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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-29
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IF the German government is
ready ID conclude peace upon the
basis of no auueEaJious and ne iudem-
mites" asks the professor. why all
this unprecedented apparatus of 4
joint committee OF the ra.chstag and
bundesrat to assist the chancellor in
drawing up q simple answer TO the
pope's proposal OF peace on that
basis2"
The truth is. says Professor Del
brueck, that DIT MiehaeIis does not
enjoy the confidence of the reichstag
He could not possibly do so, the writ
er adds after last weeks events in
the reichstag main committee and his
tacft submission to the assertion that
he IS in reality opposed 10 the reso-
luton. Neither the German nation
nor The world knows what tae cham
cell0rs policy is
Chancellor pouble-Toneued.
The reichstag-s resolution PROBES
sor Dclbrueck concludes. would have
had a different effect if Il was NOS be-
neved abroad that 5he ge5ehstag is
p0werless and that The chancellor is
d0ubIe-tougued.
I'm his speech I'm the bausc of com
mons on July rs former Premier As
Qu fh asked IF Germany was prepared
80 evacuatc Belgium to make repara-
tian and to restore absolute iudepend
eure ia Belgium He said ne wouIa
like 90 know the German answer ne
these questions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-29
BaIks Radical Plan.

Senators Ia Toilette and Gore.
prominent in the faction urging more
radical war profits taxation, did not
attend rodaE's committee meeting
Chairman Simmons and others al the
majority hope the new Ievy-aImost
doubled viii command sufficient sup
port to cause rejection of the more
drastic proposals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-29

ASS ciated Press
Leased Wire Report
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
OXMAN OFFERED HIM
HIS CHECK FOR $3.50
lllinOisan Testifies i'm Trial OF
Oregon Cattleman.

san Francisco, sept. i9.~-Frank e,
oxman. Durkee. Ore cattleman. OF
fered +. r.. Rigall. GRANVILLE, H., his
personal check for $3.50 to give falsa
testimony in the trial of Thoma
Mooney. convicted of murder In con
nection with the bomb explosion her,
July 22.t 1916. according to testimonA.
given by Rigall here today In the striat
OF Oxman for alleged attempted subor.
nation of perjury growing out Of ths
Mooney case.
"Oxman," Rigall declared, repeated
the offer dozens of times. l rejected
1t each time"
Rigall also alleged that Oxman our :
lined scheme whereby Rigall was To
share the $4,000 reward offered foi
the capture and conviction Of those re.
sponsible for the bomb explosion.
He told me my share would be az
prOximately $4,000. The reward IVA
to be devided among several wi,
nesses,' Rigall testified,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
FARMERS MIsuSED
cRONNA DECLARES.
Senators Tell Convention Big
Business Has Not Paid
Its Quota.

st. Paul. Sept. l9.-Speaking before
the conference of Consumers and Pro-
ducers which Is being held here under
the auspices Of the National Non-Par-
ttsan league. United States Senator A.
J. Gronna Of North Dakota. tonight
told of unsuccessful efforts Of certain
members of congress to have included
In the national food bill the products
Of other industries with those of the
farm.
"For John D.'s Sake"
Senator Gt4nnp said. "Steei, iron.
copper and all other products were
placed In the bill for regulation. We
had oil included. but poor John y.
might have had to go hungry, so we
had to take oil out. We had powder
In, the bill, but the Du Pom: Powder
company. with it's $4,000. 900 of war
profits, had to be taken out. What l
cannot understand Is why the farming
industry should be the only one singled
out for this sacrifice OF war.
"If this organization must disrupt
parties to accomplish its purpose, then
let parties be disrupted. This must be
an organization for liberty and for the
freedom of the common people.
Called Profits Tax "DisIoyai."
when we tried to provide for the
wives and children of those who are
going to France to fight. congress re .
fused. 1t is perfectly proper. for the
captains Of industry to make billions
out of war profits. but when we talked
OF taking away part of the 10 or II
billions Of excess war profits from the
big business interests. we were told
again 1t would be disloyal to take II
away from them.
III what I have said Is treason, make
the most of It. would give all have
In defense of the flag gave my
youngest son. a lad of 25. to the de-
fensc Of his country. We have given
ourselves. What will big business
give to show its Patriotism"
Senator Rorah of Idaho, another
speaker at the night session, declared
that "Taxcs should be laid according
to ability to pay and a few should not
be permitted to profit greatly by the
war at the expense of the many. Prof
its which are distinctly war profits
should be marked off. segregated and
taxed to the limit. In so far as
human ingenuity can devise. Il scheme
to effectuate It. war should be made
to pay for war"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Thompson, Falls
Child Is Killed
sbyBa,,k .Caue-i,,
Edwin SaIfacon. Snsothered
and Companion, Dick Near,
Barely Escapes.

Thompson Falls, Sept. 19.-(Special)
S4nfacon, the 5-yenr-oDd son
of John Sanfacon. was killed today by
a cave IN of the railroad bank in front
of the Sanfacon home. Dick Near. a
playmate, was taken ont alive and ap-
parently has recovered without any
serious injury.
The. plight of the children was dis ;.
covered about o'clock this after
noon by +. i. Austin, after searching
parties had secured the town and SUR
rounding country for several hours.
They had been missing since 10
o'clock this morning. !
The Sanfacon boy was buried under
about two feet OF sand and chunks of
clay. He had been dead for several
hours. having been smothered. The
Near boy was further away from the
bank and WAS close to the Surface
but was completely covered. However
his face was protected somewhat .!
his arms. He was unoonsclous whel
f&akSs6s cliti ut 'fsgsined consciousness
almQst immediately.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
%,7O'SNO
H90D.IOlI|ERbANSs
::iNGRjlI|A||Nl' PRISONS !

Washington. Sept. IT,. Each
American prisoner Of war held In
Germany viii receive every two
weeks through the American Red
Cross committee in Switzerland
three food kits" containing from
nine to ten pounds each. 1t wax
announced today that the food di >
vision of the surgeon generals Of
flee has prescribed a table Of food
for each "kit" so that sufficient
nutrimcnt may be sent to take care
Of a prisoner until the next pack
age, arrived for him.
In order to fulfill the desire of
families TO send food to relatives
held prisoners arrangements will
be made later for boxes to be sent
to Red Cross headquarters In,
switzerland to be repackcd there,
and forwarded to Germany. !
The German authorities have
agreed that each American shalt
personally sign Il receipt for his
kit" At this time 1O1 Americans
arc prisoners in Germany. :
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

Those of us who have shelved our
panamas and other summer apparel in
the belief that the calendar fixed our
weather, wished yesterday we had not
been so precipitate. The young lady
who already had inaugurated her new
winter coat entertained much the same
thoughts. There was a decided re-
minder of cold drinks and electric fans
in yesterdays. temperature. To talk
plainly. 1t was just unadultered hot.
But amt it glorious weather. just the
same? 4
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Medical Supplies Scarce;
Using Sawdust on Wounds

Washington. Sept. 19.-Rumania is
SO short of medical supplies that
wounds of her soldiers are being
dressed with sawdust, says a cable
gram from the American Red Cross
commission to Rumania. which left
Pctrog,ad for Jassy yesterday
The cablegram adds that the Ru-
manian railway system is badly Grip
pied and that there is urgent need for
ambulance transports with drivers and
mechanics.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Bunch at American
Lake Enjoying
Experiences in Big
Army Camp.

Camp Lewis. American Lake. Wash,
Sept. 9.-(Special.)-No comfortable
quarantine. with the drill cut out and
hospital rations furnished. for the Mis-
soula boys. John Ps,tterson's scarlet
fever has been pronounced indigestion
by the camp physicians, and the rest Of
the crowd went through the routine Of
camp life today as usual.
It was n relief. at that, for Patterson
Is popular with his comrades-to pop
ular to be down with fever--and the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Washington Surprised.

Washington. Sept. 19.-News that
the Argentine senate had voted over.
whelmingly to sever diplomatic rela-
tions with Germany was received IN
Washington tonight with qualification
and no little surprise.
It had been assumed that with the
German minister handed his passports
no further official action would be
taken pending receipt of Berlin's ex-
PLANTATION Of the messages.
1t Is no secret that Argentine's par
ticipatiOn in the war would be wei. !.
coined. t'
Even the breaking Off. of relations
probably would result in considerable
material benefit to the allies by re.
stricting Argentine grain and meat
exports to neutral countries through
which they might find their way to
Germany. Argentina is now the only
great neutral food producing country,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20

are less important than they once
thought that rich mans son and luin-
berjack may be brother men after all.
Manhood Is coming to be the criterion !.
frills don't count for much here.
The Contrast at Mess.
The melting pot" has its funny side
too. At mess 0oyful word) one sees
many amusing things. There arc
dainty ..Percies" who unconsclously
grope for the napkins that aren't there.
perched beside husky boys who hardly
know what forks are for. Irrecon.
cilable? Not at all. They are get.
ting chunmy fast and~will be thick as
brothers by the time they are ready to
"go over, the top together. e
Quarantine for. Mumps?
We've been expeeteding a quarantine
for mumps. now that the scarlet fever
scare Is over. Some Of the boys with
taste for "eatin' tobaccn''--cspecially
the cOwpunchcrs from eastern Mon
fana--walk around the camp looking
Hike emergency cases. But as yet no
one has called for the Red Cross &c
take care Of the cut-piug mumps.
Where 10 That pspsr7
And say! What arc the folks u
home doing with reading matter
There Is a mad fight here wheneve
anyone gets hold OF a Missouiian. 70
every man jack Of the Missoula bunc
Is interested In the home town new.
It helps cure inconsistencies to get hol
|, Of a papeu.i HnA before flights out
comes the precious copies are scanne
| until they almost drop to pieces.
The Niyxoula boys are ,heeQming re
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
japanese Mission Sees -
Mobilization u. S. Army

Boston, Sept. 19.-The Japanese
mission today saw an American army
in the making. In the final event of
their New England tour the visitors
motored 40 miles to the national army
cantonment at Aver. Long troop
trains were rolling in with the first
arrivals of the 40 per cent quota of
the draft. One car bore the placard
"FrOm Berlin, New Hampshire, to
Berlin, Germany"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Nine Counties Ready TO "a
Receive Federal Road Aid

Helena. Sept. 19.-Nine counties of
Montana-Cascade. Custer. Wibaux.
Dawson. Madison, Flathead, Lincoln.
Blaine and Hill-have' compiled with
federal requirements and will. receive
a total of slS4.625 of federal funds for
road building. The counties will ex-
pend an equal amount.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Announcement Of Copper
Price e.Will Be Made Soon

Washington. Sept. 19.-Announce-
ment of the price to be paid by the
government for copper is expected
within two days. The government is
row buying large quantities of copper
under agreement to pay the price to
be fixed by the board. Il
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Los Angeles Headquarters
l. w. w. Wrecked by Soldiers

Los Angeles. Sept ia crowd of
soldiers. variously estimated at from
200 to 400, wrecked the headquarters
of the Industrial Workers of the World
here late today. Typewriters and fur.
niture were broken. windows smashed
and all moveables demolished. There
were no reported casualties and no
arrests.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
MissouIa Plans Send. OFF.

Plans are all complete for the biz
send off that is being planned by the
Missoula Chamber of Commerce for
the 10 Missoula county boys who vii
leave Monday afternoon as the sec.
ond contingent to the training camp
Of the new national army.
The band has promised to be at the
courthouse at Il o'clock with the drum
corps of the Mssoula Mercantile conn
pany, and these two organizations,
with the 10 drafted men and four or
five from out of the state. will make
up the head of the parade in which
every Missoulian Is expected to take
part.
The chamber OF commerce has an
nounced that every citizen who wishes
to express his loyalty to the countr.
and appreciation for the sacrifice tha
Is being made by the young men who
are leaving, should appear and mareft
in the parade that Will leave the
courthouse at noon and march to the
railway station.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
One Rubber Band Is Only
Evidence of Big Fortune

New York. Sept. IA solitary rub
ber band was the only article found in
u safe deposit box in O national bank
opened here today In the expectation
that 1t would disclose some Of. the
missing fortune Of Mrs. Maud A. King.
the wealthy widow mysteri0usly shot
and killed at Concord. N. C.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Admits His Part in "NOs
Conscription" Circulars

Seattle. Sept. 19.-Hulet NJ Wells.
one of four on trial here for, an al
legged conspiracy to obstruct enforce
ment of the conscription law. admit
ted on the stand today that the mo
conscription" circulars which led to
the arrest Of the defendants repre-
sented his views and that he had ar
ranged for their printing and distri-
button. s.ss &
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Life at Camp Fascinating.

This training camp would interest
anything with more lifc than u wooden
Indian. Despite temporary inconvcn-
iences and inevitable slowness. life In
the cantonment Is fascinating. For
one thing. this transformation OF IA
motley group drawn from all classes
and all conditions into Il democratic,
fighting fellowship is a tremendous
thing. II is a lesson in citizenship
which will not soon be forgotten. either
by college graduate or lumbcrjack.
The boys arcsfcarninE that extcrnals
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
German War Fund Campaign
Is Now in Full Operation

Amsterdam. Sept. 19.-Germany's
seventh war loan campaign is in full
blast. subscriptions to the loan
opened at the reichsbank today. and
win close October 1s. Conspicuous
advertisements ten the public that ut
can. must ,And shall succeed. else we
eppoalsys 4nsiaAAd 70 80 % qght!as."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Ambassador Geserd Plans
on Hunting Trip for Elk

Helena. Sept. l9:-James w. Gerard
Of New York, former ambassador to
Germany! who Is now residing on the
DAILY ranch near Hamilton. today took
out a nom resident hunting license. for
which he paid $50. It Is ppderstood
he will 50 Into the mQqatains for ~.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Argentine Senate
Votes to DISRUPT
German Relations

Buenos Aires, Sept. 19.---The Argen-
tine senate, by vote of 23 to I. to-
day declared for the breaking OF Of
relations with Germany. The re$olu-
ton now goes to the chamber ok dep
uties. There is strong public feeling
In favor of its final passage.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Ne, Safe Conduct for Luxburg.

London. Sept. 1S.-It was learned
that Great Britain does not at present
intend to approve any application for
a safe conduct for Count Won Lalxburg,
the German minister to Argentine,
whose passports have been handed to
him by the Argentine government.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Settlement Seems Near.

San Francisco, Sept. 19.-The pros
pect that some agreement might be
reached whereby $4,000 members of
unions affiliated with the iron trades'
council would return to work next
week at a 10 per cent wage increase,
pending arbitration of their demands.
looked bright tonight as represent
ativcs Of the men. their employers and
federal agents continued their con.
ferences.
The governments offer was looked
upon tonight as furnishing the means
whereby speedy settlement might be
effected.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Hunger VIII Win War"
Hoover DeclAre Before
Nations Business Man
The WeatlaSl;.

Montaha-artty cloudy Thurs.
day and Friday; somewhat cooler
Friday.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
End Of Strike Made Nearly
Certain BY Decision Of !
Government.
MEMS CLAIM JUST, Z
OFFICIALS. DECIDE,
Offer to Bear Part Of New
Scale for Companies
Is Sign.

Washington, Sept. 19.--The govern. !.
mcnt today opened a way for POSSIBLE
settlement Of strikes In Pacific coast
shipyaryls by offering to pay half of
any wage increases for companies
making not more than 10 per cent
profit on cofMmandceted ships. San
Francisco builders in whose plants a
strike Of iron workers Is ii, progress
agreed to consider tho workcrs' de-
inands for more pay. on the shipping
boards cost sharing proposal. and
prospects for settling the strike. were
reported bright. g =" tfi%
Chairman Hurley OF the board post.
pcned indefinitely a trip to the coast
on which he had intended to start to-
night. Agents OF the board and Of the
department Of labor in San Francisco
reported that work on tho COM
mandecrcd ships might be resumed
within a few days.
Northwestern Strikes Next. {
Tomorrow Mr.. Hurley will give at
tention to the strikes at Seattle, Port .
land and other Pacific coast points.
The shipping boards action indi- :
Gates belief that the workers demand
for higher pay should be granted.
To avoid being compelled to pay a
proportion of wage increases for COM
panies making big profits on govern
ment contracts, however, the present
offer specifies that profits of more
than 10. per cent must be applied I'd
the government share Of the payment
The cost sharing proposal will apply
mr.
,cofnmandeered by the government and
Will not affect ships ordered originally
by the government. Contracts for these
cover such eMgencies as wage in
creases. The total cost OF the ar
rangement is estimated by shipping
board officials as only q small pro-
portion of the expense incurred Id
taking over ships under construction
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Citizen Soldiers Start for
CantOnments, to Learn
Science of War.
MISSOULA MEN OFF
NEXT MONDAY NOON
Great Ovation Is Planned
for COunty's Quota by
Whole City.

Washington, Sept. l9.--WhiIc mob
iltHation of the first major increment
oi the national army was proceeding
today throughout the country Secrc-
tary Baker and the chiefs of the war
department appeared before the SEN
ate appropriation committee to present
requests for an additional $2S7.416,000
with which to provide equipment for
II total force of 2So0uoo men.
Dispatches from all parts Of the
country Indicated that mobilization
was being carried forward smoothly
and amid scenes OF popular cnthusl-
asm, The national army men were
given n tremendous sendoff as they
trooped to their trains. Almost tho
entire A. per cent of the first call force
of $4,000 men viii be under military
control and training by Saturday.
Everything in Readiness.
Every essential for the health and
comfort Of the men has been provided
for. They viii be fed and sheltered
without difficulty and their arms. uni
forms and all the balance of their war
equipment will be ready for them as
rapidly as they are ready to use it,
There are busy days ahead at tho
environments. Not only must the men
be examined by military doctors and
finally accepted for army service, but
they must be organized Immediately
into provisional companies for admin
istrative purposes and to make pos
sible their final assignments to the in-
fantry, cavalry or artillery or to the
special corps of the army. The quail
itications of each man are to be noted
and his ultimate duty, as far as prac-
| ticabic. viii bear some relation to the
training he has received In civil life
and his own inclinations.
New Officers at Camps.
Many of the young reserve officers
who are to command units of the ma
| tiounl army are now at the canton
| ments for additional training after
| their graduation from the officers
! training camps.
Regular officers assigned to COM
| mand regiments Of the national army
| are looked upon somewhat enviously
| by their comrades who remain with
! the regulars or go to the national
| guard. 1t is common expression
| among these officers that the task OF
training the absolutely new forces is
| an inspiring enc to IA man who likes
70 see ms company. troops or pat-
| terry develop from day to day. The
| national army men are all nearly OF
an age. They have no old theories OF
soldering to unlearn, They are ready
To put all the vim of their youth inn
mediatcly into the lessons Of today
| from the battle fronts.
! There are, many officers who be-
| lieyc ii will become. as u fighting
| force the finest body OF troops in the
| world.
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lcaaslHasd On Page Eighth
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Urge Forced Arbitration.

Resolutions to be introduced tomor-
row will demand that the government,
before 1t goes further with price fix
ing. make ARRANGEMENTS to deal with
the labor situation. Labor. speakers
declared. forms the base OF production
costs and cannot be ignored in setting
up prices the government and public
will pay for goods. Forced arbitration
of labor disputes also was advocated.
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-04

WoSSSilchlAg SSSl SAilSlAS nv
THE GIRL OF TODAY - Would
like to say in reply, to ga Grip that
as between the boys and girls of to-
day I'll agree it is case of $3.50. I
have noticed the desire of some boys
for the handmade and rouged little
lady(?).
Having been mixer with the boys
for quite some time know the rea-
son. It is not because she is a good
conversationaIist or has lofty ideas.
She appeals to their animal pas
sions. If you want to buy some
thing and don't know where to get
it, you advertise it. She wants to be
~ft'' with the boys, so she puts on
the Cad"
And they spot her for an easy
mark However, we men don't like
to see a girls nose so shiny that a
fellow could shave by it's reflection.
So use little rouge, but, for the love
of suffering humanity, don't put it on
so the wind will blow it in fellows
eye. ..--,
Yes, man is to blame for civiliza-
ton, its laws and customs and polit-
ical blunders. But, biologically,
woman has not only had a Ginger
in the pie" but her foot as we'll Each
generation the race passes through
the body of its women. The intellec-
tual ability, physical vigor and other
characteristics are passed on by her
to the next generation.
In the past women baked, made
socks and raised six to ten kids. She
had no time to cultivate her. mind.
They have some spare time nova
days.
Question: What use will she make
of it? viii she waste it over a wine
glass in the cabaret or spend it in the
Gbrary2 Here is hoping that "a