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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-12
'al|L LR0ADS MAY
h.. GOVERNMENT
TORRANCE THEM
Need Larger Funds to Cope
With the Rising Tide of
Transportation.
EARNINGS HIGH BUT
EXPENSES MOUNTING
Can't Get Capital, They Say,
Because All Money Goes
Into Liberty Bonds.

Washington. Oct. f2.-Reports that
the railroads are considering infor-
nnally asking the government to help
with which to maintain and enlarge
their present plants and equipment, to
enable them to cope with the high tide
Of traffic, are regarded by officials
here as forecasting a concerted move
soon toward that end.
What form this move will assume
apparently has not yet been decided
by the roads themselves. II Is re-
ported that they have under consid-
Grafton several cotIrgcg
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PETITIONS OF TWO ALIENS
ARE DENIED In US. COURT

asread5 at Camp Lewis. WashIn zron.
q Id n his Petition asked Tor deliver
aRce from the army zervice-
Tne cases Of the tao men are SINH
lar. neither to each other nor to the
Eeck case. in Which a Erit Of habeas
corpus was issued in the federal court
one montn ago Il appears that Pes
kulieh, at the time he registered. said
he vas naturaiized citizen. but that
later be changed his statement and
Claimed alienage- His petition for ths
writ Of habeas corpus was denied. since
the court holds that his petition -
wholly insufficient in substznce--
Aasrusson was certified for service II
Great Falls. where PesklIieh also wzs
certified naenuzson some time since
tContinued on P<0D NeysnJ
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Of RISK CUTS
Government INSURANCE
tmiumS on the Vessels and
ECreWs Going to Europe
/ Are Lowered.

Washington, Oct. 12.-Reduction OF
fortunately 25 per cent recently by
! government in war risk insurance
Is on vessels traversing the war
e was followed today by reduc-
J of one-third in premiums on the
brance of officers and crews on such
sells.
is in the case of the previous reduc :
,. decrease IF risk" was assigned
/ the government as the impelllng
Ase. The new rate, which is effect
Immediately. is so cents per Sloo'
! old rate was "a cents. The reduc-
b applies to crews of all American
Psels sailing between American ports
all European ports and African
ITS on the Mediterranean.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-12
MONTANA FLOUR MILLS
ORDERED TO CUT OUTPUT
Action is Taken to Relieve the
Wheat Shortage at the
Eastern Plants.

Minneapolis, Oct I--Mlnssa pllIs
Tour nlIlls today we're ordered u ciIs
down their prodactio 70 50 Per cent
u capacity until further notice n
order 70 retleye the scarcity u Wh-aE
AT eastern mills. The order Nas -
sued b. The milling division % tHe
food administration following a two
day executive session here I0Va
Montana and North aad SSs4th Dakota
mills Likewise are aff-assd- The order
probably vii result n the closing 4
several small nils
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Obedience and Devotion.

Guided as We are by the sublime
of Christianity. We have no
other course open TO US but that OF
obedience and devotion to our country.
our Divine Lord tells US Render TO
Caesar the things that are Caesars 5
and to God the things that are Gods
and ST. Paul. following the steps Of his
Master. says: Let every soul be sub
ject to the higher powers. for there is
no authority but from God and those
that are, are ordained by God. There
fore he who resisteth the power re-
sisteth the ordnance of God. and they
,r.o,tinued On Page sixtesn)
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Judge Bourqun Holds Men
Who Seek to Avoid Military
Service Have Not Brought
the Cases Properly in Court

In two decisions handed down today.
Judge Bourquin Of the federal district
habeas corpus to John PeskaIieh and
John G. Aagnusson. two men claim
ing alien citizenship and consequent
Illegal certification to military service
Peskulich IS held by military authori-
ties at Helena as a de-erter in failing
TO report ts his local board for entrafn-
ment to Camp Lewis Aagnusson Is
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NIIdIl ilIdHofiiP vi kIfS TS"buSs
In these days Of the gravest PROB
lens which have ever weighed upon
our American government, wrote the
cardinal, "our thoughts go out to the
chief executive, warmed by heart
fit sympathy for the heavy burdens OF
office which he must bear and freight
ed with the unwavering determination
of loyal citizens to stand BY him in his
every effort to bring success TO our
arms and to achieve those ideals of
justice and humanity which compelled
our entrance into the war.
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bth City and County Boards
will Conclude Examination
LOT Men Soon. Drafted Men
Are Going After SIackers.

fihe county exemption board this
Prning began the examination Of the
men who are to compose the first
ait from this county. OF $50 men
He'd for examination. about 10 ap-
ared at 3 o'clock this morning and
ers sent word that they would ap-
ar later In the day. From the men
oe examined today and tomorrow
county is to choose 113 men for
''ary service. 1t is believe that
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CARDINAL GIBBONS URGES
ALL CITIZENS TO GREATER
DEVOTION TOGOVERNMENT
His Letter to the President Tells of His Efforts to Persuade
All Americans That They Can Do Greatest Good to Their
Country by Cheerful and Generous Performance OF Their
Duty as Pointed Out by Lawfully Constituted Authority

Washington i2Cardina Gibbons wrote President Wilson
public today that he trying persuade all
do the good themselves and their
country cheerful and performance OF their duty as II
pointed them by lawfully constituted authority The letter
of the League for
Unity which Cardinal Gibbons honorary chairman
Wilson reply thanked the cardinal for accepting the
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-12
WOULD HAVE WILSON
VISIT THE WAR ZONE
French Newspaper Suggests
That American President
Go to France.

Paris, Oct. f2.-The suggestion thar
President Wilson visit Europe is made
by the Information in its editorial to-
day. 1t says the allies need the presi-
dents counsel. that his influence would
be powerful in establishing unity IN
regard to democratic ideals and that
such visit would be Of advantage also
to America
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Two Possible Methods.

one possible method is renewed pc
tition for general increase in freight
rates.
Another. is to request the govern
ment to lend the railroads money on
railroad securities. For this. how
ever, special Legislation would be nec-
essary. Other plans. details Of which
have not been revealed, are said to be
under consideration.
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FITTING TOWARD THE END
| OF THE DRAFT BOARD WORK

the number will be easily obtained
from the 500.
County and city board members were
interested today in the decision Of
Judge Bourquin of the federal district
court that the decision of the boards
unto questions of alienage or citizen
shin is final. Both the city and county
boards have announced that claims
for exemption on the grounds OF alien
age will be held up pending thorous n
investigation into the merits OF the
claims. and that in doubtful cases aa-
d,tional evidence will be required oil
the applicant for exemption
A summary from the record oil 'he
city board last night showed that %
h
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Us Advance Gives Them
nmand Over the Great
| Flanders Plain.
ACK MADE DESPITE
\ HEAVY RAIN STORM
ek Pushed Through Deep
oud-Germans Forced
to Give Way.
The WAR SUM M ARY.

e British steam roller goes
nj very slowly, but it is now
down hill and battles are
wing each other more and
rapidly" said Major General
lice, director of operations at
British war Office, yesterday.
/ Truth of this assertion was
en home less than "a hours
il was made by the begin
this morning of another Brit
|ttack in Flanders. Only three
had elapsed since the last at
made on Tuesday. Tuesdays
was launched after a four
pause, the last previous drive
ng been carried out the pre-
hg Thursday. Previously in
his Of a week or more had
bed between the British at
b.
pd progress was reported early by
| Marshal Haig along the six mile
northeast OF Ypres. on which to-
assault is being delivered. Ap-
atty the objective is the remainder
e ridge commanding the Flanders
|, over the dominant points or
h the British have already passed
are driving downward.
ofYiciaI dispatches from British
reported that the British
1 early hour had pushed several
"a yards into the German lines,
5vance along one wide sector
King nearly half a mile. on
5hendaele ridge. Haig's troops had
1T their way within about 1000
] of the center OF Passchendaele
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SUPERFL LUOUS TROOPS
ARE BEING SENT HOME
Men Who Are Useless TO the
Russian Army Relieved
Of Further Duty.

P-trozrad. oct Iz-Ths dennobaliz,-
tion IL sIperiuoas troops attached -
the Russian army has begun The
classes called Tor the year Is45-9s.
which include the men % and "a gears
old, are the arzt 10 - relieved from
duty Thee men are being sent to
their home villages IN special train4
committees at the various towns On tn.
way Assisting IN their return
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CAR SYSTEM IS TIED
UP BY COAL SHORTAGE

Columbus. o. Oct I2-Beca4ss Of a
shortage OF coal the Columbus street
car system was tied up again thIs
morning for nearly an hour and thou
sands of people were forced 70 walk
to work.
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MAJOR PARTIES
Of CANADA co
into COALITION
Compulsory Military Service
Issue Forced Government
Reorganization.

Ottawa. Ont. Oct. i2--conferences
attended by representatives Of the two
major political parties resulted early
today in the formation Of a union gov
ernrnent under Premier Sir Rober,
Borden. The coalition. however. was
threatened when differences developed
amonE the liberals Automobiles or
dered by Premier Borden to take the
members Of the new government to the
residence OF the Duke of Deyoushire,
governor-general- to be sworn in. we're
dismissed and it was decided not to
have the new ministers take the oath
until later in the day.
The liberals have heen brought into
the government as a consequence OF
the opposition of Sir Wiifrtd Laurier
TO compulsory military service
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Regardless of Weather.

kother notable fact in connection
the present series of drives is that
is now apparently being made re-
Hess Of weather conditions. One
day for airplane observation was
ngh for the British in this instance
II their ranges. launch their drum
4 drop their barrage and push to the
ek through the mud and renewed
Tall.
Hilary observers in this connection
IContinued on I.age Five)
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Borden to Remain.

The decision of Sir wilfrid Laurier
TO remain at the head of the liberal
party also had an effect upon the sit
uatiol. Other liberals decided appar-
emily that they could not improve the
situation by defeating the Borden gov
ernrlent and the best course would be
TO go into the government and i'm
prove it from within
The Canadian general election will
be held in January. and ii is now ex-
CONTINUED on Page FIveJ
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-06
Americanism Bought with Blood

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: It is rather hcartbreakng in these
days to be woman without a voice in the
government and to soc America, that she
feels is hers by right Of inheritance from
patriotic ancestors. so betrayed from within.
Ny father was wounded at Gettysburg and
brevettcd for bravery Ny grandfather was
chaplain in another regiment, my mothers
brothers went rs drummer boys, my grand
mothers grandfather, Chaplain Crawford.
lies at Tuckshoe with a monument TO tell of
his loyal deeds in the Revolution.
Three other great-great- grandfathers Of
mine fought for America then, and | feel they
have bought the right for me to call her mine
if do my best TO live up to their standards.
Il is so easy to become an American now
sign a few papers and it is done. But those
who receive America easily hold her lightly
and have no wish TO defend her and her
rights. II the pachsts. socialists and con-
stitutional directors could be questioned as to
whether they viii fight for any country on
any grounds they could be requested to live
there instead Of here. They do not seem
inclined to fight for America on any grounds.
Whenever | have tried to question a pacifst
or neutral as to what course they would ad-
vocate il the Germans attack us, they all
stop me with "Ah, but they'll never get over
here-the Allies will beat them" One young
woman informed me that she didn't care If
the Kaiser ruled over here or not so long as
he left her in peace THAT is just what he
won't do told her Hell draft your hus-
band and little boy for the army" Well, she
hadn't thought about that. ] haven't met a
neutral or pacifst yet who would face issues
squarely and admit that they approved Of
Belgium. the Lusitania and Armenia, that
tragic trinity. Some posters might be put
up reading: "To Pacifsts II you will not
defend America, on land and sea. her rights
and her citizens. why do you accept all she
offers? She was bought for you with blood.
VIII you shed yours in her honor" would
be glad 70 do my bit in helping post them up.
BEATRICE SPRAGUE DE CAMP.
New York, March 3, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-06
Engineers and the Classics

(Fron MetalurCcal and Chemical EuCfncerirgl
Complaints are heard on every hand Of
good and competent engineers who are lacking
in the ability to make clear reports or TO
state conditions so that intelligent laymen
can understand them. They can work, but
they can neither talk nor write. Sometimes
the development Of great undertaking de-
Ponds wholly upon their ability to talk or 10
write, and here is where they fall down. So
the demand has become general for a larger
measure of cultural studies and consequently
for more time to be devoted TO engineering
courses More or less radical changes have
been proposed in the courses but 1T is a
question whether the solution can be found at
all in that way Far be it from us to decry
the beauties of classic lore, the marvellous
treasures of Greek literature or the fascina-
ton of Gothic days and the Renaissance But
some boys must hurry, really hurry, and the
opportunity is not given them to take an
arts course. Nevertheless. for every one who
has taken his engineering degree and who
lacks adequate general culture TO speak or
write without shaming himself we can point
to one or more bachelors of art who are no
better off. Slipping through Greek and Latin
will not turn the trick. On the other hand,
we venture to say that any boy who comes to
college with an established taste for that
which is well and competently said in litera-
ture will not be at loss for the means to ex-
press himself when the time comes, no matter
how much he may have had TO skip and skimp
by force Of circumstances
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-06
A Schoolgirls Patriotism

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: letter just received by me from n
French schoolgirl should interest your read
ers. She says in part:
1--WE are very happy to know that America
is our friend in this bad moment We school
girls had never loved our country as we do
now. and my comrades are all very serious
and well behaved since the war. We also
wish to do something for our common glory;
what we are able to do is very little. of
course. but we arc studying with all our
might and cannot but think that in spite Of
our privations we will always look back on
these days Of cordial understanding and
good will with great pleasure"
Let paciiists take note that the effect of
the war on these children is to make them
serious and responsible. The cruel war may
have given them their first real lessons in
altrusm.
How distant seems the day when France
was called "decadent". She will never be
decadont until her people forget their COM
mon glory" II. W. S.
New York. March 3. 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-06
Two of Bismarck's Sayings

From The WestmtHstcr Gazette
Busch says that in October, 1870, Bis
marck said to him one day: 81 have lovely
idea. II is 10 appoint an international court
for the trial Of all those who have instgated
the war, newspaper writers, deputies, sena-
tors and ministers; the Emperor also-he is
not quite so innocent as he wants 20 make
out. My idea was that each Of the great
powers-America, England, Russia. and so
forth-shoud appoint an equal number Of
Judges, and that we should be the prosecu-
tors" Vol. I. page 252) Bismarck did not
seriously think that the idea was feasible;
indeed, some unpleasant things for himself
might have come out; yet he played with il
so far as to cause Busch 10 write two arti-
Giles in the newspapers about IT. 4 still
more remarkable saying Of Bismarck's is
quoted in Vol. H. page 40: "On the whole
am convinced that what We have built up
since 1866 has no stability"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-06
Closure in the Senate

We welcome President Wilson to the
ranks of those who wish to introduce
closure into the United States Senate. For
more than twenty-five years The Tribune
has been fighting TO introduce real ma
jority rule into that body. The present
system Of individual veto on legislation Is
absurd and dangerous. II is an undemo-
cratic survival and should have been up
rooted long ago.
It has not been uprooted for purely sell
fish reasons. The absence of closure and
majority rule made the Senate much more
powerful in its dealings with the House
than il would otherwise have been. 1t en-
abled the Senate to exact many concessions
from the House. 1t helped TO make the up
per house the arbiter of all legislation.
Moreover it gave to each individual
Senator a greatly inflated Importance.
Any obstructionist courageous enough to
use it had in his hand a weapon with
which TO enforce consideration for his ideas
or preiudices. He and few fellows could
make good their will against the will Of a
majority bound by ancient rules. Every
Senator became thus factor in Legislation
far more potent than any member OF the
lower house-except the Speaker under
the old Car system-could ever hope to be.
We are not greatly impressed by the in
dignation Of those Senators who put on
record last Saturday night their disap-
IL ,aI LII hn
armed neutrality bill. Not a great many
Of those Senators ever concerned them
selves about Kidding the Senate of filibus-
ters. There has never been majority IN
the Senate in favor of democratic parlia
mentary methods. There have been ma
iorities. as on Saturday and Sunday last
which wanted to apply closure in order to
pass some particular bill. But there has
never been a majority which wanted to use
closure to pass all bills. The Senate has
never had closure rule because 1t has
never been willing to curb the dangerous
privileges which all Senators now enjoy
under the system of unlimited debate
The Senate itself is responsible for the
failure of the armed neutrality Dill. Inc
men who signed the protest against fill
clustering which went into "rhe Congress
sional Record" cannot put the blame for
that failure on the shoulders of the little
faction which accomplished its purpose un-
der the full protection of the Senate's par
liamentary code.
1t is idle also to say that majority in
the Senate cannot amend the rules. a
majority can do whatever it likes if it has
the cooperation of the presiding officer.
Even without any revolutionary procedure
the rules could easily be amended so as to
restore majority rule were a majority Of
the Senate really determined to restore it.
The Senate is now in session. II it has the
mind to do so it can adopt some form of
closure within the week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-06
An Incomplete Story

After spending the best part Of year
in an attempt to trace out the devious
paths Of Germany's spy system in this
country, Mr. John Price Jones has just
published a book containing, among other
interesting things, a new and curious &C
count of the circumstances that preceded
the sinking Of the Lusitania. 1t may be
recalled that Captain Turner was censured
by offhand critics for standing in so close
to the Irish shore; indeed, some one re-
membered-after the event-that a mem
Der of the constabulary had spoken TO him
Of seeing a submarine lurking about the
inlets Of the southern coast. Now, the
truth, according to Mr.. Jones, is this: that
the course was laid out for him by the
Germans Themselves and that the direc-
tons which he supposed to be from the
Admiralty were in reality dispatched by
the vigilant and willy operators of the
Sayville station.
1t is an interesting story, but unfortu-
nately Mr.. Jones is unable TO supply his
readers with anything but the bare skele-
ton How the plotters secured the Ad-
miralty code he does not know, "but they
got it." he assures us, "and they used it,
lust as the Germans have obtained copies
Of the codes used by the American State
Department and have had copies of the
codes used in our army and navy" They
had an agent. too, on board, for it is
known that the Admiralty was in com
munication with the Lusitania, and by
some means or other the real orders of the
Admiralty must have been withheld from
Captain Turner. But about this mys-
terious agent Mr.. Jones is also ignorant:
whether he was a German sympathizer
sent out by the Fatherland 10 get the posi-
ton and be ready for the task, or whether
he was induced for pay TO play the part
he did, has not been told Neither is his
fate known"
II will be seen that there are some miss
ing links, and though the story is not so
incredibly romantic az the German story
OF the agent bribed by the British govern
rnent 10 blow the ship up, il is dsappoint-
ingly nmsy up 10 the point where Captain
Turner, confident chat the waters over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-06
That Yellow Streak

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: One of your correspondents asks why
it is necessary for socialists 10 have "a yell
low streak? The occasion for the inquiry
seems TO be the strong opposition Of many
socialists to war Does it not seem strange TO
YOU and to your readers that a Discrimination
to take the blood of ones fellow men should
he characterized BY this contemptuous phrase
oloey? It is a Discrimination which socialists
share with the Quakers and with the early
Christians When the martyrs Of the first
three centuries Of Christianity steadfastly
refused TO take blood because they, who
were nearest to our Lord, understood the
killing of their fellow men, even in just
quarrel, TO be contrary to the spirit and
letter of His life and words, did they, will
your correspondent claim, show "a yellow
streak?
IL is true that some socialists do not take
the ground. but somewhat cynically declare
that II they "owned the country" they would
be "wiling to fight for it, The great major
ity. however. of pscifst socialists abhor the
bloodshed involved, and feel, with quiet pas
sion, that the love of their country must be
part and parcel Of their love for Justice and
for their fellow men.
There are few of us. even the most war
like. who will not admit that war is cruel,
wasteful, sorrowful. and not strictly a civil
lied method of settling disputes Why, then.
need opprobrious epithets be applied TO those
of us who, in our ever deepening antipathy
to il. go further than the rest those who
intend 20 accept no compromise with what
we consider the worst Of all possible enemies
of our country? S. ~ CLEGHORN.
Macon, Ca, March ., 1917.