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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
FORTUNE IN A KETTLE.
Farmer Discovers Gold In Iron Pot Two
Feet Under Ground.

Farmer Discovers Gold In Iron Pot Two
Feet Under Ground.
Milwaukee.-Seven thousand dollars
In gold was the treasure John Rugow-
ski, a truck farmer, found hidden two
feet underground while working in his
garden near Manitowoc, Wis.
Rugowski struck an old iron kettle
with a shovel and, digging 1t up, care
lessly cast 1t aside, when he spied the
glittering money.
Now the question arises to whom
does the money belong, because Rugow-
ski is only tenant on the farm. The
property is owned by the estate Of the
late John Meyer, which is still being
settled. Heirs of the estate claim the
treasure, but Rugowski intlmates that
possession is nine points OF the law,
and whoever gets the money from him
will have trouble.
For years the farm was owned by
man named Huck, an eccentric charac-
ter, who had no faith in banks. 1t is
he who is thought to have hidden the
wealth. The property has changed
hands a number Of times.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
MEN WITH TRADES JOIN ARMY.
Great Rush to Enlist Under Modified
Terms of Service.


New York.-Men with trades are be
ing eagerly sought as army recruits,
and now, for the first time, food OF
applications is beginning to pour In to
the recruiting stations In New York
The prospect of future war Is entire
ly responsible for this, although the
action of the war department recently
ordering the enlistment Of men be-
tween eighteen and thirty-flve for a
period of one year only on active serv-
Ice and six years with the reserve has
made the service more attractive.
Since the issuance of this order the
recruiting station at GA Eighth avenue
has had an unprecedented number of
applications. The trades most in de-
mand are clerks, stenographers, auto
mobile drivers, automobile machinists,
blacksmiths, cooks. bakers, teamsters,
wheelwrights, carpenters. iremen, far
riers, engineers and saddlers.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
Stevenson's Wife.

A half caste sailor once said, "Mr.
Stevenson is good to me, like my ia
Their, and his wife is the same kind Of
man."
King Tembinoke said of Mrs. Steven
son, "She good; look pretty plenty
chench" (sanse).
Perhaps they both meant what the
poet Edmund Gosse so well expressed
when he wrote of her as being so
dark and rich hearted, like some won
derful wine-red jewel"
But the best tribute in Mrs. Steven
sons praise came from the pen of her
husband.-Critic.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
TRAINING FLEET FOR LAKES.
sastland, From Which Many Lives
Were Lost, Will Be Flagship.

Great Lakes, Ill.-A feet of training
ships shortly will be sailing the great
lakes, it was announced at the United
States naval training station here.
Captain w. A. Moffett, commandant,
has planned the mobilization of num-
Der of vessels mounting guns ranging
from one Founders to six inch pieces.
The fleet will serve to train recruits
passing through the training station
here, which has been greatly expanded
since the outbreak of war, in addition
to protecting lake cities.
The steamer Eastland, which turned
over in the Chicago river in 1915 with
a loss Of SO lives and which is now
being rebuilt as a gunboat, will be the
flagship. Other vessels in the feet
will be two Of the former Spanish gun
boats which were captured by Dewey
at Manila bay.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
PUT ELEPHANTS TO WORK.
Germans Using Big Beasts For Hauling
In Berlin Streets.

Berlin.-Of the extraordinary sights
seen In the snow blocked streets Of
Berlin the employment of huge work
ing elephants for traffic purposes Is
certainly the strangest. The animals
belong to a circus, and every morning
they may be seen on their way draw
ing heavy carts loaded with iron boil
ers, each weighing $4,000 pounds.
No eight horses would be sufficient to
move these huge wagons, but to the 81
gantic pachyderms 1t seems as child's
play. If they find an auto bus stuck in
a snowdrift, with painting, exhausted
horses trying TO pull It out, the working
elephant lends friendly forehead, and
In trice the stranded vehicle is afioat
again.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Diet For the Aqed.

o The aged should have food at {
o frequent interyals-little and {
o often should be the rule-food {
o every three or four hours. The
o appetite is not as keen in old age {
o as it is in youth, nor is the di-
o gestion so good.
o Fresh vegetables are needed
o and relished by elderly persons,
0 and they are valuable addition
o to the dietary if they are trou-
o bled with constipation, as they
o contain fibrous tissue, which
o gives bulk to the contents Of the
o intestinal canal and supplies
o something for the intestines to
o contract upon. Stewed or raw
o fruits are useful, as well as veg
o etables, and one or the other
o should be eaten two or three
times a day.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
YALE MEN IN AERO UNIT.
They Enroll In Naval Service and Be-
gin Training.

They Enroll In Naval Service and Be-
gin Training.
New London, Conn. - Sixteen men,
bers of Yale's flying unit arrived from
New Haven and after being enrolled
by Commander Yates Stirling, U. s. N,
Of the local submarine base, the young
men returned to the Elm City.
William F. Sullivan, who will be
their instructor, is an experienced avi
ator employed by F. Trubee Dawson
last season, making several flights and
at times accompanying the submarines
in their maneuyers. The entire Yale
squad of aviators numbering forty
eight left New York for Palm Beach,
where ten flying machines awaited
them for daily practice.
David McColloch, another veteran
aviator, will also instruct the Yale men
at Palm Beach.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06

Atlantic City.-Diamond Jim Brady
placed an order with a jeweler for
pair Of tortoise shell spectacles to be
studded with chips of rose colored
stones as a gift for Mickers Mallory, a
terrier owned by William Mallory, a
board walk shopkeeper. Mr.. Brady
took fancy to the dog and noticed its
eyesight is affected.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
Our Coal Supply.

The United States coal supply is near
ly one-half that of the entire world.
Estimates put the available coal supply
of the United States at 1888, 800, 00O,O 900
tons out of a world total estimated at
1887, 500, 100000 tons. China ranks next
to the United States in available sup
ply, estimated at 100000 100000 tons;
Great Britain, 1S0,0OOO00,OO0; Ger
many, 164,OOOOO0O00, and Canada,
100000, 100000 tons.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
Too Pushinq.

"I had an idea I'd grow up and own
this business some day." said the dis
charged Office boy.
That's just why you were fired"
said the boss. Ever since you started
to work here you've been acting as IL
you already owned the business. "
Birmingham Age Herald.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
Can't Sleep In Movies.

Chicago.-A movie house Is no Pull
man, the Chicago police have decreed.
For months down-and-Outers have OBJ
tanned lodging for a nickel by enter
ing an all night movie house and snooz-
ing while villains pursued heroines
across the screen Tie police broke up
the practice 10y arrcsting seventeen of
the sleepers
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06

TOSS OF A COIN PICKS
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR

+ Cripple Creek, Colo.-Thomas
!. Surber, Democratic alderman, is
+ the Democratic candidate for
+ mayor by the grace of the flip
+ ping Of a dollar that came
+ tails" The choice lay between
+ Surber and Frank Vetter, another
+ alderman. The leaders could not
+ decide, so the men. who are good
+ friends. settled it by the toss of
I. a coin.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06

Waiter-Beg pardon, sir, but-ahem-
the gents here usually remember my
services. Guest pocketing all the
change)-Do they? They ought to be
more charitable and forget them!
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
clauar shsan shaarars.

Averaging everything, from young
wethers, which are hard, to old ewes,
which are easy, experts in Australia
will shear about 90 or 100 sheep day.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-26
U. s. MISSION TO
RUSSIA RETURNS

Washington. July 25. Secretary
Baker in a statement tonight formally
announcing the return Of the mission
OF American army officers sent to
Europe to study technical questions.
said that the mission sis unanimous in
its praise OF the splendid morale OF the
allied forces on the western front and
while it shares the general realization
Of the gravity of this war It has re-
turned without any pcssimistic opinion
whatever as to its final outcome
The secretary said he had inquired
fully and found that there In no truth
in stories published in various news
papers today purporting to quote
members Of the party as saying that
the German lines are impgrenable.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-26
War Summary

= Entry OF women soldiers into
the ranks Of the Russian forces
has not been enough to instill a
degre of patriotism into the re-
calcitrant Russian army. The re-
treat before the AustrO German
forces continues without pressure.
Only In the southern Carpa-
thians, where the Russians are
fighting side by side with the Ru-
manians are they showing ag-
gressivcness. In this region gaps
have been made in the enemy lines
and several villages taken. In
Talicia, from the foothills of the
Carpathians to Tarnapol. the with
drawal continues. important towns
and railroad centers falling into
the Teuton hands without effort.
Nothing but artillery activity
marks operations on the Aisne
front. Early Wednesday morning
the crown prince launched his last
effort to gain his objective. The
attack was completely repulsed.
East OF Monchy-I -Preux the
Germans have taken 200 yards Of
trenches from the British, liquid
fire playing an important part in
the ability Of the Teutons to ad-
vance. There is no sign of infantry
activity In northern Belgium
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-26
FRISCO WOMAN is
FREED OF MURDER
CHARGE BY JURY
After 81 Hours Of Debefation, Mrs. Mooney Is Acquitted
Of Having Connection With Preparedness
Day Bomb Explosion

on a(verdict OF murder in the first de-
gree without Recommendation for
mercy. Both sentences have been held
up pending appeals to the state su.
rreme court. The others are now
awaiting trial. Nolan is at liberty on
bail.
Dissatisfied with the verdict in the
case OF Thomas }. Mooney, union labor
organizations. which contributed large
~ to the defense fund through the In
ternational Workers Defense league,
caused the appointment OF a silent
jury" composed of labor men, to hear
evidence adduced at Mrs. MONEYS
trial and render an independent yer.
diet to organized labor.
Trial Started in May.
Mrs. Mooney was brought to trial
May 2l before Superior Judge Emmett
Seawell, OF Santa Rosa, and a jury.
The specific charge against her was
the murder Of Mrs. Irene Van Loo, one
OF the 10 victims of the explosion. In
addition the defendant was charged
with having been member Of il
"murderous conspiracy" to overthrow
the government and bring about n
oNtttC VI tausAtNhS. huCIl leSt1IIlOnN ana
many exhibits intended to support this
theory were ruled out by Judge Sea-
we'll. Various letters written to and by
Mooney, extracts from an anarchist
publication called the Blast" edited
here about the time of the explosion
by Alexander Berkman, an associate
.of Emma Goldman, and other docu-
ments, which the state contended
showed designs of the alleged group
of conspiratOrs, We're admitted.
Alibi was the defense which the de-
fendant's attorneys sought to estab-
lish by a score of witnesses, who de-
clared Mrs Mooney and her husband
had been on the roof OF the building
in which they made their home, NOR.
than mile from the scene of the
explosion, throughout the afternoon
Mrs. Mooney and the four other de-
PENDANTS told of their movements in
detail on the afternoon of the bomb
| murders. The defense sought to prove
that others rather than the defend
ants were the persons who had been
| seen in the vicinity of the explosion
by the state witnesses.
Contention Of State.
The states contention was tha
Mooney and the others sought to pre-
vent the parade because II was II mill
tary preparedness measure which
| might interfere with their allege,
plot to overthrow the government and
| that Billings. accompanied by three OF
| the other defendants placed a suit.
case which. the state contended. en-
| closed the bomb. at the spot whers
the blast occurred. One witness sale
he saw Billings. accompanied b,
to hold them hack--an attack by the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-26
Farmers Hit by
Drought to Get
Financial Aid
Government to Prevent Fore.
closures on Mortgages,
Says Campbell.

Farmers who have lost their crops
as a result Of the severe drought will
be protected from mortgage foreclo-
sures by the government. according 10
Missoula County Agent John r. Camp
bell. VINO returned yesterday from
Bozeman, where he attended a mea; :
ing of the county agents of Montana
Some of the farmers" Mr.. Camp
bell said. "have shown a disposition io
blame the county agents for ha. ing
advised them to plant increased acre
age this year. Those who have FOL
lowed that advice and have lost b. =
cause of the drought have taken tn.
unreasonable attitude of blaming the
agents for their loss.
Government Will Step IN.
''Ths was one of the subjects tho
Oughly discussed at our conference
and it was made known that the gov
eminent is prepared to step in an 4
prevent any attempts on the part OF
the creditors Of these planters to fore,
the farmers to pay sooner than 1t VII
be possible for them to do so. J..
other words, the farmers are not &c
be imposed upon by the men whom
they owe"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-26
EXPECT HEADWAY NOW
WITH SHIP BUILDING

Washington, July 25.~-Confirmation
by the senate today of Edward n.
Hurley's appointment to the shipping
board as successor to William Dem
man, forecast an early start on the
governments ship building program
Mr.. Hurley probably will meet with
the board tomorrow. lie will be elected
chairman at the request of the prcsi-
dent. The nomination on Brainbridge
Colby to succeed Captain John Il.
White was not acted on today, but no
active opposition to his confirmation is
looked tor.
Rear Admiral Capps, named by Pres
ldent Wilson to take charge of ship
building as general manager of the
emergency fleet corporation, conferred
today with General Goethals and will
start to work tomorrow or Friday.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-26
REFERENDUM ENDS:
CONTRACT ACCEPTED

Butte, July 25.-Reports received to.
night by the Metal Trades council OF
Butte indicate that the recent refer
endum Of the various locals Of the
state had resulted in the acceptance OF
the new contract offered by the Ana
conda Copper Mining company.
There was some sentiment at the
council in favor of the Butte locals Sc
ceding from the state council because
the Anaconda and Great Falls metal
trades unions had otherwise forced the
acceptance Of the new contract on
Butte. the locals Of which voted to re
ject the contracts. Officers of the To-
cal council. however, cautioned against
radical policies and urged the Butte
unions to abide by the decision of the
referendum and, it is stated, prevailed
on the members of the Butte council
not to repudiate the state organization
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-26
"WE'RE COIN TO HAVE A
SWIM POOL LIKE THAT
Yes, We Are, When Time Ar
rives That All Contribu-
tions Are Paid In.

The hot, hlistering sun baked down
on HIGGINS avenue with bitter intcn-
sltN. Not breath of air was present to
drive away the torrid heat
In front of one of the principaI
stores a little boy and girl stopped for
u moment. They were clad in ragged
garments and the worn expression on
their faces told Of yipor Snpprd by the
sWeltering heat. The boy WAS probably
10 years old and the little girl may
nave been u year older.
Ihcy were lntently Viewing a picture
In the window OF the store. II was Il
iull portrait of Annette kcllerman,
clad in a bathing suit and standing by
the blue waters OF some beach
"o-o-o! jimmy. Looky there" cried
tn" little girl. I'm gonna be ike that
Whcn we get that swimming pool. I've
got an old piece of cloth that'U make
u suit Just like hcrn.'
All Gee! they aint gonna be nc
sW'nhnin' pool declared Jimmy .lr
Jecledly, as h" feasted his eyes uuo,
that painted water. Those swell guy.
are jes playin' a joke, thas all"
yep, were gonna hcv it," argue,
the little girl. Il hcared a fellow sa,
THIS mornin' that he guessed he'd bet.
ter pay the money he promised
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-26
CANADA TO GET
AMERICAN LOAN

Washington, July 25.-Canada Is to
borrow $10O,OOO,0OO in the United
States to offset in part the heavy trade
balance against her in this country.
The loan will be made for two years.
bear interest at the rate of apprOxi-
mately per cent and will be made by
q syndicate of New York bankers.
Negotiations for the loan have been
proceeding for some time past. The
final steps-approved by the American
government-were announced today by
Secretary McAdoo in a statement say
ing that he had so notified Sir Thomas
White, Canadian minister of finance
at a recent conference.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-26
MORE NATIONAL GVARDSMEN
CALLED INTO FEDERAL SERVICE

Washington. July 25.--The entire ma
tional guard Of the country. with the
exception Of troops from California
and the southwestern states, was in
the federal service tonight under
President Wilson's can.
The remaining units will be brought
In August &, on which day the whole
force of probably 100000 will be
drafted into the federal army. From
that day on. the state troops can be
used for any duty the president may
direct and will be subject to no limi-
tations that do not also apply to the
regular army.
The first increment Of the guard
was called out 10 days ago. Those
called today In the second increment
embrace New England. middle western
and northwestern states and severa
southern states. Probably more thar
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-26
No Change in Pess;n1;st;c
Crop Outlook in Montana
Weekly Reports of County Agricultural Agents Show That
Considerably Less Than Halt Crop Will Be Harvested

Helena, luly 20 Weekly crop re-
ports from agricultural agents ~
summarized by the state commissioner
OF agriculture. show no improvement
over the pessimistic statements of last
week. The summary by counties IL
brief and follows:
Reports by Counties.
SherIdan--tliay 20 per cent normal:
grain negligible.
Ravalli--LesS than one third crup
spring and winter wheat.
Fallon-lialf crop grain.
Carter-lIalf crop grain.
WibauX--Only corn and potatoes
saved.
Prairie--liay and grain fairly good
Chouteau--Wheat complete failure.
PoWell-EOrty per cent grain crop.
Granite--Forty per cent grain crop.
fsSlowstone--Dry land grain fall
ure; rest, fair.
carbon-Wheat very poor.
Stillwater-Winter wheat burned.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-26
Sc ARE DEAD IN
MINE EXPLOSION

sydney, c. b., July 25.-Sixty-two
miners were killed by an explosion in
the Dominion Coal company's colliery
at New Waterford today. Thirty-two
bodies. many Of them terribly mangled,
have been removed and 1t was believed
that the gradual clearing away OF the
gas fumes would permit the removal
of wreckage SO that other bodies could
be reached by morning.
The cause of the disaster, which was
the worst in the history OF Capre
Breton mining. had not been deter
mined tonight.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-26
WOMEN SOLDIERS FAIL
TO AROUSE PATRIOTISM
Russians Continue Retreat
Despite Entrance of Female
Troops in Camp.
By Associated Press.


Even the actual entry OF women SOL
diers into battle on the eastern front
has not imbued the recalcitrant Rus
deserving in large numbers in Galicia.
leaving a virtually free road open for
fresh advances by the Germans and
Austro- -Hungarians.
From the Baltic to the Black sea
only at one point along the long line
In the southern Carpathians-have the
Russians shown some OF their old
fighting spirit. Here. fighting shoul-
der to shoulder with their Rumanian
allies. they have captured several VIII
lagos from the Germans and broken
the heavily fortified Teuton line on a
wide front.
Preeipitats Retreat Goes On.
In Galicia. the precipitate retreat OF
the Russians continues almost every
where from the Carpathion fo0thilss TO
the region around Tarnopol. the gov
ernment apparently not vet having had
time to put in force its strong repres-
sive measures which NJ kerensky has
promised to apply in order to stay the
retreat.
Nadvorna. in the fringe Of the foot :
hills. Stanislau and Tarnopoi and num-
erous smaller towns have been taken
by the Teutons, who are now approac ch
ing the important railroad junction Of
Buczacz. which lies some 30 miles east
OF Halicz. The German emperor was
an observer OF the battle on the Sereth
front and saw his men put down the
!, only effort Of moment that was made
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-26
NUMBER VESSELS
LOST INCREASES

London, July 25.-Twenty- Brit
ish vessels of more than 1900 tons
each and three OF less than 1900 tons
each We're sunk last week ny mines
or submarines, according to the weekly
admiralty report on shipping losses.
One fishing vessel was also sunk.
The admiralty's statement follows:
Arrivals, 2,791: sailings, 2.79l.
British merchantmen sunk by mine
or submarine over 1000 tons. includna
two previously, q; under l.60C tons. 3
British merchant vessels Lnsuccrss.
fully attacked including three pre-
viOusly. Is.
British fishing vessels sunk, one.