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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
To COMMANDER ALL
SH|PBU|LD|NC CONTRACTS s
United States to Take Control
of Nearly 100000
Tons of Ships.

Washington, June 15.-Steel ship
builders called here today by the ship
ping board and Major General Goethals,
chairman of the emergency fleet cor
poration, were told that the govern
ment would commander Immediately
all shipbuilding contracts. There is
no present intention, they were told, to
commander the yards themselves.
The government has power to COM
mandeer shipping and shipbuilding IA
cilities under the war budget bill
signed yesterday by President Wilson.
There is building in the steel yards
of the country now nearly 1000, 900
tons of shipping, more than 1000 900
of it for British account Under an
arrangement reached between the
American and British governments,
the British tonnage building will be
turned over voluntarily to the United
States.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
EMPEROR, SENDS MESSAGE
TO K|N6 CONSTANTINE
He is WrathfuI When He is In
formed of Fate of
Friend.

Berne, June 14.-(British admiralty
per wireless press "A telegram from
Berlin says Emperor William has ad-
dressed the following message to one
of the Greek diplomatic representa-
tives abroad for transmission to
former King Constantine:
81 have heard with wrath of the in :
famous outrage committed by our
common enemies upon you and upon
your dynasty. l assure you that your
deprivation can be only temporary.
The mailed fist of Germany, with fur
ther aid from Almighty God. will re-
store you to your throne, of which no
man by right can rob you. The armies
of Germany and Germany's allies will
wreak vengeance of those who have
dared so insolently to lay their crimi-
nal hands on you. We hope to well
come you in Germany at the earliest
opportunity. A thousand cordial
greetings from
(Signed) YOUR WILLIAM"
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
THREE FINE RECORDS in
PRACTICAL PATRIOTISM
CARRIED OFF BY BUTTE

With the close of the Liberty campaign has set up
three remarkable records which indicate patriotism
this community unsurpassed anywhere the United States
These records are:
Greatest proportonate of subscriptions Liberty
loan The has subscribed apporoned
and more than the amount expected from the entire
The city second in number the
regular in the month of May basis
cities in the
Most important of all Buttes excessive registration under
the seectve draft law Buttes heavy registration
large responsible remarkable excess
the allotment made by the bureau for
led all the states of and Butte led
The called furnish the draft
The registration showed that $4,000 responded registered
approximately 5000 and the county approximately gov
ernmens estimates for city and 1872
respectively.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
COMMITTEE IS NOT
ABLE To REACH THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
That Official is in Helena and
Harrington Can Only Re-
port Progress.
MORE MEN WORKING
TODAY THAN YESTERDAY
Day Without Sensational De-
misunderstanding at
Finn Hall.

While members of the Metal
Mine Workers made pretense to-
day of searching for United States
District Attorney B. X. Wheeler,
ostensibly to enlist his aid in Sc
curing an investigation of indus
trial conditions in Butte by the
United States department of labor,
Mr.. Wheeler was occupied in the
federal building at Helena with
presentation of cases to the federal
grand jury. Despite the fact that
there is telephone in his office at
Helena, he had not been notified
of the wishes or intentions of the
delegation up to a late hour this
afternoon.
The committee appointed yesterday
to interview Mr.. Wheeler called at the
federal building this morning in search
or the district attorney. 1t was
! headed by Dennis Harrington. a no.
llceman under the Duncan regime who
resigned when under fire and who was
arrested week ago Tuesday night as
a participant in the anti-war demon
stration on North Main street. staged
by Finnish members of the I. w. w
and others.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
MANY PRESENT
At FUNERAL Of
MANUS DUCCAN
Body of Young Hero TenderIy
Laid in Its Last Rest
ing Place.
FRIENDS AND STRANGERS
CROWD INTO THE CHURCH
Scores of Sympathetic Friends
Surround Grief-Stricken
Young Wife.

Between silent rows of sorrowinq a
people the body of Manus Dussan, the
young nipper who sacrificed his life in
saving rs miners from the North Butte
mine disaster, was escorted through
the streets of Butte to its final rest
Ing place in the Catholic cemetery this
morning by grieving relatives and
friends after tho solemn services of
the Catholic church.
The funeral was fitting testimonial
to the bravery and sacrifice of this
young hero. No music-no demonstra-
tion-just the simple reverence of a
populace cognizant of the supreme
sacrifice that this young man made-a
silent tribute to courage unstinted and,
as the citizens of Butte stood with
bowed heads along the route of the
procession. the thought was general
that the memory of Manus Duggan will
live forever not only In the minds of
those who lived to see their savior
buried but in the minds of grateful
people. A hundred of the young mems
closest friends marched before the
hearSe.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
NORWAY LOSES MANY.

London. June 15.-The sinking of
several more Norwegian vessels by
German submarines. with considerable
loss of life, is reported by the Nor
wegian foreign office as quoted in a
Central News dispatch from Copen-
hagen as follows:
Sigrun, steamer. of 2,5SS tons gross,
crew rescued.
Cavement, sailing vessel, driven
ashore and seriously damaged by gun
fire. Crew missing with the exception
of one man whose body was found.
Ninaes, steamer, 1,107 tons, only four
men saved.
Sylvia, sailing vessel, 149 tons, crew
saved.
Candaio, sailing vessel. S95 tons
crew rescued.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
Give Ground at Comparatively
Rapid Rate in the Bel
gIan Fight.
HAlG'S ARTILLERY HOLDS
COMMANDING HEIGHTS
Germans Said to Be Preparing
for Further Retreat Near
MeSSineS.
THE WAR SUMMARY.

The British campaign in Belgium
gives signs of developing into one of
the most important of the war. The
Germans apparently are unable to re-
s,st the pressure being constantly ap-
Piled to them and are beina forced
PACK at a comparatively rapid rate.
oday brings the announcement of an.
other considerable advance by the
British in this area. They attacked
last night in the region south and east
OF Messines and on both sides of the
Ypres- Confines canal, gaining all their
obJectiVes and capturing one bia qun
and seven machine guns, together with
$50 prisoners.
The front line in the British Of
lensive movement extends for a dis
tance of about seven miles from the
village of Klein Zillebeke south to the
river Warnave. Last nights attack.
the elimination of constant pressure
yielded General Plumer's troops the
German front trenches between the
Warnave and the Lys, besides ad
dltional ground more to the north in
the sector between Ypres and Confines,
the official statement Indicates
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15

Butte contributed more generously
to the Liberty Loan than probably
any other city in the United States on
a per capita basis. Roughly, this city
purchased one 800 bond for every
man, woman and child within its cor
porate limits and environs. 1t not
only took eight times as many bonds
as were expected. but exceeded the ap-
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
More Men Working.

The day in Butte was without SEN
sational developments. Several ar
rests We're made of Firms charged with
disorderly conduct Three men were
arrested on the hill because of acts
that were contrary to law. They at
tempted to intimidate men who were
on their way to work in the mines.
one of these arrested men was turned
over to the federal authorities on the
charge of falling to register for the
military census. Throughout the city
came reports of special activity on the
(Continuea on paco sovo,I
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
IRISH REBELS WILL Be
RELEASED FROM PRISON
Announcement is Made Today
in House of Commons
by Bonar Law.

London, June 15.-It was announced
IN the house of commons this after
noon that the government has de-
cided to release all the prisoners
taken in the Irish rebellion of Easter
Sunday, year ago.
In making the announcement, An
drew Bonar Law, government spokes-
man in the house of commons, said
that all the Irish prisoners would be
released without reservation.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
EIGHT FRENCH SHIPS LOST

Paris, June 15.-Four French ships
of more than 1000 tons, one under
that size and three fishing boats were
sunk by mines or submarines during
the week ending June IA. Six ships
were unsuccessfully attacked during
the same period, while 1904 vessels of
all nationalities entered French ports
and 1,015 departed.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15

portlonment for the entire state by
nearly one million dollars and sub
scribed for more bonds than all of the
rest of the state combined.
Complete returns, including those
published in yesterdays Post, $4,000
subscribed by Mrs. w. A. Clark,
through w. A. Clark & Bro, $4,000
Continued ON Page Sixteen.)
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
BRITISH CRUISER
TORPEDOED; ONLY
ONE MAN IS LOST
Many Norwegian Ships Are
Attacked by German
Submarines.
AMERICAN TANKER LOST
AFTER HARD SEA FIGHT
Four of Her Crew Killed as
Vessel Battles With
Submarine.

London, June 15.-The British armed
merchant cruiser Avenger was tor
pedoed and sunk in the North sea on
Wednesday night. All but one were
saved.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
From the Residence.

The cortege started from the resi-
dence of Phil Brogan, Manus Duggan's
father law, at 8 o'clock this morn
ing for the Sacred Heart church,
where solemn requiem high mass was
celebrated for the repose of the young
hero's som at $50 o'clock. The church
was crowded to capacity and hundreds
of people who could not get in stood
in front of the church. Rev. Father
NJ. O'D. Barry of the Immaculate
Conception church, of which Manus
Duggan was a member, celebrated the
mass, and was assisted by Father
Leonard as deacon and Father Low
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
AMERICAN TANKER LOST,

Washington, June 15.-The Ameri-
can tank steamer Moreni was sunk by
a German submarine June 10 after a
running fight of two hours. Four of
the crew lost their lives.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
Not in Butte.

Harrington asked the elevator man
II Mr.. Wheeler was in the building
ana was told that both he and all of
ms assistants are in Helena, present.
ing cases to the federal grand Jury.
now in session. Then Harrington
asked for the United States marshal
and was told that he, too is in Helena.
inquiry was made for other officials of
the department Of justice and it re-
suited in the information that they.
too, are in Helena.
1t was suggested to Harrington and
his fellow committeeman that more
definite information concerning Mr..
Wheeler might be obtained from Mr..
Wheeler's law partner, H. L. Maury.
whose Offices are in the Hirbour build
! ing.
On to the Hirbour block the uuin-
| tette streaked, only to learn there that
| Mr. Maury is out of the city and will
not return until tonight and that Mr..
! Wheeler will not return to Butte be-
| fore July Is
Shortly after the committee called at
the federal building in search of Mr..
| Wheeler, three Firms called on the
same mission. Whether they were
checking up on the members of their
committee or merely calling in connec-
tion with failure to register or to get
permits to see their countrymen now
in jail awaiting trial on charges of
participating in an characterization
demonstration and conspiracy, was
not made known by them. They left
upon being told that Mr. Wheeler is in
Helena.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
BUTTE AND MONTANA MAKE
BEST. SHOWING; RESERVE
DISTRICT FALLS BEHIND
of Liberty Bond Subscriptions Butte, However, With Eight
Times Its Allotment and Montana, With More Than Double
Amount Expected, Make Magnificent Record

Minneapolis June 15Lberty loan subscriptions Ninth
federal reserve district will total between ooOoo and
according to official estimates The districts minimum
S0o0oo Montana made the best showing district than
doubling her quota
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
IANY DISTRICTS SURPASS
|HE Maximum ESTIMATES
londs Are Above Par in the
Opening Trades on Wall
Street.
REASURY OFFICIALS
| LITERALLY DELUGED
announcement is Made That
| All the Small Subscribers
Will Get Bonds.

New York, June lo.-ane initial
hnsaction in Liberty loan bonds,
|adine in which began on the
|ew York stock exchange at noon
Iday. was above par. A lot of
10000 sold at par and 1-50. The
Xxi LOT, $4,000, sold at par. The
kberty loan bonds closed on the
bclS exchange at SO and 1850, or
IuivaIent to 1896 for a Sl0O
nd.
Washington, June is. - The
berty loan has been over-sub-
ribed by many hundreds Of mil
Sns of dollars. Treasury Off
bis estimated at If a. m, an hour
More the books closed, that the
hal of subscriptions would be at
ast S2,500,O00,000, an over-sub-
briptiOn Of 25 per cent.
Indications based upon tele-
bone and telegraph reports from
sections were at that hour that
very federal reserve district in
e country with the possible ex-
option of two would subscribe its
inimum quota and that many of
e districts would over-subscribe
e maximum.
Total subscriptions scared dur
g the forenoon. Officials esti-
lated before the books closed that
total of S3,000,000, 900 might be
$ached.
Reports from every section of
treasury department told of
avalanche Of last-minute small
descriptions.
Four Banner Districts.
-Four banner districts-New York,
licaeo, Cleveland and Boston-ap-
AIRED, on the face of returns at noon,
have subscribed the full $4,000, ,O00,-
onering alone. New York, as was
pected, led all other districts by a
igin OF more than double the next
ghest. This estimate was made on
basis OF reports an hour before the
oKs closed in the east.
sah francisco started the day with
sensational advance from its pre-
ous report of $4,000, 900. The first
ing officials heard this morning was
~ instead Of being approximately
sooV,OOO under its minimum allot-
n' the district was nearing the
"'mum and probably would take it's
bota.
apparent failure of the Kansas City
Atantic districts to reach their
a''num, based on early reports, re-
''eu' ofhcials believed, the failure of
Vo'ton farmers of the south and
wheat growers Of the west to re-
nu as fully as it had been esti-
eu they would. 1t was pointed out
III each district the farmers have
harvested their crops and therefore
:. 10. % In as strong a position to an
hrvest. oe "''ei 'he
i n
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
oemand for Baby Bonds

H., IN which are located the
tsa !" industrial plants of the country
u b.csr' tremendous demand for the
Inn =" oaoy bonds. The $50 issue
kllsve, w lar the most popular, it is
kribora me total number of sub
En,tass 10 all denominations. it is es-
|en liz. VIII exceed $500, 900. This is
b. snt'ss s the number of persons in
II anu e ~, nation who hold securities
"a any other sort. '''eS
.ue small investor, officials declare
Vontinued on Pfee sevan,
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
Further Retreat.

Signs of a probable further retreat
of the Germans are not wanting. Cor
respondents have reported the with
drawal of the German big guns in the
area east and southeast of Messines
to the extreme limit of their range.
The British artillery command of
the situation seems to be almost who'll
ly responsible for this and other WELD
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15

Continued on Page Seven.)
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
WEATHER FORECAST

MONTANA-Generally fair tonight and
Saturday, cooler Saturday.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15

'oO"'nued on Ps ge seven.)
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15
WEATHER FORECAST

,,,rTTE-Tonight: Fair. warm.
Tomorrow: Fair, cool.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-15

Continued ON Page Sixteen.)
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Continued on Page Sixteen.)
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Continued on Page Seven. }
Evening star., 1917-05-08
BRIG. GEN. DAVIS RETIRES.
Made Record as Indian Fighter and
in Cuba and Philippines.

Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Davis. com
manding the 9th Brigade at Douglas,
Ariz. was transferred to the retired
list of the army today by operation of
law on account of age. He is from
New York and was graduated from the
Military Academy in 1875. Until he
reached brigade rank in May. 1913, his
service was in the infantry arm. eN-
cept for a short detail in the adjutant
generals department.
He served on frontier duty at various
posts in the west and took part in the
Ute expedition and in the expeditions
against the Apaches in Old Mexico in
1879 and 1880. He subsequently served
in the Spanish war in Cuba and in the
Philippine insurrection. He command
ed the 18th Infantry in Texas and has
been on field duty on the Mexican from
tier since his promotion to the grade
Of hrigadier general
Evening star., 1917-05-08
Long With Secular League.

Prof. Kirk was a graduate of AM
herst College. When a young man he
studied for the ministry. For the past
twenty years he was actively connected
with the Washington Secular League
and was president of the organization
for many years. He was also an active
member of the Society for Philosoph-
ical Inquiry and had taken an active
part in the work of the Short Story
Club.
At the time of his death he was his
tor.an Of the ID Army Corps As
sociation. During the past year or so
he had been eXerting himself to secure
the enactment of the volunteer of
ficers' retirement measure now pend
ing before Congress-
Evening star., 1917-05-08

John Brosnan. sr.. founder and presi-
dent OF the Provident Relief Associa-
ton and prominent insurance man
residence - L street northwest, last
evening He had been i'll for about
three weeks from a complication of
diseases, He was sixty-three years
Of age
Funeral services will be held in st
Martins Catholic Church North Capt.
tol and I streets. tomorrow morning at
o'clock. v hen Rev. Eugene Hannah,
pastor Of the church, will celebrate
high requiem mass lnterment will
be in Mount Olivet cemetery:
Mrs. Brosnan died in March of last
year Mr.. Brosnan is survived by six
children. Mrs Thomas w. Bramhall,
Mrs. Charles $. Vernon Mrs. Johp ].
Mccarthy, Misses Nellie and Julia
Erosnan and John Brosnan. jr
Mr.. Brosnan was born in Concord.
\. u. and came to this city from Bos-
ton when about ten years of age, be-
coming identified with the insurance
business when reaching manhood For
more than forty years he resided in
st. Aloysius parish. removing from
there TO ST. Martins parish about eight
Years ago. He always took deep in
terest i'll the various organizations of
both parishes during his residence
within their boundaries, and at the
time Of his demise was prominently
identified with ST. Martins HOLY Name
Society ana the Sodality of the Blessed
Virgin in that parish
member of keane Council of the
kniehts of Columbus, Mr. Brosnan also
held membership in the Association of
Oldest inhabitants of the District of
Columbia and Of the Shield of Honor.
Evening star., 1917-05-08
Said Columbus Was Jew.

A few years ago he published
treatise on Columbus, which attracted
considerable notice because of it's con-
tention that the great discoverer was a
Spanish jew and not an Italian, as
popularity supposed. The evidence pre-
sented as the result of much investiga-
ton and reasoning was convincing to
many people. A more complete trea-
tise on this subject. entitled The
Secret Of Columbus" was left in
manuscript form by Prof. Kirk.
Prof Kirk believed in the possibility
of the attainment of such a knowledge
Of and relationtto nature and her laws
as would at least greatly lengthen the
span Of human life. In the interest
of this idea he published for time a
periodical entitled Longevity. and
some years ago prepared and had pub
lished an extended series of articles.
Evening star., 1917-05-08

Prof Hvland G. Kirk. civil war vet
eran. author, poet and philosopher.
died Sunday afternoon at his home, the
sherman. 40 C street northwest He
was about seventy-five years old, and
during the past winter had been atliict-
ed with an asthmatic trouble, to which
he finally succumbed. He was active
up until his death in literary pursuits,
to which he had been devoted through
out his career.
Prof. Kirk was a native of New York
Evening star., 1917-05-08
All Are Offered At
Extra Special Prices for l More Day

Lot Values soc and sec, 4.c. Lot
Values 75c and s9c. soc. Lot S-Nalues
81 and sl.s5. S9c. Lot 4-S1.50 values,
Sf.a:.. Lot 5-S1.9S and s2.25 values. Si.Ss.
Lot e-Values 49, $40. Lot 7-s3.50 val
ues SIT. 10 per cent reductions on all
lingerie at $3.SS and above. 10 per cent
reductions on all neglges at $3.50 and
5bCve-
Evening star., 1917-05-08
DIED.

REYNOLDS. Departed this life on Sunday, Nav
9. at 1910 O'Clock pm. after long illness.
west IRENE RUBY. beloved daughter of
Walker L. and Leila A. Reynolds. sister OF
Vivian and Harold Reynolds. niece of Lucinda
Allen and Mary Pratt.
Funeral from her late residence. thence TO Provi-
dence Baptist Church. NJ street between Al
and 9th streets southwest Thursday. Nav 10.
at O'Clock pm. Friends and relatives invited
to attend. (Boston and Philadelphia papers
please copy) -
ROBINSON Departed this life Saturday.
May 8. 1917. at pm. at his residence. 46i
street southwest. JOSEPH. beloyed husband
of Mary, loving father Of Constance. Rosa and
Alphonzo Robinson and devoted brother Of
Sarah Lamkns. George and Grace Robinson
tof Philadelphia Pa.
Funeral from his late residence on Wednesday.
May .. at ] o'clock. thence to Zion Baptist
Church 7 street between Bird and ~ street.
southwest. Relatives and friends invited to
attend. 5.
sEAToN. On Tuesday MAY s 1917. at his rcsI-
dence. 81 Quincy place northwest. SAMUEL
II. SEATON. in his eighty first year.
Funeral from his late residence Wednesday. May
3. at pm. Relatives and friends invited
Interment at Middleburg. Va. Thursday. May
10.
SMITH. on Monday. May I, 1917 at BIS pm.
EMILY CATHERINE widow Of the late J. NJ.
Smith. aged eighty years.
Funeral from the residence of her son. Carroll
Smith. 1850 18th street. Wednesday, May p. at
pm. lnterment at Arlington.
SYLVESTER. Departed this life Sunday,
May q. 1917. at his residence. 6a6 Delaware
avenue southwest. DAVID SYLVESTER, he
loved husband of Mary sylvester, brother Of
Bessie Etherdgc and son OF David Sylvester.
Funeral from Zion Baptist Church. street
between Sd and Az streets southwest. We'd
nesday. May .. al l O'Clock. Relatives aud
friends invited to attend. Sc
WOOD. At st. Elizabeth Hospital. THOMAS
WOOD. in his seventy -first year.
Services at Tsltavulis parlors. 4i3 eth street
southwest. Wednesday. May 8. Mt 1 pm. In
t-rment in Congressional cemetery.
Evening star., 1917-05-08
CARDS OF THANKS.

LISToN. We wish to express our thanks to
our relatives and friends for their kindness
and sympathy and for the floral tributes ex-
tended to our dear brother. MICHAEL LIST0N.
BY HIS SISTERS AND BROTHERS.
S1MMS. We wish to thank our many friends and
relatives for their sympathy md floral tributes
during the illness and death of our dear wife
and mother. CARRIE A. SIMMS.
BY HER HUSBAND AND CHILDREN.