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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Ukrainian Troops Oh
Rumanian Border

pctrograd Dee. 22.lt is reported
that the Ikrainian troops have occu-
pied the headquarters of all the staffs
on the Rumanfan and southwestern
fronts. Selling the telegraph and wire
less systems on the two fronts which
have been united under the command
of Lieutenant General Stcherhatchelt.
rkrunian troops have been moved to
the borders of Ukraine, where they
have taken up positions. orders have
been given to mobilize all the Cos
sacks in Ukraine.
The Bolshcviki have refused the de
mands of Ekraintan sailors of the
Baltic fleet that they be allowed to re
turn home.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
ITALIANS RETAkE
SOME N OF GROUND
Won BY TEuTONS
Series of Brilliant Attacks
Forces AustrO-Germans
on Wide Front.
GAIN MONTE ASOLONE
THUS SAVING PLAINS
Occupation Of Heights Re-
moves Present Danger to
Flats Near Venice.

Headquarters of the Italian Army
in Northern Italy. Friday. Dec. 2l.-
Z p. m.--By The Associated Press.--n
a succession of brilliant attacks
throughout yesterday and today the
Italians succeeded in dislodging from
the enemy a great part of Monte Aso-
lone and driving him back more than
two thirds of a mile along a three
mile front. The enemy's occupation
of Asolone was regarded as a serious
menace, because it gave him partial
control Of San Lorenzo valley, leading
to the plain and Bassano.
Started in Darkness.
A determined effort was made
therefore to redeem the position. The
first attack was made in darkness at
2 o'clock yesterday morning when a
small detachment of the seventh in
fantry climbed monte -Asolone and
made Il furious charge on the sleep
ing garrison. For while the little
band was beyond the summit, but WAS
finally driven back by superior num-
bers.
Fighting Is Furious.
The main attack began at 10 o'clocl,
In the morning when the Alpini and
seventh regiments advanced on a three
mile front, having Asolone as its cen
ter. The left and center mox ed
straight ahead. while the right exc.
cuted a t,Vning movement which par
tally enveloped the enemy position
on Asolone. The fighting was furious
all through the day and into the dark
ness OF last night when the Italians
had again mastered the strategic
points of Asolone and the enemy was
pushed back for nearly a mile.
Sink Armed Boat.
The cnomy's effort to cross the OLD
Piavc at the nearest point to Venice
has been thrown back by Italian sail
ors and marines. The enemy used
armed flatboats carrying a storminl
party. The Italians landed partA
from the fleet and engaged the enemy
driving him back and sinking one OF
his armed boats.
:. There has been no fighting of an,
| Importance in any of the other wal
zones.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
GERMAN AIR RAIDER
FORCED TO DESCEND
British Guns Stop Two At
tempts to Bomb Coast.

London, Dec. 22.-Another raid has
been attempted by the Germans against
English coast towns. one hostile air
plane was forced 10 descend.
The following official announcement
has been issued:
An air raid WAS attempted on the
kentish coast shortly after o'clock
tonight. One raider was forced to de-
scend close to the coast, the crew of
three being captured alive. No other
machines have come overland at this
time.
4 second attack developed about q: 80
when a few bombs were dropped in
Thanet. The raiders did not penetrate
further inland. No casualties or, dam
age are reported.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Huns and I.W.W.
Planned Terror
for Sacramento
Thirty Arrested for Implica-
ton in Program Of Bomb
Throwing.

Sacramento. Dec -. Thirty mon
were under arrest here tonight sus-
pected by the police of bring imph-
Gated in the explosion MONDAY niaht
AT the executive mansion here Tho
arrests followed tho discovery of what
chief of Police Ira Ceuran soid hc be-
lievcd was a piot 10 dynamite the
electric power housc Of tho Pacific
Gas and Electric company here tonight
Chicf Conran said he had infogma
tion TINT William Iloe,i ono of the
prisoners, WAS alteEcd IL haN" ~
marked that tho dynamtn& of the
governors mansion WAS only the I'M
ginning of n scftos of cxrlo@i MS that
would occur in Sacramento.
Hood was taken into custody with
c. +. Noctter. According TO police
officers, who had been trailing thcm,
they were carry ing Il box containing
ten sticks of dynamite. conceded I'M
der cakes of soap
Taken at l. w. W Hosdevartcrs
The, y n'',rr men were arrested in a
raid ON the local headquarters Of the
Industrial Workers of the World
where. according 10 the police Hood
had been STAYING several DAYS,
Nocttcr tonight told the polirp he
was 4 miner and Hal also hcon cm-
ploNcd as tractor driver He de-
MED having any knowled y" III u "dy-
nami,ing plot" hut admitted being n
members of the |, ", w, and that he
was dishonorahIN DISCHARGED from the
1915
Hood according to the police, also is
known as Frank s. Dohorty and Will
| lam Reilly.
| Captain of Detectives Arthur RYAN
! said the police had received informa e
I ;ion concerning an alleged plot heard
at the T. w, w. headquarters to tor
rorizc tho city by 4 series Of dNuauit =
ing plots.
Huns Furnishing Finances.
Funds for the alleged reign OF ter
ror' were to be supplied by Germans
the police said
Among the men arrested was Charles
| w. kocnig, who WAS taken into Gus.
today the day following the explosion
at the executive mansion and rclcasej
later
| James MnlroneN. who II had beer
announced was 10 speak tonight on
the labor situation in Butte. also was
among those held by the police,
| Three other men who appeared to-
night at the headquarters We're sent tc
the police station for Investigation
They wore taken into custody by tn,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Chief of United States
Secret Service Resigns

New York. Dec. 22.-William j.
Flynn announced here tonight that he
resigned as chief of the United States
secret service.
Chief Flynn has been with the secret
service 20 years and has been work.
ing night and day since the United
States entered the war. He said he
had been told by his physician that un-
less he took long rest Immediately
he would have breakdown from
which there would be no recovery.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Canada Stops Importation
Of Intoxicating Liquors

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 22.--No intoxicat-
after next Monday, according to an an
nOuncement made today by Premier
Borden. Manufacture of intoxicating
liquor will be. ordered stopped later, he
said.
Any liquor or beverage containing
more than two and Il half per ceiN al
cohol shall be regarded as Intoxicating
liquor and banned under the new order
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Copies Said to BE Already in
Hands of Neutral Euro
pean Capitals.
CONTAIN NO EXPLICIT
DECLARATION OF AIMS
Austrian Socialists DO Not
Want Russians to Make
Separate Peace.

Geneva, Friday, Dec. 21.--Ac-
cordlng to report in diplomatic
circles in Berne. the German rep
resentatives in neutral countries
already have received the German
emperor's Christmas proposals for
the world Christmas eve. The con-
ditions contained in the proposals
are reported to be far more con-
ciliatory than have been former
documents on the subject. but
vague and elastic and with no cx-
pliolt declarations of Germany's
terms.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
u. S. Submarine Chaser
Burns; Crew Gets Away

An Atlantic Port, Dec. GA subma
rine chaser on patrol duty was de-
stroyed by fire today and two of her
crew were injured.
The crew beached the craft and after
they got to land a shore battery opened
fire on the vessel in an effort to punc-
ture the gasoline tank and prevent an
explosion. Two shots went wide and
then another submarine chaser fired
into the tank releasing the gasoline.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Court Martial Reaches
Verdict in Negro Case

San Antonio, Dec. 22.-Verdicts in
the cases of Is negroes of the Twenty
fourth infantry charged with rioting
at Houston. August %. were returned
today by the court martial. AS was
the case in the previous courtmartial Of
other. negroes of the Twenty fourth.
the verdicts are secret until reviewed
by department officials.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Two More NOrwekian Ships
Are Sent Down by U-Boats

Copenhagen, Dec. 22.-The Norwc
gian foreign office today announced
that the Norwegian steamer Ingrd ii
had been torpedoed and that only four
members of her crew were saved Tn"
Norwegian steamer Borgsten also had
been torpedoed and two of her sailors
We're killed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Million Pounds Christmas -
Presents Sent to Sammees

Washington, Dec. 22.-More than a
were forwarded by parcel post to
American soldiers in France. the post
office department announced tonight.
The mail comprised 374,751 parcels
and weighed 1,1S1,055 pounds.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Four Killed in Explosion
of Bomb at Rubber Plant

Newark, N. j., Dec. 22.-Four work
men lost their lives late today in a
fire following an explosion which
wrecked the plant of the Newark Rub
ber company, where rubberized cloth
for the government is being manufac-
tured.
according to Superintendent James
Daggett.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
100 Lose Lives When
British Ship Sinks

London. Dee. a2.-The British armed
steamer Stephen Furness was torpe.
doed and sunk by IA German submarine
in the Irish channel. according to an
admiralty announcement made today
Six officers and 95 members of the
crew We're drowned,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
German Community Turns
Banner Red Cross Report

Chicago, Dec 22.-Mount Prospect
a village suburb of Chicago with
population composed of 9s per cent
Germans. today turned in the banner
report for Red Cross memberships,
showing that 233 families out of to-
tai of 267 had joined the movement.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Workmen Hit by Express
Train; Six Are Killed

Baltimore. Dec. 22-Six men were
night when an express train struck "a
group of workmen who had been
crowded off the platform at Magnolia
Md. by others In the rear Of the crowd
pushing forward.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
MOTHER cABRiNi DEAD.

Chicago. Dec. 22.-Mother Xavier
Cabrini. founder of the order of The
Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart
died tonight at Columbus hospital OF
heart disease from which she had suf-
fered several years.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23

Geneva. Dec. 22.-Thr krlIppS have
recently quadruplod their naval plant
near kiel according to a dispatch from
Berlin by way of Berne to La Suisse.
This was done at the request of tho
German government for the purpua. Of
making up losses in submarin which
tn" dispatch asserts have bean heavier
than tho German admiralty admits.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23

The fire at the krupp munitions
plant appears to have been less serious
than the early reports indicated. Ap-
parcntly the damage was confined To
the electrical power station. where an
explosion occurred, due to short cir
cult This building, however IL re
uortcd to have been seriously DANA gcd.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
conscientious Stacker"
Given One Year in Jail

Salt Lake, Dec. 22.-John w. Riis,
pacifist, Socialist and exponent of the
doctrines of conscientious objectors
against war; was sentenced to one
years Imprisonment by Judge Tillman
d. johnson in the federal court today
for failure to present himself for
physical examination in connection
with the draft.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
HUNS WORRIED BY THEFT
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS

Geneva, Dec. - a saiisc contain
ing diplomatic papefs Ell rotlt" from
Berlin Ia Berne WAS stolen yesterday
at the Basel station The German I"-
cation AZ lserne IS said 10 be greatly
concerned AT th. loss.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
FATHER FOLLOWS SONS
TO JAIL FOR sED|T|ON

Aberdeen, S. D., Dec. 22.-William II.
Lahman of Heck!a, S. D., father of four
sons held in Brown county Jail on
charges of making seditious utterances,
draft evasion and carrying concealed
weapons, was arrested here today by
federal officers on charges of sedi-
ton. L.ahman haG returned hurriedly
from St. Louis on the report of the ar
rest of his sons.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
coNscRiPTtoN,sTs BEHIND.

Melbourne, Australia. Dec. 22.-Par-
tial returns in the referendum on mill
itary cOmpulsion give $4,000 against
compulsion. and $4,000 for it. The
soldiers vote Is now being counted In
London.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

The hope that Christmas after all
may be white was dispelled early yes
terday morning when the snow turned
into rain. which continued to fall un-
interruptedly throughout the day
However. the disagreeable weather
seemed to have no effect on the 'holi-
day spirit. Long lines waited with
their parcels before the stamp win
dow at the postoffice from opening
to closing time.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
LITTLE DAMAGE FROM
FIRE IN KRUPP PLANT
Loss Confined to Electric
Power Plant Building.

london, Dec IA dispatch to tn"
Exchange Telegraph company from
Amsterdam quotes the Echo Iiclgc as
follows:
The krupp plant In Essen X nfit"
Dutch workmen have been ordered to
return to Holland.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Manipulate Meat Supply.

Mr.. Heney charged that by controll-
ing the principal cattle markets of
tho country the packers are in po-
sition to manipulate the nations meat
supply as well as dictate prices to the
producers and consumers. He said
that the large profits of the stock
yards and railway companies came
chiefly from the producers, who pay
storage. feed and haulage charges
which constitute the bulk of the COM
pany's income.
Records were introduced to show
that other packers besides Armour are
interested in the Chicago stock yards,
the Chicago Junction Railway company
and the Union Stock Yards and Tran
sit company, operating the terminal
railways and the stock yards. Fred
crick w. Croll. treasurer of Armour
and Company, said he could not ex-
plain why the other packers should
have representation on these concerns
Croll admittA that Armour and
Company, had large interests in cotton
seed oil plants in the south and that
Armour and Swift were interested in
cattle trade papers in Denver and
Fort Worth.
Alleges Dupiicity.
Millions of dollars worth of Chicago
real estate, known as the central
manufacturing district, appeared in a
list of assets of the Chicago Junction
Railways and Union Stock Yards
company. Mr.. Heney called particu-
lar attention to the assets Of this
cf Nf1ti in G
made to small stockholders when Ar
mour and Prince gained control of the
company that it's property was in
danger of material depreciation in or
der to get the small investors to sur
render their stock and accept a guar
anteed 9 per cent dividend.
In attempting to market bonds afte1
having control of the Junction Rail-
ways company, the Chicago Stock
Yards company told investors, accord
ing to records introduced. that the as.
sets of the Junction company amount
ed to $47,00O.0O0, including 500 acres
of land in Chicago and $50 miles o
belt and terminal railways. Atten'
tion was called to large surplus earn.
ings from 1907 to 1911.
Manipulation Dividend Checks.
1T appears that one set of repre-
sentations was made to get the stool
and another to sell the bonds" com
mented Mr.. Heney.
Manipulation of share warrants o
the Chicago Stock Yards company
payment of dividend checks to dun
mics and alleged arrangement o
earnings of a subsidiary company t.
conceal excessive profits also wer
touched upon today. Records of tn
Maine corporation showed that redis
tribution of share warrants was mad
She same day a federal trade commits
sioner investigator asked to examin
the books
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
IN CODE
TO HUNS SEIZED
Scandinavian Ship Crews
Carriers of Messages in
Invisible Ink.

Washington. Dec. 22.-Oreratior Of
a system of regular communication
between the United States and Ger
many, Austria and European ncntrals
was disclosed today by announcement
IF custom officials that within the lnSt
two weeks they have found scores of
letters containing Inscriptions in in
visible ink in code phrase on the per-
sons Of ship crews bound to or from
scandinavian ports. Swedes and Nor
wesians We're most prominent in the
trc fife and about one fifth of the let
ters We're of suspicious character.
The letters are under scrutiny and
Investigations probably will result in
arrests of a number of persons on
charges of violating provisions of the
trading with the enemy act.
Somebody Made Money.
Officials suspect that crews of ves
sells plying between the United States
and northern European ports have
carried many letters from German
spies in this country, the documents
being sent to Germany from the neu-
trail port at which they are landed.
Evidence gathered thus far leads
officials to believe some neutral sub
jects aided by Americans have made
considerable money by promoting the
clandestine traffic in communications
to evade the British censorship OF
mails before and after the United
States entered the war. These arc
now subject to criminal prosecution
with penalty of $4,000 fine and &c
years Imprisonment.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Armour in Statement
Regarding Inquiry.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-J. Ogden Armour.
head of Armour and Company. COM
menting tonight on the Investigations
OF the packers now under way in
Washington. made the following state
ment:
agents and examiners of the fed
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
PIERSOL CLEARS
KEET BABY CASE
Man Sentenced for Abduction
duplicates Others in
Confession.

Springfield. Mo, Dec. 22.-~t'laude q.
Piersol who was recently sentenced to
serve five Years in the Missouri poni-
Tertiary for the abduction of Baby
keet and charged with the infants
confession duplicates many parties
now under arrest and others VINO have
been mentioned from time to time.
The alleged confession uf Piersol
says that other abductions were
planned by the game. II was planned
to kidnap j. Holland keet, father of
the child, when he would pay the
So, 900 ransom and also to kidnap Ed
l.. sanford. Vice president Of the Hol-
land Banking company. who was to
he held for S1n0, 900 ransom.
Poison Given Baby.
The kidnarea child died Of poison
ing according to the confession, "A drug
having been administered by the
"Mystcrious Riley to put the child to
sleep and Keep it quiet. Riley Ii named
by Picrsol as the man who plotted
the abduction, but he says the man
now held is not the RIGHT Riley.
ACCORDING tt Tile i3il1tSCi'ii. ! l'lS''
says II was Riley who climbed into tho
window of the keet home and took tho
baby. Riley handed the child to Dick
Carter. according to Piersol ana tho
latter gave il 10 IA woman. a member
of the band.
The baby was taken to a deserted
house and there. Piersol SAYS, he took
food for the child and guards the ncxt
day.
Denied knowledge of Death,
Picrsol denies knowledge of the
death of the child until after his ar
| rest. In the confession he says q
member of the KIDNAPPING band not un-
| der arrest called on him at the county
| Jail and told him of the adminiStra
| tion Of the poison and the resiltan
| death Of the baby,
| Make Adams, II years old. charged
with the attempt TO kidnap G. A. Clcm.
cnt and recently reiea sed from Jail
was the first person To be arrested q:
| the result of Piersol's confession
| Twelve persons held at Marshfiel'
and charged with the KIDNAPPING, arr
implicated in the abduction by thu
Piersol confession and warrants have
been issued for others.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
GERMANY WILL ISSUE PEACE PROPOSALS CHRISTMAS eve
The Weather
Sunday, Dec. 23.-sun rises,
sos; sun sets, 5:07.

Forecast-unssttle and colder
Sunday; cold wave in east; Mon.
day probably fair.
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-01
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
GOOD AND WHOLESOME
Reflect Sustained Activity In All
Branches at Close of Re-
markablo Year.
BUYING STOPPED
Extreme Costs OF Commodities Bur-
dcnsome to Consumers, and Econ
omy Becomes General - COndi-
tons Being Adjusted to War Basis.

NEW YORK. November 3o.-Dun's
review tomorrow will say:
Entering OIL the closing month of
most remarkable year, business reflects
sustained activity In many directions
and underlying strength In about all It's
branches. What is especially Import
ant. is the fact that at bottom gen
eral conditions are wholesome. and
more SO than year ago. for the
competitive and exciting buying which
was then SO conspicuous "a feature in
certain quarters is now absent, and
the great rise i'll prices of some lead
ing commodities has been checked
through official action or from differ
cnt causes. But while the disposition
To make forward commitments with in
creased caution. and to provide agalns.
possible contingencies in the future. is
rcassuring. there are SILL many draw
backs ia the situation. and the new
and extraordinary problems which are
being encountered hinder progress in
the Industrial field in mercantile
channels. The seriousness OF the con-
sestion in railroad transportation is
evidenced by the unprecedented meas
ures taken to relieve the pressure. and
while producing facilities have been
further improved and extended. with
much new capacity available, manu-
featuring operations are frequently
hampered and outputs curtailed because
OF the delays in obtaining fuel and
other urgently needed materials or
owing TO the shortage of labor. Nor
do the difficulties in overseas shipping
pcrccptibly lessen. and exports in
many instances arc smaller In guam
titles than last ycaf, though the high
prices make the values greater. That
tho extreme costs of abou, ali COM
modities are proving burdensome to
many people is indicated by the grow
ing practice OF economy and retrench-
inent among consumers. and more than
ever general conditions are being adj
juSted TO war basis.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-01

"If any Of the rest OF you buns think
they arc boss around here, start some
thing. and 1 will sink this into their
head" Although l was quailin;, under
meath. still I got away with IL, and
from that time on ! was boss of my
section.
Now every man was smoking or chew
ing tobacco. Pretty soon the hold be-
came thick with smoke, and was
gasping for breath, when the voice OF
the foreman came down the companions
way:
Turn ont on deck and give q hand
loading the horses. Look alive or III
come down there and rouse you ont
pretty quick"
We needed no second invitation and
lined up on the deck. looked over the