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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-08
F. A. SilcOx to Direct ReOr-
ganizatiOn of Work for
Military Purposes.
POSITION MAY LEAD
TO FOREIGN SERVICE
Will Gather New Recruits
for Forestry Ranks Now
on Duty in France.

r. a. Silcox, head Of District No. l
Of the United States Forest Service,
has been ordered from headquarters
here to Washington, where he will di-
rect reorganization of the service for
military advantage. Announcement of
the transfer was made yesterday. MIR.
SilcoX expects to leave on Sunday.
{ Whether or not he will be returned
here as district forester after the war
Mr.. SilcoN does not know. Nor is 1t
certain that he will not eventually have
Y go to France. where a staff organi
zation headed by Chief Forester Hem
ry S. Graves is now directing the mill
tary numbering operations by a force
of trained foresters and skilled woods
men which Mr.. Silcox is to reinforce
with recruits from the service ranks
after he reaches Washington. \
r. II, Rutledge, associate district
forester in charge of operations, will
administer the affairs of this district
in Mr.. SilcoN's absence.
To Give Full Strength to War.
The forest service is preparing to
lend all possible strength to the mill
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Wa,. Summary

With the exception Of the east
ern front, all fighting ceased yes
terday. The expected continua-
tion of the allied drive in the west
did not come.
The Canadians continued To
make small gains around Lens
and to strengthen positions gained
Sunday and Monday.
The attempt of the crown prince
to regain lost territory from the
French has failed and in the
Champagne region the French
have succeeded in penetrating
German positions.
The Russians still continue TO
retire in Galicia and the Teutons
are making every effort to get in
to Bessarabia, which Is important
territory.
In the northern part, the Rus
SLAMS are making some show Of re-
sistanee and have driven the Ger
mans back in several places.
-
Artillery duels are featuring the
warfare in the Austro- Italian and
Macedonian theaters.
Severe fighting is reported 10 be
in progress in southeastern Ger
man East Africa.
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New York. Aug. THE old. tense
duel between Il beautiful woman's eyes
and twelve good men and true" viii
be fought OH. again when Mrs. Jack"
de Sanlles faces the jury in her trai
Tor the murder of her husband at
WesthurN l., l.. August 4,
But this silent contest of elanees
between the handsome Chilean woman
who as Blanca acknowledgements won
international fame as the richest and
most beautiful hoiresS Of South Amer
lea, and an American murder trial jury
"lll be more dramatic tnan any in
American court annals. except perhaps
the IhaW ease scenes in which EVELYN
Neshil battled under the crosse -qucs-
tloning of the mcrciless Jerome,
Expert cfiminolopists have ALWAYS
attributed Harry ThaW's escape from
the electric chair more to Eveiyn Nes-
pits dramatic revelation of her life
story than to the technical defense or
emotional insanity The beautiful wom-
an faced the jury and the beautiful
woman won.
This is the almost unfailing record
OF murder triad history
Three iuries failed to convict Nan
Patterson. whose feminine charms liza
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BY Associated Press.

Having driven the Russians out of
the greater Part of Galicia and Ruko-
wilma. the Austro- Germans now have
begun in southern Moldavia a maneu
Yer. the success of which would be of
vast Importance against the Russian
Rumanian line barring the way to
Bessarahia. At Fokshani, the enemy
has struck swift blow at the de-
tenders of the line and forced them
across the river Tyrladesus. thereby
threatening the crossing of the lower
Sercth and the road to Galatz, one of
the chief Rumanian towns on the
Danube still remaining in Rumanian
hands. A number of guns and 800
prisoners were taken by the invaders
Russians Flee.
To the north along the Bystritza
river In Rumania two Russian reci-
ments turned traitor and fled, com
pelling the main forces here to retire
again several miles. Near Kimpolung
in southern Bukowina. the Russians
gave battle on the heights of Moit,
but we're defeated and forced to evac-
uate their positions.
At several points farther north the
Russians are at grips with the enemy
and apparently are more than holding
their own on several sectors having
driven back the Teutonic advance
posts.
Taking advantage of the retreat of
the Russians west of Zbrocz river.
where the disaffection In General
Brussiloff's army, Is virtually rout,
the Austrians and Germans are har-
vesting hastily the crops left behind.
Othsr Fronts Quiet.
Aside from the Russian theater the
hostilities on all the fronts are vir-
tually at a standstill. Bombardments
at some points attaining fairly violent
proportions and various places small
infantry maneuvers have occurred in
!: Flanders, but as yet the operation.
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Won her "A place IN the original Flora
dora scNtet. OF the murder of Caesar
Young, 4 New York hookmakcr
When Charlotte Gibson Patterson
Killed her ronsumptiNe husband at
Denver tho odds We're all against her
I hc rich man upon whose assistance
she relied Was slow in coming forward.
lut within two months she was freed
hN tho FIRST jury upon which sh,
turned the battery OF her glancos. ant,
Chicago lawyer brother of the muir
dcrod man, said 'ln my opinion the
Neldict means that a pretty woman
can commit murder and get away with
1t, know from my practice that CON
Niction of a woman criminal is almost
impossible"
Madame CaillauN. wife Of the French
minister of finance, frankly admitted
her guilt in the staying of Castor Cal
mette. editor of the Paris Figaro. and
gave her reasons. The French court
not less gallant than American inries,
freed her
lln" far may woman go to keep
her child? That is the question Mrs
de Saulles' eyes will ask of the Jury
tuined honor WAS Evelyn Ncshit's
weapon. Protecting her husband was
Madame taillauS'S trulnp card
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BUTCHERS FAVOR
MEATLESS DAYS

Minneapolis, Aug. 7.-Resolutions
pledgins support to the government in
the war were adopted tonight and tele-
graphed to President Wilson by the
United States Master Butchers of
America in annual convention here
The delegates went on record as
faVoring league of nations to enforce
peace at the close of the present war;
recommendation that the sale of
meat be prohibited throughout the
United States on Tuesdays and Fri
days was adopted and forwarded to
Herbert Hoover. food administrators.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-08
FRESH DEMANDS FORESHADOW
MORE BUTTE LABOR TROUBLE

Butte, Aug. IA committee repre-
senting the Dunn faction of the Elec-
1ricians' union Of Butte today pre-
sented demands 30 the mining COM
panies asking for flat scale of $3.50
n day. irrespective of the price of cop
per. The mine operators informed the
committee that they recognized no
wage controversy as the recently
signed metal trades contract contained
Il provision granting the electricians a
wage increase. The electricians union
is a member of the Metal Trades
Council of Montana. The faction which
is upheld by the international organi-
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tary operations of the United States
and this nations allies, not only in
France, where skilled aid in emergency
numbering is sorely needed, but also in
this country, where the national re-
sources will be spent for military ad-
vantage. OF these war activities Mr.
Silcox will have charge.
Will Need More Regiments.
Additional regiments of woodsmen
like that recruited a short time ago
will probably have to be raised" said
Mr.. SilcoN yesterday in answer to
questions about the nature of the re-
organization which the forest service
will undergo. These regiments are
directed by professional foresters and
loggers and composed of practical
woodsmen. They are needed for scien-
tific cutting of timber for railroads,
trenches and SO forth. Withdrawal of
these men from our ranks will natu-
rally break down our organization to
some extent Therefore the service
will be compelled to rcadiust itself as
best it can.''
To Suspend All Save Routine.
The readjustment, Mr.. Sicox be
leves, will eventually cause suspen-
sion of all experimental, extension and
research work of the forest service
The need of men in France will gradu-
ally deplete the service forces until
only enough men to carry on the rou :
tine work of administration and pro
lection are left.
May Extend Grazing.
IF there is any expansion in the
work of the forest service at homo
during the war" Mr.. Silcox said, Il;
probably will be in grazing. We vii
make the forest grazing lands do as
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STARVATION IS FORCING DRAFT
RESISTERS TO GIVE UP FIGHT

Oklahoma City. Okla, Aug. with
the arrest today of more than 80 draft
resisters. including two chief agitators
of the Working Glass union, officers In
Huges. Seminole and Pontotoe counties
settled down to n tireless combing OF
the hills for stragglers. who. starved
out, are slowly giving up.
AS conditions gradually returned to
normal. chief attention turned to the
preliminary hearings of 200 Of the
malcontents scheduled to open at Nc
Alester tomorrow. Officers We're noti-
fled to hold every resister under pro-
hibitive bail.
Roy Crane and John Barnhardt. or.
ganizers Of the Working Glass union
according to members of the distric
attorneys office. will be two OF thos,
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zation has not sanctioned the latest
demand for wage increase and rat
flied the newly signed metal trades
contract.
A committee from the Anaconda To-
cal Of the International Mine Mill and
Smelters Employees union of which
Charles Fl. Meyer is the international
president, came to Butte today and
notified the mining companies that
they recognized the Metal Mine Work.
ers' union and asked the mining COM
panies to do likewise. The mining
companies declined to do this. saying
they would never recognize the new
miners union as it is constituted.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-08
PREHISTORIC EGG
GREAT CURIOSITY

New York, Aug. "A fossil egg 40
times as large as an ordinary hens
egg and having capacity of two
quarts of liquid. was placed on ex-
hibition in the bird hall of the Amer
ican Museum of Natural History here
today. It was found in the mud of
the Yellow river in China by natives.
Scientists say it is the egg of a
prehistoric ostrich, although the bones
of the giant bird have never been un-
covered. There are three known speci-
mems of the egg. but that exhibited
here Is considered the finest.
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Puts Blame on RYAN.

RUS Dianc on Ryan.
washington, Aug. 7-~Represeniative
Jeannette Rankin of Montana in the
mouse of representatives TODAY
charged John d. Ryan. president of the
Amalsamated Copper company. with
being responsible for the labor trou
Dies among the metallIferous mine
workers In Montana. which curtailed
Inc output of copper and contributed
to rioting and other disturbances.
She said that the abolition of the
rustling card system, the plan by
which the company decided what mi
hers snail be permitted to seek work.
would restore peace and added that II
was within Mr.. Ryan's power to do
TINS, but that her efforts to conyince
MN of this fact by telegraph had
failed
She was speaking on her own reso
lntlon to give the president power to
take over and operate mines. The res
o'n'ion was referred to a committee.
Butte Appeals Urgent.
Miss Rankin declared that she had
made many futile efforts to interest
federal officials in the Montana situ
alton. After the Bisbce deportations
she said, Butte people appealed to he,.
FOR help and on the night before Franz,
Little was lynchcd in Butte she re-
cclNed Il particularly urgent appeal
which caused her to call Sccretar,,
Wilson of the department of labor BY
telephone after midnight. He asked
her to see him on the following day>
] tried all the next day until iot.
IN the evening and was still IRVINE.
10 see the secretary on the following.
DAY when | received word that the
man had been lynched," she declared.
Workers Are DISCOURAGED.
Ihls rustlng card system, she
sald mas effectively discouraged the
men from organizing. It prevented
them from obtaining enforcement of
the laws requiring safety devices in
the mines; 1t caused them to discuss;
grievances in the mines and 1t caused
'hem TO hesitate to discuss grievances
on the ontside. Conditions in the
mines have grown more and more nm
| safe.
Il have had heart breaking letters
from the wives of some of the miners
| saying that when their husbands went
to work in the morning they never
knew whether or not they would eve,
return and that they lived in constant
anxiety. On June 5, lso men burned
to death in the fire in one mine. This
was the climax Men stopped work.
| Works az Blacklist.
workers know that they would
never be safe as long as the rustline
card system existed. For under that
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German Maneuver Endanqers
Russian and Rumanian Line

nave not taken on the aspect of a
contemplated resumption of the big al
lied drive. which the bad weather of
last week brought to an abrupt end.
- The Canadians operating against
Lens have again made successful
thrusts into the environs of the al
ready encompasscd coal center. which
apparently can not long withstand
caritulation. The intrepid Canadians
continue almost daily to extend their
saps and now are firmly ensconsed on
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for whom the government will ask the
death penalty. Scores of others,s it il
said, will face charges of treas son and
conspiracy to eyade the selective serv-
ice act.
With the return to normal condi-
tions, "A serious situation will confront
the aathorities-the problem of caring
for the poorly housed and poorly fed
families OF the rebellious men, left be-
hind TO shift for themselves.
Even though the poverty stricken
wives and children of the ignorant ten
ant farmers cultivate growing crops
until harvest time, their share of the
proceeds from the thin. sandy soil will
be insufficient to afford them more
than temporary relief. it was pointed
out.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-08
CONTRACTS MADE
FOR NAVY CLOTH

Washington, Aug. 1.-Contracts have
heen let by the navy department tor
four and one half million yards of
Moolen uniform cloth at a cost of more
than Sl6,ooo,o00. This is the largest
purchase of woolen cloth ever made by
the navy. The contracts, it was an
nonnced tonight, have been distributed
among 80 firms in different sections of
the country. About 100000 pounds
OF wool is required for the manufacture
CT the cloth.
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SEEK REVENGE
FOR ATROCITIES

Milwaukee, Aug. 1.--Resolutions re-
quest:ng President Wilson to autho-
rize the raising of an army of 100000
Poles in America to avenge Prussian
atrocities in Poland, We're passed at a
meeting OF 400 Poles tonight.
Milwaukee Poles arc said to have
been preparing and will be ready to
organize AS soon as permission is
given.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-08
MINERS IN SOUTH
DEMAND MORE PAY

Pineville. KY, Aug. miners OF
southeastern Kentucky and northeast
ern Tennessee at a conference here to-
day adopted resolutions calling for a
strike to begin in these fields next
Saturday. Ten thousand men are said
to be affected.
The miners demand a readjustment
of the wage scale and recognition OF
the union, as well as improved work.
ing conditions
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MAKES A RECORD
IN LOOPING LOOP

Newport News, Va. Aug. T.--Edward
Stinson, 4 ninstructor at the aviation
schoo! here, set q new worlds record
today by looping the loop % times in
succcssion; 40a0 feet in the air with q
DaSScn.cr
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Re-enactment Russian RevO-
luton Directed Against
Ruling Classes.
DEPORTATIONS MUST
CEASE, ULTIMATUM
Miss Rankin, in Speech in
House, Charges Resp0n-
sibility to Ryan.
BY Associated Press.

Helena. Aug. 7.--"Dcadly results to
the ruling classes" are threatened in
teleGrams received by Governor S. "
stewart from eastern locals of the T.
w. w. should other L. w. ". members
be lynched
Philadelphia members threaten
strike throughout the east in the event
another / w. w. Is lynched or de-
ported.
telegram was sent by the Detroit
Workers Defense league. addressed 10
the governor of Montana, and reading
MS follows
THE act Of law and order mob
IN lynching of Frank n. Little in
Butte forebodes strife and disor-
der for the states. and unless these
acts Of law and order mobs are
stopped. a repetition Of the Rus
sian revolution will be enacted
here with its deadly results to the
ruling classes. Remember, We
never forget"
From Philadelphia came n. telegram
signed by nenaco Pazos. secretary Or
the Marine Transport workers, and i.
r. Dorre. secretary of the Textile
Workers. to this effect:
Punishment Demanded.
"our members denonnce most Yiror-
ously the brutal murder of Frank Lii
tic and demand that every means be
used to apprchend and punish his mur
derers. Our members further demand
that absolute protection be given 9th
er men active in the strike that no
further lynchings take place In the
event another is lynehcd. deported or
IN any other manner outraged, we shall
be forced to consider favora bly, "A strik.
vote among all |. w. w members I'm
the east
Working Mems circle. branch No.
2@o, wired from Pittsburgh.
We. the undersigned. of branch $50.
Working Mems circle hereby protest
against the crime of f.. Little. leader
OF the l. w. w. which was committed
on Tuesday, July 81 We hope for i'm
mediate action against those who com
mitted this crime
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LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

a suggestion that autumn may even
tually come upon the world was in the
air yesterday. The maximum temper
ature for the day was only 15, and
during the night the mercury dropped
to ~. Interest in coal prices will
presently awake and-oh, what's the
use of going into it: 4 lot Of summer
is left.
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TURNS HIS ATTENTION
TO WAR PRICE SUBJECT
President Urging Haste in
Investigation Of Cost of
Production.

Washington, Aug. 7.--TOday pres-
dent Wilson turned his attention to the
subject of war prices and visited the
federal trade commission to urge eX-
podition of Investigations 10 ascertain
the costs of producing materials re-
uuircd by the government.
At the presidents direction the COM
mission has undertaken inquiries to
determine production costs on most of
the basic supplies needed for war uses,
including coal, steel, iron. petroleum,
tin, aluminium, zinc COPPER lead, ce-
mnnt. lumber and their derivatives.
Preliminary reports will be forihcom-
ing within Il few weeks.
Announcement of a definite policy
respecting war purchases and prices
probably will be made soon. War
profits will be kept 10 a minimum.
Production for Public.
The biggest problem in the subject
OF war prices is production for the
general public. Although the proposal
is meeting determined opposition. the
administration intends that the allies
shall share with this government in
reduced costs for supplies, This is easy
of accomplishment, since the American
government, il negotiations with the
results, can go into the market and
buy for it's associates.
It is realized. however that heavy
government purchases will tend to
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Western Roads Prosperous.

inc greatest increas is shown BY the
western roads, whose operating reve-
nues jumped from S94, ,OO0, 600 to sl10.-
ooo'ooo. Expenses increased approxi-
mately $1O,0oo,000, leaving net revenues
from operation of $39,6l6.95O, or about
S6,ooO.OoO,0OO more than in June. 1916,
Eastern roads show an increase in
net revenue of approximately $780,
100000. Operating revenues increased
Sl5,ooo,oo0, totalins $le0,s65,262. while
expenses increased approximately STA
100000.
In the southern district. operating
revenues show an increase of more
than $7,O00.oOO, reaching S42,719,5ss.
Expenses increased approximately, So
100000. leaving revenues, $13.494,la9,
approximately s1,0oo,000 higher than IA
year ago.
Big Gain Over Last Year,
Preliminary figures covering the
first six months of 1917 show an ex-
cess OF $2,ooo,ooo in net revenues over
the record figures of a year ago This
increase was in the face of several bad
months during the winter. The returns
are interpreted as indicating that the
railroads Will exceed in 1917 by many
millions the banner figures recorded
last year.
On the basis of the figures it is not
unlikely that the roads will receive
around S4,oo0,000,000 for operations in
1917, an increase of 20 per cent over
the previous high total. Expenses of
course have scared to new heights also
nut the margin between revenues and
expenses Is expected to be greater
than ever before.
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Beauty's Eyes VS.. Human Life!
Does Love for Her Child Chd Father

AZ right, IN tWo-eoluGnn picture. Mrs,
Jack. de Sauiles. SLAYER Of her nus
band III 81 dispute over their child BE
low, reading downward. Evelyn N.s-
hit. Nan Patterson, Mrs. Gertrude Glib
son Patterson, and Madame Caillaux
oihef beautiful women whose ewes
u a " 1ann
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Eight Millions Increase in
Net Revenue for Month
Startling Figures.
$2,5C0,0O0 GAIN OVER
FIRST HALF OF 1917
Unprecedented Prosperity Is
Disclosed in Commerce
Commission Statement.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Aug. RECORD pros
pcrity for the railroads is shown b,
commerce commission re-
turns for June.
The 1853 roads covered by the
figures, operating three -fourths Of
the country's mileage, reported
that their net revenue increased
nearly $S,coo,0o0 over June, 1916,
the previous record month, and
reached a total Of $89,283, ,329.
Operating revenues increased more
than $28,coo,c Geo, totaIing $273,867,-
527, while expenses were approx
mately $3o,Coo,0cO higher than a
year ago.
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The Weather

Montana - Generally fair
Wednesday, cooler in extreme east
and rising temperature in west;
Thursday, fair and warmer.
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-03-16
HINTS FOR HOME DECORATION
Proper Color Is Most Important Point
Select the One You Like, and
Stick to 1t.

Nothing is more important in TIM
matter of making ones surrounding
individual than color, and color Ii
something that can easily be regu'
lated. Just because every one, almost,
has buff or yellow walls and white
enameled woodwork, with mahogany
furniture and old rose Oriental rugs
does not mean that you should also,
unless this combination happens espe'
cially to suit your taste. Ii DARK
brown or dark green woodwork is
more expressive of your. taste have it
1t is only matter of the color of the
paint, and with a little insistence the
decorator or painter will follow out
this idea as well as the more usual
tones. If you can't just get the tone
in wallpaper that you want, perhaps
you can find just the right shade for
your walls in paint, for every wall
decorator can produce different tones
by the mixture of the pigment in the
paint.
And once having fixed on your color
scheme stick to it. There is no rea-
son why you should have the conven-
tional sorts of upholstery If you do