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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-31
nee GIVES HUGE
| ORDERS FOR THE ]. S.

)ns. May 31-(Correspondence Of
esociated press.)-Forty two mil
Pollars' worth Of orders were
by American houses during the
Lyons fair just closed. The
were from France, Switzerland,
Holland. Portugal and the Scan
an countries. The business was
4 In machines. engines. machine
|and food products.
total of the transactions regis
during the fair was about $50, :
so the share of the United
was a little more than half.
parked feature was the volume of
fss done by French houses in ar
In which the Germans had a
cal monopoly before the war,
as laboratory glassware. optical
drug specialties. synthetic per-
and light hardware.
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DECLARES THE
DRAFT LAW IS
AN ILLEGAL ACT
Speaker Before Conference on
Terms of Peace Pays Re-
spects to U. S.
MORE ANTl-DRAFT PLOTS
UNCOVERED BY SLEUTHS
Steps Are Taken to Apprehend
Those Seeking to Evade
Registration.

New York, May 31.-The draft act
was characterized today as both i'm
moral and Unconstitutional at the
First American Conference on Demoo-
raey and Terms Of Peace, which was
again in session today at Madison
Square with socialists and paeificts in
attendance. The speaker was Daniel
kiefer of Cincinnati, who was intro
dueed after Or. Judah L. Magnes, one
of the organizers Of the conference,
had referred to Newspaper dispatches
from Washington telling Of the pur-
pose Of the department. Of justice to
lCort inIIed an Paee EiYal
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LIBRARY NEEDS ALL SPACE
IN THE LIBRARY BUILDING

which has been drafted by Librarian
Davies and approved by the trustees,
shows that the library is enjoying the
greatest prosperity in its history. II
also shows that in the IL months end
ing March 81, 1917, there have been
l64,5s4 books issued. bringing the
total issue OF books since the library
was opened in 1898. to 2.71s.6s5.
The report recites that the requisi-
ton system installed the previous year
has been continued and careful atten-
ton given to the finances of the IL
brary. The amount available the pre-
vious year was inadequate to maintain
the book supply and the results were
seen in diminution of the issue for
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french Hold Their Lines Intact
Under Most Desperate
Assaults.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE ON
THE BULLECOURT LINE
Spain Again in Midst of Inter-
nal TurmoiI-C0nStitution
to Be Suspended.
THE WAR SUMMARY.

Desperate attempts by the Germans
to push back the French from the
vantage ground won in the recent at
taeks by General Pertains forces in
the Champagne front have been re-
newed. As a whole, the French line
remained intact under the successive
severe blows dealt II early today in
a sustained effort of an extremely vio-
lent and sanguinary attack, gas shells
being literally employed.
The front was dented at only one
point and this but slightly. the Crown
Princes troops gaining a footing IL
some advanced trenches northeast oi
Mont Hault.
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Z KILLED, 40 HURT, IN
YESTERDAYS TORNADOES

St. Louis, Mo-. May 31.-Twelve per-
sons were killed and about 20 injured
in the tornadoes that swept southeast
ern Missouri and southern Illinois
yesterday afternoon.
where four persons lost their lives.
was wiped out. Losses OF life also
were reported at Diehlstadt, Mo-, and
Palmer. Mo-. and three negroes per-
ished at Hodges Park. Alexander
county. Illinois. More than 20 per-
sons were hurt at Mounds, Ill.
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Those who enlisted in the regular
army today are: Peter DAILY, Marion
L. johnson. James Fl. Wills. William
Kenzie. Herbert E. Batho, Karl E.
Whitney. Jesse G. Luther of Alder.
Martin G.. Gibson and William A.
Aaronson.
Two Re- -enlistments.
Eugene Harrington. an employe of
the Hennessy company who lives at
s37 West Quartz street and who
served for three years In the navy. be-
ing honorably discharged as gunner's
mate from the U. 8. s. Mississippi. on
Dec. 12. 1908, re-enlisted in the naval
reserve force today.
Theodore B. Nickson. a stenographer
CONTINUED on Page FfveD
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The British offensive on the Arras
front. involving some of the severest
fighting of the war. naturally has re-
suited in a large increase in casual
ties over the inactive winter season.
Casualties for the last few months
have not been received, but in Feb
ruary the total reported was only 1,243
officers and 17.lS5 men.
The assertion OF the British that
their losses are so per cent smaller
than in the battle of the Somme, not
withstanding the fact that larger forces
are engaged. is not borne out by the
May figures, although in the absence
Of the casualties report for April, early
in which month the offensive was
launched, the showing is not conclu-
sive. The casualties recorded in the
first three months of the Somme drive
were 307,16s officers and men. In
August OF last year, the second month
of the Somme battle. the casualties
were 127,945, as compared with 1I2,2 ,233
for May, the second month of the Ar
ras battle.
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| Street Property Owners
md Petition to the Mayor
King for Modern Pave
(nt. More Petitions Will
|mp

movement by which all of the
fstones In the down town dis
WI disappear to be replaced with
nern form Of paving started this
ng when Attorney william Meyer
FED before Mayor w. Fl. Maloney
petition signed by two-thirds
property owners on Park street,
Tor the creation Of a Park street
Nement district. y
eobblestones on Butte's main
are q disgrace to the city"
Attorney Meyer. I'VE should
better paving and the property
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hry Club Delegations Will
Accompany Volunteers to
1 the Station.
bAls AND MORE SOLID
kMFORTS ARE PROVIDED
\ Parade Arranged for Con-
|tinuent Of Volunteers
Leaving Tonight.
BTO PARADE FOR ALL
| VOL UNTEERS TONIGHT

I. e. 40 o'clock this evening auto
biles will be in waiting at the
Ir.y courthouse to escort the del
ktion Of 60 volunteers who start
1 the Spokane headquarters to.
h. All the volunteers are urged
Il at the courthouse at that hour.
konobiles will be decorated with
and the Rotary COMMITTEES
have presents of cigars, cigar
8 and candy for the patriots.
xens are invited to meet at the
rthouse at the same time and
a rousing sendoff to the boys
komob,ie owners are especially
ID to donate their cars or join
he ride 10 the depot.
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FIVE GERMAN BOATS TO
Be USED BY THE NAVY
Eiuht Others Are to Be Put in
Commission as Cargo
Carriers.

Washington, May 31.-In addition to
the German commerce raiders Prinz
Eitel Friedrich and Kron Prinz VIII
helm, the seized German ship Lieben-
fels and the gunboats Geier and Lock-
sun will be used by the navy.
For colliers and cargo carriers the
following German ships will be used:
Hopenfelde. F'rieda Leonhardt, Nicera,
Kiel. Rudolph Blumberg. Vogesen,
Breslau and Saxonia.
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bt only will all volunteers
Butte for all branches OF
Dnited States military service
bcorted to the station in auto
Hes with flags and banners
b and a representative dele
IN of business men, but they
also be supplied plentifully
cigarettes, cigars, candy and
bons, according to action
at the meeting of the Butte
fy club at the Butte Grill al
today. Furthermore, every
who has volunteered from
and been accepted in the
BE during the present wal
be presented with a copper
i or watch fob engraved with
entiments of the Rotary club
te appreciates your patriot
or some similar words.
the opening of the meeting tn,
nating committee presenting tn,
fing suggestions for officers fol
Issuing year. which will be rati.
u the next meeting and so for.
declared elected: President
PIN a. Donovan: vice. president
hey T. j. Davis; secretary treas
Charles Austin: board of di
Is, f. II Lang. Eugene Carroll
Maddox. William Stearns, II
alsbury. A. II. Heilbronner ant
es Austin.
Engel suggested that the citi
Continued on Page Eighty
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Trustees Ask City, in Annual
Report, to Locate the Audi
torium Elsewhere, So That
Upper Story May Be UtiI-
lied for Library Purposes.

The imperative need of City Audi
torium located elsewhere so that the
entire library building can be devoted
solely to library purposes and the
Juvenile department brought back to
the same building with the main IL
brary. is announced in the annual re-
port OF the library trustees for the
year ending April /. 1871 The report,
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PROWLER KILLED PROVES
TO Be An INSANE MAN

Chicago. May s1.-A prowler, shot
and killed last night by a private of
the First Illinois infantry. was iden-
titled today as Fred william Struder,
formerly an inmate OF the asylum for
the insane at Elgin. Ill. It is be-
lieved his mental condition was re-
sponsibie for s'~ failure to stop when
ordered to dc.
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ITALIAN PRINCE
SPEAKS BEFORE
THE SENATORS
Udine Delivers the Message of
Italy to the People of
America.
CALLS ATTENTION TO
A HISTORIC FRIENDSHIP
This, He Tells Senate, is Ce-
mented by the Common
Cause of 1917.

Washington. May 31.-Prince Udine,
head Of the Italian mission, delivered
in the senate chamber today a mes
sage from King Victor Emmanuel to
the American people. Resplendently
garbed in uniforms of gold and blue,
with green shoulder sashes. the mis-
sion was enthusiastically received.
The union of purpose of Italy and
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ARMY OF APPLICANTS
LAYS SIEGE TO LOCAL
RECRUITING OFFICES
Indications Are That Fully IS Men Will Be Enlisted in Army
Navy, Marine Corps and National Guard Ere NghtfaI Two
Previous Service Men Enlist in Navy Reserve Forces Many
Wel-known Butte Boys Among Those Who Will Go to War;

Of applicants for the army navy marine
and national besiegng recruiting offices today
and indications by tonight rs will be added
the various branches of service Nine had accepted
for the six for the and for the national guard
and awaiting examination the three offices
Still stood about the halls the courthouse discussing which
branch Of the service would Coxwan Cook
Helena that he will bring IL from Helena
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the Vancouver club held a conference
give the Butte fans a chance to see
the teams in action this afternoon No
sooner had they made up their minds
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BREAK UP PLAN TO TIE
Up COMMERCE ON LAKES

Detroit, Mich. May 31.-Federal Of
ficials announced today that an al
legged plot to tie up Great Lakes COM
merce through strikes was probably
broken up by the raid last night on the
local headquarters Of the Industrial
Workers of the World. Two officers
of the organization were arrested and
considerable literature was confis-
Gated,
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Despite the Mud and With Promise Of Fair
Weather Butte Ball Fans Start Fireworks

to play than clouds began to gather
and. for time. they feared snow
would force another postponement. 1t
was not, however. until the noon hour
when Old Sol made his appearance for
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BRITISH SOCIALISTS TO
JOIN THE CONFEREES

Stockholm (via London). May 81
The Dutch and Scandinavian ,socia- =
list committee has been informed that
the British labor socialist organiza-
tion will send representatives to the
Stockholm conference G. II. Roberts
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Valuable Ground Intact.

At the Teton. the Casque north OF
Auberive and at Mont Blond. on the
front against which the attacks were
launched. the net German gain was
nil, the valuable ground which the
French need for the pushing of fur
thor offensive. particularly for obser-
vation purposes, being retained intact.
Along the British line in France the
comparative quiet continues. broken
into only by trench raids. Increased
artillery activity from the Arras battle
front, however. is reported today, the
big guns on both side having started
up again in somewhat lively fashion
near Bullecourt and further north
along the Scarpe east of Arras
British losses OF men in the Arras
battle are reflected in the figures of
casualties published during May.
which total 1898, including 5,so2'of-
ficers.
Situation in Spain.
The political situation in Spain Is
| being closely watched, particularly In
view of today's newspaper announce
ment IN Madrid that the constitutional
guarantees would shortly again be
suspended. Former Premier Roman
ones is quoted as declaring that con-
ditions In the country, which Is known
to be suffering keenly in general
| economic way from the war as well
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Lord Robert Cecil said in the house
of commons on May 16 that Great
Britain could not commit herself to a
policy of returning German colonies
and Turkish provinces in which tho
natives had been mistreated, and asked
whether such policy should be adopt
ed in the cases of Poland, Alsace-Lor-
raine and Italia Irredenta. He said
Germany should make reparation for
despoiling Belgium, Serbia and north
ern France and destroying merchant
shipping. Mr. Asquith said If the war
were to end in an honorable peace
there must be annexation. continuing
the emancipation Of population labor
ing under despotism and that the re-
tention of strategic positions as safe
guards against future attacks might be
necessary.
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BRITISH CASUALT|E ARE
1928 MEN FOR MONTH
Losses in ArraS Battle Closely
Approximate Those of
the S0mme.

London, May 31.-British casualties,
as published. in May show a total OF
5000 officers and 106.331 men.
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APPROACHING A
COMMON GROUND
Organ of German Government
Comments on Speeches of
British Leaders.
GERMANY NOW WANTS NO
TERRITORIAL EXTENSION
Socialist Conferees Bringing
Pressure Upon German
Leaders.

Amsterdam, May 81 (via london).-
The declaration is made by the semi
official Nord Deutsche AIlegneine Zei-
tung of Berlin that Germany desires
no extension of territory for the pur-
pose of aggrandizennent or of political
or economic aeeretion of power. Ger
many wishes solely to defend her own
territory against foreign plans Of con-
quest, the newspaper says, and more
over demands such guarantees as will
serve for the purpose of her future
defense and self protection.
These statements are made in COM
ment on the recent speeches by Lord
Robert Cecil. British minister Of
blockade, and Fl. II. Asquith. former
British premier. The newspaper says
that. apart from the imputations In
Mr. Asquith's speech. the principles
expounded coincide with those of re-
sponsible German quarters. both for
merly and during the present war.
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WEATHER FORECAST

Rr-TTE-Tonight; Fair and warmer.
Tomorrow: Fair and warmer.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-10
BESSIE BARRlSCALE
HAS NEW LEADING
MAN IN NEW PLAY.

Bessie Barriscale is seen in fan
tasy-drama of the mountains in
"Eawbs O. Blue Ridge" new Trj-
angle Kay Bee play from the pen OF
Monte M. Katterjohn. This Is the sub
ject that has been spoken of as "sec-
ond edition of Peggy" and in it Miss
Barriscale is said to present a charac-
! terization quite as naive and charm
ing as did Miss Burke in the former
Triangle Ince success.
:Bawbs o. Blue Ridge is the effer-
vescent tale OF mountain waif whose
ignorance of grammar nearly results
in a, disaster Its action is laid in
the mountains of Virginia and con-
Germs the romance that served to light
en- the burdensome existence of Bar
bara Colby, orphan and companion CT
bugs, bees, frogs and birds.
A new leading man-new at least
to Triangle patrons-is seen opposite
Miss Barriscale in this play. He is
Arthur Shirley. and he plays the part
Of Ralph Gunther. the "writin' man."
who at last brings happiness into the
life of the little waif.
To enjoy this picture and spend
pleasant hour and a half You will have
to follow the crowd to the Orpheum
tonight
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SOCIETY:
Bismarck Nurses Called for Service
4. Remembered by Alumnae and Friends


! The dining room of the u.and "a
citic was the scene OF handsomely
appointed luncheon party this after
noon when the bismarck hospital al
,umnae entertained for the four nurses
who have been called for government
service, the Misses Louise Franksaus-
.er, Madalene 'Martell and Wanda
iKurth. who leave this evening on No.
2 for New York and Miss Carrie Good
man who has been called with the
North Dakota detachment No. so to
go to Texas.
Clusters OF red roses ornamented
the table which held covers for 26.
Miss Tiechman. president of the Bis.
marck Hospital Alumnae presided and
gave a most enjoyable reading. Miss
Sands, principal OF the hospital train
ing school gave farewell toast to
the girls in behalf Of the school, and
Miss Gustafson also responded to a
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PERSONAL NOTES

Mr.. A. G. Dick, who was the guest
for several weeks of her cousins, Miss
Leila Diesem, of this city and Mrs.
w. C. Taylor of LaMoure, left Tues
day from LaMoure for her home in
Akron. Ohio. A number of social en-.
tertainments were given in her honor
in this city and at LaMoure.
Mr.. and Mrs E. NJ. Serr and chill
dren of Fourth street have returned
from visit with friends in Stanton.
The Serrs are former residents Of
Stanton. 'h
Mr.. and Mrs. S. +. Lambert of
Broadway returned Tuesday from Min
neapolis, where Mrs. Lambert has
been sojourning for the last two
weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Ryan of Fourth
street are entertaining as their guests
Mrs. l.. Fl. Sisco and daughter, Miss
Lone, of Kintyre. Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan
and daughters, Kathlene and Mar
jorie, will leave next week for Los
Angeles, CAL, where they will spend
the winter
Ms. A. T.. Jaco isOn of this place.
has returned from spending the week
end with her mother in Jamestown.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Dalrymple
have moved their household goods
to Duluth, Mimi, where they will re-
side Mr.. Ea!rymDle is connected with
an automobile firm there.
Mr.. and Mrs. RI. H.. Steele and fam.
lilly have moved their handsome new
residence in First street and Ave. A.
Cecil Burton and son Cecil, Jr.. OF
Sixth street, left yesterday for Long
mont, Col, where they will visit for
the next two weeks with Mr.. Eurton's
parents
Judge a. A. Eruce Of Fifth street
will 60 to Darlington tomorrow where
he will give an address in the inter-
est of the liberty bond sale.
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Springfield, Mo-, Oct. 1o.--'Claude
Piersol, on trial for the alleged kid
mapping of Baby Keet, l4-mQntholi
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Holland Kcct,
will have no more faithful defend rs
than his two beautiful sisters, Misses
Helen and Alice Piersol.
Pierson twice had hangman'3
moose thrown around his neck by a
moo in a vain effort to make him
confess taking the baby whose body
was afterward found in an abandoned
we'll. He insisted then as strongly as
he now does that he had nothing to
do with the abduction.
His sisters will testify in his be
half in trial which promises to be
one Of the most sensational ever held
in the southwest.
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National Women's Party Worker to
sss Interpret Suffrage Acts in N. D.

Miss Jane Pincus of New ~.
will arrive in Fargo on Sunday from
the headquarters of the National
1Women's Party in Washington, to be-
gin q series of meetings throughout
North Dakota in, the interest of the
organization Miss Pincus' is coming
to Cooperate with the local commit
:teGiof which Mrs. Elizabeth -Darrow
O'Neill Of Fargo. is chairman. Meet
'ings will be held in Fargo, Bismarck
and Grand Forks with Mabel Vernon
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SSllk.E.
k{[llD|)|'..

toast by a clever reading. Miss Louise
Hoerman, superintendent OF the
school is out of town and was unable
to attend.
Last evening a committee of the
nurses composed of Miss Friese, Miss
Engstrom, Miss Koeaig and Miss Lin
dor with the assistance of Mrs. w.
Hutchinson entertained at prettily
appointed dinner party in the home:
of Mrs. Hutchinson in Sixth street
for the same honor guests. Yello+
roses were used to center the table
and covers were laid for the homo
guests, Anna Frankhauser, sister
Miss Louise, Miss Elmer, Miss Clar;
Schroeder. Miss Johnson, Miss Peter
son and the hostesses. Following the
dinner the guests gathered around the
fireplace and told "reminiscences OF
their student days in the training
school
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MAY USE BOWMAN HIGH
Question of Consolidation to Be
Voted on This Week =

Bowman, N. d., Oct 1O.-The peo'
pie OF Twin Buttes school district
will vote tomorrow on the question
of consolidating the several one-room
schools into one modern graded and
standardized school with high
school course II tho electiOn;s car
ries, the Bowman high school will
serve the entire district, and the pu-
pills will be transported at the OK.
pense. of the taxpayers.
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and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis as the
speakers. 49,,
These meetings will be held in con-
nection with thte nationwide cam
paign which was recently announced
by Miss Alice Paul, national chair
man of the Woman's Party.
Miss Pincus is one of the big work.
ers for the suffrage amendment and
has devoted the last five years of her
life to the work of her party She
will go to South Dakota, Nebraska,
and New Mexico after finishing the
work in this state.
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years, were seriously injured when
their team ran away while they were
returning from Marmarth to their
homestead. Mr.. Kelly suffered sew
eral fractured ribs, and his wife was
badly injured about the head and
chest.
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vey, Ida Brown, Margaret Brown,
Catherine Luckenbach. Thomas Lee,
Joseph Bochm, Hugh McGarvey and
John Maasen. The Bismarck council
has extended an invitation to the Man
dan Knights to attend the Columbus
day celebration here Friday evening.
A large representation of the Mandan
people are expected to attend.
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Entertajninu Sister.

Mrs. George Will of Third street
ard Mrs. T.; ~. Taylor of Fourth
streetstreet, are entertaining as their
guest their sister, Mrs. N. W. Kelley
of Lakota. Mrs. Kelley will remain
in the city until November /.
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Return From East.

Mrs. Fred l.. Conklin of Fourth
street, returned Tuesday from New
York city where she had been for
several weeks with her aunt, Mrs. {.
G. Rurch, who is quite i'll Mrs. n.
O. Ramstad has gone to New York
where she will remain with Mrs
Burch for some time.