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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
FUNDS RAISED BY
VALLEY BAPTISTS
Stevensville Members Hold
"Roll CALI Meeting.

Stevensville, Aug. 1s.-(Special)-
At roll CALI meeting held here
Thursday the members of the Baptist
church raised sl55 in cash to be used
in paying for the recent improvements
and repairs at the parsonage, and
pledges for $50 more were given.
Forty dollars of the pledged money is
to come from the Ladies' Aid society of
the church. Some of the Raptists were
unable to attend the meeting. and these
have stated their willingness to con-
tribute TO the fund 1t is believed that
enough will be raised to pay the entire
debt on the parsonage the only money
owed by the church.
The roll CALI was an interesting
event itself. The members and their
families gathered at the church during
the forenoon and morning worship was
held. At noon a delicious dinner was
served. and following this the collcc-
ton was taken. The remainder of the
day was spent in a social way.
The Baptist church here has recent
1y called Rev. William f. Parks to
serve. after having gone several
months without n regular pastor. Rev.
Mr.. Parks came here from Tennessee.
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men NOT REPORTING
Will Be MSERTERS
Those Who Fail to Show Up
to BE Taken Without Ex-
animation.
ENFORCE STRICT RULE
Responsibility Will Rest on
Drafted Subjects to APP
pear Before Boards.

! Washington. Aug. Renewed in
struction that drafted men. who fail
to report for service will be classed
| and punished as descrters, We're sent
to United States district attorneys
and agents of the department Of jus
Gregory.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
| has ruled that persons who neglect to
! appear for examination will he ac-
| cepted automatically and that the
privilege OF claiming exemption will
be denied. ~ was to help carry this
policy into effect that the attorney
general acted.
IT has been determined by the pro-
vost marshal general that persons who
fail to appear for their physical en-
animation after having received their
notice to do SO by local boards, by
such failure waive their right TO PHYS
zeal examination and arc accepted Nv
the board without such examination.
Their names will be certified 10 the
district boards as chosen by the local
boards for the national army.
To BE Considered Deserters.
IF they do not then appear To
claim exemptions, they will waive
Thereby the right to such cxcmptions
as they might have claimed and their
names will be certified by the district
boards to the adiutant generals Of
their respective states as persons for
the national army" said General
croWdcr The adintant general then
will mail them notice to report for
uuty at specified time and place and
such notices will be given publicity
according to the regulations of the
consumption act.
such persons then become subject
to the military authorities at the time
designated by the adjutant general for
them to report. Should they fail to
comply with this notice, they become
desertcrs from the army and will he
treated as such by the military an
thorities."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
Big Sandy Man Turned
Down for Flat Feet and
Has Amputation.
RUN OVER BY TRAIN
Goes to Sleep Waiting to Re-
turn Home and Wakes
Up Minus a Foot.

Fort Benton. Aug. lS.-Rcjectcd b,
the choutean county exemption board
because he had flat feet Emil I.un-
dcmoe of Big Sandy now has only one
root and the positive assurance that he
VIII not have to serve in the United
states army. He came to town 70.
Gently and was examined. with the re.
suit that his walking apparatus was
found defective though he had two feet
at tho time.
On the same night nc went to tho
derot. intending to return home. and
sat down on the platform. He fell
asleep. His feet projected far enough
over the track for them to he caught
under through train passing the sta
'ioh. ono foot was completely severed,
put efforts are being made to save the
other which was badly laccrated.
l-undomoe also suffered dislocatcd
hip. He was removed to st. Clare hos
nital.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
Suspect Game ViOlatOrs
Have Nothing But Honey

Stevcnsville, Aug. 1s-tSpecial)-
Deputy Game Warden Ed Haacke and
Forest Ranger Lee Bass almost caught
some game violators a few days ago.
Their intentions were good, however,
they only caught two men carrying
si''fi, - i packs out Of Mil creek can.
yon, 'Wt3t Gf SteNansViIe When The
packs Mere examined their contents
proved to he nothing more inoriminat-
ing than some Very fine wild honey
taken from Il be. tree which tho men
had discovered several miles M the
canyon.
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NEWS OF MONTANA
Fat
Just a Little Too Much to
Fight for u. S.

Roundup. Aug. ls.-The biggest
man drafted in Mussselshell county
for service in Uncle Sans nations
al army appeared for examination
and after physicians had vainly
tried to make their tapes and their
scales record his measurements.
regretfully rejected him.
HA was George f. Stretch of
Milestone, formerly a football star
on the Marquette university team.
and now a nracticing attorney at
Milestone.
MIR. Stretch stands six feet three
inches in his bare feet, and weighs
291 pounds stripped.
4 regard for Uncle Sans tailors
and a trifle OF about 100 pounds
overweight had some weight with
the board in making the exemp-
ton.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
Railroad Strike Placed
Under Munitions War Act

London, Aug. ls.-An official procli-
nation was issued today applying tno
munitions war act of 1915 to the diff
ferences between the British railway
companies and certain of their loco
motive drivers. tiremen and engine
cleaners. The effect Of this action il
that the dispute may be carried by
either party 10 the ministry of labor
for settlement by Cancellation or arbi-
tra ton.
Meanwhile any stoppage Of work is
prohibited and il Is illegal to apply
any union funds for the purpose ct
paying strike benefits.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
BIG LABORATORY TO
LOCATE IN HELENA
Expert to Have Charge OF
Work for State Board.

Helena, Aug. 1s.-Within a short
time, Montana will have a state
laboratory in Helena and a bacteriolo-
gist of national renown to handle the
work for the state board of health and
live stock commission.
Arrangements are being made for a
suitable building. which will be
equipped with modern appliances and
yesterday DIR. A. II. McCrary of Wash
ington. d. c.. a wellAknown bacteriolo-
gist, accepted the position rendered
him by Montana officials. He will ar
rive here September Is.
Assistant IIupfer of Washington and
DR.. King of Me bureau. who has been
doing work in Montana for the past
five years in the spotted fever dis
tricts, both recommend him highly.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
AT A GLANCE

Observation-Disclosures officer A. r
Hoblitt was in superior early this week
IN connection with a delinquency case
the subject being a lad about town who
has been charged by the sherifrs Of
fico. with numerous populations at the
local stores. The case is stiil undc,
advisemcnt
Forest Supervisor E.lcrs Koch was ir
superior this week on a visit of in
spcction to the forestry stations in this
district. On Wednesday he accompa niet
Forester Roy Phillips to tho scene OF
the Trout creek fire.
Tho local board completed their OK
animation of drafted men on Wedncs
day and the day following DR.. Pixley
OF Misso,lla came to Superior to review
the work of the board. It is confident
~ thought that Minedal county's quota
will be made up from those who passed
without a further call.
The case OF state OK rcl Nfcrrick
against Edna Mason, an action In
abatement begun in the district court
last March, was dismissed this week
Tho party defendant is a resident OF
Saltcse.
The announcement of the maria &c
OF Miss Esther Reda of Spokane to Pau,
krusel. of Superior. was made las,
Tuesday when Mr.. and Mrs. Kruscl ar.
rived here from Missoula. The cere-
mony was performed by Father Legris
OF Frenchtown Monday The couple arc
taking a brief HONEYMOON before Mr.
krusel is called to the colors.
4 change Of venue IN the case oil
Marie La1-ande versus |. F.. Mcrrjck ha
been granted by Justice Hinckley o1
DeBorgia before whom it was original.
~ set. and postponement also ha.
been had. The records now disclos,
that Justice Macarthur will hold tn,
preliminary hearing at 'Alherton or
Friday. August "a.
Carlton-Mrs Cook of Drummon,
has been the guest of Mrs. J. p. Nc.
Claim here. She also visited the w r
c. meeting on Thursday.
Mr., Olson and family Of Missoula ar,
enjoying an outing at their ranch here
Mrs. Fred Righy and children o
Missoula are visiting at the RICH,
home here.
TONY" Morris who died at his HON,
near Florence. was buried in the Carl
ton cemetery Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Jim Simpson of Stevensvill
| and Miss frankie Dixon of Oregon
We're callers at the Schradcr home o,
Friday.
! Mr. and Mrs. Ora Dishmon Of An
| burn, Washington. have purchase Mrs
Jones ranch and will nave here in tn
| near future to make their home
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred White of Roma,
| were here the first or the week. NJ,
| Whites sister returned home with then
for visit.
! Miss Eiva Mcdaniel left Thnrs(a
for visit with her uncle in Idaho.
! The Social circle will meet with Mrs
| Schrader on Thursday. August %.
! J. r. Mccain returned Thursda
from a. four-days' fishing trip at tn
lakes on the south fork of the Lolo.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
Will Form Bitter Root
Valley Shriners Club

Stevcnsville. Aug. lS.--tSpecial)-
Ravalli county members of the Mystic
Shrine have called a meeting to he held
on Saturday. August o5 in the Odd
Fellows hall at Stevensville. 1t is pro-
posed to form an organization called
the Bitter Root Valley Shrine club.
There are about 30 Shriners in the
valley. and it is hoped to band them
together for patriotic and social rur-
poses.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
Stacker Pleads Guilty
Before U. S. Officer

kalispell, Aug. 1S.-W. A. Carrow
was arraigned before United States
Commissioner !. D. Rognlen on the
charge of not registering on June s
Carrow is said to be &c years old and
admitted to the court that he had not
registered, claiming that he had not
been notified he had to register, al
though he admitted seeing press no.
tees to that effect
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
BUTTE MEN WINNERS.

White Sulphur Springs. Aug. IS
Kenneth Simmons of Butte today won
the state tennis single championship.
when in the final rounds he defeated
Klein of Billings. The Butte team.
Mcleod and Burton, defeated Wells
and Romney of Billings and won the
state doubles championship.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
Fergus County Pioneer
Dies on Montana Farm

LcWistOWn, Aug. 1S.-Clarcnce NJ.
Goodell Of Hobson- Philbrook, for many
years one of the prominent men OF
Fergus county. died at his farm home
yesterday after a long illness. Mr..
Goodell was born in Wisconsin in 1867
and when three years of age crossed
the plains to Idaho with his parents.
On the way out he was captured by
Indians but was soon rescued by SOL
diers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
Death Blow Dealt to
Billings Dens of Vice

Killings. Aug. ls.-Mayor w. NJ.
Johnston has dealt a death blow to
the dens Of vice in this city that have
been masqucrading under the names
of tea rooms and cabarets when he
signed an ordinance prohibiting the
sale OF LIQUOR in any dance hall or
room where women dance, or play
cards. and making the persons who
drink in such places equally guilty
with the proprietors thereof
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
Old Chinese Character
Passes Away in Helena

Helena, Aug. 1S.--"Buckskin," a
Chinese character in Helena since the
good rush. cashed in his chips early
yesterday morning, and passed on his
way to his celestial reward. His real
name seems to have been lost in the
passing years under the nickname by
which all in Chinatown and out knew
Kim
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
ATTACK GERMAN PRESS.

Lincoln, Neb. Aug. 1S.-The state.
council of Defense or Nebraska today
strongly condemned the German lam
suage press in this country for al
legged PRONUNCIATION of anti-American
propaganda and called on congress to
curb the editors of the papcrs If tho
present laws are not sufficient
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
Sugar Prices Advance
on Livingston Market

Livingston, Aug. 1s.-Retail sugar
prices took another jump here yester-
day, cane and beet sugar both ad-
Nancing 80 cents per hundred. Beet
sugar now retails for sl0.25 and cane
sugar for SIPS. Butter also continues
to remain high. ranch selling for g.;
cents and creamery for A. cents. Po-
tatO prices have dropped consider IA bly,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
Roundup Boys Charged
With Stealing Tires

Roundup. Aug. 1s.-An epidemic OF
auto tire thefts Is worrying the Off
GERS of Roundup the past week. Two
boys a bout 16 years old have been
caught stealing tires and disposing of
them and will be tried before the ju >
venile court today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
Slackers Very Thick in
State Says U. S. Marshal

Butte, Aug. 1S.--tfnited States Mar
shall Joseph .Ashridgc, who is in Butt,
for few days from Helena, yesterday
stated that handling slackers all over
the state is occupying most OF the time
of him and his deputies. He brought
John Madrid. charged with cutting an
Indian s4uaw. to the county Jail from
Helena. Aadrid's case will be brought
before Judge George NJ. Eourquin to-
taS
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
Forest Fires Break Out
Around Snowy Mountains

Roundup, Aug. 1S.-Telephonc mes
sages received today from the northern
part of the county indicate that an
other forest fire of considerable ex-
tent is raging on the south slope of
the Snowy mountains
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
Former u. S. Officer
Held at Fort as Spy

Helena, Aug. 1S.-Horace Cutler, at
one time. it is said, first lieutenant
In the California artillery. is lodged In
the gnardhouse at Fort Harrison here
on charge of espionage.
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BAR ASSOCIATION TO
CARE. FOR DEPENDENTS
Members Vote to- Handle
Business of Those Who
Leave for Front.
CONVENE IN BUTTE
William Wayne of Missoula
Chosen Vice President of
Fourth District.

Butte, Ang. 1s.-Officers were elect :
ed by the Montana State Bar associa-
ton at its final session of the annual
convention as follows: President r. p.
We're L. Mccarthy. Helena. reelected;
vice presidents. G. Z. Pew. First dis
trlct Fred J. Furman, Second dis
trict; Edward Scharnikow, Third dis
trict: William Wayne. Fourth district;
p. p. Beckett. Fifth district: +. l.. Glib
SIN. sixth district: c. II. Loud. seventh
trict; George G.. Patton Ninth district;
Q. w. Bolton. Tenth district; J. T..
Erickson, Eleventh district; l.. v.
Reanlieu, Twelfth district
Investigate Sullivan Case.
A committee consisting of c. A.
Spaulding. G. Il. Pew and William
sScanlon, all of Helena, was named to
investigate the case of Frank Sullivan,
a Butte attorney. who was recently ac-
quilted Of Being Stacker for failing
to register under the selective con-
scrlption law. His mothers testimony
showed LAT Sullivan would not be-
come Of age until November of this
year. Action by the bar association was
taken because it was charged that to
become entitled to practice law in this
state Sullivan sworc last year that he
was - years of age.
The association adopted resolutions
Whnrnin ho yv1oy TO
for the business of fellow members,
swho are In the army or navy. The
members also agreed to care for the
legal business of any sailors, soldiers
or marines in the service Of the United
States or their dependents without
charge.
Howell Attacks Socialists.
II. B. Howell. newly elected president.
delivered the principal address. He de-
voted most of his talk to dcnunciation
of Socialism in the United States.
socialism In tine United States mas
lost irnmeasurably through it's active
sympathy with German barbarsm dur
ing the present war" said Mr.. Howell.
Continuing he mentioned a number of
former Socialist leaders who have an
nounced their retirement from the
party.
Other talks were made by Fred Fur
man Of Butte, j. a. Walsh of Helena,
and others.
The association concluded its session
tonight with banquet at which Rep
resentative Jeanette Rankin was a
guest.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19

In December, 1907, Guatemala, san
Salvador. Nicaragua and Costa Rica
pledged themselves to preserve the an
solutc neutrality Of Honduras. AS ii is
impossible for troops 10 go from ono
country to another without crossing
some part of Honduras. war would he
physically impossible. while tho treaty
was observed. IN addition, all matters
Of dispute between the Central Ameri-
can countries were to b. referred 10 n
court established in Costa Rica, for the
period OF ten years, commencing in
1907.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
Congress Planned for Proro-
CATION Of Peace Treaty
May Form Union.
SCHEME WINS FAVOR
Costa Rica Suggests 1t With
Support Of San Salvador
and Honduras.

Ia Iibcrtad. San Salvador, AUG Is
The government of Costa Rica has
approached the other Central American
governments with the idea of Il meeting
of their Observation-Disclosures to consider
the Propagation Of the Washington
treaties of 1907. The government Of
san Salvador had previously made Il
similar proposal to renew the peace
agreements which are now nearing the
expiration of their tcn-year term.
The government Of Costa Rica ayails
itself OF the opportunity to suggest i
congress to study the possible unifica-
tion of tho five Central American re-
publics. including. besides itself,
Guatemala salvador. Nicaragua and
Honduras. This idea already has been
received enthusiastically ny the people
of Honduras. The san Salvadorian cor
Iofation has expressed its adhesion to
the plan and the ilondurean and Sal
Nadorian newspapers are printing arti-
cles in favor of the union Student as
sociatio ions and labor unions also have
begun q propaganda TO that effect
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II You are a smart man. honor the
Old folks and remember that they We're
on the ground first.-Pittshur Post
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-25
THE RICHMOND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. NovEMBER Is, 1917.

land at the front. while weighing like
"a moral pail upon the enemy peoples.
-e@usiHs the disinte grafton, of their
power.
In anticipation of the German peace
invitation that may follow the con-
cluslon of their Italian drive and In
anticipation of any peace overtures
from the enemy by America. the en-
tente allies should agree upon pro-
position as the guage of sincerity which
they will lay before the central powers
a. reason by conditions pt ecendent for
any peace conference, namely:
First. that both sides retire, un-
molested TO their frontiers. allowing
time for eyacutioa and reoceupation.
Sotond that all helligerents accept
In advance the principle of liability
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DaIW INTO ITALY MAY MAY PROVE ROVE
lUsTR0- Germans UND0|NG, SAYS HOBsON
for Anglo French Send in Troops Than for Kaiser
and Crushing Blow by Allies Is Likely to Prove Fallacy Of
Strategy Employed by Pottsdam-5 1000 Even TO-
100000 Men From America is Menace Grows.

beyond the sphere of practical states
manship.
No doubt the German invitation witt
4 be- accomplished by plausible preten :
sions Of disiuterested desires for peace
and devotion to the principle Of arb'-
tretion and the limitation OF arma-
ment
German Peace Plan.
This win create a grave moral peril
for the allies Should they spurn this
irviiatl9n as they did the invitation
last winter, should they declare that
Germany must be conquered or Ger
man soil annexed, as they did last
winter, then they would open the way
for pacifstiC and socialistie propa-
ganda to divide their own people and
weaken Themselves internally. This
would also furnish the opportunity for
the enemy governments once again TO
go to their own people ana say that the
allies refuse a iust peace are Joined In
conspiracy to destroy the central
movers: that these latter ars fighting
for life for home and native land. thus
soiidifyins and strengthening them
selves internally while they weaken
the enerlv.
Instead Of repeating the folly OF this
should Guido the invitation In pro
claiming devotion of peace, just and
enduring peace. and should repeat
their declaration that right, not might,
uust rule the world
Then assuming that the invitation
IL sincere the others. without making
any recriniuation. should call on the
central powers 10 retire 20 their own
frontiers. eva cuating every foot of
EUssian and italian as we'll as Belgian
ard French territory, occupying only
FufNsn'a and Servia, or so much OF
these as would be a proper exchange
hands ~ the allies. They should ac-
company this call with a call In the
ne ne Of humanity, namely, in that the
n+tion. like the Individual that com
mits Hdiudlcated wrong. shall bear the
@4tt Cr re- uaration~-uot that any mate
riai reparation could ever reailv com
ffsTEatN FOR 'phumFp wrongs. but that
society and humanity should have the
protection of insurinE that interna-
tional wrong, particularly ruthless and
wanton destruction shall no longer be
profitable 70 the wrong doAr.
Must punish Wanton
This counter call would take the
form Of asking an agreement in ad-
appointed by mutual powers shall In
vestgate and adtudicate the war de-
struction by all belligerents alike and
whenever a case OF wantonness IL
found that violates the treaty of The
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Hague convention and the clearly &C
cepted truth of humanity. tren the
nation WHOSE furcrT commit 'rft--tit-'
wrong shall bear the costs of adjudf-
Gated compensation.
Would any nation, particularly after
pretending to be animated by desires
for peace and Justice, reject such fair
and humanitarian proposition.
II IL did then the moral condemma-
ton of the world would be upon IL.
We must n1aketthis principle of liza
billy for wantonness condition pre-
ccdsnt for entering any peace con-
ference The war prolonged by its re-
lection on the part of Germany. would
mere and more become holy war,
nrousing, unifyiug and sustaining our
people and the people of the entente
allies IN predigIous efforts az homo
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-25

friends of. Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Cole
man win regret to learn Of their au-
tomobife accident Summary wf1en they
were returning from Charlotte via
Danville, The, accident occurred when
the car struck a sand bar on the
Houston road twelve miles from DAN
vile. The car overturned, and Mr..
Coleman was pinned underneath. Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce Coleman, of Martins
vile. who were close behind in an
other car released Mr.. Coleman, and
TOOK them in their car to house
near by where medical attention was
received. Although badly bruised and
shocked by the accident the .Colemans
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were brought to Danvilie and after
a brief stay left for home reaching
here abei.t 10 o'clock. MI. Coleman
sustained a broken shoulder ana
other injuries. and Mrs. Coleman has
been unable 20 walk since reaching
home.