five weeks ago has
been completed by the senate finance
committee. The measure virtually
was rewritten and reduces to $685.
10000 with no authorization of addi-
tional bonds. The final draft will be
given to the senate by Chairman Sim
mons this week.
Incomes and excess profits will bear
about two-thirds of the new tax bur-
dens under the revised bill-$5OO, 00O,-
900 each-with large share of the
remainder secured from liquors and
tobacco. Many house taxes were en-
tirely eliminated by the committee
ana others added.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-06


States E the Danish West Indies signed
Left Daniels
Oliver
Secretary
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-06
Germans Can't Buy Island.

Washington, d. C.-Our government
has received assurances from the
Venezuelan government that it has
no intention of disposing Of the island
of Margarita to the Germans.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-06
AZ Finally Drafted.

The committee approved the house
plan of lowering income tax exemp'
tions to $1,000 for single persons. g..
900 for married persons, additional
normal taxes of per cent upon in
comes up to $4,000, and surtaxes grad
uated from to 33 per cent upon lar
ger incomes.
The committee also changed the
plan Of collecting taxes from that of
collection at the source" to "infor-
nation at the source" to accomplish
direct payment.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-06
Later Report.

Nine men and six women dead and
approximately 10 injured, some seri-
ously, comprise the latest list of cas-.
ualties.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-06

While we are drafting war profits
1t might be well to turn little at
tention to the excess war prophets.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-14
GOVERNOR NAMES OFFICIAL
VISITANT TO TROOP CAMPS
Civil War Custom Is Revived in Sc
lection of Former Historian
of Montana Pioneers.

hillipSburg.-F'rank d. Brown Of
this city has been appointed by Gov
ernor S. V. Stewart as official visitant
TO Camp Lewis. The appointment re-
wives a Civil war custom when north
ern governors appointed personal rep
resentatives to visit the soldiers in
the field.
Mr.. Brown served in the confederate
army until the last gun was fired,
and came to Montana territory in 1865
and has been a leading citizen of both
the territory and state ever since. For
years he was the official historian of
the Society of Montana Pioneers.
Through his efforts there was erect
ed the string of monuments from Fort
Benton to the Idaho line, marking the
military road, or Mullan road, from
the head of navigation on the Missouri
river at Fort Benton to WalIa Walla,
Wash, as well as the splendid monu-
ment, just erected at Gold Creek mark
ing the first discovery of gold in Mon
tana. AT present Mr.. Brown is the
president of the Society of Montana
Pioneers. He has a son en- route to
Somewhere in France" wearing the
uniform of United States soldier.
Governor Stewart wrote Mr.. Brown
Dear sir: You are hereby desig-
mated and appointed personal repre-
sentative of the governor of the state
of Montana and spokesman for the
state administration in the matter of
assisting the Montana boys now in the
national army in any way that may
be possible within your discretion.
This letter will be your authority
for that purpose. The commission in
tended to be conferred upon you here
by, is that of official visitant to Camp |
Lewis"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-14
START DRIVE ON
STOCK RUSTLERs
STATE LIVESTOCK COMMISSION
WILL MAKE 1T HOT
FOR THIEVES.
NEWS OF THE CAPITAL CITY
Montana Bakers Will Sell Pound Loaf
of Bread for Ten Cents.-Draft
Questionnaires to Be Mail
ed Out December IS.

Helena.-Upon the grounds that
stealing cattle is waste of the rankest
kind" the state livestock commission
in circular that is being sent out to
all owners of recorded brands, urges
them to show their patriotism by join
! ing in campaign against the rustlers.
I'VE want to make it so hot for the
stock rustler he cannot exist in this
state" states the circular, which was
prepared by Frank c.. Lavigne, chief
detective.
THE livestock commission of the
state of Montana" he writes, through
it's detective bureau, is collecting in
formation and valuable data to be used
by its stock inspectors and particular
ly its secret men.
You are asked to write to the chief
detective. giving the name and address
of all persons in your neighborhood
known by you to be violating the live
stock laws in any manner. State mode
of operation, kind of stock worked
upon. locality and any and all infor-
nation that will lead to their arrest
and prosecution. The livestock In
dustry needs every stockman's CO.
operation in this field of activity and
we want to get in close touch with
all up-to-date, live-wire stockmen.
Your name and the Information you
furnish will never be revealed. Stop
and write to this office right now, in
perfect confidence, all the information
you have, no matter how little. Do it
now. Do not be afraid. The average
rustler is a sneak and coward. Pro
tect yourself and your fellow stock
men. We have a lot of good Informal
ton but we need more. If you desire,
we can instruct You how to report,
what to report and what little informa-
ton is necessary to get action"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-14
Austrians Must Wait.

Natives of Austria not now full
Pledged citizens of the United States
will have to wait until the close of the
present war before they can take out
final naturalization papers in this
country. if state and federal judges
accept the recommendation of officials
identified with the government depart
ment having charge of the work deal
ing with aliens. Letters have been
received by the clerks of state and
United States courts from John S.
Smith, chief naturalization examiner
for the federal department of labor,
with headquarters at Seattle, suggest
ing that they take the matter up with
the judges.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-14
TREMENDOUS SUM IN TAXES
PAID BY COPPER COMPANY
AmaIgamated's Total Taxes VIII Ag.
gregate More Than TWO Mil
lion Dollars.

Butte.-The largest amount of taxes
urer of Silver Bow county from one
source was that handed in by Charles
Swartz, manager of the tax and land
department of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company, representing the
taxes on net proceeds of the COM
pany's mines and all real and personal
property. The amount of the check
was $1,070, 526.96. Mr.. Swartz also
paid into the office of the city treas
urer in behalf of the company the sum
of $101 ,33S.76 as taxes on property and
net proceeds from mines within the
city limits. The Walkerville city treas
ury was also enriched to the extent
of $10,923.90, bringing the total paid
into the treasury of Silver Bow coun-
ty, Butte and Walkerville by this
company up to $1,1S1, 1892, which is
more than half the taxes col ctable
by Silver Bow county, for the present
year. The total amount of taxes pay
able this year to the county is $2,225,-
900.
The large amount of taxes paid by
the Anaconda company does not by
any means represent the total taxes
paid by it in the state. 1t has proper
ty in a number of counties and on this
it pays S4S5, 762.S7. OF this amount
$1S4,557 goes to Deer Lodge county.
S106 639.S0 to Cascade county, and the
balance to other counties where prop
erty is owned by the company.
The Anaconda company last year
paid in taxes to Silver Bow county
$5S1 ,916.06, and the total taxes paid in
the city and county and the various
counties of the state in which its prop
critics are located was $979,6 2221.
In addition to the tax just paid |
there is new tax ON the company
payable for the first time this year.
1t is known as the corporation tax. I'M
der Il law passed at the last session of |
he legislature, and all the money goes
direct to the state treasury. The
AMOUNT of this tax, paid in June, was
;42S, 1862 and is fixed at the rate
If l per cent on the income of cor
loration. SO that the taxes paid by
he Anaconda company in this city,
Silver Bow county, in various coun-
les of the state and to the state
treasurer this year aggregate $2,0S6,-
'05.11.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-14
Liberty Committees" Busy.

Helena.-The liberty committees
that take into their hands suppression
of disloyalty to the United States are
becoming a problem that will soon re-
quire congressional attention. is the
opinion of federal officers who have
just returned from points in Montana
red. Feeling against alleged seditious
statements by aliens and natives alike
is running at high pitch at Living
ston, Belgrade, and other places that
have just been visited by United States
Marshal ]. L. Asbridge, who has re-
turned to this city. He says that at
Livingston there are threats of lynch.
ing for alleged disloyal acts.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-14
Cannot Seine EIathead

Helena.-Seining cannot be permit
ted in Flathead lake under the laws
of the state, says State Game Warden
DeHarh who has returned from trip
through fhe western part of the state.
Many Poison people were anxious to
have it arrAnged so that the large fish
in FlatheaA lake could be seined out
and used ASIA food supply" said War
den DeHart. 1T is not possible under
the laws enacted by the last legisla-
ture. am poHerIess to Lct in the mat
ter, and the only way that SEEMING can
be permitted is through new law
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-14
Registered Men May Enlist.

Registered men, even though they
lave been called for physical eXamina-
ton by their local board. may volun-
teer for either the army or navy be-
tween now and December 10. The APP
plicant must present to the recruit
ing officer a certificate from his local
board that he will not be needed TO fill
any deferred percentage of the quota
of the board.
The new order was communicated
to Governor Stewart in a telegram
from Provost Marshal General Crowd
er. In connection with the foregoing
General Crowder says:
Regardless of re-eXamination under
the new regulations. each board should
keep available and should refuse per-
mission to enlist to a sufficient num-
Der of selected men to complete defer
red percentages of their quotas
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-14

From every point of view, therefore, it
has seemed to be my duty to speak these
cific interpretations to what l took the
liberty of saying to the senate In Janu-
airy. Our entrance into the war has not
altered our attitude towards the settle
ment that must come when 1t u over
When said in January that the nations
OF the world were entitled to free path
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-14

THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES IN HIS
MOMENTOUS SPEECH SAID:

An immediate declaration of war
on Austria Hungary is necessary.
We shall regard the war as won
only when the German people say
to us, through properly accredited
representatives. that they are
ready to agree to a settlement
based upon justice and the repara-
ton of the wrongs their rulers
have done us. They have done a
wrong to Belgium that must be
repaired.
Autocracy must be shown the
utter futility of it's claims to power
or leadership in the modern world.
The supreme moment of history
has come. The eyes of the people
have been opened and they see.
The hand of God is laid upon the
nations. He would show them !
favor, devoutly believe. only il i,
they rise to the clear heights of =,
his own justice and mercy.