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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-16
Railroad /
Men Make
Statement: |:
Say Their Action Is Not Un-
patriotic but Was Forced
by Railroads.

New York, March l5.-The brother
hoods side of the controversy was
made public in the following statement
w. G. Lee for the trainmen. w. s.
Carter for the firemen. l.. E. Shep-
pard for tnc conductors and w. s.
Stone for the engineers.
We presented proposition to place
the Adamson eight hour law into ef-
feet along the lines suggested by Pres
ident Wilson last August, which was
that in all road service except passen-
ger. where schedules now read 100
miles or less, 8 or 10 hours or less,
overtime at 10 or IL miles per hour,
insert hours or less for a basic day
and 12s miles per hour for speed basis
for the purpose OF computing overtime.
Overtime to be paid for at not less
than one eighth of the daily rate per
hour. In all yards. switching and
hosting service, where schedules now
read 10, II or ~ hours or less shall
constitute a days work insert 9 hours
or less shall constitute days work.
Overtime to be paid for at not less
than one-eighth of the daily rate per
hour. In passenger service the pres
ent mileage basis will be maintained
provided that the basic passenger day
will tSbe in excess Of eight consecu-
tive hours. Overtime to be paid for
at not less than one eighth of the daily
rate per hour.
The conference committee Of the
railways took our proposition under
consideration and at the afternoon
meeting notified us they could not ac-
cept it and submitted in lieu the fol-
lowing:
"If the supreme court holds the law
| to be constitutional and the two sides
| cannot agree upon the application of
| any of the points we will agree that
the eight-hour commission shall deter
| mine how the law shall be applied.
In case the law is declared uncon-
| stitutional, we offer to join you in
| asking the eight hour commission to
determine tie whole controversy. Any
/ settlement arrived at to be effective
| from January /, 1917.
| 1T will be noted that in any eventu-
| ality the managers committee have de.
clined to negotiate any. settlement OF
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''THE GRAND DUKE
CANNOT SUCCEED
M
Son Of Tolstoy Fears Old
Regime Will Return.

Boulder, Colo, March 15.-"I fear
that imperial dynasty will continue
and that Grand Duke Alexandrovitch
will not succeed" said Count Ilya
Tolstoy, son Of the famous Russian
novelist and socialist, here tonight,
discussing the abdication of Emperor
Nicholas and the appointment of the
grand duke as regent of Russia as the
result Of the revolutionary outbreak.
"The revolution of course, will bring
about a more liberal form Of govern
ment," he said, but l fear the grand
duke lacks the force of character nec-
essary to carry through reforms de-
manded by the people,
The causes that led to the revolu :
tion, Count Tolstoy summarized as
follows:
Fear of separate peace with Ger
many; the fact that all classes in
Russia are united in their desire only
for peace accompanied by victory
and incapacity and disaffection OF
cabinet ministers.
The effects of the revolution, the
count declared. will be more vigorous
prosecution of the war. more liberal
government for the people, and, an emo
to fears, he said England once hat
that Russia might conclude separate
peace
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RUSSIAN GARNET
MEMBERS ANNOUNCED
Prince Lvoff Premier-Milu-
koff Foreign Minister.

Pctrograd. Via London. March 16.--
The members Of the new national
cabinet are announsed as follows:
Premier president of the council and
minister OF the interior Prince
Georges II. Lvoff.
Foreign minister-Professor Paul N.
Milukoff.
Minister Of public instruction-Pro-
fessor Manuiloff Of Moscow univer-
sity.
Minister Of war and navy ad In
terim-A. J. Gushkoff. formerly presi-
dent of the duma.
Minister OF agriculture-M. Ichin.
gareff. deputy from Petrograd.
Minister Of finance-M. Teresch.
tenko. deputy from Kiev.
Minister Of justice-Deputy Keren.
ski Of Saratoff.
Minister Of communications-N. v.
Nekrasoff. vice president Of the duma.
| Controller Of state-Ai.A Godreff.
deputy from Kazan.
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REVOLUTION DOES NOT
SEEK TO MAKE PEACE
Bonar Law Sees Vigorous
Prosecution of War.

London, March 15.-Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the eXchequer, an
nounced in the house. of commons to-
hight that Emperor Nicholas had alb
dicated and that Grand Duke Michael
Alexandrovitch had been appointed
regent.
There is some comfort for u.s." said
the chancellor in the comparative
tranquility with which this change was
conducted. There also is real comfort
that all the governments information
shows that the movement was not in
any sense directed toward an effort to
secure peace by Russia.
"On the contrary the discomfort was
not against the government for carry
ing on the war, but for not carrying
it on with that efficiency and energy
which the people had expected
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Had Confidently Expected
That Railroads and En-
plOyes Would Agree.
APPARENTLY FEELS
HE is POWERLESS
Bill to Enable Him to Take
Over Roads Defeated by
Last Congress.

4, Washington, March 15.--Word that
a. general railroad strike had been or
dered to begin Saturday night was re-
ceived by President Wilson tonight
with amazement He had confidently
expected that the meeting between the
railroad and brotherhood representa-
tives in New York would result in
some kind of agreement that would
prevent interference with transporta-
ton facilities at least while the nation
is on the verge of war.
No statement was authorized by the
to be ignorant of what the president
might intend to do. The president Is
known to regard strike as inconceiv- :
able in view of the international
crisis, the already congested con-
dition OF freight traffic ana the ever
rising cost of food. Apparently, how
ever, he feels he practically Is power
less unless 1t becomes necessary fol-
him to adopt measures to keep the
mails moving.
After II telephone conference with
Secretary Wilson of the labor depart
ment, it is understood that the presi-
dent decided to make no move tonight
Precedents under which the govern
ment might take hand in the situ.
alton were being searched tonight. A
proposed law under which the presi,
dent would have been empowered tc
take over and operate the railroads in
time of emergency failed to reach q
vote during the last session of con.
greSS.
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Chiefs Of Organizations With 100000 Members Refuse
Railroads Offer to Let Goethals' Eight Hour Com
mission Arbitrate Eght-Hour Demands
ONLY INTERVENTION BY PRESIDENT WILSON
CAN PREVENT FIVEDAY PROGRESSIVE STRIKE
Raroad Managers Say They Can Maintain Skeleton Serv-
ce-Acti0n of Men Comes When Their Ultimatum Is
Turned Down at New York Conference

New York, March 15.-A progress
the four great railroad brotherhoods
to begin at 6 o'clock Central time)
Saturday on eastern roads. was or
dered here late today. The walkont
will extend to all the railroads in the
country within five days. Chiefs of
the workmen's organizations set the
strike machinery In motion within n
few minutes after an ultimatum de-
livered to the conference committee OF
railroad managers had been rejected.
A compromise proposal offered by the
managers was declined without debate.
Only successful Intervention by
President Wilson. it appeared tonight.
can avert a strike. The brotherhood
leaders gave no indication that even
an appeal from the nations chief ex-
ecutive can change their purpose to
| obtain a basic eight hour day and pro
| rata time for overtime through the use
| of the protective feature" of their or
ganizatons They refused flatly to
| submit their case to the eight hour
| commission headed by Major General
George w. Goethals or to await the
decision of the supreme court on the
constitutionality of the Adamson law
First to Strike.
Freight employees, yard men and en-
gine hostlers on the New York Cen
| tral lines east and west, the Nickel
Plato and Raltimora 4, Ohio railroa a 6
and In the great yards in Chicago and
st. Louis will be the first to leave
their posts.
| They will be followed on Sunday by
the same classes of workmcn on the
Southern railway, the Norfolk Il West
ern. the Chesapeake & Ohio and on a
group of northwestern roads.
| No formal outline Of the brother
hoods program, beyond the plans 70,
these two days, was made either to Tho
managers or to the public. 1t was said
however, that the freight employees OF
the other roads would be called out
in groups at ~ or "a hour intervals
after Sunday. II the paralysis o
freight traffic thus caused does not re.
suit in surrender by the railroads, EN-.
ployes on all passenger trains -ill b'
ordered out Wednesday.
Skeleton Service.
The railroad managers said tonigh
they expected enough of their mel
would remain loyal to enable them t
maintain a skeleton service on mos
roads. The managers some time ag
caused a census of employees to b
taken to determine how many woul
refuse to go on strike. This resulted
1t was said, in varying percentages
ranging from a very few on some road
to from 80 to so per cent on others.
| The managers estimated that be
tween 10000 and 10000 men are EN-
ployed on the roads on which the strik
is to begin Saturday night.
The members of the managers com
mittee will remain here until tomorrow
If the men ask another conference,
will be granted. They said they woul
make every effort to operate thei
roads in spite OF the strike. Prefer
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-16
GRAND DUKE MICHAEL
NEW RUSSIAN REGENT

Grand Duke Michael Alexandra
witch. the new regent of Russia, is
the younger and only brother of Em-
peror Nicholas, with whom he has
been at odds for many years. He
has been strongly opposed to the
German influence in the Russian
imperial family.
Banished from Russia by his
brother early in 1913, because of
his morganatic marriage, Grand
Duke Michael spent some time in
exile in England. He returned to
Russia late in August, 1914. and was
reported to have taken a command
in the army. Since then there
have been no reports of his where
abouts and activities. Z He was
born November 90. 1878. and is 10
years younger than the emperor.
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ence will be given to the movements
OF trains carrying food and fuel.
"Sick of Arbitration"
When the managers. in their counter
proposition at the final momentous
conferences. offered to abide by any
decree of the Goethals commission. II
the Adamson act We're declared uu-
the brotherhood of Railway TrainmeS,
spokesman for the employees, declared.
That would be only another form Of
arbitration and our men are sick and
tired of arbitration"
The brotherhood chiefs contend their
demand for the basic eight hour day
for all classes of work. with pro rata
time for overtime, would give them
only what they would gain under the
provisions Of the Adamson law. They
have abandoned their original demand
| for time and II half for overtime.
| Declaring that the rank and file OF
| the brotherhood membership had be-
come impatient and would tolerate no
| further delay in enforcing their de-
mands, Mr.. Lee said the supreme court
might adjourn without handing down
decision on the Adamson act. In
| that event. he declared, there would be
no decision until next winter. and the
| men would not wait
| Await Decision.
| The managers refusal to comply
| with the ultimatum of the brother
| hoods was based uron the contention
! that they must await and abide" by
| the decision of the supreme court, on
the Adamson act. They asserted their
| willingness to submit the whole con-
trovcrsy to the eight-hour commission
if the law is declared unconstitutional
and agreed to accept any decree of the
| commission.
| Pointing out to the four chiefs the
grave international crisis which con-
fronts the nation. they appealed to
their patriotism to prevent strike at
such juncturc in national affairs.
The brotherhood chiefs. in formal
statement. expressed indignation at
the attitude taken by the railroads in
declaring a strike would he unpatriot-
ic
Wilson Not Heard From.
w. G. Lee was informed tonight OF
the announcement from Washington
that President Wilson would do every :
thing in his power to avert a strike
and probably would appeal directly to
} the patriotism OF the men themselves.
lie was asked what effect this would
have.
why do you ask me that?" he de-
manded. I'VE have heard nothing from
the president of the United States.
When we do, hear, we will take up
that question:"
Warren s. Stone declared that il the
president made an appeal to the men
1T would be considered" He added
however, that there was mo bluff
about the strike.
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URGES THAT FOOD RE
ALLOWED INTO N. Y

New York, March l5.-Joseph Harti-
gan. city commissioner OF weights and
measures. who had appealed to the
brotherhoods to permit the movement
of food trains into this city. received
I letter signed by the chiefs Of the
four organizations in which they said
the strike call had been SO arranged
tiKtta the movement Of food and fuel
Unto New York city would not be
stopped for several days after the
strike begins on certain eastern roads
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Perograd Uprising Sweeps Away Russian Ministry, Killing
One Member and Placing Others Under Arrest
Prince Lvoff Made Premier Of New Cabinet.
ONE OF MOST REMARKABLE REVOLUTIONS IN
HISTORY BEGINS WITH MINOR FOOD RIOTS
Success Of Movement Is Due to Refusal of Soldiers to Fire
on People in Streets and Their Later Mutiny-
Battle RACES for Several Days.

The police finally fled to roof tops all
over the city and were seen no more
in the streets during the fighting.
Still on Monday morning, the gov
ernment troops appeared to control all
the principal squares of the city. Then
came period when it was impossible
to distinguish one side from the other.
The turning point appeared to come
about o'clock in the afternoon. For
passively confronted each other along
the wide Liteiny Prospect in almost
complete silence.
From time to time emissaries from
the revolutionary side rode to the OPP
posing ranks and exhorted them to join
the side of the people. For a while the
result seemed to nang in the balance.
Troops appeared irresolute, awaiting
| the commands of their officers who
themselves We're in doubt as to what
| they should do.
Desultory firing continued along the
side streets. but the regiments upon
whose decision the outcome rested still
confronted each other with machine
guns and rifles in readiness.
Army Joins Rebels.
Suddenly a few volleys were eX-
| changed: there was another period of
| silent suspense and the government
| regiments finally marched over to join
| he revolutionists. A few hours after
/ hn o1o och fhiS Sactipr Ot
| Petrograd, in which are located the
| duma buildings artillery headquarters
| and the chief military barracks, passed
| INTO the hands of the revolutionary
| forces and the warfare swept like a
| tornado to other parts of the city,
where the scene was duplicated.
At first it seemed a miracle that the
revolutionists, without prearranged
plan, without leadership or organiza
| ton could in such a short time with
| comparative ease achieve a complete
victory over the government. But the
explanation lay in the reluctance OF
the troops to take sides against the
people.
Remarkable Situation.
The scenes in the streets were by
this time, remarkable. The wide thor
oughfares where the troops were sta
toned were comp.etely deserted by
civilians, but the side streets were
choked with people. Groups of stu
dents fell into step with rough units
of rebel soldiers and were joined by
other heterogeneous elements unitet
for the time being by a cause greater
than partisan differences. Unkemp
workingmen with ragged sheepskiI
coats strode side by side with wei
groomed city clerks and shop keepers
This strange army of people mus
tered on the street corners. shouldere'
their newly acquired rifles and marche'
out to join the ranks OF the desertini
regiments.
At nightfall only one small distric
of the city, containing the war Office
the admiralty buildings. st. Isaac's ca
thedral and the military hotel, still re
sisted the onslaught of the revolution
|
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KRONSTADT FORCES
GO OVER TO REVOLT

London, March 15.-Telegraphing
from Petrograd Wednesday Reuters
correspondent says: Kronstadt. the
fortress and seaport at the head OF
the Gulf Of Finland, 20 miles west OF
Petrograd, has joined the revolution
airy movement. Two deputies. Pep
pelauff and Taskine, on instructions
from the duma committee. proceeded to
Kronstadt, where the troops placed
themselves at the disposal Of the
duma.
NJ. Peppelauff was appointed com
mandant of kronstadt. which Is Rus
sia's great naval station.
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Railroads
Desired to
Arbitrate
Offered to Lay Controversy
Before Goethals' Eight
Hour Commission.

New York, March 15.-Elisha Lee,
chairman of the national conference
committee of the railroads, made the
following statement:
I'VE have offered to leave to the
Goethals eight-hour' commission, re-
Gently appointed by the president, any
questions that may remain unsettled
by the decisions Of the supreme court
in the pending Adamsoh law case. We
regret that the leaders of the organiza-
ton have refused to accept this offer
and that they have notified us that
they have ordered a series of strikes
on the railroads of the country begin
ming Saturday night at 6 o'clock.
The ultimatum presented to the
railroads by the organization was that
we must Immediately put into effect
their Interpretation of the law now
before the supreme court for a deter
miIation of its constitutionality and
meaning without waiting for the de-
cision of the court.
Await Decision.
I'VE declined to accept this propo,
sition. feeling that we must await and
abide by the judgment of the court
and we therenpon made tho following
formal offer for a settlement of the Is
sues involved:
"One--If the supreme court holds thu
Adamson law to be constitutional ant
the two sides cannot agree upon thu
application or any Of the points. W.
will agree that the eight-hour com.
mission shall determine how the Law
shall be applied.
"Two-In case the law is declared
Unconstitutional we offer to join yol
in asking the eight hour commission
to determine the whole controversy
any settlement arrived at to be eff.
fective January /, 1917.
This offer for a feasible adjustmen
W2s refused
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Shortly after noon the Northern
Pacific railroad issued an order that
all shipment of freight that would not
reach destination by p. M March
Is should "be accepted subject to de-
lay"
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NORTHWESTERN LINES
ANNOUNCE EMBARGO
Take Only Freight That Can
Be Delivered by Sunday.

st. Paul. March 15.-Because OF the
threatened railroad strike the Great
Northern railway this afternoon placed
an embargo on "all freight of perish
able nature Or livestock destined to
points on or beyond" its lines that
cannot be delivered before p. m. Sun
day. March IS. All other freight will
be accepted subject to the owner s
risk and delay"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-16

Cut out the picture on all four sides.
Then carefully fold dotted line 1 Its en-
tire length. Then dotted line 2. and SO
on. Fold each section underneath ac-
,curately. When: completed turn over
and you'll find a surprising result. Save
the pictures.
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New Britain herald., 1917-11-26
BAN ASKS ADVICE

American League President Wants
 Club Owners to Suggest Ideas Con-
 corning Future of Organization
 During War Period.
 Chicago, H., Nov. 26.-In a formal statement by request of the press, President Johnson of the American 1easue put in concrete form the sit nation which confronts professional baseball and outlined the problems to he solved. He invites frank discussion of them, with a view to developing a nossible solution during the winter, declaring it will be the "height of folly to send a baseball club owner b1indfolded into the campaign of next summer"
 In view of the disapproval ex- nressed by the administration and from other sources of the order tC close the gates of the ball parks last summer and devote all the man power of baseball to ending the war, he asks wholesome advice" as to what to do now.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-26

by Brickley. The coach did not like a decision late in the game and went out on the field to protest. Of course. 15-yard penalty followed and put the Army in a position to score the winning touchdown.
 Princeton Cubs Get There.
 Yale-Princeton day at New Haven was celebrated in a way that reminded the Ellis rather strongly of the fact that a war was on hand. The Prince ton freshmen defeated the Yale cubs by g to ', a close margin of victory, but altogether out of line with 'expec tations The Yale frosh had beaten the Harvard colts and the Harvard lads had had an easy time with the Princeton boys. Then the Princeton faculty made Sweet and Herzog, the brightest of the frosh lights, quit the eleven, and Princeton was ready for 8 beating by at least five touchdowns. But the Tiger cubs fought a splendid battle and gave poor old dope" an- other trip to the canvas.
 In local football circles the victory 1 of New York university over Columbia | was more or less expected after the N Y. U.-Stevens tie of the week l before Once more Columbia proved itself the champion fumbler of the year. Not once this season did Co., lumbia fail to outrush its opponent, | but its inability to hold the ball and
 follow it cost it the games with Am herst, Williams and N. Y. U.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-26
FOOTBAID RESULTS.

Trinity 20. Vermont 6.
 New Britain High 25, New Haven High 0.
 Princeton Freshmen g, Yale Fresh men z.
 Brown 13. Dartmouth 0.
 Notre Dame 3, Washington & Jef- ferson 0.
 Army 13. Boston College '.
 Pennsylvania 26, Indiana 0.
 Rutgers IA, Newport Naval Re serve o.
 Pennsylvania Freshmen 6, Cornell Freshmen 70.
 Camp Devens 2, Camp Upton 0. N. Y. U. g. Columbia z.
 Fordham 28, Pelham Bay N. R. 0. Boston Navy Yard 34, AllColle- giates 0.
 Worcester Tech IS, Camp Devens A. T. 0.
 Wisconsin IS. Chicago 0.
 Syracuse 21 Michigan Aggies z.
 Allentown Ambulance Go. 20, Camp Meade 14.
 Allegheny 33. Akron 0.
 Lehigh 78. Lafayette 0.
 Johns Hopkins o. St. Johns 0. Georgetown-S -Susquehanna, cancelled. Northwestern 21. Michigan 12. Ohio State 0. Auburn 0. Minnesota 27, Illinois 6. Indiana 37, Purdue 0. Swarthmore 57, Haverford '. Marines 29. Camp Lee 0.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-26
MATTY TO PITCH

War Necessitates Return of 'Bix Six''
 to Mound Duty for Cincinnati Reds Next Season.
 Cincinnati, Nov. 26.-Christy Ma thewson will return to the pitching mound next season. Big Six, for a long time on McGraw's staff of hur- lers. and now manager of the Reds, made this announcement yesterday The eighteen player limit has brought this state of affairs about. Matty says his team will have to get along with six pitchers. Therefore he is going to keep himself in condition and will take his turn on the mound. Mathewson publicly announced that he was through as a pitcher, when he defeated Mordecai Brown of the Cubs at Chicago on Labor Day, 1916.