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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
DennarkFea
Result Should
Step Be Taken
Entente Naval Base on Coast
Would Mean Hun Seizure
of Danish Base.

Copenhagen. Nov. o7.-Behind the
meeting of the Scandinavian monarch
and ministers at Cnristiania this week
lies the fear, unfounded though it may
be. of Norway's entry into the war and
or the German menace that In this
case. she should feel called upon to
occupy Denmark. as counter meas
ure
The Associated Press learns from a
reliable source that the conference
which was arranged in consequence
of an intimation from Germany that
the growth of anti German sentiment
in Norway, particularly after the
sinking of the convoy In the North
sea by German raiders. is being fol-
lowed with concern by Germany and
that 1t is feared that Norway might
be impelled. either by excited public
opinion or pressure from the allied
side, to enter the struggle at least to
a point of granting a naval base to
which event Germany would feel called
upon to seize corresponding base in
Denmark.
verifies Report at Berlin.
upon the receipt OF this information
at Copenhagen, word was hurriedly
sent to King Gustave of Sweden and
Denmark's most important citizen.
President Andersen, of the Danish
East Asiatic company. who is high in
the confidence of Berlin as well as
London. was dispatched to Berlin ia
verify the report and if possible to
change the German attitude. Mr.. An
derson conferred with DR.. Won Kuehl :
man. secretary for foreign affairs a,
Berlin, and he confirmed the report
adding that in consequence of the
Italian and Russian developments the
military and Pan German elements
were again In the saddle in Germany
and exerting influence against which
the foreign office, with it's more mod.
crate views. found it most difficult t
contend.
AS a result of the conference a.
Christiana, decision was reached
to make every possible effort to mod
crate the excited Norwegian sentimen
and continue the three Scandinavian
Kingdoms in the path of joint neutral
ity.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
Hale of Town 0f Fontaine
Occupied in Push Toward
Railroad Center.
ITALIANS STOP NEW
OFFENSIVE ON NORTH
Representatives of Entente
Gather in Paris for Al
lied Conference.
BY Associated Press.

Around the village of Bourbon and
Bourbon wood and about Fontaine
Notre Dame in the region of Cambria,
the British troops are keeping hard
after tho Germans. In both sectors,
General Byng's forces again have made
considerable progress especially at
Fontaine, where. having been evicted
by the Germans after the initial drive
of last week. they again have obtained
"A footing in the town and have ad-
vanced almost to the main street. A
heavy concentration of enemy machine
guns in the F'olie wood did not sue
coed I'm stopping the British advance.
The southern PARTON of Bourbon vii
lage also was entered by the British
after a hot fight. but after having
rescued some of their troops who had
been isolated there for some time the
British withdrew TO their original po-
sitions.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
U. S. PRISONERS
GENUINE SPORTS
Berlin Report Comments Fa.
vOrably Upon Fighting
Quality of Sammees.

Berlin. Sunday. Nov, 25.-Nia Lon
don, Nov. IA report received from
the western front describing the Amer
lean troops in action says;
independent American units have
been thrown into the trench line The
felt hat has given way to the English
fashioned steel helmet and the whist
ling and bursting OF shells have be
come familiar sounds to American
ears.
For the first time since they haze
been participating as Independent con
tmgentS, tho Americans have tasted
the real haniseuffio. But this timG
the shells did not merely fly over
their heads. but into the very trenches
they had selected, ana presently WITH
an internal noise, these things which
the young soldiers believed 10 be ;
firm protection began TO quake ant
burst.
And hard on the heels of this. firm
attack by our on rushing RaNurtan re-
serves forced their way into the Amer.
lean trenches and muskct shots anc
bursting hand erenadcs relieved Thu
| artillery fire.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
Mccall Refuses Rcquisition
for West Virginia Negro

Boston, Nov. 27.-.juhn Johnson, th"
West virginia negro. whom Governor
Mccall last week declined to SURRENDER
Ia the authorities of that state ON eX-
tradition papers, gave himself up IT, the
federal authorities here today and was
held for a hearing December >, on a
complaint charging him with being Il
fugitive from justice. Bail WAS fur
nished by the pastor and treasurer Of
la Cambridge church.
The Indictment against Johnson re
turned by a federal grand jury in West
Virginia charges violation of the Mann
white slave act through the transpor-
tation of a white girl from Charleston
w. Va, to Gatlettsburg, Ky. in No
yember, 1916. for alleged immoral pur-
poses,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
Fresh TeutOn Attack
Stopped by Italians

Possibly in a supreme endeaNor to
break the Italian line before the Brit
ish and French reinforcements enter
the fray. the Austro- Germans. com
prising an entire division have at
tackled the Italians in the Brenta val
ley. on the northern sector of the Ital-
ian front. Like similar, through small
ler attacks during the recent days
ian artillery and infantry, the enemy
suffering heavy losses in men killed
and made prisoner. Four additional
attacks between the Brento and Piavt
rivers also We're put down with severe
casualties and everywhere the Italians
held their original line.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
MRS. De SAULLES
HOLDS TO STORY
Cr0ss-Examinati0n Fails to
Shake Testimony of Hus-
bands Killing.

Mineola, \. v. Nov. 27.--Four hours
of searching cross examination by
District Attorney Charles B. Weeks to-
day failed to move Mrs. Blanca de
Saulles from the story she told from
the witness stand yesterday in her trial
on charge of numbering her former
husband, John l.. de Saulles.
Her answers were delibarate and
were frequently made after pauses in
which she seemed to be giving them
consideration or striving to freshen
her recollection. Her attitude of COM
plete possession, notwithstanding
the unusual nature of the examina :
tion she was undergoing, was sub
ject of comment among the spectators,
who crowded the trial chamber.
Question Fails Of Purpose.
Once when his questioning had been
proceeding In a rather tedious vein
veered unexpectedly and in an abrupt
tone. asked:
when did yous first know you had
shot your husband?"
The question failed of it's evident
purpose of taking the witness unawares
for she looked steadily at the prosecu-
tor. deliberated for some seconds, and
finally answered slowly:
''Why-Dr. Wright told me-"
did he tell you you had shot him
| in the back?" was the next question
Il don't remember" the witness an.
swered, after pause.
| Answer Fits Position.
| There was reversion to this poin
some minutes later when the prosecu
tor asked:
when did you first know that you
husband was shot in the back-he was
wasn't her"
"Was hep questioned Mrs. de Saulle
in return.
I'm asking you." urged Weeks.
"Why It was in court last week
when heard Marshall Ward testify,
said the defendant finally.
Marshall Ward was an intimat
friend OF de Saulles and was called b
the prosecution as witness last weel
OF the actual shooting. Mrs. d
Saulles maintained her claim that sh
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
FfEFf.tst
Innocent Looking Liquid
Cause Of Fire on Ships

Boston, Nov. 27.-An innocent look
Ing white liquid, timed to burst into
flames by the strength or weakness Of
the solution. has been the source of
fires with which American shipping
has been menaced ever since the war
began, according to Arthur Woods po-
lice commissioner of New York. who
delivered an address here tonight.
For a long time,' he said, 1--WE
couldn't find how the inflammable ma
terial which caused these fires was
put aboard ship. But we think we
have it now-at least no more ships
are being burned"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
NUN HANDS GUIDING BoL5nEvIkI REGIME IN RUSSIA?
German Hatred in Noray Forcing Country Near Brink of War
FIRST ANEREAN KILLED
ON FRONT N MACEDONIA

Paris, Nov. 27.-Advices have been
received here from Saloniki to the eff
feet that Sergeant Paul Pavelka OF the
French flying squadron, was killed re-
Gently by being thrown from horse
near Monastir. He was buried at Sal
Oniki.
Pavelka was the first American
fighter killed on the Macedonian front
He enlisted in the foreign legation at
the outbreak Of the war He served
with the Lafayette squadron before
Verdun and in the Somme battle. He
was decorated with the war cross fol
his bombing and fighting exploits.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
Boys Play Caused Wreck
Frisco Train in Oklahoma

Weleetka, Okla, Nov. 27.-The play
ful throwing of piece of scrap iron
to which rope had been attached. by
three boys on the tracks OF the Frisco
railroad near here caused the wreck
Sunday morning and the subsequent
death of two members of the train
crew, according to confession made
by the boys to their parents today
The boys abandoned the iron when II
became lodged in a joint. According t.
authorities here. no action has beer
taken against the boys.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
CASTOR B. Means Jury GA
Panel Finally Filled

Concord. n. H.. Nov 27.-The jury
B. Means shot And killed Mrs. Maude
"A. King. wealthy Chicago widow, at
Blackwelder Springs, near here. on
August 20. was completed tonight in
Cabarrus county court.
Immediately after the twelfth juror
had been accepted court adjourned un-
til tomorrow, when the state will begin
presentation of its case.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28

Those killed were:
PRIVATE HARRY l.. MILLER, field
artillery, Baker, Ore.
PRIVATE CHARLES r. R1SSMlL-
LER, field artillery, Reading. Pa.
Severely wounded:
Sergeant Julian NJ. Peek. field artil
lcry, Hartwell, Ga.
Sergeant Andrew Engstrom, field ar
tillery. Fort Sill Okla.
Private Harry c. Watkins, field ar
tillery, North Bend, Ore.
Private Oscar +. Jones, field artil.
lery, Lucas, Ohio.
Private Joseph Levitt, field artil,
lery Mount Holly, n. J.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
BONE DRY VOTE CLOSE.

San Diego. Nov 27.-After Il cam
paign waged vigorously by both sides,
this city today voted down by the
smah majority of 247 votes a so-called
"bone e-dry" prohibition measure, pro.
posed in an initiative petition. Az,
proximately $1,000 votes We're east.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
Windsor Gives Conscription
Leader q Hearty Reception

Windsor. Ont, Nov. 27.-Canada's s
conscrpition law was defended by Sir
Robert Borden, premier OF the domin-
ion. in addressing a unionist meeting
here tonight. The premier was given
an enthusiastic reception by a gather
ing that filled the armory. He made
no reference to the unpleasantness al
Kitchener, Ont, last Saturday.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
Declares Embargo
Natural Outcome

rctroErad. Nov. u. Lieutenant
Colonel William Y. Iudson, chief ot
tn" American military mission to Rus
Sia has addressed to the chief of staff
at Petrograd a declaration concern
ing the alleged embargo on shipments
to Russia He disClaims knowledge of
such embargo. but asserts that such "a
measure would bc the logical result of
Russia's persistent efforts for an arm
iStice and peace,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
S. p. President is Visitor
of CantOnment at Tacoma

Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Nov. 27.-Wil-
liam Sproule, president of the Southern
Pacific railway and chairman Of the
war board for the western railways,
visited the camp today. accompanied
by other officials.
Lieutenant Colonel David L. Stone
construction quartermaster for the
cantonment. acted as guide for tn.
party.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
Russian Political
Leaders Gather

London, Nov. 2S-A conference of
Russian political leaders has assembled
at army headquarters for the purpose
of forming government representing
all parties, according To IA Petrograd
dispatch to the Times. The leaders
have been joined by NJ. Tchernoff, NJ
Avksentieff, Professor Milukoff and
Generals Nerkhovski. lvanoff and 9TH
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

Compared with Monday, yesterday
was nothing to brag about. The day
passed with comparatively little sun
shine and there was a penetrating chill
to the air. Which only proves that
every day can not be perfect-in No
yember.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
Arrest Of 50 in. Washington
Reveals Another Tangle
to Hun Intrigue.
BLOODY CONFLICTS
IN ALLIED COUNTRIES
Carrying On World Wide
Propaganda for Victory
of Teutons, Alleged.

Seattle. Nov. 27.-As a result of a
series of raids conducted by federal
agents. working under the direction OF
immigration Inspector Henry NJ.
White. 5,Italians, alleged to be inter-
national anarchists, are tonight locked
in cells at the Seattle immigration
under arrest at Spokane and Tacoma.
1t is believed that in all nearly so
men are under arrest.
World. Wide Disturbance.
Those arrested are believed to be
members of the Circola Studi Social,
secret anarchistic society said to
have a membership of 100000 in the
United States. They are said to have
plotted the assassination of the king
of Italy and bloody disturbances In
this country as part of their world
wide propaganda for Teutonic victory
In the war. The federal net, skillfully
set, for. the alleged, plotters. began tC
close Sunday and the last arrests were
made today. when Mr.. White made Of
ficial announcement of the roundup
OF the -55 men in custody here. 2:
were arrested in Seattle. IA at Gle Elm
seven at Roslyn, eight at Black Dia-
mond and four at Renton.
Many of those arrested here were
employed in the ship yards. working
ON government contracts. Most oi
those from the outlying points are
coal miners.
Officers making arrests here me-
with armed resistance in one case
when deputies in the waterfront dis
trict We're fired upon. but none was
wounded. Arrests elsewhere were
made without trouble.
According to federal officers, thu
suspects, in cooperation with othel
anarchistic societies throughout thu
country and Europe, have been plot
ting to ruin the morale of the Italian
armies and injure the cause of th'
allies by the circulation of literature
branding the war one waged for cap
italistic profit.
I'VE believe the majority of the mel
taken in the raids are guilty of tryinl
to destroy the morale of the Italian
armies through the circulation of thei
anarchistic propaganda" said Com
missioner White. while a few of tn
men may show their innocence. W
believe that the most of them are rem
cgades and traitors in their owl
country and the country whicl
adopted them"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
TUO More
Pershing Reports Sam
mees Give Lives in Fight.

Washington, Nov. 1.-TWO
American soldiers were killed and
five were severely wounded In an
artillery combat with the Germans
on November 20, General pershing
reports today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
AMERICAN STEAMSHIP
TORPEDOEO BY U-BOA7

London, Nov. 27.-The American
steamship Actaeon was torpedoed
on Sunday, dispatch from Cor
runna, Spain, reports. Twenty one
survivors have arrived at Port
Camarinas. Three boats, with the
remainder Of the crew, are mis-
sing.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
Defense Was Determined.

DiN new opponents made a most de-
tcrminCd defense. and desperate hand
to-hand fighting set in. Butts of guns
fists and hand Crrnahcs were freely
brought into play and many men fell
10 the ground hetOr" the rest gave u;I
rpsistanc" and surrendered. After 4
bare hour tho German Storming troop
were back in their own trenches, with
booty and prisoners.
There they stood before ns, thes"
young men from the land OF liberty
They were sturdy and Sportsmanlikc
in build. Good naturcd smiles radiatcd
from their blue eyes and they Were
quite surprised that we ala not propose
10 shoot them down as they had been
led in the French training camp t.
believe we would do.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
RECEIVING HOSPITAL,

Washington, Nov. 27.-E'ox Hills,
Staten Island, y. V. is to be the site
of military receiving hospital from
which wounded American soldiers will
be distributed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28

Washington, Nov. 27.-Off,c,ai
confirmation of the news from
London that German staff officers
are in Petrourad acting as military
advisers Of the Lenne faction
probably will be followed promptly
by action on the part OF the United
States and the allies definitely TO
place the BolshevIk, regime IN the
list of Germany's allies.
Will Cut Out Supplies.
If tho Germans are there, All doubt
MS to the purpose OF the Bolshcviki IS
removed, and the diplomats VIII be
Obliged To withdraw to a neutral cap
ital. probably Stockholm. to await IN
structions from their government.
Such Il development undonbtedlS
would be followed by immediate cam
collation. Of all orders In process OF
execution for military and other suci,
supplies for Russia, both in the United
states and Japan, Several cargoeS
from the United States are now on
the way to Nladivustol> but these can
be diverted by wireless orders and II
has been understood that their delivery
would be contingent upon evidence
that they would not fall into untricnd
" hands.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28

Notwithstanding the heavy fighting
during the last week in the Cambria
district, the British casualties are less
than in the preceding week, when they
totalled 32,227. Two weeks back they
were 25,06j.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
British Casualties During
Past Week Regarded Small

London, Nov. oF-British casualties
officially reported for the week end
ing today aggregated 30,314. They
were divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds, officers,
269: men. 5,947.
Wounded or missing. officers. 500;
men, 23,202.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28

Foreeast-Gsnerally fair Wednes.
day and Thursday except prob
ably rain in extreme northwest por-
ton; moderate temperature.
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The Weather

Wednesday, Nov. 2s.-Sun rises
7:42; sun sets sos.
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kaledines Controls Food.

Strong hope is felt that any attempt
by Lonine to turn Russia over 10
Germany will be mel With powerful
resistance at home. Any action decided
upon by the allies will be directed at
the pctrograd extremists and not ut
the people of Russia.
Reports that come from the Don
Cossack country that'the hetman, Gen
rrul kalcdinoS, may be the master OF
the situation through his control OF
the food which is necessary to main
tain any military force in the north of
Russia, have encouraged military eN~
rcrtS here to believe that in spite OF
the aid of his German advisers, LIE
nine and his faction may be brought
to terms.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-28
MAY Become German Ally.
Will Cut Out Supplies.

May Become German Ally.
With the Germans openly advis
ing leninc and his followers, 1t is
assumed that efforts will be made
to carry Russia into the position
of an active ally OF the central
powers. This might produce q
most serious situation by making
available to Germany the vast
stores of food, oil and cotton OF
Russia. and even though the Tcu-
tons found it impossible to con
vert the disorganizcd country into
an active military ally. the million
or more German, Austrian ana
Turkish prisoners held In Russia
would he freed for services with
the Teutonic armies.
Since the oycrturnine of the keren :
sky government, military stratoglsis
here have been anticipating such con
ditions as exist today in Russia. This
is one of the principal problems with
which the inter allied war council II
Paris Is expected to deal. Without be
ing bound by any special instructions
Colonel House and his military ad
wiser. General Bliss. will CO. operate
with the representatives of the en-
,cutc powers In framing snmc polieS
to meet the situation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-11-22
CHILD TELLS WEIRD TALE
Nine-Year.Old Chicago Movie Fan
Has a Most Wonderful
Imagination.

Chicago Nine-year-old Margaret
Brennan is a movie fan. That, the po-
lice think, accounts for her vivid mag
nation.
An officer found Margaret strolling
aimlessly through the loop district at
five o'clock in the morning. lie took
her to central station.
ut happened just like things in the
movies," said Margaret. Il was go
ing to the theater Saturday night when
an old mar stopped me in the entrance
and said: DO you want some ice
cream? I told him yes and he
whirled me away in an auto and took
me to a house, where he bound me to
a chair. I haven't had anything to cat
ell this time and I'm hungry"
The police called Michael Brennan,
the child's father. He said she had
run away the night before.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-11-22
mates in the two years:
Indian School Closed,

Commissioner Cato Sells has or.
dered the closing of the Bismarck In.
dian school for the remainder of the
term, because, he says. of the diff
Guilty in obtaining help. No one in
Bismarck had any knowledge of these
difficulties or that the closing of the
school was even considered until there
came a formal statement to this effect
from the Indian department.
The Commercial club took the mat.
ter up through Senator McCumber,
Representative Norton and Commits.
sioner Sells, %emphazing the injustice
of depriving the children of the 7en-
vations of the educational privileges
trail and western North Dakota reser.
offered by the school.
Secretary Remission of the club wired
In part: The closing of the Indian
school will deprive $3.50 Indians of
this territory of school privileges. Eff
ficient help is abundant and all costs
normal. Difficulties are %administra-
tive only. Please investigate thor
oughly."
Draft Cost In State Low.
The enrolling of each man drafted
from North Dakota into the United
States service cost $2.72 a man, or ap.
p%roximately $4,000.
This is the report made by Nelson
A. Mason, secretary to Governor Fra
zier, IN response to a telegram from
81. II. Crowder, provost marshal gen
eral, in charge of the draft.
General Crowder wished the report
to use in connection with a tabulated
statement being prepared to show the
preference of the selective method OF
raising an army over the volunteer
system.
Great. credit" said Mr.. Mason, SIS
due Adjutant General Fraser and his
efficient lieutenant, Charles Liessman,
for the economical manner in which
the work at the capitol has been done.
The local and district exemption
boards co-operated fully in reducing the
expense to a minimum"
$4,000 For N. D. Projects.
twenty-five thousand dollars of Fed.
eral money has been made available
for the reclamation projects IN North
Dakota by the action of the North Da'
kota emergency board in arrangins
for an increase of $4,000 over the
original appropriation of $4,000 fol-
such work.
The Department OF Agriculture has
agreed to furnish s25 900 for feclama
ton work providing the state fur
nlshes $4,000. between s.0)0,0 900 and
100000 acres OF land In the Red
River valley Is the object OF the rs
cIamatioa work now under wav