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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-06
President Postpones Action
Pending Attorney Gen.
erals Answer.
CABINET MEETING
FIRST OF NEW TERM
Wilson Has Power to Con.
voy Ships, but Seems De-
termined to Arm Them.

washington. March 6.--Further ac.
tion by President Wilson in the Ger.
man situation was postponed today
pending decision by his legal adviser,
whether ne has power to arm Amer.
ican smerchantment In spite Of tho
failure OF congress to pass q resolution
concerning such authority.
The question was referred ia Attor.
ney General Gregory and Secretary
Lansing and probably will be decided
IN time for consideration at tomor-
rows cabinet meeting--the first to be
held In the new administration, The
inauguration ceremonies occupied most
OF their time today. but cabinet mem.
ners and other officials found oppor.
tunity to discuss the subject.
Determined 70 Arm.
determination TO arm the mcr.
.chantmen IL q legal way to do no can
be found was generally apparent
/, Asks Rulss Change
The president has placed squarelv
before the senate the responsibility
Tor changing its rules during the
special session begun today 40 that
illpusterlng by small group Of sen.
ators cannot prevent action by con.
gress. Meanwhile he In preparing to
take steps a. he can to meet the crisis
and defend American rights.
In his inaugural address TODAY hc
declared I'VE stand firm In armed neu.
trallty," and added.
We may even be drawn on. by cir.
c"mstances. not by our own purpose or
desire. to more active assertion Of
our rights. as we see them and a moro
immediate association with the great
struggle itself"
Has Right TO Convoy.
While tho arming OF merchantmen
Is the step most considered It il point
ed out that the president has the right
to convoy American vessels. This
course has been opposed by the navy
department. however. principally for
strategical reasons.
Another step suggested il that the
shipping board take over American
merchantmen. arm them as naval
auxtitaries and send them abroad.
The president has been inclined to
believe that certain old statutes st,,l
IN force might prevent him from fur
nishing guns to merchantmen. but
some Of his advisers hold that broad.
er and truer interpretation of these
laws will show they have no applca.
ton TO the present situation.
Another name was added to tho list
OF senators who signed manifesto in
the closing hours OF the senate declar-
'ng they favored tho armed neutrality
bill. Senator Lippert OF Rhode Island
'e'esraphed to Senator Weeks. asking
that his name be affixed. making 76
signers. ..@
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-06
SUSPECT KOLB OF
BEING IN MEXICO

FL Paso, Texas, March 5.--F'ritz
Koib, the German reservist arrested in
iHoboken. N. j.. in connection with an
alleged plot to bomb munition works.
is believed here to be the man of
that name who in 1915 was associated
here with T.. +. Ilaagamnr. German
reserve officer who acted as military
observer with President Huerta's
forces in Mexico in 1914. . kolb was
then known to have some connection
with the German government.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-06
GRONNA IS GLAD HE
AIDED FTIIBUSTER

st. Paul. March 5.--A washineton
special to the st. Paul Dispatch today.
with reference to opposition Of Senator
Gronna OF North Dakota to the armed
neutrality bill. quotes him az follows:
Il think ! helped perform the great.
est service done my country since tho
civil war. I am glad I was here to
help defeat legislation that would have
resulted in war;"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-06
SOUTHERN FLOODS.
REPWOR1ED 20 RECEDING

Atlanta. Ca, March 6.-Clearing
weather today brought relief from
floods In Alabama, Georgia, North
Carolina and Virginia. and improved
the situation on the uppes Tennessee
river. which went out fof its hanks
Yesterday. At Chattanooga the Ten
14eaaee continued to spread over low
lan6s and farther up IL had flooded.
driving many persons + from their
homes.
/ There was little suffering In the
neighborhood of Chattanooga as city
authorities promptly sheltered the
homelcss. Railroad traffic. however
was inteTfered with.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-06
PROHIBIT LIQUOR .ADs."

Boise. idaho, March 5.--The' house
today passed a bill to exclude from
publication or circulation In Idaho Of
periodicals. containing, liquor adver-.
tisins and to, prohibit such advertising
on bill boards. Mir 4f,,if
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-06
PASTOR sM,rH.s CON DEAD.

San Francisco. March 6-Cramer
smith. the 4-year-old son OF the Raw.
Paul Smith. died here tonight 40 the
result OF injuries received when Ne ,was
run over by q brewery truck tAis after~
noon. ~ q
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-06
PLOT TO BLOW Up
MuN|T|0N. PLANTS
German Is Arrested Two
Bombs in Room Reported
to BE Meant for Wilson.

Hoboken, N. j., March 5.--With the
arrest here today of Fritx Kolb. a Ger
man. the authorities expressed the be-
lief that they had frustrated a we'll :
developed plot to aid Germany by
blowing up munition plants In this
country engaged In turning out con-
tracts for tho entente allies. The po-
lice said they found in Kolb's room
two bombs, which. according to rumors
that had reached them, were to be sent
to President Wilson.
Not Against Wilson.
After n preliminary investigation.
however. they announced themselves
as convinced that tho plans Of the al
legged plottcrs had to do entirely with
destroying war supplies and that no
attack on the presidents life was con-
templated. The police also said they
had information which might help
them in solving the Black Tom, N. j..
explosion and tho destruction, of the
Kingsland. n. j., plant Of tho Canadian II
Car and Foundry company. in which
large munition supplies for the entente
allies were blown M.
ko@b was found in n small hotel op-
posite the piers Of the Hamburg Amer
lean line, His room bore the appear
ancc OF n laboratory.
kolb denied he made the bombs. but
said. according TO the police, that his
room was used for making bombs bv a
man he knew only as Karl" whom he
met in saloon. He declared he did
not know the mans present where
abouts
Born in Germany.
Kolb was born in Cologne. Germany.
he said, and came to this country
shortly after the war began, working
his way on n Standard Oil steamer.
lie also made several trips between
this country and Mexico. he said, but
not recently. At various times he
worked as a barkeeper and waiter.
He admitted he was a druggist and. .had 4
sought,sa position as weigher In a
chemical house.
kolb gave his age as 3s. He lived
at the hotel here for five weeks.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-06

Cut out the picture on all four sides.
Then carefully fold dotted line l its
entire length. Than dotted line 2. and
20 on. Fold each section underneath
PAccurateiy. ,rNheu completed turn ever
and you'll find surprising. result.
Save the pictures. 44.y
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
GELEH TOLEAD
/ G 0. 7. INHOUSE !
AsMANN'SGGOND

Houee Republicans hare solved
their leadersbip problem. represents
tive Frederick Gillett. OF Aassaehu-
setts wiilhe the actual minority Lead
er during the, coming session. or 1t
least during as much OF II as Repre-
sentative Mann. the nomfnal leader.
= unable TO attend the sessions OF
Ccngress and assume that post. says
the New York Sun. =
The selection OF 1ff. GiIIett is
locked..on> with favor By almost all
slemepts OF the Republicsn party. but
= comes rather IS q surprise. II has
pssns eeneraliy supposed that In view
or the policies to be followed IN the
coming session q man of greater az
greesifeneas would be selected and
representative Lsnroot Of Wisconsin
was the choice OF great many.
TIE possibility that 1rt. Lsnroof
soon. might be plunged 1nfoa primary
Sampaign and then Into a speclhr cleo
eion campaign as the nominee to sue
oeed The late Senator Hustinr had
greet weight IN determinIng the Re-
Pe1iiea1 selection OF q temporary
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
Men Who Absolved Widow
For Killing Her Husband

-s.{s: 5Ss5. =. s tztgs-ss g. 4 4 -
Foreman Bucken Rockville Center
J. Morgan married. father Of children
Philip H. Ohm. of Belore, fftyth retired with
married, father Of two children
No. g. Edward K PetschSOf Rosyn Heights electrical
engineer1 Married father Of one child - -
Louis Comess Of Freepor real estate dealer;
father Of four children
No s. william p Jones Of FreepOrt, ealer
married. father of two children.
No A. Elad Of Oyster Bay hftsf
tendent; married, fatherof child.
facturer; efTied, father Of one child 5i
father of three children 80
Harry Livingston OF Seaford hve travelling
island ralrOad marrd father Of two children
Nicholas Schneider of Manhass village
father Of three children
Miles, of Mfneoa sixty;
No 12 Alexander F. Norton retired farmer
Average of jurors thus far, fycur nine months
Average of children two. .>rys -ssss7ss=
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
800 BRITISH SHIPS SUNK
By FOE IN TEN MONTHS

More than 900 British vssssls Of
sreater than s,eoo,oOo dead weight
have fallen victim to German U-boatS
within the past ten months. This
reveation wa made public when
Senator Gilbert u. Hitchcock Of Ne
braslra gave out a letter from Ed
ward n. Hurley, chairman Of the
shipping board, containing compara-
tive figures Of construction and de-
s.rueticn Of vsssels since the begin
ming Of the war;
a story OF the United States ship
plans appears on page 5.
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
NATSPARENTSG IGNORANT
OF DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS

BOSTON. Dee 2-'If IT was true Nat
would ten his old nanny and dad an
about IT, said Nat Goodwin,s father
here. when asked II there<was any truth
In the rumcr that Marjory Moreland
ooodwin. The actors nth wife, Is about
70 begin, divorce pnoeeedingA :.
Inc rumor started In Chicago. wbern
Nat was playing In why Marryfs
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
RESERVE BANKS Boom.

The total resources Of the tweIv,
Federal Reserve Banks were {3.104..
$4,000 at the close Of business No
vember 30, Il has been anncYnced
The total last week wos t2,oS6.i3O.
900. On December I, last year, Il
was se43,e17 900.
The Washington times., 1917-12-02

cola jaii and said goodbye to sheriff
an and his family. There were
shouts IN the jail when word spread
from cell 10. cell that the little Chilean
woman who treated all the prisoners
to Thanksgiving dinner, had been
freed"
Jurymen hinted that only one ballot
had been taken. They said hey had
agreed not to discuss any feature OF
their deliberations.
District Attorney Weeks bowed and
smiled when he had his last giimpsr
Of Mrs. De Saulles.
Relatives Of De. Saulles were not In
court. Utsrhart declared he under
stood there might be no night 'Ter
little Jack. This will bs settled at
a conference with George Gordon Bat
tie. De SauIles' attorney, Monday.
Mrs. Maurice Hecksher and AIRS.
Caroline Degener. sisters Of De Saul
les. who have had charge of the child,
refused to reveal their attitude IN the
nrht for possession Of the innocent
cause. Of the tragedy. They acted as
n they might not contest the mothers
claims.
Before Supreme Court Justice Man
ming started reading his instructions
to the Jurors, all doors were locked.
The room was crowded. Mrs. De Saul
les, her chin eupped In her hand.
leaned forward in her chair, eagerly
listening TO every word uttered BY
the Judge.
Darkness fell and the court room
lights were mapped on as. Judge
Manning slowly and carefully read
his instructions.
He advised the jury that they must
acquft-if they had any reasonable
doubt of Mrs. De Saufies' mental re-
sponsibility't the. night OF August 3,
when she shot and killed John l. De
Saulles, wealthy elubman, politician
ana former Yale football star.
Must Forget synpathy.
Referring to Mrs. De Saulles' own
testimony As very dramatic and
graphic" Judge Manning warned the
Jurors they must not be swayed by
sympathy for the twenty-three-year-
old Tiri who killed when the man she
once loved stood between her and
her child.
Any one Of four verdicts could be
returned, Judge Manning declared.
They were first degree murder, not
guilty because insane, second degree
homicide and 4 fiat acduittAL
1frA De Saulles' brother. william
ErraEuriz. and her sister. Amalia. sat
behind her during this tense scene.
The brother appeared unmoved.
Amelia seemed on the verge OF tears.
As the Justice concluded. Mrs. De
Saulles rose quickly from her chair
and left court, escorted by Sheriff
Seaman and his wife. Then the 5u-
rors hled out Judge Manning said
he would reconvene court at $50 y.
N. to await q verdict.
Mrs. De SaulIes weeps-
Mrs. De Saulles wept quietly sew
eral times while lawyers for both
sides were addressing the jury. De-
fense Counsel Uterhart pictured her
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
cre,ta eathers b &c Her.

The crowd from the courtroom
gathered before the door, but were
begged by court atteHdAnfs to move
on. One of the sherifrs deputies ap-
peared in rnodiEed military uniform
Of Khaki, and nouriShsd an empty au-
tomato shotgun. which contrasted
strangely with the pathetic and tear
ful tones IN which he pleaded with
the crowd 70 move on. but they didn't
leave until they had lost hope OF see
ing Mrs. De saulleG e.
Charles A. H De -Saulfes. a brother
Of the dead man, his lawyer, and q
few friends, the only ones In the
courtroom displsased with the YER
dict. left without delay.
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
MRS. DE SAULLES
ACQUITTED AFTER
/ ONtYONE BALLOT

tcoutinued' from First Psee.1M
caught me eobtagiOn of her smile and
smiled with her. y st4
as Justice Manning said to The clerk Of
the court:
Get the verdict" =
The clerks voice was steady. He said
'6entIenien or the jury and the de-
fendant rise Have you agreed on .
I'VE, haze, : answered the twelve TO
what Is yOer ysrdict1.. continued the
mot guilty.
twelve men Who had judged her. A
little warmth stole into her cheeks and
her ayes were touched with 10y.
..s.sl HISeu. lrhaaks ,Jnsers. .s. r.
Thank yon,.. she said. <.
~T have to thank you,i sehtiemen- OF
the jury the court said. sfot 4 duty
well perfoFned.s - - 2
He then turned to the DEFENDANT
-And to you, the verdict OF ths Jury
Is not guilty. and you are. therefore,
The Emotions Of the men and
women In the court room no longer
were coutroiiSbIe But only q muir
mur Of approval could be heard, for
Justice Manning's words we're remem-
bered. The crowd was 70 express
Itseh more fully little later on in
the streets and other parts Of the
building.
Her sister. her brother. and her
maid. Suzanne Monteaas hurried TO
IL - - IT, HCrAfrf
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
Bla. sAerin Geedbye,

Escorted by her physician and her
lawyers, she took her last walk
through the Tunnel Of Signs to MIN
Macon beacon., 1917-06-29
$4,000 For a Farm Plan.

1t is dead easy to plan an ideal
farm if lots of capital is counted
on, yet by making such plans of
their own farms some Mississippi
farm families will win 5000. 90 in
cash this year.
In farming as in other busi-
nesses borrowed money car be
used to increase profits. On the
other hand, no money should be
borrowed until clear cut plans
haye been made for using it.
To stimulate wide, safe use
of the credit that will be made
available by the Federal Farm
Loan Law, Mr.. George R. James,
of Memphis, is offering through
the Farm Management Extension
Division of the Mississippi A and
NJ. College, two hundred dollars
for the best plan for using the
money that the farmer can bor-
row under this new law. The
first prize will be $4,000; the
second, $4,000; third, $4,000;
fourth, $4,000. These prizes do
not 90 to the men alone. Both
the women and children may
come in for a share.
Complete information will be
given by the Farm Management
Department, Agricultural Col
lege, Mississippi,
Macon beacon., 1917-06-29
American Recruits.

When Great Britain issuedsits
first call to arms, Canada prom
ised twenty thousand men as
a first contingent. A contribu-
tor to Every Week says that for
their preliminary training they
had guns and bayonets but no
uniforms. The uniforms were
handed out to them in packages
as they boarded the train for the
seacoast. There were only twen-
ty thousand uniforms. and only
men in uniform were to be taken
on the ships. When the trains
finished their journey and the
contingent drew up to be en-
barked, officers counted the men,
and found to their surprise that
there were thirty-three thousand
men instead of twenty thousand.
They were all in uniform, as
ordered; at least, each man was
in part of a uniform. One had
on the trousers, another the coat,
another the shoes, another the
belt of a uniform. Each man,
when questioned, swore solemnly
that he had been entitled to a
uniform, and had been one of the
chosen twenty thousand, but in
the hurry of ofentraininghe had lost
all of his uniform except the part
he wore. And because no one of
them would admit that he had
boarded the train against orders,
and because the ships were wait
ing and there was no time to be
lost, the officers embarked the \
whole crowd for England. leav-
ing the rangle to be Stralghtened
out on the other side.
There they took the histories
of the whole thirty-three thous-
and; and when the English War
Officer came to examine the an
swers to the question, "Who is
your next kim" they found that
of the thirty-three thousand more
than nine thousand were no Ca
nadians at all, but American cit
'!zens. IL the .predicanent wordIi
went out that no Americans could
enlist; they must all go home.
Like lightning, the news spread
through the camp. The next day
the contingent was to be paraded
and all Americans must be mus
terered out.
When the parade took place a
miracle had happened. The pre-
ceding day there had been more
than nine thousand Americans.
Today, when the showdown
came, there was not one. Every
American had become a Canadian
overnight!
Macon beacon., 1917-06-29
A Prophecy Come True.

The audience in the London
Opera House on June 3, when
the British and Foreign Sailors
Society commemorated the Bat
tie of Jutland with the Stars and
Stripes entwined with the union
jack, knew perfectly well what
was going to happen-must in the
very nature of things happen
when the American Vice Admiral
Sims spoke. 1t was expectancy,
not listlessness, which caused
them to shift in their seats as he
paid a sailor tribute to Jellicoe's
for on Dec. 3, 1910, the Admiral,
the Commander, had uttered
words in London Guildhall which
had caused an amazed question
ing of Washington by Berlin.
The audience did not have to
wait long. He spoke of the SYM
pathy of the people of the United
States for the brave men who
had gone down in the battle off
Jutland; then it came, and they
were all attention. This is what
he said:
In 1910, when our fleet Wis tied
England. l made a small but
very undiplomatic speech in the
Guildhall. Laughter In that
speech | expressed an opinion
which is now being translated
into action by the enlightened
public opinion and the will of the
entire American people. This is
about what | said: I'm my opin-
ion, if the time ever comes when
the integrity of the British En-
pire is seriously threatened by a
European coalition, you may
count upon every ship, every dol
lar, every man, and every drop
of blood of your kinsmen across
the sea-" loud cheers,l
Macon beacon., 1917-06-29
COLUMBIA CALLS,

tDelicated TO the people Of the United
states
Awake We ren from dreams OF peace
Not sleep when dangers near:
But ding Old Glory to the breeze
There are no towards here
Our ia theirs fought, like heroes died,
For years their blood they gave,
That honor, home and peace be ours:
Awake! Thy country savei
Our flag for honor ever stands
To lift the weak to lead the free.
America. our blessed land.
Is calling calling thee.
From north to south, from sea to sea
hear the answering cry:
"Thv sons forever shall be free.
For thee will live and die"
Then fling Old Glory to the main
Beneath her stars enroll,
For cowardice shall never stain
The glory Of her folds.
The Stars and Stripes shall lead us on.
mighty host for right
That peace shall reign forevermore
And war from earth take fight.
p. A, Halstead.
Macon beacon., 1917-06-29
Not Affected by War.

Comment has been frequently
heard that the abnormal weather
conditions for the past two years
has been due to the war and Sc
we're cannonading in Europe.
AS will lie seen from the fore
going opinion of the French Me-
teorological Bureau the war has
nothing to do with weather con-
ditions:
I'M. Angot, distinguished
French meteorologistand director
of the French Central Meteoro-
logical Bureau, seems to have
disposed for good of the theory
that the great conclusions of war
may set loose rain clouds and af-
feet the weather. He has been
investigating this influence of
battles on the weather ever since
the war began. and he finds,
scientifically, that that influence
is nil. He shows that the wealth
er of 1916 was less rainy, less
stormy in France than that of
1909, and less wet, in spite of all
the cannonades, than that of 1910.
The rainiest month in France
since the war began was Decem-
Der, 1915, and that was precisely
the month of the greatest mill
tary stagnation Generally speak
ing, the quantity and frequency
of rains has coincided with the
periods without offensives and
without intense offensives. In
short, since the war began it has
rained neither more nor less than
it did before. There was a dry
period running from the years
1900 to 1909, ard a period of wet
ness set in in 1910, which appar-
emily has not yet ceased"
Macon beacon., 1917-06-29
The Influence of Russia.

Within the last few weeks the
evident decentralization of the
Russian army has excited con-
cern. Yet the part the Russian
radicals who are RESPONSIBLE for
the decentralization are playing is
unlikely TO benefit Germany in
the end; there are good reasons
for hoping that it may be scarce
ly less effective than Russian
military effort could be in bring
Ing about the defeat of Germany.
For there is no question that the
Russian radicals cry. peace
without indemnities and without
annexations" is meeting a SYM
pathetic response in Austria, Bull
garia and Turkey. 1t may even
detach those countries from Ger
many, for they have long recog-
nized that they could hardly hope
either for indemnities or for an
nexations.
The most conspicuous pro-
German statesman in Austria
Hungary, count Tisza. has re-
signed from office. The young
Emperor seems to be in scant
sympathy with Hohenzollern
ideas and is trying to free him
self and his country from Hohen-
zollern domination. Austria
would probably cede the Trentino
to Italy and restore Serbia and
Transylvania were guaranteed to
it. Turkey, if guaranteed the
continued possession of Constan-
tinople. would gladly make peace.
Bulge via would be glad to be at
peac occupying only the ter
ritory that it held before the
second Balkan war. Germany,
alone of the Teutonic allies, still
hopes for a great profit in the
way CT anneXations and indemni-
ties.
Now, if Austria, Bulgaria and
Turkey avail themselves of the
opportunity that radical Russia
is likely co offer them and make
a.soparts Q peacq, in what plight.
will such an arrangement leave
Germany? 1t will, it is true, re.
lease for service in France and
Belgium perhaps a million Ger
mans who have been under arms
on the Eastern front. But it will
also free the armies of British
and French troops that are now in
Mesopotania, Egypt and Macedo-
MIA. twill furthermore eenableIta-
ly, which has given guarantees
against a separate peace with Ger
many. to add its armies to the
French, the English and the
American. And it will tremen-
dously simplify the munitioning
and provisioning of the Allied
armies-for it will no longer be
necessary to furnish transport of
supplies to remote forces.
The alignment that would re-
suit if Russia, Austria, Turkey
and Bulgaria were eliminated
would be utterly disastrous to
Germany. And the withdrawal
of of Russia from the war means
almost certainly the withdrawal
of Austria, Turkey and Bulgia.
No Austrian, Bulgarian or Turk
ish troops will ever be seen fight
ing in France and Belgium.