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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-24

substitution OF OtneT lOOuS.
Hotels and restaurants in Lewis
town. Billings and Livingston have also
adopted meatless days through the ef-
forts of MI Love. likewise all the rail-
roads running through Montana are
observing the custom on their diners.
Excellent menus can be arranged
without meats" declared Mr.. Love in
dicussing the question today, and
there is no reason why Butte should
not fall in line. My trip to Helena and
Great Falls has demonstrated that the
citizens and travelling public are will
ing to help"
Mr.. Love added that he will ask all
hotels and restaurants in Butte to
swing into line next Tuesday. He de-
clared that he has found that hotels
and restaurants are using three and
four times as much corn meal as for
merly in the plan to economic and
substitute.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-24
Housewives In
Guiding $4,000 in Silver Bow
County Will Be Asked to
Sign Cards Promising to
Conserve Food Supply.

All is in readiness for National Food
pledge week. which begins Oct. 2s and
ends Nov. 4.
Attorney Dan NJ. Kelly. in charge OF
ne campaign in Silver Bow county.
as issued instructions to his canvass
rs Fourteen THOUSAND homes in the
ounty will be invaded and every
ousewife will be asked to sign food
preservation card.
reports received by Chairman Kelly
ON Washington today are that 50o.-
70 canyassers throughout the country
sure to get the signatures
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-24
WAR SUGAR RATION
EFFECTIVE IN NEW YORK

New York. Oct. 24.-The first war
ration here went into effect today
when retail stores restricted the sale
of sugar to from two to five pounds
TO each customer at 10 and IL cents a
pound. the lower price prevailing only
in stores where patriotism ranks above
avarice.
Housewives will be able to buy only
once every 10 days or two weeks bags
containing not more than two. three
and a half or five pounds. according
to the size Of their families.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-24
How Michaelis Was Named.

Responsibility IS accredited popular
~ to Valentino for the selection Of
Or. Michaeiis when ItNwas decided to
drop Prince Won Buelow as a candi-
date owing 10 the socialist announce
ment that they would make open war
on the government if the prince were
reinstated as chancellor Il is said
that Michaeiis was not even considered
three hours before his appointment
was made.
Prince Won Buelow again is being
advocated strongly for the chancellor
ship by the conservatives.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-24

Butte hotels and have meaes
The first of these will be Tuesday Every Tuesday thereafter will
be meaess day William Love- of the Thornton hotel
who charge Of the food conservation far applies
hotels and that every
eliminate from every Tuesday Mr. Love
today Helena and Great Falls where
observed meatless number
of cities responding
r roNl
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-24
TEuTONs START NEW
OFFENSIVE ON ITALY
Large Bodies of Troops Gath
cred Near Fighting Line,
Says Rome.

Berlin, oct. "a evia London).-An
Austro German offensive has been in
stituted on the Italian front. army
Headquarters announced today. Ger
man and Austrian infantry this morn
ing captured the most advanced
Italian positions near Fitch and Toll
mino and in the northern portion of
the Bainsizza plateau.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-24
Blow to Crown Prince.

More important still. they can pour
on enfilade fire into the forces of the
German crown prince still clinging to
the northern slopes of the plateau
paralleling the Chemin Des- Danes.
To the German crown prince the
blow may prove the most severe he
has suffered since Nerdun. He has
lost several divisions of his best
troops. including Prussian Guards
who were rushed forward to hold the
line at all costs.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-24
ROME REPORTS FOE
READY FOR OFFENSIVE

Rome, Oct. 24.-The Austrians have
concentrated strong forces on the
Italian, front for offensive purposes.
army headquarters announced today.
A large proportion of these troops are
Germans.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-24
City and County Are Now
More Than 81 900. 900 Be-
yond the Maximum Allot-
ment of Bonds for the Sec
ond Liberty Loan.

Because of an oversubseription Of
81 SOC. 900 in the second Liberty loan
Butte and Silver Bow county observed
Liberty day with an outward demon
stration. but business institutions and
banks remained open
The Liberty loan campaign as far a.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-24
M|CHAEL|S IS
SAID TO HAVE
TURNED OFFICE
OVER To CHIEF
Portfolio OF German ChanceI-
lor Placed in Hands
OF Kaiser.
WILHELM BACK TO TAKE
UP POLITICAL CRISIS
Won BueIow, the Ex-premier,
Seems Now Most Likely
Candidate.

London, Oct. 24.-Dr. Georg
Michaelis, the German imperial
chancellor, has placed his portfolio
in the hands of Emperor William.
according to an Amsterdam dis
patch given out by the Wireless
press.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-24
FIRST MEATLESS DAY FOR
BUTTE RESTAURANTS AND
HOIELSCOMES ON TUESDAY

From Now on No Meat Will Be Served Tuesdays by Order
of the Food Conservation Board William F. Love, in Charge
of the Food Conservation Work in Montana Says Program
is Already in Effect Other Cities of the State and Public
is Cooperating Heartily With the Restauraeurs.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-24
PARTY LEADERS ARE
READY TO GIVE THE
KAISER GOOD ADVICE

of the reichstsg parties with the ex-
7ContInaed On Page FoUrfeen)
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,oll up a mammoth total.


Liberty day dawned with less than
half of the big totals taken. Liberal
estimates from all reserve districts in
dictated thA s2,465 100000 had been
|subscribed up to the close of business
Hast night, 1851 100000 less than Off
cials had thought.
Returns by Districts.
Distributed among reserve districts.
as announced by the treasury depart
rent, the total was as follows:
New York. 1925. 100000: Chicago.
So 3, ,OOO. 900; Philadelphia, s235. 900:
Boston, s225, 100000; Cleveland. $2l5,-
900, 900; Richmond, s110.0o0,00o; San
Francisco, s11O.OO0,O00; st. Louis.
slOO, 900, 900; Kansas City. ssO.ooO,Ooo;
Nj nneapolis ss5, 1000, 900; Atlanta, $780,
100000 Dallas. $4,000, 900.
ITO Reach Minimum Tonight.
Achievement of the $4,000, ,000. 900
minimum total by tonight" the treas
Iury's statement says, will greatly en-
courage workers to continue their fight
for the maximum total of $5.OOO.-
Zoo 0OO."
When leaders of the District of CO.
iumbia Liberty loan campaign went to
[cali on President Wilson today. pre-
sumably to get his subscription to the
loan, they learned that he had sub
scribed for $4,000 worth of bonds
Through a local bank. paying sl5,50o
Immediately and agreeing to pay the
balance before Nov. IL The president
Bought $4,000 worth of the first issue
direct from the treasury
Officials, federal state and muni-
cipal. addressed large audiences in
esery section in an effort TO dispel the
apathy that has marked the present
drive. America was impressed with
the necessity of contributing gener-
Dusty in order to avert possible fail
pre- of the offering.
To O,ao 0,,hc crihor
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To Small Subscriber.

In conformity with the desire or
Secretary McAdoo. the main volume
of the popular appeal was directed
t"Wards those who can subscribe only
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-24
A Mastery Stroke.

General Petains mastery stroke
weakens the German line northward
to the forest of st. Gobain. A retire
ment from this line would probably
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-24
WEATHER FORECAST

MONTANA-probably rain turning TO
snow tonight Thursday generally fair.
colder east OF divide.
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Of approximately 100000 American
housewives to the food pledge A mil

,cc,n,nued on Page Eieven)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-17

war fields of Europe. appealed to them
as follows:
Last June the Red Cross called on
the people Of the country for gifts to a
great fund with which to carry on It's
work. The response to this appeal was
magnificent, and no one of US here can
fail to have a feeling of pride at being
associated with an organization 70
which the country has intrusted its
great gift Of s100.000.O00.
Now the country calls upon US and
we must answer the call. 1t is not a
gift that Is asked for, but simply that
we should lend to the United States on
the best security Of the world today
every dollar that we have available.
II we have no money. We stay t-homes
must save 1t by sacrifice. This Is the
time Of sacrifice in the entire world,
and whatever we may give up In the
way OF comforts or personal pleasures
or even necessities is nothing as COM
pared to what is given up by our young
men who have thrown everything aside
to take up arms for the country
They will endure hardship and SUI
fering. sickness and wounds. They may
come back to US MANNED for life, or
they may make the greatest sacrifice
OF all and give up their lives on the
battleflelds of Europe. Compare what
you are asked to do with what we eX-
pect without doubt or hesitation OF our
soldiers and sailors. When our Presi-
dent asks US who are living here in
comfort and peace to make this small!
effort in the great cause for which we
are fighting, we must not hesitate and
must not question as to whether we
can do It or not. Think we'll of what
you have and of the mighty effort in
which you are asked to participate. Do
your duty to the utmost as part of the
great army of 10000. 900 people which
must throw its strength behind the
splendid forces which we are sending
forth to win the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-17
OFFICERS NOT NEEDED
DENIED COMMISSIONS

Gen Bliss. chief of staff of the Army,
has ended the practice of commissions
ing officers from civil life to the stan
corps OF various branches of the Army
and calling them into active service be-
fore actual need for their services ex-
lists
Indications that the practice has
grown out Of all bounds, particularly
IN the Medical. Signal and Quartermas-
tiers corps. led the chief of staff to take
his action.
Inc effect of the order will be to hold
up temporarily a number of commits
SONS including those of many men of
the nying section of the aviation serv-
ground and flying schools. In no case
however, VIII any man whose services
are needed fail to get a commission
eventually. -
Hundreds of commissions. 1t has been
SAID. have been issued with the under
stahdlng mat when a place developed
when the holder could NIL he would he
assigned to that duty. NC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-17
GERMAN PEOPLE ARE TOLD
OF LESS U-BOAT ACTIVITY
Count Won Reventlow Prepares Pub
lie for Announcement of Decreased
Destructiveness in September.

COPENHAGEN. October 17-Count
Won Reventlow, mouthpiece of the Ger
man admiralty, publishes in his news
paper. the Tages Zeitung of Berlin, an
article preparing his readers for a de-
crease in submarine destructiveness in
september as shown by the German
statistics. publication Of which is about
due In addition to his earlier explana-
lions of the decrease in the figures of
tonnage sunk, Won Reventlow advances
the theory that Great Britain has with
drawn ships from service for the re-
malnder of the year in order to have
them In readiness to transport the Ar
genuine harvest in January These
Withdrawals. he says, decrease the op-
portunlties of the submarines for sink
lngs This theory contrasts strikingiy
with his earlier assertions that Great
britain's available tonnage already
mad become too small for it's needs
sudden changes in the routes of ships,
Count Won Reventlow says are making
1t increasingly difficult for submarine s
70 locate their prey. He attributes 10
american authority a statement that
the passage of passenger liners between
America and England now requires
twenty six days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-17
TUBERCULOSIS IS CHECKED,
Hospital Report Shows Satisfactory
Results in Its Treatment.

Satisfactory results in the treatment of
cases at the Tuberculosis Hospital last
year are shown in the annual report of the
institution. made public today. OF thirty
five patients in the incipient stage three
left the institution with the disease ar
rested. while thirteen left with the disease
apparently arrested In five other cases
the disease was quiescent and in six cases
IT was improved. while there were efeh,
remaining cases in the hospital at the end
Of the year. There were none who wa
unimproved. the report states, and no
deaths.
The hospital also reports the treatment
of 130 patients in the moderately advanced
stage. In five cases the disease was ar
rested and in nine apparently arrested
while in seventeen cases it was quiescent
Forty-two cases were improved while six
were unimproved and ten patients died
Forty-one patients were being treated al
the close of the fiscal year, June 80 last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-17
COST OF DISTRICT FUEL.
Pays $65,0o0 More for Coal Last
Year Than Contract Specified.

The coal shortage situation last year
cost the District government SOS, 900
more than its original fuel contract
called for. Failure of the contractor to
deliver coal under the terms OF his
agreement resulted in the Commission
ers declaring the agreement void and
entering into supplemental contracts at
a cost Of $4,000 over and above the
prices provided in the original one, it
is shown by the annual report of the
purcha sing officer, NJ. C. Hargrove, sub
rnitted to the Commissioners today.
Mr.. Hargrove's report shows that last
year was an unfortunate one for the
District in the matter Of the fuIhllment
of a number of contracts. The District
throughout the year, he states. expert
enced difficulty in receiving supplies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-17
ENGINES TO CRUSH KAISER
Lord No-thclife Counts on Liberty
Motor and u. S. Shins

DETROIT, October 17-The liberty
motor and Americas new mercha Mt
marine Will prove tremendous factors
in crushing German milttarism. said
Lord Northcliffe. head of the British
war mission, In an informal talk here
yesterday. The British publisher made
this statement before he left his hotel to
visit several automobile factories.
The liberty motor If perfected. will
help Theoretically in carrying our
forces beyond the German lines. but the
motor must be perfect" said Lord
NorthciifTe. He ridiculed reports that
Germany was facing an economic col
lapse.
mo heed should be paid to REPORTS Of
weakness or debilitation in Germany.
he said. Those reports are manufac-
tured and sent out from Germany for
the deliberate purpose of slackeniny
Americas efforts. Foreign newspapers
IN England We're suppressed the first
fortni sht of the war. That is what the
United States should do"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-17
ASK HIGHER RATES ON
CERTAIN COMMODITIES

Representatives Of eastern railroads,
seeking additional revenues through
higher freight rates. today told the
Interstate Commerce Commission that
they had not come to ask for a general
rate advance. but to confer with the
commission with the idea of increasing
rates on certain commodities
The list Of commodities upon which
increases are desired is q long one The
chief items are cement, brick, stone.
sand and copper.
Representatives of the roads ex-
pressed the hope that the commission
also would see At soon to grant in
creased rates on petroleum. live stock
and grain, hich were proposed some
time ago, but at present are under
suspension.
Approval of the railroads proposals,
outlined today. will be regarded by the
roads only in the nature of temporary
relief. the comm ission was told
1T will only be short time" coun-
sci for the executives said until the
needs of the eastern carriers will be
brought to the attention of the COM
mission in much more general and
SPECIFIC way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-17
MUST MAKE OWN SELECTION.
Committee Fails to Pick Mount for
Mai. Newman.

After weeks of effort to find a suit-
able mount for former Commissioner
Newman as gift from his friends in
the District building, the committee
appointed to make the purchase has
despaired of reaching an agreement and
notified Maj. Newman that it viii he
up to him to make his own selection
He has been presented with purse Of
$500 for this purpose.
The committee consisted of District
Surveyor Melvin C. Hazen, Assessor
William p. Richards. Mai Pullman. SUI
perintendcnt of police: John Beale SUI
perintendent or the engineer stables,
and George S. Watson. chief clerk OF
the fire departm 1t inspected horses
in Virginia. Maryland. the District and
New York. Thoroughbreds ranging
from the high stepping. flashy types 10
the rough and rugged military breed
were inspected. and the more horses
that were looked at the farther the
committee got from registering q pref
erence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-17
Economic and Lend to
Government, Red Cross
Workers Are Admonished

cause of humanity, more than 500 Red
r.ross workers at the national head
quarters were admonished To-Day ny
Eliot Wadsworth. acting chairman OF
the central committee of the Red Cross.
that they must all practice economy
until it hurts, and then lend their saw
tngs to the government.
While the Marine Band played the
500 workers and the national staf of
the Red Cross assembled in mass
meeting in front Of the new marble
home of the society. which was out
grown before 1t was occupied.
Great enthusiasm for the liberty loan
was shown when Mr.. Wsdsworth. who
before taking up the Red Cross admin.
istration had travelled all through the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-17
BIG GAIN IN SOCIALIST VOTE.
Brill, Antagonizing Draft, Catches
Foreign Voter in Buffalo.

BUFFALO. N. Y. October 17.-Revised
figures of yesterdays primary election
for the nomination of mayor and one
city commissioner today emphasized the
big gain in the socialist vote. franklin
D. Brill. the socialist candidate for
mayor, although defeated, ran a close
third to Mayor Louis P. Fuhrmann,
democrat, and George s. Buck, republi-
can. The vote for the three leading can
didates stood: Fuhrmann. 1914; Buck.
1855: Brill, 1891.
Antagonism to the draft was the key
note of Brilfs campaign.
In four wards. with a heavy foreign
population, Brill received more votes
than the combined vote for Fuhrmann
and Buck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-17
Registration Is Heavy.

REGISTRATION closed last week showing
high tide mark for non-rresdential years
The total was COS SOC as corpa-ad with
f6Ts in 1913 when Mitchell was alec. ed
Al that time Mitchell received 351lS1
against Edward T.. Mccall Tammanys
ar1'dste's e3S aIo
From this heavy registration the
fusioniSts argue that the ndependent
vote, which they claim decides city
politics. is thoroughly aroused and they
deduce victory. Tammany meets this
contention with the assertion that the
registration shows that the full demo-
cratic strength Is registered and New
York is democratic city"
Mud Singing has commenced The
papers attack Judge Hylan's business
record in terms which have already re-
suited in his commencing suit for libel
The red light" glare is thrown upon
} fsmr'nnv With the Old familiar a.
ures Of the tiger. the gambler and the
other red light district denizens in the
spotlight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-17
"Frightfulness."

By WILHELM HANS DIXoSHEIMER.
To XIII all der babies We can,
Dots friyhtfulness,
Yah, dot ish der kaiser's great pian
Dots frightfuinessi
To sink all der ships on der sea,
No matter vot nation II be-
We slay unit We kill IN our glee,
Dots frightfuIness.
To ktn dsr oldt vimmen unit men,
Dots frightfulness!
We send out our airplsnes again,
Dots frightfulnessi
Onee more yet with airplanes re raid
Vet bravery We yet have displayed,
Der whole voridt should now be afraid
Dots frishtfulness.
Der kaiser's a butcher, you see,
Dots frixhtfuIneas,
Der killings It PRINCE heem great glee.
Dots frtghtfulness!
Der oldt mt der weak unit der lame,
Der innocent babies We claim,
Dey all MOST "" Killed shoost der same
Dots frightfulnessl
To kill all der babies on earth,
Dots frightfulness!
1t causes der kaiser great mirth,
Dots frightfulness,
Yet ven der Sammies kcom over der sea
Unit drop bombs on Berlin, 1t may be.
Killing low Dutch, 1t causes no glee,
Dots horrible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-17
$4,000 DAMAGES FOR INJTRy
Award Given G. E. Dwyer, Who
Stepped on Coal Hole Lid.

A jury in Circuit Division No. /. he
fore Chief Justice Covtngton, has re-
turned q verdict of $4,000 damages
against the district Of Columbia in ia
vor of George f. Dwyer Ha Steamed
on the lid Of a coal hole in the side
walk in front of 2122 H street north
west October 28. 1912. and sustained
serious injury.
The District dcnied its liability say
ing that the defect in the tran cove-
was a latent one and could not have
been discovered through ordinary in
spection: The jury held the District
responsible, as II was shown that the
lid tilted when stepped on. ATTORNEY
Ralph B. Fleharty appeared for TIE
p!ainttn. Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Williams defended the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-17
COAL MEN WARNEDU,S.
WILL TAKE OVER MINES

Federal Fuel Administrator Garfield
today warned coal operators and
miners where strikes have occurred or
are impending that the government
would take charge of coal production
If 1t continued to be threatened by
strikes
After a conference with John p.
White, president Of the United Mine
Workers. over strikes called or i'm
pending in Illinois. Ohio and Indiana
Mr.. Garfield sent a telegram to opera
tors and miners alike. giving notice
that the government would deal most
drastically with strikes intended to
force a decision on revision Of gov
eminent prices TO meet wage increases
He appealed to miners and operators to
consider the national emergency and
resume production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-17
TELLS OF ORDERS PART
IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
Clyde Kelly Is Principal Speaker at
Today's Session Of the Knights
Of Malta.

Former Representative Clyde Kelly of
Pennsylvania was the principal speaker
At the second days session of the thirty
fourth annual convocation OF the Su-
pFeme Grand Commandery of the An
cient and Illustrious Order Knights of
Malta. held this morning at Pythian
Temple. The sessions will be resumed
tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Kelly spoke on the work of the
order in support of the government in
this critical period of its history. during
which he emphasized world peace based
On righteousness as the aim of America
The six contestants who were winners
Of the mem bership contest in the sew
eral jurisdictions Were awarded prizes
this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-17
Commander Sparrow on Duty Here

Commando Herbert G. Sparrow of the
Navy. for several months executive
officer of the battleship Pennsylvania
of the Atlantic fleet. has been detailed
to duty in this city as naval aid to the
Secretary of the Navy. In that capaci-
ty he succeeds Lieut.. Commander Byron
McCandless, who has been assigned to
duty at sea Commander Sparrow re-
ported to Secretary Daniels this morn
ing for duty.