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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-26
TNToTE. VToIA nANA.

Viola Dana. that dainty cute little
actress. viii be seen ar the Unique.
just two DAYS. today and tomorrow,
IN a love romance. "Alladin's other
Lamp" The work OF this fav0rite is
so well known IT. is hardly necessary
to- 20 into details. and the same can
be said about the nature OF the plays
she appears in Every body knows that
% Viola Dana play will be enjoyable
an Of them are. so everybody goes TO
see Viola Dana whenever she appears
i'm "a new play.
SATURDAY. and Sunday the Unique
presents Anita Stawart in the great
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-26
WELCOME FOR
'M0VIE" CHIEF
Leading Business Men Will
Be at Station To Greet
the Ziegfeld Party.

With the arrival or William K.
ZiegfeId- president of the Ziegfeld
Cinema corporation. Miss Doris Darst.
star OF the ZieEfeld motion pictures.
her mother. and Minnie Morris. the
scenario writer. this afternoon. pre-
liminary work for the staging Of the
first ZiegfeId picture. "Stm Jim are
to be started in FL Paso. The party
are passengers on the Golden state
limited from Chicago.
Headed by John A. Wyatt. president
OF the chamber of commerce. the
members of the manufacturers com
rectOrs and other chamber Of COM
merce members who are interested in
the Ziegfeld corporation will greet the
party at the union station The party
will be escorted in automobiles 20 Ho-
tel sheldon, where temporary head
quarters Of the company has been cs-
Iablished by C. T. Baton. local rep
resetuatIve OF the company.
VIII Take offices.
Offices and sites for the location of
the huge motion picture plant which
Mr. ZIeEfeld viii establish here viii
be secured as soon as Mr.. ZIegfeld ar
rlves- c. F. Baton has negotiations
for several desirable sites for the mo-
ton picture city, but the closing of
the negotiations await Mr.. Ziesfeld's
approval
Following the principals Of the
company who Will arrive, Frank Pow
ell and Ralph Dean, director and as
slstaut director Of the company. viii
arrive Saturday with a large troupe
They have wired that they are leaving
New York for FL PasC.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-26
sERGT. DOTY RETURNs.

Ed G. Doty, desk sergeant at the
shift has returned from his vacation.
A1r. Doty, accompanied by his wife,
spent several weeks I'm eastern Texas.
Mrs Doty, who has been fl for some
time has gone to her old home in Mis-
sissippi- Acting desk sergeant. r H.
McMahan, will return to his regular
beat
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-26
CANDIDATE FOR MAY,,R OF
CHICAGO UNDER ARREST

Chicago. H., July 25.-George
HOOP. former candidate for mayor Of
Chicago on the Socialist ticket. IS
under arrest today on a charge Of
circulating literature intended TO dis
courage enlistments in the United
States military forces
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-26

The Fox comedy. Love and Logs. ~
VIII be shown again today at the
B1ou for the last time To Is well
worth your while 10 see this comedy
production The Universal Current
Events News Reel no II will posi-
lively be shown also today. The fol-
lowing important items appear in this
sum Der and others Ten million Amer
leans i'm the worlds greatest lottery
draw places as dewocracys cham
pions also Gen PershiuE's boys make
July 8 the one great grand day for
PARIS. Admission Is 8 and 10 cents
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-26

arthur Henry the infant son Of
-lr- and Mrs o. r. Jones. OF Seattle.
~ ASH died al the residence Of his
grandparents. Capt and Mrs. John "
Harris sl4 North Campbell street.
~ elues1ay evening about o'clock.
after an illness Of three weeks. Flu
neral arrangements have not bean
completed, awaiting the arrival OF the
father from Seattle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-26
MILLIAM WI. FINk.

The funeral OF William ". Fink
VAS held Wednesday morning al the
residence The services At tie house
were conducted by Rev. John ~
Jackson, Of the First Methodist
church. and Rev. AdoIph Hoffman.
The Elks' lodge conducted the sery-
ice az the cemetery.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-26
OTEICERs AETER RnoTIEGGERs.

a trip was made "Wednesday eve
ming by officers OF the sherifrs de-
partment 1u ana effort to locate boot
leEEers working on the road from II
PaSo 20 Asleta- No arrests were made
but much Information was gained and
arrests are expected in the next few
DAYS. 10 was reported.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-26
GRECIAN-NEW LAUCH RTLT.

Two new Triangle comedies will
make YOU laugh al the Grecian to-
day. The House of Scandal" and
His sudden RIVAL are both hilarious.
.udlcrous mirtn proVokers Famous
Keystone fsvorites appear ia both of
the comedies and their funny capers
are side splitting.
Monday the Greciau offers Bryant
Naslburu Iu the play of the hour
The Man Who Was Afraid the play
that knocks the slack" out Of the
Slacker.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-26
Nv MENORLAM

fNcr-ss nader this heading accepted r1F
% lolica-icn a. the reading notice rats-i
Card OF Thanks
] wish Co return my most heartfelt
thanks TO my many friends and the
public i'm general for their kind
assistance during the sickness and
death of my beloved husband
Tomass Giron
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-26
NEw FOX COMEDY AT BIJOU.

81 81 play Of her career "A Million
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-26
WOmen's
Oxfords and
Pumps

Broken Lots
$500 to $50 Values. .SZ.45
$500 to $500 Values. .SI.s5
Mems OzfOrds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-26
CIaim ShOuld Buy at Home.

FITe printing houses OF n Fas0
wrote a protest 10 mayor Charles
Davis and the city council protesting
against the action Of the purchasing
department Of the city in buying
from outside concerns instead Of
having the work done by FL Paso
companies. The letter was read BY
city clerk J. F. Dawson. Tt was
signed by Ellis Bros. Printing com
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
ED TO ENLIST AND
AVE BABES AT HOME

port myself and his four children He
wants to enlist and says that any man
who doesn't is a coward. | told him
he could enlist. but that before he
left | wanted divorce. so that | could
get another husband. He said il was
all right with him and we have agreed
to the divorce. and will you please let
us have it,"
Judge Whitty asked the husband il
he agreed to the divorce and when the
latter answered yes" he called Risis
into his private Office. What the Judge
said to the wculd-be soldier is not
known. but the result was satisfacto
Risis agreed to return home and he
jealed the agreement with kiss The
compact was-in the judges presence
and therefore will be binding. Risis
has decided that he will be a bigger
patriot to remain at home and pro-
vide bread and butter for five hungry
mOuths than II he had enlisted. -.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
WILD RUM0RS AND
HOARDiNG CAUSE D
SUGAR SHORTAGE
That is Testimony of Head of
American Sugar Refining
Company.

Washington, Dee. -0,-Foundation for
the sugar shortage was laid while re-
finers held large stocks last February
by sensational stories Of a threatened
famine and strikes caused by the l..
w, w, Earl u. Babst, president Of the
American Sugar Refining company,
testified today at the sugar investiga-
tion. He did not say who he believed
was RESPONSIBLE for the stories. Com
sumers began to hoard. he said. and
during the srring and summer demands
upon the refiners were unprecedented.
When consumers began to hoard. re-
tailers raised prices. he said. but re
finers did not increase prices corre-
spondinsly as they did not desire to
increase the alarm
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
LLOYD GEORGE GIVES
ANOTHER TALK ON THE
CONDITIONS OF PEACE
Territorial Restoration Must
Be Accompanied by Com
penSatiOn.

London, Dec. 20.-Complete restor-
alton Of the territories taken by the
enemy, together with compensation,
was demanded by Premier Lloyd
George in explaining the war aims of
the government in the house of com
mons today.
The premier said that the margin
Of losses at sea was narrowing. The
sinkings by submarines he declared
were decreasing, while shipbulding
was increasing. Losses in shipping
had been lighter by hundreds of thou
sands of tons than he had anticipated
the premier declared.
The premier said the sinking OF
submarines was increasing. Al
though the merchant tonnage was
down by 20 per cent, he added the
loss had been only per cent of i'm
ports over that of last year
Regarding the military situation
Mr.. Lloyd George said it was Idle to
Pretend that the hopes formed had
~ 10,
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
HIGH FINANCE
IN YORKTOWN
IS LAID BARE
Sensational Disclosures in U.
S. investigation of the
Stock Yards.
PACKERS THREATENED TO
GO AWAY FROM CHICAGO
They Were Given Enormous
Profits of Yards to Pre-
vent Removal.

Washington, Dec. 90 Sensa-
tional disclosures of high finance"
between the Chicago packers and
the stock Yards and terminal rail-
roads there-and promise of more
to come-featured today's session
of the federal trade commissions
investigation TO get at some of
the inner-most causes of the high
cost of living Backed with an
array of facts and figures gathered
by trained Investigators working
under the new S250,000 fund
recently appropriated by congress,
Francis ] Heney, in charge of the
investigation for the commission,
began cracking one sensation after
the other
Today's session had wholly to do
with a big operation in which S2,-
500 clerk was the medium of forming
an $4,000. 900 corporation which took
the risk of the stockyards and termi-
nal railways being moved further
west and developed testimony TO
show how the packers in return. to
use the language of one of the par
ticipants. got their share of the
plunder" and took their "pickings."
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
COSSACkS WIN
CONTROL Of A
RAILWAY POINT
BOlSheviki Also Face Menac-
ing Situation in the
Ukraine.

Petrograd Wednesday, Dec 10
Orenburg Cossacks opposing the Boil
sheviki have occupied Tchelabinsk,
junction on the Trans Siberian rail-
road, according to a report received
by the Den.
The BolsheViki government two
weeks ago reported that Tcheliabinsll
was being hesieged by troops under
General Dutoff hetman of the Ural
Cossacks. and one of the leaders of the
counter revolution. The town Is 800
miles northeast of Orenhurg and 125
miles west of the Siberian border. The
Trans Siberian railroad is joined there
from the north by railroad line run
ming through Perm and Ekaterinburg.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
Those Failing to Send Filled
Out Questionnaires Promptly
Will Be Placed in Class | for
Immediate Service.

Registered men who fail to return
the auestiennaires properly answered
ana sworn to before a notary public
within seven days after they have
been mailed by the city and county
orart boards will be in the first con-
tingent drafted.
warning to this effect wss issued
py the city and county draft boards
arter the first batch of answered
qaestionnaares had been received by
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
DELAY BY REGISTERED
MEN WILL COST DEARLY

the boards While only several bun
died had been returned il deye,ona,
that between 10 and Is per cent uer,
faulty. In some instances the r.si.
tered men failed to answer cer,at
questions. leaving them blank. and a
o.her cases they failed to swear to
the accuracy of their answers.
Al 'n"se who fail to make proper
@ e'uihs' or who fail to send in their
ns"ers within seven days after
'S .neS nave been mailed. win he placed
m class No. 1.
rms means that they. will he the
first drafted. s.lH
VERY question must be answe, ed.
= = (f,onfiuued an N, -, = ; -
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
Consumption Increases.

Americans consumed 400. 600 toms
more IN 1917 than the year previous.
Habst said, and 100000 tons OF Cuban
sugar usually coming to this country
went abroad. lie described the situa-
ton with the adage: You cant eat
your cake and have it. too" The de-
mand as result of the canning cam
paign was enormous. he said. and add
ed that instead of sugar being in sugar
bowls il is in fruit Jars"
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
UKRANIANS DEFY
THE BOLSHEVIKI

London. Tuesday, Dec. 1S.-The Boil
sheviki government, according to Pet
rograd advices. has sent an ultimatum
to the Ukranian rada. 1t demands
that within As hours decision be
made whether the Ukraine will cease
to assist General Kaledines by sending
him troops while forbidding passage
to Bolsheviki government troops, and
also whether it will stop disarming
troops in the Ukraine In case OF re-
fusal the rada will he considered at
80. -. =.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20

Montanas wool clip for 1917 pounds 10
less than the 1916 clip
highest price paid for the 62 per pound The ma
Jory of the wool was sold for SO a
All but 100000 pounds had been for be-
fore shearing Thve per entire clip was taken bv
the Union Wool Reno Nev concern in the Mon
ana territory These figures obtained from GRAY general
agent OF the Chicago Northwestern Railway at Helena
Butte for the day,
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
BLOWS FROM HAMMER
CAUSE Of BLACK EYES
Tom Golden and Mike McMor-
row Are Arrested for
Disturbance.

Anaconda, Dec. 2O.-Police were
called To 1908 East Fourth street last
evening, where Tom Golden and Mike
McMorrow We're alleged to have been
disturbing the peace. McMorrow had
two wounds in the head and a black
eye. alleged to have been caused by
blows from a hammer in the hands of
Golden Judge Daniels will hear the
story at the afternoon session of po-
lice court
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
Acts as Media
Mar Case and Re-
.and and Wife.
Pgreed Upon a Di-

Aitty assumed the role
bis morning between
D1H. incidentally unit
|-who have been split
llment. He prevented
the same time robbed
- of a soldier.
Sabon Risis called
Ignorant of the law.
had power to grant. a
1nsists upon going to
Cman. Il told him his
nAin 1t home and sup-'
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
Rumors From Cuba.

Added to the scare stories came re-
ports Of Cuban revolution and de-
struction of cane fields which stimu-
lated the demand greatly, Babst said
Then. after stocks became low. there
developed a difficulty in getting raw
sugar, and when it was impossible to
supply the eastern trade with cane
sugar the car shortage prevented new
beet sugar from being sent cnst
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
INFORMED THAT
kNY WILL MAKE NEW
TO ENTENTE
OW IF THE:
|CAN INDUCE
IS TO SIT IN
cognize Certain
of Peace Put
ward.

roday, Dec. t9.-Ac-
reports, Russia has
~ ~ the central powers
>o0o 10 make peace pro-
~ b published in the Eve
rktok says the represen-
y eontral powers at the
1lDofy peace conference
Qolons held yesterday an
~ olDoir governments in
E(Nolpls to put the ques.
- bofore all the powers
~ had asked their allies
Hussia was requested
~ oteps. II is stated the
X ~ endeavoring by all
CD,1 NE allies.
NJ Post says the Ger
g. @k1cially informed the
i G1uarters that the GEN.
~ ready to consider the
~ peace on the basis of
o0o and no indemnities,
on Page Eight.)
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
GERMANY'S PEACE
PROPOSAL AS MADE
ROUGH NEUTRALS

Gton, Dec. 20.-What purports to be an outline
mixers much advertised "Christmas peace
= been received through neutral diplomatic
called terms include the following:
the disposition Of Alsace-LOrraine to pie
hAn6hitants.
~ - ny Germany for her lost African colo
the money to be used for the rehabilitation of
sGGg6h, Rumania and northern France. y,
{E0vinces bordering the Baltic sea- the Black
Prussia to become Independent under Ger
n be called an Independent state under Aus
efainty.
nenf, freedom of the seas and commerce to
n the peace conference.
GiG Serbia and Montenegro to retain their
hdaries, with the right of access to the sea
1nted to Serbia.
g. remain intact.
~ such proposal of terms is merely another
fke {sman propaganda to impress the public
~ llies are responsible for continuance of
ether it is really feeler for peace, is a
estimate of the governments concerned.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
RUSSIAN OFFICERS IN.
FRANCE VOLUNTEER TO
JOIN THE U. S. FORCES

With the American Army in France.
Dec. Zo.-tBy the associated press. y
me officers of the Russian army in
Franco have volunteered as a body to
give their services to the United States
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
Armour Got the Profits.

J. Ogden Armour it was said, got
all the profits over . per cent.
. The point of the whole transaction.
as brought out by the testimony was
that the packers were threatening 10
move away from Chicago; that
corporation was formed to take over
the stoekyards properties and assume
the risk of their becoming valueless
and that as result the enormous
profits of the yards and terminal
equipment We're divided with the
packers as an inducement to them to
tcontinuad on pa. Fi.,,.,,
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
NOTICE OF CITY AND COUNTY
DRAFT BOARDS TO RECISTRANTS

The city and draft boards sending
to per cent OF the registered each day statement be-
low shows the date which queonnaes mailed the order
numbers of the included days batch and the date
on which the filed-out blanks be returned.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20

sermon and raid a rare tribute not
alone to Mons De Siere but to the
priests of Catholic Belgium in particu-
lar ana to~-the -hen who We're now
preaching the gospel in Montana. At
| o'clock Mons. DE Siere was guest of
honor at Il banquet for the priests at
the Silver Bow club. This evening he
will hold a reception at the church.
Tomorrow the students of the Central
LEnrti md -. D. -.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
MONTANA'S WOOL CLIP IN
1917 FALLS 10 PER CENT
BELOW FORMER YEARS

Total of 100000 Against 2O2OOOO in 1916 Prac-
tlcay Entire Clip Was Contracted for Before Sheanu
ana lgnest PrlceS in History Were Paid the Opening
Figures Exceeding Former ears Top Mark of the Season
Was 62a Cents. Half the Lambs Died During Winter
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20

Mr.. Gray obtains his final figures
in an accurate manner from every
railroad in the state.
Said Mr.. Gray:
Advancing Prices.
Boston buyers began contracting
in Montana as early as February at
10 cents. at that time the highest
price ever paid for wool in this ter
Continued on Page Eieven)
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
INQUIRE INTO
SHORTAGE Of
CLOTHING NEXT
Senate Military Committee to
Summon QuartermaSter
General in Probe.

Washington, Dec. 20.-with its in
duiry INTO alleged delays in supplying
the war army with guns and ammuni-
''on virtually concluded, the senate
military committee today prepared to
question Quartermaster General Sbarpe
regarding shortage of and production
delays in clothing and food for soldiers
chairman Chamberlain promised n
thorough investigation of the work Of
the quartermaster's department. of
which Major General Goethals. recent,v
recalled to active service. soon viii,
.ake enarse' The relation of the cloth
ing shortage to prevalence OF disease
IN various cantonments also will be
developed.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
More Criticism.

ordnance officers were criticised by
tlred H. Coivin. editor of the Ameri-
Continued on Page Five.) - :
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
WEATHER FORECAST

MONTANA-Generally fair tonight ana
Friday. somewhat colder east portion To-
night, somewhat warmer Friday.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-20
Advancing Prices.

Continued on Page Eleven. }
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pil foroge Stprfe hos Oetifate Yerioner
mcO 100 psf. inocn tt Gage.

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